Keyboard - Intermec EasyCoder PF2i Service Manual

2.3 Keyboard

Keyboard Overlay
Keyboard
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The keyboard overlay has a non-permanent adhesive to allow easy
replacement. Custom-made overlays could also be printed and used to
replace the standard overlays for customized applications or in areas, where
the English text is not acceptable.
Example of a Fingerprint keyboard
Example of an IPL keyboard
The keyboard is of membrane switch type and is glued to the moulding.
There are 22 switches. The keys have fi xed functions in the immediate
and setup modes, but can also be assigned various functions in Intermec
Fingerprint programs. In IPL, the keys are not user-programmable.
Replace a keyboard this way:
• Carefully peel away the present keyboard.
• Disconnect the cables from P2 and P3 on the console pcb by pulling up
the connector heads.
• Use isopropyl alcohol to remove any adhesive residue.
• Route the cables of the new keyboard through the slots in the moulding.
• Remove the liner and press-affi x the self-adhesive keyboard, starting
with the upper edge. Press forcefully along the edges.
• Insert the cables into the connectors of the console pcb and press down
the connector heads. Check that the cables are securely locked.
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