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POSIFLEX Business Machines PST KB136 manual

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    T M PST KB136 SERIES QWERTY KEYBOARD[...]

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    T M[...]

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    i T M TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 1 FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 1 MODEL NUMBER[...]

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    ii T M COMMAND LISTING IN VIEW MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 6 COMMAND LISTING IN ASCII-CODE EDITING MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 7 COMMAND LISTING IN SCAN CODE EDITING MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    1 - 1 T M OVERVIEW SCOPE The KB136 unit is the optional programmable keyboard segment within the PST systems replacing the original KB112. This keyboard provides in the lower part a “QWERTY” keyboard that resembles the standard PC keyboard and at the top a matrix of 3 by 17 locations for freely programming purpose. Nevertheless, there are 2 mor[...]

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    1 - 2 T M MODEL NUMBERS MODEL NUMBER COUNTRY / LANGUAGE PSTKBQRTY-FR French PSTKBQRTY-GR Germany PSTKBQRTY-IT Italy PSTKBQRTY-NL Netherlands PSTKBQRTY-PO Portugal PSTKBQRTY-SP Spain PSTKBQRTY-SV Sweden / Finland PSTKBQRTY-UK United Kingdom PSTKBQRTY-US United States ACCESSORIES When the KB136 QWERTY keyboard is supplied with a PST system, the origi[...]

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    2 - 1 T M STANDARD L AYOUTS l FRANCE l GERMANY l ITALY l NETHERLANDS l PORTUGAL l SPAIN l SWEDEN/FINLAND l UNITED KINGDOM l UNITED STATES[...]

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    2 - 2 T M FRANCE 1 234567890 ° + 789 ² & é " # ' { ( [ - ¦ è ` _ ç à @ ) ] = } A Z E R T Y U I O P £ 4 5 6 $ Q S D F G H J K L M % µ 123 ù * Entrée Fin W X C VB N ? ./ § 0 00 . ñ , ;: ! ñ Inser Suppr Ctrl ÿ Alt Alt Gr ÿ Ctrl[...]

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    2 - 3 T M GERMANY ° ! " §$ % & / ( ) = ? ` 789 1 2 ² 3 ³ 4 5 6 7 { 8 [ 9 ] 0 } β ´ Pos1 Bild Q W E R T Z U I O P U * 456 @ + AS D F G H J K L O A ' 123 ò # Ende Bild YX C VB N M ;: _ 0 00 , ñ µ ,. - ¦ ñ Einfg Entf Strg ÿ ÿ Alt Alt Gr ÿ ÿ Strg[...]

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    2 - 4 T M ITALY ¦ ! " £$ % & / ( ) = ? 7 8 9 1234 5 67890 ' ì Pag Q W E R T Y U I O P é * 456 è [ + ] AS D F G H J K L ç ° § 1 2 3 ò @ à # ù Invio Fine Pag Z X C VB N M ; : _ 0 00 . ñ ,. - ñ Ins Canc Ctrl ÿ ÿ Alt Alt Gr ÿ ÿ Ctrl[...]

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    2 - 5 T M NETHERLANDS § ! " #$ % & _ ( ) ' ? 7 8 9 @ ¬ 1 ¹ 2 ² 3 ³ 4 ¼ 5 ½ 6 ¾ 7 £ 8 { 9 } 0 / ° ¸ Home PgUp Q W E R T Y U I O P ¦ 456 ¶ * AS D F G H J K L ± ` 123 Cap s Lock ß + ´ End PgDn Z X C VB N M ;: = [ 0 00 , ñ « » ¢ µ , . · - ] ¦ ñ Ins Del Ctrl ÿ ÿ Alt Alt Gr ÿ ÿ Ctrl[...]

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    2 - 6 T M PORTUGAL ¦ ! " #$ % & / ( ) = ?» 789 1 2 @ 3 £ 4 § 5 6 7 { 8 [ 9 ] 0 } ' « Home PgUp Q W E R T Y U I O P * ` 456 + ´ AS D F G H J K L Ç ª 123 Cap s Lock º End PgDn Z X C VB N M ;: _ 0 00 . ñ ,. - ñ Ins Del Ctrl ÿ ÿ Alt Alt Gr ÿ ÿ Ctrl[...]

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    2 - 7 T M SPAIN ª ! " · $ % & / ( ) = ? ¿ 789 º 1 ¦ 2 @ 3 # 4 5 6 ¬ 78 90 ' ¡ Inicio Re Pág Q W E R T Y U I O P * 456 ` [ + ] AS D F G H J K L Ñ Ç 123 Bloq Mayús ´ { } Fin Av Pág Z X C VB N M ;: _ 0 00 . ñ ,. - ñ Ins Supr Ctrl ÿ ÿ Alt Alt Gr ÿ ÿ Ctrl[...]

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    2 - 8 T M SWEDEN/FINLAND ½ ! " # % & / ( ) = ? ` 789 § 1 2 @ 3 £ 4 $ 5 6 7 { 8 [ 9 ] 0 } + ´ Home PgUp Q W E R T Y U I O P Å 456 AS D F G H J K L O A * 123 Cap s Lock ' End PgDn Z X C VB N M ;: _ 0 00 , ñ ,. - ¦ ñ Ins Del Ctrl ÿ ÿ Alt Alt Gr ÿ ÿ Ctrl[...]

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    2 - 9 T M UNITED KINGDOM ¬ ! " £$ % & * ( ) _ + 789 ` 1234 5 67890 - = Home PgUp Q W E R T Y U I O P { } 456 [ ] AS D F G H J K L : @ 123 Cap s Lock ; ' # End PgDn Z X C VB N M ? ¦ 0 00 . ñ , . / ñ Ins Del Ctrl ÿ ÿ Alt Alt Gr ÿ ÿ Ctrl[...]

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    2 - 10 T M UNITED STATES ! @ #$ % & * ( ) _ + 789 ` 1 2 34 5 67890 - = Home PgUp Q W E R T Y U I O P {} ¦ 456 Tab [] AS D F G H J K L : " 123 Cap s Lock ; ' Enter End PgDn Z X C VB N M ? 0 00 . ñ Shift , . / ñ Shift Ins Del Ctrl ÿ ÿ Alt Alt ÿ ÿ Ctrl[...]

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    3 - 1 T M INS TALLATION HARDWARE INSTALLATION To install KB136 into a PST system originally equipped with KB112, the user should disassemble the KB112 from the PST system according to the instructions given in the Technical Manual of respective PST system. After this disassembly, there are three cables coming from the inside of the PST system, name[...]

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    3 - 2 T M UTILITY INSTALLATION There are in total three methods to program the programmable keys in KB136 QWERTY 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 one or two keys. Installation p[...]

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    4 - 1 T M PROGRAMMING HOT KEY PROGRAMMING The KB136 programmable 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 sophisticated programming utility. Of course, the user may also use this feature to program through out all 51 keys ([...]

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    4 - 2 T M key while pressing the “ PRT SC” (“Print Screen”) key on the PC or PS-2 keyboard. And by doing so, the KB136 will give 2 beeps to notify that it is ready to receive the identification of which key to be programmed. Right after the “hot key” is released, the user shall press the key to be programmed on the programmable keyboard[...]

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    4 - 3 T M EXIT “HOT KEY PROGRAMMING” MODE After the intended content of the key is completely entered, the user shall press the “hot key” again to notify the end of “hot key programming”. The programmable keyboard will give one beep to signify the normal exit of the “hot key programming” mode. Should there be any illegal entry in th[...]

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    4 - 4 T M PROGRAMMING UTILITY (KBM.EXE) GENERAL Using the “ KBM” utility for KB136 is quite similar to the way to use the “ KBM” utility for KB112 though they may be of different versions and should be used distinctively. However, the screen display for KB136 is different from that for KB112 as the physical layout is different. Therefore, t[...]

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    4 - 5 T M Posiflex Programmable Keyboard Utility vx.xx.xx 1A1 1B1 1C1 1D1 1E1 1F1 1G1 1H1 1I1 1J1 1K1 1L1 1M1 1N1 1O1 1P1 1Q1 F1: Help 1A2 1B2 1C2 1D2 1E2 1F2 1G2 1H2 1I2 1J2 1K2 1L2 1M2 1N2 1O2 1P2 1Q2 PgUp 1A3 1B3 1C3 1D3 1E3 1F3 1G3 1H3 1I3 1J3 1K3 1L3 1M3 1N3 1O3 1P3 1Q3 PgDn Arrows KLP KL0 KL1 KL2 KL3 KL4 TOT SbT RES DEL ALT + 27=Esc 1A1 _ 8=B[...]

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    4 - 6 T M COMMAND LISTING IN VIEW MODE ESC – quit the keyboard programming program F1 – get help on command list F3 – enter the configuration screen F5 – enter ASCII-code editing mode F8 – enter scan-code editing mode F10 – quit the keyboard programming program Ins – toggle insert/overwrite status for editing (default = insert) Del ?[...]

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    4 - 7 T M Alt-W – write key definitions to the programmable keyboard Alt-X – quit the keyboard programming program any other key stoke – will be taken as an input in ASCII-code editing mode, and will give no influence if the current key was last edited in scan- code editing mode COMMAND LISTING IN ASCII-CODE EDITING MODE ESC – enter view mo[...]

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    4 - 8 T M any other key stoke – will be taken as an input in ASCII-code editing mode. COMMAND LISTING IN SCAN CODE EDITING MODE ESC – leading code to enter scan code of any key after it into key-content, except “ESC” + “F” for utility version since 2.15.xx ESC-F – leading code of arbitrary release code for utility version since 2.15.x[...]

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    4 - 9 T M any other displayable key stoke – will be taken as an input in scan-code format. any other non-displayable key stroke – will have no influence ANSWER BACK CODE Programming the answer back codes of the 6 position electronic key-lock is also very easy as they are included in the keyboard programming with the locations coded as “ KLP?[...]

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    4 - 10 T M 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 file with “ . tpl” extensi[...]

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    5 - 1 T M DE TAILS IN PROGRAMMING Please refer to our web site for every detail in programming this KB136. The following simplified guide severs as a concise tool for instant application. QUICK KEYBOARD PROGRAMMING REFERENCE GUIDE Keys To Program How to Program Them Esc, F1 - F12, Back Space, Shift, Ctrl, Alt, Insert, Delete, End, Page Up, Page Dow[...]

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    6 - 1 T M APPLIC ATION KEYBOARD CONSTRUCTION This keyboard is constructed of three parts on the top surface (ref. Fig. 6-1). A 6 position turning key switch area is at the upper right corner, a 17 x 8 matrix push key switch structure occupies most of the top surface and a up-down slot near the left edge is designed for the Magnetic Stripe Reader op[...]

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    6 - 2 T M Stand-By POWER LP L1 L2 L3 L4 Caps Lock Stand-By POWER LP L1 L2 L3 L4 Num.Lock Caps Lock Fig. 6 – 2 Layout in 6 position key switch area The top left LED is for stand-by indication, the top right LED is the power-on indicator and the bottom right LED is the Cap-Lock indicator for the “QWERTY” keyboard. For the KB136 manufactured aft[...]

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    6 - 3 T M PUSH KEY SWITCH MATRIX The major part on the keyboard surface is constructed in a 17 x 8 matrix providing a possibility of maximum 136 key positions available. This is why this keyboard is named as KB136. However, as indicated before, while the upper 17 x 3 matrix remains in matrix and page dependent, the lower part is organized in “QWE[...]

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    6 - 4 T M Fig. 6 – 3a Fig. 6 – 3b[...]

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    6 - 5 T M Fig. 6 – 3c It is very important to correctly orientate the key tops before they are inserted into the keyboard frame. Failure to do this could result in permanent damage. Looking into the guide hole on the keyboard frame, there is a tab inside the bottom side wall (ref. Fig. 6-4). Examining the bottom square stem of a single key top, t[...]

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    6 - 6 T M Fig. 6 – 5a Fig. 6 – 5b When any key top is to be inserted onto the keyboard frame, the tab on the inside wall of the key top guide hole must mate a corresponding springy latching tab as illustrated above. In this way, the matching stem of a double key must be either at the bottom when the double key is “vertically” aligned or at [...]

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    6 - 7 T M PRELOADED PATTERN This keyboard is preloaded with some data in the “LP” page of the programmable area as indicated below to help the user’s application at the moment he/she receives this programmable keyboard. Insert Home PgUp Delete End PgDn Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 Print Screen Scroll Lock Pause Num Lock ~ ` ! 1 [...]

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    7 - 1 T M HARD WARE DE TAILS PCB LAYOUT CONNECTORS Position Connector Type Function JP1 DIP 5 pin jack External KB connector JP3 8 x 1 header 6 position key lock JP5 4 pin header 90 ° Internal KB JP6 11 pin lock connector Narrow tongue of membrane JP12 (7 x 1 header) Reserved alternative external KB connector JP13 (Mini DIN 6 pin jack) Reserved al[...]

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    7 - 2 T M JUMPER SETTING POSITION FUNCTION JUMPER SHORT JUMPER OPEN J10 JIS II/ISO JIS II MSR ISO MSR J13 ALT + NUM OFF ON J14 TRACK 1 ON OFF J15 TRACK 3 ON OFF J16 TRACK 2 ON OFF J17 Leading & ending sentinel OFF ON JP183 STATUS JP184 STATUS FUNCTION 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 short All open MSR enabled All open 1-2, 3-4 short MSR disabled[...]

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    8 - 1 T M PART NUMBERS Part Number Description PSTKB136 Stroke type keyboard w/o MSR PSTKB136MR2 Stroke type keyboard with 2 track MSR PSTKB136MR3 Stroke type keyboard with 3 track MSR PSTKB136MRJS2 Stroke type keyboard with JIS II MSR PSTKB136CPUMR Keyboard controller CMSRCATRIGE-2 MSR module 2 tracks CMSRCATRIGE-3 MSR module 3 tracks CMSRCATRIGE-[...]

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    8 - 2 T M[...]