Chapter 3: Getting To Know Your Ikôn

The Keypad Backlight

Note: If you want to use uppercase characters at all times, press [BLUE] [SHIFT]. An icon of an uppercase ‘A’ is displayed in the taskbar indicating that all letters will be displayed as uppercase characters.

Choosing Multiple Alpha Characters

Lock the [ORANGE] key ‘on’.

Each time you press a numeric key from [2] through [9], an alpha character will be dis- played on the screen. Remember that you can refer to the softkey bar for a visual indication of which alpha key will be displayed on the screen.

Important: Once you have finished typing alpha characters, remember to turn off or unlock the [ORANGE] key.

3.2.6The Keypad Backlight

The intensity of the keypad backlight and the conditions under which this backlight is acti- vated can be configured using the Keyboard icon in the Windows CE 5.0 Control Panel. The behaviour of the keypad backlight is tailored in the Keyboard Properties dialog box. Refer to “Keyboard Backlight” on page 89 for details about this option.

Note: Keep in mind that this option may be restricted to supervisory use only.

3.3The Display

Ikôn Rugged PDAs are equipped with display backlighting to improve character visibility in low light conditions. The backlight switches on when a key is pressed or the screen

is tapped.

3.3.1Adjusting The Display Backlight

The Display Properties dialog box in the Control Panel allows you to determine the behav- iour of the display backlight and its intensity. Refer to “Display Backlight” on page 84 for details about the Display Properties dialog box.

3.3.2Calibrating The Touchscreen

If your Ikôn touchscreen has never been calibrated, or if you find that the stylus pointer is not accurate when you tap on an item, use the Stylus Properties dialog box in the Control Panel to recalibrate the screen.

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PYLE Audio 7505-BTSDCMHC25 user manual Keypad Backlight, Adjusting The Display Backlight, Calibrating The Touchscreen