Mustek KB3100 - Manual (Page 19)

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V. PROGRAMMING THE KEYBOARD
A. EASINESS IN PROGRAMMING
The programmable keyboard series KB3100 is a very powerful
programmable keyboard. It can be used under any environment that any
PC or PS2 keyboard can be applicable with its immense
programmability. However the programming could seem to be a little bit
more restrictive yet very convenient. The KB3100 series can be
programmed under W indows95, W indows 3.1, and DOS environment
through application of the utility diskette attached in the accessory.
Throughout this chapter, intention is to cover all environments possible,
so the user may skip those parts not related to the actual system of the
user.
In the diskette that comes along with the KB3100 series keyboard,
there is a program called KBM .EXE that is meant to be called upon
under DOS prompt or in the W INDOWS application after proper
installation to program the programmable keyboard. Yet, there are three
important points to bear in mind before entering this programming
program.
• As a common practice on applying any software, the user is advised
to make a backup copy of the programming utility before he/she uses
it.
• It is also recommended to connect an external PC or PS2 keyboard
(ref. Fig. 5-1) during the task programming this programmable
keyboard for the best convenience though not being a must.
• A straight DOS environment is required to ensure no keyboard
interception to affect the auto-detect function in KBM .EXE if the
programming is to be executed without proper installation. In other
words, to perform programming to KB3100 in the DOS box of any
W indows environment, that W indows system has to be installed with
the installation utility provided in the utility diskette attached.