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Before beginning to use IR Keyboard & Mouse you must ensure that the User number is set to the same value
on both the hardware and software. If you are the only user in the room, select User 1. Each time you press
the User Select button [1] you will see the Data Received LED [2] flash a number of times. One flash indicates
User 1, two flashes User 2 and so on. There are four User settings.
IR Keyboard & Mouse remembers the User setting even after powering down or when moving it to a different
target computer.
If there are other people in the room also using an IR Keyboard & Mouse, please arrange them so that each
uses a different User number to avoid interference.
Once you have your IR Keyboard & Mouse set to a particular User number, set the Gridset/ Pageset to the
same User number. If necessary, click (or eye-gaze) the Home button (
Finally test that the settings are the same by clicking (or eye-gazing) on any key on the keyboard grid and
you should see it appear in a text window on the target computer (for example Notepad on a PC). If not,
check the User settings are the same on both the hardware and software and also ensure that the IR Receiver
window [6] is pointing approximately in the direction of the back of the AAC device (which is where its IR
transmitters are located).
Using the keyboard is fairly self-explanatory. Simply click or eye-gaze on any letter, number or punctuation
mark and it will be sent over the IR to the IR Keyboard & Mouse and actioned.
To enter a shifted key, click or eye-gaze either of the Shift (
appearance to show what character you will get in each case. Once a character has been sent, the appearance
will revert to the main keyboard.
To change to capitals, simply click or eye-gaze the Caps button and you will see the Caps Lock LED [5] change state.
Clicking or eye-gazing the Function key (
F1-F12 keys along with Insert, Delete Forward, Home, End, Page Up and Page Down, Print Screen, Scroll Lock
and Pause. This means that every keystroke on a standard keyboard is available to use. You can use the Back
(
) button to revert to the main keyboard at any time.
The Ctrl (
) and Alt (
set until the next key is clicked and then sent along with it. For example, to send Ctrl-c, click Ctrl and then 'c'
and they will be sent together. If you click on either Ctrl or Alt by mistake, simply click them again to clear
the sticky latch.
Standard keyboards have an auto-repeat feature on most keys simply by holding them down. This isn't
possible on IR Keyboard & Mouse because of the way in which eye-gazing works, although by clicking/eye-
gazing the Auto-Repeat button (
LED [4] flashes as long as the Auto-Repeat is active. You can then click/ eye-gaze any key and it will auto-
repeat, just as if the key had been held down on a standard keyboard. When you are finished, click or eye-gaze
the adjacent stop key (
)keys are 'sticky' , meaning that when you click or eye-gaze them, they will remain
) most characters can be made to auto-repeat. The Drag/ Key Repeat
) and the unit will revert to normal operation.
Keyboard Operation
) keys and the keyboard will change its
)also changes the appearance of the keyboard to show the
Getting Started
)to get to the settings page.
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