Kinesis SmartSet App Installation guide

Brand: Kinesis

Model: SmartSet App

Type: Installation guide

Kinesis SmartSet App is a powerful tool that allows users to customize their Advantage2 keyboard's settings, creating a truly personalized typing experience. With the SmartSet App, you can easily remap keys, create macros, adjust backlighting, and fine-tune your keyboard's behavior to match your unique needs and preferences. Whether you're a gamer, programmer, writer, or simply someone who wants to optimize their typing workflow, the SmartSet App has something to offer.

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INSTALLINGANEWCOPYOFTHESMARTSETAPP

ADVANTAGE2KEYBOARD&FOOTPEDAL(KB600,KB605,KB620,ANDKB699)

Version:April8,2020

OVERVIEW

TheSmartSetAppoffersagraphicalalternativetoonboardprogrammingyourKinesiskeyboard.For

yourconvenience,aWindowsversionoftheAppispre‐loadedonnewer

Advantage2keyboardsandcan

berundirectlyfromthekeyboard’sv‐Drive.

ToaccesstheSmartSetApp,simplyenablePowerUserMode(Program+Shift+Esc),connectthev‐

Drive(Program+F1),navigatetothe“KINESISKB”removabledriveinFile Explorer,andlaunchtheApp.

SeeUser’sManual

forfullinstructions.

NewerWindowsversionsanda64BitMacversionoftheAppcanbedownloadedfromourwebsite 

here:https://kinesis‐ergo.com/support/advantage2/#smartset‐app.Thisguidewillwalkyouthroughthe

processofdownloadinganewcopyoftheSmartSetApp.

IMPORTANTNOTES:

 EachkeyboardhasitsownversionofSmartSetApp.DonotattempttoinstallaSmartSetAppfor

anotherKinesisdeviceonthev‐Drive. 

 Non‐USusers:TheSmartSetApprequiresthatyourcomputeris

runningtheUSkeyboarddriver.

 TheSmartSetAppisnotcompatiblewithearlierversionsoftheAdvantagemodelkeyboards

(KB500)whichusingadifferentprogrammingengine.

WHYWOULDINEEDTODOWNLOADTHESMARTSETAPP

ItisonlynecessarytodownloadanewcopyoftheSmartSetAppif1)

thepre‐installedWindowsversion

wasdamaged/deleted,2)youwanttoaccessanewerversionoftheAppwhichmayhavenewfeatures

orbugfixes,or3)youareaMacuser.Youcanviewtheversionnumberofthepre‐installedSmartSet

AppfromtheHelpmenuinside

theApp.

NEW:DESKTOPMODE

Version1.2.2andlateroftheAppcanberunfromdirectlyfromyourPC.Simplyconnectthev‐Drive

(Program+F1)andthelaunchtheAppfromanyfolderonyourPC.Whenyouarefinishedusingthe

App,saveyourchanges,closethe

App,ejectthev‐DriveinyourOS,andusetheonboardshortcutto

disconnectthev‐Drivetoreturntonormalkeyboardoperatingmode.

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INSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS‐WINDOWS

DesktopMode

1. DownloadthelatestWindowsversionoftheSmartSetAppfortheAdvantage2here:

https://kinesis‐ergo.com/support/advantage2/#smartset‐app.

2. LocatethedownloadedApponyourPC(whereverdownloadsaresaved)andunzipifnecessary.

MovetheApptoaconvenientfolderonyourPCforeasyaccess.

3. EnablePowerUserMode(Program+Shift+Esc),connectthev‐Drive(Program+F1)sotheApp

canread/write

tothekeyboard,andthenlaunchtheApp.

v‐DriveMode

1. IfyouprefertoruntheAppdirectlyfromthev‐Drive,connectthekeyboard’sv‐Driveusingthe

onboardshortcut(Program+F1).Thenlocatethe“KINESISKB”removabledriveinFileExplorer.

2. Tomakeroom

onthev‐DriveforthenewversionoftheApp,youmayneedtodeleteolder

versionsbymovingthemtotheRecycleBin.Note:Yourcustomconfigurationsettingsarestored

separatelysodeletingtheSmartSetAppwillnotleadtodataloss.

3. LocatethedownloadedApponyourPC(whereverdownloadsaresaved)andunzipifnecessary.

4. CopyandpastethenewversionoftheSmartSetAppfromyourPCtothe“KINESISKB”

removabledriveinthetoplevelofthefolder(donotcopyittoanyofthe

subfolders).

5. Optional:DeletetheAppfromyourPC

OncethenewversionoftheApphasbeencopiedtothev‐Drive,youcanlaunchitfromthereanytime

youwanttocustomprogramyourdevicebyconnectingthev‐Driv e(Program+F1).

INSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS‐MAC 

DesktopMode

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1. DownloadthelatestmacOSversionoftheSmartSetAppfortheAdvantage2here:

https://kinesis‐ergo.com/support/advantage2/#smartset‐app.

2. LocatethedownloadedApponyourMac(whereverdownloadsaresaved)andunzipif

necessary.MovetheApptoaconvenientfolderonyourMacforeasyaccess.

3. EnablePowerUserMode(Program+Shift+Esc),connectthev‐Drive(Program+F1)sotheApp

canread/write

tothekeyboard,andthenlaunchtheApp.

Note:Youstillhaveto“connect”thev‐DrivetoyourPCsotheAppcanread/writetothekeyboardfor

customprogramming.

v‐DriveMode

Version1.2.3formacOSistoolargetofitonthev‐Drive,soitcan

onlyberuninDesktopModeatthis

time.

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TROUBLESHOOTING

 Ifthereisnotroomonthev‐DrivetocopythenewversionoftheApp,deletetheoldversion

andthenemptyyourtrash.

 IftheAppcannotfindcertainconfigurationfiles,makesureitwascopiedtothetoplevelofthe

v‐Driveand

notintoanyofthesubfolders.

 Ifyouaccidentallydeleteanotherfile/folderonthev‐Drive,donotworry.Youcanre‐plugthe

keyboardtoregeneratethosefiles.

 IfyouarerunningtheAppinDesktopmode,besuretoconnectanddisconnectthev‐Drive

before

andaftereachuse.

USINGTHESMARTSETAPP

PleaseconsulttheUser’sManualfordetailedprogramminginstructions.

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FORADDITIONALASSISTANCE

Ifyoustillneedhelp,pleasesubmitaticketandoneofourtrainedtechnicianswouldbehappytohelp

walkyouthroughtheinstallationprocess.

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https://kinesis‐ergo.com/support/contact‐a‐technician/

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