Northgate OmniKey Manuel utilisateur

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OmniKey Keyboard User's Guide

Contents

PARTI.INSTALLATIONANDCONFIGURATION1

Introduction1

UnpackingandInstallationOverview2

UnpackingtheKeyboard2

ConnectingtheCable3

SettingtheDIPSwitches4

SetupforTypeofComputer5

SetupforNovellorNormalStand-aloneConfiguration6

SwappingtheCAPSLOCK,CTRL,andALTKeys(Excluding

Amiga)6

SwappingtheBACKSLASH(\)KeyandtheASTERISK(*)Key^

(ExcludingAmiga)7

DvorakKeyboardLayout8

101,102,andInverted-TULTRA8

ULTRA9

ForAllKeyboards9

"StickyKeys"Feature10

PullingKeyCaps11

User-controlledOptions11

RateSelect11

101,102,andInverted-TULTRAUsers12

ULTRAUsers13

TopRowSpecialFunctionKeysforULTRAandInverted-T

ULTRAUsers14

Comma/PeriodLock15

101,102andInverted-TULTRA15

ULTRA15

ColonLock16

101,102,andInverted-TULTRAUsers16

ULTRAUsers16

OperatingInstructions16

PrintScreenFunction17

OmniKey Keyboard User's Guide

TrueN-keyRollover17

OptionalEuropearVInternationalLayouts17

OptionalOmniConfigUtilitiesSoftware17

TheULTRAOMNIKey19

SettingtheKeyboardAngle19

UsingtheOmniKeyKeyboard19

Troubleshooting19

HardwareandSoftwareCompatibility21

KeyboardSoftwareVersion21

HardwareCompatibility21

SoftwareCompatibility22

PART2.KEYBOARDINSTRUCTIONS23

Introduction23

AbouttheOmniKeyKeyboard23

KeyboardLayout24

UsingtheOmniKeyKeyboard27

UsingtheTypewriterKeys27

UsingtheCursor-ControlKeys28

UsingtheNumericKeypad30

UsingtheFunctionKeys31

TechnicalSpecifications3^

KeyCodeCharts34

Omni Key Keyboard User's Guide

PART1.INSTALLATIONANDCONFIGURATION

IntroductionCongratulationsonyourpurchaseof

theOmniKeykeyboard,whichisde-

signedforusewithallNorthgatecom-

puters(286,386,and486),PC,XT,

AT,andPS/2computersystemsand

100%compatibles(excludingthePS/2

model25).

ThismanualcoversfourOmniKey

keyboards:theOmniKey/lOl,

OmniKey/102,OmniKey/ULTRA,and

OmniKey/Inverted-TULTRA.Forthe

mostpart,procedureswillbethe

sameforallkeyboards.However,in

someprocedures,therewillbeslight

variations.Thesedifferencesare

clearlymarkedthroughouttheman-

ual.

TheOmniKeykeyboardsgiveyouun-

matchedperformanceandthefollow-

ingfeatures:

•Standardtypewriterlayout

•Dvorakkeyboardlayout

•Full-stroke,audible-clickkeyaction

•User-adjustablekeyboardspeed

•12functionkeysarrangedonthe

leftofthekeyboard(except101)

•12functionkeysarrangedacross

thetopofthekeyboard(ULTRA

and101keyboardsonly)

•Capslock,numberlock,andscroll

lockindicatorlights

•Separatecursor-controlandnu-

merickeypads

•SwitchableAsterisk(*)andBack-

slash(\)keyfunctions

•Comm^Periodlockfunction

•Colonlockfunction

Omni Key Keyboard User's Guide

Unpackingand

Installation

Overview

Unpackingthe

Keyboard1.

User-controlledoptionsincluding:

RateSelect,TopRowSpecialFunc-

tion(SF)keys,CommaPeriod

Lock,andColonLock

TrueN-keyrollover- Allowsyouto

pressandholdanynumberofkeys

andthelastkeypressedwillre-

peatonthescreen

ManyoptionalEuropearVInterna-

tionalkeyboardlayouts

DIPswitcheslocatedconveniently

onthetopsideofthekeyboard.

Carefullyunpackyourkeyboardas

youwouldanyotherpieceofelec-

tronicequipment.

Storethepackingmaterialina safe

place.Itisrequiredifyoureturn

thekeyboardanditisveryuseful

forrepackingifyoumove.

Youwillneedtocompletethefollow-

ingsixstepstoinstallyourOmniKey

keyboard.

1.Unpackthekeyboard.

2.Turnthecomputeroffandplugthe

keyboardcableinthepropercon-

nectors.

3.Checkand(ifnecessary)setthe

keyboardDIPswitches.

4.Adjustthekeyboardsoitisata

comfortableangle.

5.Turnthecomputeronandstart

typing.

6.Setuser-controlledoptions.

Thesestepsaredescribedindetailor

thefollowingpages.

Omni Key Keyboard User's Guide

ConnectingtheCable1.Turnyourcomputeroff.Ifyou

haven'talreadydisconnectedyour

oldkeyboard,dosonow.

2.Refertotheillustrationbelow.Plug

the6-pinconnectoronthenew

cableintotheholeonthebackof

yourkeyboard.

Note: Don'tforcethecableplugintoa

connector.Thecablewillfit

intotheconnectoroneway

only.Ifitdoesn'tfiteasily,

thecableplugisnotproperly

oriented.

3.Plugtheotherendofthecableinto

thecomputer.Don'tturnthecom-

puteronuntilyouhavechecked

andsettheDIPswitches.(Seethe

nextsection.)

Figure

Rear

view

OmniKey keyboard.

Plug

cable

into round

hole.

Plug

the

other end of

the

cable

into

your

computer.

Clip the

keyboard

cable into the

notch on the

back

the keyboard.

4.Clipthekeyboardcableintothe

notchonthebackofthekeyboard

torelievestressonthecable.

Omni Key Keyboard User's Guide

SettingtheDIP

Switches

TheDIPswitchesareina bankof

numberedswitcheslocatedunderthe

Northgatelogoplateonthefrontof

thekeyboard.Useyourfingernailto

liftuptheswitchcoverfromtheleft

side.

Usetheseswitchestosetthefollowing

options:

•Typeofcomputer:

•PC/XTor100%compatible

•Northgate,AT,PS/2(except

PS/2model25),and100%com-

patible

•Tandy1000SX,1000TX

•ATTWGS,ATT6300,and

6300plus

•Amiga2000and2500

•Normalstand-aloneorNovellELS

configuration

•SwappingthelocationofCAPS

LOCK,CTRL,andALTkeyfunctions

•SwappingtheBACKSLASH(\)and

ASTERISK(*)keys

•SettingthekeyboardforNormalor

Dvoraklayout

•SettingtheCTRL,ALT,andSHIFT

keysforNormalor"StickyKeys"

operation

BecausetheDIPswitchesaresmall,it

iseasiesttousethetopofa ballpoint

penorsomeotherthinobjectto

changetheirpositions.

Onthefollowingpages,youwillfind

instructionsforeachofthesettings.

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