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The four buttons to the right of the power buttons provide both control of CD/DVD playback and quick access to e-mail, web browser and Internet sites or programs. The program Access Direct controls these keys and allows you to select the "scheme" (function) that you wish to have active. The buttons can only function in one scheme at a time: controlling CD/DVD playback or as application or website shortcuts.

If you do not have the Access Direct “Red” dot on your taskbar, to install the program do the following:

1. Click Start, and then My Computer.
2. On the menu bar select Tools, and then Folder Options.
   
   
   
3. In the Folder options Window select the View tab.
4. In Advanced Settings, select Show hidden files and folders. Also remove the check in Hide extensions for known file types.
5. Click Apply, and then OK.
   
   
   
6. Right – click Start, and then Left – click Explorer.
7. In the left window of explorer, look for the Drivers folder and click the plus (+) to the left of the folder.
8. Left – click the Button folder.
9. Find and Double – click on Setup.exe.
   
   
   
10. The Access Direct Wizard opens. Follow the on screen instructions. The last instruction will ask if you want to restart your computer, Click Yes.

Selecting the scheme for the buttons

1. 1. Locate the Direct Access icon in the System Tray. This is the area next to the clock in the lower right of the screen. The icon is a red circle. Note: If it is not present it may be hidden, click the arrow pointing to the left to unhide inactive icons.
   
2. Right-click on the icon to bring up the context menu. The current scheme will have a dot next to it. To select a scheme, click next to the one you want.
   
3. If you select DVD/VCD the first button is Play/Pause, the second is Stop the third is Previous track and the fourth is Next track.
4. If you select Application, the first button will open the default e-mail application, the second will open the default web browser, the third and fourth are programmable.
   

How to change what the programmable buttons do.

1. 1. Open the Access Direct program by clicking on Start, then click on All Programs, point at the Access Direct folder and then click on the Access Direct icon.
   
   
   
2. 2. If Applications is not selected under Schemes, click the down arrow and select Applications and under the box are the two user programmable buttons. These buttons can be set to open a website or a program. By default, they are called "1. Default Website" and "2. MSIMN."
   
   
   
3. To change what the button does, click on either 1 or 2 in the Programmable keys box to open the Configure Programmable Button window.
4. If you wish to have the button go to a website click the radio button next to Go to an Internet Location (URL). In the Address box enter the website address you want to button to open. Then click OK.
5. If you wish to have the button open a program, click the radio button next to Run the following application: In the Look in box either type the path to the program (e.g. "c:\program files\favorite\program.exe") or click on the Browse button and then browse to select the program. When you have your program selected click OK.
6. The button label will now show the new website or program title. Click OK again to close the Access Direct window.

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