Grass Valley DD35 Family v.3.1.5 - Manual (Page 165)

3. Menu Operation DD35 Production Switcher
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3.2.9 TYPEWRITER
When the user is requested to make a character input, a keyboard with typewriter
layout (style US English) can be selected appear in the dialog window.
There are two types of input, normal input and password input. If a password is re-
quested, for each typed character, a star appears. The request text ”Please enter
the password” is a parameter of the typewriter creation routine.
The operation of the typewriter is possible with the following controls:
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Keyboard that is connected to the side panel
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Mouse or other pointing devices
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Digipot control: The left-right digipot changes the cursor position in a horizontal
direction. When the cursor reaches the last butten in the row it jumps to the first
button in the next row. When the cursor reaches the first button in a row it jumps
to the last button in the previous row. The top-down digipot changes the cursor
in a vertical direction. When the cursor reaches the last row it jumps to the first
row in the next column. When the cursor reaches the first row it jumps to the
last row in the previous column. [Select] then types the character.
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Numeric keypad (only for numbers)
The shift key operates like the 2nd button of a pocket calculator. If the shift key is
pressed the next character is a capital letter or a special character
(~!@#$%^&*()_+{}|:”<>? ) respectively. The label on the button changes. If the
shift lock function is active, the corresponding button will be represented as a
pressed button.
Numeric keypad of the control panel will now be activated in the following cases:
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Click on the EditField of a Slider
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Click on the EditField of a Digipot, which is connected to a slider
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Double-clicking on the digit button modifies the last Slider that was modified
with the mouse or side panel digipot.