Typing and Editing Text, Status Bar | Brady 2200 specification

Typing and Editing Text

This section describes how to use the keypad to type and edit text for your labels.

Typing Text Characters

•Alphabetic letters: Type lower-case letters (a-z) by pressing the appropriate keys. Press the <Space> key to add a space between words. Type an upper-case letter by holding down the <Shift> key while typing the letter. To type many upper-case letters in a row, turn the Caps Lock feature on by pressing the <Func> + <Cap Lock> keys.

•Numbers: Type numbers (0-9) by pressing the desired keys.

•Secondary characters: A red secondary character appears on the upper-right of each text key. Type one by first pressing the <Func> key, then press the desired secondary character key.

•Accented Characters: To place an accent mark over a vowel, type the mark first

followed by the letter itself (Note: “~” is to be used with the letters A,a or N,n only).

Reading the LCD and Moving the Cursor

As you type characters, they appear on the liquid crystal display (LCD) at the cursor’s position. Depending on the installed label size and font size selected, you can have up to 23 lines on a single label and 50 characters on a single line. The cursor marks your current typing or editing position.

The LCD will display two lines of text with 16 characters on each line. The first line will always display the STATUS BAR which displays font and character positioning information (see below).

Status Bar

Label Format

(Component, Wire)

=01 < = 14 = < CT <

= 01<

Line No.

Font Size

(1-14)

Legend Type

(Text, Bar Code)

Horizontal

Character

Position

If you are entering more than 16 characters on a line, you will not be able to see the entire label until it is printed. The arrow keys allow you to move the cursor around the LCD. As the cursor moves beyond the 16th character, the screen will scroll to display the remaining text for