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Freeplay:

I'm looking at building my Jukebox cab with a keypad like this...



This keypad would be great for song selection etc...
I can redine keys etc... but the problem is the number lock key.
Does anyone know how to engage the number lock key... and then disable it.

I can bootup with number lock on... so I guess really I need to disable the key...
so people wonn't touch it and disable the number keys

This will solve a lot of problems if I can work it out.

Any ideas?.....

Pik4chu:

quick and dirty way would be to dismantle the unit and place something non-conductive (like paper) between the contacts on the sheets beneath that key.

darthbane2k:

Use this

 http://www.rjlsoftware.com/software/utility/numlock/

and incorporate it in a batch file before you launch your jukebox software.

I used this solution with sk jukebox in my mame cab.

Pik4chu:

just keep in mind that with the software a user could still press the keypad and disable numlock.  It would be good for ensuring that numlock is on when starting your jukebox app though.

PetitMorte:

for your jukebox, would you use the other non-numerical keys too?  Like the / and the *, etc?

If not, remove all the keys you don't want to use, then mount the thing to something thin, like a metal panel, with just the number keys sticking through.

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