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Proudly designed and hand

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assembled in the USA

Contoured

Keyboard

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SmartSet

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Programming Engine

Cherry Low

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Force

Mechanical Keyswitches

KB600

KB605

Mac/Windows/PC

Switchable

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Summary of Contents for Advantage2 KB600

Page 1: ...Proudly designed and hand assembled in the USA Contoured Keyboard SmartSet Programming Engine Cherry Low Force Mechanical Keyswitches KB600 KB605 Mac Windows PC Switchable USER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...f you have an earlier version of firmware not all features described in this manual may be supported To download the latest firmware here kinesis com support advantage2 firmware updates 2016 2019 by K...

Page 3: ...ed 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 separa...

Page 4: ...arted 11 4 1 Positioning and Work Area Setup 11 4 2 Adaption Guidelines 11 4 3 If You Are Injured 12 5 0 Initially Configuring Your Keyboard 13 5 1 Default QWERTY Layout 14 5 2 Alternate Onboard Dvora...

Page 5: ...7 10 Advanced Macro Tools 30 7 11 Status Report Custom Playback 32 8 0 Firmware Updates 32 9 0 Keyboard Care and Maintenance 33 9 1 Keyboard suddenly stops working 33 9 2 Reformatting and Conditionin...

Page 6: ...u 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...

Page 7: ...USB foot pedals in 2015 then adapted for use in the Advantage2 keyboard in 2016 and ultimately to the Freestyle Edge Pro models in 2017 2018 The foundation of SmartSet is using a virtual removable dr...

Page 8: ...juries such as carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis Integrated palm supports Unlike most keyboards the Advantage2 features integrated palm supports Fig 2 and self adhesive cushioned palm pads which a...

Page 9: ...ut without the preliminary 55gm tactile bump 20 degree lateral tilt design The contour design of the Advantage2 positions your hands so that your thumbs are approximately twenty degrees higher than pi...

Page 10: ...oard that uses generic drivers provided by the operating system so no special drivers or software is required Therefore it is plug and play with all operating systems that support full featured USB ke...

Page 11: ...unction row keys Using palm supports palm pads The integrated palm supports are designed to provide comfortable support for your hands while resting though many users rest their palms while typing to...

Page 12: ...trauma disorder CTD If so you should use special care when using a computer regardless of your keyboard Even if you simply experience modest discomfort when using a traditional keyboard you should use...

Page 13: ...ing is accomplished by remapping thumb key actions to the embedded layer preferably accessed through an optional Kinesis foot pedal where they can be typed with by your fingers Personal preference wil...

Page 14: ...to increase typing speed and decrease errors as compared to the traditional QWERTY layout Unlike most keyboards every Advantage2 has an onboard Dvorak layout Fig 12 that can be accessed using an onbo...

Page 15: ...reset the thumb keys to the default Windows mode for the active layout US Advantage2 keyboards are shipped with four additional keycaps corresponding to Mac and PC modes so that the thumb key legends...

Page 16: ...n your operating system and your active application However two special keys are unique to the Advantage2 and the SmartSet Programming Engine the Keypad Key keypad and the Program Key progm The uses o...

Page 17: ...s and install the included three Mac keycaps on the appropriate keys Fig 15 Regardless of the selected layout or Thumb Key Mode certain keys on the Advantage2 keyboard will behave differently in a Mac...

Page 18: ...xt layouts are the two factory configured options see Section 7 5 Alternate Hotkey layouts can be created see Section 7 6 Thumb Key Mode Indicates which of the three Thumb Key Modes are currently acti...

Page 19: ...eature that provides a subtle electronic click each time a key press is registered The purpose of this click is to provide auditory feedback to the user regarding when a given key press has been regis...

Page 20: ...pidly 2 Tap a macro trigger key or key combination If you use a combination hold the modifier s first then press the trigger key then release all keys The LED flashing will slow 3 Type your macro cont...

Page 21: ...t can be reprogrammed 84 programmable keys in each of the top layer and the keypad layer see Section 6 13 The Program Key and the Keypad key are the only keys which cannot be assigned a different func...

Page 22: ...ayer many keys mostly on the right side have secondary actions that are reflected in a small legend printed on the front of the key When keypad layer is activated the right keywell features an embedde...

Page 23: ...ayback speed globally progm F10 macro speed will enter Global Macro Playback Speed Adjustment Mode All four LED indicator lights will flash to alert you that you are in an active programming mode Then...

Page 24: ...flash drive named Advantage2 where the keyboard s layout files qwerty txt and dvorak txt settings state txt and SmartSet App are stored The Advantage2 s v drive is normally hidden from your computer a...

Page 25: ...s five files Fig 26 all of which are simple text txt four which can be opened with any text editing program e g Notepad Microsoft Word etc The do_not_edit txt file is for internal keyboard use and sho...

Page 26: ...ED will stop flashing Note If you attempt to assign a hotkey layout to a key which already has a hotkey layout for that layout family QWERTY or Dvorak then you will lose any saved key remaps but macro...

Page 27: ...ght click on the drive After the system says okay to remove drive use progm F1 to close the v drive If you get a drive busy message when you try to eject wait and check the v drive files are closed an...

Page 28: ...or both QWERTY and Dvorak Using USB decimal code in lieu of Action Tokens In many cases the appropriate USB HID decimal code but not USB hex code can be substituted in place of the Kinesis defined Act...

Page 29: ...p of the layout file on your hard drive Listed below are commonly available text editors for different operating systems Windows Notepad provides simple text only Microsoft Word and other word process...

Page 30: ...a q a Syntax Example 2 The Right Windows key location always the default Win Mode location will be deactivated using the null token rwin null Syntax Example 3 When the keypad layer is active the A ke...

Page 31: ...be used separately or in combination to create a delay of any length in increments of 125ms To insert a delay use curly brackets around the delay time and a d in front of the chosen increment d125 or...

Page 32: ...Report Playback By default the Status Report plays at speed 3 which produces optimal results for the vast majority of systems If desired the playback speed of the Status Report can be set to a faster...

Page 33: ...technicians using premium components It is designed to last for many years with proper care and maintenance 9 1 Keyboard stops working suddenly If a layout or settings file has unreadable information...

Page 34: ...Repair described above in Maintaining a 4MB v drive If that is not successful you will need to reformat your v drive On your PC enable Power User Mode and open the v drive progm F1 Locate the Advantag...

Page 35: ...rom trained agents based in our US headquarters Kinesis has a commitment to deliver best in class customer service and we look forward to helping if you experience any problems with your Advantage2 ke...

Page 36: ...urning the product You are responsible for the cost of shipping the product to Kinesis Within the United States and Canada Kinesis will ship products repaired or replaced under warranty to you by grou...

Page 37: ...nd end Escape escape Calculator calc Print Screen prtscr Shutdown2 shutdn Scroll Lock scroll International Key intl Caps Lock caps Menu App menu Pause pause No key action null Toggle Keypad kptoggle S...

Page 38: ...guidance for creating an ergonomically appropriate workspace The following ergonomic guidelines are reprinted with the permission of Herman Miller Inc These guidelines include references to ANSI Amer...

Page 39: ...asure at least 20 from side to side under the work surface 24 is preferred 2 The underside of the work surface or keyboard tray should be higher than your knees If your work surface cannot be raised o...

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