In the tab Keys you can attach the desired functions and labels to the keys of the modules. Furthermore, you can configure the operation mode of the displays in the modules. (see Special – Configuring Displays in Control Modules)
To configure a module, do the following:
Click into the desired module in the corresponding layout view Console Layout. The module is highlighted in the mounting frame with a colored frame and displayed in a large view in the Selected Module pane.
Now click on the desired key or display. Down on the left side appears the Key Options or Special pane respectively.
Type a name for the key in the field Label. Later on, this text is printed as label for the key caps.
Now go on configuring the keys as wanted, enter the elements under Key Options. According to the selected function, there may appear additional parameters for configuration.
For the key configuration, the modules are separated into two groups — Fader Modules and Control Modules:
| Fader Modules | Control Modules |
|---|---|
| RM420-020 | RM420-010 |
| RM420-029 | RM420-011 |
| + RM420-023 (Fader-Overbridge Module) | RM420-012 |
| + RM420-028 (Fader-Overbridge Module) | RM420-013 |
| RM420-014 | |
| RM420-025 | |
| RM420-026 |
The keys of the Fader Modules can be programmed with the functions for the Fader Modules, independent from location and design of the keys. (see Fader Modules and List of Functions)
It is the same for the Control Modules — each key can be programmed with the same functions for Control Modules, independent from location and design of the keys. (see also Control Modules and List of Functions)
There are differences in the colouring of the keys — according to the type of used components. Certain keys can change colors controlled by the software, others can be configured for one color only using colored key caps. Depending on the key, during configuration you can define which colors a key should have in the states “On” and “Off”.
At present, four different types of keys are used with RM4200D:
| Type | Lighting state | Light source | Color options for keys | Color configurable via software | Key surface/ Lifting | Manufacturer/ Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default, small | red | LED | clear, matt (no options) | Yes | 12mm x 12mm/ 4,5mm | eao Lumitas, 95 series |
| yellow | LED | |||||
| Default, large | red | LED | clear, matt (no options) | Yes | 18mm x 18mm/ 4,5mm | eao Lumitas, 95 series |
| yellow | LED | |||||
| green | LED | |||||
| Keys under the Fader of RM420-020 | red | LED | red, brilliant | No | 21mm x 15mm/ 3,5mm | eao Lumitas, 51 series, sunk |
| yellow | LED | yellow, brilliant | ||||
| yellow | LED | clear, brilliant | ||||
| green | LED | green, brilliant | ||||
| Keys under the Fader of RM420-020S | red | Lamp | red, matt | No | 19mm x 14mm/ 3mm | Micro Switch, 4 A21 series |
| yellow | Lamp | yellow, mat |
In addition to the lighting states illustrated in the table, all keys can take on the state “off”.
Please consider that the LED color of the default keys is defined with the Config, depending on the function, it can change color during operation. For this reason, the key caps must be transparent or clear. During the configuration of the default keys, the colors named are the colors of the LEDs, not of the colors foils.
This is completely different for the keys below the fader: Here, if you select a color, this is only for information of which LED color and key cap color is to be used for manufacturing the module. These keys can shine only in the color ordered from DHD. During configuration, colors refer to the colors of the key cap, DHD uses the light source according to the table. Other options can not be ordered.