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CONTENTS
LimitationofLiability
SafetyInstructions
Introduction
What’sIncluded
SystemRequirements
Connecting
InstallationunderWindows®
SwappingKeys
ManualConfiguration
•In-gameMacroRecording(Mreckey)
ConfigurationMenu
MainControl
•Standardkeyboardlayout
•Changingkeyfunctions
•MacroManager
GameProfiles/Profile-2-Go
BrightnessControl
AdvancedSettings
•LCDDisplayOutput
•RestoreDefaults
•Enable/DisableKeys
•WindowsKeys
•On-ScreenDisplay
Update
WarrantyandSupport
Troubleshooting
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LimiTATiON Of LiAbiLiTy
ROCCATGmbHshallnotbeliablefordamagessuchasdamagestoorlossofproperty,profitorturnoverlosses,costsforspareparts,expensesforinconveniencesarisingfromtheinterruptionofaserviceoranyotherdamages.Claimswhichexceedthepurchasingpriceoftheproductmaynotbeassertedunderanycircumstances.
SAfETy iNSTRUCTiONS
Troubleshooting/repairs
Donotattempttoserviceorrepairtheproductyourself;leaveanymaintenancetoqualifiedexperts.Donotattempttomodifytheproductinanywayasdoingsowillinvalidatethewarranty.
Moisture/heat
Onlyusethekeyboardindry,interiorrooms.Donotoperatethedevicenearwaterandkeepitawayfromdampareasandareaswhereliquidsarelikelytodriporbesprayedinordertopreventdamageoccurring.
Physicalharm
Someexpertsareoftheopinionthattheusingakeyboardmayleadtohealthproblemswiththehands,wrists,arms,neckand/orback.Pleaseseekspecialistmedicaladviceifyounoticeanypain,numbnessorweaknessinanyoftheseareas.
Disposal
Themarkingsontheproductandontheassociatedliteratureshowthatthisproductmustnotbedisposedoftogetherwithnormalhouseholdwasteattheendofitsusefullife.Pleasedisposeofthisdeviceseparatelyfromotherwasteinordernottocauseharmtotheenvironmentorhumanhealththroughuncontrolledrefusedisposal.Recyclethedevicetofacilitatethesustainablerecyclingofmaterialresources.Privateusersshouldcontactthedealerfromwhomtheproductwasbought,ortheauthoritiesresponsibleforrecycling,tofindouthowtorecyclethedeviceinanenvironmentallyfriendlyway.Commercialusersshouldasktheirsuppliersandconsultthesalescontractterms.Thisproductmustnotbedisposedoftogetherwithothercommercialwaste.
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WelcometotheROCCAT™Valo
Congratulations!You’renowtheproudowneroftheROCCAT™Valo–theversatilegamingkeyboardwithacleverdesign.Ithasanunparalleledrangeoffeaturesthat’llhelpyouimproveyourperformanceandbecomeanoutstandingpro.
Thekeyboardcanbefullycustomizedtosuitbothyourgameplayaswellasindividualgames,deliveringalevelofflexibilitythatisunmatched.
The41macrokeyscanbeassignedmacrosquicklyandeasily.Programyourowncommandsequencestosuityourownneedsandthoseofthegame.Atthesametime,you’llneverneedtoleavethegameonce.Evenduringthegame,youcanrecordandsavemacros–andevenassignthemtokeys.Asaresult,you’llnolongerneedtothinkaboutwhichmacrosmightbeusefulinaparticularsituationbeforeplayingagame.Justusethemandrecordthemdirectlyduringthegame.
Youcanevenstoreacompleteprofile,comprisingfourlayers,onthekeyboarditself.ThisProfile-2-Goallowsyoutotakeyourmacrosandconfigswithyouwhereveryougo–withoutneedingtotakeyourcomputerwithyou.JustplugthekeyboardintoanycomputerandyoucancallupanduseyourProfile-2-Go.
You’llneverlosetrackofyourmacros,despitetheunbelievablenumberthatcanbeprogrammed:usingtheon-screendisplayandLCD,youcanseewhichlayerofthefiveprofilesyou’recurrentlyinatanytime.Inaddition,you’vegot45interchangeablekeysinthreecolorsatyourdisposal.Theseallowyoutosplitthevariousfunctionsofyourmacrosintothreecategories.Toensurethekeyboarddoesn’tsufferanydamagewhenyou’reswappingkeys,apracticalKeyReleaserisincludedallowingyoutoswapkeysinnotimeatall.
iNTROdUCTiON
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•ROCCAT™Valo–MaximumCustomizationGamingKeyboard
•ROCCAT™GamingMikrofon
•45additionalcoloredkeys
•ROCCAT™KeyReleaser
•InariCaseMissionBookwithROCCAT™IDCard
•ValodriverCDincludingusermanual(pdf)
•QuickInstallGuide
WhAT’S iNCLUdEd
SySTEm REqUiREmENTS
•Windows®XP/WindowsVista®
•1freeUSB1.1port
•CD-ROMdrive
Optional:
•Soundcardwithheadphoneandmicrophonejacks
•1additionalfreeUSB1.1port
Note: The software for the ROCCAT™ Valo Maximum Customization Gaming Keyboard comprises the driver and firmware. Regularly check via the ‘Update’ tab to see if a new driver or new firmware is available.
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Foldoutthekeyboardfeetandplacethekeyboardonalevelsurface.
ConnectthekeyboardtotwofreeUSBportsonyourcomputer.Theblackconnectorsuppliesthekeyboardwithpower;thegrayconnectorisusedfortransferringdatabetweenthekeyboardandthecomputer.
Plugthegreenheadphoneconnectorintoyoursoundcard’sheadphoneoutput,andthepinkmicrophoneconnectorintoyoursoundcard’smicrophoneinput.
TousetheGamingMicrophone,plugitintothemicrophonejack(pink)ontheright-handsideofthekeyboard.Toavoidanylooseconnections,besuretopushthemicrophoneconnectorandguidepinfullyintotheintendedsockets.
Alternativelyyoucanplugaheadsetintothekeyboard.Todothat,plugthegreenheadphoneconnectorintotheheadphoneoutputsocket,andthepinkmicrophoneconnectorintothepinkmicrophoneinputsocketonthekeyboard.
CONNECTiNG
iNSTALLATiON UNdER WiNdOWS® XP/WiNdOWS ViSTA®
InsertthesuppliedCDintoyourCD-ROMdriveanddoubleclickthefile‘setup.exe’.Followtheon-screeninstructions.Click‘ContinueAnyway’ifWindowslogotestingisnotpassed.
Oncetheinstallationprocessiscompleted,restartyourcomputer.
TheROCCATsymbolwillnowappearontheright-handsideinthetaskbar.YoucanaccesstheROCCAT™Valoconfigurationmenubyrightclickingit.
Note:The driver will automatically uninstall older ROCCAT driver versions. It may take a while until the driver is installed and ready for use.
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SWAPPiNG KEyS
PlacetheKeyReleaserverticallyabovethekeyyouwanttoswapandpressdownuntilitclicksontobothsides.Pullthekeyoutinaverticalmovement.Youcansimplyplacethenewkeyintheholeandpressitdownintoplace.
Youcanadjustvarioussettingsdirectlyonthekeyboardwithoutneedingtocalluptheconfigurationmenu.
TheKEYSbuttonallowsyoutodeactivate/activatetheWindowskeys.Forinstance,youcanavoidaccidentallycallinguptheWindowsStartmenuwhengaming.Whendeactivated,theLEDonthefarrightabovetheWindowsflagwillgoout.
TheLIGHTbuttonisusedtoadjustthekeyboardilluminationsettings.Bypressingthebutton,youcyclebetweentheROCCATlogo,toLCDbrightnesstoLCDcontrastthroughtokeyillumination.Ifyou’dliketochangethesebrightness/contrastsettings,usethe‘-’buttontoreducethebrightness/contrastlevelorthe‘+’toincreaseit.
YoucanonlyadjustthebrightnessoftheROCCATlogo,theLCDandthekeysviatheconfigurationmenu.
YoucanadjustthemastervolumeofyourcomputerusingVOL-and+.PresstheMUTEbuttonwhenyouwanttocompletelymutethesound.
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In-gameMacroRecording(Mreckey)
TheLEDsabovetheLCDindicatewhichfunctionsarecurrentlyactivated.AlongwiththestandardLEDsforNum,CapsandScrollLock,thereisalsoaPROGLED.ThisilluminateswhenyoupresstheMreckeyandthekeyboardisreadytorecordamacro.
TheLCDguidesyouthroughtheprocessofrecordingamacro.Firstofall,enteranameforyourmacro(Entersetname)andconfirmthisbypressing‘Enter’.Thenenterasubname(Entersubname)andpress‘Enter’again.Nowchooseamacrokey(Choosemacrokey)andenterthekeycombination(Macrokeyinput)whichthemacroshouldcontain.Toconfirm,presstherelevantmacrokeyagain.Themacroisnowsavedtothekey.Tocancelmacrorecording,presstheEsckey.
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CONfiGURATiON mENU
YoucaneitherlaunchtheconfigurationmenufortheValokeyboardbyclickingStart>Programs>ROCCAT>ValoKeyboard>ValoDriverorbydoubleclickingtheROCCATsymbolontherightinthetaskbar.PleasenotethateachROCCATproductyou’veinstalledwillhaveitsownROCCATlogointhetaskbar.Hoverthemouseoverthesymbolstodisplaythenameofeachproduct–this
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The ‘Main Control’ tab in the configuration menu provides you with information on the functions of the macro and additional keys and allows you to reassign functions to macro keys.
Forinstance,youcanswitchthefunctionsoftheMrecandEsckeyssothatyoudon’taccidentallypresstheMreckeyinsteadoftheEsckeyoutofhabit.
Note: As soon as you’ve configured a setting you can assign the function to the keyboard by clicking the ‘Apply’ button without having to exit the ROCCAT menu. It may take a few seconds until the information is transferred to the keyboard. Once you’re done configuring the keyboard settings, click ‘Ok’. You can exit the configuration menu by clicking ‘Cancel’.
willallowyoutodifferentiatebetweenthedrivers.
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Standardkeyboardlayout
LocatedbeneaththeMrecbuttonisthemacropausebutton,whichyouusetopauseandcontinueamacroduringplayback,andthemacrokillbuttonwhichstopsamacro.
DirectlybeneaththosearetheprofilekeysM-1toM-5forprofiles1-5.
LayerkeysL1toL4arelocatedontherightbeneaththeLCD.Theseallowyoutoswitchbetweenthelayerswithinaprofile.
Bydefault,theupperrowofthe30-keymacroblockisassignedwithShift+charactersandnumbersfromthetop-mostrowofastandardkeyboard,andthelowerrowwithCtrl+charactersandnumbersofthetop-mostrowofkeys.
Locatednexttothosearethehotkeysforlaunchingthecalculator(M13),MyComputer(M14),theemailprogram(M13)andtheinternetbrowser(M14)aswellassixmultimediakeysforopeningandcontrollingthemultimediaplayer.
Changingkeyfunctions
Itisalsopossibletoassigndifferentfunctionsandmacrostothese41keys.Intheconfigurationmenu,simplyclickonthekeywhichyouwanttoreassign,searchforthefunctionyouwantfromthedropdownmenuandconfirmtheassignmentbyclicking‘Apply’.
Available functions:
For Internet Explorer
•Search
•Home
•Back
•Forward
•Stop
•Refresh
•Favorites
For multimedia functions
•Openplayer
•Pretrack
•Nexttrack
•Play/Pause
•Stop
•Selectplayer
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Profiles
Youcanalsoassignprofiles1to5tooneofthemacrokeys.
Assignashortcut
Youcanassignashortcuttotheselectedkeyusingthe‘Assignashortcut’option.YoucancombinetheCtrl,Shift,AltandWindowskeyswithanyotherkeyandassignittoasinglekey.
‘Assignashortcut’alsogivesyoutheopportunitytoremapkeys.Todothat,select‘None’andpressthekeywhosefunctionyou’dliketoremap.Forinstance,youcanremapmotionkeyswhichyouneedduringthegame,suchasYforrunandspacebarforjump,nexttothemacrokeysforyourridingorflyingmounts,andsoarrangeallthefunctionsthatareimportanttoyouintoclearcategories.
Standard
Setsthekeyfunctionbacktoitsdefaultsetting.
Deactivate
Selectingthe‘Deactivate’optionforakeydisablesitsfunction.
Assigningthe‘Email’functiontoakeyallowsyoutoopenyouremailprogramatasinglepress.
Calculator
The‘Calculator’functionlaunchestheCalculatorprogramonyourcomputer.
MyComputer
YoucanopenMyComputerbyassigning‘MyComputer’toakey.
AssignMacro
Youcanofcourseassignamacroyouhaveprogrammedyourselftoanykeyusing‘AssignMacro’.Todothat,eitherusethein-gamemacrorecordingfunctiondescribedaboveortheMacroManager.
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MacroManager
To access the Macro Manager, select the ‘Main Control’ tab. Then click on the key you want to assign a macro to and select the ‘Assign Macro’ option. The ‘Create New Macro’ option in the dropdown menu that appears will take you straight to the Macro Manager.
TheMacroManagerconsistsofthreeareas:onthefarleftyoucanselect,addordeleteamacrosetoranindividualmacro(MacroSelect);inthemiddleareathe‘MacroBasicEditor’displaysthekeycombination;andfinally,thestartandstopbuttons(StartRecord)arelocatedintheright-handarea.
Torecordamacro,youfirstneedtocreateamacroset.Amacrosetisagroupwhichcomprisesmultipleindividualmacros.Themacrosetonlyservestogiveabetteroverviewoftheindividualmacros.Youcanonlyassignasinglemacrotoakey,notanentireset.
AssoonasmacroshavebeensavedusingGameProfiles,itdoesn’tmatterwhichcomputerthekeyboardisconnectedto;themacroscanbecalledupatanytime.
Creatingamacro(BasicEditor)
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Clicktheupperlineintheleft-handwindow.Inthefollowingdropdownmenuyoucanaddamacroset(AddMacroSet)ordeleteone(DeleteMacroSet).Click‘AddMacroSet’.
Step2:
Nameyourmacroset.Tomakethingsclearer,useageneralnamefortheactionsinthegameyou’replaying.Forexample,youcannametheset‘Magicbuffs’or‘Weaponsarsenal’.
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Whenyouclick‘New’,whichislocatedbeneaththeleft-handwindow,youcanassignanametotheindividualmacro,suchas‘Arcanerotation’or‘Sniperrifle’.Confirmthenamebypressingthereturnkey.
Note: Two actions are performed when pressing a key: pressing and releasing. For example, the key combination Alt+Ctrl+t comprises 6 actions.
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Step4:
Nowyoucanenteramacro.Todothat,clickthe‘StartRecord’buttonintheright-handwindow.Enterthekeycombinationwhichyouneedforaspecialactioninthegame.
The‘Recorddelaysbetweenkeycommands’optionislocatedundertherecordbutton.Thisoptionallowsyoutospecifyhowlongacertainkeyshouldbepressedfor.Forinstance,thisallowsyoutocreateamacrowhichmakesacharacterinthegameperformaspecificactiononlyafterapre-determinedtime.
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Click‘StopRecord’whenyou’vefinishedenteringyourkeycombinationviathekeyboard.Youcannoweitherrecordanadditionalmacrointhemacrosetyou’vecreatedorcreateanewmacroset.
Click‘OK’whenyou’redone.Themacrowillnowbeavailableforeachofthe41keys.Youcanassignthemacrotoakeybygoingtothe‘ButtonAssignment’window,clickingnexttothekeyyouwanttoexecutethemacrowithandselectingthe‘AssignMacro’optionfromthedropdownmenu.Allthemacrosetsyouhavecreatedwillnowbedisplayedfromwhichyoucansearchfortheindividualmacroyouwanttouse.
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Youcanassignthefunctiontothekeyboardbypressingthe‘Apply’buttonwithouthavingtoexittheROCCATmenu.Itmaytakeafewsecondsuntiltheinformationistransferredtothekeyboard.
Youcannowstoreandsavethesesettingsunderoneofthefiveprofilesthatcanbestoredonthekeyboard.Profileswillbeeasiertomanageifyounamethemafterthegame,gamerorprogram.
Note:If you’ve edited a macro that’s already been assigned, you have to reassign it to the desired key.
Note: A macro that is currently running can be stopped at any time by pressing the key again.
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Integratedmouseclicks
Another special feature of the ROCCAT driver is that it allows you to include mouse clicks in a macro along with keyboard commands. You can program a mouse action to be executed after, before or between a key sequence.
Todothat,in‘MacroBasicManager’selectthekeycommandbeforeorafterwhichyouwanttoinsertanewaction.Awindowwithvariousoptionswillopenwhenyouclicktherightmousebutton:
StartRecordbefore:startsmacrorecordingbeforetheselectedaction.
StartRecordafter:startsmacrorecordingaftertheselectedaction.
InsertDelay:manuallylengthenorshortenthedelaybetweentwocommands.
InsertMouseEvent:Specifyherewhichmouseactionistobeexecuted.Thefollowingoptionsareavailable:
LeftButton
RightButton
Wheel
SideButton1
SideButton2
Down:keepsthebuttonpressed
Up:releasesthebutton
Click:executesthecommands‘Down’and‘Up’insuccession.
EditDelay:youcanmanuallylengthenorshortenthedelayhere.Youdon’tneedtoenterthetimedesignationof‘ms’(milliseconds),justthedesiredtime.
Delete:deletetheselectedstepfromthemacro’skeysequence.
Note:Three actions are always available for selection: ‘Down’, ‘Up’ and ‘Click’.
Note:Some games are unable to detect short delays.
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Switchtoadvancededitor
Inthecenterwindowyoucanmanuallychangethetimeintervalsbetweentheindividualkeypressesforaparticularmacro.Individualbluebarsindicatehowlongtherespectivekeyispressedfor.Alongwiththeduration,youcanalsochangethepositionofthepressedkeyhere.Thedefaulttimelineisinmilliseconds:(0.05/0.10/0.15…seconds).
Youcanchangethetimescaleofthedisplayforincreasedaccuracy.Youcanzoomintothescaletoconfigurethetimevaluesreallypreciselyusingtheplusbuttonontheright-handsideabovethewindow.Itisalsopossibletodeleteoraddindividualmacros.Todothat,clickthepointinthemacrolistwhereyouwanttoinsertanadditionalmacroandthenclick‘Add’.Ifyouwanttodeleteakey,clickthekeyandthenclick‘Del’.Confirmtheprocessbyclicking‘Ok’.
Itisalsopossibletodeleteentiremacrosets.Todothat,youneedtoselect‘DeleteMacroSet’inthedropdownmenu.Heretoo,youneedtoconfirmfinaldeletionoftheset,andallthemacrosassignedtoit,byclicking‘Ok’.
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Creating/savingaprofile
Youcancreateoneoffiveprofilesusing‘Createaprofile’.Hereyoucanlinkfourlayerswiththe*.exefileoftheparticulargame.Thisallowsyoutosaveallthekeyassignments,macrosorLCDsettingsthatyou’veadaptedtoagametoasinglelayer.ThisisworthdoingforinstancewhenyouwanttocreateaprofileforWorldofWarcraft®with4differentcharacters.Givethefourlayersaname,suchasPriest,Rogue,HunterandWitchmaster,linkthemtolauncher.exeandsavethemacrosyouneedforthecharacterineachlayer.Youcannowswitchbetweenlayersinthegameandhaveallthemacrosreadytohandwhichyouhaveassignedtotherelevantcharacter.
ProfileSlot#5
Alongwiththefourprofilesthatcanbesavedontheharddrive,youcanalsosaveanotherprofile,theProfile-2-Go,onthekeyboarditself.Bydoingthis,youalwayshaveacompleteprofilewithyouifyouneedtotakeyourkeyboardanywhere.
SimplyclickontheharddrivesymbolnexttoProfileSlot#5andselect‘Keyboard’asthe‘StorageType’forthelayeryouwanttosave.Itusuallytakesalittlewhileforyoursettingstobetransferredandstoredonthekeyboard.
Ifthedrivershaven’tbeeninstalled,suchasonsomeoneelse’scomputer,thekeyboardwillautomaticallyswitchtotheProfile-2-Go.Consequently,itisn’tpossibletoswitchtooneoftheother4profiles;todothat,thedriverfirstneedstobeinstalledandthenadditionalprofilescreatedorloaded.
LoadProfile
Youcanloadtheprofilesstoredontheharddrive,andalsotheProfile-2-Gostoredonthekeyboard,atanytimeeitherusingthisoptionintheconfigurationmenu,orviatheM-1toM-5keys.Usethelayerstoswitchbetweenexecutablefiles.Itisn’tpossibletoswitchbetweenprofileswithinarunningapplication.
Youcanalsosavemorethan5profilesonyourharddriveandloadfiveoftheseinthedriverasprofiles1-5asyouwish.Forexample,thisallowsyoutoretainolderprofilesoryourfriendscangiveyouprofileswhichyoucanthenuseonyourkeyboard.Itisonlypossibletoswitchbetweenthefiveprofilescurrentlyloadedinthedriver.
EditProfile
Hereyoucaneditthenamesandthelinksoftheselectedprofileandyourlayers.Usethecorrectlinkssothatthekeyboardautomaticallydetectstheprogramyouhaveprogrammedspecifickeyboardsettingsormacrosfor.
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bRiGhTNESS CONTROL
YoucanadjustthebrightnessoftheROCCATlogo,theLCDandthekeysinfivestagesunderthistab.Slidethecontrollertotherighttoincreasebrightness,andtothelefttodecreasebrightness.
Inaddition,youcanalsosaveenergybyusingthe‘KeyLightEnergySaving’and‘KeyLightTimeOut’options.With‘KeyLightEnergySaving’youcansettheilluminationtodimby50%after5to15minutes.With‘KeyLightTimeOut’,theilluminationwillswitchoffcompletelyafterthedefinedtime.
Note:Don’tforgettoconfirmchangesbyclicking‘Apply’.
AdVANCEd SETTiNGS
The Advanced Settings tab offers you numerous additional configuration options.
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AdVANCEd SETTiNGS
LCDDisplayOutput–Row1/Row2
HereyoucanselectwhatshouldbedisplayedontheValo’sLCD.6itemsofinformationareavailableforeachrow.Youcanselect3oftheseforeachrowandspecifydowntothesecondunder‘DisplayCycleSpeed’howlonganitemofinformationshouldbedisplayedforuntilthedisplayswitchestothenextitem.
ThefollowinginformationcanbedisplayedontheLCD:
Date/Time
Under‘DateFormatSettings’,youcandecidewhatformatthedateisdisplayedin.SelectwhetheryouwantitdisplayedasYear/Month/DayorDay/Month/Year,withorwithouthyphens.
Youcanalsosetthefollowingunder‘TimeFormatSetting’:
HH:MM
HH:MM(AM/PM)(12hourclock)
CPU/RAMLoad
Furthermore,youcanalsochoosetohavetheLCDdisplaythe‘CPULoad’aswellasthe‘RAMLoad’.
Profile/Layer
Sothatyouneverloseyouroverview,select‘Profile/Layer’asoneoftheitemstobedisplayed.Thisshowsyouwhatprofileandwhichlayeryou’recurrentlyin.
Youcandisplaythenumberofemailsyouhaveinyourinboxunderthe‘Email’option.Forthis,youneedtoenteryouremailaccount’sPOP3settings.Ifyoudon’tknowthem,askyouremailproviderfortherelevantPOP3settingsandyourcustomernumber/username.
‘CheckInterval’allowsyoutodefinehowoftentheValochecksandupdatestheLCDifnewemailshavebeenreceived.
Skype®
SelectthisoptionifyouwanttoseeifsomeonehassentyouaSkype®message.Whenyoufirstselectthisoption,youwillbenotifiedthattheValoisattemptingtoaccessyourSkype®account.AllowaccessifyouwanttodisplaySkype®informationonyourLCD.
Deactivate
Select‘Deactivate’whenyoudon’twanttoreceiveanynotifications;therowswillthenremainblankforthedefinedperiod.
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AdVANCEd SETTiNGS
RestoreDefaults
Thisoptionresetsthekeyboardbacktoitsdefaultsettings.Everysingleprofile,macroandsettingsavedonthekeyboardwillbedeleted.
Enable/DisableKeys
Thisoptionallowsyoutodeactivatethekeysthatyouliketopressaccidentallywhilegaming.Unchecktherelevantboxtodisablethekey’sfunction.Youcanselectfromthefollowing:
Left Windows Key
Right Windows Key
Context Key
Caps Lock Key
Tab Key
WindowsKeys
TheWindowskeysaren’tjustabletoexecutetheirstandardfunctionorbedeactivated;youcanalsousethemtoopentheValodriver.Select‘OpenDriverMenu’andconfirmyourselectionbyclicking‘Apply’.Now,theValoconfigurationmenuwillopenwhenyouclickoneoftheWindowskeys.
On-screendisplay
Ifyoucheck‘EnableOn-ScreenDisplay’,theprofileandlayeryou’recurrentlyin,andwhichmacroyou’recurrentlyexecuting,willalwaysbedisplayeddirectlyonthebottomright-handsideofthemonitorwheneveryourpressoneoftheprofilekeysM-1toM-5,thelayerkeysL1toL4oroneofthemacrokeys.
ProfileandlayerinformationwillalsobedisplayedontheLCDatthesametime,asmanygamesblockon-screendisplays.
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UPdATE
YoucanupdateyourROCCAT™ValoMaximumCustomizationGamingKeyboardatanytime.Byclicking‘CheckforUpdates’,youcancheckwhethernewsoftwareisavailableforyourkeyboard.
WARRANTy/SUPPORT
WewarranttheROCCAT™ValoMaximumCustomizationGamingKeyboardtobefreeofdefectsinmaterialandworkmanshipfromtheoriginaldateofpurchaseforaperiodoftwo(2)years.Ifyouneedadditionalhelp,justsendusane-mail.OurSupportTeamwillbepleasedtohelpyouwithanytechnicalquestionsyoumighthave.Sendthee-mailto:[email protected]
Note:Allkeyboardsettingswillberesetifyouinstallnewfirmwareonyourcomputer.However,macrosstoredintheProfile-2-Gowillbekept.
Note:AROCCAT™IDCardisincludedwitheveryROCCAT™hardwareproduct.ThenumberonthiscardgrantsyouaccesstoouronlineROCCAT™Worldinsiderzone–andwiththataccesstoawholeworldofvaluablepro-gamerinfo,fantasticserverdiscountsandexclusivecompetitions.
TROUbLEShOOTiNG
I’munabletoopentheconfigurationmenu.
Iftheconfigurationmenudoesn’topenviathetaskbarorStartmenu,openthefolderwhereyouinstalledthedriverandclickonValoOption.exe.
Mykeyboardisnotdetected.
PlugthekeyboardintothesameUSBportitwasconnectedtowhenyoufirstinstalledthedriver.Thisensuresthecomputercandetectthekeyboard.
Ican’tswitchbetweenprofileswithinanapplication/game.
Youcan’tswitchfromoneprofiletoanotherwhileinsidearunningapplication.Youcan,however,definefourlayersineachprofile.It’spossibletoswitchbetweenthesewheninagame.
Myon-screendisplayisnolongerdisplayedingames.
Manygamesblocktheon-screendisplay.However,thesameinformationprovidedbytheOSDisalsodisplayedontheLCD.
ThechangesI’vemadehavenotbeensaved.
Besuretoconfirmeverychangeintheconfigurationmenubyclicking‘Apply’.