Logitech Control Center - Readme

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1. What is Logitech Control Center?

Logitech Control Center (LCC) is designed to support Mac OS X, and allows you to take full advantage of your Logitech keyboard, mouse or trackball. LCC is an easy-to-use application that gives you access to useful shortcuts and one-key actions that will make your time at the computer or on the Internet more productive, comfortable and enjoyable. With your Logitech keyboard you can: Browse the Internet using dedicated keys that provide one-touch access to your favorite sites. Launch your e-mail application by pressing a button. Play music and control the system speaker using built-in buttons. Open frequently used items, such as documents, folders and applications, with a single keystroke. With your multi button mouse or trackball you can take full advantage of the powerful features of Mac OS X. You can use your mouse buttons or wheel to: Scroll in windows. New applications built for MacOS X will scroll on single keystroke or wheel movement. Switch between open applications. Show contextual menus with a single mouse click. Simulate keystrokes to provide shortcuts to commands you use regularly.

1.1. What's new in this release?

This release provides support for Intel-based Macs as well as new mice and keyboards.

2. System Requirements
Mac OS X version 10.2.8 or higher. Macintosh computer with built-in USB port. Any PCI PowerMac using a USB adapter card. The installer will check for the OS version and will not install the Logitech Control Center if your Macintosh is not running Mac OS X version 10.2.8 or higher.

3. Installation Notes
Because the installation places drivers inside system folders, you will need the administrator's account and password to install this software. If you installed the operating system yourself, you are probably using an administrative account. If you do not have the administrator's account and password, please contact the administrator of your computer. The drivers will only be active once the computer has restarted. The les are installed on your startup disk in the following locations: File Extension LogitechUSBHIDevices.kext Daemon and Application LCCDaemon Device Manager Preference Pane Logitech Control Center.prefPane Keyboard Layouts Logitech.bundle Location

/System/Library/Extensions /Library/Application Support/Logitech

/Library/PreferencePanes /Library/Keyboard Layouts

3.1 Uninstallation
To uninstall Logitech Control Center, double-click "LCC Uninstaller" program icon and follow the steps to uninstall.

4. How to congure your device

When you rst begin using your Logitech device, many of the features available are preprogrammed with default settings. On a keyboard, for example, when you press the E-Mail key your default email application is launched. On a mouse, clicking the right button displays a contextual menu. To change the default settings assigned to a device:

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Launch the System Preferences. Click the Logitech Control Center icon:

3. 4. 5. The Logitech devices connected to your computer are displayed. Select the device you wish to congure. You can either: Click the Congure... button. A conguration window is displayed with listing of buttons and wheels that you can reprogram. or Right-click on the device to activate different conguration options.

5. Questions and Answers

Q: Why do I need to restart after installation? A: The installation process needs to ensure that the devices connected are attached to the "Kernel Extension" delivered by Logitech and copied in the system folders during installation. Restarting guarantees that the device will be recognized. Q: What should I do if my Cordless Mouse has lost the connection? A: If your Cordless Mouses gets disconnected, and if there is no "connect" button on your mouse's receiver, go to the Downloads section of www.logitech.com. Select your device from those pictured, then select the Mac OS X link to access the link to download the reconnection utility. Run the executable le and press the reset button on the bottom of the mouse. Q: I was using MouseWare for Mac under Mac OS 9. Is this version a successor? A: The Logitech Control Center (LCC) is a new version of software that was specically designed for Mac OS X, incorporating the core functionality of MouseWare, and adding support for Logitech's enhanced keyboards. The Logitech Control Center enables you to customize many new functions that can be assigned to buttons, wheels and keys. Q: Using Mac OS X 10.2, I hot-plugged a Logitech keyboard to my Mac system, but it is not recognized. What should I do? A: If you experience difculty connecting the USB device on Mac OS X 10.2, please try restarting the system. Q: On a Logitech keyboard, where is the "Command/Apple" and the "Option" keys? A: Without the Logitech Control Center installed, the "Windows" key will act as the "Command/Apple" key and the "Alt" key will act as the "Option" key. With the Logitech Control Center installed, the "Alt" key will now become the "Command/Apple" key and the "Windows" key will now become the "Option" key to better reect the layout of the Apple keyboards. Q: Some keys are assigned to "Nothing". Can I re-assign them to my favorite shortcuts? A: Yes. We have left several keys unassigned because the assignment of keystrokes is closely related to each application's implementation, the application and system language, and the actual keyboard layout you are using. You can reassign any key by accessing the Logitech Control Center from the System Preferences. For example, you could assign the "Undo" and "Redo" keys to [Cmd]-[Z] and [Shift]-[Cmd]-[Z]. Q: How can I have LCC work for different users? A: The installation will automatically congure the preferences for the user who launched the installer so that LCC is activated every time they log in. If there are other users on the computer, they will need to congure the devices one time to activate the LCC. Each user will be able to have his or her own settings, as the preferences are saved in each user's preference folder. Q: The wheel is not scrolling in all applications the same way: some scroll very well, while others do not scroll at all. What is the reason behind this behavior? A: On Mac OS X, scrolling is managed by each application. New, well-written, applications will receive and handle the wheel information and scroll accordingly. Applications that were designed for Mac OS 8/9 may not offer wheel scrolling functionality. Q: Why does the Switch Application feature behave differently with Mac OS X 10.1.x and Mac OS X 10.2? A: Changes in the Mac operating system in the newest version have caused this functionality to behave differently.

Q: How can I eject a CD with my Logitech keyboard? A: Pressing F12 will eject the CD. In addition you can also congure any other programmable key to do it. Q: In Mac OS X 10.4, why does the F12 key launch both Dashboard and the CD Eject command? A: : On a Logitech keyboard, the F12 key defaults to the "Eject" command, which is also the default key assignment for Dashboard in Mac OS X 10.4. A long press of the F12 key will execute "Eject" while a short press will launch Dashboard. Assigning Dashboard to a new key in the System Preferences > Dashboard & Expos preferences can help separate these 2 functions. Q: How can I disable keys or remove their assignment? A: You can completely disable any button or key by simply assigning it to the special "Nothing" action. Using the key will have no effect. To disable any button or key: Launch the System Preferences. Click the Logitech Control Center icon. Select the device you wish to change and click the "Congure..." button. Select the button or key you wish to disable. Select "Nothing" as the action assignment. Q: Why is the le "LogitechForceFeedback.kext" left behind after uninstalling LCC? A: "LogitechForceFeedback.kext" is installed by the Operating System, starting from Mac OS X 10.2.2. Since LCC does not produce this extension, it is recommanded to leave it installed. Q: Why is Help launched when I press the "Insert" key on the keyboard? A: There is no equivalent function to the Insert key on the Macintosh. Mac OS X assigns this key to a Help function. Most applications will also use it to start their Help functions. Q: Some special keys on my keyboard appear to do nothing when pressed, Why? A: Some characters printed on the European keyboards are not part of the standard Macintosh character set. These characters are: (one quarter) (one half) (three quarters) (superscript two) (superscript three) (currency sign) (broken bar) These characters may, or may not, be printed on your keyboard. If they exist on your keyboard, pressing them will have no effect since they are not part of the standard character set. Q: My LCC settings are gone after switching user with "Fast User Switching", what happened? A: LCC does not support "Fast User Switching". In order to enjoy the different LCC congurations for multiple users, one has to log out and log in the system instead of using "Fast User Switching". To log out and log in the system: Select Apple Menu on the upper left corner. Select "Log Out". Click "Log Out" button when prompted. Select your log-in name or type in the log-in name. Then, enter your password. Click "Log In". Q: How do I assign my keyboard and mouse to perform Expos? A: You can assign Expos to Logitech keyboard and/or mouse buttons. To enable Expos using a keyboard: If your keyboard has a F-lock button, make sure F-lock is turned on. Expos will not work with F-lock turned off. Select Apple Menu on the upper left corner. Select "System Preferences". Click "Expos" to launch Expos. Under "Keyboard" section, choose your desired function key for Expos. If you want to use one of the special keys such as Left Shift, Left Control, etc., please note that only Left Shift, Left Control, Left Command, and Left Option keys are assignable to Expos.

To enable Expos using a mouse: Select Apple Menu on the upper left corner. Select "System Preferences". Click on "Expos" to launch Expos. Under "Mouse" section, choose your desired mouse button number for Expos. For example, "Mouse Button 4". Now, launch LCC by clicking "Show All" in the upper left corner of System Preferences. Click "Logitech Control Center". Select the mouse picture, and click "Congure" button. Select the button you wish to congure. You may have to click on the up/down arrows on the far right side to activate the pull down menu. Select "Advanced Click". Advanced Click conguration panel will show up at the bottom. Next to "Button number" pull down menu, choose the same button number that is assigned in Expos. In this example, the "Button number" is "4".

6. Wireless devices
The Logitech Control Center preference pane displays a small icon next to the device icon to show its battery status: A green battery indicates a good level A red battery indicates a critical level Note that a green battery may also indicate that the device has not yet communicated the battery level. It may take a couple of minutes for the receiver to recognize the battery status after it has been powered up (or plugged into the USB port). For keyboards it may take a few minutes depending on your typing activity.

7. European keyboards support

7.1. Overview
Logitech Control Center provides users the ability to type exactly the symbols printed on their keyboard keys. Users simply specify the appropriate keyboard layout to take advantage of this capability. These layouts are only available if you have selected "Logitech European Keyboard" during LCC installation. You may run the installation again if you need them later.

7.2. How to select the appropriate keyboard layout

Launch the System Preferences. Click the International icon. Select the Input Menu tab. The following information will be displayed on the screen:

 Scroll through the keyboard list and locate the Logitech layout that corresponds to your region. Select the layout you want to use it by clicking the box in the "On" column. A ag corresponding to the selected region will appear in the menu bar. Note: If only one keyboard layout is left selected, for example "Logitech German", the keyboard menu with the regional ag will not display in the menu bar. The selected keyboard layout will still be activated and functional, however.

7.3. How to type special characters

Under Mac OS X, special characters are obtained by pressing the [Option] key together with another key. The following picture shows the keys pressed to obtain the '\' character on one of Logitech's European keyboards.

8. Compatibility notes
8.1 iTunes
In order to obtain full functionality of multimedia keys of the keyboard, iTunes version 4.0.7 or higher is required.

9. Support/updates
Please visit our web site at http://www.logitech.com for technical support, and to obtain the latest version of this software.