Kinesis Savant Elite2 - Installation; Play Mode; Programming; Programming Mode using slide switch

Supportedoperangsystems
Windows:Fullfeaturesupportisprovided
underWindows7,Windows8andearlier
versionswhichsupportUSB.
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Mostfeaturesarealsosupportedunder
Linux,Android,andChrome.
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Macintosh systems (OS X 10.5 & newer):
Mostfeaturesaresupported.However,OS
XdoesnotallowoneUSBdevicetomodify
another,soa
pedalprogrammedasmodifi‐
erkeycanonlybeusedincombinaon
withanotherpedalonthesamedevice,not
withakeyonakeyboard.However,apedal
programmedtoperformCmd‐b,forexam‐
ple(whichwilltypicallytogglebolding),will
operatecorrectly.
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Installaon
PlayMode
BesureyourSavantElite2deviceisin“Play
Mode”beforeconnecngforthefirstme
toanyparcularUSBport.Lookonthe
undersideforthelabelledrecessedslide 
switch.Waterproofmodelsdonothavea
slideswitchandwilldefaulttoPlayMode
as
longasapedalisn’tpressedwhileitis
beingpluggedin.
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ThefirstmeyouconnectyourSavant
Elite2toacomputerortablet,thesystem
willinstallgeneric“HID”driversprovided
bytheoperangsystem.TheredLEDwill
comeonbrieflywhiletheautomac
instal‐
laonprocessbegins,andwithinashort
methesteadygreenlightwillindicate
“PlayMode”installaonisfinished.
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Ifyouinadvertentlyconnectitin“program
mode,”simplychangetheslideswitchto
“playmode”andwaitfortheselfinstalla‐
ontocomplete,as
indicatedbysteady
illuminaonofthegreenLED.Ifthegreen
LEDisflashing,checkthattheprogram‐
mingswitchisin“play”mode.Ifthered
LEDstayson,see“Troubleshoong.”
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Ifyouwishtore‐programthedevice,first
checkthatthefactoryconfiguraon
is
working,thenreferto“Programming”
below.Detailsforprogrammingareprovid‐
edintheseparate“ProgrammingGuide”
whichisstoredonthedevice andisalso
availablefordownloadat
8
hp://www.kinesis‐ergo.com/support/
technical‐support/manuals‐drivers.
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Programming
Acvang“ProgrammingMode”createsa
virtualremovabledisk(VRD)named
KINESIS‐FPonyourcomputerortablet.
Thatvirtualdiskcontainsacopyofthe
ProgrammingGuide,whichhasextensive
detailsandexamples.TheVRDalsocon‐
tainsafoldernamed“Acve”inwhicha
text
filenamedpedals.txtresides.
Pedals.txtcontainsthecompleteconfigura‐
oninstruconsandiswhereyouprogram
theSavantElite2device.Tipsforaccessing
theVRDindifferentoperangsystemsare
providedbelow.
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ProgrammingModeusingslideswitch
TurnoveryourSavantElite2deviceand,
usingapointedpenorpenciltomovethe
recessedslideswitchfromthe“Play”tothe
“Program”posion.Thefirstmethisis
done,theredLEDwillbeonbrieflywhile
thesystemauto‐installstheProgram
Mode.Thentheredlightwillgooutand
the
systemopensthevirtualremovable
drive(hereaercalledtheVRD).
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NOTE: DO NOT PRESS ANY PEDALS WHILE
WAITING FOR VRD TO OPEN. IF YOU DO SO
AND THE DEVICE STOPS WORKING, JUST
UNPLUG IT, WAIT 15 SECONDS , THEN RE‐
CONNECT THE DEVICE.
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WhentheVRDisopen,thegreenlightwill
beginflashingtoindicateProgramming
Modeisacve.Atthisme,mouseacons
fromthepedalareinacve.Youshould
eithergetthe“Autoplay”
popup(Windows
7)oryour“MyComputer”screenwillopen
(Windows8).ForMacsystems,a
“RemovableVolume”diskiconwillappear
onyourdesktop(upperright).
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WhenyouhavefoundtheVRDonyour
computer,youwillseetheProgramming
GuidePDFfilethatisstoredthere.Youwill
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alsoseethe“Acve”folder,whichincludes
theconfiguraonfile,namedpedals.txt,as
wellasabackupofthedefaultpedals.txt
file.