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- Page 1 KB3100 SERIES PROGRAMMABLE KEYBOARD USER’S MANUAL Rev. : A...
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Page 2: About This Manual
All rights are strictly reserved. No part of this documentation may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Mustek Corp. the publisher of this documentation. TRADE MARKS AND SERVICE MARKS POSIFLEX is a registered trademark of Mustek Corp.. - Page 3 PACKAGE CONTENTS PROGRAMMING THE KEYBOARD SPECIFICATIONS SERVICE AND SPARE PARTS OVERVIEW INSTALLATION APPLICATION CHAP. CHAP. CHAP. CHAP. CHAP. CHAP. CHAP.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW ..........1 - 1 SCOPE . - Page 5 POWER ON LED ........6 - 1 KEY SWITCH TYPE .
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Page 7: Overview
OVERVIEW SCOPE The KB-3100 series is a series of powerful programmable keyboard suitable for application in both IBM PC compatible system and PS2 compatible system, programmable without TSR under DOS, Windows 3.1 and also Windows95 environment. This series provides 112 keys (max.) of a comfortable size 18 x 22 mm in 8 x 14 matrix and a 6 position control key which is capable of sending answer back codes according to the position of the key. -
Page 8: Model Numbers
MODEL NUMBERS MODEL # DESCRIPTION KB3100 Standard model (8 KB non-volatile memory) KB3100M2 Keyboard with 2 tracks ISO7811 MSR (tracks 1 & 2) CHAP. KB3100M3 Keyboard with 3 tracks ISO7811 MSR (tracks 1, 2 & 3) KB3100MJ Keyboard with 2 tracks JIS II MSR (JIS I track 2 & JIS II) -
Page 9: Package Contents
PACKAGE CONTENTS Programmable keyboard Key clip x 1 (mounted at bottom of the programmable keyboard) Accessory bag including: Cable CCBLA-055-2 Legend sheet Quad key w/key cap Double key w/key cap Control keys 4 pcs/set Utility software diskette User’s manual Key cap (for single key) OPTION LIST MSR (ISO track 1 &... - Page 10 CHAP.
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Page 11: Installation
INSTALLATION CABLE CONNECTION Take the cable CCBLA-055-2 out of the accessory bag and connect the 6 pin DIN male plug of the cable to the central 6 pin female connector at the bottom of the programmable keyboard (ref. Fig. 3-1), connect the other end (5 pin DIN male plug) to the PC or a compatible system. -
Page 12: Keytop Layout
KEYTOP LAYOUT The basic layout of this programmable keyboard is a matrix with 8 rows and 14 columns to provide maximum 112 keys with the 6 position control key. However, there are means for the user to break the monotony and to improve the efficiency in application of this programmable keyboard. - Page 13 blank keys to replace the normal individual keys around the area. The top surface of a blank key is at the ground level of the key stroke for other keys (ref. Fig. 3-7). The blank key will not be pressed down when pressed. The user may order for accessional quantity of the blank keys as option for his/her application.
- Page 14 CHAP. Blank keys POWER MAGNETI C STRI PE READER Fig. 3 - 7 Double Quad L3 L2 L1 Numerical keys...
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Page 15: Application
APPLICATION KEYBOARD CONSTRUCTION This keyboard is constructed of three parts on the top surface (ref. Fig. 4-1). A 6 position turning key switch area is at the upper right corner, a 14 x 8 matrix of push key switches occupies most of the top surface and a left-right slot near the upper edge is designed for the Magnetic Stripe Reader of the -M2, -M3, -MJ models. - Page 16 This turnable electronic key switch is delivered with a set of 4 pcs keys, each marked as “PRG:, “REG”, “Z” and “GT”. The effective range of each of the 4 keys can be illustrated by the following table and drawing. CHAP.
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Page 17: Preloaded Pattern
PRELOADED PATTERN As the KB3100 series satisfies so many application requirements easily, it is naturally impossible to give a definite set of key definitions to serve most of its application. However, this keyboard is preloaded with a particular pattern on the page LP before it is delivered. - Page 18 – × ÷ Shift Shift Ctrl Space Space PRINT - OUT OF PRELOADED KEY DEFINITIONS FOR PAGE LP & < Space Space Space Space Space Space 4 - 4 Print Scroll Pause Screen Lock Home PgUp PgDn ï ” Enter Enter ’...
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Page 19: Msr (Magnetic Stripe Reader)
MSR (Magnetic Stripe Reader) The MSR slot is near the upper edge of the Programmable Keyboard. The MSR indicator LED is located at the upper left corner of the block containing the electronic key. There are three choices of the reader types – ISO dual tracks, ISO triple tracks and JIS types. - Page 20 JIS card The side with JIS II magnetic stripe toward user Fig. 4 - 4 Reading magnetic stripe cards of JIS standard CHAP.
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Page 21: Programming The Keyboard
PROGRAMMING THE KEYBOARD EASINESS IN PROGRAMMING The programmable keyboard series KB-3100 is a very powerful programmable keyboard. It can be used under any environment that any PC or PS2 keyboard can be applicable with its immense programmability. However the programming could seem to be a little bit more restrictive yet very convenient. -
Page 22: Programmable Keyboard
ANSWER BACK CODE Programming the answer back codes of the 6 position electronic key-lock is also very easy as they are included in the keyboard programming with the locations coded as “KLP”, “KL0”, “KL1”, “KL2”, “KL3” and “KL4” in the key-layout map of CHAP. -
Page 23: Hot Key Programming
HOT KEY PROGRAMMING The POSIFLEX programmable keyboard KB-3100 series supports the “hot key programming” method which is most useful in instant modification of a few keys in a preprogrammed keyboard without entering the more sophisticated programming utility. Of course, the user may also use this feature to program through out all 112 keys by 5 pages (LP and L1 to L4) at will. -
Page 24: Input The Content To Be Programmed
enter the “hot key programming” mode when the programmable keyboard is already fully loaded (no more free memory for further programming) by the key contents previously programmed. INPUT THE CONTENT TO BE PROGRAMMED Once the programmable keyboard enters the “hot key programming” mode with the key to be programmed identified, what the user types on the standard PC or PS-2 keyboard will be taken for the content to be programmed into that key of the programmable keyboard till the user exits the “hot key programming”... -
Page 25: Utility Installation
Whenever “click” is mentioned in the text, it means that the user uses a mouse. If the user does not use a mouse in the installation procedure, the keyboard application can perform the same effect if the user follows the instruction applicable in Windows environment. - Page 26 Click the “Run” command in the start menu, as indicated in Fig. 5-2-2. Refer to Fig. 5-2-3, the dialogue box of the “Run” command, the user may type in “A:install.exe” in the command line for “Open” and click “OK” just the way like in Fig.
- Page 27 In the Browse box, use the arrow button to find the “Desktop” and click it. The screen will look like Fig. 5-2-4. Clicking the “Desktop” in the “Look in” command line, the resource list will be unfolded. Find and click the “3 ½ Floppy (A:) ” in “My Computer” to get access of drive A: as in Fig.
- Page 28 Double click the file “Install.exe” or click the file only once and click the “Open” button, as in Fig. 5-2-6. The dialogue box of the “Run” command reappears with the proper file name in the “Open” command line. Now click “OK” to start installation. CHAP.
- Page 29 A screen like Fig. 5-2-8 will appear, press the “y” key to continue installation. Another question will show up to ask you if you want to install the utility for the Windows 3.1 or Windows95 as in Fig. 5-2-9. The utility will detect automatically which Windows is being used and install itself in a correct way.
- Page 30 On the screen, there will be an input area to enter the path to the directory where the current Windows system files are. The default value for this input is shown on the screen like Fig. 5-2-10. However, this path can be edited to the actual situation of the user’s system by using the left / right arrow keys, “insert”, “delete”, “home”, “end”...
- Page 31 Pressing the “enter” key from either Fig. 5-2-10 or Fig. 5-2-11, a question arises again asking if the user wants to install the utility like in Fig. 5-2-12. After the user presses the “y” key confirming the intention, the installation starts and a message “COPYING FILES”...
- Page 32 After a while, the screen will be like in Fig. 5-2-14. The utility is copied and some modifications of the system parameters of the Windows system are ready yet a restart of Windows is required to make these modifications effective. To restart a Windows95, click the “Start”...
- Page 33 When the start menu shows up, the user may notice that a new icon named as “Posiflex” with a keyboard shape icon is in the start menu. To restart the Windows95, click “Shut Down” as in Fig. 5-2-16. New icon When the shut down windows appear, click “Restart the computer?”...
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Page 34: Windows 3.1 Installation
WINDOWS 3.1 INSTALLATION Insert the programmable keyboard utility diskette in drive A: and double click the icon for “Main” group as shown in Fig. 5-2-18. When the components of Main group show up, double click the “File Manager” as shown in Fig. 5-2-19. CHAP. - Page 35 The screen like the one in Fig. 5-2-20 will show up. Now double click the box that stands for drive A: The utilities in the diskette in drive A: will show up and now double click the file “install.exe” as shown in Fig. 5-2-21 Fig.
- Page 36 The following procedures are just like those for Windows95. The screen like Fig. 5-2-22 appears. Press “y” key to continue installation. To the question in Fig. 5-2-23, press “y” to continue. CHAP. - 2 - 12 Fig. 5 - 2 - 22 Fig.
- Page 37 On the screen, there will be an input area to enter the path to the directory where the current Windows system files are. The default value for this input is shown on the screen like Fig. 5-2-24. This path can be edited to the directory where the Windows 3.1 is, like the example in Fig.
- Page 38 Press “y” when the following question: “ready to install?” shows up as shown in Fig. 5-2-26. A message “COPYING FILES” will show up with some beeps as shown in Fig. 5-2-27. CHAP. - 2 - 14 Fig. 5 - 2 - 26 Fig.
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Page 39: Dos Installation
After the copying is completed, the installation procedures are done. Yet, the Windows must be restarted to make the newly installed utility work. DOS INSTALLATION Insert the programmable keyboard utility diskette in drive A: and type under A:\> prompt the following command: A:\>... - Page 40 Fig. 5 - 2 - 29 Answer “n” to the above question. All the necessary files will be copied to the directory “POSIFLEX.D”, and the installation is completed. CHAP. - 2 - 16...
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Page 41: Starting Programming
STARTING PROGRAMMING UNDER WINDOWS95 In the initial screen when Windows95 starts after proper installation, the user may find an icon named as “Posiflex” as shown in Fig. 5-3-1 and double click it. New icon Or, the user may find the icon in start menu as shown in Fig. 5-3-2 and click it. New icon Fig. -
Page 42: Under Windows 3.1
Once the programming utility (KBM.EXE) is activated as shown in the above, the paragraph under “STARTING KBM.EXE” in this section applies. UNDER WINDOWS 3.1 After restarting the Windows 3.1 once the installation is done, there is an icon of the group marked as “Posiflex Keyboard Utilities” in the Program Manager. Move this icon to suitable position if required. -
Page 43: Under Dos
Once the programming utility (KBM.EXE) is activated as shown in the above, the paragraph under “STARTING KBM.EXE” in this section applies. UNDER DOS To start programming the keyboard under DOS environment, the user has to change directory to the “POSIFLEX.D” which was established through installation, and then type the command “KBM”... -
Page 44: Shortcut Utility (Rwm.exe)
SHORTCUT UTILITY (RWM.EXE) The feature of this RWM.EXE is designed mainly for the off-line programming purpose and is very useful in quick reproduction of the preprogrammed contents of the programmable keyboard. In such application, the user should have either the preprogrammed keyboard or the preprogrammed file with “.tpl” extension name which is the result of the keyboard programming. -
Page 45: Starting Kbm.exe
STARTING KBM.EXE In case that the program KBM.EXE is executed for off-line programming, that is executing KBM.EXE on a normal PC compatible machine without the programmable keyboard attached, the program will ask a question on the display as the following: The user should select 4 for a KB-3100 series or standard PST programmable keyboard. - Page 46 If the user presses the “ESC” key to the question in Fig. 5-3-6, the process of Fig. 5-3-7 is skipped and Fig. 5-3-8 will show up. However, pressing any other key, the user will find the screen like in Fig. 5-3-7 for a moment CHAP.
- Page 47 Cursor position Editing area Key-contents area In the above, each area of the screen is labeled with its function. The user may start programming right away with the arrow keys to move around in the key layout map to select the key or the position control key to edit the content. The user may also use the “PgUp”...
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Page 48: Command Listing In View Mode
COMMAND LISTING IN VIEW MODE ESC -- quit the keyboard programming program F1 -- get help on command list F3 -- enter the configuration screen F5 -- enter ASCII-code editing mode F8 -- enter scan-code editing mode F10 -- quit the keyboard programming program Ins -- toggle insert/overwrite status for editing (default = insert) Del -- delete the content of the key where cursor stays Home -- go to column A of same page same row... -
Page 49: Command Listing In Ascii-Code Editing Mode
Alt-W -- write key definitions to the programmable keyboard Alt-X -- quit the keyboard programming program any other key stoke -- will be taken as an input in ASCII-code editing mode, and will give no influence if the current key was last edited in scan-code editing mode COMMAND LISTING IN ASCII-CODE EDITING MODE ESC -- enter view mode F1 -- get help on command list of ASCII- code editing mode... -
Page 50: Command Listing In Scan-Code Editing Mode
COMMAND LISTING IN SCAN-CODE EDITING MODE ESC -- leading code to enter scan code of any key after it into key-content, except “ESC” + “F” for utility version since 2.15.xx ESC-F -- leading code of arbitrary release code for utility version since 2.15.xx. usually used to release “CTL”, “ALT”... -
Page 51: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS CONSTRUCTION: Spill-proof, 112 keys + 6 position control key CASE MATERIALS: ABS 94V0 POWER ON LED: Green KEY SWITCH TYPE: membrane plus rubber dome KEY STROKE TRAVEL: 3.2 mm KEY TOP SIZE: 18 x 22 mm for normal keys (ivory) PREPRINTED KEYS: “.”, “00”, “0 to “9”... -
Page 52: Magnetic Stripe Reader
5 pin DIN female connector: connect to input PC keyboard or Daisy Chain 6 pin mini DIN female connector: connect to input PS2 keyboard Connects to PC through CCBLA-055-2 MAGNETIC STRIPE READER: Decoder & interface... Built in keyboard wedge interface Tracks... -
Page 53: Power Consumption
POWER CONSUMPTION: Voltage... 5VDC±10% Current... 25 mA max. (Model KB3100) 50 mA max. (Models KB3100M2, KB3100M3, KB3100MJ) MECHANICAL: Dimension in mm...346 mm x 210 mm x 57 mm Dimension in inches...13.6”x 8.3”x 2.2” (W x D x H) ENVIRONMENTAL: Operating temperature... Storage temperature... - Page 54 CHAP.
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Page 55: Service And Spare Parts
SERVICE AND SPARE PARTS CHAP. - Page 56 Location Choice CHAP. Part Number Description PSTKB112EKEY 6 POSITION KEY MKB310LOG KB3100 LOGO PSTKB112ELCK6P 6 POSITION LOCK CCBLA-207 CABLE LOCK - PKB310CPU MKB310UHOUSG KB3100 TOP HOUSING CCBLA-218 KB3100 POWER LED (G)-CPU CCBLA-217 KB3100 MSR LED (G&R)-CPU PSTRUBRDOM KB3100 RUBBER DOME (56) KB112MEMBRAN-1 KB3100 MEMBRANE PSTKBPLT-1...
- Page 57 CHAP.
- Page 58 CHAP. OVERVIEW CHAP. PACKAGE CONTENTS CHAP. INSTALLATION CHAP. APPLICATION CHAP. PROGRAMMING THE KEYBOARD CHAP. SPECIFICATIONS CHAP. SERVICE AND SPARE PARTS...
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