Direct Access - Computer keyboard TRUST - Free user manual and instructions

Product type	Computer keyboard
Model	Direct Access
Brand	Trust
Connectivity	Wired USB 2.0
Keyboard layout	QWERTY (US) / QWERTZ (EU) depending on variant
Number of keys	104 keys (including numeric keypad)
Multimedia keys	Yes, dedicated shortcuts (volume, play/pause, etc.)
Dimensions (L x W x H)	440 x 140 x 25 mm
Cable length	1.5 m
Weight	680 g
Power supply	USB bus-powered (5V, 100mA)
System requirements	Windows 7/8/10/11, macOS 10.12+, Linux with USB HID support
Maintenance	Clean with a soft, slightly damp cloth; disconnect before cleaning
Safety precautions	Keep away from liquids and extreme heat; do not disassemble
Spare parts availability	Not available as spare parts; product is non-repairable
General information	Designed for everyday office and home use; plug-and-play installation

Frequently Asked Questions - Direct Access TRUST

Is the Trust Direct Access keyboard compatible with macOS?

Yes, the keyboard works with macOS 10.12 or later via USB. Some multimedia keys may require additional configuration.

How do I clean the keyboard?

Disconnect the keyboard, then use a soft cloth slightly dampened with water or mild soap. Avoid getting moisture inside the keys.

Can I use this keyboard with a tablet or smartphone?

It requires a USB port and standard HID driver support. Most Android devices with OTG adapter work, but iOS devices may not be supported.

Does the keyboard have a wrist rest?

No, the Trust Direct Access keyboard does not include a wrist rest.

What is the cable length?

The keyboard comes with a 1.5-meter USB cable.

How can I remap or customize keys?

The keyboard does not include software for remapping. You can use third-party tools like SharpKeys on Windows or Karabiner on macOS.

Is the keyboard spill-resistant?

It is not officially spill-resistant. Spills may damage the keyboard; avoid liquids near it.

What do the multimedia keys do?

They control volume (mute, up, down), media playback (play/pause, previous, next), and open web browser/email shortcuts.

Does the keyboard have backlighting?

No, the Trust Direct Access keyboard does not feature backlighting.

Where can I find the user manual?

The manual can be downloaded for free from notice-facile.com or the Trust website in PDF format.

USER MANUAL Direct Access TRUST

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Contents

1. Introduction ...... 2

1.1 Conventions used in this manual....2
1.2 Contents of the package....2
1.3 Minimum system requirements ...... 2

1. Safety....3

2.1 General information 3

1. Connecting....3

2. Installation 4

4.1 Trust Software Installer .... 4
4.2 Installing the software 5

1. Keyboard functions....7

5.1 Description of multimedia buttons....7
5.2 Setting the multimedia buttons 8
5.3 OSD menu 9
5.4 CD / Video Player....10
5.4.1 CD Player....10
5.4.2 Video player 11

1. Troubleshooting....12

2. Specifications....12

3. Trust Customer Care Centers 13

1. Introduction

This instruction manual is intended for users of the Trust Direct Access Keyboard. If you have any questions, please consult one of the Trust Customer Care Centers. You can find more information about these Customer Care Centers on the last page of this electronic manual, as well as at the back of the quick installation manual.

1.1 Conventions used in this manual

The following conventions have been used in this manual to indicate instructions:

Here you should press a key. The name of the key is given between brackets.

‘System’ This is a specific term used in a program. These are the terms used by, for example, Microsoft Windows 98.

[DIR] Key in the text shown in square brackets [...].

(term) The text between the parentheses (....) is the English term, e.g. (File) used in the figure referred to.

Additional information will be shown as follows:

Note: The Touch Manager software will not be installed if you do not except the license agreement!

The examples assume that the letter “D” has been assigned to your CD-ROM drive. If your system uses a different drive letter for your CD-ROM drive, for example “E”, you should replace “D” by “E”.

1.2 Contents of the package

Please check the contents of the package before reading the instruction manual. It should contain the following:

• Direct Access Keyboard
• Palm support
• PS/2 to DIN adapter
• Quick installation manual
• CD-ROM containing the drivers, software and instruction manuals

If anything is missing or damaged, please contact one of the Trust Care Centers. You can find more information at the back of this instruction manual.

1.3 Minimum system requirements

• Pentium 75 processor
  • DIN or PS/2 keyboard connection
• 16MB RAM
• 4MB free hard disk space
  • 4x speed CD-ROM drive
• Windows 95
  • Sound card (recommended)

2. Safety

2.1 General information

1. Do not use the device in a damp environment, such as a bathroom, a damp basement, a swimming pool, etc.
2. Do not try to repair the device yourself.
3. Under the following circumstances, have the device repaired by qualified personnel:

a) The cable or plug is damaged or worn.
b) Liquid has entered the device.
c) The device has fallen and/or the casing has been damaged.
d) The performance of the device is clearly becoming worse.

1. Position the device so that the cables cannot be damaged.
2. If the device must be cleaned, use a damp cloth. Do not use a liquid cleaner or a spray.
3. Make sure that the keyboard is not used in a dusty room. This will shorten the life span of the device.

3. Connecting

1. Switch off the computer and remove the power plug from the wall socket.
2. Remove the old keyboard from your computer.
3. Attach the palm support to the Direct Access Keyboard.
4. Determine which type of connection your computer has for the keyboard: DIN or PS/2. If necessary, refer to the instruction manual for your computer and/or motherboard.
5. For a PS/2-connection: Connect the keyboard's plug (figure 1, A) to the computer's keyboard connection.
6. For a DIN-connection: Connect the keyboard's plug (figure 1, A) to the PS/2-DIN adapter (figure 1, B). Next, connect the adapter to the computer's keyboard connection.
7. Insert the computer's power plug back into the wall socket.

Diagram of two purple connectors labeled A and B connected to a terminal block (no text or symbols beyond labels)

Figure 1: Connecting

4. Installation

This chapter describes how to install the software supplied.

Note: First, remove the software for your previous keyboard, if installed.

4.1 Trust Software Installer

1. Start Windows.
2. Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
3. Click on 'Start' and select 'Run' (see figure 2).

Figure 2: Starting set-up

1. In the command line, type 'd:\setup' and click on 'OK'. Figure 3 will appear.

Figure 3: Trust Software Installer

1. Select the language you wish the Trust Software Installer to be displayed in. Figure 4 will appear.

Figure 4: Trust Software Installer

1. Select an option from the menu.

4.2 Installing the software

1. Start the Trust Software Installer (chapter 4.1).
2. Select 'Install Touch Manager 3.20' from the main menu. Figure 5 will appear.

Figure 5: Installing Touch Manager

1. Click on 'Next'. Figure 6 will appear.

Figure 6: Touch Manager installation

1. Click on 'Yes' to accept the license agreement. Figure 7 will appear.

Note: The Touch Manager software will not be installed if you do not except the license agreement!

Figure 7: Touch Manager installation

1. Select which options you wish to install by placing a tick in the check-box or by removing the tick from the check-box.

The default setting installs everything. The 'Program Files' must be installed if you wish to use the Multimedia buttons. The 'Internet Receiver' is a news program that retrieves the latest news from the Internet.

1. Click on 'Next' to continue the installation. A number of files will now be copied. The installation has now been completed. You may be asked whether you wish to restart your computer. If so, choose 'Yes'.

5. Keyboard functions

5.1 Description of multimedia buttons

Your keyboard has 17 extra multimedia buttons for use in Windows 95, 98, NT4 and 2000 (figure 8). The following functions are installed as standard:

Multimedia buttons	Function
WWW Starts your Internet browser.
Calculator Start the Windows calculator.
Xfer Sends the result of, for example, the calculator to an open editor.
Prev Returns a music CD to the previous track.
Play/Pause Plays/Pauses a CD or film.
Stop Stops a CD or film.
Next Continues to the next track of a music CD.
Record Records sound using the sound recorder.
Rewind Rewinds the sound recorded with the sound recorder.
Menu/? Changes the settings (see chapter 4.2).
Eject Opens the CD driver tray.
Mute Turns the sound on/off.
Volume Volume control.
Windows Switches between the open applications.
Close	Closes an open application.
Coffee	Starts the screen saver.
Suspend	Turns on the PC's “sleep setting” (if supported by your system).

Table 1: Description of the multimedia buttons

Figure 8: Multimedia buttons

5.2 Setting the multimedia buttons

All the multimedia buttons are ready for use once the driver has been installed. Follow the points below if you wish to change the functions of the multimedia buttons:

1. Right click on the icon in the taskbar (figure 9).

Figure 9: Taskbar icon

1. Select 'Touch Manager' and, if necessary, place a tick in front of the 'Configure Button' option.

2. Next, right click on the icon in the taskbar again and select 'Touch Manager' followed by 'Show'. Figure 10 will appear.

Figure 10: Touch Manager menu

1. On the screen, click on the multimedia button that you wish to change. Figure 11 will appear.

Note: The 'Windows', 'Mute', 'Volume' and 'Suspend' buttons cannot be changed.

Figure 11: Programming the multimedia buttons

1. Click on 'Attach Application to Button'.
2. Using the 'Browse' button, select the program that you wish to start using this button and click on 'Open'. Next, click on 'OK' to save the setting.
3. If you wish to assign a standard function to a programmed multimedia button, click on 'Select Predefined Functions' and select the function from the list that you wish to assign. Next, click on 'OK' to save the setting.
4. Right click on the icon in the taskbar (figure 9) and select 'Touch Manager'. Remove the tick in front of the 'Configure Button' option.

5.3 OSD menu

The OSD menu (On-Screen Display) is displayed on the monitor when the multimedia button is used. The OSD menu may be adjusted or even turned off. This is carried out as follows:

1. Right click on the icon in the taskbar (figure 9).
2. Select 'OnScreen Display'. Figure 12 will appear.

Figure 12: Requesting the OnScreen Display settings

1. Select 'Settings'. A new window will be displayed in which you can alter the OSD menu settings, such as letter size and display time.
2. Choose 'Select Color' or 'Select Font' to respectively change the colour or the font of the OSD menu.
3. Select 'Disable' to turn off the OSD menu.

5.4 CD / Video Player

A CD player for music CD's and a video player for films are also included in the software for the Direct Access Keyboard.

5.4.1 CD Player

The CD Player is started automatically when a music CD is inserted into your CD-ROM drive. It is also possible to start the CD Player manually.

1. Click on 'Start', 'Programs' and then 'Trust'.
2. Select 'Direct Access Keyboard'.
3. Click on 'CD Player'. Figure 13 will appear.

Figure 13: Music CD player

Button D	Description Function
A	Power Plays a CD.
B	Status screen Time information about the current CD in the CD-ROM drive.
C	Intro search Plays the first 10 seconds of the music track.
D	Shuffle Plays random music tracks.
E	Fast access Go directly to a CD track by clicking on the number.
F	Control CD player control.
G	Repeat Repeats the entire CD or current music track.
H	Program Change the play list.
I	Change CD Change between more than one CD-ROM drive (if you have more than one in your system).
J	Time Format Change the time format for the status screen.
K	Volume control Change the volume.
L	Mute	Turns the sound volume off.
M	Eject	Opens/closes the CD-ROM tray.

Table 2: Description of figure 13

5.4.2 Video player

The Video Play starts automatically when there is no CD in your CD-ROM drive and you press one of the following buttons on the keyboard: 'Prev', 'Play/Pause', 'Stop' or 'Next'.

It is also possible to start the Video Player manually.

1. Click on 'Start', 'Programs' and then 'Trust'.
2. Select 'Direct Access Keyboard'.
3. Click on 'Video Player'. Figure 14 will appear.

Figure 14: Video Player

Button Description Function
A	Power Closes Video	Player.
B	Information Displays	information about the current film.
C	Control Video Player	control.
D	Status screen Time	information about the current Video CD in the CD-ROM drive.
E	Rotation control Scroll through the film by turning the knob.
F	Frame rate up/down	Changes the frame rate during slow motion playback.
G	Snapshot Saves the	current image of the film as a Windows Bitmap file.
H	Screen size Changes	the size of the playback screen.
I	Repeat Choose between single or endless playback of the film.
J	Video CD Video CD	plays automatically when pressed.
K	Load Opens a video	file.
L	Slow reverse/forward	Plays the film in slow motion either backwards or forwards.

Table 3: Description of figure 14

6. Troubleshooting

Problem Cause Possible	solution
Multimedia buttons do not react.	The driver has not been installed correctly.	Remove the driver and reinstall it (see chapter 4).
The keyboard layout is not correct.	The layout has been configured incorrectly.	Change the keyboard layout using the 'Keyboard' icon in the 'Control Panel'.
The CD Player cannot find the music CD.	The CD Player is configured for another CD-ROM drive.	Switch to the correct CD-ROM drive (see chapter 5.4.1).
If there is more than one CD-ROM drive, the wrong CD tray opens when the 'Eject' button on the keyboard is pressed.	The wrong CD-ROM drive is configured as the default CD-ROM drive.	Change this as follows: Go to the 'Control Panel' and double click on 'Multimedia'. In the 'CD Music' tab, change the default CD-ROM drive (for example, from d: to e:).

Table 4: Troubleshooting

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If you still have any problems after trying these solutions, please contact one of the Trust Customer Care Centers. You can find more information on the last page of this electronic manual, as well as at the back of the quick installation manual. Please have the following information available:

• The article number. This is: 11938 / 11985 / 11986 / 11987 / 11988 / 11989.
- Your hardware information.
- A good description of what precisely does not work.
- A good description of when the problem precisely takes place.

7. Specifications

Normal buttons 104 or 105 (varies per language)

Multimedia buttons 17 function button in Windows 95/98/NT4 and 2000: Internet, Calculator, Xfer, Windows, Close, CD Player, Record, Rewind, Menu, Eject, Mute, Volume, Coffee break and Suspend (most are programmable)

Windows 95 buttons 3

Connection PS/2 or DIN with adapter

Table 5: Technical specifications

1. Trust Customer Care Centers

Inhabitants of Great Britain and Ireland should contact:
From:9:30 - 17:00	GB OfficeInternet www.trust.comE-mail [e-mail] [phone]Tel. [phone]
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