Fluke Biomedical 601PRO XL - Manual (Page 171)

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Keyboard Options/Barcode Keyboard Wedge
An optional keyboard is available for the 601PRO that allow the user complete control of
the unit. The external keyboard can control manual tests, setup, utilities and input into text
fields for comments, technician name, device information and more.
In addition, wedge-type barcode scanners can be used with the 601PRO to efficiently scan
barcode labels and place the text as input to Control Number requests and other device
information.
The 601PRO’s keyboard interface is embedded for use with IBM PC AT-style keyboards.
The circular 5-pin DIN connector is located on the back of the 601PRO.
☛ Note: Power off the 601PRO before connecting a keyboard or barcode keyboard
wedge.
Supported Keyboards
The supported standard U.S. keyboard and the recommended French, German, and Italian
keyboards are shown on pages B-4 and B-5. The keyboard characters that the 601PRO
displays and prints are 0..9, A..Z, and period, hyphen open parenthesis, close parenthesis,
exclamation, question, slash, semicolon, and colon. Lower case a..z are all converted to
upper case. The Escape, Enter, 0..9, slash, hyphen, and F1 through F8 keys are mapped to
the 601PRO’s front panel keypad. Ctrl, Alt, Alt Gr, Scroll Lock, and Num Lock have no
effect.
Fluke Biomedical recommends the following keyboards, which are manufactured by Cherry
Electrical (
www.cherrycorp.com ):
Language Manufacturing Part No.
French G84-4100PPAFR
German G84-4100PPADE
Italian G84-4100PPAIT
English G84-4100PPAUS
The English keyboard is available from Fluke Biomedical as Part Number 2213184.
The following table provides the translation of the External keyboard function keys to the
onboard keypad:
External Keyboard Key 601PRO Behavior
F1 Previous
F2-F5 Menu/Soft Keys 1-4
F6 Print Header
F7 Print Data
F8 View Settings
Enter Enter
Esc Esc/Stop
Appendix
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