Datalogic PowerScan Series, Product Reference Manual

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ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DISPLAY AND KEYBOARD FEATURES
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POWERSCAN™ PD/PM/PBT9600
CONFIGURE ACTIONS FOR FUNCTION KEYS
Each of the function keys can be programmed to perform a user-assigned function. This
is done by associating a function key with either a predefined command or your own
custom string. See the "
Define Strings" on page 260
command to define customized
strings.
Each function key has an associated label which shows in the display when active. The
default labels are shown in the table below. To program the function key labels, see "
Set
String ID" on page 274
The following table shows the list of predefined commands and available strings.
Table 5 - Keyboard Programming
CMD_ID NAME FUNCTION
DEFAULT
LABEL
16K 4K
00 Not configured
Not configured action.
If a key must be kept enabled but
isn’t required in normal mode, this
function can be selected to keep it
ineffective. Whenever an unconfig
-
ured function key is pressed, an
error message appears on the dis
-
play and an error beep is emitted.
<None>
01 Enter CMD Same as ENTER_KEY.
02 String 1 Display and transmit string 1.
03 String 2 Display and transmit string 2.
04 String 3 Display and transmit string 3.
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05 String 4 Display and transmit string 4.
06 String 5 Display and transmit string 5.
07 Backlight CMD Toggle backlight on/off.
08 Clear CMD Clears the screen.
09 Backspace CMD Same as Backspace key.
0A Recall
If pressed once, it recalls the last
code sent out.
If pressed twice, resends the last
code.
0B Show Date/Time Display the internal date, time.
0C Scroll Up Scroll up display content by row.
0D Scroll Down Scroll down display content by row.
0E Dot char Display dot [.] char.
0F Dynamic Quantity Dynamic Quantity Code function.
10 Shift action
Switch between numeric and
alphanumeric mode