Siemens PANEL PC 877 User Manual

Operation 

 

10.3 Device with key panel 

 

SIMATIC Panel PC 877 

10-6

 

Operating instructions, Release 07/2006, A5E00877780-01 

Alphanumeric keys 

Enter letters, special characters, blank spaces and underline using the alphanumeric keys.  

 

Figure 10-5  Alphanumeric keys 

 

(1)  Underline 
(2)  space character 

Toggling between lower-case and upper-case letters 

Enter the lower-case letters using the pre-defined assignment of the alphanumeric keys. To 

enter an upper-case letter, proceed as follows:  
1.  Hold down the <Shift> key. 
2.  Activate the desired alphanumeric key at the same time. The displayed upper case letter 

will be entered. 

3.  To enter lower case letters, release the <Shift> key. 
4.  You can, however, also activate the Caps Lock function using the F

N

 and Shift keys. The 

LED on the Shift key is then also lit.