IBM 1483 User Manual

5) If you want to stop recording keystrokes momentarily to perform other operations,

press the Alt key followed by the Pause key. The symbol 

  is displayed on the

operator status row. Press the Pause key again to continue recording keystrokes.

6) Press the Record key to store the sequence and exit Record mode.

A stored sequence is automatically keyed in Playback mode by doing the following:

1) Set the cursor to the selected insertion location.

2) Press the Play key. 

 is displayed on the operator status row along with the total

number of recorded keys.

3) Press the Function key under which the sequence is stored. The stored characters

are keyed back at approximately five characters per second. Press the Quit key during
replay to return the display terminal to Normal mode. The 

 is no longer displayed

on the operator status row after playback completes.

4) After you press the Pause key in Record mode, the replaying temporarily stops and

the symbol 

 is displayed on the operator status row. You can temporarily resume

normal operations and press the Play key to continue replaying the rest of the recorded
keystrokes.

When you enable this option, you cannot use the alphanumeric keys on the keyboard to
record data, If you try, the 1483 automatically exits from Record/Playback mode. It also
prevents you from playing back data recorded in the Command or Function keys. If you
press a Function key, the display station exits from Record/Playback mode.

Enable Record Security mode by selecting Play/Record Option on the System
Manager menu (Figure 7-1 on Page 7-2). Follow the instructions in “Play/Record
Option” on Page 7-7 to select a Record Security mode.

To disable Record Security mode or change from a more restrictive security level to a
less restrictive level, you must get a service technician to reset the selection.