TAXCOM PKB-60 Programming Keyboard User Manual

TAXCOM PKB-60 Programming Keyboard

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the programmable POS keyboard. PKB-60 POS Keyboard with MSR features 5 x 12 key matrix layout in a compact design to optimize limited counter space. It incorporates a built-in programming magnetic stripe card reader with 48 configurable keys to reduce repetitive data input and keystrokes. It also supports multi-level configuration on each key. The MSR swipes with an LED and beeper to indicate a successful swipe. It also reserves one PS/2 port for barcode gun or standard PS/2 Keyboard use.

Specification

Interface Description

The package will be including one RJ45 Y-cable with USB and PS/2 jacks. RJ45 connector will connect to RJ45 socket on the keyboard. You can hear beep sound when the cable is well connected to RJ45 socket. The PS/2 jack or USB jack will connect to PC’s PS/2 socket or USB socket depending on which mode you will use.
There is another PS/2 socket on keyboard which is reserved for barcode scanner or standard PS/2 keyboard connection.

Note: It may damage your PC if PS/2 jack and USB jack connect to PC together. PKB-60 can support either PS/2 mode or USB mode. In USB mode, PS/2 jack cannot connect to PC’s PS/2 socket. In PS/2 model, USB jack cannot connect to USB jack. Programming tool only work under USB mode.

Chapter 1. Programming Tool Installation

Once download the software, PKB-60_V1.x.msi, please double click it to start installing the programming tool. It will pop up welcome wizard and click “Next” to proceed.

Click “ Next” to accept the default installation folder.

And click “Next” again to start the installation.

Click “Close” to complete the installation.

Chapter 2. Programming Software Introduction

1. This programming tool works only under USB interface of PKB-60 POS keyboard. Please make sure if your USB jack is well connected to PC’s USB port, please refer (Figure 1.0.)
2. Please disable power saving in your system while using programming tool. Or close programming tool if you will leave for a while.

The Main Interface of Programming Software

Toolbar

• New : Create a new programming table
• Open : Open the saved programming table document. (dat document format)
• Save : Save the programming table, the format is dat
• Read : Reade the programming table from the keyboard
• Write : Write the programming able to the keyboard (Note! Before reading the key value from keyboard, please do not press this button.)
• Card : Set some parameter about the magnetic stripe card reader
• Help : Open the user manual
• Exit : Exit the software

Electronically lock key and Layer Selection

1. It indicates 6 electronically lock key, it can be used for layer key as well as ordinary key, Figure 2.1.2
2. The figure of electronically lock is to indicate the layer, L (Layer 1), P (Layer 2), X (Layer 3), Z (Layer 4), SU (Layer 5) and SP (Layer 6)
3. It is a layer select drop-down menu. Selected Layer1 indicates the Programming table is in layer1. If selecting Layer2, the programming table is in Layer

Programming Key and Text Box
The blue keys are programming keys. After this key, “0” key for example, is programmed as “a”, the text box will show the key value when your mouse cursor move on this key, please see Figure 2.1.3

Virtual Keyboard Interface

When you click the one of the blue keys in main interface (Figure 2.1.3), it will pop up the virtual keyboard interface shown as (Figure 2.2.1).In the virtual keyboard interface, you can define any key value when clicking the virtual key in the virtual keyboard. For example, you click “A” in the virtual keyboard, the key Setting List will be shown as (Figure 2.2.2 ).

If this key setting is often to be used, you can click [Add User Key], the Key Code “LCtrl+a” will be shown in the field of the User Key List, Figure 2.2.3

For [ Special Key ] function, this field is not available for users.

Chapter 3. Using Programming Software

Programming 0 key as “ a “

Step 1. Before programming any key, please read the default key value from your PKB-60 keyboard first by pressing [Read] button. It will pop up the dialogue that data is transferring, see Figure 3.1.1

After finishing the reading (please save this default key value as default in other folder), the default of all key value will be shown on each blue key, please see Figure 3.1.2

Step 2. Select layer you want to program, please select “Layer 1” for example and click “0” on blue key. It will pop up the virtual keyboard interface, Figure 3.1.3. In key Setting List, the Key Code still shows “0”.

Step 3. Move your mouse cursor on 0 of Key Code field and right-click your mouse. It will show drop-down menu as Figure 3.1.4 and select “Delete”.

Step 4. Click “a” in the virtual keyboard and click the [Confirm] button to finish the operation.

Step 5. Return to main interface, please click [ Write ] to send the key value to keyboard. It will inform you : keyboard data is successfully written!!, see Figure 3.1.6 and click “OK” How to check if the “0” key is programmed as “a”?

• You can move your cursor on the programmed key and the text box will be shown “ Layer 1:  “ in the main interface, please refer to (Figure 3.1.7)
• Or you can use MS Notepad and press “0” key, the screen will show “a” in edit area.

Set F1 key as Your Company Slogan

Each programming key can support up to 255 characters. You can define F1 key as company slogan “Digimore Your Business !”, for example.

Step 1. Select Layer1 and Click blue key, same position of F1 key on PKB-60 POS keyboard. The screen will pop up the virtual keyboard interface.
Step 2. Click “LShift” and “d”. You will see the key code will be capital “ D “ not “ d ”, please refer to Figure 3.2.1

Step 3. Then click “LShif” key in the virtual keyboard again. Then click “ i ” key. You will see the “ i ” is not capital letter. Hereafter is the key Setting List for programming F1 key as “ Digimore Your Business!”

Step 4. After input all key codes, click the [Confirm] to finish the operation.
Step 5. Return to main interface, please click [ Write ] to send the key value to keyboard.
Step 6. You can save the programmed key value in dat. File. Just click [Save] on toolbar of main interface.

Layer Switch Setting

In the main interface, you can manage layer setting by right-click your mouse, please refer to Figure 3.3.1

When you right-click your mouse on programmed key, you can see the menu shown, Delete the current layer data, Delete all layer data and Button layer set (please refer to Figure 3.3.2) .

Setting Parameter of Magnetic Stripe Card Reader

Click the [Card] button of Toolbar into the setting screen of magnetic stripe card reader, see Figure 3.4.1.

1. Set Enable Track – Click check box First, Second or third to enable any of tracks
2. Set Prefix Character – Double click the text box, it will pop up the virtual keyboard interface and select character you need.
3. Set Suffix Character – the procedure is same as set prefix character.
4. Enable Enter Key – When click check box of  Enter Key, end of track dat will add the “Enter” key value

Setting Property of Keyboard

You can set your keystroke with sound or only programmed key with sound by selecting [KeyBoardSet]/ [Keyboard Setting] into keyboard setting screen (Figure 3.5.1). In keyboard setting screen, you can select keystroke sounding with either for all key or for specified key.

Save/ Open/ Copy Programmed data as dat. File Format

When all programming and setting are done, you can save the current programming data as a dat document by clicking [Save] into your selected folder and enter file name, PKB-60 for example.
You can also open file by clicking [Open] and select PKB-60.dat. In the main interface, you can see key value on blue key.
If you want to copy this programming data into other keyboard, just open the file and click [Write]. The key value of the new keyboard will be same as your pre-programming keyboard.

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