17
used to access the Power User Tools which are associated with certain keys that are not legended, so use
the Program Key cautiously (see Section 7).
5.5 Multimedia Keys
The Advantage2 supports the six basic multimedia actions: Mute, Volume Down, Volume Up, Play/Pause,
Previous Track, and Next Track. By default the six multimedia actions reside in the Keypad layer of the
Function Key row (Fig 17). Volume controls are located on the right side and legended in blue. Playback
controls are located on the left side and are not legended (F4
-
F6). Any of the multimedia keys can be copied
or relocated to any location on the keyboard using onboard key remapping (see Section 6.11) or via direct
editing (see Section 7.8).
Note: Multimedia keys are disabled when the
v
-
drive is open.
5.6 Mac Usage & Special Considerations
When installing the Advantage2 for the first time on a Mac computer, you
will likely be prompted with the Keyboard Setup Assistant (Fig 18). Follow
the on
-
screen prompts or simply close the window.
Mac users should configure their thumb keys for Mac
-
specific modifiers 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 operating environment, just like with any other PC keyboard (see Fig 19)
5.7 International Usage (e.g. non
-
U.S.)
An
“
International Key
”
is located next to the left arrow key (Fig 20, note
the red
-
outlined key). With the US English keyboard driver, this key has
the same action as the key to the right of
“
P,
”
but it is normally only
present on non
-
US traditional keyboards. The International Key action
changes depending on your operating system and which language
driver is active on your computer.
Fig 20.
“
International key
”
Fig 18. Mac Keyboard Setup Assistant
Fig 19. Comparing keys that change between Windows/PC and Mac OS X.
Advantage2 Key
PC Action (Win or PC Modes)
Mac Action
Windows (Win Mode)
Windows
Command
Backspace
Backspace
Delete
Enter
Enter
Return
Ctrl
Ctrl
Control
Alt
Alt
Alt
-
Option
Scroll Lock
Scroll Lock
Mac mode: shutdown, Win mode: brightness
Embedded Numeric
Keypad =
Same as number row =/+
Mac mode: keypad =
\| next to left shift
(“
Intl key
”)
Language driver dependent
§
Insert (keypad action of Intl key)
Insert
Help
Num Lock
(keypad action of 7& key)
Toggle Num Lock on & off
Clear
