User's Manual
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8600 Series Mobile Computer Reference Manual
This alphanumeric keypad is set to numeral mode by default. Press the blue key at the
bottom-right to toggle between upper-case alphabet, lower-case alphabet, and numeral
modes. Press the orange key at the bottom-left to toggle between function and numeral
modes.
The associated icon will appear on the top-left of the screen in a sequence as shown
below.
Status Icon
Function/Alpha Key Input Mode
(none) N/A Numbers
A Press the blue key one time Upper-case alphabet
a Press the blue key two times Lower-case alphabet
F Press the orange key one time Function Mode
When in alphabet mode, it takes turns to show upper-case/lower-case alphabets and
number when you keep pressing the same key; the lasting time of a press or interval
between two presses must not exceed one second or you will always get the first letter.
For example, keep pressing the number key [2], it will take turns to show “A”, “B”, “C” or
“2” for upper-case, and “a”, “b”, “c” or “2” for lower-case.
When you first press the number key [2], it will produce the letter “A” or “a”.
When you press the number key [2] twice (the time interval must not exceed one
second), it will produce the letter “B” or “b”.
When you press the number key [2] three times (the time interval between each
press must not exceed one second), it will produce the letter “C” or “c”.
When you press the number key [2] four times (the time interval between each press
must not exceed one second), it will produce the number “2”.
In order to get the desired character, you will need to press the same key, one to four
times (the time interval between each press must not exceed one second). Only when
you stop pressing the same key for longer than one second or you press another key, will
the system send the real key code to the application program.
When in function mode, the orange key works with another key. Press the orange key
and its associated icon F will be displayed on the top line of the screen. Press the second
key, say [Del], to complete the key combination and delete the character where the
cursor stays. Press the orange key again and the icon F will go off.