ZboardTM User Guide Version 5.0 (Updated May, 2007) For use with USB ZboardTM Products Copyright 2001-2004, Ideazon Inc. ZboardTM User Guide Introduction to ZboardTM .................................................................................4 ZboardTM Base .................................................................................................5 Keysets................................................................................................................... 5 Software ................................................................................................................ 5 ZboardTM Base Features ....................................................................................... 6 Multimedia Keys.................................................................................................... 6 Programmable Function Hot Key Buttons ........................................................... 6 USB Hub................................................................................................................. 7 LED Indicators ....................................................................................................... 7 Integrated Wrist Rest............................................................................................ 8 Keyboard Height Adjustment................................................................................ 8 ZboardTM Keyset Features...............................................................................8 ZboardTM Standard Keyset.................................................................................... 9 Pad LED ................................................................................................................ 10 Bar LED ................................................................................................................ 11 ZboardTM Gaming Keyset .................................................................................... 11 Enabled LED ......................................................................................................... 12 System Requirements.................................................................................... 13 2 ZboardTM User Guide Installing The ZboardTM Device .................................................................... 13 Step One: Insert a Keyset into the ZboardTM Base ........................................... 13 Step Two: Plug the ZboardTM Base into Your Computer................................... 14 Using the ZboardTM in DOS mode ....................................................................... 14 Installing The Z Engine Software ................................................................. 16 Z Engine System Tray Icon ................................................................................. 17 Uninstalling The Z Engine Software ............................................................. 17 Z Engine Software In Depth .......................................................................... 18 Additional Features ....................................................................................... 18 Gaming Control .................................................................................................... 18 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................. 19 Frequently Asked Questions............................................................................... 19 ZboardTM Care Instructions........................................................................... 21 Handling ............................................................................................................... 21 Cleaning ............................................................................................................... 22 Storage................................................................................................................. 22 Health Warning .............................................................................................. 22 END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT ............................................................... 23 3 ZboardTM User Guide Introduction to ZboardTM Welcome to the ZboardTM, the Ultimate Gaming Keyboard! ZboardTM is the first keyboard system of its kind, specifically designed to increase user performance and enhance gaming experience. The ZboardTM is comprised of three components: USB Keyboard Base Gaming Keyset Standard Keyset The ZboardTM Base is equipped with a USB connector and two additional BUS powered USB ports (HUB). This feature supplies the following advantages: Reliable, fast (up to 500KB/s - 10MB/s) bi-directional communication between the Keyboard Base and the PC Ease-of-use for PC peripheral expansion straight from the Base Self identifying peripherals, automatic mapping of function to driver, and configuration, consistent with the PC plug-and-play architecture USB ZboardTM Base can support Keysets with embedded peripherals such as dialers, potentiometers, sliders, joysticks, mouse etc. If you purchased a ZboardTM and did not receive the installation CD, please download the latest software at http://www.ideazon.com. NOTE: Once you have downloaded a newer software version, you must log on as an Administrator to be able to install onto your desktop. 4 ZboardTM User Guide ZboardTM Base The USB Base is the foundation of the ZboardTM product. Manufactured using quality materials and the latest techniques in plastic injection-mold technology, the base is a robust component, designed with usability and longevity in mind. Keysets The heart of the ZboardTM is the Keyset. The ZboardTM comes with two Keysets: the Standard Keyset and Gaming Keyset. The Keysets provide users with enhanced capabilities in the software packages they support, as well as giving an edge over those using traditional keyboard devices. Software The Software suite is fully supported by Ideazon, with pre-defined updated lists of 'Ready-ToPlay' Mod files for today's most popular PC game titles. 5 ZboardTM User Guide ZboardTM Base Features The ZboardTM Base offers a wide range of features unique to ZboardTM, including: Multimedia Keys The ZboardTM Base provides a full set of multimedia control keys, including volume control (+, -, and mute), play, pause, stop, rewind, and fast forward. These keys are designed to work with Microsoft® Windows® Media Player version 6.4 and higher. Please note that some of the multimedia keys are not supported under Microsoft® Windows® 98/ME. Programmable Function Hot Key Buttons 9 of the 10 buttons located along the top right-hand side of the ZboardTM Base are fully programmable. As factory defaults, these buttons correspond to various popular applications inherent to Microsoft® Windows®, such as the Calculator and Word Pad but they can easily be reprogrammed to serve as quick links to your favorite applications, documents, folders and web addresses. 6 ZboardTM User Guide USB Hub The ZboardTM is equipped with a BUS powered USB 1.1 connector that supports fast data transfer and has two additional USB ports for easy connectivity to USB devices directly with the keyboard. This hub supports low voltage devices (up to 100mA) such as a mouse, joystick and so on. Plugging a high voltage device (such as a video camera or scanner) will result in a Microsoft® Windows® message such as ``The (name of device) is connected to a hub that doesn't have enough power available to support it''. To fix the problem, plug the relevant device directly into the computer's USB port. USB is the solution for any PC user who has ever dreamed about an instant, no-hassle way to connect USB devices to their computer. LED Indicators In addition to the LED indicators you would find on a traditional keyboard for Caps Lock, Scroll Lock and Num Lock, the ZboardTM has three LEDs to support some of its unique functions, including an Enabled LED (which indicates the ZboardTM Keyset is working properly when the application is active -- see ``Enabled LED''), and Pad and Bar LEDs to indicate when the functions in those areas are active. 7 ZboardTM User Guide Integrated Wrist Rest For your comfort and convenience, the ZboardTM Base comes equipped with a removable wrist rest. Keyboard Height Adjustment So that you can adjust your keyboard to a comfortable height, the ZboardTM Base comes equipped with extendible legs which can raise or lower the ZboardTM Base, depending on your preference. ZboardTM Keyset Features This section will address the features that are common to each type of Keyset, as well as the Keyset specific features that you should be aware of. 8 ZboardTM User Guide ZboardTM Standard Keyset The ZboardTM Standard Keyset offers an enhanced level of key functionality above and beyond that offered by traditional keyboards. In addition to all the typical labeled keys you would expect to see on a standard 108-key keyboard, the ZboardTM Standard Keyset displays important key shortcuts to commands commonly used in the Windows® and Internet Explorer applications and an additional 28 ``One-Touch'' macro commands. Most of these unique keys are located in the Pad and Bar Area of the Standard Keyset, and feature easy access to advanced functionality inherent to the Windows® and Internet Explorer applications. Functions that would normally require a complex combination of keys to accomplish, or would necessitate navigating through many layers of windows, can be accessed simply and easily by enabling the Pad Area (see ``Pad LED'') or Bar Area (see ``Bar LED'') and pressing the appropriate key. Enabling the ``Internet Bar'' Area allows access to the range of Internet Explorer specific functions labeled directly under the Keyset Function Keys (F1 to F12). 9 ZboardTM User Guide Enabling the ``Windows® Pad'' Area allows access to the range of Windows® specific functions labeled directly on the keys of the numeric keypad. In addition to the 3 colored LED lights that most traditional keyboards have to indicate when the Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock keys are active, the ZboardTM Standard Keyset has two additional LEDs: the Pad LED, and Bar LED. Pad LED The Pad LED indicates whether the functions of the ``Windows® Pad'' Area (where the numerical keypad is located) of the Standard Keyset is active or not. It is activated when you press the Pad Lock key. NOTE: When the Pad LED is illuminated, indicating that the Pad Area is active, the standard number and navigation key functions are not available. To enable the traditional numerical keypad features, press the Pad Lock key to disable the Pad Area. Pad Lock over-rides Num Lock. 10 ZboardTM User Guide Bar LED The Bar LED indicates whether the functions of the ``Internet Bar'' Area of the ZboardTM Keyset are active or not. It can be activated when Internet Explorer is the active application on your screen by pressing the Bar Lock key. NOTE 1: When the Bar LED is illuminated, indicating that the Bar Area is active, standard function key (F1 -- F12) operations are not available. To enable the standard function key features, press the Bar Lock key to disable the ``Internet Bar'' Area. NOTE 2: When the Bar LED is illuminated and the alternative commands are enabled you can still use the combination Alt+F4 (``Close'') shortcut. ZboardTM Gaming Keyset The Gaming Keyset was designed to let you play the full spectrum of today's shooter and action games and gives you an enhanced gaming experience, advanced layout and built-in technology advantages such as: · Dedicated gaming keys that are enlarged and sloped to help keep your fingers comfortable after hours of gaming 11 ZboardTM User Guide · · · Easily access more critical commands with the one hand control zone Unique domed action keys that give gamers the responsive feel that they demand Register up to 8 simultaneous key-strokes, in comparison to 2-4 on most other keyboards! Jump, move forward, lean left, change weapon and shoot at the same time!! Comes with Game Selection Tool that supports today's hottest titles. Choose predefined Key Layouts from a list of Game Titles supported by the ZboardTM Gaming Keyset OR use the Game Selection Tool to create your own Key Layouts for your favorite games Full QWERTY (standard) keys for chatting without interrupting the action · · In addition to the Caps Lock LED the ZboardTM Gaming Keyset has an additional LED: the Enabled LED. Enabled LED The ``Enabled LED'' light turns ON when you are playing a game using a pre-defined game key layout supported by the ZboardTM Gaming Keyset. This indicates that the mapping of the keys in the gaming section have been changed from their default to correspond with the game you are playing. When the ``Enabled LED'' is OFF the ZboardTM Gaming Keyset is set to its default characters. 12 ZboardTM User Guide System Requirements In order to take full advantage ...