Operating the MC1000 2 - 3
Using the Keypad to Navigate Applications
The mobile computer screen is a non-touch screen and therefore navigation and control of an application is
performed using the keypad.
ESC
Moves left from one item to another. Scrolls a window left.
Functions as an
ESC
key when used with the blue
F
key.
TAB
Moves right from one item to another. Scrolls a window right.
Functions as a
TAB
key when used with the blue
F
key.
A
(orange) Locks the keypad in the alpha mode. Press the orange
A
key to access the alternate
alphabetic characters (shown on the keys in orange). The icon appears on the
taskbar. See Table 2-3 on page 2-8 for more information. Press and release the
A
key
again to return to the numeric keypad functions.
F
(blue) Press and release the blue
F
key to activate the keypad alternate functions (shown
on the key in blue).
Numeric/Alpha/Function Numeric mode by default, alpha when the orange
A
key is selected, or a function
when the blue
F
key is selected.
In alpha mode, produces the lower case alphabetic characters listed on the key. Each
key press produces the next alphabetic character in sequence. For example, press
the orange
A
key and then press the
4
key once to produce the letter ‘g’; quickly
press the
4
key three times to produce the letter ‘i’.
Press the
SHIFT
key in alpha mode to produce the upper case alphabetic characters
on the key. For example, press the orange
A
key, press the
SHIFT
key and then
press the
4
key once to produce the letter ‘G’; press the
SHIFT
key and then quickly
press the
4
key three times to produce the letter ‘I’.
DEL
Backspace key by default and
DEL
key with the orange
A
key activated.
Increases or decreases the speaker volume when used with the blue
F
key. See
Adjusting the Beeper Volume on page 2-6
for more information.
ENT
Executes a selected item or function.
SHIFT Press the orange
A
key and then press and release the
SHIFT
key to activate the
keypad alternate
SHIFT
function. The icon appears on the taskbar. See Table 2-3
on page 2-8 for more information.
Adjusts the screen contrast when used with the blue
F
key. See
Adjusting the Screen
Contrast on page 2-6
for more information.
Table 2-1
Keypad Descriptions (Continued)
Key Description
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