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9700 Mobile Computer (CE) Reference Manual
ALPHA KEY
The Alpha key is equipped with an LED indicator. When the Alpha key is pressed, the LED
will light up in blue to indicate that Alpha key is activated. When Alpha key is pressed once
more, the LED will go off and the keypad will return to default input mode.
The Alpha key delivers the following functions on each of the keypads:
Keypad
Alpha key
Key Function
30-key
Under Alpha mode, press number keys 2-9 to enter lowercase
letters a-z
Under Alpha mode, press number keys 0 and 1 to enter
punctuation marks
Under Alpha mode, press period key to enter Shift mode, in which
pressing number keys 2-9 enters uppercase letters A-Z, and
pressing arrow keys moves the cursor up, down, left and right
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Under Alpha mode, press arrow keys, number keys 0-9, Function
keys F1-F10 and punctuation keys to enter lowercase letters a-z
Under Alpha mode, press Shift key to enter Shift mode, in which
pressing arrow keys, number keys 0-9, Function keys F1-F10 and
punctuation keys enters uppercase letters A-Z
53-key
Under Alpha mode, press letter keys A-Z to enter symbols, adjust
volume or touchscreen backlight
Under Alpha mode, press Ctrl key to trigger Alt mode
Under Alpha mode, press Space/Backspace key to Insert/Delete
Under Alpha mode, press number keys 0-9 to trigger function
keys F1-F10
Under Alpha mode, press period key (.) or asterisk key (*) to
move to the previous or next tab spot
Note: Alpha mode can coexist with Function mode. When both modes are active, the
dominant mode depends on the last pressed key. If you press Function key and then
press Alpha key, Alpha mode will be the effective for the next pressed key.
SHIFT KEY
The Shift key is equipped with an LED indicator. When the Shift key is pressed once, the LED
will light up in green to indicate that Shift key is activated. The LED goes off after another
key is pressed and the keypad returns to default input mode. When the Shift key is pressed
twice, the LED will stay lit until Shift key is pressed once more.
The Shift key delivers the following functions on each of the keypads:
Keypad
Shift key Key Function
30-key
(Alpha
mode)
Under Alpha mode, press Shift key to enter Shift mode, and press
number keys 2-9 to enter uppercase letters A-Z
Under Alpha mode, press Shift key to enter Shift mode, and press
arrow keys to move the cursor up, down, right or left
Under Alpha mode, press Shift key to enter Shift mode, and press F1
+F4 to enter Shift+F1 to F4