Changing the mode of the emulator between 3179 and 3477
There are times when you might need to change the mode of the emulator from its current setting to something wider or narrower depending on what you are viewing.
By default, the emulator is set to 24 X 80 (3179), so viewing a spooled file or vlog requires you to use the keyboard to shift right and left in the window. In this case, it might be more convenient to use the 27 X 132 (3477) mode.
To change the mode of the emulator, follow these steps:
- In the emulator window, click Communications.
- Select Configure, and then click Session Parameters.
- Select the desired screen size and click OK.
- Click OK to end the connection.
- Click OK to close the emulator session.
If the option Allow console recovery and console can be taken over by another console is not enabled, the console returns to the sign-on window and is in the correct mode. You can exit these instructions.
If the option Allow console recovery and console can be taken over by another console is enabled, the console returns to the sign-on window, but the Console Information Status window does not open and the option to take over control is most likely set to no. This is due to a change in the emulator's attributes and the new console type does not match that of the current console when it connected. At this point, you need to take one of the following actions:
Press F18 to switch to this console device.
- Use system service tools (SST) from another workstation to run the macro OPSCONSOLE RESTART.
- Use the console service functions (65+21) to run functions 65, 21, 21, which restarts the console.
The console closes again, but it should reconnect in two or three minutes.
Console recovery
is not attempted. This forces a power off and power on of the console
device, so it appears as a new console device to the system. To resume
a console session, do not use these actions.