Genovation MacroMaster KB170 User manual

GENOVATION
MacroMaster KB170
User Guide
Revision 1.30
December 2017
For Microsoft Windows

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WARRANTY REPAIR SERVICE AND LICENSE
Genovation, Incorporated ("Genovation") warrants this product to be in good
working order and free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal
use for a period of one year from the date of purchase. Any implied warranties,
including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are
limited in duration to a period of thirty (30) days from date of purchase. Any
abuse including opening the case will void the warranty. Your sole remedy and
Genovation's entire liability for this product will be repair or replacement as
provided for above, or at Genovation's option, the refund of your purchase price.
A RETURN MATERIAL AUTHORIZATION (RMA) number is absolutely
required before returning a product. Any shipment received without an
RMA will be returned unopened. Please contact Customer Service for
instructions before returning any product. Genovation makes software
available and licenses its use to you for world wide for use.
FCC CERTIFICATION
This product has been certified to comply with FCC, EC, TUV and other test
standards. See label on the product for confirmation.
FCC CERTIFICATION REQUIRED STATEMENT WARNING:
This equipment has been certified to comply with the limits for a Class B
Computing Device, pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of the FCC rules. Only
peripherals (computer, computer input/output devices, terminals, printers, etc.)
certified to comply with the Class B limits may be attached to this device.
Operation with non-certified peripherals is likely to result in interference to radio
and TV reception.
NOTE: This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not
installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer's
instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception. It has been
type tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B computing devices in
accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of part 15 of the FCC Rules,
which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in
a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off or on,
the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
o Reorient the receiving antennas
o Relocate the computer with respect to the receiver
o Move the computer away from the receiver
o Plug the computer and receiver into different circuits

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If necessary, the user should consult the dealer or an experienced
radio/television technician for additional suggestions. The user may find the
following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission helpful:
“How to identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems". This booklet is
available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.
(Stock #004-000-00345-4).
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
If you require technical support or if you wish to make suggestions about the
product, don’t hesitate to contact us. We can be reached Monday though Friday
from 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM and from 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM Pacific Time. If the
customer support lines are busy or if you are calling after hours, leave a
message or send a FAX or E-MAIL and a representative will respond, typically
within 24 hours.
VOICE NUMBER: [phone] ext. 115
FAX NUMBER: [phone]
EMAIL: [email protected]om
WEB: http://www.genovation.com
FORUM: http://www.genovation.com/forum/
POST: Genovation, Inc.
17741 Mitchell North
Irvine, CA
92614
USA

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CONTENTS
1: Installation and Quick Start Guide ................................................................ 5
Before You Begin ........................................................................................... 5
Install Software .............................................................................................. 6
Install Hardware ............................................................................................. 7
Launch MacroMaster ..................................................................................... 8
Open File ....................................................................................................... 9
Download File to KB170 ................................................................................ 9
Test Programmable Key Section ................................................................. 10
Restoring Factory Defaults .......................................................................... 11
Un-Installing and Re-Installing ..................................................................... 11
2: Using MacroMasterKBxx ............................................................................. 13
Running MacroMasterKBxx ......................................................................... 13
Creating and Saving your first CKD file ....................................................... 15
The Shaded Keys ........................................................................................ 16
Correcting Mistakes ..................................................................................... 17
Key Codes ................................................................................................... 17
Modifiers ...................................................................................................... 19
Inserting Delays ........................................................................................... 20
Two-Level Programming (Layers) ................................................................ 21
Copy and Paste Key Macros ....................................................................... 23
KB170 Properties ......................................................................................... 24
Double Size Keys ........................................................................................ 25
Keycap Labels ............................................................................................. 25
Key Blockers ................................................................................................ 26
Uninstalling/Removing MacroMaster Completely ........................................ 26
Customization Is Standard ........................................................................... 27
3: Advanced Topics .......................................................................................... 28
LED Programming ....................................................................................... 28
Multimedia and More Keys .......................................................................... 29
Macro Modes ............................................................................................... 30
Modes: Separate Up Codes......................................................................... 31
Modes: Macro .............................................................................................. 33
Modes: Literal .............................................................................................. 33
Rapid Reconfiguration ................................................................................. 35
Flash Drive Reprogramming ........................................................................ 40
TMode USB Reprogramming ....................................................................... 41
Reflashing the Firmware .............................................................................. 42
4: Technical Specifications .............................................................................. 47
A: Appendix ....................................................................................................... 49
Scan Code Table ......................................................................................... 49

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1: Installation and Quick Start Guide
Before You Begin
Your KB170 Programmable Backlit Keyboard package should include the
following items:
o A Quick Start page
o Product/Installation CD or link to download
o KB170 USB keyboard
o Double size keycaps (2) and keycap puller
Features
o 66 backlit programmable keys (top three rows) with a programmable LED
o Full 104-key backlit keyboard (bottom keyboard section)
o Great for any repetitive keystrokes and text
o Saves all your hot-keys, shortcuts and URLs
o Increases speed and productivity while reducing typos
o Adds speed and fun to gaming
o Useful for CAD, online trading, multimedia or any other advanced software
o One-touch control of email, password and login info
Hardware
The KB170 keyboard is designed to connect to any USB port. Once
programmed, the keyboard will work with any computer or operating system that
supports USB human interface devices.
The KB170 supports USB boot protocol. This enables the KB170 to boot a PC
and to navigate the BIOS screens.
Software
The MacroMasteKBxx.exe Windows application is a program is designed to work
with computers running Microsoft Windows operating systems.
The KB170 keyboard includes emulated flash drive drag-n-drop file copy in order
to program/deploy the keyboard on any OS
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(assuming that MacroMasterKBxx
has been used previously to create a .BIN data file).
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The KB170 comes with either Flash Drive reprogamming or TMode USB reprogramming, not both.

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Install Software
If you have a Genovation CD, insert the CD into the target computer’s CD drive.
If the Installation program does not start immediately, navigate to the CD using
Explorer and run Setup.exe. If you downloaded the software, unzip the file if
required and then run Setup.exe.
If you see a User Account Control dialog or a warning, such as
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:
Click on Allow or Yes as necessary. Once Setup begins you should see the
following screen:
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Genovation installation packages and applications are digitally signed so that you may have
peace of mind from malware when installing and using them.

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Click on Next as required and choose the path you would like to use for storing
the PC applications. Click on Install to copy the files to your computer from the
CD. Click on Finish when prompted.
The following files will be installed on your computer:
File
Description
MacroMasterKBxx.pdf This document.
MacroMasterKBxx.exe Keyboard macro creator/editor (redefinition application).
KBxxLoad.exe Downloader utility for the keyboard.
KeyTest.exe Keyboard testing application.
Getting Started.pdf Quick start guide.
\Macro_Files\*.ckd Sample Custom Key Definition (.ckd) files.
\Keycap_Labels\*.* Pages for printing custom keycap labels.
The Setup procedure will create the necessary icons on your Start Menu.
Install Hardware
You may plug in new hardware at any time. If you have not already plugged in
your KB170 keyboard, do so now. You should see a few notifications on the
bottom right corner of the screen as the automated install proceeds:

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Launch MacroMaster
If you have not started your MacroMaster application, do so now. Click on:
Start >> Programs >> Genovation >> MacroMasterKBxx >> MacroMasterKBxx
You should see a screen similar to the following:

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Open File
The picture above shows that the file DefaultKB170.ckd is opened for editing.
You should open that file now, following these steps.
o Click on the Open button at the top right. The open file dialog appears.
o Click on the file named DefaultKB170.ckd and then click the Open
button.
This file contains a few keyboard simple keys that can be used to verify the
correct operation of your keyboard and software installation.
Download File to KB170
Click on the Download button, located near the middle of the toolbar. This will
launch the KBxxLoad.exe utility that will in turn copy the DefaultKB170.ckd file to
the keyboard in Standard Keyboard Mode
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There are several download methods available to you.

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Test Programmable Key Section
After the download is complete they keyboard will reboot. Click on the Test
button. This will launch the KeyTest.exe utility that can by used to test the
operation of your keyboard and the correctness of your macros.
Type on the programmable keys (top 3 rows) of your KB170. You should see the
data that is programmed into the keyboard appearing in the KeyTest panel. Click
on Exit to close KeyTest when you are finished with it.
Congratulations, your installation is complete!