MACALLY BM2KEY Tenkeyless Backlit Mechanical USB Keyboard User Guide

: June 5, 2024
: MACALLY

BM2KEY
TENKEYLESS BACKLIT MECHANICAL
USB KEYBOARD FOR MAC AND PC
User’s Guide MACALLY BM2KEY Tenkeyless Backlit Mechanical USB
Keyboard

www.macally.com

Introduction

The Macally BM2KEY is a compact 87-key(tenkeyless) backlit mechanical USB keyboard designed for Mac and PC. Plug and play, this keyboard doesn’t require any installation software and is very easy to use!
The keyboard has a standard alphabet layout and is tenkeyless to reduce the keyboard footprint. It also has 16 convenient shortcut keys to increase efficiency and productivity. The keyboard is backlit in white, with 9 light effects, 3 brightness levels, and 3 additional preset/programmable light effects.
Brown mechanical switches are designed for longevity, responsiveness, and durability. Mechanical keys have medium resistance, audible click sound, and tactile feedback.
Macally BM2KEY is ideal to use in all environments, gaming, and daily work.

Package Contents

USB Keyboard
User’s guide

Macally Product Information

Technical Support
Please E-mail us at techsupport@macally.com,
In the U.S.A. please call 1-909-230-6888
Mon-Fri 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM, Pacific Standard Time
FAQ & help – https://help.macally.com/help
Manual and driver download https://us.macally.com/pages/drivers-and- downloads

Macally Product Information

Warranty
Macally peripherals warrant that this product will be free from defects in title, materials, and manufacturing workmanship for two years from the date of purchase. If the product is found to be defective then, as your sole remedy and as the manufacturer’s only obligation, Macally will repair or replace the product. This warranty shall not apply to products that have been subject to abuse, misuse, abnormal electrical or environmental conditions, or any condition other than what can be considered as normal use.
Limitation of Liability
The liability of Macally Peripherals arising from this warranty and sale shall be limited to a refund of the purchase price. In no event shall Macally Peripherals be liable for costs of procurement of substitute products or services, or for any lost profit, or for any consequential, incidental, direct or indirect damages, however, caused and on any theory of liability, arising from this warranty and sale. These limitations shall apply notwithstanding any failure of the essential purpose of any limited remedy.
Copyright® 2021 by Macally Peripherals

System Requirement

Mac OS X 10.6 to 11 and above
Windows 7/8/10 and above; Chrome OS
Any desktop and notebook computer with a USB port available

Hardware Basics

MACALLY BM2KEY Tenkeyless Backlit Mechanical USB Keyboard -
Basics

Function key mode
Function key F1 to F12, and PrtScn, ScrLk, and Insert are default modes in Windows and Chrome OS, Fn Lock LED is on as an indicator. You can press Fn and ESC keys together to toggle between Function key mode and shortcut mode.
Note: F13 to F15 are supported in Mac only.

Shortcut Keys

Shortcut mode – Shortcut mode (when Fn Lock LED indicator is off) is the default mode on Mac. You can press Fn and ESC together to toggle between Function key mode and Shortcut mode.

| Brightness change to the built-in display
---|---
| Mission Control for Mac; Task/application view for Windows
| Copy
| Paste
| Previous Track
| Play/Pause
****| Next Track
Price| Screen capture for Windows PC
Prtscn Scrlk Insert| for Windows PC only, in Function key mode
| Mute
| Volume Down
| Volume Up
| Eject for Mac
| Print
| Force Quit Application for Mac; Task Manager for Windows
| Area screen capture for Mac; PrtScn for Windows
| File Save for Mac; Menu for
| Windows
| In Windows gaming, pressing fn and left win key together will lock both win keys, press fn and left win key again to unlock win keys

More about mode
In either Shortcut mode or Fn Lock mode, one can also press the “Fn” key with one of the top row keys simultaneously to perform the secondary function without switching mode.

Keyboard Setup Assistant for Mac

In May, the first time you plug in this new keyboard to use, the desktop will pop out a “Keyboard Setup Assistant” window, Please follow the on-screen instruction to identify the keyboard before you can use the keyboard correctly.
After initial setup, if you experience any issue with the keyboard or couldn’t type correctly, please unplug and replug the keyboard, open the keyboard icon in System Preferences, and click on the “Change Keyboard Type” icon to run Keyboard Setup Assistant to re-identify the keyboard. MACALLY BM2KEY
Tenkeyless Backlit Mechanical USB Keyboard - fig4 MACALLY BM2KEY Tenkeyless Backlit Mechanical USB
Keyboard - fig3

Setting Keyboard for Mac and PC Use

This keyboard is designed for multi-OS, both Mac and PC including Windows and Chrome OS. For the keyboard layout and all the shortcuts to work correctly in the system which this keyboard is plugged into, it is very important to manually set this keyboard to either “Mac” or “PC” to match your computer before using it.

Mac: fn+Q. If this keyboard is connected to a running Mac computer the first time, ideally after the Keyboard Setup Assistant step, you should press fn and Q key simultaneously to set the keyboard for Mac use, then it is ready to go.
PC: fn+W. If this keyboard is connected to a running Windows or Chrome OS computer the first time, you should press the fn and W keys simultaneously to set the keyboard for PC use, then it is ready to go.
You only need to do this Mac or PC system setting once, and the keyboard will keep the system setting until you manually change it. Whenever you change its system use either from Mac to PC or oppositely, you should manually reset this keyboard to either “Mac” or “PC” to match your new computer correctly before using it.

Backlight and Control

The keyboard is backlit in white, with 9 light effects, 3 brightness levels, and 3 additional preset/programmable light effects.

(fn+home): Backlight On and Off control
(fn+pgdn): Reset all backlight changes to factory default
(fn+pgup): Change through below 9 backlight modes/effects, one at a time
Backlight Effect (in sequence)| Static| Dynamic
---|---|---

1 Solid white, all keys| yes|

2 Breathing, all keys| | yes

3 Twinkling, partial keys| | yes

4 Row traveling, between top and bottom rows| | yes

5 Swirling, between top 3 rows and bottom 3 rows| | yes

6 One-way propagating, from left to right| | yes

7 Two-way propagating, between left and right| | yes

8 Brief lighting, on the typed key| | yes

9 Solid white with brief rippling from the typed key| | yes
(fn+end): Reprogram and save 3 preset backlight effects
(fn+1): Apply preset backlight effect P1. To reprogram the preset effect P1, first press fn+1 to display the current effect, then press fn+end to start reprogramming, type all your desired keys just one time to light them up, and press fn+end again to save the reprogrammed effect P1
fn+2): Apply preset backlight effect P2. To reprogram the preset effect P2, first press fn+2 to display the current effect, then press fn+end to start reprogramming, type all your desired keys in just one time to light them up, and press fn+end again to save the reprogrammed effect P2
(fn+3): Apply preset backlight effect P3. To reprogram the preset effect P3, first press fn+3 to display the current effect, then press fn+end to start reprogramming, type all your desired keys just one time to light them up, and press fn+end again to save the reprogrammed effect P3
(fn+up arrow): Increase the backlight brightness level in the Static #1 and 3 preset backlight effects. There are 3 brightness levels(low, medium, and high), the default is in medium level for #1 effect
(fn+down arrow): Decrease backlight brightness level in the Static #1 and 3 preset backlight effects
(fn+left arrow): Speed down in the Dynamic backlight effects. There are 3-speed levels(low, medium, and high), the default is in the medium level
(fn+right arrow): Speed up in the Dynamic backlight effects

Note: In the brightness level change or speed level change, when it reaches either a low level or high level, further change will cause both Fn Lock LED and Caps Lock LED to flash simultaneously to remind you that it reaches the end.