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- Page 1 MANUAL IMPORTANT DOCUMENT WWW.ROCCAT.ORG / SUPPORT...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Limitation of Liability Safety Instructions Introduction What’s Included System Requirements Connecting Installation under Windows ® Swapping Keys Manual Configuration • In-game Macro Recording (Mrec key) Configuration Menu Main Control • Standard keyboard layout • Changing key functions • Macro Manager Game Profiles/Profile-2-Go Brightness Control Advanced Settings • LCD Display Output • Restore Defaults • Enable/Disable Keys • Windows Keys • On-Screen Display Update Warranty and Support Troubleshooting WWW.ROCCAT.ORG / SUPPORT... -
Page 3: Limitation Of Liability
SAfETy iNSTRUCTiONS Troubleshooting/repairs Disposal Do not attempt to service or repair the product The markings on the product and on the yourself; leave any maintenance to qualified associated literature show that this product experts. Do not attempt to modify the product in must not be disposed of together with normal any way as doing so will invalidate the warranty. household waste at the end of its useful life. Please dispose of this device separately from other waste in order not to cause harm to Moisture/heat the environment or human health through uncontrolled refuse disposal. Recycle the device Only use the keyboard in dry, interior rooms. Do to facilitate the sustainable recycling of material not operate the device near water and keep it resources. Private users should contact the away from damp areas and areas where liquids dealer from whom the product was bought, or the are likely to drip or be sprayed in order to prevent authorities responsible for recycling, to find out damage occurring. how to recycle the device in an environmentally friendly way. Commercial users should ask their Physical harm suppliers and consult the sales contract terms. This product must not be disposed of together Some experts are of the opinion that the using a with other commercial waste. keyboard may lead to health problems with the hands, wrists, arms, neck and/or back. Please seek specialist medical advice if you notice any pain, numbness or weakness in any of these areas. WWW.ROCCAT.ORG / SUPPORT... -
Page 4: Introduction
The keyboard can be fully customized to suit both your game play as well as individual games, delivering a level of flexibility that is unmatched. The 41 macro keys can be assigned macros quickly and easily. Program your own command sequences to suit your own needs and those of the game. At the same time, you’ll never need to leave the game once. Even during the game, you can record and save macros – and even assign them to keys. As a result, you’ll no longer need to think about which macros might be useful in a particular situation before playing a game. Just use them and record them directly during the game. You can even store a complete profile, comprising four layers, on the keyboard itself. This Profile- 2-Go allows you to take your macros and configs with you wherever you go – without needing to take your computer with you. Just plug the keyboard into any computer and you can call up and use your Profile-2-Go. You’ll never lose track of your macros, despite the unbelievable number that can be programmed: using the on-screen display and LCD, you can see which layer of the five profiles you’re currently in at any time. In addition, you’ve got 45 interchangeable keys in three colors at your disposal. These allow you to split the various functions of your macros into three categories. To ensure the keyboard doesn’t suffer any damage when you’re swapping keys, a practical Key Releaser is included allowing you to swap keys in no time at all. WWW.ROCCAT.ORG / SUPPORT... -
Page 5: What's Included
• ROCCAT™ Key Releaser • Inari Case Mission Book with ROCCAT™ ID Card • Valo driver CD including user manual (pdf) • Quick Install Guide SySTEm REqUiREmENTS • Windows® XP/Windows Vista® Note: The software for the ROCCAT™ Valo Maximum Customization Gaming Keyboard • 1 free USB 1.1 port comprises the driver and firmware. Regularly check via the ‘Update’ tab to see if a new driver • CD-ROM drive or new firmware is available. -
Page 6: Connecting
UNdER WiNdOWS XP/ WiNdOWS ViSTA ® ® Insert the supplied CD into your CD-ROM drive and double click the file ‘setup.exe’. Follow the on-screen instructions. Click ‘Continue Anyway’ if Windows logo testing is not passed. Note: The driver will automatically uninstall older ROCCAT driver versions. It may take a while until the driver is installed and ready for use. Once the installation process is completed, restart your computer. The ROCCAT symbol will now appear on the right-hand side in the taskbar. You can access the ROCCAT™ Valo configuration menu by right clicking it. WWW.ROCCAT.ORG / SUPPORT... -
Page 7: Swapping Keys
SWAPPiNG KEyS Place the Key Releaser vertically above the key you want to swap and press down until it clicks onto both sides. Pull the key out in a vertical movement. You can simply place the new key in the hole and press it down into place. mANUAL CONfiGURATiON You can adjust various settings directly on the keyboard without needing to call up the configuration menu. The KEYS button allows you to deactivate/activate the Windows keys. For instance, you can avoid accidentally calling up the Windows Start menu when gaming. When deactivated, the LED on the far right above the Windows flag will go out. The LIGHT button is used to adjust the keyboard illumination settings. By pressing the button, you cycle between the ROCCAT logo, to LCD brightness to LCD contrast through to key illumination. If you’d like to change these brightness/contrast settings, use the ‘-’ button to reduce the brightness/contrast level or the ‘+’ to increase it. You can only adjust the brightness of the ROCCAT logo, the LCD and the keys via the configuration menu. You can adjust the master volume of your computer using VOL - and +. Press the MUTE button when you want to completely mute the sound. WWW.ROCCAT.ORG / SUPPORT... -
Page 8: In-Game Macro Recording (Mrec Key)
CONfiGURATiON In-game Macro Recording (Mrec key) The LEDs above the LCD indicate which functions are currently activated. Along with the standard LEDs for Num, Caps and Scroll Lock, there is also a PROG LED. This illuminates when you press the Mrec key and the keyboard is ready to record a macro. The LCD guides you through the process of recording a macro. First of all, enter a name for your macro (Enter set name) and confirm this by pressing ‘Enter’. Then enter a sub name (Enter sub name) and press ‘Enter’ again. Now choose a macro key (Choose macro key) and enter the key combination (Macro key input) which the macro should contain. To confirm, press the relevant macro key again. The macro is now saved to the key. To cancel macro recording, press the Esc key. WWW.ROCCAT.ORG / SUPPORT... -
Page 9: Configuration Menu
Note: As soon as you’ve configured a setting you can assign the function to the keyboard by clicking the ‘Apply’ button without having to exit the ROCCAT menu. It may take a few seconds until the information is transferred to the keyboard. -
Page 10: Standard Keyboard Layout
Standard keyboard layout Located beneath the Mrec button is the macro pause button, which you use to pause and continue a macro during playback, and the macro kill button which stops a macro. Directly beneath those are the profile keys M-1 to M-5 for profiles 1-5. Layer keys L1 to L4 are located on the right beneath the LCD. These allow you to switch between the layers within a profile. By default, the upper row of the 30-key macro block is assigned with Shift + characters and numbers from the top-most row of a standard keyboard, and the lower row with Ctrl + characters and numbers of the top-most row of keys. Located next to those are the hotkeys for launching the calculator (M13), My Computer (M14), the email program (M13) and the internet browser (M14) as well as six multimedia keys for opening and controlling the multimedia player. Changing key functions It is also possible to assign different functions and macros to these 41 keys. In the configuration menu, simply click on the key which you want to reassign, search for the function you want from the dropdown menu and confirm the assignment by clicking ‘Apply’. Available functions: For Internet Explorer For multimedia functions • Search • Open player • Home • Pre track • Back • Next track • Forward • Play/Pause • Stop • Stop • Refresh • Select player • Favorites WWW.ROCCAT.ORG / SUPPORT... - Page 11 Profiles You can also assign profiles 1 to 5 to one of the macro keys. Assign a shortcut You can assign a shortcut to the selected key using the ‘Assign a shortcut’ option. You can combine the Ctrl, Shift, Alt and Windows keys with any other key and assign it to a single key. ‘Assign a shortcut’ also gives you the opportunity to remap keys. To do that, select ‘None’ and press the key whose function you’d like to remap. For instance, you can remap motion keys which you need during the game, such as Y for run and spacebar for jump, next to the macro keys for your riding or flying mounts, and so arrange all the functions that are important to you into clear categories. Standard Sets the key function back to its default setting. Deactivate Selecting the ‘Deactivate’ option for a key disables its function. Email Assigning the ‘Email’ function to a key allows you to open your email program at a single press. Calculator The ‘Calculator’ function launches the Calculator program on your computer. My Computer You can open My Computer by assigning ‘My Computer’ to a key. Assign Macro You can of course assign a macro you have programmed yourself to any key using ‘Assign Macro’. To do that, either use the in-game macro recording function described above or the Macro Manager. WWW.ROCCAT.ORG / SUPPORT...
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Page 12: Macro Manager
Note: Two actions are performed when pressing a key: pressing and releasing. For example, the key combination Alt+Ctrl+t comprises 6 actions. Creating a macro (Basic Editor) Step 1: Click the upper line in the left-hand window. In the following dropdown menu you can add a macro set (Add Macro Set) or delete one (Delete Macro Set). Click ‘Add Macro Set’. Step 2: Name your macro set. To make things clearer, use a general name for the actions in the game you’re playing. For example, you can name the set ‘Magic buffs’ or ‘Weapons arsenal’. Step 3: When you click ‘New’, which is located beneath the left-hand window, you can assign a name to the individual macro, such as ‘Arcane rotation’ or ‘Sniper rifle’. Confirm the name by pressing the return key. WWW.ROCCAT.ORG / SUPPORT... - Page 13 Step 6: You can assign the function to the keyboard by pressing the ‘Apply’ button without having to exit the ROCCAT menu. It may take a few seconds until the information is transferred to the keyboard. You can now store and save these settings under one of the five profiles that can be stored on the keyboard. Profiles will be easier to manage if you name them after the game, gamer or program. Note: A macro that is currently running can be stopped at any time by pressing the key again. WWW.ROCCAT.ORG / SUPPORT...
- Page 14 CONTROL Integrated mouse clicks Another special feature of the ROCCAT driver is that it allows you to include mouse clicks in a macro along with keyboard commands. You can program a mouse action to be executed after, before or between a key sequence.
- Page 15 CONTROL Switch to advanced editor In the center window you can manually change the time intervals between the individual key presses for a particular macro. Individual blue bars indicate how long the respective key is pressed for. Along with the duration, you can also change the position of the pressed key here. The default timeline is in milliseconds: (0.05 / 0.10 / 0.15 … seconds). You can change the time scale of the display for increased accuracy. You can zoom into the scale to configure the time values really precisely using the plus button on the right-hand side above the window. It is also possible to delete or add individual macros. To do that, click the point in the macro list where you want to insert an additional macro and then click ‘Add’. If you want to delete a key, click the key and then click ‘Del’. Confirm the process by clicking ‘Ok’. It is also possible to delete entire macro sets. To do that, you need to select ‘Delete Macro Set’ in the dropdown menu. Here too, you need to confirm final deletion of the set, and all the macros assigned to it, by clicking ‘Ok’. WWW.ROCCAT.ORG / SUPPORT...
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Page 16: Game Profiles/Profile-2-Go
Simply click on the hard drive symbol next to Profile Slot #5 and select ‘Keyboard’ as the ‘Storage Type’ for the layer you want to save. It usually takes a little while for your settings to be transferred and stored on the keyboard. If the drivers haven’t been installed, such as on someone else’s computer, the keyboard will automatically switch to the Profile-2-Go. Consequently, it isn’t possible to switch to one of the other 4 profiles; to do that, the driver first needs to be installed and then additional profiles created or loaded. Load Profile You can load the profiles stored on the hard drive, Edit Profile and also the Profile-2-Go stored on the keyboard, at any time either using this option in the Here you can edit the names and the links of the configuration menu, or via the M-1 to M-5 keys. selected profile and your layers. Use the correct Use the layers to switch between executable files. links so that the keyboard automatically detects It isn’t possible to switch between profiles within a the program you have programmed specific running application. keyboard settings or macros for. You can also save more than 5 profiles on your hard drive and load five of these in the driver as profiles 1-5 as you wish. For example, this allows you to retain older profiles or your friends can give you profiles which you can then use on your keyboard. It is only possible to switch between the five profiles currently loaded in the driver. WWW.ROCCAT.ORG / SUPPORT... -
Page 17: Brightness Control
CONTROL You can adjust the brightness of the ROCCAT logo, the LCD and the keys in five stages under this tab. Slide the controller to the right to increase brightness, and to the left to decrease brightness. In addition, you can also save energy by using the ‘Key Light Energy Saving’ and ‘Key Light Time Out’ options. With ‘Key Light Energy Saving’ you can set the illumination to dim by 50% after 5 to 15 minutes. With ‘Key Light Time Out’, the illumination will switch off completely after the defined time. Note: Don’t forget to confirm changes by clicking ‘Apply’. AdVANCEd SETTiNGS The Advanced Settings tab offers you numerous additional configuration options. WWW.ROCCAT.ORG / SUPPORT... -
Page 18: Lcd Display Output
HH:MM (AM/PM) (12 hour clock) CPU/RAM Load Furthermore, you can also choose to have the LCD display the ‘CPU Load’ as well as the ‘RAM Load’. Profile/Layer So that you never lose your overview, select ‘Profile/Layer’ as one of the items to be displayed. This shows you what profile and which layer you’re currently in. Email You can display the number of emails you have in your inbox under the ‘Email’ option. For this, you need to enter your email account’s POP3 settings. If you don’t know them, ask your email provider for the relevant POP3 settings and your customer number/user name. ‘Check Interval’ allows you to define how often the Valo checks and updates the LCD if new emails have been received. Skype ® Select this option if you want to see if someone has sent you a Skype message. When you first ® select this option, you will be notified that the Valo is attempting to access your Skype account. ® Allow access if you want to display Skype ® information on your LCD. Deactivate Select ‘Deactivate’ when you don’t want to receive any notifications; the rows will then remain blank for the defined period. WWW.ROCCAT.ORG / SUPPORT... -
Page 19: Restore Defaults
Enable/Disable Keys This option allows you to deactivate the keys that you like to press accidentally while gaming. Uncheck the relevant box to disable the key’s function. You can select from the following: Left Windows Key Right Windows Key Context Key Caps Lock Key Tab Key Windows Keys The Windows keys aren’t just able to execute their standard function or be deactivated; you can also use them to open the Valo driver. Select ‘Open Driver Menu’ and confirm your selection by clicking ‘Apply’. Now, the Valo configuration menu will open when you click one of the Windows keys. On-screen display If you check ‘Enable On-Screen Display’, the profile and layer you’re currently in, and which macro you’re currently executing, will always be displayed directly on the bottom right-hand side of the monitor whenever your press one of the profile keys M-1 to M-5, the layer keys L1 to L4 or one of the macro keys. Profile and layer information will also be displayed on the LCD at the same time, as many games block on-screen displays. WWW.ROCCAT.ORG / SUPPORT... -
Page 20: Update
Customization Gaming Keyboard to be free of every ROCCAT™ hardware product. The defects in material and workmanship from the number on this card grants you access to our original date of purchase for a period of two (2) online ROCCAT™ World insider zone – and years. If you need additional help, just send us an with that access to a whole world of valuable e-mail. Our Support Team will be pleased to help pro-gamer info, fantastic server discounts and you with any technical questions you might have. exclusive competitions. Send the e-mail to: support@roccat.org TROUbLEShOOTiNG I’m unable to open the configuration menu. My on-screen display is no longer displayed in games. If the configuration menu doesn’t open via the taskbar or Start menu, open the folder where you Many games block the on-screen display. However, installed the driver and click on ValoOption.exe. the same information provided by the OSD is also displayed on the LCD. My keyboard is not detected. The changes I’ve made have not been saved. Plug the keyboard into the same USB port it was connected to when you first installed the Be sure to confirm every change in the driver. This ensures the computer can detect the configuration menu by clicking ‘Apply’. keyboard. I can’t switch between profiles within an application/game. You can’t switch from one profile to another while inside a running application. You can, however, define four layers in each profile. It’s possible to switch between these when in a game. WWW.ROCCAT.ORG / SUPPORT...
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