Kinesis Gaming TKO Tournament Keyboard KBTKO-KBB Direct Programming Manual Download Page 2

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Keyboard models covered by this manual:  

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KBTKO-KBW 

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KBTKO-KBB 

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KBTKO-KBR 

 

Version 1.0.0 (October 5, 2020) 

 

This guide covers features included through firmware version 1.0.0 unless otherwise indicated. To down-

load the latest firmware and to access all support resources visit the TKO Support page: 

 

www.KinesisGaming.com/tko-support 

 

© 2020 by Kinesis Corporation, all rights reserved. Kinesis is registered trademarks of Kinesis Corpora-

tion.  TKO, Hyperspace SmartSet, and v-Drive are trademarks of Kinesis Corporation. All other trade-

marks are property of their respective owners. 

 

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. 

FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement 

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 interfer-
ence 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 inter-
ference by one or more of the following measures: 

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Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 

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Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 

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Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 

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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 us-
er’s authority to operate. 

INDUSTRY CANADA COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

 

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interface-causing Equipment Regula-
tions. Cet Appareil numerique de la classe B respecte toutes les exiginces du Reglement sur le material 
broilleur du Canada. 

Kinesis Corporation 

22030 20th  Avenue SE, Suite 102  

Bothell, Washington 98021 USA 

www.KinesisGaming.com 

Summary of Contents for TKO Tournament Keyboard KBTKO-KBB

Page 1: ...1 KBTKO Direct Programming Guide...

Page 2: ...es 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 in...

Page 3: ...plugged The firmware folder is also where firmware update files should be placed See Section 4 of full User Manual for details 2 2 Layouts Sub Folder The layouts sub folder has nine text files e g lay...

Page 4: ...can safely ignore this warning 3 3 Non US Users Your computer must be configured for the English US keyboard layout Other language drivers use different codes positions for certain keys which are cri...

Page 5: ...effect Do not mix and match square and curly brackets in a single line of code Separate each line of code with Enter Return The order in which the lines of code appears in the txt file does not genera...

Page 6: ...rophe Tilde Forward Slash Back Slash OBRK CBRK PER COM APOS TILDE Enter Tab Space Delete Backspace Home End Page Up ENT TAB SPC DEL BSPC HOME END PUP Page Down PDN Le Arrow Right Arrow Up Arrow Down A...

Page 7: ...le the trigger key is held To override the repeat feature and restrict a macro to playback a specific number of times you can use the Macro Multiplay prefix x_ Choose a number from 1 9 corresponding t...

Page 8: ...n effect is not specified for a Zone or Layer lighting will be disabled for that Zone Layer 5 1 Backlighting Effects There are a number of customizable backlighting effects Apply the same effect to bo...

Page 9: ...parate line of text encoding the monochrome effect AFTER the primary animated effect If a base color is not specified the primary effect will playback over unlit keys Examples 1 Green Rebound over Bas...

Page 10: ...r effect the same way you would the top layer effect just use the standard Fn prefix with a space to modify the Effect or the key position token Example 1 Set the Top layer to Monochrome Green and the...

Page 11: ...file Edit the number of the layout_ txt file to instruct the keyboard which Profile or layout to load Led_mode Designate the active led txt file when Profile Sync Mode is disabled macro_speed Change t...

Page 12: ...ication and Off enables the notification 7 0 v Drive Repair If you disconnect the v Drive unplug the keyboard or use the Refresh onboard shortcut while the PC was actively writing to one of the files...

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