shark zone MK80 User Manual
Table of Contents
1. Keyboard Properties 03
2. Software Properties
3. Keyboard Specifications
3.1 General
3.2 Key Properties
3.3 Cable and Connectors
3.4 Software Properties
4. Package Contents
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5. The SHARK ZONE MK80 Overview 05
5.1 SHARK ZONE Function Key
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5.2 Profile Keys 06
5.3 PC Mode Key
5.4 Function Keys With Preset Multimedia Actions
5.5 Other Shortcuts
5.6 Media Hub With Two Audio and Two USB Connectors
5.7 Key Rollover Settings
5.8 Gaming Mode LED
5.9 On-The-Fly Macro Recording
5.10 Lighting Effects and Brightness Adjustments
5.11 Reset
6. Connecting to the PC
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7. Installing the Gaming Software 09
8. Gaming Software
8.1 Gaming Software Overview
8.2 Macro Settings
8.2.1 Record Macro
8.2.2 Edit Macro
8.3 Launch Program
8.4 Deactivate Key
8.5 Assign Keys
8.6 Assign Program
8.7 Reset Keys
9. LED Settings
9.1 Selecting the Lighting Effect
9.2 Individual Key Illumination
10. Save Game Profile
11. Load Game Profile
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1. Keyboard Properties
• Mechanical gaming keyboard with individually adjustable RGB illumination
• 8 pre-programmed lighting effects with up to 16.8 million colors
• Professional Kailh switches
• Individually configurable key functions
• N-key rollover, changeable to 6-key rollover
• On-the-fly macro recording
• Gaming mode with disabled Windows key
• 5 game profiles with automatic activation at the start of the game
• Function keys with preset multimedia actions
• Integrated media hub with two audio and two USB ports
• Polling rate: 1,000 Hz
• Onboard memory
• Detachable palm rest
• Textile braided cable
• 3-block layout
• Gold-plated USB plug
2. Software Properties
• Free programming of key functions in games and other applications
• Setting and choosing the color settings and lighting effect
• Supports five different game profiles with deactivated Windows key as well as a PC mode
• Programming individual keys and macros
3. Keyboard Specifications
3.1 General
Type
Switch Technology
Illumination
Adjustable Illumination
Lighting Effect
Max. Polling Rate
Gaming Mode
Block
Palm Rest
Integrated USB Hub
Weight incl. Cable
Dimensions (L x W x H)
Gaming Keyboard
Mechanical (Kailh)
RGB
25%, 50% , 75% , 100%, Pulsating, Off
1,000 Hz
3-Block Layout
Detachable
1.45 kg
470 x 180 x 24 mm
Supported Operating Systems
Windows 7/ 8/10
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3.2 Key Properties
Profile Keys
Function Keys With Preset Multimedia Actions
Anti-Ghosting Keys
N-Key Rollover Support
6-Key Rollover Support
On-The-Fly Macro Recording
Operating Force
Switch
Switching Point
Click Point
Distance to Actuation Point
5*
Red Brown Blue
50 g 45 g 50 g
Linear Tactile Tactile
Undetectable Detectable Detectable
Undetectable Undetectable
2 mm 2 mm 1.9 mm
Precisely
Detectable
Operating Life Cycle of Keys
*In combination with SHARK ZONE Function Key
3.3 Cable and Connectors
Connector
Textile Braided Cable
Cable Length
Gold-Plated USB Plug
3.4 Software Properties
Gaming Software
Individually Configurable Key Functions
Number of Profiles
USB
200 cm
Min. 60 Million Keystrokes
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Onboard Memory for Gaming Profiles
Capacity of Onboard Memory
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4,096 kB
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4. Package Contents
• SHARK ZONE MK80
• Palm rest
• CD with software and manual
Note:
Should any of the above items be missing, please contact our customer service by E-mail:
support@sharkoon.com (Germany and Europe)
support@sharkoon.com.tw (International)
5. The SHARK ZONE MK80 Overview
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SHARK ZONE Function key
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Profile keys
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PC mode key
Function keys with preset multimedia actions
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Media hub with two audio and two USB connectors
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Key rollover settings
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Gaming mode LED
On-the-fly macro recording
Lighting effects and brightness adjustments
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5.1 SHARK ZONE Function Key
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Some SHARK ZONE MK80 keys are preset with additional functions. These functions can be activated by pressing the SHARK ZONE Function key .
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5.2 Profile Keys
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The ”F1” - ”F5“ profile keys quickly and easily switches through game profiles P1 - P5. To change a
profile, press the SHARK ZONE Function key and the desired profile key.
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Note:
The following colors are preset for the respective profiles:
PC Mode
Profile 1
Profile 2
Profile 3
Profile 4
Profile 5
Blue
Red
Cyan
White
Green
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After the gaming software has been installed, the currently activated game profile will be briefly
displayed above the taskbar of the operating system when the game profile is being switched via the
keyboard profile keys. This also applies for PC mode.
5.3 PC Mode Key
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The SHARK ZONE MK80 disables the Windows key in gaming mode. Once the gaming mode is activated, the gaming mode LED illuminates.
In PC mode, only basic functions of the SHARK ZONE MK80 are available. This includes that macro
settings, assign and deactivate keys, launch programs and disabling the Windows key is not possible. To switch to PC mode, press the SHARK ZONE Function key + ”F6”. Press this shortcut again
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to return to the last active game profile.
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The Windows key is disabled by default within the game profiles. By pressing the SHARK ZONE Function key + Windows key it can be activated within the game profiles, if necessary.
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