Sharp ER-A440S instruction manual Entering character codes, Editing the characters

•Numerals, letters and symbols are programmable simply by pressing the corresponding keys.

•Characters may only be entered in single size or in double size. By default, the single-size character mode is selected. To enter a character in double size, press the Îkey before you enter the corresponding character.

Example To program the word “SHARP” in double size, do the following key-in.

ÎS Î H Î A Î R Î P

•Letters of alphabets “A” through “Z”, “Ø” and “Æ”are possible to be entered in lower case or in upper caseBy.

default, the upper-case letter mode is selected. To enter a character in lower case, press the Ókey before you enter the character. To return to the upper-case letter mode, press the Ókey again.

Example To program the word “Sharp”, do the following key-in.

S Ó H A R P

•Symbols and special letters are programmable by using the ékey. To enter a character, press the é key before you enter the corresponding character.

Example To program letters “# Ä Å” with the letter “#” being double size

Î é = é ê A é ë A

Editing the characters

You can edit the characters you entered. Pressing a character key replaces the current character with a new one. To edit the characters, use the key.

: Backs up the cursor, erasing the character to the left.

Entering character codes

•Numerals, letters and symbols are programmable by entering character codes and the ºkey. See the alphanumeric character code table on the next page. In this way, you can program characters other than the characters on the programming key sheet.

XXX º XXX: Character code (3 digits)

• Double-size characters can be made by entering the character code 253.

Example To program the word “SHARP” with the letter “S” being double size

253 º 083 º 072 º 065 º 082 º 080 º

S H A R P

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