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Customizing your keyboard & special key actions
Your new keyboard is fully programmable, using a non-volatile memory chip
which retains the keyboard settings indefinitely even when the keyboard is
without power. The Scroll lock key serves as a special "Program" key when
used in combination with certain other keys on your keyboard, as described
below.
Resetting keyboard memory
If the keyboard ever behaves strangely, the first thing to try is a memory reset.
Two procedures are available:
(1) Press and hold the Scroll lock key, then one of the Ctrl keys, and finally add
the F10 function key so that all three keys are depressed. The lights on the
keyboard should begin flashing. Release the keys and when the flashing stops
in several seconds, the keyboard's memory has been reset.
(2) Hold the F7 key briefly while turning on the power to your computer. After
releasing the F7 key, the keyboard's lights will flash for several seconds,
indicating a successful memory reset.
Remapping (moving key actions)
Hold down the Scroll lock key and tap F12, then release both keys. The
keyboard's lights will begin flashing rapidly. To move a key, first tap the
"source" key whose action you want to copy somewhere else. The lights will
begin flashing slowly. Now tap the key where you want the new action to
appear. You can then repeat this key sequence with a different pair of keys or
exit from remapping mode by holding Scroll lock and tapping F12.
You cannot lose a key action through remapping because when you are in
"remapping mode," the default layout is always present for "source" actions.
Remapping example 1. Remap the left Space bar as Backspace.
1.1 Hold Scroll lock and tap F12, then release both keys. The keyboard lights
will be flashing quickly.
1.2 Tap the Backspace key. The keyboard lights will begin flashing slowly.
1.3 Tap the left Space bar. The keyboard lights will return to flashing rapidly.
1.4 Hold Scroll lock and tap F12, then release both keys. The keyboard lights
will stop flashing.
Remapping example 2. Return a remapped key back to its factory setting
2.1 Hold Scroll lock and tap F12, then release both keys. The keyboard lights
will be flashing quickly.
2.2 Tap the key in question. The keyboard lights will begin flashing slowly.
2.3 Tap the same key a second time. The keyboard lights will flash rapidly.
2.4 Hold Scroll lock and tap F12, then release both keys. The flashing will stop.
Creating a stored keyboard macro (sequence of keystrokes)
Hold down the Scroll lock key and tap F11, then release both keys. The
keyboard's lights will begin flashing rapidly. First select a "trigger key" (the key
or combination of keys that will initiate playback of the macro). The lights will
begin flashing slowly. Now type the key or keys that will comprise the body of
the macro. When you have finished, hold the Scroll lock key and tap F11. The
lights should stop flashing (if not, you have added F11 to the end of your macro
and you should exit and start over).
Modifier keys and macro trigger keys
Macros may be triggered by a single key or by a combination with Ctrl or Shift.
If you use Alt as part of a macro trigger in Windows, your macro may not play
correctly (to play correctly, you must tap and release the Alt key once before
performing the Alt + letter macro trigger combination). The "Windows" keys
will not work as modifier keys to trigger macros.
A modifier key (Shift, Ctrl, Alt) may not be a trigger key unless combined with
another (non-modifier) key.
Activating or disabling stored macros
Each time you restart your computer your macros will be turned off (but still
stored in the keyboard). To activate stored macros, hold down the Scroll Lock
key and tap F10. No lights will flash but any stored macros will be activated.
To disable stored macros, use the same key sequence.
Macro example. Program Ctrl-c to output Constitution
1.1 Hold Scroll lock and tap F11, then release both keys. The keyboard lights
will be flashing quickly.
1.2 Hold either Ctrl key and tap the "c" key. The keyboard lights will begin
flashing slowly.
1.3 Type "Constitution" exactly as you normally would, including any
corrections to correct typographical errors.
1.4 Hold Scroll lock and tap F11, then release both keys. The keyboard lights
will stop flashing.
Key repeat setting
You can set repeat rates from the keyboard, or by using the Windows control
panel as before. To use the keyboard, hold Scroll Lock and tap F9. While the
keyboard's lights are flashing, tap a function key (F1 through F12). where F1 is
very slow (1 cps) and F12 is very fast (300 cps) repeat rate.
Repeat delay settings
Setting repeat delay can only be accomplished in the control panel. This is the
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