EZ Commander User Manual
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1. O 9 y 6 0 7 r 5 k keys Please refer to the English Letter amp Symbol Table section in user help for the corresponding number key of each alphabetic letter or symbol In this table you may see that space character belongs to category 0 and minus character belongs to category 2 etc Function keys on EZ Commander do not work EZ Commander can work in two different modes PC and Media mode as described above Key functions are defined differently for each mode s function In PC mode key functions are defined for text input and desktop application s operation In Media mode key functions are defined to control and operate multimedia applications to playback your digital contents Before you use these function keys for their defined functions please first make sure that EZ Commander is in the correct working mode 1 e PC or Media mode by pressing the desired switch key 1 e PC or Media key EZ Commander cannot control my multimedia application Auto key translation is a feature provided by EZ Input software which works with the EZ Commander Without EZ Input EZ Commander can only control the playback of Windows Media Player 10 With EZ Input installed on your PC and running in Media mode the function keys on EZ Commander can be transformed automatically to hot keys of other popular media software and thus control their playback Please make sure that EZ Input software is installed and running on your2. 11 Windows Media Center MCE Yahoo Go Yahoo Music Engine 1 11025 Yahoo Music Jukebox ZoomPlayer 4 51 Please first check if the batteries are good and installed correctly Then make sure that the IR receiver is connected properly to a USB port on your PC Move the trackball on EZ Commander to verify mouse operation If this does not work please contact our product support 12 cannot install EZ Input software into my PC EZ Commander is a plug and play device which supports PC Operating Systems back to Windows 98SE However EZ Input software requires support from Microsoft NET Framework 1 1 and up In order to benefit from the great features provided by EZ Input please visit Microsoft Windows update network to download the patch and update your Windows system for XP NT 4 0 sp3 and up cannot Input text into my working application Text input is a feature provided by EZ Input software which works with EZ Commander EZ Input always sends input text into the active window or application When you use EZ Input to type into your working application please make sure that you have mouse clicked the application window to make that window active How do input a phrase or name of a city which contains space s between words e g New York San Francisco To input a phrase or name which contains space s just type number key 0 for space s For example you want to input New York Just press 6 n 3 e 9 w
3. However please make sure that the receiver is visible to you and not blocked by other objects What are the key codes of EZ Commander defined in PC and Media mode Please visit www EZCommander com for the key code definitions How do I input languages other than English Please visit www EZCommander com for details of input method for other languages How long is the battery life for EZ Commander For regular usage about 2 hours a day the battery life is about 90 days Battery life also depends on how often text input is used and the condition of the batteries 14
4. system Then make sure that EZ Commander is working in the Media mode You may do this by verifying the tray icon on the system taskbar If EZ Commander is not in Media mode press the Media key Then check if the media software which you are using right now is supported on the Media Software Key Mapping Support List Trackball on my EZ Commander is not very smooth You may open the trackball cover and do some clean up There are two small spots on the trackball cover Use a proper tool to hold on the spots then push and turn anti clockwise to open the cover Remove the trackball and clean up the base After the clean up do the reverse to reassemble the trackball and cover 13 My keyboard sometimes does not work properly When EZ Commander is not in use please switch EZ Input to standby mode PC mode numerical input Since in Media mode EZ Input will keep monitoring user key in at the background If the key press matches the defined key code of EZ Commander EZ Input will translate the key press to a control hotkey of the working application In this case user might experience unexpected result for the typed keys My computer is a MAC from Apple Can use EZ Commander with it Yes you can use EZ commander with a MAC if it comes with a USB port The only issue is that EZ Input software supports only the Windows platform right now A MAC version of EZ Input software is coming soon Would EZ Commander work by itself without EZ Input s
5. you may press the Web key to open up your default web browser such as IE In PC mode EZ Input allows users using number keys to input text for up to 10 languages Please refer to the Getting Started section for more details PC Switch to PC mode Media Switch to Media mode a O Laser Push and hold for laser Power Jenu Fk Mgr Sho Power Standby PC PC Mediz Show Start Power Point slide show Task Mgr Bring up Windows task manager Ctrl Alt Del Open New Print gt il Menu File menu Web Bring up default web End browser e g IE Open Open a file Save Save a file New Open a new file 4 A Print Print a file Right key Home Home key End End key js O Up key PgUp Page Up key f Left key PgDn Page Down key Down key TAB Tab key ESC Esc key Enter Enter key Bkspace Back space key DEL Delete key INS Insert key Number keys Mode Input mode switch key mode Mode or MODE Space Space key EzeHome j Ne P Fig 2 Key functions in PC mode Getting Started 1 Surfing the Internet Words for selection Bring up your Internet browser You may use the trackball mouse to click browser icon on the desktop or click Start gt Program then choose the browser program When EZ Commander is in PC mode numerical input default status you may press Web key directly to bring up the browser Numerical Input EZ Input P
6. 2 3 Audioplus 2 00e AverMedia AverTV USB AXCDPLAY 2 6 B amp Q Beoplayer 3 1 Blaze DVD Player 3 5 CDMAX Christv 4 6 Cinematograph 2 1 3 CoolCD Studio 1 4 Core Media Player 4 11 Crystal Player pro 1 97 Cyberlink Power Cinema Cyberlink PowerDVD 7 dBpowerAMP 2 DDB Player 3 95 Digicasa EZ Player 2 Digiguide 8 3 DigiTV 3 2 Dojo Media Player 2003 Dscaler 4 115 DVB Tplayer eXtremeMP3 Player 1 0 Trouble Shooting amp FAQ Foobar2000 0 942 Freeamp 2 1 1 Google Video Player Hero DVD Player 307 Hipix DV 200 3 52 Hotwire Movie Player 4 1 Internet Explorer InterVideo WinDVD 8 Irfan View 3 99 iTune 7 J River Media Center 11 1 JetAudio 6 2 2 Joost KKBox 2 2 Magic DVD Player MediaMonkey 2 54 MediaPortal 0 22 Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word MS Access MS FrontPage MS Notepad MS Outlook MS Paint MS Picture amp Fax Viewer Music Match Jukebox 10 My Theatre 3 26 Napster3 5 2 5 Nero mix 1 4 0 35 Nero Showtime 2 0 1 4 NVidia NVDVD My EZ Commander does not work Opera 9 1 Picasa 2 0 PlayCDG PE SP PPLive PPStream QQLive Quicktime 7 13 Quintessential Player 4 51 Real Player 10 5 Skype Slingplayer 1 4 sonic Stage 3 1 SopCast Swift Ultralite 1 032 Theater Tek DVD Player 2 11 ThumbsPlus 7 TT Player 4 6 Tvants Ulead DVD Player Ultra DVD Player 5 5 UUSee Van Basco Karaoke VidLizard Player 1 24 Virtuosa 5 2 VU Player 2 45 Winamp 5 12 Windows Media Player 10
7. 3 D Press Enter key to select your working program and switch back to the desktop In Media mode you may press Mode key as seen in fig 1 to switch to Windows desktop any time when you want to select a desktop icon For Windows Vista or MCE users press Mode key to switch the PC to Windows Media Center mode This is an integrated PC multimedia environment provided by Microsoft for home entertainment Press ESC key to exit Windows Media Center mode and switch back to the desktop PC Switch to PC mode Media Switch to Media mode Laser Push and hold for laser E Zoom In m Mute Play A f ee Record A O Stop Vol Volume up Power Standby PC Help Menu File menu sk Mgr Show Zz Pause Backward search Forward search Ch Channel up Vol Volume down Ch Channel down Previous track Next track 606006 O TAB Tab key ESC Esc key Enter Enter key Bkspace Back space key DEL Delete key INS Switch between Open programs Mode os Space Number keys Mode Switch to Desktop or Windows Media Center mode Space Space key for Vista XP MCE EzeHome Fig 1 Key functions in Media mode When you press the PC key EZ Commander switches to PC mode Key functions of EZ Commander in PC mode are displayed as follows in figure 2 Notice that these keys are some most frequently used keys for Windows desktop and many common software applications For example
8. C mode TH EN 7 50 PM Mouse click on the links of your interest When you need to input text e g search keyword into the browser press PC key to open EZ Input dialogue window By default English 10 key input keypad will show up in the window and the tray icon will indicate the status as follows English Input EZ Input PC mode You may keep pressing PC key to select a different input language Respective 10 key keypad will show up in the dialogue window and the tray icon will indicate the selected language as well Note By default only English is enabled To enable or disable the text input for other languages please refer to the Enable Disable an Input Language section in EZ Input help system Use number keys 0 9 to input your text The input method is Just Type It as with most smart mobile phones This means you press on the respective number key only once for each letter EZ Input will spell the word for you For example you want to input pizza as your search key for Internet search Click on the search text box on Google or Yahoo search page then press 7 p 46 9 z 9 z 2 a keys A selection list will appear Use Up and Down keys to locate the word pizza then press Enter to send it to the search text box Input number keys English keypad EZi iHome EZ Inat x ENGLISH ff __10 keyIME DST ESC key MODE key Space key e Press the space key at anytime to insert a s
9. Ez Home EZ Commander User Manual Model No EZ902 2006 EZ Home Technology Inc Important Safety Regulations Please read the User Manual carefully and follow the safety guidelines before using this device WARNING You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture To avoid electric shock do not open the case Please refer all servicing to qualified personnel only Any attempt to open covers other than the battery cover will void the warranty CAUTION As the laser beam on the EZ Commander is harmful to the eyes do not point the laser at any person for any reason When not in use do not leave the device unattended or within the reach of small children Please remove the batteries if this device is to be left unused for longer than one month The EZ Commander Model No EZ902 is classified as a CLASS II LASER PRODUCT The CLASS II LASER PRODUCT label is located on the back of the device FCC Compliance This equipment has been tested and complies with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation 3 Una
10. art EZ Input when start Windows x As you can see by default English is selected Users can enable or disable any other languages by checking or un checking the respective check boxes Click on the OK button once selections have been made In this example the input keypads will show up in the following sequence when you keep pressing the PC key PC PC PC English Traditional Chinese Japanese French ee PC PC 10 EZ Input Help amp On Screen 101 Keyboard Mouse click the help button G on the EZ Input dialogue window as follows or mouse right click the tray icon then select Help The help system will appear for your review Help On Screen Keyboard EZiaHome EZ Input BKSP INS DEL f HOME abe igs PgUP 3 P z ikl 16 CL jiidioma a W X yz 7 1 i it k a e vr an i LJ 7 eee ENTER Mouse click the On Screen keyboard button LA on the EZ Input dialogue window as above The EZ Input dialogue window will close and the On Screen Keyboard will show up Users can mouse click on each letter or function key to do the text input This provides users a convenient way to input special text such as a user password File Keyboard Settings Help 11 Media Software Key Mapping Support List 4am Music Console 1 7 ACDSee 32 ACDSee 6 ACDSee 8 ACDSee 9 Ace Media Player 2 2 Adobe Photoshop Album 3 0 Adobe Reader 8 0 ATI Multimedia 8 9 Atomix MP3 Player
11. de the EZ Input tray icon will indicate the status as follows Media mode For the software supported on the Media Software Key Mapping Support List just press the media control keys etc to control the software and playback contents If the software is not supported on the list please use the mouse for control or you may create a key mapping code book for the software Please refer to the Remote Control Multimedia Software section in EZ Input help system for details Manage the Presentation Bring up the PowerPoint or other presentation tools El Microsoft PowerPoint EN ARE HY E EHE ppt cag aj File Edit View Insert Format Tools SlideShow Window Help PDF Create x 0DE amp 38 gt SimSun 24 B Z U E amp E Z A Design New Side RA HR SP HRIH ET EPA BWSR SEE A MANU we Ae ESTHER SPA ARS BRET eT ALE ARE SAUNA HER T ERIA BARRE DFE SOR SUICEAE ERA 8 RAR I IS 3 aa sg DES 7 Click to add notes a Draw AutoShapes SOR MM 4 AaS A Hlg Slide 3 of 10 RARES English U S Control PowerPoint with EZ Commander in PC mode In PC mode you may use EZ Commander to control PowerPoint with or without EZ Input Just press the PC key to switch EZ Commander to PC mode and switch EZ Input to standby mode Then press Show key to start the slide show You may use PgUp PgDn keys or arrow keys to backward forward the s
12. eeeeneeaas 12 Trouble Shooting FAG SR a ae ec ease oe one 12 Unpacking the Package Contents Please verify that the package contains the following items If any of these items appear to be missing and or damaged please contact your dealer 1 EZ Commander 2 IR Receiver 3 EZ Input CD 4 2 AA Batteries 5 User Manual su Setup and Installation Plug amp Play Step 1 Insert AA batteries into the remote unit Step 2 Connect IR Receiver to the USB port on your PC Step 3 Install EZ Input software v1 2 to your PC Note Windows XP MCE or Vista required e Insert the setup CD ROM into your PC s CD ROM drive The setup wizard should run automatically and the welcome screen should appear e If it doesn t click the Start button and choose Run In the field that appears enter E setup exe if E is the letter of your CD ROM drive e Please follow the directions and refer to the user help The setup wizard will guide you step by step to install the EZ Input software Note If you have an older version of EZ Input on your system EZ Input CD would uninstall the old version of EZ Input first After the un installation please insert the EZ Input CD again or Run the E setup exe command to start installing the new EZ Input software Part Names and Functions 1 Wireless Trackball Mouse The EZ Commander is designed with a highly sensitive wireless trackball mouse with 400 dpi resolution Complete control of your compu
13. lide show When finished press the ESC key to stop the slide show Control PowerPoint with EZ Commander in Media mode This is recommended for a trade show or multimedia presentation Just press Media key to switch both EZ Commander and EZ Input into media mode Then use gt key to start the slide show Use or O to backward forward the slide show When finished press the ESC key to stop the slide show You may integrate audio video or other media into the trade show and control all applications with EZ Commander at the same time using the media control key set 9 EZ Input Preferences Window EZ Input supports up to 10 different languages Users can use the PC key to select a language as described in the Getting Started Section 1 The EZ Input Preferences Window allows users to temporarily disable languages users do not wish to use Languages can be re enabled at a later time if desired To open the Preferences Window press ESC key to close the EZ Input dialogue window first or press Media key to switch to Media mode Then mouse right click on the EZ Input tray icon and select Preferences as follows The Preferences window will appear as follows EdaHome EZ Input Preferences m Languages IF Enalish D German M Traditional Chinese Italian D Simplified Chinese F Malay MW Japanese Korean Spanish M French 3 St
14. oftware Yes EZ Commander is a USB port plug and play device and it works as a wireless trackball mouse and small keypad In media mode press Media key it works as a remote control for Windows Media player v 10 In PC mode press PC key it provides number keys and most of the function keys for Windows desktop operations However if you need to input multilingual text or want to remote control other popular media software on your PC you need to install EZ Input software and have it running on the PC These are two features provided by EZ Input Where do find those multimedia contents or programs on the Internet There have been many multimedia programs and contents on the Internet and millions of users have been enjoying them on a daily basis At www EZCommander com we offer a link called Media World which provides access to TV programs news music and movies from around the world Most of them are free Some may require membership either free or for a small charge This will get you connected and start your digital life in a convenient way EZ Home does not own those contents Note The contents are owned by companies in the US or elsewhere in the world and they are protected by copyrights What s the working distance and angle for the Infra Red on EZ Commander EZ Commander is equipped with wide angle dual infra red emitter which can be effective up to 30 feet You don t need to point the remote unit directly at the receiver
15. pace into the text Press the BKSP DEL key to delete an input number in the Input Buffer or a character in the text when the Input Buffer is empty e To input numbers instead of the word e g to input 74992 instead of pizZa just mouse clicks on the input numbers e g 74992 directly The numbers will be typed into the working application e You may also mouse Click on the screen keypad to do text input EZ Input supports up to 10 languages For more details please visit www EZCommander com e Press ESC key to close the dialogue window and switch back to numerical input status i e standby mode In numerical input state all key inputs would be directly sent to the working application e Press Mode key to switch input mode between en En and EN which represent normal leading uppercase and uppercase respectively In en mode default the input word is typed into the working application without any change In En mode the first letter would be uppercase In EN mode the whole input word will be changed to uppercase en mode En mode EN mode 8 50 PM i T YG 8 50PM Playback Music or Movie Clips e Bring up your favorite multimedia software or application e g Windows Media Player Windows MediaPlayer ffx Now Playing ibrar Rip Burn Syn suide i ISIC A Now Playing List e Press Media key to switch both EZ Commander and EZ Input into media mode When EZ Commander is in Media mo
16. ter and software applications is at your fingertips L key is the mouse left click key and R key is the mouse right click key You may also push down on the trackball and it works like the mouse left click key Mouse Left Click Mouse Right Click ee Trackball Mouse Push down to work as a mouse left click 2 The Portable Keypad The EZ Commander keypad works in two different modes PC and Media modes PC and Media keys are the two switch function keys on EZ Commander When you press Media key EZ Commander switches to Media mode Key functions of EZ Commander in Media mode are displayed in figure 1 Most keys are defined as media control keys such as Play Pause a etc By default these keys are defined to control Microsoft Windows Media Player with hardware only EZ Input allows users using these media control keys to control other popular media applications such as PowerPoint Real Player 1Tune or WinDVD without an effort so EZ Commander can work as a universal remote control to almost every popular software on PC To playback music videos or manage the presentation in a conference is as EZ as the touch of a button For a list of supported software please refer to the Media Software Key Mapping Support List In Media mode you may press INS key as seen in fig 1 to switch between programs on the taskbar For Windows Vista users press INS key to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Windows Flip
17. uthorized equipment changes may void FCC certification Manufacturer Company Name EZ Home Technology Inc Model No EZ902 Address 303 Twin Dolphin Drive Suite 600 Redwood City CA 94065 U S A Web site www EZCommander com Telephone No 650 632 4566 Greetings Thank you for purchasing the EZ Commander an innovative way to experience multimedia with your PC Before you get started please read the following directions carefully This will help you to get the most from our product and enjoy the best of digital life in your own way We appreciate your comments and any sharing of ideas Your satisfaction is always the first priority of the EZ Home design team Table of Contents Unpacking the Package Contents cccccecce cece eee e eee ee eee eeeeaeeeaeeesaeeesesaaaes 3 Setup and Installation Plug amp Play LS 3 Part Names and FUNCUONS Hassan atteintes rene 4 e Wireless Trackball Mouse cccccccecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeesanensgeenaanes 4 FN POHADI K VDAMES Re en oo mia nat 4 CHING Stale Re 7 Tse SUMING MEMMEN cusirt inc ne da 7 2 Playback Music or Movie Clips cc cece cece ence cence eeeeeeeeeeaseeeneaees 8 3 Manage the Presentation assainissement dent ine 9 EZ Input Preferences Window RSS 10 EZ Input Help amp On Screen 101 Keyboard ccc cece cee ece eee ee eeee sees eeaeeeaees 11 Media Software Key Mapping Support List cccceeeseeeeee sees eeeeeeen
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