Operating A Touch/Key Device - Siemens SIMATIC IPC477D Operating Instructions Manual

Operating the device and device functions

5.4 Operating a touch/key device

5.4 Operating a touch/key device
Note
Maloperation
If you activate several keys simultaneously, a malfunction on the device cannot be excluded.
Only press the function keys one after the other.
Malfunctions of the user software
Always use security features of the KeyTools for security reasons. If you disable them,
nevertheless, serious malfunctions of the user software may occur when the additional
function keys F1 to F36 are used or if custom key code tables are used.
Risk of damage
Activating a key using a hard or pointed object, for example a screwdriver, reduces the life of
the key or can damage it.
External keyboard
Note
The keyboard layout has been set to "English/USA international". If you use a keyboard with
a layout other than the "English/USA international" layout, the key codes of the internal and
external keyboards might no longer correspond.
This section describes the keyboard assignment of the device in the delivery state.
The assignment of the keys, including the function keys and control of the LEDs, is specified
by means of the SIMATIC IPC KeyTools which is installed with the SIMATIC IPC Wizard.
You will find the SIMATIC IPC Wizard operating manual:
● On the "Documentation and Drivers" CD/DVD included in the delivery
● In the IPC Wizard installation folder on the PC after successful installation of the
IPC Wizard
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SIMATIC IPC477D, IPC477D PRO
Operating Instructions, 11/2016, A5E31347228-AF