Gasboy FMS KE200 - Manual (Page 78)

Encoding Keys Encoding from the Keypad
Page 72 MDE-4465A KE200 Key Encoder/Maintenance Terminal Operation Manual · October 2007
Encoding from the Keypad
Encoding your keys involves taking all the information you want on the key (from the
encoding form) and electronically writing it onto each key. There are two occasions when you
will need to enter special characters that are not present on the keypad. These characters are
“~” for field separator, and “*” for supervisor entry. The method for inserting these special
characters varies by key type:
• For key type “3”, press CLR twice. The field is filled with asterisks.
• For key types “1” and “2”, press CLR thrice to display the asterisks.
You can alternate among clear display and asterisks by repeatedly pressing the CLR button.
Key types “1” and “2” also have a field separator character.
To encode keypad, proceed as follows:
1 Turn the Manager key to “ENCODE”. The system displays the following:
2 If you wish to encode keys, press ENTER to display the first encoding prompt. The system
displays the following:
3 To begin key encoding, press ENTER. The system displays the following:
4 Insert the key to be encoded. The system responds with the first field on the key as shown
below.
Line 2 contains the current value of that field.
Each time you enter Encode mode, the first key you encode will display one of the following:
- If the key has no data on it (new) all fields display as field separators (~). Subsequent new
keys that you encode display the data contained on the previous key with the exception of
“Key Number”, which is displayed as field separators (~). This allows you to use the same
data (account numbers, expiration dates and so on) if desired, for additional keys.
- If the key has data on it, the encoded data will be displayed. Each subsequent key
containing data will display the data encoded upon it.