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OPERATION
3.7.1
Normal Mode
When the display and backlight are on, PCMCIA sockets are powered, video timer is active,
COM1 and COM2 have power, speaker is enabled and, upon initial startup, the keyboard
buffer is empty.
The Status LED is off.
3.7.2
Video Timeout State
The Video Timer value is set using CMOS Setup (see the "VX1 Reference Guide" by LXE
Inc.). When the video timer times out and there has been no keyboard input, access to video
memory or COM port activity, the screen display is turned off. The Status LED on the
keyboard is illuminated and steady during Video timeout state.
Any keyboard input or COM port activity will bring the DL8700 out of Video Timeout and the
video timer begins the countdown again. Pressing the 2
DL8700 is in Video Timeout. Either a Shift, Ctrl or an Alt keypress will wake the DL8700. The
keypress buffer (including sticky key settings) is cleared when the DL8700 returns from
Video Timeout state. Host messages that update the display wake the system from the Video
Timeout state.
3.7.3
Suspend Mode
The DL8700 is placed in Suspend Mode by pressing the 2
sequence can be used at any time.
The DL8700 is brought out of Suspend Mode by pressing the 2
The Status LED illuminates green when the DL8700 is in Suspend Mode.
The LED remains illuminated until:
•
Resume key sequence (2
•
Vehicle power is removed from the DL8700
•
The DL8700 power switch is turned off.
When the DL8700 enters Suspend Mode, the display and keyboard backlights are turned off
and the Status LED illuminates green. The beeper is active.
When the DL8700 is in Suspend Mode and the Resume/Suspend key sequence is pressed:
•
The display and keyboard backlight are turned on.
•
The Status LED turns off.
•
Sticky key settings and keypresses are cleared and ignored during Suspend.
Powering the DL8700 off when it is in the suspend state causes all unsaved work to be
discarded e.g. TE forms, barcode reads, etc.
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