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Chapter 4 – Programmable Keypad Utility
Program (9460KP/9462KP)
A Keypad Utility Program lets users redefine all keypad keys with new scan codes using
utility software.
Note
The keypad switch arrays are disabled while the Programmable Key-
board Interface Module (PKIM) utility is running.
Loading the PKIM Utility
Note
You need MS-DOS
®
3.2 or higher to run the PKIM utility.
It will
not
work if you are running Windows
®
95 or Windows NT
™
. However, the
PKIM 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 PKIM from
disk, change the directory to the appropriate drive and type
PKIM
. To load the utility onto
your hard drive, create a subdirectory, and copy all the files on the disk into that subdi-
rectory. Enter the subdirectory and type
PKIM
.
Using the Programmable Keypad Utility
The PKIM utility uses a menu bar and pull-down menu system. All menu bars are dis-
played across the top of the screen. “Xycom PKIM Utility” and the current menu titles
are shown at the bottom of the screen (see Figure Chapter 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 re-
definable. 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.
