Function keys, Modifier keys, Function keys -2 modifier keys -2 – Hand Held Products DOLPHIN 7600 User Manual

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Dolphin® 7600 User’s Guide

Function Keys

Function keys appear on both keyboards and perform specific functions.

Modifier Keys

Modifier keys modify the next key pressed to perform functions or type special characters.

For modifier key combinations on the 29-key keyboard:

See

29-Key Blue Key Combinations (Alpha Mode)

on page

4-7.

See

29-Key Red Key Combinations

on page

4-8.

For modifier key combinations on the 38-key keyboard:

See

38-Key Red Key Combinations

on page

4-10.

See

38-Key NUM Lock Mode

on page

4-11.

Name

Key

Function

Backlight

Toggles the keyboard backlight on and off.

Backspace

Backspace moves the cursor back one space.
If you are typing text, a character is deleted each time you press the backspace key.

Escape

Cancels an action.

Enter

Performs the same function as the Enter key on a PC or workstation.

Scan

Activates the image engine to scan a bar code or take an image.

Wakes the terminal from suspend mode.

Shift
29-key only

Provides shift functionality in application windows and is also the a Caps Lock key
when the 29-key keyboard is in alpha mode.
Note: On the 38-key keyboard, the Blue modifier key functions as a shift key in both

alpha an numeric modes.

Space (SP)
29-key only

Moves the cursor one space forward.
If you are typing text, it moves the text one space forward as well.

On the 38-key keyboard, you can perform the same function as the SP key by:

Pressing NUM + E in alpha mode

Pressing E in numeric mode

Tab

Moves the cursor to the next tab stop or field (on a form or application window).

Name

Key

Function

Blue and
Red

Modifies the next key pressed. The overlay of each keyboard is color-coded to
indicate the character typed or function performed when the keyboard buttons are
pressed in combination with these keys.

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