Easy Buttons Users' Help

1. Description of the function of the Buttons

CD/Digital MODE Control Button

Whether your computer is turned on or off, the CD/Digital control buttons are locked by default.

To unlock them, press the mode button for more than 3 seconds. Press the mode button again for over    3 seconds to lock them again.  After unlock all buttons, press CD/Digital MODE control button to switch CD or Digital mode.  Then pressing “play“ button to play music CD, DVD or digital files.

 

CD/DVD Mode:
In CD mode, the CD/DVD MODE LED will light.

Press the CD/Digital Mode button until the CD/DVD MODE LED light.  Pressing play will launch the media application appropriate for either CDs or DVDs.

If Audio CD title is present, launch default Windows® Media™ Player & Play Audio CD.
If DVD title is present, launch default DVD Player & Play DVD.

 Digital Mode:
In Digital mode, the Digital LED indicator will light.

Press the CD/Digital Mode button until the Digital MODE LED light.  Pressing play will launch the Windows® Media™ Player & Play default play list.

Play/Pause/Stop/Next/Previous button:
To follow Windows® Media™ Player specification.

Internet button:
This key will launch the default Internet Browser.
The browser will go to the home page set for the browser.

E-mail button:
Press this button will launch Microsoft ® Outlook Express.
It will also turn off Email LED, if ther were undownload E-mails deteted which made LED on.

2. Software specification

Configuration Menu

Once you have installed the software driver and restart Windows, an Easy Buttons activator icon will appear on the Windows Taskbar.Right single-click the activator icon to popup a menu with which you can select the following items.

Exit
Select this option to close all four Easy buttons applications and their functions.
To launch this program again, find the Easy buttons icon from the Start Menu. Or you can restart Windows, and the Easy buttons program will always run automatically.

OnScreen Display
Selecting this menu option will invoke a OnScreen Display dialog box.

OnScreen Display dialog box

Font: To select font and style of OSD text.
Color: To select the color of OSD text.
Enable: To enable/disable the OSD function.
Size: To select the OSD size from the size list box.
Display: To adjust or input the interval time of the OSD.

Configure Buttons dialog box
From this dialog box, you can configure four Easy buttons as your own specific defined buttons.

The dialog box properties for you to configure your specific defining button.

Button list box: 2 identically named buttons in the list for you to select.
Default button: Restores the default function of selected button.
Caption text box: Change the text message of the OSD and Hint label.
Predefined Function: Those functions on the list have been predefined and supported by the program. The predefined functions are:

Mute: To turn the sound mute on or off.
Close: To close the current active application.
Task Switch: To switch the current task (application window) to the next task.

Application Launch: To link an executable application file or select a predefined application from the list. If you select Application Launch option, it has two more items as described below.

Browse: A file dialog box for you to find the path of that file. Or you can drag the icon of that file from Explorer and drop the icon into the Text box of Application Launch File Name.

Application Launch File Name: You can directly input the specific application file name with its path or parameter (if necessary).

3. Email Detector Application

            This application will monitor your POP3 E-mail server, to see if you have any
            new coming mail in the server. You can set an interval value to connect to the
            server periodly. If it did have new coming mail, it will annouce you and act as

            1.POP up a message box, 2. play a sound, or 3. turn on a dedicate LED.

            Once you have installed the software driver and restart the Windows,
            an E-mail Detector activator icon will appear at Windows Taskbar.
            Right single-click the activator icon to popup a menu with Which you
            can select the following items;

 

            Detect Now: To check if there is any new coming mail on server immediately.
            Configuration:
To configure your E-mail box information, and other properties
            for detect the email. See the detailed description as below.
            Exit:
To close the E-Mailer Detector application.

           

           Outlook Default: To ask program to grab the default information of your E-mail box information,
                                            which includes POP3 sever address, User name, and Port Number, but not includes Password.

            POP3 Server:
Server address.

            User Name:
Mail box user name.

            Port:
Mail box Port Number.

            Password:
Mail box Password.

            Detect email at beginning:
Alway detect email when system start,
                                                              only if when system start by press E-mail button.

            Enable Auto-Detect:
If enable, program will periodly detect the mail server for new coming mail automatically.

            At interval of ? Minutes - Set the intervals of time for periodly detecting the new coming mail.

            By showing an Email list: When notify, to show the receiving mail list.

           

            By playing audio: When notify, to play a selected audio file.

            How E-mailer Detector Work ?
           
After you complete the configuration of E-mailer Detector, you can select Detect Now from the menu to
            check if the configuration works well. The procedure of mail detection of the program described as below;

            

           

            Step 1. The program will first check if the line is connected.
            If it is not connected, it will invoke Dial-Up to connect to the server.

            Step 2. After connection success, it then check the validation of
            User Name and password.

            Step 3. If Step1 and Step 2 are both valid, The program start retrieving
            the Email information, and reporting it by showing a message box,
            playing sound, or turn on the E-mail LED.
            After report the information, the program will disconnect the line if the line
            was disconnected before detection. Or keep its connection if it was
            already connected before detection.