Hand Held Products 7600 manual Function Keys, Modifier Keys

Function Keys

Function keys appear on both keyboards and perform specific functions.

Name	Key	Function
Backlight		Toggles the keyboard backlight on and off.
Backspace		Backspace moves the cursor back one space.
		If you are typing text, a character is deleted each time you press the backspace key.
Escape		Cancels an action.
Enter		Performs the same function as the Enter key on a PC or workstation.
Scan		• Activates the image engine to scan a bar code or take an image.
		• Wakes the terminal from suspend mode.
Shift		Provides shift functionality in application windows and is also the a Caps Lock key
29-key only		when the 29-key keyboard is in alpha mode.
		Note: On the 38-key keyboard, the Blue modifier key functions as a shift key in both
		alpha an numeric modes.
Space (SP)		Moves the cursor one space forward.
29-key only		If you are typing text, it moves the text one space forward as well.
		On the 38-key keyboard, you can perform the same function as the SP key by:

•Pressing NUM + E in alpha mode

•Pressing E in numeric mode

Tab Moves the cursor to the next tab stop or field (on a form or application window).

Modifier Keys

Modifier keys modify the next key pressed to perform functions or type special characters.

Name	Key	Function
Blue and		Modifies the next key pressed. The overlay of each keyboard is color-coded to
Red		indicate the character typed or function performed when the keyboard buttons are
		pressed in combination with these keys.

For modifier key combinations on the 29-key keyboard:

•See 29-Key Blue Key Combinations (Alpha Mode) on page 4-7.

•See 29-Key Red Key Combinations on page 4-8.

For modifier key combinations on the 38-key keyboard:

•See 38-Key Red Key Combinations on page 4-10.

•See 38-Key NUM Lock Mode on page 4-11.

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