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1.0 Read Me First
1.1 Health and Safety Warning
Continuous use of any keyboard may cause aches, pains or more serious cumulative trauma disorders such
as tendinitis and carpal tunnel syndrome, or other repetitive strain disorders.
Exercise good judgement in placing reasonable limits on your keyboarding time every day.
Follow established guidelines for computer and workstation setup.
Maintain a relaxed keying posture and use a light touch to press the keys.
Keyboard is not a medical treatment
This keyboard is not a substitute for appropriate medical treatment! If any information in this guide appears to
contradict your health care professional’s advice, please follow your health care professional’s advice.
No warranty of injury prevention or cure
Kinesis bases its product designs on research, proven features and user evaluations. However, because of
the complex set of factors believed to contribute to computer-related injuries, the company can make no
warranty that its products will prevent or cure any physical ailment. Your particular risk of injury may be
affected by workstation and chair design, posture, time worked without breaks, type of work, activities outside
the workplace, and/or individual physiology.
1.2 Quick Start Guide
If you are eager to get started, please consult the included Quick Start Guide. The Quick Start Guide can also
be downloaded from KinesisGaming.com/Support. Consult this full manual for advanced features.
1.3 Read This User’s Manual
Even if you don’t normally read manuals or you are a long-time user of Kinesis keyboards, we strongly
encourage you to review this entire manual. The Freestyle Edge is a fully-programmable keyboard with
powerful tools and features. If you unknowingly execute a programming shortcut or key combination, you
could inadvertently alter the layout of your keyboard which might necessitate a hard reset of the keyboard.
If you have no plans to re-program the keyboard and would like to disable all programming features see
Section 4.11.
