G.SKILL RIPJAWS KM780 RGB User manual

RIPJAWS KM780 RGB
User Manual

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10 Keys
Introducing Programmable Keys
Customize a Programmable Key
12 Macros
Introducing Macros
13 Macros (Keystroke)
Create a Macro
Delete a Macro
Copy a Macro
Export/Import a Macro
Record a Macro
Edit a Macro
Insert Keystrokes in Macro
16 Macros (Text)
Create a Text Macro
Delete a Text Macro
Copy a Text Macro
Export/Import a Text Macro
4 Introducon
Layout Overview
6 Proles&Modes
Introducing Proles & Modes
Link Program to a Prole
Save Prole to Device
8 Proles
Create a Prole
Select a Prole
Delete a Prole
Copy a Prole
Export/Import a Prole
Apply Prole Seng
9 Modes
Create a Mode
Select a Mode
Acvate a Mode
Delete a Mode
Copy a Mode
Export/Import a Mode
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27 AddionalSengs
Driver Sengs
Reset to Default Seng
17 LighngProles
Introducing Lighng Proles
Create a Lighng Prole
Add a Color
Change a Color
20 Seng
Introducing Keyboard Sengs
Polling Rate
N-Key Rollover
Alert Mode (Timer Key)
Repeat Rate Acceleraon
Repeat Delay
Sleep Mode
23 Lighng
Introducing Lighng
Background Lighng
Adjust Brightness
Single Color Lighng
Mulple Color Lighng
Eect Lighng
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–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 system.
–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 Unied Driver System,
go to the system tray and double click on
the G.SKILL icon.
You are now ready to begin.
The G.SKILL Unied Driver System is the
soware system that allows full control
of macros, lighng eects, and various
customizaons for your Ripjaws KM780
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 and modes.
Each prole has its own unique list of
modes.
–Mode:
A single complete layout of key
sengs, keyboard sengs, and
lighng eects. A single prole
supports up to three modes, which
can be stored in the on-board memory
of your keyboard.
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Layout Overview
The G.SKILL Unied Driver System has four
main secons:
1. Proles & Modes:
Create and manage proles and
modes. Acvate and store a prole to
the keyboard.
2. Mode Sengs:
Customizable sengs for each mode.
3. Macros & Lighng Proles:
Create and manage macros and
lighng proles to use in mode
sengs.
4. Addional Sengs:
Access to language seng, device
informaon, rmware and soware
updates, and prole reset.
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IntroducingProles&Modes
A prole is a collecon of sengs
and modes that can be saved into the
on-board memory of your keyboard,
allowing the customizaon to follow the
device, no maer which computer it’s
connected to.
A mode is a single complete layout of key
sengs (e.g. macros), keyboard sengs
(e.g. polling rate), and lighng eects.
This secon will help you manage your
proles and modes.
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SaveProletoDevice
Your Ripjaws KM780 keyboard can store a
single prole (of three modes) within the
keyboard on-board memory. Click “Save
to Device Memory” to save the currently
selected prole and modes to your
keyboard.
Once the prole and modes are saved to
the keyboard, a small keyboard icon will
appear to the le of the prole or mode
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.
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CopyaProle
Click on the gear icon below the prole
name, then choose “Copy” from the list
to make an exact copy of the prole,
including the modes created under the
prole.
Export/ImportaProle
Click on 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) your prole.
ApplyProleSeng
To apply the current prole sengs, 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 automacally
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 on 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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DeleteaMode
Click on the trash bin icon located below
the mode name to delete the currently
selected mode. A mode cannot be deleted
if there are no other selectable modes
or if the mode is currently in use by the
device.
Copy a Mode
Click on the gear icon below the mode
name and select “Copy” from the list to
make an exact copy of the mode.
Export/Import a Mode
Click on the gear icon below the mode
name and select “Export” (or “Import”)
from the list. A window will prompt you to
choose a locaon and a le name to save
(or load) your mode.
Create a Mode
To create a new mode, click on the “+”
buon located under the mode name. A
new mode will be automacally generated
using default sengs.
SelectaMode
Click the upside-down triangle to the right
of the mode name for a drop-down list of
available modes. The drop-down list will
be unavailable if there are less than three
modes in the current prole.
AcvateaMode
The red icon designated “M1”, “M2”, and
“M3” indicates the current acve mode.
This matches the mode keys with the
same names on the keyboard.
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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 and its current funcon.
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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, click “Save” to return to the
“Customize” menu.
Once you have nished customizing the
key funcons, please click “Save to Device
Memory” under the prole name to apply
the sengs.
Note: Make sure you are customizing to
the correct mode by selecng the desired
mode (M1, M2, or M3) before customizing
the key funcon.
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IntroducingMacros
There are two kinds macros you can set:
keystroke macro and text macro.
If you are looking to set delays or
customize using keystrokes within the
macro, then use the keystroke macro.
If you are looking to set text-only macro,
then use the text macro.
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Create a Macro
In the le column, click on the “+” buon
to create a new macro. Opons for
recording a macro will appear when a
macro is created.
DeleteaMacro
Click on the trash bin icon below the
macro name to delete the current macro.
Copy a Macro
Click on the gear icon below the macro
name and select “Copy” to make a
duplicate of the current macro.
Export/Import a Macro
Click on the gear icon below the macro
name and select “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 macro.
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Record a Macro
Click on the “Record” buon on the
boom of the le column. Macro will
begin recording automacally. The
recorded macro will appear in the middle
column.
Note: Before recording the macro, you
may choose to record the delay, use a
default delay, or no delays. Default delays
can be changed in 10ms increments. Type
“2” in the textbox for 20ms, and “20” for
200ms.
To end recording, click “Stop” on the
boom of the le column.
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Edit a Macro
You can delete or edit a specic macro
command by clicking on the trash bin icon
or the pencil icon, respecvely, on the
boom of the middle column.
Insert Keystrokes in Macro
Click on the keystroke you wish to edit.
Then click “Insert” on the boom of the
middle column. Opons will appear in
the right column to allow inserng before
or aer the currently selected keystroke.
Then click on “Record” in the right column
to record and insert addional keystrokes.
Click “Save” to save the changes.
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Create a Text Macro
Click the “+” to create a new text
macro. Then type the desired text in the
textbox on the right. The changes will be
automacally saved.
DeleteaTextMacro
To delete the text macro, click on the trash
bin icon below the text macro name. To
clear the text for the text macro, click on
“Clear” below the textbox.
Copy a Text Macro
Click on the gear icon below the text
macro name, and select “Copy” to
duplicate the text macro.
Export/Import a Text Macro
Click on the gear icon below the text
macro name, and select “Export” (or
“Import”) to save (or load) the text macro
to a le.
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IntroducingLighngProles
Lighng proles are customizable lighng
paerns that can be used in a mode and
applied to your device. The following
lighng proles are available.
–Wave:
A connuous wave of customizable
colors, moving across to the le or
right.
–Ripple:
A circular lighng paern ripples
outward from a pressed key.
–Reacve:
Each pressed key will light up for a
designated amount of me.
–Breathing:
All keys will cycle through a colored
paern.
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CreateaLighngProle
First, select a lighng category, then click
on the “+” buon under “Name” to create
a lighng prole.
Once a lighng prole is created,
associated opons will be available for
customizing.
Each lighng prole will be automacally
saved. However, to apply the lighng
paern to the device, please go to the
“Lighng” secon and choose a lighng
prole to apply.
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AddaColor
To increase a color point, click on the
“+” under “Color Controller” in the right
column. A new color point will be added.
ChangeaColor
Click the square of a color point under
“Color Controller”, and then change the
color by doing one of the following:
1. Click in the color selecon rectangle
2. Click and drag the RGB color slider
3. Enter the RGB value
4. Enter the HEX color code
5. Select from the preset color palee
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IntroducingKeyboardSengs
The “Seng” menu will allow you to set
general sengs for your device. Aer you
have customized your sengs, please click
on “Save to Device Memory” to ensure
the sengs are correctly applied to your
device.
Setting