Using MF and 12 Multimedia Function Keys
Using Shortcut keys and Power Key
Congratulations on your purchasing this multimedia keyboard. With a special MF button which toggles 12 function keys (F1-F12) to multimedia functions, this keyboard makes you to be the one-touch master of CD function, WWW, and application.
To use these multimedia keys, you have to install KeyMaestro multimedia keyboard driver.
In order for the USB multimedia keyboard to function properly, first install the USB drivers and then install the KeyMaestro multimedia driver.
Note: If all of the buttons on the keyboard work except the multimedia buttons, the keyboard is recognized by the system and you only need to install the multimedia 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 bring up the Add New Hardware Wizard. Follow the Wizard's USB driver installation steps. Once this step is completed the basic functions of the keyboard will work under the operating system.
Before installing the KeyMaestro Multimedia Keyboard Driver, you have to make sure that the USB device driver has been installed and the USB keyboard is recognized by Windows 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.
Then you may refer to the following steps to install the multimedia keyboard driver.
- Insert the disk labeled 'KeyMaestro Multimedia Keyboard 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 install path is set to c:\kmaestro. You have the option to change the install path during setup.
- Setup will indicate when it has successfully completed. The driver is loaded when you see the driver icon
in the system tray (lower right corner of the screen). The operating system does not need to restart.
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 multimedia keyboard driver from your system, not removing USB device driver and other hardware drivers.
MF button is used to toggle the 12 function
keys (F1-F12) to multimedia functions described below. The KeyMaestro icon
on the screen and an MF LED indicate whether the MF function is activated or not.
: MF Off
: MF On
How to know whether the MF button is active or not?
When the MF button is active, you may see the KeyMaestro driver icon is on and the MF LED is light. But when under Windows® 2000 operating system, you can see the driver icon mode is on only and the MF LED will not be light.
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Volume down | lowers the volume of your audio output to the speakers. |
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Volume up | raises the volume of your audio output to the speakers. |
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Mute | mutes the sound output. Repress this button to resume. |
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Previous / Fast Backward | skips backward to the previous file/track when pressing once quickly. If you press and hold the button, the file/track will play backward fast. Once the button is released, the file/track plays normally. |
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Play/Pause | starts to play the audio/video file in the current track. When the CD or Video is
playing, press this button to pause it, and press the button again to resume it from the
current position. Besides of audio CD and Video CD, this driver also can play DAT, MPG, AVI, WAV, MID, and MP3 media files. If neither audio nor video disc is on the CD-ROM drive, and the Play button is pressed, a dialog box will appear to help you find and select media files to play. You may edit the playing list in the dialog box. The Play button and the other CD control buttons are also available to use with 'WinDVD 2000' (version 2.1 or later) media application. If you have the version of WinDVD installed in your system, open it to enjoy DVD entertainment immediately. To know more about WinDVD, please visit www.intervideo.com . |
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Stop | stops the playing. |
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Next / Fast Forward | skips forward to the next file/track when pressing once quickly. If you press and hold the button, the file/track will play forward fast. Once the button is released, the file/track plays normally. |
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Eject | ejects/closes the CD tray. |
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WWW | launches to your Internet Browser application which should be pre-installed. If you have installed two browsers in your system, the system default one will be opened. Mostly the system default is the later installed one. This key is reprogrammable and can be treated as the Shortcut key also. If you want to change the setting, click the KeyMaestro icon on the taskbar and select Configuration command. For more details, please refer to the section Configuration. |
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opens your E-mail application. Same as WWW, this key is reprogrammable and can be treated as the Shortcut key also. If you want to change the setting, click the KeyMaestro icon on the taskbar and select Configuration command. For more details, please refer to the section Configuration. | |
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Shortcut 1 | provides you to create an easy access to the documents and programs you use most often. The default setting for Shortcut button is to launch Windows accessory program 'Notepad'. If you want to change the setting, click the KeyMaestro icon on the taskbar and select Configuration command. For more details, please refer to the section Configuration. |
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Shortcut 2 | same as Shortcut 1. |
Beside the MF key, Shortcut 3 , Shortcut 4 and Power keys are always available to use, no matter whether the MF function is activated or not.
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Shortcut 3 | same as Shortcut 1. | ||||||
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Shortcut 4 | same as Shortcut 1. | ||||||
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Power | This button is to help you to control the system's power.
Three function events (Sleep, Power off, Wake up) are included in this special unique
button. Those function events are specified and performed by Windows 98 and Windows 2000
operating systems. So no vendor-specified driver is needed to use them.
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If you click the KeyMaestro icon on the
taskbar, a menu will pop up with the following commands.
This command is to show or hide the CD player display, and appears in the menu only when KeyMaestro is playing media files. The location of the display is available for you to move by using mouse. The red square an 'X' inside on the upper-right corner in the display can close this display window directly, instead of clicking this command.
This command is to keep the playing continuously in a loop. A word 'REPEAT' will be shown on the CD player display if this command is checked.
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.
This command is to set the color of the OSD. You can select a favorite color to distinguish from the background.
This command is to change the settings for the reprogrammable keys, WWW, Email, and Shortcut.
In the Configuration window, you can see the reprogrammable 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 application, 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 an often used application or click the Browse button to select any file on your computer.
Pre-defined Functions
Click Select button to see the list of pre-defined functions.
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.
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