Keyboard Interface Control
 
Operating Instructions
IDM corded & IDM Bluetooth
 
 
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3.4  Keyboard Interface Control 
3.4.1  Keyboard Layout (Language)  
 
 
     
Family Code Selection  P.C.  Parameter Selection  Option Code 
Keyboard Layout 
SS  USA (QWERTY)   00 
 
 
 
SS  France (AZERTY)  01 
SS  Germany (QWERTZ)  02 
SS  United Kingdom (QWERTY)  03 
SS  Canadian French (QWERTY)  04 
SS  Spain (Spanish, QWERTY)  05 
SS  Sweden/Finland (QWERTY)  06 
SS  Portugal (QWERTY)  07 
SS  Norway (QWERTY)  08 
SS  Spain (Latin America, QWERTY)  09 
SS  Italy (QWERTY)  10 
SS  Netherlands (QWERTY)  11 
SS  Denmark (QWERTY)  12 
SS  Belgium (AZERTY)  13 
SS  Switzerland-Germany (QWERTZ)  14 
SS  Iceland (QWERTY)  15 
SS  Japan (DOS/V)  16 
SS  Czech (QWERTY)  17 
 
Please refer to the ASCII/HEX Table listed in the Appendix to determine the HEX codes for characters, 
symbols, and functions to be used as preamble or postamble. 
To set preamble or postamble as function key output, you must enable the “Function Key Emulation” feature 
first. 
 
Keyboard Interface Message String: 
 
Preamble  Data Length  Prefix Symbol ID  Scanned Data  Suffix Symbol ID  Postamble  Record Suffix 
1-15 
characters 
2-4 digits  1 or 3 characters  Variable 
length 
1 or 3 characters  1-15 
characters 
1 character