Razer BlackWidow Chroma manual

1 | razer ™ The Razer Blac kWidow mechanical gam ing keyboar d was firs t lau nched i n 2010 a nd quickly became the mos t popular and highes t se lling gamin g keyboard worldwid e, making its mark as the primary c hoice for eSports athletes. Four yea rs later, the R azer™ Mechanical S witch was i ntroduced, giving the Razer B lackWidow a n e v[...]

2 | For gamers by gam ers™ CONTENTS 1. PACKAGE C ONTENTS / SYST EM REQ UIREM EN TS .................................... 3 2. REGIS TRATION / TECHNICA L SUPPORT ................................................... 3 3. TECHNICA L SPECIFICA TIONS ................................................................... 4 4. DEVICE LAY OUT ................[...]

3 | razer ™ 1. PACKA GE CONT ENTS / SY STEM RE QUIRE MENTS PACKAGE CONT ENTS  Razer Blac kWid o w Chroma Gaming Key board  Quick Start Gu id e  Important Pro duct Infor mat io n Guide SYSTEM REQUIR EMENTS  PC with 2 free USB ports  Windows® 8 / Windows® 7 / Windows V ista® / Windows ® XP (32 - bit)  Internet Con nection  [...]

4 | For gamers by gam ers™ 3. TECHNICAL S PECI FICAT IONS TECHNICAL SPE CIFICATIONS  Razer™ Mec hani cal Switches wit h 50g actuation force  60 million keyst roke life span  Chroma back lighting with 16.8 million cust omizable color op t io ns  Razer Syna pse enabled  10 key roll-ove r anti-ghost ing  Fully programma ble keys [...]

5 | razer ™ 4. DEVICE L AYOUT A. Volume c ontrol keys B. Media keys C. On - The-Fly macro record k ey D. Gaming mode k ey E. LED con trol keys F. S leep mode k ey G. LED indicators H. 5 ex tra macro keys I. Audio o ut jac k J. Microphone i n jac k K. USB passt hr ough port[...]

6 | For gamers by gam ers™ 5 . INST ALLING YOUR RAZE R BLAC KWIDOW CHROM A Step 1: Connect you r Razer device to the USB port of your computer. Step 2: Install Razer Sy napse w hen pro mpted* or download the insta ller from www.razerzo ne.com/syna pse . Step 3: Crea te your Ra zerID or login to Sy napse with an e xisting acco unt. *Applicable for[...]

7 | razer ™ 6. USING YO UR RA ZER BLAC KWID OW CHROM A Pressing the “FN” key i n co mbin a tion with the f unction ke ys will activate th eir seco nd ary featu res. Function Keys Features Descri ption The audio volume con trols allo w y o u to mute ( ), decreas e ( ) and increas e ( ) the audio outp ut . Th e me dia keys al low you to p lay/p[...]

8 | For gamers by gam ers™ ON -THE-F LY MACRO RECORDI NG Follow these s teps to create an OTF Macro Reco rd ing: 1. Press the key comb in a ti o n to start reco rding. 2. Th e M acro R ecording I ndicator will light up to s how t hat the device is rea dy to record. 3. Typ e i n the keys you want to record. 4. Press FN + F9 to s top t he reco rdin[...]

9 | razer ™ 7. CONFIG URING YO UR RAZER BLAC KWIDO W CHROMA Disclaimer: The features listed here req uire you t o log in to Razer Sy napse . These features a r e a lso subject to change based on the current software v ersion and your Operating System . KEYBOARD TAB The Key board Tab is your defau lt ta b wh en you f irst insta ll R azer Sy napse.[...]

10 | For gamers b y ga mers™ Profile A profile is a convenie nt way of or ganizing a l l your c ustom setti ng s and you ca n have an infinite nu mb e r o f profiles at yo ur dis posal. Any changes made wit hin each ta b are automatically save d to the curre nt profile and s tored into the c loud servers. You can create a new profile by clicking [...]

11 | raze r™ Customize Tab The C ustomize Ta b is where you c an mo di fy the basic fu nctionalities of your device such as key ass ignments to suit yo ur ga ming nee ds. The c hanges made i n t hi s ta b a re automatically save d to your cu rrent profile .[...]

12 | For gamers b y ga mers™ Key Assignm ent Menu Initially, eac h key is s et to DEFAULT . However, you may c hange the function o f this k ey by clicking the desired key to ac cess the Key As signment Men u. Listed belo w are the custo mization options and their descr iption. Default Thi s o ption ena bl es yo u to return the key to it s origin[...]

13 | raze r™ Mouse Functio n Thi s o ption a llows you to cha nge any key into a mouse button fu nction. To c hoos e a mouse function , select M OUSE FUN CTION from the Key Ass ignment Me nu and a n ASSIGN BUTTON subme nu will appear. Listed belo w are the functio ns which yo u can choos e from the As sign Button su bm e nu: Left Click - Performs[...]

14 | For gamers b y ga mers™ Switch Prof ile The S witch Profi le ena bles you to c hange profiles o n the fl y a nd i mmediately loa d all your pre-config ured settings. When you select Switc h Profi le f rom the Key A s signm ent Menu, a su b-men u will appear that wil l a llow you to choo se which profile to use. A n on -screen display will a [...]

15 | raze r™ Windows Short cuts Thi s o ption enables you to a ssign the key into a n Operat ing Syste m s hortcut co mma nd. For more informa tion please v isit: http://suppor t.microsoft.c om/kb/126449 Disable Thi s o ption re nders the ass igned key unus able. Use Disa ble if you do not wa nt to us e the key or if it interferes with yo ur gami[...]

16 | For gamers b y ga mers™ Lighting Tab The Ligh ting Ta b is w here yo u can customize the color o f t he li ghting of individ ual keys or select pre-loa ded lighting effects to be applie d to t he e ntire keyboar d . Yo u can also adjust the bri ghtness o f the lighting a nd set t he sys tem to t urn o ff all lighting o n t he device when you[...]

17 | raze r™ Pre-loaded light ing effects A number o f pre -loade d ligh ting effects c an b e selecte d and a pplied to yo ur keyboar d lighting as a whole, s uch as spec trum lighting , b reathing etc. T he d efa ult effect is spectrum lighting. Selec t your des ired eff ect a nd t heir correspo nding prope rties ( suc h as co lor) from the bot[...]

18 | For gamers b y ga mers™ Gaming M ode Tab The Ga ming Mode Ta b allows you to c ustomize w hi ch keys to disable when Gamin g Mode is activate d. Dependi ng on you r settings, yo u may choose to disable t he Windows key, A lt + Tab a nd A lt + F 4. A n indicator will light u p when the functio n is currently turne d ON.[...]

19 | raze r™ MACROS TAB The Macros Tab allows you to create a series of precise keystrokes a nd b utto n presse s. Thi s ta b also a llow s you to have nu merous macros a nd ex treme ly lo ng mac ro commands at yo ur disposal. The Macro sec tion works s imilarly to Profile w herein you c an rename a macro by typing on the f ield below MACRO NAME [...]

20 | For gamers b y ga mers™ The Ma cro section allows you to i nput t he delay in -be tween comma nds. In R ECOR D DELAY t he dela y in- between com mands a re registere d as ho w it is entere d. T he DEFAULT D ELAY uses a p redefined time ( expresse d i n sec onds) a s the delay. And NO DELAY o mits all the pauses in-be tween keystrokes a nd bu[...]

21 | raze r™ Once you have rec orded a macro, you m ay edit t he co mmands you have e ntered b y selecting each co mma nd o n the mac ro s creen. Each keys troke or b utton press is arranged seq uentially with the fi rst comma nd s hown at the top of the scree n. The button a llows yo u to e dit a pa rticular c ommand a nd t he butto n enables y [...]

22 | For gamers b y ga mers™ Once yo u hav e pressed the button, a ne w display wind o w w ill appear beside the list of macro comma nd s. The dr o pdown menu on this window allows you to c hoos e a keystroke or a delay to be ad ded in be fore o r after the hig hlighted macro c ommand.[...]

23 | raze r™ You may a dd in a new set of macro co mmands by click ing the button o n the keystroke men u; or input time d e lays on th e duration fiel d u sin g the delay men u.[...]

24 | For gamers b y ga mers™ 8. SAFETY AND M AINTENANCE SAFETY GUID ELINES In order to a chieve max imum sa fety whil e using your R azer B lackWido w Chroma , we suggest tha t you adopt t he following gu id e li nes: 1. Should yo u have trouble o perating the device pro perly a nd tro ubleshooting does not work, unplug th e device and co ntact t[...]

25 | raze r™ 4. During ga meplay, relax you r wr ist an d kee p it straig ht . If yo u do the sa me tasks with you r hands re peatedly, try n ot t o be nd, exte nd or twist your h an ds for lo ng periods. 5. Do not res t your w rists o n hard su rfaces for lon g perio ds. Use a wrist rest to support your wri s t while gamin g. 6. Custom ize the k[...]

26 | For gamers b y ga mers™ 9 . LEGALE SE COPYRIGHT A ND INTELL ECTUAL PROPERT Y INFORMAT ION ©2009-201 4 Raze r Inc. Paten t Pendin g. A ll rights rese rved. R azer, For Ga mers By Ga mers, a nd the triple- hea ded s nake lo go are tra demarks or re gistere d tradema rks of Razer Inc. and/or affiliated c ompanies in t he United Sta tes or o th[...]

27 | raze r™ COSTS OF PR OCUREMENT For the avoida nce o f doubt, i n no ev ent will Razer be liable fo r a ny c osts of procureme nt u nless it has bee n a dvised o f the possi bility of s uch da mages, and in no case shall R azer be liable for any co sts of procurement lia bility exc eeding t he re tail purchase pr ice of t he Product. GENERAL T[...]