ASUS GK1050 Keyboard User Guide
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English Contents Notices..............................................................................................5 Package Contents............................................................................7 System Requirements.....................................................................7 Specifications Summary.................................................................7 Installing your GK1050 Keyboard..................................................8 Replacing the Key Caps.............
English Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. 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.
English REACH Complying with the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals) regulatory framework, we published the chemical substances in our products at ASUS REACH website at http://csr.asus.com/english/REACH.htm. DO NOT throw the keyboard in municipal waste. This product has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling.
Check your ASUS GK1050 Keyboard package for the following items: • • • English Package Contents ASUS GK1050 keyboard x1 • ASUS Warranty Card x1 Quick Start Guide x1 Spare parts kit: key cap puller x1, extra 13 key caps ( , , , , Q, W, E, R, A, S, D, F, ESC) NOTE: If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer immediately.
English Installing your GK1050 Keyboard Driver Installation To install the driver, connect your keyboard to the USB port on your computer. Replacing the Key Caps To replace the key caps: 1. Use a key cap puller to take out the cap(s). 2. Replace with extra key cap(s).
English Hot Keys FN + Multi FN + 1. media function FN + 2. FN + or LED FN + function or Previous track Play/Pause Next track LED backlight brightness LED lighting mode rotate frequency When selected, these buttons become playback control buttons in an active media player. Press to adjust the brightness of the keyboard backlight (Level 1~4). Press to adjust the lighting mode rotate frequency (Level 1~4). 3. Press these hotkeys to switch among the 7 preset lighting modes.
English Customizing your Keyboard (NKRO Setting, Button Setting, Profiles, Lighting and Macro) Using the setup utility Do either of the following to launch the setup utility: • Click Start > All Programs > ASUS Sagris Gaming Keyboard > ASUS Sagris Gaming Keyboard. • Right-click the icon from the Windows® taskbar, then select Open. On Windows® 8, click ASUS Sagris Gaming Keyboard from the Start screen.
English Main menu Items Descriptions 1. Click to enter NKRO settings. 2. Click to enter button settings. 3. Click to edit profiles. 4. Click to enter lighting configurations. 5. Click to edit Marcos. 6. Click to download and upgrade firmware. 7. Click to minimize the window. 8. Click to exit the program. 9. Click to load the default settings. 10. Click to save and exit the configurations.
NKRO Setting English NKRO Setting tab allows you to enable or disable NKRO (N-Key Rollover). To set NKRO function, click the NKRO Setting tab and click Open NKRO > Okay to enable the NKRO function or click Close NKRO > Okay to disable the NKRO function.
To assign function to a key: 1. Select and click a key from the keyboard illustration. English Button Setting tab allows you to customize the key functions. 2. Click Default on the left side menu to show the drop-down list and select a function that you want to assign to the key. You can assign the keys to the following functions: Category Items Mouse Function Descriptions L-Button Simulates the function of the left mouse button. R-Button Simulates the function of the right mouse button.
English 14 Category Items Descriptions Minimize Window When selected, press the button to minimize the window. My Computer When selected, press the button to open Computer window. Calculator When selected, press the button to launch the Computer Calculator application. Function Email When selected, press the button to launch your default E-mail application. Control Panel When selected, press the button to launch the Control Panel. Start Button When selected, press the button to launch the Start menu.
When selected, press the button to increase the system volume. Volume Down When selected, press the button to decrease the system volume. Mute When selected, press the button to turn the volume’s mute mode on/off. Media Play/Pause Function Stop Previous Next Macro Descriptions Volume Up English Category Items When selected, press the button to play/pause the media. When selected, these buttons become playback control buttons in an active media player.
Profiles English A profile allows you to store settings such as button function assignments. Items 16 Descriptions 1. Double click to rename the profile name. 2. Click to add a new profile. 3. Click to remove a profile that is not in use. 4. Click to import a profile from your computer. 5. Click to export a profile to your computer. 6. Click to save the changes.
The keyboard provides eight preset LED modes. You can also change the settings of brightness, LED on/off delay time, breathing LED effect and the frequency of the LED effects.
English Items Descriptions Regular Key Lighting 1. Click LED Off and then Switch to disable the lighting effect. 2. Click All Key LED On and select the Brightness level to set the LED brightness of all the keys. Click Switch to switch to the selected mode and press FN + 1 to select color. 3. Click Spiral and select the Brightness and Tempo level to set the spiral lighting effect. Click Switch to switch to the selected mode. 4.
English Macro The Macros tab allows you to create macro profiles with different keystrokes and button presses. It also allows you to create numerous macros and long macro commands. Creating a Macro To create a macro command, click the button Start to record all your keystrokes and button presses in the macro window automatically. Click the button Stop to end the macro command.
Select one of the following ways to add an additional command in a macro: English 1. Tick Insert on the top of the menu. Select the command that you want to insert before, click Start to create new macro commands and click Stop to end. 2. Click Start button to record a new set of sequences. Taskbar Menu Items Descriptions 20 1. Click to launch the main menu of the GK1050 keyboard setup utility. 2. Click to exit the setup utility.
Safety Guidelines English Safety and Maintenance • If your device does not work properly and troubleshooting does not work, unplug the device and contact the ASUS Service Center for assistance. DO NOT attempt to service or fix the device yourself. • DO NOT disassemble the device as doing so will void its warranty. • Keep the device away from liquid, humidity or moisture. Operate the device only within the specific temperature range of 0oC (32 oF) to 40oC (104 oF).
