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    M3 SKY Key Customization
     
    M3 SKY has 8 or 15 customizable keys depending on the keypad.
    ·     Alphanumeric Keypad - 8 customizable keys
    (SKY with phone module)
    (SKY without phone module)
     
     
     
    ·     QWERTY Keypad - 15 customizable keys
    There are 3 ways to customize the key:
     
    1. Using Windows Mobile GUI
    Those keys can be customized as the following.
    1. Gently tap the Start button
    and from the drop-down
    menu, select Settings.
    2. In the Settings, select [Buttons].
     
    3. Select Side Key Setting.
     
    4. From the Key Setting Window, those 8 (Alphanumeric keypad) or 15 keys (QWERTY keypad) can be customized.
    Note that depending on the PDA option, it may appear differently.
    (WM6.1, HSDPA)            (WM5.0, non-GSM)            (QWERTY, WM6.1, HSDPA)
    You can assign the following functions to the keys. All keys have the same customization options. Note that ‘Yellow’ and ‘Blue’ keys have ‘VK_F14’ as the default value.
     Default
     Default value of the keys 
     VK_ESCAPE
     Virtual key for escape. 
     VK_F13
     Virtual key for F13 (user can assign a function to F13)
     VK_F14
     Virtual key for F14 (F14 is used to scan when ScanEmul is running)
     VK_F17
     Virtual key for F17 (user can assign a function to F17)
     VK_F18
     Virtual key for F18 (user can assign a function to F18)
     VK_SPACE
     Virtual key for space
     VK_RETURN
     Virtual key for return
     SIP ON/OFF
     Toggles soft input panel
     Application 1
     
     Application 2
     
     Windows
     Windows key
     Home
     Home key
     PgUp
     Page Up key
     End
     End key
     PgDn
     Page Down key
     
    2. Using VisualINI
    To use VisualINI, first you need to install it. To install manually, you can click VisualINI.CAB in Driver folder of Flash Disk or to install automatically after reset, set install value of [VISUALINI_INSTALL] to 1 in m3.ini file.
    If VisualINI is installed, you can find StartUp icon at [Start] -> [Settings] -> [Systems] as shown in figure 2.1.
     
    Figure 2.1 VisualINI
    Figure 2.2 Device setup
    Figure 2.3 Side key setting
    In the StartUp window, user must set the correct device model () then, click ‘OK’ button to confirm it (). Before going to the next step, the device must go through soft reset. Then, launch StartUp again to customize the keys. From figure 2.2, go to SideKey window () for key customization. M3 SKY SideKey customization window is shown in figure 2.3. Check 'Auto Start' if you want to keep the settings even after hard reset.
     
    3. Using M3.ini
    By editing M3.INI file, you can customize the keys as well. M3.INI is located in the StartUp folder in the Flash Disk of the Device. To edit the file, you may require copying the file to your PC.
    If you open M3.INI file, you will find the following section:
    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    // M3SKY SideKey
    //
    // MC7500S, MC7700S, MC7510S
    // Function : 0=Default 1=VK_ESCAPE 2=VK_F13 3=VK_F14 4=VK_F16 5=VK_F17 6=SIP on/off 7=VK_RETURN  8=excute application1 9=excute application 10=VK_SPACE
    // BLUE/YELLO : 0= Default(VK_F14) 1= VK_ESCAPE 2= VK_F13  3= VK_F16  4= VK_F17  5= SIP_BUTTON   6=VK_RETURN 7=excute application1 8=excute application 9=VK_SPACE
    //
    // MC7100S, MC7110S
    // Function : 0=Default 1=VK_ESCAPE 2=VK_F13 3=VK_F14 4=VK_F17 5=VK_F18 6=SIP on/off 7=VK_RETURN  8=excute application1 9=excute application 10=VK_SPACE
    // BLUE/YELLO : 0=Default(VK_F14) 1= VK_ESCAPE 2= VK_F13  3= VK_F17  4=VK_F18  5= SIP_BUTTON   6=VK_RETURN 7=excute application1 8=excute application 9=VK_SPACE
    //
    // MC7101S, MC7501S, MC7701S
    // Function : 0=Default 1=VK_ESCAPE 2=VK_F13 3=VK_F14 4=VK_F17 5=VK_F18 6=VK_SPACE 7=VK_RETURN 8=SIP ON/OFF  9=excute application1 10=excute application2 11=Winodws Key 12=Home 13=PgUp 14=End 15=PgDn 16=None
    //   
    // BLUE/YELLOW (only non GSM) : 0=VK_ESCAPE 1=VK_F13 2=VK_F14 3=VK_F17 4=VK_F18 5=VK_SPACE 6=VK_RETURN 7=SIP ON/OFF 8=excute application1 9=excute application2 10=Winodws Key 11=Home 12=PgUp 13=End 14=PgDn 15=None
    //
    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    // MM3 SideKeyz
    // Function : 0:None 1:Default 2:SIP ON/OFF 3:VK_APP1 4:VK_APP2 5:VK_RETURN 6:VK_CONTROL 7:VK_SHIFT 8:VK_ESCAPE 9:Launch Program1 10:Launch Program2 11:Launch Program3
    //
    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    [M3SKY_SIDE_KEY]
    Install=0
    LEFTDOWN=0
    LEFTUP=0
    RIGHTDOWN=0
    RIGHTUP =0
    Blue=0
    Yellow=0
    SOFT1=0
    SOFT2=0
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    [M3SKY_SIDE_KEY_QWERTY]
    Install=0
    Only_SendEnd=0
    LEFTDOWN=0
    LEFTUP=0
    RIGHTDOWN=0
    RIGHTUP=0
    SOFT1=0
    SOFT2=0
    SEND=0
    END=0
    SCAN=0
    TAB=0
    ACTION=0
    LEFT=0
    RIGHT=0
    UP=0
    DOWN=0
    From the file, change the value of Install to 1 and assign a value according to the function to each button as you like. Then, copy the modified M3.INI back to the StartUp folder. Customization will be applied after soft reset of the device.