Terminal keyboards are different than PC keyboards. For example, many terminal keyboards have a Transmit key, which PC keyboards do not have.
To enable your PC to communicate with a host in the same way as a terminal, each terminal emulator has a built-in set of default keystrokes that perform terminal functions. For example, you might perform the function associated with the Transmit key by pressing the plus key (+) on the numeric keypad.
You can use the default keystrokes, or you can load a keyboard map for each session. (By default, each session uses a particular keyboard map.)
A keyboard map is a file (.EKM) that defines what function each key on a PC keyboard performs. For example, the F2 key might be mapped to send the Transmit keystroke, run a CASL macro, or perform some other function.Accessory Manager supports keyboard maps for 84-, 101-, 102-, and 122-key keyboards.
To load a keyboard map
If a session is not already open, open one.
From the Options menu, click Settings.
From the Categories list box, click Keyboard Maps.
Select the check box in front of the keyboard map that you want to load.
The Settings dialog box displays only those keyboard maps that are appropriate for the current session. For example, if you installed both T27 and UTS and you’re currently using T27, only T27 keyboard maps appear in this list box
To select a keyboard map located in a different folder, you must move it to the local or remote folder or change the remote folder.If you select the check box in front of the Default item, you will use the emulator's default keystrokes rather than the keystrokes associated with a particular keyboard map, and you will not be able to use blind key programming.
Do one of the following:
Click OK load the keyboard map and close the Settings dialog box .
Click Apply load the keyboard map but not close the Settings dialog box .
NOTE:If you load a keyboard map for a type of keyboard that is not appropriate for your PC, a warning message appears after you click OK or Apply. For example, if your PC is configured for a 101-key keyboard and you load a 122-key keyboard map, the warning message appears. You can still load the keyboard map, but some keystrokes might not work.
If you save the session, the selected keyboard map will load automatically the next time you open the session.
To unload a keyboard map
If a session is not already open, open one.
From the Options menu, click Settings.
From the Categories list box, click Keyboard Maps.
Select the check box in front of Default.
You can now use the emulator's default keystrokes rather than the keystrokes associated with a particular keyboard map.
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