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Northgate

symbol,

and

OmniKey

are

registered

trademarks

of

Northgate

Computer

Systems,

Inc.

MS

DOS

is

a

registered

trademark

ofMicrosoft

Corporation

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and

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are

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trademarks

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Corp.

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and

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Amiga

2000, Amiga 2500

are

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ofCommodore

Business

Machines, Inc.

WARNING:

This

equipment

has

been

certified

to

comply

with

the

limits

for

a

Class

B

computing

device,

pursuant

to

subpart

J

of

Part

15

of

FCC

rules.

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peripherals

(computer

input!

output

devices,

terminals,

printers,

etc.)

certified

to

comply

with

the

class

B

limits

may

be

attached

to

this

computer.

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with

non-certified

peripherals

is

likely

to

result

in

interference

of

radio

and

TV

reception.

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OmniKey Keyboard User's Guide

Contents

PART

1.

INSTALLATION

AND

CONFIGURATION

Introduction

...............

.

Unpacking

and

Installation

Overview

Unpacking

the

Keyboard

Connecting

the

Cable

.

Setting

the

DIP

Switches

Setup

for

Type

of

Computer

1

2

3

4

5

Setup

for Novell

or

Normal

Stand-alone

Configuration

6

Swapping

the

CAPS LOCK, CTRL,

and

ALT Keys (Excluding

Amiga)

...............................

6

Swapping

the

BACKSLASH

(\)

Key

and

the

ASTERISK

(*)

Key

(Excluding Amiga) . . . 7

Dvorak

Keyboard

Layout

8

101, 102,

and

Inverted-T

ULTRA 8

ULTRA . . . . . . . 9

For

All

Keyboards

9

"Sticky

Keys"

Feature

.10

Pulling

Key

Caps.

. . . . .11

User-controlled

Options

..

11

Rate

Select

. . . . . . . .11

101, 102,

and

Inverted-T

ULTRA

Users

..

12

ULTRA

Users

..............

.13

Top Row Special

Function

Keys for ULTRA

and

Inverted-T

ULTRA

Users

.14

Comma/Period

Lock . . . . . . . . .

.15

101, 102

and

Inverted-T

ULTRA

.15

ULTRA.

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

.15

Colon Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

.16

101, 102,

and

Inverted-T

ULTRA

Users

.16

ULTRA

Users

..

.16

Operating

Instructions

.16

Print

Screen

Function

.

.17

OmniKeyKeyboard

Users

Guide

True

N-key

Rollover

...

Optional

European!

International

Layouts

Optional

OmniConfig

Utilities

Software

The

ULTRA OMNI

Key

..

Setting

the

Keyboard

Angle

Using

the

OmniKey

Keyboard

Troubleshooting

. . . . . . . .

Hardware

and

Software

Compatibility

Keyboard

Software

Version

Hardware

Compatibility

Software

Compatibility

....

PART2.

KEYBOARD

INSTRUCTIONS

Introduction

..........

.

About

the

OmniKey

Keyboard

Layout

Using

the

OmniKey

Keyboard

Using

the

Typewriter

Keys .

Using

the

Cursor-Control Keys

Using

the

Numeric

Keypad

Using

the

Function

Keys

Technical

Specifications

Key

Code

Charts

. . . . .

ii

.17

·

..

19

·

..

19

.19

·

.19

.21

· .21

·

..

21

·

..

22

·

..

23

·

.23

·

.24

·

..

27

·

..

27

·

.28

·

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30

.31

·

.32

·

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34

OmniKeyKeyboard User's Guide

PART 1. INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION

Introduction

Congratulations

on

your

purchase

of

the

OmniKey

keyboard,

which

is

de-

signed

for

use

with

all

Northgate

com-

puters

(286, 386,

and

486),

PC,

XT,

AT,

and

PS/2

computer

systems

and

100%

compatibles

(excluding

the

PS/2

model

25).

This

manual

covers

four

OmniKey

keyboards:

the

OmniKey/l0l,

OmniKey/l02,

OmniKey/ULTRA,

and

OmniKey/lnverted-T

ULTRA.

For

the

most

part,

procedures

will

be

the

same

for

all

keyboards.

However,

in

some

procedures,

there

will

be

slight

variations.

These

differences

are

clearly

marked

throughout

the

man-

ual.

The

OmniKey

keyboards

give

you

un-

matched

performance

and

the

follow-

ing

features:

•

Standard

typewriter

layout

•

Dvorak

keyboard

layout

•

Full-stroke,

audible-click

key

action

•

User-adjustable

keyboard

speed

• 12

function

keys

arranged

on

the

left

of

the

keyboard

(except

101)

• 12

function

keys

arranged

across

the

top

of

the

keyboard

(ULTRA

and

101

keyboards

only)

•

Caps

lock,

number

lock,

and

scroll

lock

indicator

lights

•

Separate

cursor-control

and

nu-

meric

keypads

•

Switchable

Asterisk

(*)

and

Back-

slash

(\)

key

functions

•

Comma/Period

lock

function

• Colon lock

function

1

OmniKey Keyboard User's Guide

Unpacking and

Installation

Overview

Unpacking the

Keyboard

2

•

User-controlled

options

including:

Rate

Select,

Top

Row

Special

Func-

tion

(SF)

keys,

Comma

Period

Lock,

and

Colon

Lock

•

True

N-key

rollover

-Allows

you

to

press

and

hold

any

number

of

keys

and

the

last

key

pressed

will

re-

peat

on

the

screen

•

Many

optional

European/Interna-

tional

keyboard

layouts

•

DIP

switches

located

conveniently

on

the

top

side

of

the

keyboard.

You

will

need

to

complete

the

follow-

ing

six

steps

to

install

your

OmniKey

keyboard.

1.

Unpack

the

keyboard.

2.

Turn

the

computer

off

and

plug

the

keyboard

cable

in

the

proper

con-

nectors.

3.

Check

and

(if

necessary)

set

the

keyboard

DIP

switches.

4.

Adjust

the

keyboard

so

it

is

at

a

comfortable

angle.

5.

Turn

the

computer

on

and

start

typing.

6.

Set

user-controlled

options.

These

steps

are

described

in

detail

on

the

following

pages.

1.

Carefully

unpack

your

keyboard

as

you

would

any

other

piece

of

elec-

tronic

equipment.

2.

Store

the

packing

material

in

a

safe

place.

It

is

required

if

you

return

the

keyboard

and

it

is

very

useful

for

repacking

if

you

move.

Connecting the Cable

OmniKeyKeyboard User's Guide

1.

Turn

your

computer

off.

If

you

haven't

already

disconnected

your

old

keyboard,

do

so

now.

2.

Refer

to

the

illustration

below.

Plug

the

6-pin

connector

on

the

new

cable

into

the

hole

on

the

back

of

your

keyboard.

Note:

Don't

force

the

cable

plug

into

a

connector.

The

cable

will

fit

into

the

connector

one

way

only.

If

it

doesn't

fit

easily,

the

cable

plug

is

not

properly

oriented.

3.

Plug

the

other

end

of

the

cable

into

the

computer.

Don't

turn

the

com-

puter

on

until

you

have

checked

and

set

the

DIP

switches.

(See

the

c)

I :

'==::t£

Figure 1.

Rear

view

of

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

of

the keyboard.

4.

Clip

the

keyboard

cable

into

the

notch

on

the

back

of

the

keyboard

to

relieve

stress

on

the

cable.

3

OmniKeyKeyboard User's Guide

Setting the DIP

Switches

4

The

DIP

switches

are

in

a

bank

of

numbered

switches

located

under

the

Northgate

logo

plate

on

the

front

of

the

keyboard.

Use

your

fingernail

to

lift

up

the

switch

cover

from

the

left

side.

Use

these

switches

to

set

the

following

options:

•

Type

of

computer:

• PCIXT

or

10()%

compatible

•

Northgate,

AT,

PS/2

(except

PS/2

model 25),

and

100% com-

patible

•

Tandy

1000SX, 1000TX

•

ATT

was,

ATT 6300,

and

6300

plus

•

Amiga

2000

and

2500

• Novell

ELS

or

Novell non-dedi-

cated

configuration

•

Swapping

the

location ofCAPS

LOCK, CTRL,

and

ALT

key

functions

•

Swapping

the

BACKSLASH

(\)

and

ASTERISK

(*)

keys

•

Setting

the

keyboard

for

Normal

or

Dvorak

layout

•

Setting

the

CTRL, ALT,

and

SHIFf

keys

for

Normal

or

"Sticky

Keys"

operation

Because

the

DIP

switches

are

small,

it

is

easiest

to

use

the

top

of a

ball

point

pen

or

some

other

thin

object to

change

their

positions.

On

the

following

pages,

you will

find

instructions

for

each

of

the

settings.

Setup for Type of

Computer

OmniKey Keyboard User's Guide

Set

DIP

switches

1

through

3 for

your

type

of

computer,

as

shown

below.

Set

switches

OFF

(~)

or

ON

(~)

as

indi-

cated.

Note:

The

black

square

indicates

the

raised

part

of

the

switch.

Northgate,

IBM-AT, PS/2,

g~F

~~~~~~~~

ATTWGS (except

12345678

6300WGS)

g~F

~~~~~~~~

IBM-PC,XT

12345678

g~F

~~~~~~~~

Amiga

2000, 2500

12345678

g~F

~~~~~~~~

ATT6300

12345678

g~F

~~~~~~~~

Tandy

1000SX

12345678

andlOOOTX

g~F

~~~~~~~~

ATT

6300

WGS

12345678

Note:

Switch

settings

1-3

are

for

type

of

computer

only.

Please

refer

to

pages

6-10 for

DIP

switch

settings

4-8.

5

OmniKey Keyboard User's Guide

Setup

for

Novell

or

Normal Stand-alone

Configuration

Swapping the

CAPS

LOCK, CTRL, and

AL

T

Keys (Excluding

Amiga)

fCaPSI

~

IShift

If

you

are

using

your

computer

as

a

Novell

ELS

or

non-dedicated

server,

you

must

set

DIP

switch

4.

To

set

your

keyboard

for

a

normal,

stand-alone

configuration,

set

switch

4 off.

For

Novell

non-dedicated

or

ELS

servers,

set

switch

4 on.

See

illustrations

below.

ON

DOD-

DODD

NovellELSor

OFF 1 2

34

5 6 7 8

non-

dedicated

servers

,---------,

g~F

DDD~DDDD

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Normal

keyboard

function

The

OmniKey

keyboard

allows

you

to

swap

the

functions

of

the

CAPS LOCK,

CTRL,

and

ALT

keys.

This

option

is

provided

for

people

who

prefer

an

al-

ternate

keyboard

layout.

The

key-

board

is

initially

set

with

DIP

switch

5

off,

for

the

keyboard

layout

shown

below:

g~F

DDDD~DDD

12345678

Normal

CAPS

LOCK,

CTRL,

and

ALT

positions

~

,---I

____

----',

~

IShift

6

To

swap

CAPS LOCK, CTRL,

and

ALT,

set

DIP

switch

5

on

as

shown

below.

ON

Swapped

CAPS

OFF

DDDD~DDD

LOCK,c~,and

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ALTpOSlbons

I~:~

IIL-

________

--'I

~

Swapping the

BACKSLASH

{\)

Key and

the ASTERISK (*) Key

(Excluding Amiga)

OmniKeyKeyboard User's Guide

You

must

also

remove

the

keys

from

the

default

positions

as

described

below.

1.

Remove

the

ALT

and

CTRL

keys

on

the

right

side

of

the

keyboard

and

swap

their

positions.

Refer

to

Pulling

Key Caps

(page

11)

for

in-

structions.

2.

Remove

the

CTRL, ALT,

and

CAPS

LOCK

keys

from

the

left

side

of

the

keyboard.

Place

the

original

ALT

key

in

the

new

position.

3.

Place

the

special

replacement

CTRL

and

CAPS LOCK

keys

in

the

new

po-

sitions

and

push

them

into

place.

You

cannot

remove

the

original

CAPS

LOCK, CTRL

key

caps

and

replace

them

in

the

new

positions.

The

key

caps

are

designed

for

specific

positions

on

the

keyboard

and

may

not

fit

properly

in

other

locations.

The

OmniKey

keyboards

(except

the

101)

allow

you

to

swap

the

locations

of

the

backslash

(\)

key

and

the

asterisk

(*)

key.

This

feature

is

provided

for

people

who

prefer

the

(*)

key

the

right

SHIFT

key

and

the

(\)

key

be-

tween

the

right

CTRL

and

ALT

keys.

Set

DIP

switch

6

as

shown

below.

g~F

DDDDD~DD

12345678

g~F

DDDDD~DD

12345678

Swapped

"\"

and

"*"

Normal

"\"

and

"*"

Mter

setting

DIP

switch

6 (on),

you

must

also

remove

and

swap

the

key

caps

from

the

(\)

key

and

the

(*)

key.

Refer

to

Pulling

Key Caps

(page

11).

7

OmniKeyKeyboard User's Guide

Dvorak Keyboard

Layout

101, 102, and

Inverted-T ULTRA

8

If

you

ordered

Dvorak

key

caps,

you

may

set

your

keyboard

to

one

of

three

Dvorak

layouts:

Standard,

Left-hand,

or

Right-hand.

The

Left-hand

and

Right-hand

layouts

were

designed

for

users

who

type

with

only

one

hand,

or

who

have

limited

dexterity.

For

Left-

and

Right-hand

layouts,

the

most

fre-

quently

used

keys

are

grouped

under

the

hand

used.

There

are

three

ways

to

set

your

key-

board

for

a

Dvorak

Layout.

1.

By

turning

DIP

switch

7 on,

as

shown

below,

the

keyboard

can

be

reconfigured

to

the

Dvorak

Stan-

dard

layout

on

boot-up.

g~F

DDDDDD~D

12345678

g~F

DDDDDD~D

12345678

Normal

Layout

Dvorak

Layout

2.

To

set

your

computer

to

automati-

cally

boot-up

to

Dvorak

Right-

or

Left-hand

layout,

you

must

use

the

Omni

Config

Utilities

software

which

is

described

on

page

17.

3. You

may

also

use

the

Option

Select

button

(located

under

the

Northgate

logo

plate,

the

DIP

switches)

to

select

any

of

the

layouts,

at

any

time,

regardless

of

the

DIP

switch

7 setting.

Refer

to

the

steps

below

for

your

type

of

keyboard.

To

change

to

a

Dvorak

layout:

1.

Press

the

Option

Select

button.

2.

Press

the

PAUSE key.

ULTRA

For

All Keyboards

OmniKey Keyboard User's Guide

3.

Press

the

appropriate

Function

key

for

the

layout

you

want.

(Use

the

Function

keys

on

the

left

side

of

your

keyboard

for

all

keyboards

except

the

101.

Use

the

top

row

function keys

for

the

101.)

Key Layout

F1

NormaIIQWERTY"

F2

Dvorak Standard

F3

Dvorak Left-hand

F4

Dvorak Right-hand

To

change

to

a

Dvorak

layout:

1.

Press

the

SF

Select

button.

2.

Press

the

appropriate

left

side

Function

key

(from

the

table

above) for

the

layout

you

want.

For

all

Dvorak

layouts,

you

must

also

remove

all

of

the

typewriter

key

caps

and

replace

them

with

the

optional

set

of

Dvorak

key

caps.

You

cannot

re-

move

the

original

key

caps

and

re-

place

them

in

the

Dvorak

positions.

The

key

caps

are

designed

differently

for

different

rows

on

the

keyboard

and

will

not

fit

properly

in

other

positions.

Refer

to

Pulling

Key

Caps

(page

11)

for

instructions

on

removing

and

re-

placing

key

caps.

Refer

to

Keyboard

Layout

for

illustra-

tions

of

the

Dvorak

keyboard

layouts

(page

26).

9

OmniKeyKeyboard User's Guide

"Sticky Keys"

Feature

10

Some

software

functions

require

the

user

to

press

two

or

more

key

simulta-

neously.

The

Sticky

Keys

feature

elec-

tronically

locks

down

the

SHIFT, CTRL,

and

ALT

keys

after

they

are

pressed,

to

allow

users

who

type

with

only

one

hand

or

who

have

limited

dexterity

to

perform

multiple

key

functions

easily.

With

Sticky

Keys

enabled,

the

SHIFT,

CTRL,

and

ALT

keys

to

the

left

side

of

the

SPACE BAR lock

down

(when

you

press

and

release

it)

until

any

other

key

is

pressed

and

released.

For

ex-

ample,

if

you

press

the

left

SHIFT

fol-

lowed

by

two

a's,

the

result

will

be

"Aa".

If

you

accidentally

press

SHIFT,

CTRL,

or

ALT,

press

the

same

key

again

and

the

lock

will

release.

The

SHIFT, CTRL,

and

ALT

keys

on

the

right

side

of

the

SPACE BAR

act

differ-

ently.

If

you

press

one

of

these

keys,

it

will

remain

active

until

you

press

the

same

key

again.

For

example,

if

you

press

the

right

SHIFT

key

followed

by

two

a's,

the

result

will

be

"AA".

To

reset

your

computer

with

Sticky

Keys

enabled,

you

may

press

CTRL,

then

ALT,

then

DEL.

(you

may

use

CTRL

and

ALT

keys

on

either

the

left

or

right

side

of

the

keyboard.)

Set

DIP

switch

8 (on)

as

shown

below

to

activate

the

Sticky

Keys

feature.

ON

OFF

ON

OFF

DDDDDDD~

12345678

DDDDDDD~

12345678

Normal

Key

Function

Sticky

Keys

Activated

Pulling Key Caps

User-controlled

Options

Rate Select

OmniKeyKeyboard User's Guide

Use

the

enclosed

key

cap

puller

to

re-

move

the

key

caps

as

follows:

1.

Hold

the

puller

by

the

plastic

top.

2.

Fit

the

tweezer

arms

over

the

key

you

want

to

remove.

3.

When

the

arms

snap

into

place

under

the

key,

pull

straight

up

with

firm

pressure.

Don't

wiggle

the

puller

from

side

to

side.

This

will

damage

the

key.

Place

the

new

key

cap

on

the

exposed

key

switch

and

press

down

firmly

to

lock

the

key

cap

in

the

new

location.

In

addition

to

the

DIP

switches,

you

can

set

the

following

options

on

your

keyboard:

•

Rate

Select

(pages

11-13)

•

Top

Row

Special

Function

Keys

(ULTRA

users

only)

(page

14)

•

Comma/Period

Lock

Function

(page

15)

•

Colon

Lock

Function

(page

16)

The

OmniKey

keyboard

includes

a

feature

which

allows

the

user

to

set

the

repeat

rate,

delay

rate,

and

valida-

tion

time

of

the

keyboard's

entry

sys-

tem.

This

feature

operates

only

on

Northgate

and

other

IBM-style

prod-

ucts.

Amiga

computers

control

these

features

with

software.

The

repeat rate

is

the

speed

at

which

a

character

is

reentered

when

the

key

is

held

down.

The

delay rate

measures

how

long

the

key

must

be

held

down

before

the

character

repeats.

The

vali-

dation time

is

how

long

a

key

must

be

held

down

before

it

registers

being

pressed.

11

OmniKeyKeyboard User's Guide

101, 102, and

Inverted-T ULTRA

Users

12

To

change

the

repeat

rate:

1.

Press

the

Option

Select

button

lo-

cated

under

the

Northgate

logo

plate

at

the

top

of

your

keyboard.

2.

Press

the

SCROLL LOCK

key.

3.

From

the

chart

on

the

following

page,

press

the

appropriate

Func-

tion

key

for

the

speed

you

want.

Note:

Pressing

ESC

turns

off

the

re-

peat

function.

With

the

re-

peat

function

disabled,

you

can

press

and

hold

a

key

and

only

1

keystroke

will

be

en-

tered.

To

change

the

delay

rate:

1.

Press

the

Option

Select

button

lo-

cated

under

the

logo

plate

at

the

top

of

your

keyboard.

2.

Press

the

SCROLL LOCK

key.

3.

Hold

down

either

SHIFT

key

and,

from

the

chart

on

the

following

page,

press

the

appropriate

Func-

tion

key

for

the

desired

delay

rate.

To

change

the

validation

time:

1.

Press

the

Option

Select

button

(lo-

cated

under

the

Northgate

logo

plate

at

the

top

of

your

keyboard).

2.

Press

the

SCROLL LOCK

key.

3.

Hold

down

either

ALT

key,

and

from

the

chart

on

the

following

page,

press

the

appropriate

Function

key

for

the

desired

validation

time.

ULTRA Users

Function

Key

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9

F10

F11

F12'

ESC

OmniKey Keyboard User's Guide

To

change

the

repeat

rate:

1.

Press

the

RATE SELECT

key.

2.

Press

a

Function

key

(see

chart

below)

for

the

desired

repeat

rate.

Note:

Pressing

ESC

turns

off

the

re-

peat

function.

With

the

re-

peat

function

disabled,

you

can

press

and

hold

a

key

and

only

one

keystroke

will

be

en-

tered.

To

change

the

delay

rate:

1.

Press

the

RATE SELECT

key.

2.

Hold

down

either

SHIFf

key

and

press

a

Function

key

(see

chart

below) for

the

desired

delay

rate.

To

change

the

validation

time:

1.

Press

the

RATE SELECT

key.

2.

Hold

down

either

ALT

key

and

press

a

Function

key

(see

chart

below)

for

the

desired

validation

time.

The

following

chart

shows

the

rate

se-

lections.

The

asterisks

(*)

signify

the

default

values

which

are

active

each

time

you

boot

your

computer.

Repeat Rate Delay (Sec.) Validate

(Characters/Sec.) (Sec.)

.54 .20 .008*

.84 .25 .104

1.00 .30 .280

3.00 .38 .456

5.00 .42 .632

10.90* .50* .800

15.60 .60 .976

20.80 .75 1.152

25.00 .90 1.328

42.70 1.00 1.504

63.00 1.50 1.680

125.00 1.85 1.850

Function Disabled N/A N/A

13

OmniKey Keyboard User's Guide

Top Row Special

Function Keys for

ULTRA and Inverted-T

ULTRA Users

Inverted-T Ultra

ULTRA

14

Top

row

Special

Function

keys

(SFl-

SFl2)

are

a

standard

feature

of

the

OmniKeyjUL

TRA

and

Inverted-T

ULTRA

keyboards.

SF

keys

normally

perform

a

standard

function

keystroke.

You

can

modify

the

SF

keys

to

perform

a

combined

keystroke

of

either

a

SHIFf,

CTRL,

or

an

ALT +

Function

key,

or

the

normal

key

func-

tion

(same

as

the

left

Function

keys).

This

feature

is

useful

if

you

use

software

packages

that

use

combined

keystrokes

to

perform

operations.

For

example,

if

your

software

package

fre-

quently

requires

you

to

press

CTRL +

Function

key,

you

can

configure

your

SF

keys

to

perform

a CTRL +

Function

key

keystroke.

To

change

the

key

functions

to

SHIFf,

CTRL

or

ALT +

Function

key,

or

normal

key

function:

1.

Flip

up

the

Northgate

logo

plate

and

press

the

Option

Select

button.

2.

Press

the

PAUSE key.

3.

Press

SHIFf,

CTRL

or

ALT

for a com-

bined

keystroke,

or

ESC for

normal

key

function.

To

change

the

key

functions

to

SHIFT,

CTRL

or

ALT +

Function

key,

or

normal

key

function:

1.

Press

the

SF

SELECT

key.

2.

Press

SHIFT, CTRL

or

ALT

for

a com-

bined

keystroke,

or

ESC for

normal

key

function.

After

selecting

the

desired

combined

key

function,

all

the

SF

keys

will

have

the

same

combined

key

format.

For

example,

if

you

select

the

ALT

key

as

described

above,

SFl-SFl2

will

all

produce

an

ALT +

the

corresponding

Function

key

keystroke.

Refer

to

the

OmniConfig

Utilities

sec-

tion

(page

17) for

information

on

set-

ting

the

SF

keys

automatically

at

boot-

up.

Comma/Period Lock

101, 102 and

Inverted-T ULTRA

ULTRA

OmniKey Keyboard User's Guide

When

you

set

the

Comma/Period

Lock,

the

Period/Greater

than

(.»

key

locks

so

it

always

sends

a

period,

and

the

Comma/Less

than

(,<)

key

locks

so

it

always

send

a

comma

whether

or

not

the

SHIFT

key

is

pressed.

The

Comma/Period

Lock

feature

is

useful

if

you

rarely

use

<

or

>

sym-

boIs.

Enable

Comma/Period

Lock

to

eliminate

typos

that

occur

if

you

hold

down

the

SHIFT

key

and

try

to

type

a

period

or

comma

(like

U>S>A>

when

you

meant

to

type

U.S.A.).

Flip

up

the

Northgate

logo

plate

and

press

the

Option

Select

button.

Press

the

PRINT SCREEN

key.

Comma/Period

Lock

will

stay

active

until

the

com-

puter

is

turned

off

or

until

you

press

the

Option

Select

button

and

the

PRINT SCREEN

key

again.

For

the

102

and

Inverted-T

ULTRA,

once

this

feature

is

activated,

you

must

use

the

<

and>

keys

between

the

left

CTRL

and

ALT

keys

to

type

<

and

>,

instead

of

the

(,<)

and

(.»

keys.

To

turn

off

the

Comma/Period

Lock

Feature,

press

the

Option

Select

but-

ton

and

COMMA/PERIOD LOCK,

or

reboot

the

computer.

Press

the

Comma/Period

Lock

key

to

lock

the

period

(.)

and

comma

(,)

keys.

Once

this

feature

is

activated,

you

must

use

the

<

and>

key

located

be-

tween

the

left

CTRL

and

ALT

keys

to

type

<

and>,

instead

of

the

(,

<)

and

(.»

keys.

To

turn

off

this

feature,

press

the

Comma/Period

Lock

key,

or

reboot

the

computer.

Refer

to

the

OmniConfig

Utilities

sec-

tion

(page

17)

for

information

on

set-

ting

the

Comma/Period

Lock

function

automatically

at

boot-up.

15

OmniKey Keyboard User's Guide

Colon Lock

101, 102, and

Inverted-T ULTRA

Users

ULTRA

Users

Operating

Instructions

16

When

the

Colon

Lock

feature

is

enabled,

the

colon/semi-colon (:;)

key

will lock so

it

always

sends

a colon

whether

or

not

the

SHIFI'

key

is

pressed.

Once Colon Lock

is

turned

on,

you

will lose

the

semi-colon (;)

function

until

you

turn

the

Colon Lock

off

again

or

reboot

the

computer.

Lift

the

Northgate

logo

plate

on

the

front

of

your

keyboard

and

press

the

Option

Select

button,

then

press

SHIFI'+PRINT SCREEN.

This

will lock

the

colon key, so

the

semi-colon will

no

longer

be

accessible

with

this

key.

To

turn

off

this

feature,

press

the

Op-

tion

Select

button

and

SHIFI'+PRINT

SCREEN

again.

Press

and

hold

down

either

SHIFI'

key

and

press

Comma/Period

Lock.

This

will lock

the

colon

key

so

the

semi-

colon (;) will

no

longer

be

accessible

with

this

key.

To

turn

off

the

Colon Lock

feature,

reboot

your

computer.

The

OmniKey

keyboard

works

like

any

other

computer

keyboard.

In

addi-

tion,

it

has

the

following

special

func-

tions:

• Special

print

screen

keystroke

•

True

N-key

rollover

•

Optional

European/lnternational

layouts

•

Optional

OmniConfig

Utilities

Software

• OMNI

key

(ULTRA

users

only)

Northgate Computer Systems OmniKey User manual

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