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R5 Analog Keyboard User’s Guide 

 

Digital Function Features 

 
FN + 

“Space” – Swap select keyboard keys with Xbox buttons 

FN + 

“Left Shift” – Turn on/off normal “CAPSlock” key 

FN + 

“P” – Modify Windows Key to function as “P” 

FN + 

“ESC” – “Oh Crap” Feature – resets all settings to default. 

FN + “J” – Activate Xbox face buttons on IJKL keys 

 
Analog Function Features 

 
FN + 

“PGUP” – Increase Sensitivity of Sticks to compensate for Deadzone 

FN + 

“PGDN” – Decrease Sensitivity of Sticks to compensate for Deadzone 

FN + 

“INS” – Increase Sensitivity of Triggers to compensate for Deadzone 

FN + 

“DEL” – Decrease Sensitivity of Triggers to compensate for Deadzone 

FN + 

“Up Arrow” – Increase Curve of Analog Stick 

FN + 

“Down Arrow” – Decrease Curve of Analog Stick 

FN + 

“END” – Swap Deadzone Type between Axial Deadzone/Radial Deadzone 

FN + 

“R” – Enable/Disable R/F (Layout1) or Q/A (Layout2) Analog keys in F1/F3 Modes 

FN + 

“Q” – Enable/Disable Q/E (Layout1) or W/R (Layout2) Analog keys in F1/F3 Modes 

FN + “Q” – Enable/Disable “Smooth Scroll” feature in F4 Mode 
FN + 

“HOME” – Enable/Disable activation of keyboard keys under analog keys 

FN + “[“ – Lower activation point of keypress at bottom of analog keys 
FN + “]” – Raise activation point of keypress at bottom of analog keys 
 

Activation Point Control 
 

FN + 

“PGDN“ – Decrease Activation Point of first key press in F5 Mode 

FN 

+ “PGUP” – Increase Activation Point of first key press in F5 Mode 

Summary of Contents for R5

Page 1: ...Last Revision 12 22 2016 R5 Analog Keyboard User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...NTS Introduction 3 Profiles 4 Alternate Profile Layouts 9 Layers 11 Digital Function Features 12 Analog Function Features 16 Activation Point Control 20 Lighting Effects and Control 21 Calibration and Trim 23 Function Key Reference List 25 Troubleshooting 28 ...

Page 3: ...functions and features of this keyboard it is still a very complex device We highly recommend reading this manual to gain an understanding of everything it can do so you can fully leverage the device to its full capacity We ll try to make the learning process at least moderately entertaining But if you don t have time to learn all the cool things the Aimpad R5 keyboard can do for now then plug it ...

Page 4: ... profile you want to activate Get used to holding the FN key you are gonna be best buddies soon FN F1 Blue Profile FPS Mode This is the default profile that the keyboard will start in when you first plug it in The WASD keys will function as the left analog stick of an Xbox controller allowing you to move forward back left and right smoothly in games All other keys on the keyboard are otherwise nor...

Page 5: ... controller Typically when a game assumes you are driving using an Xbox controller it assumes you want to use the right trigger as your gas pedal and the left trigger as your brake pedal Game developers typically won t let you remap Xbox controls So this mode will allow you to drive using the WASD keys like you would expect All other keys are normal boring keyboard keys ...

Page 6: ...nt control in 3D space WASD will function like the left analog stick Q and E will function as the Right and Left Triggers R and F will function as the Right Stick Up and Down and the 4 arrows keys will function as the Right Stick Up Down Left and Right By default all other keys will be normal keyboard keys but in the image below you will see some additional functions that can be assigned to the ke...

Page 7: ...croll The Space Bar functions as the Left Click The Left Shift button functions as the Right Click The Left Alt key functions as the Middle Click All other keys are normal boring keyboard keys Smooth Scroll By pressing FN Q while in Mouse Mode you can activate a smoother scrolling option in applications that support is web browsers and Office applications The mouse scroll option is replaced with a...

Page 8: ...ss for a hair trigger activation point Please see the section Activation Point Control on page 18 to learn how to set the activation to a different point on these keys FN F6 Red Profile Normal Keyboard Mode In this Profile the keyboard is just a normal boring keyboard The keys are all activated using the normal electrical contacts of the Cherry MX switches We felt the need to include this boring m...

Page 9: ...ft Alt again the LEDs will briefly turn Red indicating the Alternate Layout has been deactivated and returned to the Default Layout F1 F3 Profiles share the same Layout toggle ie it is assumed if you want to use ESDF you will use ESDF in all F1 F3 Profiles but F4 and F5 Layouts are toggled separately F1 F3 Profiles The left analog stick control is moved from WASD to the ESDF key position In F3 mod...

Page 10: ...ctivation point So at the top of the keypress the Q will be activated But if you continue to press the key down a second key U will be activated Likewise the W key will also activate the I key the E will also activate the O key and the R key will also activate the P key This allows you to map additional related functions to the same key For example you could map the top of the key press of Q to sh...

Page 11: ... games that have you walking around on foot and getting in and out of vehicles While on foot you can use F1 Profile and then when you get in a car you can quickly press CAPSLock to switch to the F2 Profile to control the gas and brake pedal with the Left Right Triggers Alternatively while in Layer 1 you could set the keyboard to normal keyboard mode FN F6 and then press the CAPSLock key to switch ...

Page 12: ...ssing FN Xbox Button Activation The games I am playing keep telling me to press Xbox Controller Buttons This is because the game thinks you are using an Xbox controller If you wish to change some of the keyboard keys to Xbox Buttons instead this can be done by pressing FN Space This will swap keyboard keys with the following Xbox buttons Keyboard Key Xbox Button Keyboard Key Xbox Button ESC Back R...

Page 13: ...d which it is not Alternate Xbox Face Buttons By pressing FN J it is possible to activate a second set of Xbox buttons arranged physically how they are arranged on the Xbox controller This can be particularly useful in games that have Quick Time Events QTE forcing you to rapidly respond to a series of xbox button presses It can also be useful in action oriented games that do not use the mouse such...

Page 14: ...t to disable some analog keys and use them as normal keyboard keys This only pertains to the F1 and F3 Profiles If you wish to disable the analog R F keys this can be done by pressing FN R If you wish to disable the analog Q E keys this can be done by pressing FN Q Please note that if you are using the alternate layout that this will disable the Q A and W R key combinations instead If you wish to ...

Page 15: ...re If you find that something has gone crazy and you can t figure out what is going on with the keyboard pressing FN ESC will reset all settings to default The LEDs will display alternate blue and red while the keyboard deals with the configuration emergency ...

Page 16: ...ind that you are moving faster than you think you should at the top of the key press you can decrease the sensitivity by pressing FN PGDN To decrease the sensitivity of the triggers press FN Delete The LEDs will gradually decrease in brightness as you decrease the sensitivity The sensitivity settings are maintained individually for F1 F2 and F3 Profiles Mouse Speed Control The speed of the mouse c...

Page 17: ...ow more about what this does ask Lance he loves talking about this crap This setting is tracked separately in F1 and F3 Profiles but is not applicable to the F2 Profile Analog Curve Control This feature is designed to assist you to have more control at the top of the key press or more control at the bottom of the key press By default there is a direct linear relationship of how far down you press ...

Page 18: ... pressing FN PGDN until the LEDs turn red Likewise it may be necessary to significantly increase the sensitivity to still use a curvilinear response but not completely remove the ability to activate movement at the top of the switch Currently the analog curve control settings only apply to the WASD ESDF keys This feature is intended for advanced users only Most users will experience very good resu...

Page 19: ...it is active and which it is not You can set the activation point of this keystroke by pressing FN to lower the activation point and FN to increase the activation point Please note that the higher that this activation point occurs the less of the 4mm range of the switch can be used for analog functions ...

Page 20: ... analog key you want to enable disable the second activation point for For example if you wanted to enable the secondary activation point under just the R key you would press FN R and the LEDs will turn green letting you know it has been enabled If you wish to enable it for other keys press FN and then each key you wish to enable the feature for The activation point of this second press is selecte...

Page 21: ... FN F10 will start a repeating pattern of varying colors Caution Seizure Warning Lighting Effect Speed Control Pressing FN will decrease the speed of the lighting effects above Pressing FN will increase the speed of the lighting effect Adjust Color and Brightness of Analog Keys Pressing FN F11 will initially turn off the backlighting of all analog keys You can then set the color and brightness of ...

Page 22: ...d brightness of these keys based off how far down you press the A S and D keys A controls the brightness of Red S controls the brightness of Green and D controls the brightness of Blue Combining more than one key at a time will allow you to select any color Pressing all keys at the same time will turn the LEDs white Once the desired color and brightness is selected pressing Space will freeze the d...

Page 23: ... 30 minutes prior to performing a manual calibration Manual Calibration To initiate a manual calibration process press the FN Scroll Lock keys All the analog keys will temporarily be lit in White In order for the keys to become properly calibrated the keyboard will need to be able to detect the lowest possible values and the highest possible values You have about 10 seconds to press each of these ...

Page 24: ...xtent Pressing FN will remove trim from the keyboard but may cause unintended movement The trim settings above apply to the left and right sticks of the F1 F3 modes If you wish to adjust the trim for the analog triggers for example the Q and E keys in the F3 profile this is adjusted using FN to decrease the trim and FN to increase the trim Please note In most cases the Trim feature should only be ...

Page 25: ...s will be lit in white and gradually increase or decrease as the feature is adjusted The default setting will turn the LEDs green and the maximum and minimum values will turn the LEDs red Layer Selection FN Swap Layer Selection key between CAPSLock or Scroll Lock CAPSLock Scroll Lock Switch between Layer 1 selected profile and Layer 2 selected profile Profile Selection FN F1 FPS Profile FN F2 Driv...

Page 26: ...ensitivity of Triggers to compensate for Deadzone FN Up Arrow Increase Curve of Analog Stick FN Down Arrow Decrease Curve of Analog Stick FN END Swap Deadzone Type between Axial Deadzone Radial Deadzone FN R Enable Disable R F Layout1 or Q A Layout2 Analog keys in F1 F3 Modes FN Q Enable Disable Q E Layout1 or W R Layout2 Analog keys in F1 F3 Modes FN Q Enable Disable Smooth Scroll feature in F4 M...

Page 27: ...oom Lighting Effect FN F9 Breathing Lighting Effect FN F10 Lightshow Lighting Effect FN Decrease speed of Lighting Effect FN Increase speed of Lighting Effect FN F11 Modify color of analog keys in current profile using ASD and Space to set FN F12 Modify color of digital keys in current profile using ASD and Space to set Calibration and Trim Control FN SCROL LOCK Start Calibration Routine FN Increa...

Page 28: ...ion process is performed with the LEDs being white It is often best to keep the same lighting characteristics for consistent performance Lastly you can try decreasing the Trim by pressing FN just be aware that this may cause unintended movement if the Trim is decreased too much Problem My keyboard is causing my game character or vehicles to move around even though I m not pressing any of the keys ...

Page 29: ... I can t figure out what is going on the settings are all messed up Press FN ESC and all user configured settings will return to default Problem I have an issue that cannot be resolved with any of the steps above Please contact us at support aimpad com ...

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