Keyboard Interface
Product Reference Guide
287
Intercharacter Delay
This parameter specifies the intercharacter delay between the end of one 
character and the beginning of the next. The delay can be set within a range 
of zero (0) to 990 milliseconds in 10ms increments. A setting of zero speci-
fies no delay.
This feature applies ONLY to the Keyboard Wedge interface.
To set the delay:
1. Determine the desired setting in milliseconds.
2. Divide the desired setting by 10 (setting is in 10ms increments). Pad 
th
e result with leading zeroes to yield two digits. For example: 0 = 00, 
5 = 05, 20 = 20, etc.
3. Go to page 32 and scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE bar code 
to enter Programming Mode.
4. Scan the bar code: SELECT INTERCHARACTER DELAY SETTING.
5. Scan the appropriate two digits from the keypad in Appendix D, Key-
pad, that represent the duration which was determined in the steps 
above. You will hear a two-beep indic
ation after the last character.
If you make a mistake before the last character, scan the CANCEL bar 
code to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again 
at the beginning.
6. Scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE bar code to exit Program-
ming Mode.
This completes the procedure. See Table 36 for some examples of how to 
set this feature.
Table 36. Intercharacter Delay Setting Examples
STEP ACTION EXAMPLES
1 Desired Setting
50ms 150ms 600ms  850ms
2
Divide by 10 (and pad 
with leading zeroes t
o 
yield two-digits)
05 15 60 85
3 Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE
4 Scan SELECT INTERCHARACTER DELAY SETTING
5
Scan Two Characters 
Fro
m 
Appendix D, 
Keypad
 ‘0’ and ‘5’ ‘1’ and ‘5’ ‘6’ and ‘0’ ‘8’ and ‘5’
6 Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE