Kinesis KB510USB USB Contoured Ergonomic Keyboards - Manual (Page 14)

Embedded actions of right-side function keys.
Right-side function keys
Function Keys
The function keys comprise two elevated, tilted rows of soft, tactile keys which can be
activated with minimal hand and arm movement: Esc and F1 through F8 (on left) and F9
through Progrm (on right). Most of these keys perform their traditional actions unless
combined with the Progrm key.
Special actions for functions keys
Some right-side function keys perform special actions. F10, F11, and F12 have alternate
actions (Disable Macro, Macro, and Remap, respectively) when combined with the Progrm
function key. These special actions only operate if the Progrm key is first pressed and held.
Disable macro inactivates but does not permanently erase any macros stored in the keyboard.
Macro and Remap are used in combination with the Progrm key to program the keyboard. For
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F12 is Mac Eject, . On a Macintosh, the F12 key serves as the eject button if held for
several seconds. It opens the CDROM tray or ejects a loaded CDROM.
Scroll lock or Mac Power, . On a Macintosh, if the Macintosh configuration setting is
active, Scroll Lock performs the Macintosh “Power” function which initiates the shutdown
menu. This action may also activate “suspend” or “sleep” mode on some PC systems.
Keypad. The Keypad function key acts as a toggle key to activate the “embedded layer” of the
keyboard, including the embedded numeric keypad. Except for the embedded numeric keypad,
most embedded keys have the same actions as the top level keys, but can be reprogrammed.
Progrm. The Progrm key is only active when pressed first in combination with certain other
keys for programming the keyboard. For example, the combinations Progrm + Shift + F11
and Progrm + Shift + F12 are used to program macros or remap the keys. Programming is
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Embedded key actions
Windows key actions are “parked” in the embedded layer of the right function keys, even
when one of the non-Windows Instant Configuration settings is active.
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