Motorola Mc9500k Manual

							Keypads C - 3
Table C-1    Alpha Primary Keypad Descriptions
KeyAction
Orange Key Accesses the secondary layer of characters and actions (shown on the keypad in 
orange).
Press the Orange key once to activate this mode temporarily, followed by another key. 
This illuminates the LED and displays the following icon at the bottom of the screen, until 
a second key is pressed:
Press the Orange key twice to lock this mode. This illuminates the LED and displays the 
following icon at the bottom of the screen:
Press the Orange key a third time to unlock.
ScanActivates the scanner/imager in a scan enabled application.
Navigation Moves up one item.
Moves left one item when pressed with the Orange key.
Moves down one item.
Moves right one item when pressed with the Orange key.
Shift
Changes the state of the alpha characters from lowercase to uppercase.
•Press the Shift key to activate this mode temporarily, followed by another key. 
This displays the following icon at the bottom of the screen, until a second key is 
pressed: 
•Press the Shift key twice to lock this mode. This displays the following icon at the 
bottom of the screen: 
Press the Shift key a third time to unlock.
Backspace Produces a backspace.
Enter Executes a selected item or function.
CTRL Press and release the CTRL key to activate the keypad alternate CTRL functions. The 
 icon appears at the bottom of the screen.
Press the Orange key followed by the CTRL key to activate the keypad alternate ALT 
functions. The   icon appears at the bottom of the screen. 
						

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SPACE Produces a space character.
ESC Exits the current operation.
TAB Move from one field to another.
Table C-2    Alpha Primary Keypad Input Modes
KeyNormalShift + KeyOrange + Key
Aa Aa
Bb B1
Cc C2
Dd D3
Ee Ee
Ff F4
Gg G5
Hh H6
Ii Ii
Jj J7
Kk K8
Ll L9
MmMm
Nn N*
Oo O0
Pp P#
Qq Qq
Rr Rau
Note: An application can change the key functions. The keypad may not function exactly as described.
Table C-1    Alpha Primary Keypad Descriptions (Continued)
KeyAction 
						

							Keypads C - 5
Ss S@
Tt T/
Uu T ?
Vv Vv
Ww Ww
Xx Xx
Yy Yy
Zz Zz
--_-
‘‘.
ENTER Enter Enter Enter
TAB Tab Tab Tab
SPACE Space Space Space
BKSP Backspace Backspace Backspace
Table C-2    Alpha Primary Keypad Input Modes (Continued)
KeyNormalShift + KeyOrange + Key
Note: An application can change the key functions. The keypad may not function exactly as described. 
						

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Alpha Numeric Keypad
The Alpha Numeric keypad produces the 26-character alphabet (A-Z, both lowercase and uppercase), numbers 
(0-9), and assorted characters. The keypad is color-coded to indicate which modifier key to press to produce a 
particular character or action. The keypad default is lowercase alpha characters and numerics. See Table C-3 for 
key and button descriptions and Table C-9 on page C-18 for the keypad’s special functions.
Figure C-2    Alpha Numeric Keypad Configuration
Orange Key LED 
						

							Keypads C - 7
Table C-3    Alpha Numeric Keypad Descriptions
KeyAction
Orange Key Accesses the secondary layer of characters and actions (shown on the keypad in 
orange).
Press the Orange key once to activate this mode temporarily, followed by another key. 
This illuminates the LED and displays the following icon at the bottom of the screen, until 
a second key is pressed:
Press the Orange key twice to lock this mode. This illuminates the LED and displays the 
following icon at the bottom of the screen:
Press the Orange key a third time to unlock.
ScanActivates the scanner/imager in a scan enabled application. 
Navigation Moves up, down, left or right one item.
Shift
Changes the state of the alpha characters from lowercase to uppercase.
•Press the Shift key to activate this mode temporarily, followed by another key. 
This displays the following icon at the bottom of the screen, until a second key is 
pressed: 
•Press the Shift key twice to lock this mode. This displays the following icon at the 
bottom of the screen: 
Press the Shift key a third time to unlock.
Backspace Produces a backspace.
Enter Executes a selected item or function.
CTRL Press and release the CTRL key to activate the keypad alternate CTRL functions. The 
 icon appears at the bottom of the screen.
Press the Orange key followed by the CTRL key to activate the keypad alternate ALT 
functions. The   icon appears at the bottom of the screen. 
						

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SPACE Produces a space character.
ESC Exits the current operation.
TAB Move from one field to another.
Table C-4    Alpha Numeric Keypad Input Modes
KeyNormalShift + KeyOrange + Key
11! 1
22@2
33#3
44$4
55%5
66^ 6
77&7
88* 8
99( 9
00) 0
,,.
Aa A?
Bb B+
Cc C-
Dd D*
Ee E/
Ff F=
Gg G!
Note: An application can change the key functions. The keypad may not function exactly as described.
Table C-3    Alpha Numeric Keypad Descriptions (Continued)
KeyAction 
						

							Keypads C - 9
Hh H@
Ii I#
Jj J$
Kk K%
Ll L&
MmM:
Nn N(
Oo O)
Pp P‘
Qq Q“
Rr Rau
Ss Ss
Tt Tt
Uu Uu
Vv Vv
Ww Ww
Xx Xx
Yy Yy
Zz Zz
ENTER Enter Enter Enter
TAB Tab Tab Tab
SPACE Space Space Space
BKSP Backspace Backspace Backspace
Table C-4    Alpha Numeric Keypad Input Modes (Continued)
KeyNormalShift + KeyOrange + Key
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Calculator Numeric Keypad
The Calculator Numeric keypad produces the numbers (0-9), 26-character alphabet (A-Z, both lowercase and 
uppercase), and assorted characters. The keypad is color-coded to indicate which modifier key to press to produce 
a particular character or action. The keypad default is numeric. See Table C-5 for key and button descriptions and 
Table C-9 on page C-18 for the keypad’s special functions.
Figure C-3    Calculator Numeric Keypad Configuration
Orange Key LED 
						

							Keypads C - 11
Table C-5    Calculator Numeric Keypad Descriptions
KeyDescription
Orange KeyUse this key to access the secondary layer of characters and actions (shown on the keypad 
in orange). Press the Orange key once to lock the keypad into Alpha state. 
A single press illuminates the LED and displays the following icon at the bottom of the 
screen:
Press the Orange key a second time to return to the normal state.
Press the Orange key, then the Shift key to add a temporary shift (that applies only to the 
next key pressed) to the orange lock state. This displays the following icon at the bottom of 
the screen:
ScanActivates the scanner/imager in a scan enabled application. 
NavigationMoves up, down, left or right one item.
Alphanumeric In default state, produces the numeric value on the key.
In Alpha state, produces the lower case alphabetic characters on the key. Each key press 
produces the next alphabetic character in the sequence. For example, press and release the 
Orange key and then press the ‘4’ key once to produce the letter ‘j’; press and release the 
Orange key and then press the ‘4’ key three times to produce the letter ‘l’.
Press the SHIFT key in Alpha state to produce the upper case alphabetic characters on the 
key. For example, press and release the Orange key, press and release the SHIFT key, and 
then press the ‘4’ key once to produce the letter ‘J’; press and release the Orange key, press 
and release the SHIFT key and then press the ‘4’ key three times to produce the letter ‘L’.
BackspaceProduces a backspace.
SHIFTPress and release the SHIFT key to activate the keypad alternate SHIFT functions.
A single press displays the following icon at the bottom of the screen, until a second key is 
pressed:
Press the Orange key, then the Shift key to add a temporary shift (that applies only to the 
next key pressed) to the orange lock state. This displays the following icon at the bottom of 
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Enter Executes a selected item or function.
CTRL
Press and release the CTRL key to activate the keypad alternate CTRL functions. The   
icon appears at the bottom of the screen.
Press the Orange key followed by the CTRL key to activate the keypad alternate ALT 
functions. The   icon appears at the bottom of the screen.
SPACE Produces a space character.
ESC Exits the current operation.
TAB Move from one field to another.
Table C-6    Calculator Numeric Keypad Input Modes
Key
Numeric ModeOrange Key
(Alpha Lowercase Mode)Orange + Shift Keys
(Alpha Uppercase Mode)
SHIFT 
+ Key1st 
Press2nd 
Press3rd 
Press4th 
Press1st 
Press2nd 
Press3rd 
Press4th 
Press
11! s t u STU
22@v wx VWX
33#y z YZ
44$j k l J KL
55%mno MNO
66^ pqr PQR
77&abc ABC
88* def DEF
99( ghi GHI
Note: An application can change the key functions. The keypad may not function exactly as described.
Table C-5    Calculator Numeric Keypad Descriptions (Continued)
KeyDescription