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6.0 SmartSet Basic Onboard Programming Tools
The SmartSet Programming Engine provides a number of easy
-
to
-
use productivity tools. Even those who
have never used a programmable keyboard can easily learn and benefit from these. Basic Onboard
Programming Tools are accessed using simple onboard shortcuts consisting of the special
Program Key
(labeled
“
progm
”)
and one or more keys in the function key row. Basic programming tools in the function key
row have been labeled for your convenience.
6.1 Status Report (progm + Esc)
The Configuration Status Report is a handy feature
which allows Advantage2 users to quickly check the
current settings on their keyboard (Fig 21).This section
briefly explains how to interpret the Status Report. For a
detailed explanation of the features referenced below,
please read Sections 7 and 8 of this Manual.
Important Note: Before running a Status Report,
open a text editing program so that the keyboard
can
“
”
the Status Report to the screen.
Model:
Indicates the model name of the keyboard.
Firmware:
Indicates the current version of firmware your keyboard is running and the size of the onboard
v
-
drive (2MB or 4MB). The original Advantage2 keyboards has 2MB v
-
drives, but early in 2018, production
switched to 4MB v
-
drives (serial numbers beginning with 4xxxxA2). To update the firmware on your
Advantage2 (see Section 8.0).
Active Layout File:
Indicates the layout file that is currently active. The QWERTY (qwerty.txt) and Dvorak
(dvorak.txt) 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 active, Windows
(“
win
”),
Mac, or PC (see Section 5.3).
Macro Play Speed
:
0 indicates whether macro playback has been disabled, 1
-
9 is global speed. (see
summary in Section 6.10, details in Section 7.1).
Status Report Play Speed
:
Indicates the current playback speed for the Status Report. If your status report
doesn
’
t playback properly, the playback speed can be reduced from the default of speed 3 (see Section 7.11).
Keyclick Status
:
Indicates whether key
“
clicks
”
are enabled. (see Section 6.7).
Toggle Tone Status
:
Indicates whether special action
“
tones
”
are enabled (see Section 6.8).
Stored Macros
:
Indicates the number of custom macros that have been saved to the active layout (see
Section 6.11).
Keys Remapped
: Indicates the number of custom key remaps that have been saved to the active layout (see
Section 6.12).
Note: The Remap count is affected by the active Thumb Key Mode. Windows Mode is set as
the default, so it reports 0 additional remaps. Mac Mode has 8 remapped keys relative to Windows Mode and
PC Mode has 2 remapped keys relative to Windows
Mode.
Power User Mode
: Indicates when Power User Mode has been activated. When inactive, this line is not
shown (see Section 7.3).
Model> Advantage2
Firmware> 1.0.431.us (4MB), 11/14/2017
Active layout file> qwerty.txt
Thumb keys mode> win
Macro play speed> off=0, slow=1, normal=3, fast=9> 3
Status report play speed> off=0, slow=1, normal=3, fast=4> 3
Keyclick status> on
Toggle tone status> on
Stored macros> 0
Keys remapped> 0
Fig 21. Example Status Report
