This Class B Digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numerique de la classe B respecte les exigences du Reglement sur le material broilleur du Canada. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Use only the adapter supplied. Using the wrong adapter may damage the unit and will void the warranty. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Connecting an RS232 Interface ..................20 RS-232 Host Types ......................21 Baud Rate ......................... 22 Parity..........................23 Stop Bit Select........................23 Data Bits..........................23 Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Image File Format Selector ....................41 Video View Finder ......................42 Chapter 4 Barcode Symbologies......................43 Introduction......................... 43 Symbol Code Identifiers..................... 44 Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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ISBT 128 ..........................51 Enable/Disable ISBT 128 ....................51 Convert UPC-E to UPC-A ....................52 Convert UPC-E to UPC-A (Enable/Disable) ..............52 Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Netherlands KIX Code ...................... 59 Australia Post ........................59 Composite Symbologies ....................60 Composite CC-C ....................... 60 Composite CC-A/B......................60 Composite TLC-39 ......................60 Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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QR Code ........................... 71 PDF417..........................71 MicroPDF417 ........................71 US Postnet ........................72 UK Postal .......................... 72 1D Barcodes........................72 EAN-13 ..........................72 viii Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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GS1 Limited ........................73 Appendix B Numeric Barcodes........................75 Appendix C ASCII Character Sets ......................77 Appendix D Worldwide Support ........................ 87 Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Chapter 2. Throughout the programming barcode menus, asterisks (*) indicate default values. Report Version Scan the barcode below to report the version of software currently installed in the decoder. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
When you receive and unpack the package at first time, if any item above is lost, please contact the dealer you bought from, immediately. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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[Scanner Body Aspect for MS842P] LED indicator Scanner Grip Laser Exit Window Trigger Scanner Contact Points for Charge Reset Pinhole Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
The digital scanner powers up during this installation. 5. To modify any other parameter options, scan the appropriate barcodes in this chapter. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
MS842P scanner. When being successfully connected to the dongle, the scanner will beep shortly one time with a high tone. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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MS842P scanner. When being successfully connected to the dongle, the scanner will beep shortly one time with a high tone. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
MS842P scanner. 5. Insert a USB dongle into the USB port of the cradle. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
When being not used, the scanner can be also set on the cradle for battery charging. USB Host Parameters USB Device Type Select the desired USB device type. USB Virtual COM Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
CAUTION Ensure your host machine can handle the selected data rate. Selecting a data rate that is too fast for the host can result in lost data. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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USB HID Keyboard Emulation device. Note: When changing USB country keyboard types the decoder automatically resets and issues the standard startup beep sequences. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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1026 CTRL Z 1027 CTRL [/ESC 1028 CTRL \ 1029 CTRL ] 1030 CTRL 6 1031 CTRL - 1032 Space Space Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 < 1061 1062 > 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 1102 Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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1123 1124 1125 1126 The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enable Function Key Mapping. Otherwise, the unbolded keystroke transmits. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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2084 ALT T 2085 ALT U 2086 ALT V 2087 ALT W 2088 ALT X 2089 ALT Y 2090 ALT Z Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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3082 GUI R 3083 GUI S 3084 GUI T 3085 GUI U 3086 GUI V 3087 GUI W 3088 GUI X Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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5004 5005 5006 5007 5008 5009 5010 5011 5012 5013 5014 5015 5016 5017 5018 5019 5020 5021 5022 5023 5024 Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Pause 7007 Scroll Lock 7008 Backspace 7009 7010 Print Screen 7011 Insert 7012 Home 7013 Enter 7014 Escape 7015 Up Arrow Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
4. Select the RS-232 host type by scanning the appropriate barcode from RS-232 Host Types. 5. To modify any other parameter options, scan the appropriate barcodes in this chapter. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
The CUTE host disables all parameter scanning, including Set Defaults. If you inadvertently select CUTE, scan *Enable Parameter Barcode Scanning, and then change the host selection. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Note: The digital scanner does not support baud rates below 9600. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Data Bits This parameter allows the digital scanner to interface with devices requiring a 7-bit or 8-bit ASCII protocol. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Note: The DTR signal is jumpered to the active state. None: Scan this barcode to disable hardware handshaking. Standard RTS/CTS: Scan this barcode to select Standard RTS/CTS Hardware Handshaking. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Time-out to receive an ACK or NAK. If the scanner does not get a response in this time, it issues an error indication and discards the data. There are no retries Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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XON character, it sends the rest of the data message. The digital scanner waits indefinitely for the XON. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
This parameter sets the idle state of the Serial Host RTS line. Scan a barcode below to select Low RTS or High RTS line state. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
<BEL> character on the RS-232 serial line. <BEL> indicates an illegal entry or other important event. Intercharacter Delay This parameter specifies the intercharacter delay inserted between character transmissions. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
To correct an error or change a selection, scan Cancel. Note: To use Prefix/Suffix values, first set the Scan Data Transmission Format as shown below. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Note: If using this parameter, do not use ADF rules to set the prefix/suffix. To set values for the prefix and/or suffix, see Prefix/Suffix Values. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Enter the 4-digit ASCII value by scanning each digit. To correct an error or change the selection, scan Cancel. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Note that the parameter barcode can still be decoded. To enable decoding of parameter barcodes, either scan Enable Parameter Scanning or Set All Defaults. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
To select a beeper volume, scan the Low Volume, Medium Volume, or High Volume barcode. Suppress Power-up Beeps Select whether or not to suppress the digital scanner’s power-up beeps. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
LEDs when the decoder senses motion. A trigger pull activates decode processing. After 2 seconds of inactivity the aiming pattern and internal illumination LEDs automatically shut off. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Low Power Mode. Note: This parameter only applies when Power Mode is set to Low. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Select an image format appropriate for the system (BMP, TIFF, or JPEG). The decoder stores captured images in the selected format. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Select Enable Video View Finder to project the video view finder while in Image Mode, or Disable Video View Finder to turn the video view finder off. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Matrix 2 of 5 Netherlands KIX Code Korean 3 of 5 USPS 4CB/One Code/Intelligent Mail Inverse 1D UPU FICS Postal GS1 DataBar Composite Codes Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Maxicode US Postnet US Planet Japan Postal UK Postal Netherlands KIX Code Australia Post USPS 4CB/One Code/Intelligent Mail UPU FICS Postal Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
System Character only, transmit System Character and Country Code (“0” for USA), and transmit no preamble. Select the appropriate option to match the host system. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
System Character only, transmit System Character and Country Code (“0” for USA), and transmit no preamble. Select the appropriate option to match the host system. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Scan a barcode below to transmit Code 39 data with or without the check digit. Note: Code 39 Check Digit Verification must be enabled for this parameter to function. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Scan the appropriate barcode below to transmit the barcode data with or without the UPC-E1 check digit. It is always verified to guarantee the integrity of the data. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Bookland ISBN Format. Also select either Decode UPC/EAN Supplementals, Autodiscriminate UPC/EAN Supplementals, or Enable 978/979 Supplemental Mode in Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
978 or 979) as EAN-13 in 13-digit format to meet the 2007 ISBN-13 protocol. Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals EAN-8/JAN-8 Enable/Disable EAN-8/JAN-8 To enable or disable EAN-8/JAN-8, scan the appropriate barcode below. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
ISBT 128 is a variant of Code 128 used in the blood bank industry. Scan a barcode below to enable or disable ISBT 128. If necessary, the host must perform concatenation of the ISBT data. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Code 39 to Code 32. Note: Code 39 must be enabled for this parameter to function. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Discrete 2 of 5 Enable/Disable Discrete 2 of 5 To enable or disable Discrete 2 of 5, scan the appropriate barcode below. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
To prevent this, select specific lengths (I 2 of 5 - One Discrete Length, Two Discrete Lengths) for I 2 of 5 applications. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Discrete Lengths, then scan 0, 2, 1, and then 4. To correct an error or to change the selection, scan Cancel. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Any Length - Scan this option to decode Codabar symbols containing any number of characters within the decoder’s capability. Enable/Disable MSI To enable or disable MSI, scan the appropriate barcode below. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
To enable or disable UK Postal, scan the appropriate barcode below. Japan Postal To enable or disable Japan Postal, scan the appropriate barcode below. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Level 4 – Security level extends beyond the standard required by GS1. This level of security requires a 5X leading and trailing clear margin. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
To enable or disable Netherlands KIX Code, scan the appropriate barcode below. Australia Post To enable or disable Australia Post, scan the appropriate barcode below. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Scan a barcode below to enable or disable Composite barcodes of type TLC-39. 2D Symbologies PDF417 To enable or disable PDF417, scan the appropriate barcode below. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inverse Only - the decoder decodes inverse Data Matrix barcodes only. Inverse Autodetect - the decoder decodes both regular and inverse Data Matrix barcodes. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
To enable or disable Maxicode, scan the appropriate barcode below. QR Code To enable or disable QR Code, scan the appropriate barcode below. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
To enable or disable MicroQR, scan the appropriate barcode below. Aztec To enable or disable Aztec, scan the appropriate barcode below. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
8 characters or less Redundancy Level 2 The following code types must be successfully read twice before being decoded: Code Type Code Length Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Security Level 1: This default setting eliminates most misdecodes. Security Level 2: Select this option if Security level 1 fails to eliminate misdecodes. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Macro PDF sequences, scan the entire sequence without interruption. When scanning a mixed sequence, two long low beeps (Low/Low) indicates an inconsistent file ID or inconsistent symbology error. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
BEEPER_ON is not used, no user feedback is provided. All actions marked No Tranmission provide no feedback unless the BEEPER_ON signal is used. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Symbols, and disable this when selecting Buffer All Symbols / Transmit Macro PDF When Complete. This parameter has no effect when Passthrough All Symbols is selected. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Abort Macro PDF Entry This clears all currently-stored Macro PDF data in the buffer without transmission and aborts from Macro PDF mode. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Appendix A Sample Barcodes 2D Barcodes Data Matrix Maxicode QR Code PDF417 MicroPDF417 Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Appendix B Numeric Barcodes For parameters requiring specific numeric values, scan the appropriately numbered barcode(s). Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Cancel To correct an error or change a selection, scan the barcode below. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
1022 CTRL V 1023 CTRL W 1024 CTRL X 1025 CTRL Y 1026 CTRL Z 1027 CTRL [ 1028 CTRL \ Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 < 1061 1062 > 1063 1064 Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 ‘ 1097 1098 1099 1100 Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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1123 1124 1125 1126 The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enabled Function Key Mapping. Otherwise, the unbold keystroke transmits. Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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2084 ALT T 2085 ALT U 2086 ALT V 2087 ALT W 2088 ALT X 2089 ALT Y 2090 ALT Z Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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3082 GUI R 3083 GUI S 3084 GUI T 3085 GUI U 3086 GUI V 3087 GUI W 3088 GUI X Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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F key Standard Default Table F Keys Keystroke 5001 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006 5007 5008 5009 5010 F 10 5011 F 11 Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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6043 6044 Undefined 6045 6046 6047 6048 6049 6050 6051 6052 6053 6054 6055 6056 6057 6058 Enter 6059 Num Lock Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Print Screen 7011 Insert 7012 Home 7013 Enter 7014 Escape 7015 Up Arrow 7016 Dn Arrow 7017 Left Arrow 7018 Right Arrow Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Unitech Asia Pacific & Middle East http://india.ute.com Greater China Division http://cn.ute.com Unitech Japan http://jp.ute.com Unitech America http://us.ute.com http://can.ute.com Unitech Latin America http://latin.ute.com Unitech Europe http://eu.ute.com Copyright 2013 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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