Functional Test

For testing purposes, your KB5000 keyboard was pre-programmed with a template called KB5000.tpl. Shown at the end of this section is the KB5000 keyboard with the pre-programmed information for each key. The following simple steps will verify that the KB5000 is in good working condition:

1.Follow the Hardware Connections procedure described earlier in this manual to connect the KB5000 to your computer.

2.Turn on your computer.

3.At the DOS prompt, press the upper left key of the keyboard.

4.The keyboard is working correctly when the words “LOGIC CONTROLS PROGRAMMABLE KEYBOARD, MODEL KB5000” appears on the monitor. To verify if the other keys are working simply press each key and verify that the information displayed on the monitor matches the template shown at the end of this section. To help you understand how to program the keyboard with special function keys the arrow keys have been programmed with their actual codes. Therefore they will not display information when depressed at a DOS prompt. However, when you enter the programming utility and select the KB5000.tpl template and select those keys, the correct programming information will be present.

5.To verify if the magnetic stripe reader is working correctly in a KB5000M model, hold a credit card with the magnetic stripe at the bottom and facing the arrow mark. Slide the card through the reader slot. Make sure the bottom card edge is continuously touching and gliding along the reader slot surface. The recorded data from the credit card will automatically be displayed at the DOS prompt.

6.To verify if a KB5000R (RS232 model) is working properly, it will be necessary to use a communications program. Set the protocol of the communications program to 9600 baud, no parity, and 8 data bits. Press the upper left key on the keyboard and verify that

“LOGIC CONTROLS PROGRAMMABLE KEYBOARD, MODEL KB5000” is present.