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How to Record Macros

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Recording a Macro

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Recording a Character Set

Functions Available on the Lighting Effects Page

Lighting Effects Overview

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Static

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Pulse

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Wave

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Spiral Rainbow

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Spectrum Cycling

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Reactive

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Flow

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Ripple

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Ribbon

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Scan

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Raindrop

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Snake Marquee

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Marquee

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Flashing

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Sound Control

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System Temperature

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Table of Contents

Summary of Contents for ARGENT K5 RGB

Page 1: ...Mechanical Keyboard User Guide ARGENT K5 RGB 01 ...

Page 2: ...KE Installation Functions Available on the Home Page Key Configurations Default Functions Single Key Operations Macros Multimedia Features Hot Keys Program Execution Game Profiles Key Deactivation Functions Available on the Macro Page PAGE 05 23 24 26 28 30 32 37 39 02 PAGE 17 PAGE 22 Table of Contents ...

Page 3: ...Macros Recording a Macro Recording a Character Set Functions Available on the Lighting Effects Page Lighting Effects Overview Static Pulse Wave Spiral Rainbow Spectrum Cycling Reactive Flow Ripple Ribbon Scan Raindrop Snake Marquee Marquee Flashing Sound Control System Temperature PAGE 50 PAGE 52 43 48 03 Table of Contents ...

Page 4: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Functions Available on the Settings Page 04 Table of Contents PAGE 99 ...

Page 5: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Chapter 1 Keyboard Features Overview 05 ...

Page 6: ...ge Email Open the default email box Keyboard Features Features Overview 06 Restore Factory Settings Press and hold for five seconds to restore factory settings including all lighting effects and macros After the settings are restored a startup animation will run once to indicate that all settings have been restored ...

Page 7: ...NT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Multimedia Player Open the system s built in multimedia player Calculator Open the system s built in calculator My Computer Open My Computer Keyboard Features Features Overview 07 ...

Page 8: ...an use Fn F12 to switch between monochrome and random color modes 3 Under monochrome mode Fn F9 red F10 green and F11 blue can be used to adjust the color of the lighting effect F12 will display the blended color Ripple 1 You can use Fn F7 slower and F8 faster to adjust the speed of the lighting effect 2 You can use Fn F12 to switch between monochrome and random color modes 3 Under monochrome mode...

Page 9: ...e color of the lighting effect F12 will display the blended color Ribbon 1 You can use Fn F7 slower and F8 faster to adjust the speed of the lighting effect 2 You can use Fn to change the direction of running lights 3 You can use Fn F12 to switch between monochrome and random color modes 4 Under monochrome mode Fn F9 red F10 green and F11 blue can be used to adjust the color of the lighting effect...

Page 10: ... and hold for three seconds to clear the red value once cleared the will flash at the same time Increasing the Speed of Lighting Effects Five different lighting effect speeds the will flash when the speed is set to the fastest setting Decreasing the Speed of Lighting Effects Five different lighting effect speeds the will flash when the speed is set to the slowest setting Keyboard Features Features...

Page 11: ... settings for the blue light the will flash when the brightness is set to the brightest setting Press and hold for three seconds to clear the blue value once cleared the will flash at the same time Adjust the brightness of the green light Ten brightness level settings for the green light the will flash when the brightness is set to the brightest setting Press and hold for three seconds to clear th...

Page 12: ... profile is shown by the color displayed on the P1 Red P2 Green P3 Blue P4 Yellow P5 Purple P6 Aquamarine The color statuses described above are only visible under Game Mode Changing the Direction of Lighting Effects You can switch the running direction of a specific lighting effect Keyboard Features Features Overview 12 ...

Page 13: ...tantly lit 3 Enter the sequence to be recorded keys recorded will flash in aquamarine 4 After the sequence is entered press Fn PrtSc to exit recording mode the light for the Recording key will go off When a key has been designated for macro assignment before any keystrokes are recorded the key assignment can be changed by pressing Fn another key Macro Prompt Function While in recording mode if the...

Page 14: ... to another color please return to the previous step 5 Once completed press Fn Pause to exit Recording mode the recording button will stop flashing When a key s backlight color is identical to the blended color shown by the F12 key pressing it will cancel the backlight color If it is a different color the color will be overwritten Press and hold for five seconds to restore the area s preset light ...

Page 15: ...p in the color specified in the setup profile While not operating under Game Mode all keys will function according to their preset values Full Keyboard Lock Lock the entire keyboard indicator lights will flash at the same time to indicate the current status Switching WASD and the Direction Keys Switches the functions of WASD keys with the arrow keys Keyboard Features Features Overview 15 ...

Page 16: ...board functions will be controlled by the program only the functions of Fn F1 F6 Num will be kept other switching functions and lighting effects will become temporarily unavailable Locking the Windows Key The Windows key can be replaced with the function of the Ctrl key Before the key is locked a white colored light will turn on After the key is locked an aquamarine colored light will turn on Full...

Page 17: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Chapter 2 TT iTAKE Installation 17 ...

Page 18: ...Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 18 Launch the setup executable file EXE file and click Next Click Install to begin the setup process Software Installation Setup Instructions ...

Page 19: ... Installation Setup Instructions 19 Once setup is complete you will also need to install the Microsoft Visual C 2015 Redistributable Package Without installing the Redistributable Package the software will fail to launch Step 4 Click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 20: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Chapter 3 Functions Available on the Home Page 20 ...

Page 21: ...file Delete Delete an existing profile Copy Copy a profile Import Import a profile Export Export a profile Switching Profiles The ARGENT K5 RGB can support up to 6 profiles which can be switched as required Restore Keyboard Settings for All Keys Apply Restore Keyboard Settings for All Keys All key functions saved under the current profile will be restored to factory default values Apply Save and a...

Page 22: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Key Configurations 22 Chapter 4 ...

Page 23: ... ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Default Function Default Key Setting Step 1 Step 2 23 Select a key then select a Default function from the drop down list Click Apply to change and save the new function ...

Page 24: ...mium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 Single Key Function Single Key Setting 24 Select a key then select Single Key from the drop down list Enter a new key value into the lower right box ...

Page 25: ... User Guide Single Key Function Single Key Setting Step 3 Step 4 25 Click Apply to change and save the new function Based on the information and color displayed on the screen you will be able to see if the new key setting is applied properly ...

Page 26: ...Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 Macro Function Macro Key Setting 26 First you must designate a key then select Macro in the drop down list Select a macro from the upper right ...

Page 27: ...ep 4 27 Select a macro repeat option from the drop down list located in the lower right corner Click Apply to save the new function Verify if the new key function is applied properly by looking at the color displayed on the screen Macro Function Macro Key Setting ...

Page 28: ...mium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 Media Function Media Key Setting 28 Select a key then select Media from the drop down list Select a multimedia function in the right drop down list ...

Page 29: ...are User Guide Step 3 Step 4 29 Click Apply to change and save the new function Based on the information and color displayed on the screen you will be able to see if the new key setting is applied properly Media Function Media Key Setting ...

Page 30: ...NT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 Hot Key Function Hot Key Setting 30 Select a key then select Function Keys from the drop down list Select a type of hotkey function in the upper right drop down list ...

Page 31: ...ide Step 3 Step 4 31 Select a keyboard function in the lower right drop down list Click Apply to save the new function Verify if the new key function is applied properly by looking at the color displayed on the screen Hot Key Function Hot Key Setting ...

Page 32: ...K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 Launch Application Function Application Setting 32 Select a key then select Launch Application from the drop down list Select Application in the upper right drop down list ...

Page 33: ...mium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Launch Application Function Application Setting Step 3 Step 4 33 Click on the Open File button located on the bottom right Select the executable file EXE to open ...

Page 34: ...r Guide Launch Application Function Application Setting Step 5 Step 6 34 Click Apply to change and save the new function Based on the information and color displayed on the screen you will be able to see if the new key setting is applied properly ...

Page 35: ...RGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 35 Select a key then select Launch Application from the drop down list Select Web in the upper right drop down list Launch Application Function Website Setting ...

Page 36: ... Enter the URL into the textbox located on the bottom right and press Enter Step 4 Click Apply to save the new function Verify if the new key function is applied properly by looking at the color displayed on the screen Launch Application Function Website Setting ...

Page 37: ...ENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 Gaming Profile Function Gaming Key Setting 37 Select a key then select Gaming Profile from the drop down list Select a game title in the upper right drop down list ...

Page 38: ...Step 3 Step 4 38 In the lower right drop down list select an in game action Click Apply to save the new function Verify if the new key function is applied properly by looking at the color displayed on the screen Gaming Profile Function Gaming Key Setting ...

Page 39: ...ide Step 1 Disable Function Disable Key Setting 39 Select a key then select Disable from the drop down list Step 2 Click Apply to save the new function Verify if the new key function is applied properly by looking at the color displayed on the screen ...

Page 40: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide 40 Functions Available on the Macro Page Chapter 5 ...

Page 41: ... Record a macro based on the time interval between each keystroke Fixed Delay Record a macro based on the specified time interval No Delay Record a macro without recording the time interval between each keystroke Record Delete Insert Pause Edit Record Begin macro recording Delete Delete the assigned value of a specific key Insert Insert an additional value above or below the existing value of a sp...

Page 42: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide 42 How to Record Macros Chapter 6 ...

Page 43: ...RGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 43 Add a new macro and modify its name Select the delay method used to record the macro by using the checkboxes below Macro Recording Function Recording Setting ...

Page 44: ...5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Macro Recording Function Recording Setting Step 3 Step 4 44 Press the Record button Enter the sequence to be recorded from the keyboard then press the Stop button to complete the recording ...

Page 45: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 45 Select a macro by clicking on the key it is assigned to Click the Insert button Macro Recording Function Insert Setting ...

Page 46: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 3 Step 4 46 Select the position where new content is to be inserted Press the Record button Macro Recording Function Insert Setting ...

Page 47: ...ium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 5 Step 6 47 Enter the sequence to be recorded from the keyboard Click the Stop button to complete the insertion process Macro Recording Function Insert Setting ...

Page 48: ...GENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 48 Add a new character set and modify its name Enter the values for the Start Key and End Key in the upper right corner Text Recording Function Recording Setting ...

Page 49: ...uide Step 3 Step 4 49 Click on the input box located at the bottom right corner and enter the characters to be recorded from the keyboard Click the Save button to complete the recording of the character set Text Recording Function Recording Setting ...

Page 50: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide 50 Functions Available on the Lighting Effects Page Chapter 7 ...

Page 51: ...ct within an area can also be used to switch to random colors Apply Restore Lighting Effect Settings Apply Apply the new lighting effect settings to all keys on the keyboard Restore Lighting Effect Settings All lighting effect settings saved under the current profile will be restored to factory default values Color Pattern Settings Add Pattern Add a new pattern with red to black gradient Delete Pa...

Page 52: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide 52 Lighting Effects Overview Chapter 8 ...

Page 53: ...GB Gaming Software User Guide Step 2 Click on a color inside the color wheel or enter the RGB color values to change the color Step 1 53 Select Static Area in the Lighting Effect drop down list Static Mode Color Area Setting ...

Page 54: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 3 Step 4 54 Adjust the brightness level of the keyboard s backlight Click Apply to save the new settings Static Mode Color Area Setting ...

Page 55: ...um ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 55 Switch the zones to Customized Click on a color inside the color wheel or enter the RGB color values to set the color Static Mode Customized Setting ...

Page 56: ...ming Software User Guide Click on the keyboard image directly with the left mouse button to change the key color Right click to cancel the color Step 3 Step 4 56 Click Apply to save the new settings Static Mode Customized Setting ...

Page 57: ...RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 2 Click on a color inside the color wheel or enter the RGB color values to change the color Step 1 57 Select Pulse Area in the Lighting Effect drop down list Pulse Mode Color Area Setting ...

Page 58: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 3 Step 4 58 Adjust the backlight speed Click Apply to save the new settings Pulse Mode Color Area Setting ...

Page 59: ...ium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 59 Switch the zones to Customized Click on a color inside the color wheel or enter the RGB color values to set the color Pulse Mode Customized Setting ...

Page 60: ...ming Software User Guide Click on the keyboard image directly with the left mouse button to change the key color Right click to cancel the color Step 3 Step 4 60 Click Apply to save the new settings Pulse Mode Customized Setting ...

Page 61: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 61 Select Wave Area in the Lighting Effect drop down list Select a set of color patterns on the upper right Wave Mode Pattern Setting ...

Page 62: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 3 Step 4 62 Set the direction speed and brightness level of the lighting effect Click Apply to save the new settings Wave Mode Pattern Setting ...

Page 63: ... Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 63 Add a new set of color patterns Add a new color insertion point and drag it to the desired position Wave Mode Customized Pattern Setting ...

Page 64: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 3 Step 4 64 Click on each color insertion point to modify its color Click Apply to save the new settings Wave Mode Customized Pattern Setting ...

Page 65: ...m ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 65 Select Spiral Rainbow Area in the Lighting Effect drop down list Select a set of color patterns on the upper right Spiral Rainbow Mode Pattern Setting ...

Page 66: ...remium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 3 Step 4 66 Set the direction speed and brightness level of the lighting effect Click Apply to save the new settings Spiral Rainbow Mode Pattern Setting ...

Page 67: ...ium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 67 Add a new set of color patterns Add a new color insertion point and drag it to the desired position Spiral Rainbow Mode Customized Pattern Setting ...

Page 68: ...Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 3 Step 4 68 Click on each color insertion point to modify its color Click Apply to save the new settings Spiral Rainbow Mode Customized Pattern Setting ...

Page 69: ...are User Guide Step 1 Step 2 69 Select Spectrum Cycling Area in the Lighting Effect drop down list Set the speed and brightness level of the backlight and click on Apply to save the new settings Spectrum Cycling Mode Area Function Setting ...

Page 70: ... Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 70 Select Reactive Area in the Lighting Effect drop down list Click on a color inside the color wheel or enter the RGB color values to change the color Reactive Mode Color Area Setting ...

Page 71: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 3 Step 4 71 Adjust the backlight speed Click Apply to save the new settings Reactive Mode Color Area Setting ...

Page 72: ...um ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 72 Switch the area to Customized Click on a color inside the color wheel or enter the RGB color values to set the color Reactive Mode Customized Setting ...

Page 73: ...ing Software User Guide Click on the keyboard image directly with the left mouse button to change the key color Right click to cancel the color Step 3 Step 4 73 Click Apply to save the new settings Reactive Mode Customized Setting ...

Page 74: ... RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 74 Select Flow Area in the Lighting Effect drop down list Click on a color inside the color wheel or enter the RGB color values to change the color Flow Mode Color Area Setting ...

Page 75: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 3 Step 4 75 Set the speed and brightness level of the backlight Click Apply to save the new settings Flow Mode Color Area Setting ...

Page 76: ...ENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 76 Set the area to Customized then add a new set of color patterns Add a new color insertion point and drag it to the desired position Flow Mode Customized Setting ...

Page 77: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 3 Step 4 77 Click on each color insertion point to modify its color Click Apply to save the new settings Flow Mode Customized Setting ...

Page 78: ... K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 78 Select Ripple in the Lighting Effect drop down list Ripple Mode Color Setting Step 2 Click on a color inside the color wheel or enter the RGB color values to change the color ...

Page 79: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 3 Step 4 79 Set the speed and brightness level of the backlight Click Apply to save the new settings Ripple Mode Color Setting ...

Page 80: ...NT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 80 Set the area to Customized then add a new set of color patterns Add a new color insertion point and drag it to the desired position Ripple Mode Customized Setting ...

Page 81: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 3 Step 4 81 Click on each color insertion point to modify its color Click Apply to save the new settings Ripple Mode Customized Setting ...

Page 82: ... K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 82 Select Ribbon in the Lighting Effect drop down list Ribbon Mode Color Setting Step 2 Click on a color inside the color wheel or enter the RGB color values to change the color ...

Page 83: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 3 Step 4 83 Set the direction speed and brightness level of the lighting effect Click Apply to save the new settings Ribbon Mode Color Setting ...

Page 84: ...NT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 84 Select Scan in the Lighting Effect drop down list Scan Mode Color Setting Step 2 Click on a color inside the color wheel or enter the RGB color values to change the color ...

Page 85: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 3 Step 4 85 Set the speed and brightness level of the backlight Click Apply to save the new settings Scan Mode Color Setting ...

Page 86: ...Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 86 Select Raindrops Area in the Lighting Effect drop down list Raindrop Mode Color Area Setting Step 2 Click on a color inside the color wheel or enter the RGB color values to change the color ...

Page 87: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 3 Step 4 87 Set the speed and brightness level of the backlight Click Apply to save the new settings Raindrop Mode Color Area Setting ...

Page 88: ...T K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 88 Select Snake in the Lighting Effect drop down list Snake Mode Color Setting Step 2 Click on a color inside the color wheel or enter the RGB color values to change the color ...

Page 89: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 3 Step 4 89 Set the direction speed and brightness level of the lighting effect Click Apply to save the new settings Snake Mode Color Setting ...

Page 90: ...K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 90 Select Marquee in the Lighting Effect drop down list Marquee Mode Color Setting Step 2 Click on a color inside the color wheel or enter the RGB color values to change the color ...

Page 91: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 3 Step 4 91 Set the direction speed and brightness level of the lighting effect Click Apply to save the new settings Marquee Mode Color Setting ...

Page 92: ...RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 92 Select Blink Area in the Lighting Effect drop down list Blink Mode Color Area Setting Step 2 Click on a color inside the color wheel or enter the RGB color values to change the color ...

Page 93: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 3 Step 4 93 Adjust the backlight speed Click Apply to save the new settings Blink Mode Color Area Setting ...

Page 94: ...ium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 94 Switch the zones to Customized Click on a color inside the color wheel or enter the RGB color values to set the color Blink Mode Customized Setting ...

Page 95: ...ming Software User Guide Click on the keyboard image directly with the left mouse button to change the key color Right click to cancel the color Step 3 Step 4 95 Click Apply to save the new settings Blink Mode Customized Setting ...

Page 96: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 2 Step 1 96 Select Music Mode in the Lighting Effect drop down list Music Mode Color Setting Set the desired mode of lighting effects ...

Page 97: ...5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 3 Step 4 97 Click on a color inside the color wheel or enter the RGB color values to change the color of each row Click Apply to save the new settings Sound Control Mode Color Setting ...

Page 98: ...remium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide Step 1 Step 2 98 Select System Temperature in the Lighting Effect drop down list Click Apply to save the new settings System Temperature Mode Function Setting ...

Page 99: ...TT Premium ARGENT K5 RGB Gaming Software User Guide 99 Functions Available on the Settings Page Chapter 9 ...

Page 100: ...ia Visit Thermaltake on Facebook Software Version Firmware Version Software Version Displays the version number of the installed program Firmware Version Displays the version number of the keyboard s driver TT iTAKE APP Password Setting Enter four number or English alphabet Empty is disable function Amazon Alexa Login TT iTAKE software support Amazon Alexa voice service allowing you to control the...

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