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1. Profile Profile 2 Assign Button a 9 No Function Playback Options Delay Options Advanced Options Button Options Buttons Options Basic Buttons k U No Function 8 Ny O Advanced Buttons 15 4 A AA 10 Hardware playback CANCEL CLOSE A CORSAIR 5 Click on Button Options and select the Basic Buttons control Select Keystroke the bottom option in the list then click 00960 Assign Buttons Manage Performance Manage Profiles Profile Profile 2 A ss g n E u tt on 9 gt No Function Playback Options Delay Options Advanced Options Button Options Buttons Options Basic Buttons Keystroke No Function Left Right Middle Forward Hardware playback CEL MLOSE Scroll Up Scroll Down Kevstroke 6 Press the kevboard kev vou would like to bind to button 13 and then press OK In this example we are using 5 Page 18 Vengeance Gaming Software User Guide Keystroke Enter a keystroke CANCEL 7 Now click Close 8 That s it You ve assigned your first keystroke and now it s time to test it out Open Notepad or Word or your favorite text editor start a new document and then press button 13 on your Vengeance M90 You should see the number 5 appear as if you were typing it If you are using Hardware playback you need to save the updated profile to your Vengeance M90 mouse before the new keystroke assignment will be available You can do this using the Manage Profile2. capitalize the H and W When you re done typing click the MR button to stop the recording You should see a screen similar to this 0 Assign Buttons Manage Performance Manage Profiles Profile Profile 1 No Function LShift Playback Options Delay Options 2 0 050 seconds de ay y H 2 0 050 seconds de ay H 0 050 seconds delay Advanced Options Button Options Playback Options LShift Pa 0 050 seconc s delay Aaad gt B 2 0 050 seconc s delay E 0 050 seconds delay L Fixed Macro Delay Time 50 ms Hardware playback CANCEL CLOSE CORSAIR 15 Now let s give the macro a name Click in the text box next to Assign Button 15 gt Delete the existing name No Function type in Test and then press Enter Page 20 Vengeance Gaming Software User Guide 16 Now click Close 17 That s it You ve created your first macro and now it s time to test it out Open Notepad or Word or your favorite text editor start a new document and then press button 1 on your Vengeance M90 You should see Hello World appear as if you were typing it If you are using Hardware playback you need to save the updated profile to your Vengeance M90 mouse before the new macro will be available You can do this using the Manage Profiles activity Left click on the LED icon next to the profile name and select Save to Vengeance M90 Once the progress indicator reaches 100 click Close Your updates are now s
3. useful for checking the version you are running and can assist our Technical Support group in the event you have a problem with your mouse Selecting 7 opens your browser to the Vengeance Gaming Peripherals Frequently Asked Questions page on corsair com Selecting amp opens your browser to corsair com Device Navigation The Device Navigation section shows images of the Vengeance gaming peripherals that are installed on your system and allows you to choose which one the Vengeance Gaming Software is modifying You can scroll through devices by clicking on the lt and gt arrow symbols on the screen Select the Vengeance gaming peripheral you wish to configure by clicking on the appropriate image Button Selection The Button Selection area displays an image of the Vengeance M90 gaming mouse with each button labeled When using the Assign Buttons activity this is where you select the button you would like to modify Cancel and Close Generally speaking most changes you make in the Vengeance Gaming Software are saved automatically to the mouse The Cancel button provides a single level undo for any changes that haven t yet been saved to the mouse When the Cancel button is available clicking it will cancel any changes you have made including any macros you have recorded When the Cancel button is grayed out your edits have been saved to the mouse and you cannot cancel them Selecting Close will minimize the application t
4. Right clicking on the button brings up a context menu as shown here Copy Paste Delete Import Export From here you can Copy the current button assignment including any macros and playback options Paste a macro that s been copied to a button including the macro name and any playback options Delete the contents of the selected button Import a saved macro including the macro name and any playback options or Export the macro macro name and playback options to a XML file You can share your exported macros with other owners of Vengeance M90 gaming mice Your exported macros can be found in the Macro folder under the Corsair Vengeance M90 mouse folder on your system To share a macro simply send it to another Vengeance M90 owner They can then use Import to assign it to a button Playback Options Clicking the Playback Options button brings up four possible macro playback modes as shown below Vengeance Gaming Software User GuidePage 11 Assign Button 1 gt lt Button Lett Playback Options Delay Options Advanced Options Button Options Playback Options a 63 ES Fixed Macro Delay Time 50 ms Playback once Select this option to play the macro once for each time you press the button Playback n times Select this option to play the macro a specific number of times n for each time you press the button For example if you enter 6 in the Define N text box pressing the button wi
5. SA CORSAIR Vengeance M90 Gaming Software User Guide Copyright 2012 Corsair Components Inc All Rights Reserved Corsair the Sails logo and Vengeance are registered trademarks of Corsair in the United States and or other countries All other trademarks and tradenames are the property of their respective owners who are not affiliated with Corsair Table of Contents Tal O OGONI e E E ae ene EE A E ee ee E eee Introducing the Vengeance Gaming Software ccoocccccccncccccnccocnncnnnnonncncnnonononnnonnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnss 1 NSIC OU serea rara rata aaa rara ora 1 Bi nn PPP A Pe 1 So jor io 1220 sal de e E Lee A RAE PE A o O T TTT 1 User Inrer ate OV SIC Wiri e E E EE 2 A The ACUIVITES Bali irkiekel 2 PSSION B HOT IS ra ra e ndas Eene nEn ARs EERE EEEE EAE RERNE EERROR RENERE NERS EEEE KENE ARE EKRE EEEE AEREN ERARAS 2 Manage F EHOMNANCE n E CS OA 2 Manage Profiles ccccccccscccsceceeeceeeceeeceeeseeeceeseeeseeeseeseeeseeeseeseeeseeeseeeseeeseeeseeeseesseessaeees 3 B CIO NO ia i EEE 3 DP Ae 3 D o AA e o II A 3 E Cancel and lO eiria a a e a e E Ra aE AE eee ee eee ee eee 3 Other Important User Interface Elements ooccccoccnccccncccccnccccnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnncnnnos 4 PONG 510 6 ar ee eet er ee Te ee er ee Tee PE Tees eT eer 4 Mco RECO DUO esoo and 4 LEDO Snap e ee cir ceiba 4 Using the Vengeance Gaming SoftWare8 ooccccocccccccncconcnccnnnnonncnnnnnnnnonnnonnnnnnoncnonnnnnnnnn
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7. aved to the Vengeance M90 How to Edit a macro Once you ve recorded a macro you may want to edit it to remove an extra keypress or add one you missed or change the delay To illustrate how this is done we ll edit our Test macro from the How to Record a macro section in this guide You can only edit macros that are bound to a button on your mouse If you have macros that you have saved using the Export function and want to edit you must first assign them to a button on the mouse 1 Open the Vengeance Gaming Software application 2 Select the Assign Buttons activity 3 Choose a profile to change Assuming you re using the Test macro we created in the Record a macro exercise you can simply use the default Profile 1 4 Inthe Button Selection area click the button to which the macro you want to edit is assigned In this case select 15 If you re editing our Test macro you should see the following screen 0 6 Assign Buttons Manage Performance Manage Profiles Profile Profile 1 w Assign Button 15 gt Tes L Shift a Playback Options Delay Options 0 050 seconds delay H 0 050 seconds delay H 0 050 seconds delay Advanced Options Button Options Playback Options LShift Pa Pa 0 050 seconds delay E 0 050 seconds delay E AEN seennde dela 50 0 050 seconds delay Fixed Macro Delay Time Hardware playback CANCEL CLOSE Vengeance Gaming Software User GuidePage 21 5 For this e
8. because the OSD uses Windows to display the message you may be switched out of a full screen game to the Windows desktop when you change a profile or setting If you choose to use software playback with OSD enabled be sure to test this before you re in the middle of the action in your favorite game Hardware playback Because the Vengeance M90 gaming mouse has on board memory you can playback your macros directly from the hardware This mode is enabled by selecting Hardware playback from any of the activity screens The main advantages of hardware playback are 1 better game compatibility and 2 visual feedback via the six profile LEDs to identify the profile you re currently using The main disadvantages of hardware playback are 1 you are limited to just six profiles that can be active at any time where software playback offers a nearly unlimited number of Vengeance Gaming Software User GuidePage 5 profiles 2 changes you make to your profile must be saved to the Vengeance M90 before they can be used and 3 auto switching of profiles does not work With up to 54 macros 6 profiles x 9 macro buttons each the broadest compatibility with games and the immediate visual feedback of the profile number you re currently using hardware playback is the mode used by most of the gamers here at Corsair Unless you re using more than six profiles at a time this is probably your best choice for gaming Manage Profiles Activity P
9. button to which you want to map a new action In this case select 13 Assuming your mouse is set up with the factory defaults you should see the following screen Vengeance Gaming Software User GuidePage 15 1080 Assign Buttons Manage Performance Manage Profiles Profile Profile 1 AS Sl g n B u tt on 4 3 gt No Function Playback Options Delay Options Advanced Options Button Options Buttons Options asic Buttons Advanced Buttons Hardware playback CANCEL CLOSE CORSAIR 5 Click on Button Options and then click in the Advanced Buttons box You should see the following screen Assign Buttons Manage Performance Manage Profiles Profile Profile 1 AS S i g n B u tt On 1 3 gt No Function Playback Options Delay Options Advanced Options Button Options Buttons Options Basic Buttons C CJG Advanced Buttons No Function Sniper DPI Up Hardware playback DP Down ICEL CLOSE DPI Select Profile Up Profile Down Profile Select Page 16 Vengeance Gaming Software User Guide 6 Click Profile Up to select that function and then click to assign the function to button 13 on the mouse You can change the name of the button by clicking in the text box next to Assign Button 13 gt and typing in a new name 7 Nowclick on 14 select Advanced Buttons click on Profile Down and then to assign the function 8 Nowclick Close 9 That s it You ve mapped Profile Up to butt
10. e surface it is on This can sometimes result in jerky cursor movement The Vengeance M90 uses lift detection to compensate for this making your movements smoother By default the Lift Height is set to Middle If you are experiencing problems with tracking accuracy while skating the mouse you can try adjusting the lift height Click on the Lift Height button to see the following screen Lift Height Mid High Middle Mid Low CANCEL There are five possible choices Low Mid Low Middle Mid High and High By default the Vengeance M90 is set to Middle For dark surfaces you probably will not get good results below this setting for light white surfaces you can try any of the settings Vengeance Gaming Software User GuidePage 25
11. es you can perform with the Vengeance Gaming Software Assign Buttons Manage Performance and Manage Profiles This activity allows you to change the mouse functions or individual keyboard keystrokes assigned to a button You can also record edit and delete macros and bind them to the button of your choice on the Vengeance M90 gaming mouse You can also change how the macros will be played back This activity gives you total control over how the mouse works including adjusting the DPI settings the rate at which the mouse reports data to the system the height at which when lifted the mouse will stop tracking and a test feature to judge how well the sensor in the mouse performs on the surface you are using Page 2 Vengeance Gaming Software User Guide The Vengeance M90 gaming mouse can siore up to 6 profiles that can be selected on the fly Each profile independently stores all the important data for the mouse DPI settings lift height reporting rate and button assignments as well as your macros and their button bindings The Manage Profiles activity allows you to manage your profiles including creating new profiles importing and exporting profiles and assigning a profile to a slot on the Vengeance M90 mouse Help Buttons The help buttons provide access to important information about the Vengeance Gaming Software Selecting Y opens the Information dialog box and displays the software version USB ID information etc It is
12. experience with the Vengeance Gaming Software and the Vengeance M90 gaming mouse better Compatible Products The Vengeance Gaming Software can be used with the Vengeance K90 MMO RTS optimized gaming keyboard and the Vengeance M90 and M60 laser gaming mice The Vengeance K60 FPS optimized gaming keyboard has no programmable functions and therefore does not use the Vengeance Gaming Software This User Guide covers the Vengeance M90 gaming mouse Other User Guides cover the other Vengeance gaming peripherals This guide is specifically tailored to the 1 0 release version of the Vengeance Gaming Software lf you are using an earlier version please update it Vengeance Gaming Software User GuidePage 1 User Interface Overview The Vengeance Gaming Software is designed to make tuning your gaming profiles including recording editing and storing macros as easy as possible All of the options can be found on just three tabs and most configuration changes and edits are stored automatically Before following the rest of this guide please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the basics of the user interface B Assign Buttons Manage Performance Manage Profiles Profile Profile 1 Assign Button 1 gt e Button Left Playback Options Delay Options Advanced Options Button Options Playback Options aa e Fixed Macro Delay Time 50 ms Y Hardware playback CANCEL CLOSE There are three activiti
13. file Selecting Do not show this message again will stop the dialog box from appearing making it a single click to delete a profile so be certain before removing this safety step Opens a Windows dialog box that allows you to browse for and import a profile in the Vengeance Gaming Software XML format You can import profiles you ve exported as a backup or profiles that you receive from other Vengeance Gaming Software users Vengeance Gaming Software User GuidePage 9 Information stored in a profile includes button mappings macros and performance settings like DPI and lift height If you import a profile from another Vengeance Gaming Software user be sure to use the Preview command detailed earlier to check the button mappings and to review the performance settings using the Manage Performance activity Opens a Windows dialog box that allows you browse and select a folder as well as enter a name to export the current profile to in Vengeance Gaming Software XML format Exporting is a great way to backup your profiles once you ve perfected them If your profile were to be inadvertently changed or overwritten you can Import your XML backup Exported profiles can also be shared with other Vengeance M90 owners Simply send them the exported XML profile and they can use their Vengeance Gaming Software to import them and use them on their Vengeance M90 gaming mouse When Notification is enabled the Vengeance Gaming Software
14. ll cause the macro to run 6 times Repeat while pressed This option will cause the macro to repeat as long as the button is held down Play until stopped When this option is used pressing the button will start the macro and it will repeat until the button is pressed again Fixed Macro Delay Time sets a fixed time delay between repeats of the macro being played back The default is 50ms Delay Options Delay Options are used while you are recording a macro to control how the keystrokes are recorded The delay options have no impact on previously recorded macros To change the delays between keypresses in existing macros you need to edit them individually please see the How to Edit a macro later in this guide for instructions Page 12 Vengeance Gaming Software User Guide Selecting the Delay Options button brings up the following choices Assign Button 1 gt Le Button Lett Playback Options Delay Options Advanced Options Button Options Delay Options 50 ms lgnore delays Jolay 50 wf Default delay 50 ms Random delay time Max 1000 ms The Delay Options text box and the button next to it allow you to manually insert a delay while recording a macro The default is 50ms If you wish to use a different delay be sure to enter it before you start recording While Macro Recording MR is active the button will be available Click it to insert a delay in the macro you are recording Below
15. n the LED icon brings up the following dialog box Page 8 Vengeance Gaming Software User Guide Select Profile None None None None None Profile 1 Save to M90 CANCEL To assign a profile to a profile slot select the pull down menu corresponding to the slot then click on the profile name All of the unassigned profiles currently available on your PC will appear in the pull down To move an assigned profile to a different slot you must first remove it from its current slot and then select it from the drop down list in the slot you want to save it in Click OK to save your changes or Cancel to abandon them Use Save to M90 to load the assigned profiles to their profile slots on the Vengeance M90 gaming mouse When you click the button you will see the progress expressed as a percentage Once the save reaches 100 you should click OK to close the Profile Slot dialog box If you enable the Hardware playback feature you must save your profiles to the Vengeance M90 as the Vengeance Gaming Software will not be used to manage your button assignments or playback your macros Changes to your button assignments macros or performance settings made in the application will not be available in Hardware playback mode unless they are saved to the Vengeance M90 Creates a new profile using the default settings Deletes the currently selected profile A confirmation dialog box will appear to prevent you from accidently deleting a pro
16. nd one that is mapped to the Sniper button option under Advanced Buttons By default the three are set to 800 2400 and 5700 DPI To set a new DPI click on the button you wish to change and move the slider to the DPI setting you wish to use You can set the DPI independently for the X and Y dimensions This is very useful for wide monitor setups 2 or 3 monitors in landscape mode where you want to move quickly from side to side but don t need as much precision up and down Experiment by clicking on the checkbox to enable Independent X Y DPI and adjust the values to suit your gaming setup and style The Vengeance M90 does not have a dedicated sniper button like the Vengeance M60 FPS optimized gaming mouse but the Sniper function is mapped to button 14 by default The sniper function instantly lowers the DPI of the sensor while it is being pressed and then restores the prior DPI setting as soon as it is released Vengeance Gaming Software User GuidePage 23 Set the DPI used by the sniper function by clicking Sniper and adjusting the slider to the setting you wish to use The Sniper function can be used whenever you need more control over the mouse At higher DPI settings even small movements of the mouse can result in large movements of the cursor on screen By lowering the DPI the cursor is easier to control This can be very useful when using long range weapons in first person shooters or even when editing a pixel mask in Photo
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18. o the same for the Y H entry and you ve finished editing your macro 14 Now test it out Open Notepad or Word or your favorite text editor start a new document and then press button 15 on your Vengeance M90 You should see A Jello World appear as if you were typing it If you are using Hardware playback you need to save the updated profile to your Vengeance M90 mouse before your edited macro will be available You can do this using the Manage Profiles activity Left click on the LED icon next to the profile name and select Save to Vengeance M90 Once the progress indicator reaches 100 click Close Your updates are now saved to the Vengeance M90 Page 22 Vengeance Gaming Software User Guide Manage Performance Activity The Manage Performance activity allows you to control many of the parameters of the advanced Avago sensor used in the Vengeance M90 Settings such as DPI report rate and lift height can be tuned to match your gaming style and gaming surface allowing you to elevate your PC gaming to a new level Manage Performance Screen OOS Assign Button Manage Performance Manage Profiles Profile Profile 1 DPI Selection Ss Sniper Report Rate Setting Current DPI ndependent X Y DP ai Angie Snapping Surface Quality Lift Height Hardware playback CANCEL CLOSE DPI Selection The Vengeance M90 gaming mouse can be assigned up to four simultaneous DPI settings three that can be selected on the fly a
19. o the task bar whenever Notification is enabled The Vengeance Gaming Software is still be active and can be accessed again by double clicking the icon in the task bar If you do not have Notification enabled the Vengeance Gaming Software will close and you will need to reopen it from the Windows Start menu if you wish to make any changes Vengeance Gaming Software User GuidePage 3 Other Important User Interface Elements Profile Profile 1 This pull down allows you to select the profile that you will be modifying You can only select existing profiles if you need to create a new profile use the Manage Profiles activity s a li 4 A fi j x B d gt The Macro Record MR button is a toggle that turns macro recording on and off When Macro Record is active all of your keystrokes will be recorded until it is turned off Please see How to Record a Macro later in this User Guide for step by step instructions on using the macro record feature The LED toggle controls the LED lighting on the mouse allowing you to turn it on and oft The state of the LED toggle is not stored in a profile Page 4 Vengeance Gaming Software User Guide Using the Vengeance Gaming Software Software versus Hardware Playback The Vengeance Gaming Software provides two different modes of operation software playback and hardware playback They each have advantages and disadvantages Please read this section to determine
20. on 13 and Profile Down to button 12 If you are using Hardware playback you need to save the updated profile to your Vengeance M90 mouse before the new button mapping will be available You can do this using the Manage Profiles activity Left click on the LED icon next to the profile name and select Save to Vengeance M90 Once the progress indicator reaches 100 click Close Your updates are now saved to the Vengeance M90 Because Windows only recognizes 5 mouse buttons natively in order to assign functions in a game to your mouse s buttons you must first program them to emulate a keystroke or macro series of keystrokes from a keyboard How to Assign a keystroke You can assign a keystroke to any button on the Vengeance M90 To illustrate how this is done we ll create a simple macro that types Hello World in any application 1 Open the Vengeance Gaming Software application 2 Select the Assign Buttons activity 3 Choose a profile to change In this example you can simply use the default Profile 1 You can also select an existing profile from the drop down menu or create a new profile using the Manage Profiles activity 4 Inthe Button Selection area click the button to which you want to assign the keystroke In this case select 9 Assuming your mouse is set up with the factory defaults you Vengeance Gaming Software User GuidePage 17 should see the following screen Assign Buttons Manage Performance Manage Profiles
21. ow that displays the button assignments for the profile and allows you to print or save the information to a text file Left Right Middle None DPI Up DPI Down Profile Up Profile Do None Profile Up Profile Down None None sniper None SAVE to FILE PRINT Copy creates a copy of the currently selected profile Assign Application opens a Windows dialog box that allows you to navigate to the application that you wish to associate with the profile When the Vengeance Gaming Software detects the application is running and has focus the Vengeance M90 will be switched to the profile assigned to that application Unassign Application will delete the association between the profile and the application so that the Vengeance M90 will no longer switch to that profile when the application is active Lock Profile will toggle the locked unlocked state of the profile It works the same as clicking in the Lock Profile area Restore Default Values resets performance settings and button assignments to the factory default Application The name of the application if any associated with the profile is listed here The six small icons represent the six profile slots available on the Vengeance M90 numbered 1 6 from right to left When a profile is saved in a profile slot the icon s corresponding to the slot number will be lit If not LED icon is lit that profile is not stored in a profile slot on the mouse and will be inactive Clicking o
22. rofiles store information on how your mouse behaves how the buttons are mapped and any macros that you may have recorded This allows on the fly customization of your mouse for a different game or for a different character within a game or even for different activities within a game For example in Battlefield 3 you may have a profile for Assault another for Engineer and another for Recon or Support Or you may create a profile for each of your favorite games With control over virtually all the buttons as well as DPI report rate and other settings you can match the Vengeance M90 to whatever game or gaming style you prefer When you are using the Vengeance Gaming Software to edit macros or tune performance be sure to select the correct profile Many of the changes you make with the Vengeance Gaming Software are saved immediately If you want to create a new profile please select Manage Profiles from the Activities Bar click the New button and give your profile a name Once you ve completed setting up a profile and recording your macros it s a good idea to use the Export feature to keep a backup of your profiles so that you can revert any accidental changes Manage Profiles screen Assign Buttons Manage Performance Manage Profiles Lock Profile Profile Name Application LED Notification On Screen Display Hardware playback CANCEL CLOSE SM CORSAIR Page 6 Vengeance Gaming Software User Guide Lock Profile is u
23. s activity Left click on the LED icon next to the profile name and select Save to Vengeance M90 Once the progress indicator reaches 100 click Close Your updates are now saved to the Vengeance M90 How to Record and assign a macro You can record a macro a series of keystrokes and assign that to any button on the Vengeance M90 To illustrate how this is done we ll create a simple macro that types Hello World in any application 9 Open the Vengeance Gaming Software application 10 Select the Assign Buttons activity 11 Choose a profile to change In this example you can simply use the default Profile 1 You can also select an existing profile from the drop down menu or create a new profile using the Manage Profiles activity 12 To start recording a macro first click on the MR Macro Record button 13 In the Button Selection area click the button to which you want to bind the macro In this case select 15 Assuming your mouse is set up with the factory defaults you should see the following screen Vengeance Gaming Software User GuidePage 19 0080 Assign Buttons Manage Performance Manage Profiles Profile Profile 1 Assign Button 15 gt Playback Options Delay Options Advanced Options Button Options Playback Options Deeg Fixed Macro Delay Time 50 ms Hardware playback CANCEL CLOSE CORSAIR 14 Now type Hello World without the quotes on your keyboard Use the shift key to
24. se Window Paste Lock PC Cut Open Explorer Select All Run Find Show Desktop New Launch Program Print Save After selecting the command you want click to assign it to the button Some commands like Launch Program will bring up an additional dialog box before the action is complete Page 14 Vengeance Gaming Software User Guide Button Options selecting Button Options allows you to select a mouse specific action that can be mapped to a button on your Vengeance M90 mouse The following options are available under the Basic and Advanced Buttons pull down menus Basic Buttons Advanced Buttons No Function No Function Left sniper Right DPI Up Middle DP Down Forward DP Select Back Profile Up scroll Up Profile Down scroll Down Profile Select Keystroke After selecting the command you want click to assign it to the button How to Changing a button mapping You can control what happens when you click any button on the Vengeance M90 To illustrate how this is done we ll map the Profile Up and Profile down actions to buttons that currently have no function assigned 1 Open the Vengeance Gaming Software application 2 Select the Assign Buttons activity 3 Choose a profile to change In this example you can simply use the default Profile 1 You can also select an existing profile from the drop down menu or create a new profile using the Manage Profiles activity 4 Inthe Button Selection area click the
25. sed in association with the application detection and automatic profile selection and works only in software playback mode When you launch a new application or change focus to an application and that application is assigned to a profile the Vengeance Gaming Software will automatically switch to that profile If you have a locked profile once that profile is active the Vengeance Gaming Software will not be able to switch to different profile automatically You will still be able to switch profiles using the Profile Up and Profile Down keys by default buttons 10 and 11 respectively or by opening the Vengeance Gaming Software only the automatic switching will not work When a profile is locked a Y will appear next to the profile name To unlock a profile simply select Lock Profile again You can only have one locked profile The names of all the profiles stored on your system are shown under Profile Name whether or not they are associated with a profile slot on the Vengeance M90 If the profile is associated with an application the name will appear under Application Right clicking either the profile name or the application brings up a context menu with the following actions Rename Preview Copy Assign Application Unassign Application Lock Profile Restore Default Values Rename allows you to rename the current profile Vengeance Gaming Software User GuidePage 7 Preview brings up a window similar to the one shown bel
26. shop Any time you need more control over the cursor try using the Sniper button As a mouse tracks over a surface many points are sampled by the sensor but never in a straight line Angle snapping allows the mouse to predict the direction you are moving the mouse and average the samples to create a single smooth line This allows you to draw straight lines in applications like Photoshop or Powerpoint but can interfere with aiming in high precision games By default Angle Snapping is OFF for the Vengeance M90 gaming mouse To enable Angle Snapping for the current profile simply click on the checkbox Click it again to turn it off Because the setting for Angle Snapping is specific to a profile you can easily create a profile for applications like Photoshop that work better with it enabled and leave it turned off for your gaming profiles Report Rate Setting The report rate determines how often the mouse sends data to the system The default USB reporting rate is 8ms or 125 reports per second In its factory configuration the Vengeance M90 gaming mouse is set to use a 1ms report rate which means it sends data 1000 times per second The higher the report rate the higher the burden on the CPU but a 1ms report rate isn t a problem for modern CPU However if your system seems to slow down when using the mouse you can adjust the reporting rate to reduce the load To change the report rate simply click on the button corresponding
27. the Delay Options text box there are three options When the Ignore delays option is selected the macro will be recorded with no delays between the keypresses This makes the macro execute as fast as possible but may not work with all applications This is the default mode for recording macros It inserts a fixed delay between keypresses as they are recorded You can specify the delay in the text box the default is 50ms When Random delay time is selected a random delay is inserted between keypresses up to the maximum delay specified in the text box The default value for the maximum delay is 1000ms If none of these options is selected the actual delay between keypresses is recorded This creates a very natural macro in terms of playback but you may find it surprisingly slow The following table illustrates the result of each option using a simple macro press the A key then the B key Ignore delays Default delay Random delay No delay selected Vengeance Gaming Software User GuidePage 13 yA 80 050 seconds 0 050 seconds delay 4 B yA 0 339 seconds 0 992 seconds delay 4 B yA 0 078 seconds 0 094 seconds delay 4 B Advanced Options Selecting Advanced Options allows you to select a Windows action command that can be mapped to a button on your Vengeance M90 mouse The following options are available under the Basic and Advanced Commands pull down menus Basic Commands Advanced Commands Copy Clo
28. to the setting you wish to use Surface Quality The kind of surface you use for your mouse can have a dramatic impact on the performance of the mouse The Avago sensor found in the Vengeance M90 works best on a smooth dark surface that is free of dust dirt and oils However the sensor is capable of functioning on a wide variety of surfaces Click the Test button to start the test mode As you move the mouse across the surface the sensor will report the quality of the signal Here are two examples of surface tests the first is a clean dark wood desktop the second was a grimy light wood desktop Page 24 Vengeance Gaming Software User Guide Real Time urface Quality To measure your mouse s surface quality move your To measure your mouse s surface quality move your OUSE df ound OUSE df Ound Surface quality measurements depend on DPI surface Surface quality measurements depend on DPI surface type and movement speed type and movement speed Good CANCEL ji CANCEL If you are experiencing problems with your cursor lagging behind your movements jumping around on the screen or not tracking your movements of the mouse you should check your surface quality If you are getting a poor result try a different surface or invest in a mouse mat to increase the surface quality lf you use your mouse by skipping or skating across the surface as many FPS gamers do you will frequently lift your mouse above th
29. which mode is best for you Software Playback This is the default for the Vengeance Gaming Software In this mode macros are read from the active profile by a background application played back via the Windows keyboard buffer The main advantages of software playback are 1 auto switching of profiles based on the application assigned to the profile 2 more than six profiles can be used and 3 changes made to a profile setting or macro are immediately available The automatic profile switching allows you to assign an application to a profile and when the Vengeance Gaming Software detects that application as running and having focus it will switch profiles for you You can assign applications to a profile through the Manage Profiles activity The Vengeance M90 gaming mouse is limited to a maximum of six onboard profiles If you want to be able to choose between more than six active profiles you ll need to use the software mode The main disadvantages of software playback are 1 some applications block macro playback by reading directly from the hardware rather than the Windows keyboard buffer and 2 because more than six profiles can be used the profile LEDs on the mouse are disabled as they cannot be mapped to the complete list of profiles If you choose to use software playback enabling On Screen Display OSD will let you see the name of the profile you are switching to the DPI setting you ve selected and other data However
30. will be minimized to the system tray when you close the application If it is disabled the application will close completely and you will need to relaunch the application from the Windows Start menu to use it If you are not using Hardware playback you should enable Notification otherwise your button assignments and macros may not be available to you This is because the Vengeance Gaming Software app must be open for macros to be played back in software When On Screen Display is checked changes to the mouse such as the name of the profile or the DPI setting will appear briefly in the lower right corner of your screen whenever they are changed Assign Buttons Activity You use the Assign Buttons activity to control what each button on the Vengeance M90 gaming mouse does as well as bind macros to buttons and define how the macros are played back when the button is pressed The button assignments macros and other settings for your Vengeance M90 gaming mouse are stored in profiles Because most changes are stored automatically to the profiles you want to be sure to select the correct profile before making changes Button Selection Before you can assign an option to a button or record a macro you must select the button in the button selection area as shown here Page 10 Vengeance Gaming Software User Guide Left clicking on the button number selects that button and shows you the current assignments for that button
31. xample let s first add a couple of keystrokes to change the macro from creating Hello World to A Jello World Start by right clicking on the first occurrence of 0 050 seconds delay just below Y LShift to open the edit menu which looks like this Insert Key Insert Key Insert Delay Edit Delete 6 We will be adding a keypress so select Insert Y Key and the following dialog box will appear Single key Enter a single key CANCEL 7 Enter the letter A click OK and then select the Y A 8 Now click Insert Delay which inserts the default 50ms delay You can change the default value for the delay under Assign Buttons gt Delay Options or if you want a different value for just this delay you can use the Edit function from the right click menu to change it 9 We ve added the keypress of the letter A and now we need to enter the keyrelease Right click on the delay you just added select Insert Key enter A in the dialog box and then click OK 10 Add another delay by right clicking the A entry and selecting Insert Delay 11 Do this same sequence to insert the space character Insert Y Key press the space bar and OK Insert Delay Insert tt Key press the space bar and OK and then Insert Delay to create the sequence that inserts a space 12 Finally let s change the H to a J and finish the macro Right click on tt H select Edit change the H to a J in the dialog box and click OK 13 D
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