Adjusting The Display - Symbol PDT 3200 Quick Reference

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Adjusting the Display

The PDT 3200's display is a backlit liquid crystal display of 21
characters in 8 rows. If you enter more than 21 characters
without a line break, the text in the display scrolls to the left to
make the additional characters visible.
To view long lines of text, you can move the display to the left or
right by half screens. Hold down the FN 1 key, and press the left
or right cursor key ( or ) to move the display to the left or
right. When you release the FN 1 key, the display snaps back to
make the current cursor position visible.
You can also move the display up or down a half screen at a
time. Hold down the FN 1 key, and press the up or down cursor
key ( or ). When you release the FN 1 key, the display snaps
back to make the current cursor position visible.
You can also press and release the FN 1 key before pressing any
cursor keys. You can then move the display several times in any
direction. When finished, press and release the FN 1 key again
to return to the current cursor position.
Adjusting the Contrast
When working in dim or bright light, you can adjust the contrast
between the text and the background in the display. Press the FN
2 key. Then, with the cursor displayed, press the key with the
label "Dark" above it to make the display background darker, or
press the key with the label "Light" above it to make the
background lighter. To see the PDT 3200's display even better in
dim light, use the backlight.
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