Input States (Modes) - PSC Falcon 4220 Quick Reference Manual

Table 3. PDA Keypad Overview
Key Name
Press the edge of the 4-way navigation rocker key to move the cursor or highlighted text entry dur-
ing a menu/list selection.
• The
Navigation Key
• The
• The
• The
Use the alpha-numeric keys to enter numbers and letters. Numerals are the default output.
• To enter lower case Alpha characters, press the
Alpha-
neously. The Alpha state is persistent.
Numeric
• To enter upper case Alpha characters, press the
Keys
This state is also persistent.
• Press the
<FN1> Press the
Key ations described in
Press the
<FN2> Key
ations described in
Press the
<Power/
Press this key again briefly to turn the unit off. To turn the
Backlight> Key
and hold the key for at least a second. This key acts to toggle the
Press the Right or Left
Scan Key
is in a power on state. Both the Right or Left
(Left and Right)
state (refer to page 5) unless that key has been reprogrammed or reassigned.
Press the
rent input character type, press
input character type.
<Tab/Alpha> Key
Inputting character types follows this sequence:
case >
For more information on each of these features, please refer to the Falcon 4220 Product Reference Guide, which is
located on the CD that came with your PDA and/or on the internet at www.psc.com.

Input States (Modes)

Most of the keys on the keypad of the PDA have more than one func-
tion. To access the secondary features and functions, you must first
press a function key to access the desired state. You may be required
to press multiple keys simultaneously.
Numeric Mode. In Numeric (normal) mode, the ten alpha-numeric
keys generate numeric characters.
Alpha Mode: Press the
vate Alpha Mode. To change the current input character type, press
<FN1>+<TAB/Alpha>
acter type.
Quick Reference Guide
<Up> arrow moves the cursor
<Right> arrow moves the cursor to the
<Down> arrow moves the cursor
<Left> arrow moves the cursor to the
<FN1>+<TAB/Alpha> keys
<FN1> key to enter the FN1 input state. Use FN1 mode to access the features and oper-
Table 5.
<FN2> key to enter the FN2 input state. Use FN2 mode to access the features and oper-
Table 5.
Power/Backlight key briefly to turn the unit on. The
<Scan> key to activate the scanner. The Scan keys will only work if the PDA
<FN1>+<TAB/Alpha> keys simultaneously to activate Alpha Mode. To change the cur-
<FN1>+<TAB/Alpha>
Numeric. Refer to Table 4 for more information.
keys simultaneously to rotate the current input char-
Function/Description
up one line.
right one character.
down one line.
left one character.
<FN1>+<TAB/Alpha>
<FN1>+<TAB/Alpha>
a third time to exit the Alpha state.
Backlight
<Scan> key will wake up the PDA from a suspended
keys simultaneously to rotate the current
Numeric > Alpha lower case > Alpha upper
keys simultaneously to acti-
<FN1>+<TAB/Alpha>
Entering Data
keys once simulta-
keys a second time.
Backlight comes on automatically.
off while the unit is on, press
Backlight function off and on.
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