Keyboard Interface
Product Reference Guide  
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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 specifies 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 the result with lead-
ing zeroes to yield two digits. For example: 0 = 00, 5 = 05, 20 = 20, etc.
3. Go to page 33 and scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE bar code to enter Program-
ming Mode.
4. Scan the bar code: SELECT INTERCH
ARACTER DELAY SETTING.
5. Scan the appropriate two digits from the keypad in Appendix D, Keypad, that represent the 
duration which was determined in the steps above. You will hear a two-beep indication 
afte
r 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 Programming Mode.
This completes the procedure. See Table 33 for some examples of how to set this feature.
Table 33. Intercharacter Delay Setting Examples
STEP ACTION EXAMPLES
1 Desired Setting
50ms 150ms 600ms  850ms
2
Divide by 10 (and pad with 
lead
ing zeroes to yield two-
digits)
05 15 60 85
3 Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE
4 Scan SELECT INTERCHARACTER DELAY SETTING
5
Scan Two Characters From 
Appendix D, Keypad
 ‘0’ and ‘5’ ‘1’ and ‘5’ ‘6’ and ‘0’ ‘8’ and ‘5’
6 Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE