Follett VERSION 6.00 - Manual (Page 672)

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PHD Dolphin+ basics
With the PHD application installed, your PHD Dolphin+ should appear identical
to the one pictured below. Take a moment to become familiar with the layout of
the keypad and the functions of the various keys. When you're ready, see the
following sections for more information about your PHD.
This symbol indicates which mode
the keypad is in. Use the
SHIFT
key
to toggle between numeric ( )
and alpha ( ) mode.
This symbol ( ) shows the charge in the main battery. When
the battery is low, it starts blinking. While the PHD is charging, a
blinking arrow ( ) appears; a checkmark ( ) appears
when the battery is fully charged.
Press the
ON/SCAN
key to wake up" the PHD
from sleep mode, or to scan a barcode.
You can also press
ON/SCAN
to jump to the main
menu from any other menu.
To switch between numeric and alpha mode,
press the
SHIFT
key.
When prompted for a yes/no response, the
ENTER
key equals YES. When entering data
with the keypad, press
ENTER
to save it.
When prompted for a yes/no response, the
BKSP
key equals NO.
BKSP
also lets you return to the
previous screen. When entering data with the keyĆ
pad, before you press
ENTER
to save it, you can
use
BKSP
to back up and correct a mistake.
Note: Any error messages you receive will clear
automatically after a moment. If you prefer, you can
also press
BKSP
to clear the message.
To turn on the LCD backlight, press
SHIFT
to put the PHD
in alpha mode and press
SP
once. To conserve power, the
backlight turns off automatically after 60 seconds. In numeric
mode,
SP
enters a space.
Navigating the PHD Dolphin+
Selecting the right PHD function is as easy as one, two, three, four. Starting with
the main menu, shown above, every menu option is tied to a specific function
key. The function keys (
F1
,
F2
,
F3
,
F4
) are located on either side of the
ON/SCAN
key. To select a menu option, just press the corresponding key.
Entering alpha and special characters
Although the keypad is designed primarily for entering numbers, you can also
enter alpha and special characters. To switch from numeric to alpha mode, press
the
SHIFT
key. The alpha mode symbol (Ă Ă) appears at the bottom of the screen.