Configuring for Arabic or Hebrew

To set up an Arabic workstation, do the following:
  1. Select Configure from the Communication pull-down menu.
  2. ClickSession Parameters to display the Customize Communication panel.
  3. Select 420 Arabic Speaking as the host code page.
    Note:
    For 5250 print sessions, selecting the 420 host code page prompts Personal Communications to load the PCSPDA.DAT file. This file ensures that the host-specified fonts will map properly to the Typing Arabic print font. Refer to the bidirectional language support section of Administrator's Guide and Reference for more information about DAT file options for Arabic sessions.
  4. Click OK in the Session Parameters panel.
  5. Click OK in the Customize Communication panel.
  6. Select Keyboard from the Settings pull-down menu. Select Arabic Speaking as the keyboard layout.
  7. Select Font from the Settings → Appearance pull-down menu. Choose ARB3270 at the Automatic Sizing list box or at the Fixed size font selection. This ensures that the active font for display is the Arabic font.
  8. Select API from the Settings pull-down menu.
  9. Select DDE/EHLLAPI and select 1256 as the PC code page.
  10. Select Page Setup from the File pull-down menu. Choose Typing Arabic as the font in order to be able to print Arabic files.
    Note:
    For Personal Communications for Windows® 95 you can also select ARB3270 for printers with drivers that allow bit-map fonts. For example, printing through PDT requires the IBM® Arabic 864 font to be available on the printer.
For Arabic, to set up for Numeric Swapping or Symmetric Swapping, do the following:
  1. Select Appearance → Display Setup from the Settings menu.
  2. Select Swapping from the list box at the left; the settings for numerics and symmetric characters are displayed. Changes are immediately reflected on the active session.
    Note:
    Numeric Swapping is only available for 3270 sessions. This function will not be selectable for iSeries™, eServer™ i5, or System i5™ sessions.
To set up a Hebrew workstation, do the following:
  1. Select Configure from the Communication pull-down menu; then click Session Parameters to display the Customize Communication panel.
  2. Select 424 Hebrew (Bulletin Code) or 803 Hebrew (Old Code) as the host code page.
  3. Click OK in the Session Parameters panel.
  4. Click OK in the Customize Communication panel.
  5. Select Keyboard from the Settings pull-down menu. Select Hebrew (Bulletin Code) or Hebrew (Old Code) as the Keyboard layout.
  6. Select Transfer from the Settings pull-down menu.
  7. From the General tab, select 862, 916, or 1255 from the PC Code-Page list.
  8. Select API from the Settings pull-down menu.
  9. Check the DDE/EHLLAPI box, then select 862, 916, or 1255 as the PC Code-Page.
  10. Select Font from the Settings → Appearance pull-down menu.
  11. Choose HEB3270 in the Automatic Sizing list box or choose the appropriate size of face name at the Fixed size font selection.
  12. Select Page Setup from the File pull-down menu.
  13. In the Text tab, choose (Courier Heb) printer font.