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Section 20.1.4 · Chapter 20: Setting up Target Panel

PinYin and ASCII Character Keypad

The target panel displays the PinYin and ASCII Character keypad to let you enter a Chinese character when you press and release the Character Entry object with Unicode (Chinese Class 1 & 2, PRC) character set. The following is an example of the PinYin and ASCII Character Keypad.

The following table describes each item on the keypad screen.

Item

Description
Title Bar Press and hold the title bar to move the window screen.
Chinese or ASCII characters Display Display the current input Chinese characters.
PinYin Display Display the current input Pinyin.
Possible Characters Display Presents with a list of possible characters with the input Pinpin.
Buttons Press it to clear the input Pinyin.
Press it to delete the preceding Pinyin.
ASCII Characters Press the button to enter an ASCII character.
Chinese PinYin Press the keystroke to enter Chinese PinYin which is composed of initials and finals.
Press it to switch the keyboard layout between PinYin and ASCII characters.
Press it to scroll up the possible character list.
Press it to scroll down the possible character list.
Press it to close the screen and discard all changes.
Press it to clear the input Chinese characters.
Press it to delete the preceding Chinese character.
Ent Press it to close the screen and accept all changes.

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Source.Section 20.1.4 of the PM Designer Software User Manual, Edition 2.0, © Cermate Technologies Inc. (www.cermate.com, service@cermate.com). Reproduced online, with the manual's own figures, by TSL Automation Solutions, authorised Cermate distributor, for users of Cermate HMI panels. PM Designer and PanelMaster are trademarks of Cermate Technologies Inc.

Text and figures are the manufacturer's and may describe features your panel or software version does not have. For a plain-language introduction read the PM Designer guide; for help with a specific panel contact TSL Automation.