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!  

The keyboard offers more extra functionality by introducing dedicated buttons for often used Internet browser functions and multimedia keys functions. (Please note: The Internet keys work only under Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.0 or later version!)

This keyboard is compatible with Windows® 98SE, Windows® ME, Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP.

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

For Windows® ME, Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP operating systems, you can use the keyboard immediately after plugging the keyboard connector into PC. If you want to enjoy the full potentiality function of the keyboard, please download and install the “KeyMaestro Input Device Driver”. Once the driver has been installed, these hot 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. After you download the driver, please find the “SetupKey.exe” in the directory and double-click this file.

  2. Then follow the on-screen instruction to install the driver.

  3. 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 Internet, Sleep, and Multimedia Keys Block functions. 

Once the driver has been installed, these hot 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.

 

 

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 of the hot keys are combined with two keys pressed simultaneously, and some are three. It is not easy to press and to remember those hot keys. Now you can define those complicated hot keys you always forgot. Any kind of combination is available. For example,
[Alt] + [F4] = close window,
[Ctrl] + [A] = select all.

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.

5. 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.

6. 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.


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

 

 

 

Agency Approval

For more detailed information, please refer to Approval


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