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Hotkey Commands for Emerald® VUE

KVMEmeraldVue

Note:
Keyboard commands belong to the position of the keys on your keyboard. Above commands are designed for keyboards in a QWERTZ layout. The commands may vary when used with other specific language keyboard layouts e.g. French AZERTY keyboard designs.

 

1 Pre-defined Hotkey Codes (Fast Keys)

Fast Key

Hotkey

 

0

KVMEmeraldVue_1_1
Freely selectable; ESC, DEL, and Enter

2

KVMEmeraldVue_1_2
2x Scroll

3

KVMEmeraldVue_1_3
2x Left Shift

4

KVMEmeraldVue_1_4
2x Left Ctrl

5

KVMEmeraldVue_1_5
2x Left Alt

6

KVMEmeraldVue_1_6
2x Right Shift

7

KVMEmeraldVue_1_7
2x Right Ctrl

8

KVMEmeraldVue_1_8
2x Right Alt

2 Opening and Exiting the OSD

Command

Hotkey

Description

Open OSD


2x Left Shift + o

Exit OSD


Escape

Exit the main menu or go back a step

Exit OSD menu


1x Left Shift + Escape

Exit the OSD within menu

3Switching USB HID Control & Inputs

Command

Hotkey

Description

USB HID


2x Left Shift + NUMX
X = 1-4 (PC Port Number)

Switch the USB HID control to another target computer

Select Full Mode 1 Input


2x Left Shift + NUMX + Enter
X = 1-4 (PC Port Number)

Focus on one video input in full screen mode

Select 2 Full Mode 2 Inputs


2x Left Shift + X + Y + Enter
X = NUM1-4 (PC Port Number) Source 1
Y = NUM1-4 (PC Port Number) Source 2

Focus on two inputs in full screen mode on main and secondary monitor

Select Video DisplayMode


2x Left Shift + X + Enter
X = 1-4 (PC Port Number)

Focus on video input (1 to 4) in any display mode

4Display Mode Settings

Command

Hotkey

Description

Change Display Mode


2x Left Shift + F1

Change display to full screen mode


2x Left Shift + F2

Change display to quad screen


2x Left Shift + F3

Change display to PiP mode


2x Left Shift + F4

Change display to preview mode


2x Left Shift + F5

Change display to PbP mode


2x Left Shift + F9

Change display to free mode layout 1


2x Left Shift + F10

Change display to free mode layout 2


2x Left Shift + F11

Change display to free mode layout 3


2x Left Shift + F12

Change display to free mode layout 4

5Free Mode Settings

Command

Hotkey

Description

Edit Free Mode


2x Left Shift + F8

Activate the edit mode of the free mode


H

Get HELP within activated edit mode


Control + o

Open one of the 4 stored layouts within edit mode


Control + r

Reset one or all layouts to the default layout(s)


Control + s

Save the layout


Control + 1

Open the free mode layout 1


Control + 2

Open the free mode layout 2


Control + 3

Open the free mode layout 3


Control + 4

Open the free mode layout 4


1

Toggle the window level of input 1 between fore- and background


2

Toggle the window level of input 2 between fore- and background


3

Toggle the window level of input 3 between fore- and background


4

Toggle the window level of input 4 between fore- and background


Escape

Exit the edit mode, discard or save changes


Control + Escape

End the editing of the free mode

6Hotkey Configuration

Command

Hotkey

Description

Change pre-defined Hokey


2x Left Shift + c + new Hotkey + Enter

Change Hotkey according to the pre-defined hotkey table

Select free Hotkey


2x Left Shift + c + 0 + new Hotkey + Enter

Define a freely selectable Hotkey

Reset Hotkeys


1x Right Shift + delete

Reset the Hotkeys back to default settings enter command within 5 seconds after plugging in a keyboard

Fast Key for OSD opening


2x Left Shift + f + new Hotkey Code + Enter

Define a Fast Key to open the OSD directly from the pre-defined Hotkey table

Free Fast Key for OSD opening


2x Left Shift + f + o + new Hotkey Code + Enter

Define a freely selectable Fast Key to open the OSD directly

Delete Fast Key


2x Left Shift + f + o + Del + Enter

Delete the Fast Key

Restrict Mouse Switching


2x Left Shift + x + m + Enter

With activated MSC, restrict the automatic switching. The mouse cannot be moved over the edge of a window. Hot Mouse cannot be used.

Re-enable Mouse Switching


2x Left Shift + x + a + Enter

With restricted mouse switching of activated MSC, enable the automatic (mouse)switching. The mouse can be moved over the edge of a window. Hot Mouse funtion can be used if activated

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Emerald VUE Display Modes

Fullscreen Mode
KVMEmeraldVue_displayMode_FullScreen
Quadscreen Mode (Quad Mode)
KVMEmeraldVue_displayMode_QuadScreen
Picture-in-Picture Mode (PiP Mode)
KVMEmeraldVue_displayMode_PiP
Preview Mode
KVMEmeraldVue_displayMode_Preview
2+2 Mode
KVMEmeraldVue_displayMode_2plus2
Free Mode
KVMEmeraldVue_displayMode_Free