Customizing The Optional Enhanced Keyboard - Honeywell Dolphin 75e User Manual

To modify the default keyboard type used for entering text:
1. Touch All Apps
2. Select a keyboard. The default is Android Keyboard (AOSP).
If you do not see any other keyboard options besides Android Keyboard (AOSP) on the list, touch Set up input
methods. Select the keyboard you want included on the list and then press the back button
Important: To use the full functionality of the Enhanced Keyboard a license must be purchased and loaded on the
terminal. If no license is detected, a trial software notification message appears when you select the Enhanded
Keyboard option. Once a license is purchased the Honeywell Enhanced Keyboard is fully customizable using
the Honeywell Virtual Keypad Creator software.
Touch next to the keyboard name to adjust settings specific for the keyboard type (e.g., Keyboard Skin, Vibrate on Key
Press, Sound on Key Press, Show Key Preview, Show Settings Key, and Input Language Preference).

Customizing the Optional Enhanced Keyboard

Customization of the Enhanced Keyboard requires a software license purchase, downloading and installing the Honeywell
Virtual Keypad Creator software on your computer (PC) and an active connection between the terminal and your computer.
If no license is detected, a trial software notification message appears when you select the Enhanced Keyboard option or
you attempt to upload a customized keyboard to your terminal using the Honeywell Virtual Keypad Creator software.
The user-friendly utility allows you to personalize multiple keyboard features including key position, size, quantity, color, and
the keyboard skin. In addition, you can make language changes, create alternate or function keys for special character sets,
and add application launch keys to streamline common business tasks.
There are two software components required for customizing the Enhanced Keyboard.
• The first is the Honeywell Virtual Keypad Creator, which resides on your PC and is used to design, save, and
download custom keyboard layouts to your Dolphin terminal.
• The second is the enhanced Honeywell virtual keyboard file HoneywellVK.xml, which is located in the \D75E\Internal
storage\HoneywellVK folder on your Dolphin terminal. This keyboard file is what displays on the terminal screen when
the enhanced Honeywell virtual keyboard is selected as the default virtual keyboard; see Language & input on page
6-7.
The customization process is easy.
1. Download and install the Honeywell Virtual Keypad Creator software onto your PC.
2. Connect your Dolphin terminal your PC using the USB charge/communication cable provided.
3. Enable Developer options on the terminal. For information on how to enable developer options, see page 5-9.
4. Touch All Apps
5. Touch All Apps
6. Open the Virtual Keypad Creator software on your PC.
7. Select Android from the Device menu, and then Yes to confirm changing the device platform.
8. Open and modify the standard layout or create a new layout.
Select Help > Contents or click the Help icon for detailed information on how to open, modify and create new keypad
layouts.
9. Select File > Save As.
Note: The Save button overwrites the default keypad template provided with the software with any changes you have
made to the layout. Make a backup copy of the template or use the Save As option if you want to keep the
provided default template for later use.
10. Select Device > Update Configuration. Follow the prompts to install the custom enhanced keyboard on your terminal.
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> Settings > Language & input > Default.
> Settings > Developer options. Check USB debugging.
> Settings > Security. Check Unknown sources.
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