MODE (Set Typematic Rate)

Sets the keyboard typematic rate, the rate at which the operating system repeats a character when you hold down the key for that character.

The typematic rate has two components, the rate and the delay. Some keyboards do not recognize this command.

MODE /?

MODE CON[:] [RATE=r DELAY=d]

CON[:] (v4.0 Win95 NT3.1)

Refers to the keyboard.

DELAY=d (v4.0 Win95 NT3.1)

Specifies the amount of time that must elapse - after you press and hold down a key - before the operating system starts to repeat the character. If you set the delay, you must also set the rate.

• 1 0.25 seconds
• 2 0.50 seconds (default)
• 3 0.75 seconds
• 4 1.00 seconds

RATE=r (v4.0 Win95 NT3.1)

Specifies the rate at which a character is repeated on the screen when you hold down a key. Valid values are in the range 1 through 32. These values are equal to approximately 2 to 30 characters per second, respectively. If you set the rate, you must also set the delay.

• 1 2.0 CHAR/SECOND
• 2 2.1 CHAR/SECOND
• 3 2.3 CHAR/SECOND
• 4 2.5 CHAR/SECOND
• 5 2.7 CHAR/SECOND
• 6 3.0 CHAR/SECOND
• 7 3.3 CHAR/SECOND
• 8 3.7 CHAR/SECOND
• 9 4.0 CHAR/SECOND
• 10 4.3 CHAR/SECOND
• 11 4.6 CHAR/SECOND
• 12 5.0 CHAR/SECOND
• 13 5.5 CHAR/SECOND
• 14 6.0 CHAR/SECOND
• 15 6.7 CHAR/SECOND
• 16 7.5 CHAR/SECOND
• 17 8.0 CHAR/SECOND
• 18 8.6 CHAR/SECOND
• 19 9.2 CHAR/SECOND
• 20 10.0 CHAR/SECOND (default IBM AT-compatible keyboards)
• 21 10.9 CHAR/SECOND (default IBM PS/2-compatible keyboards)
• 22 12.0 CHAR/SECOND
• 23 13.3 CHAR/SECOND
• 24 15.0 CHAR/SECOND
• 25 16.0 CHAR/SECOND
• 26 17.1 CHAR/SECOND
• 27 18.5 CHAR/SECOND
• 28 20.0 CHAR/SECOND
• 29 21.8 CHAR/SECOND
• 30 24.0 CHAR/SECOND
• 31 26.7 CHAR/SECOND
• 32 30.0 CHAR/SECOND

/? (NTXP)

Displays help.

MODE - Configure Printer.
MODE - Configure Serial Port.
MODE - Display Device Status.
MODE - Redirect Printing.
MODE - Set Device Code Pages.
MODE - Set Display Mode.

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External Resident

DOS

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Windows

Win95 Win98 WinME

Windows NT

NT3.1 NT3.5 NT3.51 NT4 NT2000 NTXP NT2003