Rice Lake Ishida AstraLink - Manual (Page 23)

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1. Upper Keys
This displays the meaning assigned to each upper key. Meanings can only be assigned to the
keys on the left side of the keyboard. The righthand side keys appear gray.
To edit the settings for a key, click on the key to highlight it then click the Edit button on the left
of the window (or simply double click on the key). This displays the dialog shown below.
The upper key meaning is set at the top left of the dialog. The Key Type selects the key
meaning and Data specifies the value associated with the key. (In this case, the key is
assigned to PLU number 10.) The functions of the other parts of the dialog are explained below.
Set the Key Type and Data, then click OK to exit.
2. Lower Keys
This displays the meaning assigned to each lower key. The "lower key" means the key meaning
when the key is pressed on the scale at the same time as the Shift key.
To display the lower preset key meanings, click on the Lower button on the bottom left of the
window.
The operation for setting lower key meanings is the same as for the upper keys.
3. Keysheet
In addition to defining the preset key meanings, you can also use AstraLink to print the
keysheet template.
To display the keysheet template, click on the Keysheet button on the bottom left of the
window.
To edit the settings for a key, click on the key to highlight it then click the Edit button on the left
of the window (or simply double click on the key). This displays the dialog shown above.
The keysheet printing settings are on the right side of the dialog.
Use the dialog to set the text, font, color and other settings for the key, then click OK to exit. The
operation is described in detail in Chapter 7 Keyboard.
Using the keyboard window
The explanation above briefly describes the three types of key data you can set using this
window. After you have finished setting the keys, click the Save button at the top left of the
window to save your changes in the database.
To print the keysheet, click the Print button at the top left of the window. A Print Preview
command is also available in the File menu.