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Chapter 4 –Keypad Utility (3510KP/3512KP)
A Keypad Utility lets users redefine all keypad keys with new scan codes using
utility software.
Note
The keypad switch arrays are disabled while the Keypad utility is running.
Loading the Keypad Utility
Note
You need MS-DOS
®
3.2 or higher to run the Keypad utility.
It will NOT work if you
are running Windows
®
95 or Windows NT
™
. However, the Keypad utility will run
under Windows
®
95 in DOS mode.
You can run this utility from the disk or copy it onto your hard drive. To run the
Keypad utility from disk, change the directory to the appropriate drive and type
KPUTIL
. To load the utility onto your hard drive, create a subdirectory, and copy all
the files on the disk into that subdirectory. Enter the subdirectory and type
KPUTIL
.
Using the Keypad Utility
The Keypad utility uses a menu bar and pull-down menu system. All menu bars are
displayed across the top of the screen. “Xycom Automation KP Utility” and the
current menu titles are shown at the bottom of the screen (see Figure 4-1. ).
You need a full-stroke keyboard to enter keystrokes while recording a new key
macro, editing an existing macro, and entering utility commands. All keys on the
keypads are redefinable. While the utility is running, the keypads are disabled.
Dialog boxes appear for user prompts and to display error and user advice messages.
Two keys can be used to exit from the menus:
•
ESC
moves to the previous menu or out of the utility from the Main
Menu.
•
F
1
returns to the current menu headings in some of the menus where
Exit can be chosen to exit this menu.
Keys specific to each menu are shown at the bottom of each screen.
