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8300 Series Mobile Computer Reference Manual
1.3.1 SCREEN ICONS
When any of the following icons appears on the screen, it indicates a certain mode is
activated. It means holding down the specific key is unnecessary.
Screen Icon
Description
A This icon appears when you press [Alpha] once, indicating it is set to alphabetic
mode for typing capital letters.
a This icon appears when you press [Alpha] twice, indicating it is set to alphabetic
mode for typing small letters.
F This icon appears when you press [FN], indicating it is set to the function mode
Then, press another key ([1] ~ [9]) to produce the result and the icon will go off.
To get the value of another key combination modified by the [FN] key, repeat
the above steps.
To exit the function mode, press [FN] again and the icon will go off.
Note: When using the function key to modify another key, the system will send the
associated key code to the application program, and it is up to the application
program to interpret the key code.
When in alpha mode, it takes turns to show alphabets and number when you keep
pressing the same key; each press must not exceed one second. For example, keep
pressing the number key [2] on the 24-key mobile computer, it will take turns to show
“A”, “B”, “C” or “2”.
When you first press the number key [2], it will product the letter “A” or “a”.
When you press the number key [2] twice (the time interval must not exceed one
second), it will produce the letter “B” or “b”.
When you press the number key [2] three times (the time interval between each
press must not exceed one second), it will produce the letter “C” or “c”.
When you press the number key [2] four times (the time interval between each press
must not exceed one second), it will produce the number “2”.
In order to get the desired character, you will need to press the same key, one to four
times (the time interval between each press must not exceed one second). Only when
you stop pressing the same key for longer than one second or you press another key, will
the system send the real key code to the application program.
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