KX + Dell Enhanced Multimedia Keyboard

scrupul0us · Nov 27, 2007, 12:59 AM

I have this keyboard:

Dell : DELL USB Enhanced Multimedia Black Keyboard for Dell Vostro 200/ 400 Desktops : Keyboards/Mouse Bundles : Home & Home Office

It has a volume knob on it which i cannot get to work... I have enabled "multimedia keyboard" in the tray icon and all i ca n manage todo is mute from the keyboard, not change the volume

thanks

Russ · Nov 27, 2007, 01:51 AM

Assuming that you are using kX version 3539 (and your DSP config includes epilog): You need to make sure that any software that came with your keyboard for controlling the MM keys is disabled. If there is no such software, then I do not know, do the other MM keys on the keyboard work?

scrupul0us · Nov 27, 2007, 03:53 AM

all the preprogrammed buttons work... when i hit stop,start,next,prev i get a lil pop up from KX in the tray saying that respectively... however, the volume knob doesnt want to work

i have no other software einstalled

Russ · Nov 27, 2007, 04:28 AM

Ok, so it seems that kX's MM keyboard support is working (except for the volume knob). I think the problem is that it is a knob instead of buttons. It seems that these knobs are a joystick device instead of keyboard device, so it probably will not work with a keyboard hook.

You might try using kX version 3538m, and disable kX's MM keyboard support. This should let your keys and knob work, but without any software, you probably will not have any OSD info related to keyboard actions.

<edit>
Actually, you probably can use kX's MM KB support with 3538m, which should give you the OSD for everything except the knob (but the knob should work with 3538m),
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Nov 27, 2007, 12:59 AM	#1
scrupul0us DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	KX + Dell Enhanced Multimedia Keyboard I have this keyboard: Dell : DELL USB Enhanced Multimedia Black Keyboard for Dell Vostro 200/ 400 Desktops : Keyboards/Mouse Bundles : Home & Home Office It has a volume knob on it which i cannot get to work... I have enabled "multimedia keyboard" in the tray icon and all i ca n manage todo is mute from the keyboard, not change the volume thanks

Nov 27, 2007, 01:51 AM	#2
Russ HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 5,507 Rep Power: 61	Assuming that you are using kX version 3539 (and your DSP config includes epilog): You need to make sure that any software that came with your keyboard for controlling the MM keys is disabled. If there is no such software, then I do not know, do the other MM keys on the keyboard work? Last edited by Russ; Nov 27, 2007 at 02:53 AM.

Nov 27, 2007, 04:28 AM	#4
Russ HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 5,507 Rep Power: 61	Ok, so it seems that kX's MM keyboard support is working (except for the volume knob). I think the problem is that it is a knob instead of buttons. It seems that these knobs are a joystick device instead of keyboard device, so it probably will not work with a keyboard hook. You might try using kX version 3538m, and disable kX's MM keyboard support. This should let your keys and knob work, but without any software, you probably will not have any OSD info related to keyboard actions. <edit> Actually, you probably can use kX's MM KB support with 3538m, which should give you the OSD for everything except the knob (but the knob should work with 3538m), </edit> Last edited by Russ; Nov 27, 2007 at 05:15 AM.

Nov 27, 2007, 03:53 AM	Thread Starter #3
scrupul0us DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	all the preprogrammed buttons work... when i hit stop,start,next,prev i get a lil pop up from KX in the tray saying that respectively... however, the volume knob doesnt want to work i have no other software einstalled