Mistel MD600v3 RGB keyboard review and tutorial

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wolfv:
The following examples are how I programmed my MD600v3 RB keyboard.
My layer usage is
- layer 1: primary typing layer
- layer 2: lock-navigation layer
- layer 3: for testing ideas without messing up layers 1 or 2

The following examples assume that the Fn key is in the default location.

Procedure for remapping Fn key to default location
1. Press the current Fn + L_Shift for about 3 seconds (LED 3 blinking red).
2. Press the current Fn key.
3. Press the default Fn location.

Example 1: Rearranging left-column keys
This example moves Tab and Esc down and eliminates CapsLock.

Default-layer left col:
ESC 1
TAB Q
CapLock A
L_SHFT Z

New layer-1 left col:
` 1
ESC Q
TAB A
L_SHFT Z

Advantages compared to the default layer
- not press Fn to type '`' and '~'
- Esc key closer to home row (for users of the vi editor)
- not accidentally press CapsLock

Procedure for programming left-column keys
1. Select layer 1.
- Fn + < (LED 2 red)
2. Enter programming mode.
- Fn + R_Ctrl (LED 3 blue)
3. Program macros.
Move Tab and Esc down (which also eliminates CapsLock)
- program '`' onto Esc: Esc (LED 3 blinking blue), Fn + `, Pn (LED 3 blue)
- program Esc onto Tab: Tab (LED 3 blinking blue), Esc, Pn (LED 3 blue)
- program Tab onto CapsLock: CapsLock (LED 3 blinking blue), Tab, Pn (LED 3 blue)
- program Tab onto Fn + CapsLock: Fn + CapsLock (LED 3 blinking blue), Tab, Pn (LED 3 blue)
4. Exit program mode.
- Fn + R_Ctrl (LED 3 off)

Test all changes. Online keyboard testers are a convenient way to test non-character keys like Esc. https://www.keyboardtester.com/tester.html

Example 2: Disabling Ins
This example disables the insert by mapping ';' onto Ins.

Procedure for disabling Ins
1. Select layer 1.
- Fn + < (LED 2 red)
2. Enter programming mode.
- Fn + R_Ctrl (LED 3 blue)
3. Program macros.
- program ';' onto Ins: Fn + ; (LED 3 blinking blue), ;, Pn (LED 3 blue)
4. Exit program mode.
- Fn + R_Ctrl (LED 3 off)
5. Test the change.

Example 3: Implementing vi-style navigation keys
This example adds navigation keys similar to the vi editor's h-j-k-l keys.

Default right-hand keys that will be programmed:
Y U I O
H J K L

Right-hand navigation keys after programming:
HOME PGDN PGUP END
LEFT DOWN UP RIGHT

Program navigation keys on layer-1 Fn
Procedure for programming navigation keys
1. Select layer 1.
- Fn + < (LED 2 red)
2. Enter programming mode.
- Fn + R_Ctrl (LED 3 blue)
3. Program macros.
- left arrow: Fn + h (LED 3 blinking blue), Fn + j, Pn (LED 3 blue)
- down arrow: Fn + j (LED 3 blinking blue), Fn + k, Pn (LED 3 blue)
- up arrow: Fn + k (LED 3 blinking blue), Fn + i, Pn (LED 3 blue)
- right arrow: is same as default
- Home: Fn + y (LED 3 blinking blue), Fn + h, Pn (LED 3 blue)
- PgDn: Fn + u (LED 3 blinking blue), Fn + o, Pn (LED 3 blue)
- PgUp: Fn + i (LED 3 blinking blue), Fn + u, Pn (LED 3 blue)
- End : Fn + o (LED 3 blinking blue), Fn + n, Pn (LED 3 blue)
4. Exit program mode.
- Fn + R_Ctrl (LED 3 off)

Disable keys on layer 2
Navigation on layer 2 is similar to layer-1 Fn navigation keys but without having to hold down the Fn key.

To avoid unintentional edits while locked on the navigation layer, disable all keys on layer 2 except for:
Esc

L_Shift Default Layer1 Layer2 Layer3 R_Shift
L_Space bar Pn Fn R_Ctrl

There is no way to disable keys on this keyboard. However, keys can be assigned a harmless value such as Esc.

Procedure for programming Esc onto layer 2 [key]s
1. Select layer 2.
- Fn + > (LED 2 green)
2. Enter programming mode.
- Fn + R_Ctrl (LED 3 blue)
3. Program macros.
- Esc onto [key]: [key] (LED 3 blinking blue), Esc, Pn (LED 3 blue)
4. Exit program mode.
- Fn + R_Ctrl (LED 3 off)

Disable keys on layer-2 Fn
Disable all keys on layer-2 Fn except for:
Layout
L_Shift Default Layer1 Layer2 Layer3 R_Shift
L_Space bar Pn Fn R_Ctrl

Procedure for programming Esc onto layer-2 Fn [key]s
1. Select layer 2.
- Fn + > (LED 2 green)
2. Enter programming mode.
- Fn + R_Ctrl (LED 3 blue)
3. Program macros.
- Esc onto Fn + [key]: Fn + [key] (LED 3 blinking blue), Esc, Pn (LED 3 blue)
4. Exit program mode.
- Fn + R_Ctrl (LED 3 off)

I could not program these five keys: Fn + Tab (Layout), Fn + r, Fn + t, Fn + g, Fn + b

Program navigation keys on layer 2
Now that most keys on layer 2 are harmless, program the navigation keys.

Procedure for programming navigation keys
1. Select layer 2.
- Fn + > (LED 2 green)
2. Enter programming mode.
- Fn + R_Ctrl (LED 3 blue)
3. Program macros.
- up arrow: k (LED 3 blinking blue), Fn + i, Pn (LED 3 blue)
- left arrow: h (LED 3 blinking blue), Fn + j, Pn (LED 3 blue)
- down arrow: j (LED 3 blinking blue), Fn + k, Pn (LED 3 blue)
- right arrow: l (LED 3 blinking blue), Fn + l, Pn (LED 3 blue)
- Home: y (LED 3 blinking blue), Fn + h, Pn (LED 3 blue)
- PgDn: u (LED 3 blinking blue), Fn + o, Pn (LED 3 blue)
- PgUp: i (LED 3 blinking blue), Fn + u, Pn (LED 3 blue)
- End: o (LED 3 blinking blue), Fn + n, Pn (LED 3 blue)
4. Exit program mode.
- Fn + R_Ctrl (LED 3 off)

Remap the Fn key onto the left space bar
Before remapping Fn, test all layer-2 keys on https://www.keyboardtester.com/tester.html.

Now that all macro programming is done, remap Fn key on layers 1 and 2.

Procedure for remapping the Fn key onto the left space bar
1. Select a layer.
- layer 1: Fn + < (LED 2 red)
- layer 2: Fn + < (LED 2 green)
2. Hold Fn + L_Shift for 3 seconds (LED 3 blinking red).
3. Press the Fn key.
4. Press the left space bar.

Example 4: Turning off RGB backlighting
Procedure for turning off RGB backlighting
1. Cycle through LED modes until LED backlighting is off.
- Pn + 4

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