Enabling/Disabling the Pointing Stick/Mouse Keys

You can enable/disable the pointing stick/mouse keys in accordance with your intended use. This setting will be applied to all profiles.

You can enable/disable the pointing stick/mouse keys in the following ways:

Switching temporarily with key operation (pointing stick)

You can enable/disable the pointing stick by operating the keys. The settings are not saved to the keyboard. Turning the power off then on again will restore the settings to those set by the DIP switch.

By default, no key operation is assigned to enable/disable the pointing stick. To use this function, you will need to assign the operation to any key using Keymap Tool.

The figures below show the LED indicator status when the pointing stick is enabled/disabled with key operation.

Operation

Status

Pointing stick enabled
Pointing Stick Enabled

All four lights light up once in white

Pointing stick disabled
Pointing Stick Disabled

The lights at both ends light up once in white
HINT

  • If the pointing stick is disabled in the settings of the DIP switch, the pointing stick will be disabled at all times regardless of the settings by the key operation.

    By default, the pointing stick is enabled in the DIP switch settings.

Setting with the DIP switches

To maintain the setting to enable/disable the pointing stick/mouse keys even after the keyboard is turned off and then on again, use the DIP switches on the base of the keyboard. The settings are saved to the keyboard.

  • Be sure to turn off the power before setting any of the DIP switches.

  1. Slide the cover on the base of the keyboard in the direction of 1 and lift it up in the direction of 2 to remove it.
    Removing the Cover

    • When lifting or moving the keyboard, be sure to hold the keyboard with both hands.

  2. Change the DIP switches SW1 and SW3 settings to enable/disable the pointing stick/mouse keys.

    Use a tool such as a flathead screwdriver to change the DIP switches to [Up(ON)]/[Down].

    All switches are set to [Down] as the factory default.

    DIP Switch

    DIP Switch

    SW1

    SW3

    Description

    Mouse keys

    Pointing stick

    Up(ON)

    Disabled

    Disabled

    Down

    Enabled

    Enabled
  3. Attach the cover back.

    Close the cover firmly.