G.SKILL RIPJAWS KM780 RGB User manual

RIPJAWS KM780 RGB
User Manual

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11 Keys
Introducing Programmable Keys
Customize a Programmable Key
Key Assignment
15 Macros
Introducing Macros
16 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
20 Macros (Text)
Create a Text Macro
Edit 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
Mode Management
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37 ColorPalee
Introducing the Color Palee
Accessing the Color Palee
Customizing the Color Palee
39 AddionalSengs
Driver Soware Sengs
UI Language
Keyboard Layout
Check Update
Export All Proles and Sengs
Reset to Default Seng
41 Hardware
Introducing the Keyboard Hardware
43 On-the-yMacro
Introducing On-the-y Macro
Recording an On-the-y Macro
45 Support
Website FAQ
Online Forum
Technical Support
22 LighngProles
Introducing Lighng Proles
Lighng Prole Types
Create a Lighng Prole
Customizing Your Lighng Prole
Add a Color
Change a Color
27 Seng
Introducing Keyboard Sengs
Polling Rate
N-Key Rollover
Timer Seng (Timer Key)
Repeat Rate Acceleraon
Repeat Delay
Sleep Seng
31 Lighng
Introducing Lighng
Background Lighng
Adjust Brightness
“All” Key Color Lighng
“Single” Key Color Lighng
Eect Lighng
Eding Opons from Eect Lighng
Enable Eect Lighng Base Color
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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 UI language sengs,
keyboard layout sengs, rmware
and soware version informaon,
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 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 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.
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 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 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 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 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)
the mode to (or from) a *.xml le.
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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ModeManagement
Click “M1”, “M2”, or “M3” to select the
corresponding mode to edit. A selected
mode will be highlighted in red. The mode
keys on your keyboard will also change
accordingly to the currently selected
mode.
Each mode has its own “Customize”,
“Seng”, and “Lighng” sengs.
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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, 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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Keys
KeyAssignment
A variety of funcons can be assigned and
customized to a key. See below for a list of
funcons.
–Default
Sets the key to its default funcon.
–Keyboard
Press a keyboard key to assign its
funcon to the selected key.
–MouseFuncon
Sets a mouse funcon, such as le
click, right click, scroll click, double
click, scroll up/down, or forward/
backward to the selected key.
–Mulmedia
Sets mulmedia playback funcons,
such as volume up/down, mute, play/
pause, and previous/next track.
–Macro
Sets a macro to the selected key.
Select a macro from the “Assign
Macro” drop-down menu to set a
programmed macro to the selected
key.
Addional opons can be set for the
macro to run once, mulple mes,
toggle funcon (press selected key
once to start, then press a second
me to stop), and connuous
acvaon while the buon is held
down.
To add or edit a macro, click on the
“+” buon or the pencil buon below
the “Playback Opon”. This will jump
to the Macro menu for you to make
further edits. To delete the currently
selected macro, click on the trash bin
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Keys
–WindowsShortcuts
Sets Windows funcons, such as open
task manager, open start menu, show
desktop, close window, cut, copy, and
paste.
–LaunchProgram
Opens a designated program (*.exe),
or opens a website in your browser.
–Text
Sets a text-only macro to the selected
key. Choose the text macro from the
drop-down list.
To add or edit a text macro, click on
the “+” buon or the pencil buon
below the drop-down list. This will
jump to the Text Macro menu for you
to make further edits. To delete the
currently selected text macro, click on
the trash bin icon.
–Disable
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IntroducingMacros
There are two kinds macros you can set:
keystroke macro and text macro.
Macros are a series of keypresses,
commands, and/or delays that can be set
to acvate when a certain key is pressed.
This may be useful for repeatable acons
by creang a string of keyboard shortcuts,
or to automacally insert a string of text
with a single keypress.
Use the keystroke macro if your macro
requires keystroke combinaons or delays.
Use the text macro if you are looking to
insert a string of text.
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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 be available when a
macro is created.
DeleteaMacro
Click the trash bin icon below the macro
name to delete the current macro.
CopyaMacro
Click the gear icon below the macro name
and select “Copy” to make a duplicate of
the current macro.
Export/ImportaMacro
Click the gear icon below the macro name,
and select “Export” (or “Import”) to save
(or load) the macro to (or from) a *.macro
le.
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Record a Macro
Click 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.
Tip: On some systems, a delay of 30ms
would work beer than 20ms for acons
such as accessing menus or switching
applicaons.
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Edit a Recorded Macro
You can delete or edit a specic macro
command, aer recording the macro.
To delete a specic macro command,
click on the macro command you wish to
delete, then click the trash bin icon on the
boom le of the middle column.
Note: If the keystroke has a related acon,
the related acon and delays will be
deleted at the same me. For example, a
recorded mouse click has a down-stroke,
delay, and up-stroke. Deleng either the
down-stroke or up-stroke will delete both
acons and the delay in between.
To edit a specic macro command, click
on the macro command you wish to
edit, then click on the pencil icon. A eld
will appear to allow you to change the
command.
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Insert Commands in a Macro
Click the keystroke locaon you wish to
insert an addional command. 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 selected keystroke command.
You can choose to customize a delay, then
click on “Record” in the right column to
insert addional keystroke commands.
Click “Save” to save the changes.
Tip: If you want the macro to repeat,
you can set “Toggle connuous using
assigned key” or “Play while assigned
key is pressed” when assigning a macro
to a key in the “Customize” menu. (Go to
Customize > [click a key] > Key Assignment
> Macro > Playback Opon)
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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.
Edit a Text Macro
The text in the textbox can be edited
at any me, and the changes will be
automacally saved. To clear the text in
the textbox, click on “Clear” below the
textbox.
DeleteaTextMacro
To delete the currently selected text
macro, click on the trash bin icon below
the text macro name.
Macros (Text)