Kinesis FSMJ4 Savant Elite Programmable Foot Pedal - Manual (Page 13)

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USTOM PROGRAMMING YOUR FOOT SWITCH
Your Savant Elite programmable foot switch is so versatile, it can be re-programmed to
produce virtually any actions of a keyboard or button action of a mouse. However, neither
combinations of keyboard with mouse button actions, nor mouse double-click actions are
supported.
Keyboard actions are sent to the programming driver by the keyboard (either PS/2 or USB)
which is attached to your system. Re-programming mouse click actions and setting special
features requires special key sequences entered from the keyboard.
If you have not yet followed the detailed instructions under installation to make sure your
foot switch is operating correctly in "play mode" as factory programmed, please return to the
previous chapter. If your device is not first installed in “play mode,” attempting to reprogram
it may “lock” the memory chip, which then might require factory service.
General Operating Guidelines for re-programming your footswitch
Remember that the programming driver is only compatible with 32-bit versions of Windows.
If using a Windows version newer than XP, you will need to select compatibility mode
before installing the programming driver. First download the file at kinesis.com then right
click on the file, select the "compatability" tab, check the box to run in Windows XP
compatibitity mode.
Once ther programming driver is installed, the Foot Switch has a slide switch on the
underside which is used to activate programming mode.
Three different types of actions may be programmed into the memory of the foot switch:
1. Single keyboard key actions
2. Key combinations or sequences of key actions (“macros”).
3. Mouse click actions (using one of several approaches described below, depending on
your computer’s operating system).
Very important programming caution: Before programming your foot switch, it is advisable
to set your Repeat Rate to “slow” and Repeat Delay to “long.” Otherwise you may get
multiple key actions programmed to a pedal when you only intended a single key action.
This is accomplished in the control panel using the “Keyboard” icon.
Installing programming software on your PC: Step 1
Be sure the foot switch has been disconnected from the USB port. Then double click on the
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