Logitech LX700 Wireless Keyboard

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knappaknappa
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
Hi, I bought myself a Logitech LX700 Wireless Keyboard last week, supposing i would be Mac Compatible. Which it is up to a certain point, but not up to the point where I would have liked. All the normal keys work, but almost none of the multimedia keys do. Does anyone know of a piece of software that would allow me to use all the keys on this keyboard ? Or, failing that, a piece of software that would allow me to 'catch' the sent keyboard presses on the USB bus, using which I would make my own keyboard mapping ?

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  • Reply 1 of 8
    junkyard dawgjunkyard dawg Posts: 2,801member
    Did you try playing around with the keyboard shortcuts under system preferences?
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    slugheadslughead Posts: 1,169member
    I wouldn't recommend using any type of wireless keyboard.



    Anyways, install the logitech control center software:



    http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/14421
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    elronelron Posts: 126member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by slughead

    I wouldn't recommend using any type of wireless keyboard.



    Why is that? I'm probably going to be buying a Mac desktop soon and I just assumed I'd get the bluetooth keyboard with it. Does OS X have some issues with wireless peripherals that I haven't heard of?
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    not unlike myselfnot unlike myself Posts: 2,037member
    On mine the home and end keys almost never work in applications...



    Why is that? Bad programming? (some of these are APPLE's apps though)
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    cam'roncam'ron Posts: 503member
    No, there aren't any issues with Apple's bt keyboard. I have said keyboard and it works great. Also, it has been almost 3 months and I still have 3/4 battery life left on it. Nothing to worry about.
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    gongon Posts: 2,437member
    I've never had wireless keyboards and I don't really understand why they are a good idea, except if you're going to take it off the desk for some reason.



    The only friend of mine who has a wireless keyboard had a widescreen TV as a secondary display in a different room. He could just carry the keyboard over to the next room and play games sitting on the sofa. At the computer he used a lounge chair, which places you unreasonably far from the desk, and so the wireless was again necessary for getting the keyboard on the lap.



    Wireless mouse is much worse since you have to change batteries so often.



    I was gonna ask if the Apple wireless keyboard works with Windows, but then I googled it and answer was yes.



    What I wonder is, you have to pair BT devices right? How can you setup the wireless keyboard if you don't have a wired one attached? And can you use it before the OS boots - in OpenFirmware, for instance?
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    dgnr8dgnr8 Posts: 196member
    As with all products out there, some products are great and some are well less than useful. But have heard debates about wireless keyboards and mice before. I myself use Logitech Multi-media cordless keyboard and wireless MX700 optical mouse both at work and home.



    I have never had a problem with the multi-media keys on the keyboard; with Logitech Control Center software you program just about every key on the board. To top that I have been running both setups for over a year and have not had to change the batteries even once. As far as why I would want to use a wireless keyboard, well it comes down to this, there are just times when I need to take full advantage of my desk space. When I had a USB keyboard I would still have at least on the corner of my desk, now I can just put it on the shelf behind me.



    As for the mouse I can honestly say I have never used a better mouse ever. As far as battery life, it has fully rechargeable batteries. I can use it for more than 15 hours at time with out any problems, and just drop it into the charger/receiver at the end of the day. Now why would I want a wireless mouse? Simple, no wires are there to get caught up on and slow you down. In a perfect world that would never happen, but this is not a perfect world now is it.



    I see that some one asked ?How can you setup the wireless keyboard if you don't have a wired one attached?? Easy Install the software first, then remove the old devices and attach the new devices. I am not sure how other mfg?s setup their equipment but I would guess it is very similar to Logitech. There is a connect button on the receiver and each device. You just set them up to talk to each other and bingo it all works.
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  • Reply 8 of 8
    gongon Posts: 2,437member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by DGNR8

    As for the mouse I can honestly say I have never used a better mouse ever. As far as battery life, it has fully rechargeable batteries. I can use it for more than 15 hours at time with out any problems, and just drop it into the charger/receiver at the end of the day.



    Actually I have had a MX700, too. I just forgot. It's a good mouse, but it broke and I bought a nice MX310 to replace it. However I would think it too much a bother to deal with batteries you have to physically take out of the mouse... dropping the mouse in a recharging cradle is practically automatic.
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    I see that some one asked ?How can you setup the wireless keyboard if you don't have a wired one attached?? Easy Install the software first, then remove the old devices and attach the new devices. I am not sure how other mfg?s setup their equipment but I would guess it is very similar to Logitech. There is a connect button on the receiver and each device. You just set them up to talk to each other and bingo it all works.



    Okay, it's simple on Logitech components since you have the USB cradle there and the computer does not need to know the input devices are wireless.



    However, Apple ships their BT input devices with computers and I'm sure you don't need a fixed keyboard and mouse to set those up. So what's the process?



    I'd like to hear another thing from the people using Apple wireless keyboards - do you have to reconnect them after moving them away from the computer?



    It's an interesting use, and one that did not occur to me, that a wireless keyboard can save desk space when you are not using the computer.
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