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1.0 Read Me First
1.1 Health and Safety Warning
Continuous use of any keyboard may cause aches, pains or more serious cumulative trauma disorders such
as tendinitis and carpal tunnel syndrome, or other repetitive strain disorders.
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Exercise good judgement in placing reasonable limits on your keyboarding time every day.
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Follow established guidelines for computer and workstation setup (see Appendix 13.3).
Maintain a relaxed keying posture and use a light touch to press the keys.
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Keyboard is not a medical treatment
This keyboard is not a substitute for appropriate medical treatment! If any information in this guide appears to
contradict your health care professional's advice, please follow your health care professional's advice.
Establish realistic expectations
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Ensure that you take reasonable rest breaks from keyboarding during the course of the day.
At the first sign of stress-related injury from keyboard use (aching, numbness, or tingling of the arms,
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wrists, or hands), consult your health care professional.
No warranty of injury prevention or cure
Kinesis Corporation bases its product designs on research, proven features and user evaluations. However,
because of the complex set of factors believed to contribute to computer-related injuries, the company can
make no warranty that its products will prevent or cure any ailment. Your risk of injury may be affected by
workstation design, posture, time without breaks, type of work, non-work activities and individual physiology.
If you currently have an injury to your hands or arms, or have had such an injury in the past, it is important
that you have realistic expectations of your keyboard. You should not expect an immediate improvement in
your physical condition simply because you are using a new keyboard. Your physical trauma has built up over
months or years, and it may take weeks before you notice a difference. It is normal to feel some new fatigue
or discomfort as you adapt to your Kinesis keyboard.
1.2 Preserving Your Warranty Rights
Kinesis does not require any product registration to obtain warranty benefits, but you will need your purchase
receipt in the event you need a warranty repair.
1.3 Quick Start Guide
If you are eager to get started, please consult the included Quick Start Guide. The Quick Start Guide can also
be downloaded from the Advantage2 Resources Page. Consult this full manual for advanced features.
1.4 Read This User's Manual
Even if you don't normally read manuals or you are a long-time user of Kinesis Contoured keyboards, Kinesis
strongly encourages you to review this entire manual. The Advantage2 is a fully-programmable keyboard with
powerful tools and features, many of which are brand new. If you unknowingly execute a programming
shortcut or key combination, you could inadvertently alter the layout of your keyboard, which could have
unintended consequences for your work and might necessitate a hard reset of the keyboard.
1.5 Advanced Users: Read This Before Copying or Sharing Layout Files
Please always "eject" the v-drive before using Progm-F1 to close the drive. Do NOT copying and paste
"foreign" .txt layout files directly to the keyboard's v-drive as there is a risk that the layout file can become
corrupted. It is best to copy the desired contents of a simple-text file into either qwerty.txt or dvorak.txt in the
active folder. To implement an independent layout, Kinesis recommends the following:
1) With the v-drive closed, create a new "hot key" layout file using the onboard shortcut (progm + F2).
2) "Condition" the new file by quickly toggling Thumb Key Modes using one of the onboard shortcuts. This is
a process where the firmware writes to each layout file on the memory chip first before the v-drive is
opened and the file is accessed directly.
3) Once the new host layout file has been conditioned, open the v-drive and the active folder. Then copy &
paste the contents of the desired layout file into the new layout file and save it.
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