Symbol Technologies SPT 1500 - Manual (Page 21)

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Getting Started with the SPT 1500
SPT 1500
Touchscreen
Display Displays the applications and information stored in your SPT
1500 terminal. It is touch-sensitive and responds to the stylus
or your finger.
Graffiti ¨
writing area
The area where you write strokes using the Graffiti alphabet.
See Writing With the Stylus on page 2-5 for details about how
to write Graffiti character strokes.
Application
buttons Activate the individual SPT 1500 terminal applications that
correspond to the icons on the buttons: Date Book, Address
Book, To Do List and Memo Pad. You can reassign these
buttons to activate any application on your SPT 1500
terminal. See Buttons Preferences on page 11-2.
Note:
If your SPT 1500 terminal is off, pressing any
application button activates the SPT 1500 terminal
and opens the corresponding application.
Scroll button Displays text and other information that extends beyond the
area of the SPT 1500 terminal screen. Pressing the lower half
of the
scroll button “scrolls down” to view information below
the viewing area, and pressing the upper half of the button
“scrolls up” to view the information above the viewing area.
Power button Turns your SPT 1500 terminal on or off and controls the
backlight feature. If your SPT 1500 terminal is turned off,
pressing the power button
turns the unit on and returns you to
the last screen you were viewing.
If your SPT 1500 terminal is turned on, pressing the power
button turns the unit off, helping to conserve battery life.
Holding the power button down for about two seconds turns
the backlight on or off.
Stylus Slides in and out of the slot on the back side of the SPT 1500
terminal. To use the stylus, remove it from the slot and hold it
as you would a pen or pencil.
Important:
Always use the point of the stylus for tapping
or making strokes on the SPT 1500 terminal
screen. Never use an actual pen, pencil or
other sharp object to write on the SPT 1500
terminal screen.