AML M5900 Portable Batch Data Terminal - Manual (Page 7)

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M5900 Terminal Overview
This chapter describes the features of the M5900 portable data
terminal.
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press Enter to receive all the pages of examples and instructions.
Using the M5900 55-key Keyboard
The M5900 Terminal is equipped with fifty-five keys that are divided into white, grey, blue, red,
yellow and black keys. When pressed, each key emits an audible beep to indicate that the M5900
terminal has detected the key press.
The red power key turns the M5900 on/off. You must press and hold
this key down to power off the unit. This prevents accidentally
powering off the unit if this key is momentarily pressed.
The white/black “light bulb” key turns on/off the display backlight.
The backlight will automatically shut off after a predetermined time
has expired. This predetermined time can be programmed by the
user.
The yellow [SCAN] button activates the M5900 scan engine. The
button is conveniently located for right or left hand use.
The seven blue keys consist of [Func], four arrow keys and two
[ENTER] keys (for right or left hand use).
The black [Shift] key toggles between upper and lower case mode
and selects special characters on the numeric keypad.
There are ten white numeric keys and one white period key. These keys are larger than the less
used alpha keys to enable easy inputting of numbers with the right or left thumb.
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