External Keyboard
The hotkey commands used on the computer keyboard cannot be
used on
An external keyboard used with an Armada 7700 or lower
computer model.
An external keyboard used with an Armada 7800 computer
model if a USB driver is loaded into the system and a USB
connector is used to connect the keyboard to the system.
To execute a hotkey command from an external keyboard used
with an Armada 7800 computer that does not have a USB driver
loaded and is not connected by USB, follow these steps:
1. Press the Scroll Lock key twice consecutively within a second.
2. Immediately after pressing the Scroll Lock key twice, press the
second key only of the hotkey combination. For example, if
you want to use the Fn+F4 hotkey command, press the Scroll
Lock key twice, then press only F4.
NOTE: If you do not press the second key of a hotkey combination
within five seconds after pressing the Scroll Lock key twice, you
must again press the Scroll Lock key twice to reactivate the hotkey
command feature.
External Monitor or Overhead Projector
If an external monitor or overhead projector remains blank after it
warms up, toggle the Fn+F4 hotkey on the computer to switch the
display from computer display, to external monitor or overhead
projector display, to simultaneous display.
Joystick or MIDI Device
MIDI software and a MIDI adapter cable are required to operate
MIDI-compatible equipment through the desktop expansion base.
To connect a MIDI device to the MIDI/game connector on the
expansion base, follow these steps:
1. Connect the MIDI adapter cable to the MIDI device, then to
the expansion base.
2. Plug the MIDI device power cord into an electrical outlet.
The MIDI/game connector on the expansion base accommodates a
paired MIDI adapter cable with connectors for two devices.
Getting Connected 3-5