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270.0 mm

562.5.0 mm

BM2KEY

www.macally.com

Keyboard Setup Assistant for Mac

Backlight and Control

Setting Keyboard for Mac and PC Use

• USB Keyboard • User’s guide

Package Contents

Introduction

Macally Product Information

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Macally Product Information

Warranty

Macally peripherals warrants that this product will be free from defects

in title, materials and manufacturing workmanship for two year from the

date of purchase. If the product is found to be defective then, as your sole

remedy and as the manufacturer’s only obligation, Macally will repair or

replace the product. This warranty shall not apply to products that have

been subject to abuse, misuse, abnormal electrical or environmental

conditions, or any condition other than what can be considered as normal

use.

Limitation of Liability

The liability of Macally Peripherals arising from this warranty and sale

shall be limited to a refund of the purchase price. In no event shall Macally

Peripherals be liable for costs of procurement of substitute products or

services, or for any lost profit, or for any consequential, incidental, direct

or indirect damages, however caused and on any theory of liability, arising

from this warranty and sale. These limitations shall apply not with standing

any failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy.

TENKEYLESS BACKLIT MECHANICAL

USB KEYBOARD FOR MAC AND PC

User’s Guide

Function key mode

Hardware Basics

Caps Lock

Fn Lock

USB Plug

Computer(system) keys:

Mac and PC

fn(Fn)

win lock

In Mac, the first time you plug in this new keyboard to use, desktop

will pop out a “Keyboard Setup Assistant” window, Please follow

the on-screen instruction to identify the keyboard before you can

use the keyboard correctly.

After initial setup, if you experience any issue with keyboard or

couldn’t type correctly, please unplug and replug the keyboard,

open keyboard icon in System Preferences, click on “Change

Keyboard Type” icon to run Keyboard Setup Assistant to re-identify

the keyboard.

System Requirement

• Mac OS X 10.6 to 11 and above

• Windows 7/8/10 and above; Chrome OS

• Any desktop and notebook computer with a USB port available

More about mode

In either Shortcut mode or Fn Lock mode, one can also press “Fn” key

with one of top row key simultaneously to perform the secondary function

without switching mode.

The Macally BM2KEY is a compact 87-key(tenkeyless) backlit mechanical

USB keyboard designed for Mac and PC. Plug and play, this keyboard doesn’t

require any installation software and is very easy to use!

The keyboard has a standard alphabet layout and is tenkeyless to reduce the

keyboard footprint. It also has 16 convenient shortcut keys to increase efficien-

cy and productivity.

The keyboard is backlit in white, with 9 light effects, 3 brightness levels and 3

additional preset/programmable light effects.

Brown mechanical switches are designed for longevity, responsiveness, and

durability. Mechanical keys have medium resistance, audible click sound, and

tactile feedback.

Macally BM2KEY is ideal to use in all environments, gaming and daily work.

2. PC: fn+W. If this keyboard is connected to a running Windows or

Chrome OS computer the first time, you should press fn and W key

simultaneously to set the keyboard for PC use, then it is ready to go.

3. You only need to do this Mac or PC system setting once, and the

keyboard will keep the system setting until you manually change it.

Whenever you change its system use either from Mac to PC, or

oppositely, you should manually reset this keyboard to either "Mac"

or "PC" to match your new computer correctly before using it.

1. (fn+home): Backlight On and Off control

2. (fn+pgdn): Reset all backlight changes to factory default

3. (fn+pgup): Change through below 9 backlight modes/effects,

one at a time

Setting Keyboard for Mac and PC Use

This keyboard is designed for multi-OS, both Mac and PC including

Windows and Chrome OS. For the keyboard layout and all the short-

cuts to work correctly in the system which this keyboard is plugged

into, it is very important to manually set this keyboard to either "Mac"

or "PC" to match your computer before using.

1. Mac: fn+Q. If this keyboard is connected to a running Mac comput-

er the first time, ideally after Keyboard Setup Assistant step, you

should press fn and Q key simultaneously to set the keyboard for

Mac use, then it is ready to go.

Function key F1 to F12, and PrtScn, ScrLk, Insert are default mode

in Windows and Chrome OS, Fn Lock LED is on as indicator. You can

press Fn and esc keys together to toggle between Function key

mode and shortcut mode.

Note: F13 to F15 are supported in Mac only.

Shortcut Keys

Brightness change to

built-in display

Mission Control for Mac;

Task/application view

for Windows
Copy
Paste
Previous Track

Play/Pause
Next Track

Mute

Eject for Mac

Force Quit Application

for Mac; Task Manager for Windows
Area screen capture

for Mac; PrtScn for Windows

Prtscn

Scrlk

Insert

Screen capture for Windows PC
for Windows PC only,

in Function key mode

Volume Down

Volume Up

Shortcut mode - Shortcut mode (when Fn Lock LED indicator is off) is

the default mode in Mac. You can press Fn and esc together to toggle

between Function key mode and Shortcut mode.

File Save for Mac; Menu for

Windows
In Windows gaming, pressing fn

and left win key together will lock

both win keys, press fn and left win

key again to unlock win keys

The keyboard is backlit in white, with 9 light effects, 3 brightness

levels and 3 additional preset/programmable light effects.

Backlight Effect (in sequence)
#1 Solid white, all keys
#2 Breathing, all keys
#3 Twinkling, partial keys
#4 Row traveling, between top and bottom rows
#5 Swirling, between top 3 rows and bottom 3 rows
#6 One-way propagating, from left to right
#7 Two-way propagating, between left and right
#8 Brief lighting, on the typed key
#9 Solid white with brief rippling from the typed key

Static

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Dynamic

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4. (fn+end): Reprogram and save 3 preset backlight effects

5. (fn+1): Apply preset backlight effect P1. To reprogram the

preset effect P1, first press fn+1 to display current effect, then press

fn+end to start reprogramming, type all your desired keys just one

time to light them up, press fn+end again to save the reprogrammed

effect P1

6. (fn+2): Apply preset backlight effect P2. To reprogram thepre-

set effect P2, first press fn+2 to display current effect, then press