POSIFLEX Business Machines KB3200 manual

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    Rev . : A1 CAPS LOCK CAPS LOCK POWER POWER NUM LOCK NUM LOCK MSR MSR LP LP L2 L2 L3 L3 L4 L4 L0 L0 L1 L1 7 7 8 8 9 9 4 4 5 5 6 6 1 1 2 2 3 3 0 0 00 00 . . Home Home PgUp PgUp End End PgDn PgDn Ins Ins Del Del Enter Enter Shift Shift Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl Alt Alt Alt Alt ~ ~ ‘ ‘ ! ! 1 1 @ @ 2 2 # # 3 3 $ $ 4 4 % % 5 5 ^ ^ 6 6 & & 7 7 * * 8[...]

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    SOME IMPORTANT NOTES FCC NOTES This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions manual, may cause interference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules[...]

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    i TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 1 FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 1 MODEL NUMBERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    ii APPLICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 1 KEYBOARD CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 1 LED’S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 1 6 POSITION KEY-LOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 2 PUSH KEY SWITCH AREA . . [...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 1 - 1 I. OVERVIEW A. SCOPE The KB3200 series is a powerful programmable keyboard suitable for application in both IBM PC compatible system and PS2 compatible system. It is programmable without TSR under DOS, Windows 3.1 and also Windows95/98/NT environment. This series possesses a 6 position control key which is capabl[...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 1 - 2 l Optional MSR (Magnetic Stripe Reader), soft dust cover l Indication LED's includes Power, MSR, Cap-Lock and Num-Lock l Wear resistant Laser marked numeric and QWERTY keys C. MODEL NUMBERS • KB3200xx Basic model, non-volatile memory 8 KB • KB3200xxM2 with MSR (ISO tracks 1 & 2) • KB3200xxM2/3 with[...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 1 - 3 D. ACCESSORIES • Cable CCBLA-055-2 x 1 for AT KB interface or Cable CCBLA-055-1 x 1 for P S/2 KB interface • Legend sheet x 4 • Double key cap x 1 • Single key cap x 52 • Blank key x 2 • Control keys 4 pcs per set • Utility software diskette x 1 • User’s manual x 1 • Key clip x 1 (mounted at b[...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 2 - 1 II. STANDARD L AYOUTS for QWERTY REGION l FRANCE l GERMANY l ITALY l NETHERLANDS l PORTUGAL l SPAIN l SWEDEN/FINLAND l UNITED KINGDOM l UNITED STATES A. FRANCE - + * ESC Num Lock ² 1 & 2 é ~ 3 " # 4 ' { 5 ( [ 6 - ¦ 7 è ` 8 _ 9 ç ^ 0 à @ ° ) ] + = } 789 | | A Z E R T Y U I O P ¨ ^ £ $ 456 [...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 2 - 2 B. GERMANY - + * ESC Num Lock ° ^ ! 1 " 2 ² § 3 ³ $ 4 % 5 & 6 / 7 { ( 8 [ ) 9 ] = 0 } ? β ` ´ 7 Pos1 8 9 Bild | | Q @ W E R TZ U I O P Ü * + ~ 456 ò A S D F G H J K L Ö Ä ' # 1 Ende 2 3 Bild ñ Y X C V B N M µ ; , : . _ _ > < ¦ ñ 0 Einfg 00 . Entf Strg ÿ ÿ Alt Alt Gr ÿ ÿ Str[...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 2 - 3 D. NETHERLANDS - + * ESC Num Lock § @ ¬ ! 1 ¹ " 2 ² # 3 ³ $ 4 ¼ % 5 ½ & 6 ¾ _ 7 £ ( 8 { ) 9 } ' 0 ? / ~ ° ¸ 7 Home 8 9 PgUp | | Q W E R ¶ T Y U I O P ^ ¨ ¦ * 456 Cap s Lock A S ß D F G H J K L ± + ` ´ > < 1 End 2 3 PgDn ñ Z « X » C ¢ V B N M µ ; , : . · = _ [ ] ¦ ñ 0[...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 2 - 4 F. SPAIN - + * ESC Num Lock ª º ! 1 ¦ " 2 @ · 3 # $ 4 % 5 & 6 ¬ / 7 ( 8 ) 9 = 0 ? ' ¿ ¡ 7 Inicio 8 9 Re Pá g | | Q W E R T Y U I O P ^ ` [ * + ] 456 Bloq Mayú s A S D F G H J K L Ñ ¨ ´ { Ç } 1 Fin 2 3 Av Pá g ñ Z X C V B N M ; , : . _ _ > < ñ 0 Ins 00 . Supr Ctrl ÿ ÿ Alt Al[...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 2 - 5 H. UNITED KINGDOM - + * ESC Num Lock ¬ ` | ! 1 " 2 £ 3 $ 4 % 5 ^ 6 & 7 * 8 ( 9 ) 0 _ - + = 7 Home 8 9 PgUp | | Q W E R T Y U I O P { [ } ] 456 Cap s Lock A S D F G H J K L : ; @ ' ~ # 1 End 2 3 PgDn ñ Z X C V B N M < , > . ? / ¦ ñ 0 Ins 00 . Del Ctrl ÿ ÿ Alt Alt Gr ÿ ÿ Ctrl S/TL TTL[...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 3 - 1 III. INS TALL ATION A. CABLE CONNECTION Take the cable CCBLA-055-2 out of the accessory bag. Connect the 6 pin DIN male plug of the cable to the 6 pin DIN female connector at the left of the bottom of the programmable keyboard. Connect the other end (5 pin DIN male plug) to the PC or a compatible system. Connect [...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 3 - 2 B. UTILITY INSTALLATION There are in total three methods to program the programmable keys in KB3200 series keyboard: “RWM.EXE” the straightforward direct read/write programming utility; “KBM.EXE” the normal programming utility and the “Hot Key Programming” most suitable to modify the key contents of o[...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 4 - 1 IV. PROGRAMMING THE KEYBOARD A. HOT KEY PROGRAMMING The KB3200 series programmable keyboard, when connected with a standard PC or PS/2 keyboard, supportS the “hot key programming” method which is most useful in instant modification of a few keys in a preprogrammed keyboard without entering the more sophistica[...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 4 - 2 2. ENTER “HOT KEY PROGRAMMING” MODE To enter the “hot key programming” mode, the user must input the “ hot key ” and identify the key on the programmable keyboard to be programmed. The so-called “ hot key ” is a special combination of keys pressed on the standard PC or PS-2 keyboard. In KB3200 ser[...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 4 - 3 such as the “ Ctrl ”, “ Alt ”, “ Home ”, any function key or arrow key or any key in the numerical keypad) on the standard PC or PS-2 keyboard are illegal inputs in this mode. The maximum number of key presses acceptable to any key by “hot key programming” is 32. All the input from the standard PC[...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 4 - 4 B. PROGRAMMING UTILITY (KBM.EXE) 1. QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Please refer to our web site for every detail in programming these programmable keyboards. The following simplified guide severs as a concise tool for instant application. Keys To Program How to Program Them Esc, F1 - F12, Back Space, Shift, Ctrl, Alt, Ins[...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 4 - 5 programming with the locations coded as “KLP”, “KL0”, “KL1”, “KL2”, “KL3” and “KL4” in the key-layout map of page L1. The programmable keyboard will issue an answer back code to PC whenever the 6 position electronic key is switched to a new position or when the keyboard receives an “enqu[...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 4 - 6 D. SHORTCUT UTILITY (RWM.EXE) The feature of this RWM.EXE is designed mainly for the off-line programming purpose and is very useful in quick reproduction of the preprogrammed contents of the programmable keyboard. In such application, the user should have either the preprogrammed keyboard or the preprogrammed fi[...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 5 - 1 V. APPLIC ATION A. KEYBOARD CONSTRUCTION The programmable keyboard is constructed of three parts on the top surface. A 6 position turning key switch area with LED’s is at the upper right corner, a push key switch area occupies most of the top surface and a left-right slot near the upper edge is designed for the[...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 5 - 2 indicator for the “QWERTY” keyboard and the bottom left LED is the Num-Lock indicator of the numerical keypad. For the “ Caps Lock ” or “ Num Lock ” LED at the bottom, the function as of a normal standard PC or PS/2 keyboard applies if the KB3200 series is operating alone without an external PC or PS/[...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 5 - 3 a lock. The available positions for each key type are listed in the table below. O = access X = no access PRG REG Z GT LP OXXX L0 OOOO L1 OOOO L2 OOOO L3 OXOO L4 XXXO The position L0 is designed to provide a “Security Lock-Off” function. Keys may only be removed from positions L0 and L1 . CAPS LOCK CAPS LOCK [...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 5 - 4 page independent and possesses about 61 or 62 alphanumerical keys as the layout dictates, 12 keys of numerical keypad and 2 programmable keys. So there will never be a total number of the maximum possible 136 keys for any country throughout the KB3200 series. The numerical keypad portion will function as arrow ke[...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 5 - 5 permanent damage. Looking into the guide hole on the keyboard frame, there is a tab inside the bottom side wall. Examining the bottom square stem of a single key top, there is a springy latching tab on one side. Checking the bottom of a double key top, there are two sides of the matching stem (besides the patente[...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 5 - 6 F. MAGNETIC STRIPE READER SLOT The MSR slot is near the upper edge of the Programmable Keyboard. The MSR indicator LED is located at the upper left corner of the block containing the electronic key. There are in total four choices of the reader types – two types of ISO dual tracks, ISO triple tracks and JIS typ[...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 5 - 7 CAPS LOCK CAPS LOCK POWER POWER NUM LOCK NUM LOCK MSR MSR LP LP L2 L2 L3 L3 L4 L4 L0 L0 L1 L1 7 7 8 8 9 9 4 4 5 5 6 6 1 1 2 2 3 3 0 0 00 00 . . Home Home PgUp PgUp End End PgDn PgDn Ins Ins Del Del Enter Enter Shift Shift Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl Alt Alt Alt Alt ~ ~ ‘ ‘ ! ! 1 1 @ @ 2 2 # # 3 3 $ $ 4 4 % % 5 5 ^ ^ [...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 5 - 8 wants to alter the contents of these Laser marked programmable keys. The contents of S/TL and TTL keys remain empty because the internal codes for these function are different per application programs. - + * Esc Num Lock ~ ` ! 1 @ 2 # 3 $ 4 % 5 ^ 6 & 7 * 8 ( 9 ) 0 _ - + = 7 Home 8 9 PgUp Tab | | Q W E R T Y U[...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 6 - 1 VI. SPECIFIC ATIONS CONSTRUCTION: 100% true spill-proof structure, state of the art top notch solid design with water drainage system, 8 x 17 matrix structure with a qwerty layout keyboard + 53 programmable keys + 6 position programmable control key CASE MATERIALS: ABS LED COLOR: Power on - Green MSR - Green &[...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 6 - 2 • COVERAGE: 53 keys by 5 pages + one keylock, total 6 position control answer back codes • CODE TYPE: ASCII or scan codes • LANGUAGE: English or European, software configured • CONTENTS LENGTH: 1 - 255 byte(s)/key • MULTILEVEL: 8 levels max. • MEMORY: Non-volatile memory 8KB • INTERCHARACTOR OUTPUT [...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 6 - 3 MAGNETIC STRIPE READER: (Models KB3200xxM2, KB3200xxM3, KB3200xxM2/3, KB3200xxMJ) • Decoder & interface .. Built-in keyboard wedge interface • Tracks ........................ ISO7811/2 tracks 1 & 2 (KB3200xxM2) or ISO7811/2 tracks 2 & 3 (KB3200xxM2/3) or ISO7811/2 tracks 1, 2 & 3 (KB3200xxM3) [...]

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    KB3200 Series User’s Manual 6 - 4 b) Card data format Card standard IATA ABA THRIFT JIS I JIS II Track used Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 2 Rear side Recording method F 2 F (FM) F 2 F (FM) F 2 F (FM) F 2 F (FM) F 2 F (FM) Recording density 210 BPI 75 BPI 210 BPI 75 BPI 210 BPI Recording capacity characters / bits 79 / 7 40 / 5 107 / 5 40 / 5 72 /[...]