1-6 Getting started
Shifted keystrokes
There are two shift keys that you use to access the 
operations and characters printed above the keys:  
and .
 CHARS Displays a menu of all available 
characters. To type one, use the 
arrow keys to highlight it, and press 
. To select multiple characters, 
select each and press  , then 
press .
Key Meaning  (Continued)
Key Description 
Press the   key to access the 
operations printed in blue above the 
keys. For instance, to access the 
Modes screen, press  , then 
press . (MODES is labeled in 
blue above the   key). You do 
not need to hold down   when 
you press HOME. This action is 
depicted in this manual as “press 
 
MODES.” 
To cancel a shift, press   again.
The alphabetic keys are also shifted 
keystrokes. For instance, to type Z, 
press  Z. (The letters are 
printed in orange to the lower right of 
each key.)
To cancel Alpha, press   
again.
For a lower case letter, press   
.
For a string of letters, hold down 
 while typing.
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