User’s Manual
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The Keyboard
Temporarily using normal keyboard (overlay on)
While using the overlay, you can temporarily access the normal keyboard
without turning off the overlay:
1. Hold down
Fn
and press any other key. All keys will operate as if the
overlay were off.
2. Type upper-case characters by holding down
Fn
+
Shift
and pressing a
character key.
3. Release
Fn
to continue using the overlay.
Temporarily using overlay (overlay off)
While using the normal keyboard, you can temporarily use the keypad
overlay without turning it on:
1. Press and hold down
Fn
.
2. Check the keyboard indicators. Pressing
Fn
turns on the most recently
used overlay. If the Numeric mode indicator lights up, you can use the
overlay for numeric entry. If the Numeric indicator is off, you can use it
for cursor and page control.
3. Release
Fn
to return to normal keyboard operation.
Generating ASCII characters
Not all ASCII characters can be generated using normal keyboard
operation. But, you can generate these characters using their ASCII codes.
With the overlay on:
1. Hold down
Alt
.
2. Using the overlay keys, type the ASCII code.
3. Release
Alt
, and the ASCII character appears on the display screen.
With the overlay off:
1. Hold
Alt
+
Fn
.
2. Using the overlay keys, type the ASCII code.
3. Release
Alt
+
Fn
, and the ASCII character appears on the display
screen.