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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:
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29-Key Blue Key Combinations (Alpha Mode)
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For modifier key combinations on the 38-key keyboard:
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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
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Activates the image engine to scan a bar code or take an image.
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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:
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Pressing NUM + E in alpha mode
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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.