Changing Break Count and Timing Values

To enter the VT3K/9000 escape command mode, you press Break a set number of times within a set time period. The default values for these parameters are 3 for the break count and 1 for the seconds that you need to complete the break count.

To change the break count, use the -B option followed by the number of times you want to press Break to activate the escape command mode. To change the timing, use the -T option followed by the seconds that you need to complete the break count.

For example, to change the break count to 5 and the timing to 2, you enter:

vt3k-B5-T2

If you press Break a different number of times within the set time, a system break is sent to the HP 3000 and VT3K/9000 starts counting breaks over again.

For example, if 6 breaks are sent in 1 second, VT3K/9000 sends the HP 3000 a system break and stops the timer from looking for escape command breaks. If only 1 break is received when the timer elapses, VT3K/9000 sends the HP 3000 a system break and stops counting the breaks received.