MACALLY BM2KEY - Tenkeyless Backlit Mechanical USB Keyboard For Mac and PC Manual

Table of Contents

Contents

1 Introduction
2 Package Contents
3 System Requirement
4 Hardware Basics
- 4.1 Function key mode
5 Shortcut Keys
- 5.1 Shortcut mode
- 5.2 More about mode
6 Keyboard Setup Assistant for Mac
7 Setting Keyboard for Mac and PC Use
8 Backlight and Control
9 Technical Support
10 Documents / Resources
- 10.1 References
- 10.2 Download manual

Introduction

The Macally BM2KEY is a compact 87-key(tenkeyless) backlit mechanical USB keyboard designed for Mac and PC. Plug and play, this keyboard doesn't require any installation software and is very easy to use!

The keyboard has a standard alphabet layout and is tenkeyless to reduce the keyboard footprint. It also has 16 convenient shortcut keys to increase efficiency and productivity.

The keyboard is backlit in white, with 9 light effects, 3 brightness levels and 3 additional preset/programmable light effects.

Brown mechanical switches are designed for longevity, responsiveness, and durability. Mechanical keys have medium resistance, audible click sound, and tactile feedback.

Macally BM2KEY is ideal to use in all environments, gaming and daily work.

Package Contents

USB Keyboard
User's guide

System Requirement

Mac OS X 10.6 to 11 and above
Windows 7/8/10 and above; Chrome OS
Any desktop and notebook computer with a USB port available

Hardware Basics

Function key mode

Function key F1 to F12, and PrtScn, ScrLk, Insert are default mode in Windows and Chrome OS, Fn Lock LED is on as indicator. You can press Fn and esc keys together to toggle between Function key mode and shortcut mode.

warning Note: F13 to F15 are supported in Mac only.

Shortcut Keys

Shortcut mode

Shortcut mode (when Fn Lock LED indicator is off) is the default mode in Mac. You can press Fn and esc together to toggle between Function key mode and Shortcut mode.

	Brightness change to built-in display
	Mission Control for Mac; Task/application view for Windows
	Copy
	Paste
	Previous Track
	Play/Pause
	Next Track
	Screen capture for Windows PC
	for Windows PC only, in Function key mode
	Mute
	Volume Down
	Volume Up
	Eject for Mac
	Print
	Force Quit Application for Mac; Task Manager for Windows
	Area screen capture for Mac; PrtScn for Windows
	File Save for Mac; Menu for Windows
	In Windows gaming, pressing fn and left win key together will lock both win keys, press fn and left win key again to unlock win keys

More about mode

In either Shortcut mode or Fn Lock mode, one can also press "Fn" key with one of top row key simultaneously to perform the secondary function without switching mode.

Keyboard Setup Assistant for Mac

In Mac, the first time you plug in this new keyboard to use, desktop will pop out a "Keyboard Setup Assistant" window, Please follow the on-screen instruction to identify the keyboard before you can use the keyboard correctly.

After initial setup, if you experience any issue with keyboard or couldn't type correctly, please unplug and replug the keyboard, open keyboard icon in System Preferences, click on "Change Keyboard Type" icon to run Keyboard Setup Assistant to re-identify the keyboard.
Keyboard Setup Assistant for Mac - Step 1

Setting Keyboard for Mac and PC Use

This keyboard is designed for multi-OS, both Mac and PC including Windows and Chrome OS. For the keyboard layout and all the shortcuts to work correctly in the system which this keyboard is plugged into, it is very important to manually set this keyboard to either "Mac" or "PC" to match your computer before using.

Mac: fn+Q. If this keyboard is connected to a running Mac computer the first time, ideally after Keyboard Setup Assistant step, you should press fn and Q key simultaneously to set the keyboard for Mac use, then it is ready to go.
PC: fn+W. If this keyboard is connected to a running Windows or Chrome OS computer the first time, you should press fn and W key simultaneously to set the keyboard for PC use, then it is ready to go.
You only need to do this Mac or PC system setting once, and the keyboard will keep the system setting until you manually change it. Whenever you change its system use either from Mac to PC, or oppositely, you should manually reset this keyboard to either "Mac" or "PC" to match your new computer correctly before using it.

Backlight and Control

The keyboard is backlit in white, with 9 light effects, 3 brightness levels and 3 additional preset/programmable light effects.

(fn+home): Backlight On and Off control
(fn+pgdn): Reset all backlight changes to factory default
(fn+pgup): Change through below 9 backlight modes/effects, one at a time

Backlight Effect (in sequence)	Static	Dynamic
#1 Solid white, all keys	yes
#2 Breathing, all keys		yes
#3 Twinkling, partial keys		yes
#4 Row traveling, between top and bottom rows		yes
#5 Swirling, between top 3 rows and bottom 3 rows		yes
#6 One-way propagating, from left to right		yes
#7 Two-way propagating, between left and right		yes
#8 Brief lighting, on the typed key		yes
#9 Solid white with brief rippling from the typed key		yes

(fn+end): Reprogram and save 3 preset backlight effects
(fn+1): Apply preset backlight effect P1. To reprogram the preset effect P1, first press fn+1 to display current effect, then press fn+end to start reprogramming, type all your desired keys just one time to light them up, press fn+end again to save the reprogrammed effect P1
(fn+2): Apply preset backlight effect P2. To reprogram thepreset effect P2, first press fn+2 to display current effect, then press fn+end to start reprogramming, type all your desired keys just one time to light them up, press fn+end again to save the reprogrammed effect P2
(fn+3): Apply preset backlight effect P3. To reprogram the preset effect P3, first press fn+3 to display current effect, then press fn+end to start reprogramming, type all your desired keys just one time to light them up, press fn+end again to save the reprogrammed effect P3
(fn+up arrow): Increase backlight brightness level in the Static #1 and 3 preset backlight effects. There are 3 brightness levels(low, medium and high), default is in medium level for #1 effect
(fn+down arrow): Decrease backlight brightness level in the Static #1 and 3 preset backlight effects
(fn+left arrow): Speed down in the Dynamic backlight effects. There are 3 speed levels(low, medium and high), default is in medium level
. (fn+right arrow): Speed up in the Dynamic backlight effects

warning Note: In the brightness level change or speed level change, when it reaches either low level or high level, further change will cause both Fn Lock LED and Caps Lock LED to flash simultaneously to remind you that it reaches the end.