Zenith Z-150 - PC Switch Registration Issue

[VelonicV]

Hey y'all,

Have an issue with my Zenith Z-150 that's confounding me that I was hoping to get help with.

The board is in great shape, however the F7 key doesn't appear to register when pressed, while all other keys do. The strange part is that the beeper for the key works, so the keyboard itself appears to register the press (meaning the switch is probably fine), but the code isn't being sent to the PC for some reason.

I've tried different adapters with no luck sadly, so I was wondering if anyone else had a similar issue.

Thanks!

[Polecat]

Sorry this isn't a better answer, but the F7 issue on the Z-150 has been reported before:

search.php?keywords=zenith+f7

Pure speculation, but it's possible that F7 was assigned a special scan code on these keyboards that was specific to the matching computer. A scan code program like HID_Listen should tell you what's happening. I have a Z-150 somewhere in my storage, but it's not accessible at the moment for me to check.

[VelonicV]

Sorry this isn't a better answer, but the F7 issue on the Z-150 has been reported before:

search.php?keywords=zenith+f7

Pure speculation, but it's possible that F7 was assigned a special scan code on these keyboards that was specific to the matching computer. A scan code program like HID_Listen should tell you what's happening. I have a Z-150 somewhere in my storage, but it's not accessible at the moment for me to check.

Thanks! That's what I get for not doing my research beforehand lol, looks like this is just what I needed!

[Muirium]

The Z-150 can be a prickly customer. You really need a good programmable converter to use it. Zenith only made it specifically for their own Z-150 system, it's not a well behaved AT keyboard at all!

Also, regarding hid_listen don't expect anything out of an ordinary AT converter there either.

[Chyros]

The F7 key on both my Z-150s didn't work either, as I recall.

Either that or my early Focuses. Can't recall now, damn.