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- Page 1 DRIVER Manual IMPORTANT DOCUMENT...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
DRIVER MAnUAL TABLE OF COnTEnTS Safety Instructions Introduction Installation Main Control • Sensitivity Options • DPI Switcher • Mousewheel Scroll Speed • Double Click • Button Assignment Macro Manager • Creating a Macro • Integrate Mouseklicks • Switch to advanced editor Game Profiles Color Control Advanced Settings Update/Warranty/Support... -
Page 3: Safety Instructions
SAFETY InSTRUCTIOnS Laser Disposal This mouse uses a Class 1 laser sensor (830nm). The markings on the product and on the The light from this sensor is invisible to human associated literature show that this product eyes and is therefore classified as being harmless. must not be disposed of together with normal Despite this, under certain circumstances pointing household waste at the end of its useful life. the laser directly at the eyes may cause blindness. Please dispose of this device separately from Never look directly at the laser beam and never other waste in order not to cause harm to point it at other people or reflective objects such the environment or human health through as mirrors, for instance. Never look at the laser uncontrolled refuse disposal. beam using magnifying devices such as magnifying glasses, microscopes or similar devices. Recycle the device to facilitate the sustainable recycling of material resources. Private users should contact the dealer from whom the product was bought, or the authorities Troubleshooting/repairs responsible for recycling, to find out how to recycle the device in an environmentally friendly Do not attempt to service or repair the product way. yourself; leave any maintenance to qualified experts. Do not attempt to modify the product in Commercial users should ask their suppliers and any way as doing so will invalidate the warranty. consult the sales contract terms. This product must not be disposed of together with other commercial waste. Moisture/heat Only use the mouse in dry, interior rooms. Do not operate the device near water and keep it away from damp areas and areas where liquids are likely to drip or be sprayed in order to prevent... -
Page 4: Introduction
InTRODUCTIOn Welcome to the ROCCAT™ Kone Congratulations. You have purchased our first gaming mouse which is stuffed with technology and design innovations. It is the only tool to unleash your hidden skills and develop your existing ones to the max. -
Page 5: Installation
Driver and Firmware Updates The software for the ROCCAT™ Kone Gaming Step 4: Select a folder in which to install Mouse consists of a driver and firmware. the driver software. Check regularly under the tab ‘Update’ in the driver menu to see if a new driver or new Step 5: Start the installation process by firmware is available. clicking on the file ‘Setup.exe’. Step 6: Windows® will prompt you if installation should continue despite not passing Windows Logo testing; install the driver despite this. Note: The driver will automatically uninstall older ROCCAT driver versions. For that reason it may take a little while until the driver is installed and ready to use. Step 7: As soon as the installation process has completed click ‘Ok’. Step 8: Reboot your PC. Step 9: The ROCCAT symbol will now appear in the right-hand side of the Taskbar. You access the ROCCAT™ Kone configuration menu by right clicking it. -
Page 6: Main Control
MAIn COnTROL About the Main Control Millisecond-precise attack, buff or cast sequences with complex character strings and pauses can be stored on just a single mouse button. 128kB of internal memory allows 5 Game Profiles to be stored on the mouse itself for separate game characters and individual settings. The Macro Manager allows complex command sequences to be programmed, each of which can contain 512 subsequent or parallel key commands for each mouse button. Since these macros of up to 20 actions are available even without having to install the driver, it doesn’t matter which computer the mouse is connected to: the macros can be called up at any time. Main Controls Overview: note: As soon as you have configured a setting you should assign the function to the mouse • Sensitivity Options by clicking the ‘Apply’ button without exiting the ROCCAT menu. It may take a few seconds until • DPI Switcher the information is transferred to the mouse. • Mousewheel Scroll Speed You’ll be able to tell the transfer process is taking place as the light on the mouse will light • Double Click up 5-6 times. Once you’re done configuring the mouse settings click ‘Ok’. You can exit the • Button Assignment configuration menu by clicking ‘Cancel’. • Game Profiles... -
Page 7: Sensitivity Options
MAIn COnTROL Sensitivity Options Set the sensitivity of the mouse pointer here. You can select a sensitivity level down to a hundredth of a point on the scale of 1.00 to 10.00. 10 equates to the highest level of sensitivity. Note: We urge you to keep the initial setting of 5. It is advisable to adjust the sensitivity of the mouse pointer only in the respective game itself. DPI Switcher Select the desired resolution(s) of the mouse sensor here. You can configure the resolution of the sensor in different steps. Using the upper check boxes, select which steps you want to switch the dpi resolution between using the Plus/Minus mouse buttons. With some programs or games it’s best not to check each individual dpi step. For example, if you just check 800dpi and 3200dpi then the dpi number will only switch between 800dpi and 3200dpi for each press of the respective dpi button. If you check each individual step then the mouse will go through all the checked dpi values for each press of the respective dpi button. The arrow beneath the number bar shows which dpi value is currently active. We recommend using the mouse with a resolution of 800dpi at first then increasing the dpi resolution in steps as soon as you become accustomed to the speed. Note: Please note that the resolution of the monitor affects the speed of the mouse. The higher the resolution setting of the sensor (dpi), the shorter the distance you have to cover with the mouse to reach the desired point on your screen. Mousewheel Scroll Speed Here you can select how quickly your mousewheel should scroll a document. You can choose between 1 to 10 rows or a whole screen page per notch... -
Page 8: Button Assignment
OSD DPI-Switch: Displays the currently selected DPI value above the right-hand side of the Taskbar. It’s possible to increase or decrease the value using the mousewheel. note: As soon as you’ve OSD Profile-Switch: Displays the currently selected profile configured a setting you should above the right-hand side of the Taskbar. assign the function to the mouse It’s possible to scroll forward and by clicking the ‘Apply’ button backward through the profiles using without exiting the ROCCAT menu. the mousewheel. It may take a few seconds until the information is transferred to the mouse. You’ll be able to tell the Note: The OSD (on screen display) is also displayed during a game. The duration and transfer process is taking place intensity of the display may vary according as the light on the mouse will light to the respective game and version of up several times. DirectX. Along with the left and right IE Forward: Select the next previously selected mouse buttons the mouse has 8 program or internet site. additional buttons which can be... -
Page 9: Macro Manager
MACRO MAnAGER To access the Macro Manger, choose the index ‘Main Control’. Then click onto the arrow next to any of the boxes under ‘Button assignment’ to open a dropdown menu and select ‘assign Macro’. Choose ‘Create new Macro’ on the following dropdown menu. -
Page 10: Creating A Macro
If you click ‘New’ under the left-hand window, you can assign a name to the individual macro like ‘Arcane rotation’ or ‘Sniper rifle’. Confirm the name by hitting the return key. Step 4: Now you can enter a macro. To do that, click the ‘Start Record’ button in the right-hand window. Enter the key combination which you need for a special action in the game. The option ‘Record delays between key commands’ is located under the record button. This option allows you to determine how long a certain key should be pressed for. As a result it’s possible to create a macro that instructs a figure in the game to only perform a specific action after a pre-determined period. Step 5: Click ‘Stop Record’ once you’re done entering your key combination via the keyboard. You can now either record an additional macro in the macro set you’ve created or create a new macro set. Click ‘OK’ when you’re done. The macro can now be assigned to any one of the eight programmable buttons. You can assign the macro to a button by clicking onto the arrow next to the box of the button you want the macro to be assigned to. In the following dropdown menu choose ‘Assign Menu’. All available macro sets are now displayed. Select the one containing your macro of choice and then click on the respective macro. Note: You’ll need to assign the macro to the desired mouse button again even if you’ve edited a macro that is already assigned to a particular button. Step 6: Assign the function to the mouse by clicking the ‘Apply’ button without exiting the ROCCAT menu. It may take a few seconds until the information is transferred to the mouse. You can now store and save these settings under one of the five profiles that can be stored on the mouse. Profiles will be easier to manage if you name them after the game, gamer or program. Note: A running macro can be ended at any time by clicking on the button again. -
Page 11: Integrate Mouseklicks
MACRO MAnAGER Integrate Mouse Clicks another special feature of the ROCCaT driver is that it allows you to integrate mouse clicks into a macro along with keyboard commands. You can program a mouse event to be executed after, before or in-between a key sequence. -
Page 12: Switch To Advanced Editor
MACRO MAnAGER Switch to advanced editor In the center window it’s possible to manually change the time intervals between the individual key presses of a particular macro. Individual blue bars show the length of time the respective button has been 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 timescale of the display for increased accuracy. Using the plus button to the right of the window you can zoom into the scale to make really precise adjustments to the time value. It’s 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’s also possible to delete entire macro sets. To do that, you need to select ‘Delete Macro Set’ from the dropdown menu. Here too, you must confirm final deletion of the set and all its assigned macros by clicking ‘Ok’. -
Page 13: Game Profiles
GAME PROFILES Create/Save Profile Create one of five profiles. For instance, you Load Profile can save all button assignments, macros, color settings or sensitivity settings to a profile here. Load a profile stored on the hard drive to one As each different mouse assignment is best of the 5 slots in the mouse’s on-board memory. suited to different programs you can assign each For example, this allows you to directly load your program/game a special preset. Along with the 5 friends’ profiles or your own presets onto the profiles that can be saved on the mouse itself, you mouse. can also save additional profiles on the computer. Edit Profile Note: Only when accessing a saved profile by using the ‘OSD Profile Switch,’ the profile’s settings can Here you can edit the names and the link of be immediately called up on the mouse; this means the selected profile. Use the link so that the in this case you don’t need to click the ‘Apply’ mouse automatically detects the program you’ve button. The TCU setting will always remain the programmed specific mouse settings or macros same in all five profiles. for. Once you’ve assigned all desired macros using the macro manager to different buttons, and perhaps made different color setting changes, save these. It’s best to name the profile after the program or game for which you’ve configured the settings. You can then also link it to the *.exe file of the program or game by entering the relevant path when saving the profile. Note: If you’ve assigned a game or program to a profile, the mouse will automatically switch to the relevant profile upon starting the respective game... -
Page 14: Color Control 4
COLOR COnTROL The sophisticated light system allows the ROCCAT™ Kone to light up in any color you like. Whether light blue, dark blue, red or yellow – the variety of colors to choose from is vast. The mouse can light up in up to five different shades at the same time. Choose a light to adjust Five LEDs can be assigned 38 different colors. Under ‘Change Color’ click one of the LEDs to assign it a color of your choice. Change Color Click a color box to select the color you want. Light On/Off Here you can switch off the LEDs individually. To do that, select the desired LED on the left-hand side of the window and check the box ‘Light On/ Off’. Note: You’ll need to switch off all 5 LEDs individually if you want to switch all LEDs off. - Page 15 COLOR COnTROL Adjust the light effect Multiple options are listed here which allow you to control the use of the color you’ve selected on the ROCCAT™ Kone. In the first section you can use the selected color or allow a random single color or random multiple colors to be used. Note: If you want the mouse to light up in all colors on either a rotating or up-down / left-right basis then you need to select ‘Random Single Color’. You can then choose how the mouse’s colors are to move in the menu sections below. In the second section you can choose whether the color should be fixed, rotate or go up and down/ left to right. In the final section you can select the effects. You can choose between no effect (full lightened), pulsating, blinking and heartbeat. Using the ‘Effect Speed’ adjuster you can set the speed of the configured effects. Effect explanation: Use Selected Color: Use the selected color Random Single Color: A single color is chosen at random Random Multi Color: Multiple colors are chosen at random Fixed Color: The color remains fixed...
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Page 16: Advanced Settings 6
ADVAnCED SETTInGS Advanced Sensitivity (X-Y) It can be a great help to independently configure the sensitivity of the horizontal and vertical (x- axis and y-axis respectively) movements of the mouse pointer, not only when it comes to graphics applications, with many games but especially when using a widescreen monitor. Just like the general sensitivity setting, you can also select a value between 1.00 and 10.00 here. We urge you to keep the initial setting of 5. It is advisable to adjust the sensitivity of the mouse pointer only in the respective game itself. - Page 17 The Tracking Control unit (TCu) is an additional sensor that scans the surface of the mousepad and then automatically adjusts the performance of the sensor to match the surface. This adjustment results in optimized tracking. Activate the TCU by clicking ‘TCU ON’. Now calibrate the laser by clicking ‘Recalibration’. The ROCCAT™ Kone laser is calibrated in 3 steps: Step : Click the ‘Start Calibration’ button. Step : Do not move the mouse for 5 seconds; the calibration process will be running during this short period. After that, click ‘Continue’.
- Page 18 ADVAnCED SETTInGS Polling Rate The term ‘polling rate’ describes the number of times the computer prompts the mouse for information. A high polling rate in conjunction with a high dpi setting ensures smooth pointer movement. We recommend that you start off with a resolution of 800dpi and a polling rate of 1000Hz. Note: In general a high polling rate produces a rounder and softer pointer movement. Mouse Acceleration The acceleration of the mouse pointer can be set on a scale of 1.00 to 10.00. If a high value is selected then the mouse pointer will move faster compared to when the mouse is moved manually, i.e. without acceleration. A lower value slows the mouse pointer, even if the mouse is moved quickly. The can also completely deactivate mouse acceleration by unchecking the box. Windows Pointer Speed Set the speed of the mouse pointer on a scale of 1 to 11 here. This is the same as the value that has been set in the Windows Control Panel. Note: ROCCAT™ recommends to keep the default settings. Driver Reset By clicking the RESET button, all the settings you have made will be reset to their original factory default settings.
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Page 19: Update/Warranty/Support 9
UPDATE/WARRAnTY/SUPPORT Update your ROCCAT™ Kone Gaming Mouse at any time. You can check here whether new software is available for the mouse. Note: All mouse settings will be reset as soon as you install new firmware on your computer. Macros saved on the mouse will not be affected. Update/Warranty/Support If you need additional help, just send us an e-mail. Our Support Team will be pleased to help you with any technical questions you might have. Send the e-mail to: support@roccat.org Note: There is a ROCCAT™ ID Card inside every ROCCAT™ Hardware package. With the number on this card you gain access to our online insider area ‘ROCCAT™ World’ and with that to a whole lot of valuable progamer-info, fantastic server-discounts and exclusive competitions.
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