VT382 Kanji Display Terminal

This document serves as a comprehensive Programmer Reference Manual for the VT382 Kanji Display Terminal, outlining the necessary information for programming its various functionalities. It details how to interact with the terminal's display, manage character sets, process user input, and control peripheral operations.

The manual is organized into 13 chapters and 3 appendices, covering the following key areas:

• Terminal Features: Provides an overview of the VT382's capabilities, including display characteristics (80/132 columns), operating states (online/local), and emulation modes (VT52, VT100, VT300). It also highlights available character sets such as ASCII, JIS-Roman, JIS-Katakana, and DEC Kanji.
• Character Encoding and Sets: Explains character encoding standards (7-bit and 8-bit environments), character set definitions, control functions, and methods for selecting and managing both built-in and down-line-loadable (soft) character sets.
• Keyboard and Display Control: Describes the various keyboard codes and their functions, including standard, editing, numeric, and top-row function keys. It also covers display control features like scrolling, setting visual attributes (bold, underline, blinking), text editing (insert, delete, erase), and cursor positioning and movement.
• Printing and Reporting: Details commands related to printer control, including print screen functions and the terminal's ability to generate reports on its operational status, device attributes, and current settings.
• Graphics and System Management: Includes information on Sixel graphics for image display and functionalities for resetting and testing the terminal's hardware and software.
• Compatibility and Communication: Appendices provide insights into compatibility with other Digital terminals and communication aspects, such as managing buffer overflow.

Essentially, this manual equips programmers with the knowledge to control and configure every aspect of the VT382 terminal through its defined control functions and protocols.