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Even if you change the battery pack while the terminal is turned off, the
terminal resumes or boots the next time the terminal is turned on.
Using the Modifier Keys
The keypad does not have a physical key for every character and function
available. You use the Function Left (
)
), Function Right (
(
), Control
(
=
), and Shift (
?
) keys to access characters or perform functions that do
not have a physical key on the keypad. You also use the Shift key to type
uppercase alphabetic characters.
When you press
)
,
(
,
=
,or
?
, the key is held in a buffer until you
press another key. The icon for the modifier key you pressed appears on
the terminal’s screen to remind you that the key is being held in the buffer.
When you press another key, the key combination is entered into the
terminal. The icon turns off unless the second key that you pressed is
another modifier key that is different from the first one that you pressed.
To flush the
)
,
(
,
=
,or
?
key from the buffer without performing any
action, just press the key again. The icon turns off.
To use the Function Left, Function Right, Control, and Shift keys
1
Press
)
,
(
,
=
,or
?
. The Function Left, Function Right, Control, or
Shift icon appears on the terminal’s screen.
For example, press
?
. The Shift icon appears on the terminal screen.
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2
Press the second key. For example, press
A
to type the uppercase letter
A. The Shift icon turns off, and an uppercase letter A appears on the
screen.
Capitalizing All Characters
To type all alphabetic characters as uppercase letters, you can
• press
?
before every letter you type.
• enable the Caps Lock feature. For help, continue with the next
procedure.
• use the Keypad Caps Lock configuration command. For help, see
“Keypad Caps Lock” in Chapter 6 of the 2400 Family system manual.
To enable Caps Lock
1
Press
)
. The Function Left icon appears on the terminal’s screen.
2
Press
Z
. The Caps Lock icon appears on the terminal’s screen.
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