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Menu Functions
SAM900 User's Manual v1.2
Keyboard Layout/Macros
Each key location on the register can be programmed for any available function. Follow the
instructions on the screen, or refer to the
SAM4s ER-900 Operators and
Program Manual
for
a complete description of your program options.
1.
Choose
Misc
from the
Edit ECR Data
menu. Then from the cascading menu choose
Keyboard Layout/Macros
. The appropriate
Keyboard Locations
dialog box displays:
To Change a Key Function
The dialog box depicts the keyboard layout. The current function for each location is
displayed. Use the scroll bar at the bottom and right to view all of the key positions. Yellow
locations are fixed and cannot be changed. The current function for each programmable
location is displayed.
1.
To change a programmable location, open the Function Keys drop down list box and find
the new function you wish to assign.
2.
Highlight the cell that represents the key you wish to assign.
3.
Select the “Program Selected KB Cell To:”
Function Key
button. (If you wish to
inactivate a key, select the
Blank
button.)
Note: The PrintGrid button will print out a facsimile of the keyboard, but not a full-size
keyboard sheet. If you wish to print out a full-size keyboard, go to Design Keyboard on the
Utilities menu.
Programming Macros
1.
Each Macro can execute a series of key sequences. Select the Macro number (1-10) and
the Macro Key Sequence cell, and then select the key on the keyboard the macro is to
execute, and then click the
Set Macro Cell to Keyboard Cell
button.
2.
To have the macro change lock postitons for the next keystroke, first select the lock
postion option button. Next, select he next Macro Sequence cell, and then click the
Set
Macro Cell to Keylock Position
command button.
