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Keys used most often, How to change key functions, Example – Follett VERSION 6.00 User Manual

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Keys used most often

Of the 35 keys on the keyboard, you will typically use only 13 of them (see the

following table):

Frequently used keys

Key

Function

ENTER

Yes

SP

No or Space bar

D

Exit

E

To send scanned data to the computer, from the PHD main menu, press

E

.

F

To erase the scanned data in your PHD, from the PHD main menu, press

F

.

O

When your PHD is in the Circulation or Inventory mode, press

O

to check how many

scans are stored in your PHD.

"

At a data entry screen, use this key to move forward to check the next scan stored in

your PHD.

A

At a data entry screen, use this key to move backwards to check the previous scan

stored in your PHD.

CLEAR

Clears a message from the PHD screen.

C

From the PHD main menu, press

C

to change to Circulation mode.

I

From the PHD main menu, press

I

to change to Inventory mode.

L

To see how much memory is available in the scanner for scanned data, press

L

. Divide

the number by 22 to determine how many scans the unit should hold.

N

To see which version of the PHD application is loaded in the scanner, press

N

.

How to change key functions

You can change key functions by using a combination of keys. To switch to a

key's alternate function, press the

SHIFT

key. In shift mode, a circumflex ( )

appears in the upperĆleft position of the display. To move out of the shift mode,

press

SHIFT

again.

Example:

To enter a letter, press the

SHIFT

key, press the letter you want, and

then press

SHIFT

again to return to normal mode.

If your library uses patron IDs rather than patron barcodes, press

SHIFT

.

SHIFT

(shift, period, shift), which generates a forward slash on the PHD, and then type

the patron's ID.

Note:

There are no special characters on the keypad such as

%

,

$

,

+

, or

for Code

39 Mod 43 barcode labels. The absence of these keys prevents you from

typing the Code 39 Mod 43 barcodes with these characters.