FD150: how to Type Letters

Last Updated: July 25, 2023

Tip: You can plug in a wired USB keyboard to use on the FD150

To type a letter you must press the Alpha key before the number key. If the letter is the second letter on the number key, you will want to press the Alpha button twice before pressing the number. 

  • A= Alpha once then number 2 on the keypad
  • B= Alpha Twice then number 2 on the keypad
Keypad/Character Layout

Below is a layout of the keypad. Several additional functions are also available to emulate a standard keyboard
The touch screen also has the behavior of a Windows mouse
The keypad can be used to also enter alpha character with the use of the ALPHA key

FD130FD35

Numbers 1 - 9 are the same on the FD35 as the FD130

There is a difference on the row that holds the 0


Special Characters
  • Most symbols can be found under the 0 key and the Symbol key to the left of the 0 key
  • Space,  !,  +, and : can be found under the 1 key
  • To type a Hyphen  you will need to hold the Enter button and 1 at the same time
  • The yellow key works as a backspace
  • To switch between upper and lower case letters: Hold ENTER and Press Alpha
Additional Functions
  • Toggle Upper and Lower case - Hold the ENTER key and press the ALPHA key at the same time.
    By default, the terminal will generate upper case Alpha Characters.
  • The Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys work the same as on a PC keyboard and can be used to scroll through any text fields that are open for edit.
    For example if you need to change a single character, you can scroll to that character, hit backspace and then type in the new character. You are not required to clear and re-enter the entire field.
  • The ENTER key behaves like a shift key when pressed and held down and then pressing another key.
  • The TAB key is emulated by pressing the ENTER and 9 key at the same time. 
    This will allow the user to move though fields.
  • The Shift Left and Shift Right keys are emulated by holding down the ENTER and then either the Left Arrow Key or the Right Arrow key. 
    The Shift Left and Shift Right keys can be used to highlight text fields for copy, cut, and paste as in windows.
  • TAB - ENTER+9 
  • COPY - ENTER+4 
  • PASTE - ENTER+5 
  • CUT - ENTER+6 
  • HOME - ENTER+7  
  • END - ENTER+8 
  • TAB - ENTER+9
  • DELETE - ENTER+BACKSPACE
  • SHIFT+LEFT ARROW - ENTER+LEFT ARROW 
  • SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW - ENTER+RIGHT ARROW
Example to input TesT
  1. Press ALPHA, Press 8 
  2. Press ENTER and ALPHA together to enter lower case mode.
  3. Press ALPHA, Press ALPHA, Press 3
  4. Press ALPHA, Press ALPHA, Press ALPHA, Press 7
  5. Press ENTER and ALPHA together to enter upper case mode.
  6. Press ALPHA, Press 8.
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