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Bluetooth

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Pantograph Keyboard

TK-FBP030E Series

User's Manual

Thank you for purchasing the ELECOM Bluetooth

®

 Pantograph Keyboard.

This product employs an English keyboard layout and Bluetooth® wireless 

technology.

This manual describes the operating instructions and safety precautions 

for using this product. Ensure that you have read this manual before using 

the product. After reading this manual, store it somewhere safe for future 

reference.

*  Except in certain cases, the TK-FBP030E Series is referred to as "this 

product" in this manual.

Meaning of symbols

 

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 DANGER

Not following the cautions described here poses a 

high degree of danger which may result in death 

or serious bodily injury from fire or electric shock.

 WARNING

Failure to observe precautions may result in 

serious personal injury or death due to fire, 

electric shock, or other causes.

CAUTION

Failure to observe precautions may result in 

personal injury due to electric shock or other 

causes, and may damage other equipment.

Prohibited action

Mandatory action

Situation that needs attention

Notes and reference information

Safety Precautions

Observe these precautions carefully to avoid personal injury, damage, fire, 
and other problems.

DANGER

Always use the charging cable supplied by ELECOM, and follow 

the charging procedure as instructed. 

Charging using a cable or procedure other than instructed can 

lead to battery overheating,  leaking, or explosion. 

Do not tamper with or attempt to take apart the product. 

This may result in fire or electric shock. 

Do not use this product  if it is leaking.

If the internal battery is leaking, immediately stop use of the 

product. This can pose a risk of overheating and/or damage. 

Cautions for Wireless Equipment

This product is wireless equipment using the entire range of the 2.4 GHz 

band and it is possible to avoid the band of mobile object identification 

systems. GFSK is used for the radio wave method. The interference 

distance is 10 m.

The 2.4 GHz band is also used by medical equipment, and wireless LAN 

equipment conforming to the IEEE 802.11b/11g/11n standard.

Before using this product, check that there are no other “radio stations”* 

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operating nearby.

If electromagnetic interference occurs between this product and other “radio 

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stations”, move this product to another location or stop using this product.

*   Other “radio stations” refer to industrial, scientific and medical devices using 

the 2.4 GHz band like this product, other radio stations of this type, licensed 

radio station premises for mobile object identification system that is used in 

factory production lines, certain non-licensed low power radio stations and 

amateur radio stations.

WARNING

Do not use this product with any device that may have a seri-

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ous impact in the event of a malfunction. There are rare cases 

where an external radio wave at the same frequency or the 

radio wave emitted from a mobile phone causes this product to 

malfunction, slow down, or fail to operate.

Do not use this product in a hospital or other locations where the 

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use of radio waves is prohibited. The radio waves of this product 

may affect electronic and medical devices (e.g. pacemaker).

The use of a wireless keyboard in an aircraft is prohibited by 

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aviation law because doing so may interfere with flight safety. 

Turn off the keyboard before boarding an aircraft and do not 

use it in the aircraft.

*  ELECOM is not liable for any accident or social damages 

incurred by the failure of this product.

Package Contents

This product’s packaging contains the items listed below. Before using the 

product, check that all items are present. We make every effort to ensure that all 

products are packaged correctly. However, in the event that an item is missing 

or damaged, contact the retailer from whom you purchased the product.

Keyboard x1

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USB charging cable (USB A

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mini B 0.9 m) x1

User’s Manual x1

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Initial Setup Procedure

When using this product for the first time, operate and configure this 

product and the PC in the order shown below.

To  use  this  product  the  connected  device  must  support  the 

Bluetooth HID profile or have a Bluetooth adapter that supports the 

HID profile connected.

Charging the Keyboard

1

Turning on the Keyboard

2

Pairing the Keyboard with a Connected Device

3

DANGER

Immediately stop use of the product if you notice any abnormal 

operation. 

Do not use this product if you notice a leaking battery, odd colour 

changes, warping, or any other abnormalities. Continuing to use the 

product under these conditions may result in overheating or explosion. 

If liquid substance from this product comes into contact with any 

part of your body or clothing, immediately flush and wash the 

contacted area with clean water. 

Contact between your skin and any liquid inside the internal 

battery may result in skin damage.

In the case that liquid from the internal battery enters your eyes, do not 

rub, as this may cause loss of vision. Immediately flush the contacted area 

with clean water and seek treatment from a physician as soon as possible.
Do not plug in/unplug this product with wet hands. 

This may result in electric shock or injury.

Only use this product at the specified rated voltage. 

Using this product outside of the specified rated voltage range 

may result in overheating, electric shock, or injury. 

WARNING

If a foreign object (water, metal chip, etc.) enters the product, 

immediately stop using the product. If you continue to use the 

product under these conditions, it may cause a fire or electric shock.
If an abnormality is found with this product (emission of heat, smoke or 

abnormal smell from the product), immediately stop using the product, 

shut down the computer, and after thoroughly checking that heat from 

the product will not cause burns. After doing this, contact the retailer 

from whom you purchased the product. If you continue to use the 

product under these conditions, it may cause a fire or electric shock.
Do not drop or hit this product.

If this product is damaged, immediately stop using it and turn it off.

After doing this, contact the retailer from whom you purchased the 

product.

If you continue to use the product in a damaged condition, it may 

cause a fire or electric shock.
Do not attempt to disassemble, modify or repair this product. 

Doing so may cause a fire, electric shock, or product damage 

and may void the warranty.
Do not put this product in fire, as the product may burst, resulting 

in a fire or injury.

CAUTION

Do not place this product in any of the following environments:

In a car exposed to sunlight, a place exposed to direct sun-

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light, or a place that becomes hot (around a heater, etc.)

In a moist place or a place where condensation may occur

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In an uneven place or a place exposed to vibration

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In a place where a magnetic field is generated (near a magnet, etc.)

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In a dusty place

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This product does not have a waterproof structure. Use and 

store this product in a place where the product body will not be 

splashed with water or other liquid.

Rain, water mist, juice, coffee, steam or sweat may also cause 

product damage.

Do not use this product with any device that may have a serious 

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impact in the event this product fails.

When you no longer need to use this product, be sure to dispose of it 

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in accordance with the local ordinances and laws of your area.

Cleaning the Keyboard

 

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If the product becomes dirty, wipe it with a soft, dry cloth.

Use of a volatile liquid (paint thinner, benzene, alcohol, etc.) may 

affect the material quality and colour of the product.

Part Names

Charging the Keyboard

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The keyboard must be charged before using for the first time, or if you have 

not used it for an extended period of time.

Charge with the included USB charging cable.

Approx. 3 hours of charging time are required for full charge. 

If the lamp doesn’t turn off after 3 hours, remove the USB charging 

cable and stop charging one time. Charging for more than 3 hours can 

result in shortening of the battery life, or device malfunction.

 

Connect  the  included  USB 
c h a r g i n g  c a b l e  ( m i n i - B 
connector)  to  the  connector 
on  the  right  side  of  this 
product.

 

C o n n e c t  t h e  i n c l u d e d 
USB  charging  cable  (A 
connector) to the USB port 
of the PC. 

Carefully check the orientation of the connector and the place 

where you will connect the USB connector.

 

Turn on the PC.

The charging indicator lamp lights red 

and charging begins. 

When charging is complete, the lamp 

turns off.

The charging is not completed after the specified charging 

time, stop charging. Continuing to charge more over the set 

time may lead to battery leakage, overheating, damage, or fire. 

Turning on the Keyboard

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Turn on the keyboard to use it.

 

Slide the power switch to the ON position.

The connection/battery level indicator lamp lights 

blue for about 3 seconds.

When not using the product, turn the keyboard off 

to save battery power.

Slide the power switch to the OFF position.

 

Inserts a space.

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Converts  characters  when 

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using two-byte fonts.

Space bar

 

Search

 (iPad2, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch only) 

Displays the search screen and allows you to 

search for a file or image.

 To previous track

When you press this button during playback of 

music or other media, you move to the previous 

track. *

 Playback/Pause

Plays back media such as music.

When you press this button during playback, 

playback is stopped temporarily. *

 To next track

When you press this button during playback of 

music or other media, you move to the next track. *

 Mute

Turns off all output sound for the system. 

Press again to take off mute.

 Volume 

Decrease the system volume.

 Volume 

Increase the system volume

* When a program such as iTunes is active

Enable to adjust the system volume or operate 

iTunes, etc by pressing the [F1] to [F7] key while 

pressing down the 

 key.

CONNECT button

Power switch

Charging connector

Pairing the Keyboard with a Connected Device

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To connect this product to a connected device using Bluetooth, you need to pair the product with the connected device.

Pairing involves registering Bluetooth devices (in this case, this product and iPhone/iPad/iPod touch) with each other, and authorizing a connection with a registered 

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device.
This product supports multi-pairing, which allows  multiple Bluetooth devices to be recorded in memory. (Maximum of four) 

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Second to fourth devices can be paired by registering each device and then performing the same pairing procedure.
* If the pairing procedure is performed when four devices have already been registered, settings for the device that was first paired are deleted.

Using iPad2/iPad/iPhone/iPod touch

*  The instructions below are based on iPad2 (iOS 5.01) user interface. The 

procedure is the same for other models.

*  When using iPhone 3GS or 3G iPod touch, you must update the software 

to iOS 4.0 or later.

For instructions on updating software, refer to iPhone 3GS or 3G iPod 

touch manual.

*  This product cannot be used with iPhone 3G or with first and second 

generation iPod touch.

 

Touch [Settings].

 

Touch [General].

 

Touch [Bluetooth].

 

While the device is searching for other devices, press 
the CONNECT button on this product.

The connection/battery level indicator lamp 

flashes during the pairing procedure and 

turns off when the procedure is complete 

(step  ).

 

Touch [ELECOM TK-FBP030 Not Paired].

If iPhone 3GS or iPod touch cannot find the keyboard, check 

that the software has been updated to iOS 4.0 or later.

 

Use this product to enter the PIN code that displays on 
the screen.

Enter the PIN code using the keyboard numerical keys, and press the 

“Enter” key.

CONNECT button

If the PIN code was not entered 

correctly, the screen shown to the 

right will display.

Touch “OK”, and repeat from step 

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Connection/battery level indicator lamp turns off.

Pairing is completed successfully when [ELECOM TK-FBP030] is 

shown as [Connected].

You can now use the keyboard.

If connection fails

Connection may fail depending on iPad/iPhone/iPod touch status.

In such cases, re-connect by following the procedure below.

 

Touch [Settings].

 

Touch [General].

 

Touch [Bluetooth].

 

Touch [ELECOM TK-FBP030 Not Connected].

 

Connection/battery level indicator lamp turns off.

Reconnection is completed successfully when [ELECOM 

TK-FBP030] is shown as [Connected].

Function key

Switches the character input mode for the iPad2/iPad/iPhone/

iPod touch to

[Eng] English input or

[Jpn] Japanese input.

Jpn, Eng key

Enter an underscore (_) character 
by pressing [Shift] + 

.

Works the same as the Home button on an 

iPad2, iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.

Home key

* Refer to the back of this sheet.

Charging indicator lamp

Lights red when charging.

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When charging is complete, lamp turns off.

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While the 

 key is held down, the functions 

indicated in 

 on the bottom of other keys can 

be used.

 are shown as an explanation, and are not 

actually displayed.

 key (Function key)

Connection/battery level indicator 
lamp

Flashes blue when the keyboard is in a 

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pairing standby state.

Flashes red when battery level is low. 

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