Using ACPI Power Management Key /Sleep
Congratulations on your purchasing this USB RF Internet keyboard. With seven buttons featured for Internet, this keyboard is the best helper when you surf on the web by using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 (or later version).
Note: This driver only executes the Battery Low and the LED functions when you are running under Windows 2000, Windows ME or Windows XP. And, all the multimedia buttons are executed by Windows system instead of the KeyMaestro driver.
In order for the USB RF Internet keyboard to function properly, first install the build-in Windows USB device drivers, and then install the KeyMaestro Input Device Driver.
The USB device driver is included in Windows system.
When the first time you plug in the USB keyboard, the system will automatically detect a new hardware connected and then bring up the "Add New Hardware Wizard" dialogue box. Please follow the Wizard's USB driver installation steps. Once this installation step is completed the basic functions of the keyboard will work under the operating system. You may toggle the NumLock or CapsLock key to see if the LED is lit correspondently, and thus to know the keyboard works well.
KeyMaestro Input Device Driver
You may refer to the following steps to install the "KeyMaestro Input Device Driver".
After installing the USB device driver and make sure that the keyboard is recognized by the operating system.
Insert the disk labeled "KeyMaestro Input Device Driver" into your disk drive.
Open File Explorer to find "Setup.exe" from the disk.
Double-click the "Setup.exe".
Then follow the screen instruction to install the driver. The default installed path is set to c:\KMaestro. You have the option to change the install path during setup.
When all setup procedures are finished, the operating
system does not need to restart. The driver is loaded when you see the driver icon show on the taskbar (lower
right corner of the screen).
Please note that you have to uninstall the driver first if you want to re-install the driver. This uninstallation only can remove the "KeyMaestro Input Device Driver" from your system, not removing USB device driver and other hardware drivers.
Note: When the driver installed, the KeyMaestro
driver icon will
show on the right-bottom taskbar.
The driver icon is shown as icon in the Start Menu, when you are going to re-install or exit
the KeyMaestro driver.
Battery Low
When keyboard
batteries are low, the battery low icon
will show on the
right-bottom corner on the Windows
taskbar.
When mouse
batteries are low, the battery low icon
will show on the
right-bottom corner on the Windows
taskbar.
The icons
will
disappear when you change the batteries.
LED Indication
Num Lock: The KeyMaestro driver
icon will show as when you press the num lock button.
Caps Lock: The KeyMaestro driver icon will show as when you press the caps lock
button.
Scroll Lock: The KeyMaestro driver icon will show as when you press the scroll lock
button.
The Battery Low icon is with the same LED functions as above.
Your keyboard has the power management key which is also can be called ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) key.
It is processed and performed by Windows not KeyMaestro driver. As this ACPI key is performed not completely under Windows 98; the KeyMaestro driver provides an option to enable the ACPI key. When the option is enabled, the driver will take the Windows' place to process this key.
Note: There are other situations for the users of Windows 98, please refer to the section ACPI Key Enabled for more detailed information.
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Sleep | puts your system to sleep (power-saving) mode. Any key will wake up your system and return to the previous working status. |
These keys are re-programmable. They can be configured as a string, a combination key, a web site, an existing file, or a function the driver pre-defines for you. To reconfigure these keys, click the KeyMaestro icon on the taskbar to select Configuration command.
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Back | returns to the last page you viewed. |
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Forward | views the next page you viewed before. |
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Stop | If a page you are trying to view is taking too long to open, click this button. |
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WWW Home | starts your Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 and bring up the home page you set. |
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Search | gains access to a number of search providers. |
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Favorites | selects a web page from your list of favorites. |
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opens the default program you use for mail. If more than one email programs are installed, you may select Tools -> Internet Options -> Programs -> E-mail to change the default setting from Internet Explorer. |
If you click the KeyMaestro icon on the
taskbar, a menu will pop up with the following commands.
Note: There are only "OSD Enable", "OSD Color' ,"Configuration", "Help", "About" and "Exit" functions will affect when you are running under Windows 2000, Windows ME or Windows XP.
This command is to show or hide the OSD (On Screen Display). When the OSD is enabled, each time you press any one of the multimedia buttons, its function name (button label) will show on the left-bottom corner on the screen.
As these ACPI keys are performed not completely under Windows 98; the KeyMaestro driver provides an option to enable the ACPI keys. When the option is enabled, the driver will take Windows' place to process these keys.
The default state of this option is enabled. If you want to disable the option, click the "KeyMaestro" icon on the taskbar and then select "ACPI Key Disabled" command. Depending on your system compatibility in ACPI, you may decide whether the ACPI keys are enabled and performed by driver or not.
In case some errors occur or system hang due to setting conflict or other unpredictable reasons, you had better disable the ACPI keys and check the motherboard setting of ACPI.
This command is to change the settings for those Internet keys.
In the Configuration window, you can see the buttons lining there. The names in the first column are the fixed button names. The names in the second column are the Button Label showing the current settings. Click on the button you wish to reconfigure. The Button Customization dialog box will appear.
- Select a type for this button.
- As a string
You may define the button as a string of texts which needs to be input often. The maximum characters are 3000. Taking good advantages of this function can save much your text input time and makes your works more efficient.
As a combination key
In many Windows applications, there are many hot keys to execute some often used commands. Some of the hot keys are combined with two keys pressed simultaneously, and some are three. It is not easy to press and to remember those hot keys. Now you can define those complicated hot keys you always forgot. Any kind of combination is available. For example,
[Alt] + [F4] = close window,
[Ctrl] + [A] = select all.Type in a web site address
If you want to attach a web page to the button, select "Type in a web site address" and type in the URL of the page in the "Address" field or click the Favorite button to select the web page from your favorites.
Select a file on your computer
Type in the path to a often used application or click the Browse button to select any file on your computer.
Pre-defined Functions
You can click "Select" button to see the list of pre-defined functions and set one of it for this button, or you can click the "Default" button to set back to be the original pre-defined function.
In the "Button Label" box, type the name of application that the button will launch, or any name that will help you remember the function of the button. This label will appear on screen each time you press the button.
Click OK.
Select this command to bring up this Help file you are viewing now.
Select this command to see the information of this KeyMaestro driver, including the version number and web site which you can update the driver.
Select this command to exit from this driver program, but not to remove
(uninstall). After you restart your system, the driver will be loaded again.
If you really want to remove (uninstall) the driver, please refer to the Uninstallation
section above.
In case you have some troubles on installing other programs, we recommend you to exit this
multimedia driver firstly in order to have a cleaner system environment.
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