HP Notebook PCs - Using the HP OMEN Control Software to Customize the Gaming Keyboard on HP OMEN 15-5000 Notebook PCs

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This information applies only to the HP OMEN 15-5000. If you are looking for keyboard lighting instructions for OMEN X by HP 17-ap000, go to HP OMEN Command Center.

1. Under Profile, click the plus (+) sign.
   Profile1, along with a shortcut key combination for launching the profile, display in the box.
   Figure : Creating a new profile

   
2. To change the name, click the right arrow ( ), and select Edit name from the drop-down menu. Then, type the new name in the Name box.
   Figure : Changing the profile name

   
   The new name displays in the Name box.
   Figure : New name appears

   
3. To reassign the keys, see Programming the gaming keys.
4. To change the keyboard lighting for a profile, see Customizing the lighting for each keyboard zone.
5. To make changes to advanced settings, see Using the Advanced keyboard settings.
6. Repeat these steps to add more profiles.

1. Select the Key assignments tab, and then click the profile you want to change. Next, click Click to set in the assignment box next to the key you want to program. For example, if want to program the P1 key for the Game XYZ profile, click the box next to the P1 key.
   The Click to set text changes to Enter keys.
   Figure : Programming the keys

   
2. Type the new key assignment. For example, if you want to assign the P1 key to the Shift plus S key combination, press the Shift key and the S key on your keyboard.
   The key combination displays in the assignment box.
   Figure : Key combination

   
3. You can also reprogram the way the P1 key works when combined with the fn key, the shift key, the alt key, and the ctrl key. To do this, click the key combination and enter the function.
4. If you want to delete the key combination, click the red X in the box.
5. To change the keyboard lighting for a profile, see Customizing the lighting for each keyboard zone.
6. To make changes to advanced settings, see Using the Advanced keyboard settings.

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When you first set up your computer, all of the lighting zones are red.

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The power button lighting is available on select models only.

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The fan color is always red.

1. Select the Lighting tab.
   Figure : Selecting the Lighting tab

   
2. On the keyboard image, click the lighting zone you want to customize.
   Figure : Selecting a lighting zone from the keyboard image

   
   You can also select the lighting zone from the drop-down menu. To do this, click the down arrow () in the Center box and select the zone.
   Figure : Selecting the lighting zone from the drop-down menu

   
3. To change the zone color, click the color box below Center, select a new color from the color palette, and then click OK.
   Figure : Selecting a new color

   
4. Repeat these steps for each lighting zone you want to change for each userprofile.

• Disable keys: To disable the Windows key, the caps lock key, or the Windows menu key, select the Advanced tab, and then click the box next to the key name that you want to disable.
  Figure : Disable keys category

  
• Screen and trackpad:
  To disable the touch screen or the trackpad when the mouse is present, click the box next to the option that you want to disable.
  Figure : Screen and trackpad category

  

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  If you choose to disable the touch screen, the screen will automatically reset when you turn on your notebook.
• System settings: To run the system fans at maximum speed, click the box next to Fans at maximum.
  Figure : System settings category

  
• Function key defaults: To reassign an F key to an alternate function, click the F key and the alternate function that you want to assign. For example, if you want the F1 key to function as a Help key, click F1 in the F keys column, and then click Help in the Alternate functions column.
  Figure : Changing an F1 key assignment