G.SKILL RIPJAWS KM570 RGB User manual

RIPJAWS KM570 RGB
User Manual

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14 Macros (Keystroke)
Create a Macro
Delete a Macro
Copy a Macro
Export/Import a Macro
Record a Macro
Edit a Recorded Macro
Insert Commands in a Macro
Update Edited Macros
19 Macros (Text)
Create a Text Macro
Edit a Text Macro
Delete a Text Macro
Copy a Text Macro
Export/Import a Text Macro
21 LighngProles
Introducing Lighng Proles
Lighng Eects
Create a Lighng Prole
Customizing Your Lighng Prole
Add/Remove a Color
Change a Color
4 Introducon
Layout Overview
6 Proles
Introducing Proles
Link Program to a Prole
Save Prole to Device Memory
Create a Prole
Select a Prole
Delete a Prole
Copy a Prole
Export/Import a Prole
Save a Prole
9 Keys
Introducing Programmable Keys
Customize a Programmable Key
Key Assignment
13 Macros
Introducing Macros
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38 AddionalSengs
Driver Soware Sengs
UI Language
Keyboard Layout
Update Firmware
Export All Proles and Sengs
Import All Conguraon Files and
Sengs
Reset All Current Sengs
41 Hardware
Introducing the Keyboard Hardware
Status Lighng
44 On-the-yMacro
Introducing On-the-y Macro
Recording an On-the-y Macro
46 Support
Website FAQ
Online Forum
Technical Support
26 Seng
Introducing Keyboard Sengs
Polling Rate
N-Key Rollover
Timer Seng (Timer Key)
Repeat Rate Acceleraon
Repeat Delay
LED Sleep Seng
30 Lighng
Introducing Lighng
Per-Key Lighng
Adjust Brightness
Disable All Lighng
Enable Lighng Eect
Eding Opons in Lighng Eect
Enable Stac Base Color
36 ColorPalee
Introducing the Color Palee
Accessing the Color Palee
Customizing the Color Palee
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–Macro:
A powerful funcon that allows you
to execute a series of key presses with
the press of a designated key.
To open the G.SKILL Driver System, go to
the system tray and double click on the
G.SKILL icon.
You are now ready to begin.
The G.SKILL Driver System is the soware
system that allows you to fully control
and manage macros, lighng eects, and
various customizaons for your RIPJAWS
KM570 RGB mechanical gaming keyboard.
To help you through this manual, here are
some useful key terms to keep in mind:
–Prole:
A full collecon of sengs, including
custom key assignments, keyboard
sengs, and lighng eects. A single
prole can be stored in the on-board
memory of your keyboard.
–Key:
Refers to the keyboard input.
Each key may have its own default
funcon, or it can be programmed to
have a customized funcon through
the soware.
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LayoutOverview
The G.SKILL Driver System has four main
secons:
1. ProleSelecon:
Create and manage proles. Select
and store a prole to the keyboard.
2. ProleSengs:
Customize prole sengs for your
keyboard.
3. Macros&LighngProles:
Create and manage your library of
macros and lighng proles, which
can be applied to prole sengs.
4. AddionalSengs:
Access to UI language sengs,
keyboard layout sengs, rmware
and soware version informaon,
prole reset, and more.
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IntroducingProles
A prole is a collecon of sengs that
can be saved to the on-board memory of
your keyboard, allowing the customizaon
to follow the device, no maer which
computer it’s connected to. Each prole
contains a single complete layout of key
assignments, keyboard sengs, and
lighng eects.
This secon will help you manage your
proles.
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Aer saving the prole to device
memory, further seng changes to the
“Customize”, “Seng”, and “Lighng” tab
will be automacally updated and saved
to the keyboard onboard memory.
Once the prole is saved to the keyboard,
a small keyboard icon will appear to the
le of the prole name.
LinkProgramtoaProle
You have the opon to automacally
load a prole when launching a certain
program.
Check the box next to “Link Program”
and select a *.exe le to link the selected
prole to a program.
SaveProletoDeviceMemory
Your RIPJAWS KM570 keyboard can store
a single prole within the keyboard
on-board memory. This includes 1 unique
set of keyboard sengs, including key
assignments, macros, lighng eects, and
more.
Aer creang a new Prole, remember
to click “Save to Device Memory” to save
that prole into the keyboard onboard
memory.
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CopyaProle
Click the gear icon below the prole
name, then choose “Copy” from the list to
make an exact copy of the prole.
Export/ImportaProle
Click the gear icon below the prole
name, then choose “Export” (or “Import”)
from the list. A window will prompt you to
choose a locaon and a le name to save
(or load) the prole to (or from) a *.prole
le.
SaveaProle
When a new prole is created, any further
seng changes will not be automacally
saved to the onboard memory unl “Save
to Device Memory” is clicked.
To make sure the current prole sengs
are applied, click “Save to Device
Memory”.
CreateaProle
To create a new prole, click on the “+”
buon located under the prole name. A
new prole will be generated using default
sengs.
SelectaProle
Click the upside-down triangle to the right
of the prole name for a drop-down list
of available proles. If only one prole
is available, the drop-down list will be
unavailable.
DeleteaProle
Click the trash bin icon located below
the prole name to delete a prole. A
conrmaon dialogue window will pop up
to conrm the deleon. A prole cannot
be deleted if there are no other selectable
proles or if the prole is currently in use
by the device.
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IntroducingProgrammableKeys
Under the “Customize” menu, you can
customize the funcon of each key on the
keyboard. When the mouse cursor hovers
over a programmable key, the display will
show the key (on the right) and its current
funcon (on the le).
Example: The image on the right shows
the “G” key, and the circular icon with a
slash shows its current funcon is set at
default.
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CustomizeaProgrammableKey
Click on the key you wish to customize,
and a “Key Assignment” window will
pop up. Choose from the drop-down list
for the desired funcon. Macros can be
selected here to customize a parcular
key to a macro. Once the desired funcon
is selected, clicking “Save” will save the
seng to the keyboard onboard memory
and return to the “Customize” menu.
Keys