User's Manual

Entering Data
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4400 Series with Windows
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Alpha
Mode
26-key
Press <Alpha> to enter lower case alpha characters and symbols. When in Alpha
mode, the current alpha character is displayed by a system tray keyboard indica-
tor.
Alpha mode is persistent, which means that the system stays in Alpha mode until
you press <Alpha> again.
CAPS
Mode
26-key
Press <Fn> + <Alpha> to activate CAPS mode. CAPS mode generates upper
case alpha characters
A-Z.
CAPS mode is persistent; press <Fn> + <Alpha> again to generate lower case
characters. Punctuation keys are not affected.
48-key
52-key
52-key NU
Press <Fn> + <SHIFT> to activate Caps mode. Caps mode generates upper
case alpha characters
A-Z.
CAPS mode is normally persistent; you must press <Fn> + <SHIFT> again to
generate lower case characters. Punctuation keys are not affected. If CAPS is
active, and SHIFT is active, no icon is displayed.
Fn Mode
26-key
Press <Fn> to enter FN mode.
<Fn> is independent of the <Alpha> key. Use FN mode to access the features
and operations on the keypad.
48-key
52-key
52-key NU
Fn mode converts alpha keys to punctuation and function keys. Fn mode is acti-
vated by pressing <Fn>.
Shift
Mode
48-key
52-key
52-key NU
Shift mode converts characters to upper-case letters or punctuation. Activated by
pressing <Shift>. This state expires after a normal key is pressed unless the
<Shift> key is held down.
Toggles to make the next alpha character capitalized. If Shift state is active when
the Caps State is active, no icon is displayed.
Alt Mode
48-key
52-key
52-key NU
Alt mode converts keys to system keys that allow users to access the menu. Acti-
vated by pressing <Alt>. This state expires after a normal key is pressed unless
the <Alt> key is held down.
Ctrl Mode
48-key
52-key NU
<Ctrl> allows keyboard shortcuts. You can perform functions such as Save (Ctrl-
s) and Find (Ctrl-f). Toggle on and off for text formatting (for example, Ctrl-b for
bold, Ctrl-i for italics, Ctrl-u for underline).
Icon State
Keypad
Model(s)
Function