CipherLab 8 Series User Manual

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Chapter 4 BASIC Commands
4.16 LCD COMMANDS
The liquid crystal display (LCD) on the mobile computer is FSTN graphic display. The
display capability may vary due to the size of LCD panel.
A coordinate system is used for the cursor movement routines to determine the cursor
location — (x, y) indicates the column and row position of cursor. The coordinates given
to the top left point is (0, 0), while those of the bottom right point depends on the size of
LCD and font. For displaying a graphic, the coordinate system is on dot (pixel) basis.
Series
Screen Size
Top_Left (x, y)
Bottom_Right (x, y)
8000 100 x 64 dots (0, 0) (99, 63)
8300 128 x 64 dots (0, 0) (127, 63)
8200, 8400 160 x 160 dots (0, 0) (159, 159)
8500, 8700 160 x 160 dots (0, 0) (159, 159)
4.16.1 PROPERTIES
 Contrast: Level 1 ~ 8. It is set to level 5 by default.
 Backlight: It is turned off by default. The shortcut key [FN] + [Enter] can be used as
a toggle except for 8200/8400 Series, which has a backlight key instead.
Note: When the backlight is turned on by pressing [FN] + [Enter] simultaneously, it is
set to level 2 on 8200/8400/8500/8700 Series.
BACK_LIGHT_DURATION
Purpose To specify how long the backlight will last once the mobile computer
is turned
on.
Syntax BACK_LIGHT_DURATION(N%)
Remarks “N%” is an integer variable, indicating a period of time in units of 1 second.
Example
BACK_LIGHT_DURATION(20)
' backlight lasts for 20 seconds

CipherLab 8 Series Specifications

General

Brand	CipherLab
Model	8 Series
Category	PDA
Language	English