14 FC-600 Field Computer Owner’s Manual
Disabling and Enabling the Touchscreen
The touchscreen on the FC-600 can be disabled. This is useful
when you are running an application and you want to see the screen
while avoiding accidental touchscreen activation. The touchscreen
can also be disabled for cleaning purposes.
To disable the touchscreen, it is necessary to program one of the
programmable keys to provide this functionality.
1. Go to Settings > Keypad.
2. Select a key to program (P1–P8).
3. Scroll up and select Touchscreen Enable/Disable.
This programmed key will now function as the On/O switch for the
touchscreen.
While the touchscreen is disabled, the following icon displays in the
Status bar: