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USER’S MANUAL Advantage2 Family of Contoured Keyboards™ with SmartSet™ Technology KB605 KB600 Designed and Assembled in the USA Mac/Windows/PC Contoured SmartSet™ Onboard Cherry Mechanical Switchable Keyboard™ Programming Engine Keyswitches 2 USER’S MANUAL Kinesis® Advantage2™ Keyboard with SmartSet™ Technology Keyboard Models Covered by This Manual: • KB600: Advantage2 • KB600LF: Advantage2 LF (“Linear Feel”) • KB600QD: Advantage2 QD (“QWERTY/Dvorak”) • KB605: Advantage2 Silver • KB620-XX: Advantage2 Limited July 2016 Edition © 2016 by Kinesis Corporation, all rights reserved. Printed in the USA on recycled paper. KINESIS is a registered trademark of Kinesis Corporation. ADVANTAGE2, CONTOURED KEYBOARD, SMARTSET and V-DRIVE are trademarks of Kinesis Corporation. WINDOWS, MAC, and ANDROID are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation, Apple, Inc., and Google, Inc., respectively. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any commercial purpose, without the express written permission of Kinesis Corporation. KINESIS CORPORATION 22030 20th Avenue SE, Suite 102 Bothell, Washington 98021 USA [email protected], www.kinesis.com 3 FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help Warning To assure continued FCC compliance, the user must use only shielded interfacing cables when connecting to computer or peripheral. Also, any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment would void the user’s authority to operate. INDUSTRY CANADA COMPLIANCE STATEMENT This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interface-causing Equipment Regulations. Cet Appareil numerique de la classe B respecte toutes les exiginces du Reglement sur le material broilleur du Canada. 4 Table of Contents 1. Health and Safety Warning 2. Read-me-First 3. Introduction 4. Keyboard Overview 5. Ergonomic Features 6. Installation 7. Getting Started 8. Adaptation Guidelines 9. If You Are Injured 10. Layout Selection: QWERTY & Dvorak 11. Thumb Key Mode Selection: Windows, PC & Mac 12. Function Row 13. Mac Usage & International Usage 14. SmartSet Onboard Programming 15. Customizing Your Keyboard: Basic Onboard Programming Features 16. Customizing Your Keyboard: Advanced Onboard Programming Features 17. Customizing Your Keyboard: Direct Programming Guide 18. Keyboard Care and Maintenance 19. Trouble Shooting, Technical Support & Repairs 20. Warranty 5 21. Ergonomic Guidelines for Computer Workstations 22. Tech Notes 6 1. Health and Safety Warning Continuous use of any keyboard may cause aches, pains or more serious cumulative trauma disorders such as tendinitis and carpal tunnel syndrome, or other repetitive strain disorders. • Observe sensible guidelines which using any keyboard to help minimize the possibility of injury. • Follow established guidelines for computer and workstation setup. See Appendix, “Ergonomic Guidelines for Computer Workstations”. • Maintain a relaxed keying posture and use a light touch to press the keys. • Exercise good judgement in placing reasonable limits on your keyboarding time every day. • Ensure that you take reasonable rest breaks from keyboarding during the course of the day. • At the first sign of stress-related injury from keyboard use (aching, numbness, or tingling of the arms, wrists, or hands), consult your health care professional. Kinesis Corporation bases its product designs on research, proven features and user evaluations. However, because of the complex set of factors believed to contribute to computer-related injuries, the company can make no warranty that its products will prevent or cure any physical ailment. Your particular risk of injury may be affected by workstation and chair design, posture, time worked without breaks, type of work, activities outside the workplace, and/or individual physiology. New Users: Establish realistic expectations! If you currently have an injury to your hands or arms, or have had such an injury in the past, it is important that you have realistic expectations of your keyboard. You should not expect an immediate improvement in your physical condition simply because you are using a new keyboard. Your physical trauma has built up over months or years, and it may take weeks before you notice a difference. It is normal to feel some new fatigue or discomfort as you adapt to your Kinesis keyboard. Keyboard is not a medical treatment! The Kinesis Advantage keyboard is not a medical treatment nor is it a substitute for appropriate medical treatment. If any information in this guide appears to contradict the advice you have received from a health care professional, please follow your health care professional’s instructions. 7 2. Read Me First Preserving your warranty rights Kinesis does not require any product registration to obtain warranty benefits, but we doencourage you to keep your purchase receipt in the event you need to contact Kinesis regarding a potential warranty repair. Read this User’s Manual Even if you don’t normally read manuals, Kinesis strongly encourages you to read this entire manual at least once. The manual provides suggestions for the initial adaption period and explains the unique features of the physical form-factor and electronic design of the Advantage2 keyboard. Programmable keyboards like the Advantage2 are powerful tools but if you hit an inadvertent key combination and enter a programming mode you can unknowingly alter the layout of your keyboard. Even if you are a long-time user of Kinesis contoured keyboards we recommend reading this manual as there are many new features in the Advantage2 and many of the programming shortcuts have changed to simplify the user interface. Quick Start Guide If you are eager to get started, please consult the Quick Start Guide which is included in the box with all new Advantage2 keyboards. The Quick Start Guide can also be downloaded from Kinesis.com. 8 3. Introduction The first thing you will notice about the Kinesis® Advantage2™ Contoured™ ergonomic keyboard is its sculpted lines, designed to conform to the natural postures and shapes of your hands— reducing the physical demands of keyboarding. The Advantage2 is a sharp departure from the constraints of a traditional, flat keyboard. While the Advantage2 may look very different, you’ll find that making the transition is actually quite easy because of its intuitive form factor, thoughtful key layout, and its unparalleled electronic configurability. History of the Kinesis Contoured Family of Keyboards The first Kinesis Contoured ergonomic keyboard was developed after extensive research in close collaboration with experts from the fields of medicine, ergonomics, and engineering. Since debuting in 1992 as the first letter-based ergonomic keyboard in the US, the design is widely recognized as providing the ultimate in keyboarding comfort. The Kinesis contoured design has long been imitated by other companies who are only interested in paying lip-service to ergonomics, but no keyboard design goes as far as the Contour to address the major repetitive strain injury (“RSI”) risk factors associated with keyboarding. The Advantage2 keyboard builds on this legacy by adding Kinesis revoluationary new SmartSet™ Onboard Programming Engine, designed to make the Advantage2 even more powerful and versatile than its predecessors. 9 4. Keyboard Overview The Advantage2 keyboard features a unique ergonomic design with distinctive key groupings not found on a traditional keyboard. These key grouping will be referenced throughout this User’s Manual so please familiarize yourself with this graphic before reading further. LED Indicator Lights • 1a/1b– Left & Function Rows • 2a/2b– Left & Right Key Wells • 3a/3b– Left & Right Thumb Clusters • 4– LED Indicator Lights The are four blue light emitting diodes (LEDs) located near the center of the keyboard which are used to indicate that status of the keyboard. These LED Indicator Lights will illuminate individually when one of the four basic modes are active. From left to right those modes are 1) Caps Lock, 2) Num Lock, 3) Scroll Lock and 4) Keypad Layer. The LED Indicator Lights are also used to indicate when the keyboard has been placed into special programming modes. Certain combinations of individual LEDs will flash, either fast orslow, and either one or more times, to indicate the keyboard has received a valid programming