1-1. Software Install

Please read the software license terms carefully and install the software on agreement.

If the following message appears when running the installer file (FILCO Luce Assist_SETUP_V1.0.11.exe) due to Windows security, please follow steps below:

1. Click "More Info" on the left.

2. Click the "Run anyway" button.

3. When the box appears, click "Yes".

4. Cick the "Install" button to begin the installation.

5. Once the installation is complete, click the "Finish" button.

1-2. Software Setting

Launch Luce Assist and open "Settings ( )" in the top right corner of the home screen.

・Select language (English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese)
・Software version information
・Keyboard firmware version information
・Run Software When Windows Starts (ON/OFF)
・All reset (macro on keyboard) *Reset is not performed on the main menu.
・Save (save settings)
・Cancel

1-3. Software display and functions

Press keyboard on the "Home" screen to check the current keyboard status. You can also change the keymap and assign simple shortcuts.

Menu：
You can change key assignments, write, and record macros from the pull-down menu.
Also export and import profiles by selecting the in the upper right corner of the pull-down menu.
* Details of each menu are described in 2. on beyond.

Select profile：
There are 10 profiles available, and name can be changed by double-click.
You can also change the settings of the win key lock function and cursor key switching from the button to the right of the name.
Cursor key switching: When turned on, I, J, K, and L cursor keys will switch to W, A, S, D.

Profile layout：
Keymap of the selected profile is displayed.

Macro List：
This area displays a list of macros in the currently selected macro list.
You can assign macros to the keymap displayed in the profile layout.

Keymap menu：
This area allows you to select keys and shortcuts to change the keymap.

2-1. About each function

Menu default key setting allows you to change the keymap, and assign function from seven categories to any key.
Setup steps for assigning Enter to ESC are described below.

[Setup Procedure]

1. Select the "ESC" key you want to change the assignment.

2. Select the "Enter" key you want to assign from the key map at the bottom.

3. Check the assignment.

4. Click save icon to complete.

2-2. Basic functions and other menu

Functions：
Normal keys can be assigned. However, you cannot assign keys that do not exist in the layout.
* Ex. Assigning ￥ to the English layout, etc.

Num：
Assign functions such as left and right clicks.

Multi-Media：
Shortcuts for videos, music and PC volume can be assigned.
Media Player and [Play/Pause] only work with videos, [Previous] and [Next] only work with music. Stop works for both videos and music.
[Volume up], [Volume down] and [Mute] are volume adjustments for the PC.

System：
Simple shortcut that can be used in the browser or OS will be assigned.
Favorites is a function that determines whether or not the favorites bar is displayed on the browser. Browser will also follow the default settings.
Email will launch Outlook.

Mouse：
Assign functions such as left and right clicks.

Disable：
Disable or enable keys by type (layout range).

Combo：
Turn on any key from Alt/Shift/Ctrl/Win, and then input the key you want to create a combo with into the combination key to assign the combination function.
* 無変換, 変換, Kana, E/J, Fn cannot be set (Japanese layout only).
* Please hold down the shift key while entering CapsLock.

3-1. About [Lighting Setting]

Lighting Setting is a lighting setting that can only be used while Luce Assist is running.
There are 11 different lighting patterns available, ranging from gradations to lighting that only occurs when there is input, to patterns that change along with the music.
It also allows for more fine adjustments than Bulit-in Effects, but it is launched from the application, and the lighting is only reflected while the software is running.

3-2. [Lighting Setting] Functions

【Display contents】

1. Option menu (add or delete set lighting, export and import)

2. Light ON/OFF switch

3. Displays a list of lighting patterns

[About lighting settings]

When you select a lighting pattern, setting menu will appear at the bottom.
*Applicable effects (opacity, angle, etc.) vary depending on the lighting pattern.

Select：
Disables the lighting effect for the selected key.

Effect：
Makes the selected key the center point of the lighting pattern.

Opacity：
Adjusts the intensity of the lighting.

Speed：
Adjusts the speed of the lighting pattern.

Bandwidth：
Adjusts the width of the light pattern band.

Angle：
Adjusts the angle of the light pattern (angle at which the colors flow).

Gradient：
Inserts intermediate colors at the boundary between the colors that emit light (gradation).

Gap：
Interval at which the light pattern is repeated (increasing the value increases the interval).

Bidirectional：
Effect of making the pattern symmetrical.

Colors：
Adds light-emitting colors
* Colors can be added up to 20 colors. If the speed becomes extremely fast, colors and patterns may not be reflected correctly.

Fire：
Size of the fire (Pattern: Fire only)

Amplitude：
Range of light-emitting patterns affected by sound (Pattern: Audio Sync only)

3-3. About [Built-in Effects]

Built-in Effects is a lighting setting built into the keyboard.
There are 14 lighting patterns, allowing you to make simple lighting settings.
Press the save icon displayed above the layout to save the settings to the currently selected profile.

4-1. About Macro List

Macro List is where macros are stored.
You can create up to max 20 macros in Luce Assist, and each list can store 40 record macros.
If you need more than 20 macro, export and import are also supported, so you can manage them outside the software.

[How to create Macro List]

Click [ ] on the macro warehouse and then click Create new to complete the warehouse creation.
([ ]: Create / [ ]: Delete)
* You can edit the macro list name with the pen icon ( ) next to the warehouse name.

4-2.About Macro files

Macro files can be added to the Macro List.
Macro files will be as recorded macros, file names can be changed and input interval can be adjusted.

[How to create macro files]

Click [ ] from the file menu in the bottom left to create a new macro file.

[About file menu]

4-3. About macro file settings

Macro file menu has an edit menu where you can set the name and macro delay, editor menu to record each keystroke, and make fine adjustments such as input intervals.
Macros are recorded as record macros, and a maximum of 40 keystrokes can be recorded including mouse clicks.

[Edit Menu]

Macro Name：
Click the text box to change the name of the macro file.

Delay Record：
Records the macro content based on the keystroke recording speed.

5ms Delay：
Records each stroke at a speed of 5ms.

Nms Delay：
Records the stroke content based on the time specified by the user.
*Delay time can be manually changed later.

[Editor Menu]

Record/Stop：
Press to start recording, press again to stop.

Edit：
Enter editing mode for selected stroke spacing and keys. Press again to exit the mode.

Delete：
Delete the currently selected stroke.

Move Up：
Move the cursor above the selected stroke.

Move Down：
Move the cursor below the selected stroke.

Insert：
Add a key stroke.

LINK APP is a function that automatically switches to the linked profile when you launch a set application.
The extension that can be linked is ".exe (executable file)", but please actually set up and check whether working with each application.
*It does not support operation in all applications.

[How to setup Application]

1. Click " " on the right of the menu and select "Select App".

2. Specify the desired .exe file from the menu that opens.

3. Select the profile you want to link.

4. Click Save to complete the settings.