Product Description

System Requirements

Hardware Installation

KeyMaestro Driver Installation

KeyMaestro Driver Uninstallation

LED Indication

Hot Key Blocks Feature

Commands in the Menu

Driver Troubleshooting

Agency Approval


Wired keyboard

 

Product Description

Congratulations on your purchase of this keyboard; It is compatible with PC and MAC mini. 

For PC system, please install the "KeyMaestro Input Device Driver" before using keyboard. 

- For Windows® 98SE operating system, please install the “KeyMaestro Input Device Driver” to have the Multimedia Keys Block functions.  

- For Windows® ME, Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP operating system, you can use the keyboard immediately after plugging the keyboard connector into PC (except "Eject / Close key"). If you want to use "Eject / Close key", please install the “KeyMaestro Input Device Driver”. Once the driver has been installed, Multimedia keys are reprogrammable, except Volume Up / down and Mute. For more detailed information, please refer to Hot Key Blocks Feature

In order to enjoy the full potentiality of the keyboard, please read this Help file carefully.

 

 

System Requirements

 

 

Hardware Installation

Just directly plug the USB connector into the USB port on PC.

    USB Connector

 

 

KeyMaestro Driver Installation

The USB device driver is included in Windows operating system.

During initial installation of the USB device, the system will automatically detect a new hardware being added, and then bring up "Add New Hardware Wizard" dialogue box. Please follow the Wizard's USB driver installation steps. Once this installation step is completed the basic functions of the USB device will work under the operating system. The additional functions are provided only after the KeyMaestro application is installed.

  1. Insert the CD labeled "KeyMaestro Input Device Driver" into your CD-ROM.

  2. The CD will automatically run and bring up the Setup dialogue box.

  3. Follow the on-screen instruction to install the driver.

  4. The driver icon will show at the right-bottom in the Windows system tray when the driver is loaded.

 

 

KeyMaestro Driver Uninstallation

Please note that you have to uninstall the driver first if you want to re-install the driver.

  1. Right-click the driver icon  on the taskbar and select "Exit" command to exit the driver program.

  2. Click "Start" menu (on the left-bottom in the taskbar).

  3. Move cursor to "Programs" in "Start" menu.

  4. Move cursor again to "KeyMaestro".

  5. Select "Uninstallation".

  6. Click "Yes" to confirm you want to uninstall.

 

 

LED Indication

 

The LED on the keyboard shows the status of Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock. 

 

Num Lock: When the LED (1) is on, the function of Num Lock is activated.
Caps Lock:
When the LED (A) is on, the function of Caps Lock is activated.
Scroll Lock:
When the LED () is on, the function of Scroll Lock is activated.

 

 

Hot Key Blocks Feature
Besides the usual keys, this keyboard also has extra-dedicated keys which provide Sleep and Multimedia Keys functions. 

Once the driver has been installed, Multimedia keys are reprogrammable, except Volume Up / down and Mute. They can be configured as a string, a combination key, a web site, an existing file, or a function that the driver pre-defines for you. Click KeyMaestro icon on the Windows system tray to reconfigure these keys. Please refer to the description of the "Commands in the Menu" for more detailed information.

The Fn Key is used with the cursor-control keys. The following sections will give you more usages about this key.

Note: The Fn key is active only when it is being pressed. As soon as it is released, it becomes inactive.

When the cursor-control keys are used with the Fn key, they become screen-control keys. The screen-control keys-- PgUp, PgDn, Home, End--are defined by the application and typically move the cursor a screen up or down,  to the beginning or the end of a screen, or to the beginning or the end of a line. 

To enable the screen-control keys, press and hold the Fn key when pressing the key for the desired screen-control function. The key combinations are illustrated as below:

Commands in the Menu

If you right-click on the KeyMaestro icon on the taskbar, a menu will pop up with the following commands.

Click on this command, a customization dialogue box will pop up with the following functions. 

1.  Select A HotKey

This function contains the default function of a key. You can click on the "Display Label" to re-define the key functions. When you click it, a Configure Button box will appear.

In the "Button Label" box, type the name of application that the button will launch, or any name that will help you remember the function of the button. This label will appear on screen each time you press the button.

You can see a list of pre-defined functions and set one of it for the button.

Type in the path to an often-used application or click the Browse button to select any file in your computer. If you want to attach a web page to the button, just simply type in the website address in the dialogue box.

In many Windows application, there are many hot keys to execute some often-used commands. Some hot keys are combined with two or three keys pressed simultaneously and some are combined with Windows key. It is not easy to press and remember those hot keys. Now you can define those complicated hot keys you always forgot. The ways to define combination keys are as follows:

 

- Combination key: Any kind of combination is available. Please follow the steps: Click “Combination Key” press combination commands in the blank, such as [Alt] + [F4] (= close window) or [Ctrl] + [A] (= select all) click “OK”.

 

- Windows key: You can also define the button as an often-used Windows key function. The default status of Windows key is disabled.

 

For example: If you want to open the start page of Microsoft Media Center PC, please follow the steps below: Click "Combination Key"check "Windows Key" press "[Alt]+ [Enter]" in the blank click "OK".

There are also other standard Window s key combination commands you can define, such as [Windows] + [D] (= show Desktop).

You may define the button as a string of texts that needs to be input often. The maximum characters are 500. Taking good advantages of this function can save much your text input time and makes your works more efficient.

2.  Enable Display Label

This command is to show or hide the OSD (On Screen Display). When the OSD is enabled, each time you press any one of the multimedia buttons, its function name (button label) will show on the right-bottom corner on the screen. The default status of this function is enabled.

3.  Enable Taskbar Icon

This command is to show or hide the taskbar driver icon. When the function is enabled, you can see a driver icon its function name (button label) will show on the right-bottom corner of the screen. If you want to reload it again, you can select Start Programs KeyMaestro→ Configure to launch it. The default status of this function is enabled.

4.  Enable Auto Play

This command is to show or hide the auto play function. When the function is enabled, Microsoft Media Player will show on the screen after you press the “Play” key of the multimedia keys. For Winamp user, you can use the multimedia keys to control Winamp function after you call out Winamp and disable Auto play function. The default status of this function is disabled.

Select this command to exit from this driver program, but not to remove (uninstall). After you restart your system, the driver will be loaded again.

In case you have some troubles on installing other programs, we recommend you to exit this Input Device Driver firstly in order to have a cleaner system environment.


                  

 

Driver Troubleshooting

1. Symptom: The Keyboard Software does not work properly

    Solution: 

- Please make sure if there are any keyboard hot key drivers installed. Remove all keyboard hot key driver first and re-install Keyboard Software to solve the problem.

2. Symptom: Add/Remove Keyboard Software or Re-install

    Solution: 

- After installing the Keyboard software, the Keyboard icon will display in the system tray. If you want to reinstall the software for some reasons, you must delete the Keyboard driver from your operating system first. For more detailed information, please refer to KeyMaestro Driver Uninstallation

Note: If you want to upgrade your Keyboard software or it does not work properly, you can re-install it to fix this problem.

3. Symptom: Other software applications can not be installed properly

    Solution: 

- If it is failed to install other software applications, you have to remove the Keyboard driver from your system memory by right-clicking on the keyboard icon and select "Exit". Then install the desired software applications. After completing the new software installation, restart your computer and then the Keyboard icon will show in the right-bottom taskbar.

4. Symptom: CD or Multimedia Player can not be launched

    Solution: 

- Make sure CD or Video software and hardware for these functions are properly installed in your system.

 

5. Symptom: Multimedia Player can not play VCD title or MPEG file

    Solution:

- Make sure you have installed Windows Media Player version 7 or later properly. If not, please download the Windows Media Player version 7 or later from Microsoft Web site.

6. Symptom: Sleep key does not work properly

    Solution: 

- If you have problems using the sleep button, make sure that the power management in your PC has been enabled both in the BIOS and in Windows. For more information on your PC's BIOS settings, refer to your PC's manual. For more information on how to enable the power management features in Windows, refer to your Windows manual.

(1) Please open the Windows Start Menu Settings Control Panel Power Options Hibernate check the "Enable hibernate Support" and click OK to complete enable the Sleep function.

 

(2) 

 

If above troubleshooting suggestions still do not solve your problem then please refer to your direct dealer for technical support.

 

 

 

Agency Approval

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