LXE vx3x Reference Guide

Data Entry 

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VX3X Reference Guide 

You can enter data into the VX3X through several different methods. A tethered scanner 
connected to the COM3 serial port provides barcode data entry, the serial port and USB port are 
used to input/output data, the keyboard provides manual entry and the touchscreen also provides 
manual entry (simulating a desktop PC’s mouse). 

 

Refer to Appendix A “Key Maps” for 101-key keyboard equivalent keypresses. 

The keyboard is used to manually input data that is not collected otherwise. Almost any function 
that a full sized computer keyboard can provide is duplicated on the VX3X keyboard but it may 
take a few more keystrokes to accomplish a keyed task.  

Almost every key has two or three different functions. The primary alpha or numeric character is 
printed on the key.  

For example, when the <2

nd

> key is selected pressing the desired second-function key produces 

the <2

nd

> character i.e. <2

nd

> + <F1> toggles the CAPS Lock function. The specific <2

nd

> 

character is printed above the corresponding key.  

Please refer to Appendix A “Key Maps” for instruction on the specific keypresses to access all 
PC-compatible keyboard functions. 

The VX3X supports an accessory tethered barcode label reading device. Keyboard data entries 
can be mixed with barcode data entries. Any scanner that decodes the barcode internally and 
outputs an RS-232 data stream may be used. COM port 3 is designed to be used with a hand held 
tethered barcode scanner. 

COM3 is set to +5V on pin 9 up to accept input from a barcode scanner by default.  To change 
the setting for pin 9, refer to Chapter 4: “Scanner” section titled “Serial Port Pin 9” for details. 

Bluetooth scanners are paired to the VX3X wirelessly using the VX3X Bluetooth wireless client. 
The VX3X does not have a Bluetooth LED. 

See following section “Bluetooth” for more information.  

Only LXE Bluetooth scanners are supported by LXE. See Accessories. 

The VX3X accepts input from an RS-232 device connected to COM3.  The data is entered at the 
cursor position, and the data is subject to all of the barcode/RS-232 input menu parameters, such 
as truncate.  Please see Chapter 4, “Scanner”, for configuration parameters.