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2. Installation
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2.2 Installing the Software
With the computer started up and running, place the included CD into the CD-ROM drive.
MACINTOSH NOTE:
When the CD icon appears on your desktop, double click on its icon to display its contents. Locate the Keyspan RF Remote for PCs and Laptops icon
and double click to start the installation process. Follow the instructions on screen.
WINDOWS NOTE:
Windows will automatically open the Keyspan CD Browser window. Using the on-screen menus, locate the Keyspan RF Remote for PCs and Laptops
Installer selection and click it to start the installation process. Follow the instructions on screen.
WINDOWS Tech Note:
Manually Launching The Keyspan CD Browser:
If the Keyspan CD Browser does not open, locate the “Launch.exe” program on the Keyspan CD-ROM and open it by double clicking the “Launch”
icon. This will open the Keyspan CD Browser.
2.3 Uninstall Instructions
If you need to uninstall the Keyspan Remote software, please follow these instructions:
MACINTOSH NOTE:
In the Keyspan Remote Software, select the Uninstall command from the Settings menu. This will remove all files. To finish the uninstall process,
close the Keyspan Remote Software and drag the KeyspanDMR icon to the trash.
WINDOWS NOTE:
Uninstall the Keyspan Remote Software using the Add/Remove Programs control panel (located in START menu -> SETTINGS -> CONTROL
PANEL). Once the Add/Remove Programs control panel is open, locate and select the Keyspan software and then click the Change/Remove button.
Follow the instructions on-screen to complete the uninstall.
3. Operation
3.1 Overview
This section is intended to be used as an outline for using the Keyspan RF Remote for PCs and Laptops. This information covers basic use of the
remote and assumes that you have already followed the “Installation” section instructions earlier in this manual.
3.2 Keyspan Remote Software
The Keyspan Remote Software works by interpreting button presses on your Keyspan remote hardware and converting them to an Action that your
computer can understand. These Actions can be keystrokes, system volume control, mouse movement, and others:
• To ensure that you are sending the right Actions to the application you want to control, the Keyspan Remote software also detects which
application is running in the foreground as the active application. Actions are sent to this foreground/active application.
• Since not all programs respond to the same Actions, the Keyspan Remote software will also check if it has a Map for that foreground/active
application. Maps are a group of Actions for a particular application.
For example, the Keyspan Remote software has a Map for both QuickTime Player and PowerPoint. The QuickTime
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Player Map specifies that
pressing the Fast Forward button on your remote will send a keystroke (or keystroke combination) that will result in fast forwarding through the
currently playing song. The PowerPoint Map specifies a keystroke that will result in moving to the next slide. The Keyspan Remote software comes
with several Maps for many popular applications so that you don’t have to create a Map for these applications.
About Actions & How To Check What Maps Are Installed:
For more information about Actions, customization or to check to see what maps are installed, refer to the “Changing Remote Software Settings”
section later in this manual.
