Kinesis savant elite 2 User manual

For any USB-enabled system capable of providing generic HID drivers for
keyboard, mouse, and removable disk drive.
This document is designed to be a quick overview and reference guide for
installing, using and maintaining your Savant Elite2 foot pedal. A separate
Programming Guide stored digitally on your device and available for
download at kinesis.com/support has the details needed for custom
programming it.
Models covered:
FP10J: control module with two input jacks, bundled with one pedal
FP20A: dual angled pedals mounted on steel base
FPW20A-IPX8: waterproof dual*
FP20AJ: dual pedals with one jack for extra pedal or hand trigger
FP30A: triple angled & adjustable pedals, mounted on steel base
FPW30A-IPX8: waterproof triple*
FP30AJ: triple pedals with one jack for extra pedal or hand trigger
FPMJ2: control module only, with two input jacks
FPMJ4: control module only, with four input jacks
Oponal input accessories
FS007MP: Single foot pedal with mini-phono plug
FSW007MP-IPX8: Single waterproof* foot pedal with mini-phono plug
FS002HT8: Hand trigger, 8 foot cable with mini-phono plug.
*USB and mini-phono connecons are not waterproof
SE2 Cong App™ This free “no-install” graphical programming applicaon is
provided on the device’s virtual removable drive and for download on the
Kinesis website. Currently available for Windows (US English version only).
March 2015 Edion
© 2014-2015 by Kinesis Corporaon. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. on recycled paper. Please recycle!
The Kinesis website is located at www.kinesis.com. KINESIS is a registered trademark of Kinesis Corporaon.
SAVANT ELITE2 and SE2 and SE2 Cong App are trademarks of Kinesis Corporaon. WINDOWS is a registered
trademarks of Microso Corporaon. Mac and OS X are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc. Informaon in this
document is subject to change without noce. No excerpt or subset of this document may be reproduced or
transmied in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any commercial purpose, without the
express wrien permission of Kinesis Corporaon.
Single foot pedal, FP10J Triple pedal, FP30A
Dual foot pedal, FP20A

AGENCY & REGULATORY APPROVALS
Overview
 FCC/CE Class B for IT and medical applica-
ons
 UL recognized component for near paent
use in US & Canada, ETL control number
4007055. Conforms to UL 60601-1, Cer-
ed to CSA STD C22.2 NO.601.1
 RoHS Compliant (lead-free)
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT
This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable pro-
tecon against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a residenal installa-
on.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instrucons, may
cause harmful interference to radio communica-
ons. However, there is no guarantee that inter-
ference will not occur in a parcular installaon.
If this equipment does cause harmful interfer-
ence to radio or television recepon, which can
be determined by turning the equipment o and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following
measures:
 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
 Increase the separaon between the
equipment and receiver
 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a
circuit dierent from that to which the
receiver is connected
 Consult the dealer or an experienced ra-
dio/TV technician for help
Warning
To assure connued FCC compliance, the user
must use only shielded interfacing cables when
connecng to computer or peripheral. Also, any
unauthorized changes or modicaons to this
equipment would void the user’s authority to
operate.
INDUSTRY CANADA COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
This Class B digital apparatus meets all
requirements of the Canadian Interface-
causing Equipment Regulaons. Cet Ap-
pareil numérique de la classe B respecte
toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le
matérial broilleur du Canada.
CE COMPLIANCE FOR EMISSIONS AND IMMUNI-
TY
This device has been tested to comply with the
following European standards for emissions and
immunity for ITE and medical equipment:
En 55022, En 55024, EN 61000-3-2/3, and
EN 60601-1-2.
MEDICAL PRODUCT SAFETY
Savant Elite2 products are recognized compo-
nents, conforming to UL standard 60601-1; Cer-
ed to CSA standard C22.2 NO. 601.1. The ETL
lisng number is 4007055.
The ETL Recognized Component mark on the
product label indicates compliance with UL
60601-1 and CSA Std C22.2 No. 601.1 standards
for medical use. These products must be used
with a UL-listed computer or UL-listed computer-
ized equipment to comply with UL safety stand-
ards. The label will also indicate either IPX1 per
UL and CE standards for “drip-proof” water
resistance, or IPX8 for waterproof models.
This USB input device was not designed as a fault
-tolerant medical device. In a medical seng, it
is intended for use as a component of a UL-listed
diagnosc instrument, not for paent care.
This product should not be used in the presence
of a ammable atmosphere such as an anes-
thec mixture with air, oxygen, or nitrous oxide.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Read me rst …………….……………..…………….…..….
Repeve strain cauon ………..…………....………..
Overview, features & compability ……………..…
Installaon ………………..….…...…………………….…...
Programming ……………..………………....………...…...
(details in separate Programming Guide)
Health & safety ps ……………..….…………….….……
Adjusng pedal force ……....…………………….……...
Cleaning & maintenance …………..…………………….
Technical support …………………………………...……..
Kinesis limited warranty ……………..………...….…...
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Read me rst
If you are familiar with using USB input devices, and you are impaent to
get started and plan to use the default pedal acons, at least read the re-
peve strain cauon below. You can also familiarize yourself with the pro-
gramming process before using your new device by downloading the
Savant Elite2 Programming Guide at hp://www.kinesis-ergo.com/
support/technical-support/manuals-drivers.
Repeve strain cauon
Connuous use of any computer input device may cause aches and pains
or a more serious cumulave trauma disorder (CTD) such as tendinis.
 Observe sensible guidelines when using any computer input device to
help minimize the possibility of injury.
 Follow established guidelines for computer and workstaon setup.
 Exercise good judgment in placing reasonable limits on your computer
usage me every day.
 Ensure that you take reasonable rest breaks from computer use dur-
ing the course of the day.
 At the rst sign of stress-related injury (aching, numbness, or ngling
of an extremity), consult your health care professional.
Kinesis Corporaon bases its product designs on research, proven features,
and user evaluaons. However, because of the complex set of factors be-
lieved to contribute to computer-related injuries, the company can make
no warranty that any of its products will prevent or cure any physical ail-
ment.
Your risk of injury may be aected by workstaon and chair design, pos-
ture, me worked without breaks, type of work, acvies outside of the
workplace, and individual physiology.
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Overview, features &
compability
Common Features of all Savant Elite2
models
 Pedal(s) front hinged, low-prole,
force-adjustable.
 USB plug and play: no special drivers
needed to use or to reprogram the
device on PC, Mac, Linux, Android,
and Chrome.
 Performs keyboard acons and mac-
ros, including le mouse double click.
 Pedal acons dened by a ny, edita-
ble text le residing on a memory chip
in the device. It becomes visible on a
“virtual removable disk” (VRD) which
is created in Programming Mode.
 Recessed switch on underside used to
acvate Programming Mode (except
waterproof models).
 Pressing pedal while plugging in USB
cable also acvates Programming
Mode (including waterproof models).
 Programming Guide and graphical
programming app (SE2 Cong App)
stored on VRD.
Standard factory programming
FP10J and FPMJ2: Jack 1 = le mouse
buon, Jack 2 = right mouse buon.
FPMJ4: Jacks 1 & 2 same as FPMJ2, Jack 3
= Backspace, Jack 4 = “Thank you,” sample
macro.
FP20A: Le pedal = le mouse buon,
right pedal = right mouse buon
FP20AJ: Pedals same as FP20A, jack = le
mouse buon
FP30: Le pedal = le mouse buon, mid-
dle pedal = le mouse buon double click,
right pedal = right mouse buon.
FP30AJ: Pedals same as FP30A, jack = le
mouse buon
Feature details
Using the default mouse buon acons is a
great way to reduce the strain of mousing.
By holding the mouse simply for poinng,
without worrying about clicking, you can
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substanally reduce the eort and repe-
on required of your mousing hand.
Many users will simply assign a commonly
used keyboard acon to a pedal, such as
Backspace or Tab. However, avoid using
acons that require so much repeon that
you create exhauson and potenal over-
use of your feet and lower legs.
Simple macros are also a great use of the
Savant Elite2. Commonly used commands
for parcular applicaons (e.g. Ctrl-F1).
Frequently-used shied characters (e.g. the
@ symbol using a tradional keyboard) can
also be assigned to a pedal as a simple
macro.
Advanced features
A number of advanced features are availa-
ble, but it is recommended to avoid these
unl you have successfully programmed
standard key acons and simple macros.
- Slow output. If normal programmed output
from the foot switch is too fast for the com-
puter, “slow output” can be selected.
- Inserng “delays” between keystrokes. The
foot switch can be programmed with one or
more 0.5 second delays.
- Separate press/release commands. For
special applicaons, you can send a “press
key” or “release key” only, or you can pro-
gram “press key” acons separately from
“release key” acons.
System requirements
A USB port is required. Device is compable
with but doesn’t require USB 2.0 or USB 3.0.
Savant Elite2 uses generic HID (human inter-
face device) drivers provided by the oper-
ang system. It can be operated and pro-
grammed without any special drivers in
most environments supporng USB devices,
including Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, An-
droid, and Chrome operang systems.
In Play Mode it emulates a generic keyboard
and mouse, in Programming Mode it emu-
lates a generic keyboard and removable
disk. Programming Mode requires generic
OS support for a removable disk and the US
English keyboard driver to be selected. For a
non-Windows OS, a text-eding program or

app that can edit and save a le as “plain
text” or “simple text” is required. Most
word processing and text eding programs
have this capability.
Supported operang systems
Windows: Full feature support is provided
under Windows 7, Windows 8 and earlier
versions which support USB. The graphical
“no-install” programming app (SE Cong
App) is provided also for Windows 7 & 8.
Most features are also supported under
Linux, Android, and Chrome.
Macintosh systems (OS X 10.5 & newer):
Most features are supported. However, OS
X does not allow one USB device to modify
another, so a pedal programmed as modi-
er key can only be used in combinaon
with another pedal on the same device, not
with a key on a keyboard. However, a pedal
programmed to perform Cmd-b, for exam-
ple (which will typically toggle bolding), will
operate correctly.
Installaon
Play Mode
Be sure your Savant Elite2 device is in “Play
Mode” before connecng for the rst me
to any parcular USB port. Look on the
underside for the labelled recessed slide
switch. Waterproof models do not have a
slide switch and will default to Play Mode
as long as a pedal isn’t pressed while it is
being plugged in.
The rst me you connect your Savant
Elite2 to a computer or tablet, the system
will install generic “HID” drivers provided
by the operang system. The red LED will
come on briey while the automac instal-
laon process begins, and within a short
me the steady green light will indicate
“Play Mode” installaon is nished.
If you inadvertently connect it in “program
mode,” simply change the slide switch to
“play mode” and wait for the self installa-
on to complete, as indicated by steady
illuminaon of the green LED. If the green
LED is ashing, check that the program-
ming switch is in “play” mode. If the red
LED stays on, see “Troubleshoong.”
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If you wish to re-program the device, rst
check that the factory conguraon is
working , then refer to “Programming ”
below. Details for programming are provid-
ed in the separate “Programming Guide”
which is stored on the device and is also
available for download at
hp://www.kinesis-ergo.com/support/
technical-support/manuals-drivers.
Programming
Acvang “Programming Mode” creates a
virtual removable disk (VRD) named
KINESIS-FP on your computer or tablet.
That virtual disk contains the SE2 Cong
App for Windows, plus a PDF SE2 Pro-
gramming Guide. The laer has extensive
details and examples. The VRD also con-
tains a folder named “Acve” in which a
text le named pedals.txt resides.
Pedals.txt contains the complete congura-
on instrucons and is where you program
the Savant Elite2 device. Tips for accessing
the VRD in dierent operang systems are
provided below.
Programming Mode using slide switch
Turn over your Savant Elite2 device and,
using a pointed pen or pencil to move the
recessed slide switch from the “Play” to the
“Program” posion. The rst me this is
done, the red LED will be on briey while
the system auto-installs the Program
Mode. Then the red light will go out and
the system opens the virtual removable
drive (hereaer called the VRD).
NOTE: DO NOT PRESS ANY PEDALS WHILE
WAITING FOR VRD TO OPEN. IF YOU DO SO
AND THE DEVICE STOPS WORKING, JUST
UNPLUG IT, WAIT 15 SECONDS , THEN RE-
CONNECT THE DEVICE.
When the VRD is open, the green light will
begin ashing to indicate Programming
Mode is acve. At this me, mouse acons
from the pedal are inacve. You should
either get the “Autoplay” popup (Windows
7) or your “My Computer” screen will open
(Windows 8). For Mac systems, a
“Removable Volume” disk icon will appear
on your desktop (upper right).

When you have found the VRD on your
computer, you will see the Programming
Guide PDF le that is stored there. You will
also see the “Acve” folder, which includes
the conguraon le, named pedals.txt, as
well as a backup of the default pedals.txt
le.
When the VRD is closed, any changes that
have been made and saved in pedals.txt
become acve.
Closing Programming Mode
When you have nished viewing or eding
pedals.txt, be sure to save the le to the
Acve folder if you made changes. Close
the VRD by moving the slide switch back to
“Play.”
NOTE: DO NOT PRESS ANY PEDALS WHILE
WAITING FOR VRD TO CLOSE. IF YOU DO SO
AND THE DEVICE STOPS WORKING, JUST
UNPLUG IT, WAIT 15 SECONDS , THEN RE-
CONNECT THE DEVICE.
Alternate Programming Mode Acvaon
If you have a waterproof model or prefer
not to use the slide switch, you can acvate
Programming Mode by holding down any
pedal briey while plugging the unit in to
the USB port. Or you can hold a pedal
briey while starng or re-boong your
computer.
To close the VRD aer saving any changes
in pedals.txt, simply unplug and replug
your device.
Programming by eding pedals.txt
At this point you should be using the Pro-
gramming Guide found on the virtual re-
movable drive, or downloaded from the
Kinesis website (see link page 8). However,
a brief overview of the programming pro-
cess is provided here.
Using almost any word processing (text
eding) program, you can edit one or more
of the inputs available on various Savant
Elite2 products. Each pedal or jack can
produce one or more keyboard or mouse
acon or combinaons of acons. Ped-
als.txt contains basic instrucons, but more
details (as well as examples which can be
copied and pasted into pedals.txt) are in-
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cluded in the Programming Guide. Save
pedals.txt as “plain text” or “simple text”
when you are done eding.
(see Programming Guide provided on the
virtual removable drive of the device for
details).
Health and safety ps
New Users, have realisc expectaons!
If you currently have an injury to your
hands or arms, or have had such an injury
in the past, it is important that you have
realisc expectaons of your input device.
You should not expect an immediate im-
provement in your physical condion simp-
ly because you are using a new input de-
vice. Your physical trauma has built up over
months or years, and it may take a number
of weeks before you noce a dierence. At
rst, you may feel some new fague or
discomfort as you adapt to your Kinesis
foot pedal.
Foot pedal is not a medical treatment!
The Kinesis Savant Elite2 foot pedal is not a
medical treatment or a substute for ap-
propriate medical treatment. If any infor-
maon in this guide seems to contradict
the advice you have received from a health
care professional, please follow your health
care professional’s instrucons.
Adjusng pedal force
On the underside of the pedal is a small
plasc screw which
may be gently
turned to adjust
pedal force in the
range of approxi-
mately 3.5 to 4.5 lbs.
Pedals are normally
factory congured
for low force.
Molded marks on
the cartridge indi-
cate "+" for higher
force and "-" for lower force. Using a coin
(penny or dime) or sloed screwdriver,
turn the screw gently to change the force.
Important note: Minimal force (full "-"
adjustment) reaches a hard stop. If force is
used once the stop is felt, the plasc screw
Fig 1. Underside of pedal

head may crack and prevent further force
adjustments. The full range to achieve max-
imum force is approximately 10 full turns.
When maximum force (full “+” adjustment)
is reached, you will hear a "click" with each
rotaon. Do not turn further aer hearing
the rst click.
Cleaning & maintenance
Occasional external cleaning is recom-
mended by wiping the pedals and electron-
ics enclosure with a damp cloth. Alterna-
vely, a cloth dampened with rubbing alco-
hol (70% isopropanol) may be used though
any silk-screened graphics on the electron-
ics enclosure may be damaged over me
by solvent eects. Savant Elite2 products
are not designed to be sterilized or to be
used in a sterile environment.
Access to the inside of the pedal for occa-
sional internal cleaning may be accom-
plished by removing the snap-in cartridge
(see Fig 1 and instrucons, next page).
Disassembling the pedal
(removing cartridge)
The cartridge on the underside of each
pedal may be removed for inspecon,
cleaning, re-
pair or re-
placement of
internal ele-
ments. For
pedals mount-
ed on a base,
the two Phillips
mounng
screws must be
removed be-
fore removing the pedal cartridge by
squeezing the release tab (see “release
tab” in Fig 1, above).
Once the cartridge has been removed (Fig
2), the spring, switch, and/or USB cable
may be inspected or replaced. Note: water-
proof switches cannot be serviced or re-
paired, other than to remove the enre
cartridge for inspecon or cleaning.
Disassembling the cartridge
When removed from the pedal, the assem-
bled cartridge will look like Figure 2. In non-
waterproof pedals, it may be further disas-
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sembled to replace the T-lever, the spring/
nut assembly, or the switch & cable assem-
bly (which are soldered together). The
components of the cartridge are shown in
the exploded view (Fig 3). To remove the
spring, rst adjust pedal to maximum force
(see above). The spring and nut should
then li out of the spring tunnel (Fig 2)
together. The
spring and nut
are glued to-
gether at the
factory but can
easily become
separate by
handling. If this
happens it is
not a defect
but more care
is required
during the re-
assembly process.
The T-lever is press-ed into the switch
well aer the switch has been snapped into
posion. Be sure it is pressed down unl
the shoulder below
the hinge point is
resng on the rim
of the switch well
(Fig 3). The switch
snaps into the
switch well and the
cable is press-ed
through the strain
relief posts (Fig 3).
Re-assembling the
pedal
(re-installing car-
tridge)
Before re-installing
the cartridge, check that the spring, force-
adjusng screw and nut, and the switch are
correctly posion as shown in gure 2.
Insert the cartridge parally into the un-
derside of the pedal with the two small
tabs and cable poinng to the rear where
the cable exits the foot switch. Align the
spring to capture the spring guide post in
the pedal top (Fig 4), then lower the car-
tridge unl the large release tab snaps into
place.
Duty cycle
The Savant Elite2 is rated for connuous
Fig 2. Assembled cartridge
Fig 3. Exploded view of
cartridge
Fig 4. Pedal underside,
cartridge removed

operaon by the foot and the pedals have
been funconally tested to one million
operaons. In actual use, the computer or
operang system may aect how the de-
vice performs under such condions. Nor-
mal usage consists of intermient pressing.
Technical support
Troubleshoong
Visit our web site, www.kinesis.com, for
addional Savant Elite2 troublingshoong
ps, and select Technical Support.
Status lights
If a problem is suspected, the rst place to
check is the status lights. If the green LED
displays a steady light, the unit is operang
normally in Play Mode. If there is no LED
illuminated, the system is not powered. If
only the red LED is illuminated, the unit is
not ready and requires aenon.
If the green LED is ashing, the unit is in
Programming Mode. Please see the chap-
ter “Installaon, Programming Mode” for
instrucons on programming the device.
Programming errors
If the device becomes unresponsive, it is
possible errors have occurred in the cong-
uraon le, or a pedal was pressed during
the period when the VRD was either open-
ing or closing.
The rst thing to try is simply unplug and
replug your device into its USB port. If that
doesn’t solve the problem, trying acvang
Programming Mode using the slide switch,
or by holding down a pedal while plugging
in the unit.
If you are successful in opening the VRD
and can open the Acve folder, try to de-
lete the pedals.txt le or move it (cut &
paste) to a dierent locaon. Switching
back to play mode or power cycling
(replugging) the unit will regenerate a de-
fault pedals.txt le in the acve folder.
See page 7 for the default acons of your
device. If these steps don’t restore the
funconality of the device, contact Kinesis
Technical Support for further assistance.
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Contacng Kinesis Technical Support
Contact Kinesis technical support only aer
you have read the enre User’s Manual
and sll have problems or unanswered
quesons. Contact Kinesis Technical Sup-
port by E-mail ([e-mail]), fax (425
-402-8181), or phone [phone], US
only, or 425-402-8100). Technical support
hours are 8:30am to 4:30pm Pacic Time,
Monday-Friday except holidays.
When you contact Kinesis, be prepared to
document your purchase date, as well as
your product model number and serial
number. Also know the brand and model of
your computer and your computer’s oper-
ang system.
Geng an RMA number prior to repair
For any repair, whether or not it is covered
by your warranty, you must contact Kinesis
to explain the problem, provide certain
informaon, and get an RMA number to
write on your, package. Packages sent to
Kinesis without rst obtaining an RMA
number may be refused. Product will not
be repaired without informaon and in-
strucons from the owner.
Repairs by authorized repair centers only
The product may be repaired by author-
ized, qualied personnel only. Unauthor-
ized or inexpertly carried-out repairs may
seriously jeopardize the safety of the user
(such as from re danger) and may invali-
date your warranty.
Packaging and Shipping
If you need to ship the product back to
Kinesis, use its original or other packaging
that protects it against impact and shock.
Be sure to contact Kinesis for an RMA num-
ber and Kinesis’ shipping address. You
should insure the package since Kinesis is
not responsible for items unl they are
received by the Kinesis repair center.

Kinesis Limited Warranty
Kinesis Corporaon (“Kinesis”) warrants to the original retail purchaser that this
Kinesis product (“Product”) is free from defects in materials and workmanship
and will perform substanally in accordance with the Product documentaon for
two years from the date of purchase. This Warranty does not apply to any so-
ware or diskees which might have been enclosed with the product, which are
covered by a Kinesis License Agreement. If Product fails due to accident, abuse,
inappropriate use, or normal wear, Kinesis shall have no responsibility under this
Limited Warranty.
Purchaser’s Exclusive Remedies During the rst TWO (2) years aer the date of
original purchase, the exclusive remedy for a defect in this Kinesis Product shall
be, at Kinesis Corporaon’s opon, either repair or replacement of the product. If
you suspect the Product is not working properly or if you have quesons about
the performance of the Product, contact Kinesis technical support. If you wish to
return the Product to Kinesis for any reason, you must obtain from Kinesis an
RMA number and instrucons for returning the product. You are responsible for
the cost of shipping the product to Kinesis. Within the United States and Canada,
Kinesis will ship products repaired or replaced under warranty to you by ground
at no charge. Repair parts and replacement Product will be either recondioned
or new.
Disclaimer of Other Warranes The warranty and remedies set forth above are
exclusive and in lieu of all others, whether oral or wrien, express or implied.
Kinesis specically disclaims any and all implied warranes, including, without
limitaon, warranes of merchantability and tness for a parcular purpose. No
Kinesis dealer, agent, or employee is authorized to make any modicaon, exten-
sion, or addion to this warranty. Kinesis does not warrant that the product will
meet your requirements, or that operaon of the product will be uninterrupted
or error-free, or that all errors will be corrected.
Limitaon of liability
Kinesis is not responsible for special, incidental, or consequenal damages re-
sulng from any breach of warranty, or under other legal theory, including but
not limited to lost prots, downme, goodwill, damage to or replacement of
equipment and/or property nor any costs of recovering, reprogramming, or re-
producing any program or data stored in or used with Kinesis products.
Version March 5, 2015
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