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CORSAIR GAMING RGB KEYBOARD SOFTWARE USER MANUAL
In the Corsair Utility Engine, in the Lighting menu,
1� Click New�
2� The Foreground Lighting Editor dialog box
appears� In the Name field, enter the name for
the lighting effect�
3� In the Notes field, enter any optional notes
you want to make about the lighting effect�
4� On the left side, click Wave�
5� In the lighting grid, right-click, and then click
Add�
6� A start marker appears at the 0% position� In
the lighting grid, right-click, and then click Add�
7� An end marker appears at the 100% position
and a color bar with two end markers appears
in the grid� You can add additional markers for
the ripple by repeating step 6� You can also
change the color of markers, or move them to
change intensity and duration�
CHANGING A WAVE COLOR
1� In the lighting grid, right-click the marker you
want to change, and then click Edit�
2� The Select Color dialog box appears� Select
the color you want to use, and then click OK�
CHANGING INTENSITY AND DURATION
1� To adjust the intensity of the light, in the
lighting grid, click and drag the marker
vertically to raise or lower the intensity�
2� To adjust the duration, click and drag the
marker or marker to the time you want� You
cannot move a marker past another marker in
the lighting grid�
Note: In the lighting grid, the X-axis represents
the percentage of the total duration specified
in the End field� For example, if the End field is
set to 10 seconds, and you have created a red
light that starts at the 4th mark on the X-axis
and goes to the 6th mark on the X-axis, when
the lighting effect activates, the red light will
start on the 4th second and last 2 seconds� If
you change the End field to 20 seconds, the
red light will start on the 8th second and last 4
seconds�
3� In the Tail field, type a number that will specify
the distance in keys between the start or
“crest” of the wave and the end or “tail” of the
wave� For example, a value of 6 will spread the
wave effect out over 6 keys, causing the final
color in the lighting to appear 6 keys after the
first color� The maximum value is 100�
4� In the Spread section, in the Velocity field,
type a number to specify how fast you want
CREATING A WAVE
LIGHTING EFFECT
LIGHTING EFFECTS