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G.SKILL RIPJAWS KM570 RGB User Manual

Status Lighting

When certain functions are enabled or disabled, keyboard lighting will display the status of

the function.

Function

Status

Lighting

“MR” Key Lock

On (MR Disabled) “MR” key blinks 3 times, then stays lit for

3 seconds.

Off (MR Enabled) “MR” key stays lit for 5 seconds.

NKRO (n-Key Rollover)

On (n-key)

All keys stays lit for 3 seconds.

Off (6-key)

All keys turn off for 3 seconds.

Hardware

Summary of Contents for RIPJAWS KM570 RGB

Page 1: ...RIPJAWS KM570 RGB User Manual ...

Page 2: ...t Macro 21 Lighting Profiles Introducing Lighting Profiles Lighting Effects Create a Lighting Profile Customizing Your Lighting Profile Add Remove a Color Change a Color 4 Introduction Layout Overview 6 Profiles Introducing Profiles Link Program to a Profile Save Profile to Device Memory Create a Profile Select a Profile Delete a Profile Copy a Profile Export Import a Profile Save a Profile 9 Keys...

Page 3: ... fly Macro Recording an On the fly Macro 46 Support Website FAQ Online Forum Technical Support 26 Setting Introducing Keyboard Settings Polling Rate N Key Rollover Timer Setting Timer Key Repeat Rate Acceleration Repeat Delay LED Sleep Setting 30 Lighting Introducing Lighting Per Key Lighting Adjust Brightness Disable All Lighting Enable Lighting Effect Editing Options in Lighting Effect Enable St...

Page 4: ...control and manage macros lighting effects and various customizations for your RIPJAWS KM570 RGB mechanical gaming keyboard To help you through this manual here are some useful key terms to keep in mind Profile A full collection of settings including custom key assignments keyboard settings and lighting effects A single profile can be stored in the on board memory of your keyboard Key Refers to th...

Page 5: ...le to the keyboard 2 Profile Settings Customize profile settings for your keyboard 3 Macros Lighting Profiles Create and manage your library of macros and lighting profiles which can be applied to profile settings 4 Additional Settings Access to UI language settings keyboard layout settings firmware and software version information profile reset and more Introduction 3 2 4 1 ...

Page 6: ...can be saved to the on board memory of your keyboard allowing the customization to follow the device no matter which computer it s connected to Each profile contains a single complete layout of key assignments keyboard settings and lighting effects This section will help you manage your profiles Profiles ...

Page 7: ...ofile You have the option to automatically load a profile when launching a certain program Check the box next to Link Program and select a exe file to link the selected profile to a program Save Profile to Device Memory Your RIPJAWS KM570 keyboard can store a single profile within the keyboard on board memory This includes 1 unique set of keyboard settings including key assignments macros lighting...

Page 8: ...ice Memory is clicked To make sure the current profile settings are applied click Save to Device Memory Create a Profile To create a new profile click on the button located under the profile name A new profile will be generated using default settings Select a Profile Click the upside down triangle to the right of the profile name for a drop down list of available profiles If only one profile is av...

Page 9: ...mize the function of each key on the keyboard When the mouse cursor hovers over a programmable key the display will show the key on the right and its current function on the left Example The image on the right shows the G key and the circular icon with a slash shows its current function is set at default Keys ...

Page 10: ...e and a Key Assignment window will pop up Choose from the drop down list for the desired function Macros can be selected here to customize a particular key to a macro Once the desired function is selected clicking Save will save the setting to the keyboard onboard memory and return to the Customize menu Keys ...

Page 11: ...ey to assign its function to the selected key Mouse Function Sets a mouse function such as left click right click scroll click double click scroll up down or forward backward to the selected key Windows Shortcuts Sets Windows functions such as open task manager open start menu show desktop close window cut copy and paste Multimedia Sets multimedia playback functions such as volume up down mute pla...

Page 12: ...on or the pencil button below the Playback Option This will jump to the Macro menu for you to make further edits To delete the currently selected macro click on the trash bin icon Text Sets a text only macro to the selected key Use the drop down list to select a text macro To add or edit a text macro click on the button or the pencil button below the drop down list This will jump to the Text Macro...

Page 13: ...or delays that can be set to activate when a certain key is pressed This may be useful for repeatable actions by creating a string of keyboard shortcuts or to automatically insert a string of text with a single keypress Use the keystroke macro if your macro requires keystroke combinations or custom delays Use the text macro if you are looking to insert a string of text Macros ...

Page 14: ...macro is created Delete a Macro Click the trash bin icon below the macro name to delete the current macro Copy a Macro Click the gear icon below the macro name and select Copy to make a duplicate of the current macro Export Import a Macro Click the gear icon below the macro name and select Export or Import to save or load the macro to or from a macro file Macros Keystroke ...

Page 15: ...dle column Note Before recording the macro you may choose to record the delay use a default delay or no delays Default delays can be changed in 10ms increments Type 2 in the textbox for 20ms and 20 for 200ms To end recording click Stop on the bottom of the left column Tip On some systems a delay of 30ms would work better than 20ms for actions such as accessing menus or switching applications Macro...

Page 16: ... the middle column Note If the keystroke has a related action the related action and delays will be deleted at the same time For example a recorded mouse click has a down stroke delay and up stroke Deleting either the down stroke or up stroke will delete both actions and the delay in between To edit a specific macro command click on the macro command you wish to edit then click on the pencil icon ...

Page 17: ...nserting before or after the selected keystroke command You can choose to customize a delay then click on Record in the right column to insert additional keystroke commands Click Save to save the changes Tip If you want the macro to repeat you can set Toggle Macro On Off or Continuous Repeat While Pressed when assigning a macro to a key in the Customize menu Go to Customize click a key Key Assignm...

Page 18: ...fter a macro has been edited click on Update Edited Macros to make sure that the macros saved in the keyboard onboard memory are updated with any changes that have been made The Update Edited Macros button is also accessible from the Customize tab Macros Keystroke ...

Page 19: ...ght The changes will be automatically saved Edit a Text Macro The text in the textbox can be edited at any time and the changes will be automatically saved To clear the text in the textbox click on Clear below the textbox Delete a Text Macro To delete the currently selected text macro click on the trash bin icon below the text macro name Macros Text ...

Page 20: ...he gear icon below the text macro name and select Copy to duplicate the currently selected text macro Export Import a Text Macro Click the gear icon below the text macro name and select Export or Import to save or load the text macro to or from a text file Macros Text ...

Page 21: ...21 G SKILL RIPJAWS KM570 RGB User Manual Introducing Lighting Profiles Lighting profiles are customizable lighting patterns that can be set to a profile and applied to your device Lighting Profiles ...

Page 22: ...the colors you set An additional per key static base color can be set This option is accessible in the Lighting menu Lighting Effects Available lighting effects and its description are listed below Wave A continuous wave of colors moving across the keyboard Breathing All keys will brighten and dim simultaneously from one color to the next Cycle All keys will change colors simultaneously from one c...

Page 23: ...profile is created associated options will be available for customization Each lighting profile will be automatically saved within the software To apply the lighting pattern to the device please go to the Lighting menu and choose a lighting profile to apply If you want to apply the current lighting effect to your current profile click on the Apply button at the bottom of the middle column Lighting...

Page 24: ...Change the speed of how fast your lighting effect or colors change If the lighting effect is directional you can set Up Down Left or Right 3 Color Tool Use this section to pick and fine tune your color The color palette can also be customized with the colors you use the most often 4 Color Controller Add or delete color points to edit the number of colors for the lighting profile Drag a color point...

Page 25: ... the color by doing one of the following 1 Click in the color selection rectangle 2 Click and drag the RGB color slider 3 Enter the RGB value 4 Enter the HEX color code 5 Click a color in the color palette Note When adding a color point the color point will be inserted at the mid way point between the currently selected color point and the next one to the right Note The left most and right most co...

Page 26: ...l Introducing Keyboard Settings The Setting menu allows you to set general settings for your device If the profile is already saved to the device memory keyboard settings will be automatically saved to the device after it is changed Setting ...

Page 27: ...er number indicates a faster polling rate and faster response time For gaming 500Hz or 1000Hz is recommended N Key Rollover Press Fn F6 to toggle between n key rollover and 6 key rollover Note Some BIOS interface non Windows operating system or legacy software may only have support for standard 6 key rollover Setting ...

Page 28: ...ime is up Text color size and flash on off can be customized Enabling Lighting Effect will allow you to choose from a list of lighting profiles to display on the device when the time is up When On Screen Display and or Lighting Effect is enabled the timer duration can be set in units of seconds After the timer function is enabled press the timer key on the keyboard and the key will flash indicatin...

Page 29: ...a long delay LED Sleep Setting Allows you to enable and set a time delay for entering sleep mode When the keyboard is idle for the set number of seconds the LED lighting on the device will enter sleep mode A custom lighting effect can be selected to be displayed when entering sleep mode To wake from LED sleep mode press any key Tip If you want to turn off the LED lights for sleep mode simply creat...

Page 30: ...ghting effect Checking or unchecking Enable Lighting Effect will allow you to set a lighting effect or static per key lighting Additional settings on the right side allow you to disable LED lighting or enable a per key background base color with some lighting effects Note The lighting effect will only take effect if the current profile is saved to the device memory Lighting ...

Page 31: ...hange the color of a single key click and choose a color from the color palette then click on the key you wish to change To change the color of multiple keys click and choose a color from the color palette then click and drag the region of keys you wish to change Adjust Brightness Drag the slider to adjust the brightness of the lighting Sliding all the way to the left will turn off the lighting Li...

Page 32: ...Check the box next to Disable All Lighting to disable all lighting on the keyboard Note Any changes to a saved profile will be automatically updated and saved to the device The software may be unresponsive for a few seconds while settings are being saved Lighting ...

Page 33: ...ts Clicking on the box below Enable Lighting Effect will open a pop up window that allows you to select and change a lighting profile From this pop up window you can filter the lighting effects according to lighting effect type or select All and select the desired lighting profile from the list Then click OK to confirm your selection Lighting ...

Page 34: ...s below to add delete trash bin icon or edit pencil icon the currently selected lighting profile Clicking on or the pencil icon will jump to the Lighting Profiles menu Clicking on the trash bin icon will delete the currently selected lighting profile The trash bin icon will not be available if the selected lighting profile is the only one of that type Lighting ...

Page 35: ...2 Check Enable Static Base Color and the color palette should appear at the bottom 3 Configure a custom background pattern using the color palette to select the desired color and then either click single keys on the keyboard or click and drag a region on the keyboard Note Background base color is available for Ripple Sonic Changeling and Rain lighting effects only The checkbox for static base colo...

Page 36: ...dit and save your own custom colors to use in lighting effects and key lighting Accessing the Color Palette The color palette can be accessed by clicking on the Color Palette button in the Lighting Profiles menu or the Lighting menu Note The colors in both locations will sync so your custom color palette will be accessible in both locations after the color palette has been saved Color Palette ...

Page 37: ...cking on the color box b dragging the RGB color bars c editing the RGB values or d editing the RGB Hex values 3 Click Save to save your customized color palette Color Palette 1 a b c d 2 3 Reset the Color Palette In the Color Palette Customization popup window click on Reset All Colors button to reset the whole color palette to its default color values or click on a single color you want to reset ...

Page 38: ...e you can change UI display language select keyboard layout reset the current profile to default export all current profiles and settings import settings and more Click the G button to visit the G SKILL webpage Click the W button to view the warranty document For a more complete warranty policy please visit http www gskill com en warranty Additional Settings ...

Page 39: ...al UI Language Click to open a drop down list for all supported display language Software restart is required Keyboard Layout Click to open a drop down list for all supported keyboard layouts Software restart is required Additional Settings ...

Page 40: ...ttings to a specified folder location A save dialogue will pop up for you to select a folder location Import All Configuration Files and Settings This will import the set of profiles and settings that was exported using the above option Look for the Setting Set file when prompted for the file to load Reset All Current Settings Activating this option will reset the current profile to default values...

Page 41: ...0 Fn F2 Opens default web browser Fn F3 Opens default email client Fn F4 Opens Calculator Fn F5 Toggles Win key lock Fn F6 Toggles n key 6 key rollover Fn F7 Timer key Fn F9 F12 Media playback control 3 Backlight Brightness Key Fn Up Fn Down Increase or decrease keyboard backlight brightness 4 Dedicated Volume Keys Increase decrease or mute system volume Hardware 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 42: ...ded and press MR key again to finish recording LED off Now the designated macro key will activate the recorded macro when pressed Note After pressing the MR key once the keyboard lighting will turn off except the MR key and the keys that already have macros assigned will light up in red After selecting a key to record the macro the keyboard will stay unlit until the macro recording is complete Har...

Page 43: ...d lighting will display the status of the function Function Status Lighting MR Key Lock On MR Disabled MR key blinks 3 times then stays lit for 3 seconds Off MR Enabled MR key stays lit for 5 seconds NKRO n Key Rollover On n key All keys stays lit for 3 seconds Off 6 key All keys turn off for 3 seconds Hardware ...

Page 44: ...atterns whenever you need directly from the keyboard Being able to record macros on the fly is helpful when doing repetitive tasks that have a specific keystroke combination such as casting spells or utilizing skills in a game or combining two or more keyboard shortcuts while working on a document such as Ctrl B and Ctrl U to bold and underline at the same time On the fly Macro ...

Page 45: ... The MR key will blink while recording 3 Type the key combination you wish to program as your macro 4 Press the MR key to stop recording The MR key will stop blinking 5 A macro is successfully recorded to the assigned key Note Time delays will also be recorded which can be edited in the software Note MR volume control keys and Fn key cannot be set as a Macro Key On the fly Macro 1 3 2 4 5 Example ...

Page 46: ...l support email please include your system information e g Windows version motherboard model G SKILL Driver System software firmware version and device model with a description of the issue Website FAQ Our website has a FAQ section that may answer your questions http www gskill com en faq Online Forum We have an online forum where you can discuss ask questions or get tips on G SKILL products http ...

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