Ventrilo - Device - Logitech - G15

The Ventrilo client program has built in support for the Logitech G15 Keyboard's Gamepanel LCD display. On this display will be information about the Ventrilo client that most users will find useful and pertinent at the current time. The associated "Soft buttons" will allow you to change the display information based on your current requirements. For example, you might want to see a list of users who are currently in the same channel as you, or you might decide to monitor the Global Chat activity. Here we will document what all of the soft buttons do depending on the current display state.

Round button:

This is a global soft button used by the Logitech G15 drivers. It instructs the Control Panel (also called a CP) to switch to a display from a different application such as the default G15 Performance Monitor or the default G15 clock. Pressing this button will round robin through all of the G15 applications that are currently running. Press this key until you see the Ventrilo display show up on the Gamepanel. Until you have done this none of the following documentation is applicable.

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The following items describe each the usage of the 4 soft buttons directly below the Gamepanel LCD display and how they are used. They are numbered 1 through 4 going from left to right.

Button 1: (Menu)

This button is used to bring up the “Menu”. Use buttons 3 and 4 in order to move the selection bar up and down. Pressing this button again will close or cancel an existing menu.

Button 2: (OK)

This button is used as an “OK” button. When the display is showing a menu the selected item will be used for the next function or the appropriate action to be taken. When a menu is not being displayed it could have an alternate function. See the display pages further down in this document.

Button 3: (Scroll Up / Scroll Page Up / Previous Page)

This button is used primarily as a “Scroll Up” feature if the display supports scrolling of information.

If you hold down either shift key while pressing this button then it means to switch the display to the previous page.

If you hold down either control key while pressing the button then it means to scroll the menu or content up by one page. Not all pages support scrolling.

Button 4: (Scroll Down / Scroll Page Down / Next Page)

This button is used primarily as a “Scroll Down” feature if the display supports scrolling of information.

If you hold down either shift key while pressing this button then it means to switch the display to the next page.

If you hold down either control key while pressing the button then it means to scroll the menu or content down by one page. Not all pages support scrolling.

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Menu:

All menus use the following soft buttons for navigation.

Button 3 (Up) / Button 4 (Down):

Pressing once will move the selection bar up or down one item. Press and hold for auto repeat.

Button 2 (OK):

Activates the selected menu item.

The main menu options available at this time are:

Display page

This option will list all of the possible display pages. Note: This list can change in size when Private Chat windows are open.

Status

This is the initial display page when the program starts. It displays your current channel name, connected or disconnected states, recording state, ping and transmitting state or Microphone mute state. It also displays the list of people you are currently receiving a voice stream from.

Channel clients

This is a continuously rotating list of users that are in the same channel as you.

Events

This is a continuously scrolling list of events that have taken place, such as people connecting or disconnecting, joining leaving your channel, Integration notifications, etc.

Commanding

This is a scrolling list of the most recent Commanding messages that you have received.

Global chat

This is a scrolling list of Global chat messages that you have received.

PrvChat: {from user name}

Similar to Global chat but a unique display for each currently open Private Chat window.

Switch channels

This option will display a list of channels that you can select from. When you press the OK button the client will make the selected item the new current channel in the main window and the status page.

Kick user

This option will display a list of all users currently connected to the server. When you press the OK button the client will kick the selected user if you have either Channel Admin rights or Server Admin rights.

Ban user

This option will display a list of all users currently connected to the server. When you press the OK button the client will ban the selected user if you have either Channel Admin rights or Server Admin rights.

Mute user

This option will display a list of all users currently connected to the server. When you press the OK button the selected user will either be Muted or Unmuted. This mute is local to your client only and is the same thing as right clicking on the users name in the main window, selecting User and then clicking the Mute option.

Mute microphone

This option will toggle the "Mute Microphone" check box on the main window.

Mute Sound

This option will toggle the "Mute Sound" check box on the main window.

Options

This option will open a list of state options that control how the G15 display will function. The following list of sub-options will be displayed.

Display users in switch chan

When using the "Menu - Switch channels" feature this option will enable or disable the display of users in their associated channels. This can be very useful to have when you are looking to see where everyone is currently located. However, if your server has lots of channels and lots of users at the same time then the list could become a little overbearing to traverse. Thus with this option you can toggle the user list display on and off.

Note: If you select a user rather than a channel with the OK button you will still be switched to the channel that the user is currently in, just as if you had selected their channel name instead.

Set foreground at start and flip

When set to (Yes) this option will force the Gamepanel to automatically switch to the Ventrilo display when the program starts up and when a private chat or commanding message is received.

Note: If you have configured the Gamepanel for this device to automatically “Rotate between programs” then this feature will suspend the auto rotation until you close the Ventrilo client or set this option to (No), at which time the display should return to automatic rotation mode.

Auto flip to private chat

When set to (Yes) this option will force the currently displayed page to automatically switch to the Private Chat window when opened or when a new text message is received from an existing private chat window.

Auto flip to cmd message

When set to (Yes) this option will force the current displayed page to automatically switch to the Commanding page when a new commanding message is received.

Help

Brings up this help document.

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The following items describe each of the possible display pages. You can switch to these pages by using the Menu button or you can press and hold either shift key and then press Button 3 (Prev Page) or Button 4 (Next Page).

Status page:

Button 2 (OK):

Will begin a voice stream from you to all of the users in the same channel as you. This feature is only valid if you have enabled the "Push to talk" feature in the Setup-Voice page. The "Mute Microphone" check box on the main window must also be Unchecked.

Channel clients page:

This page will cycle through all of the user names that are in the same channel as you.

At the current time this page does not process any buttons.

Events page:

Button 3 (Up) / Button 4 (Down):

Will scroll the list up and down by a single item. Press and hold for auto repeat.

Commanding page:

Button 3 (Up) / Button 4 (Down):

Will scroll the list up and down by a single item. Press and hold for auto repeat.

Global chat page:

Button 3 (Up) / Button 4 (Down):

Will scroll the list up and down by a single item. Press and hold for auto repeat.

PrvChat page(s):

Button 3 (Up) / Button 4 (Down):

Will scroll the list up and down by a single item. Press and hold for auto repeat.

Button 2 (OK):

Will begin a private voice stream between you and the private chat user for the current page. This feature is only valid if you have enabled the "Push to talk" feature in the Setup-Voice page. The "Mute Microphone" check box on the main window must also be Unchecked.

Status indicators:

( Away )

This indicates that the user associated with the currently displayed Private Chat page is no longer viewing his copy of the Private Chat window as his main focused window.

( Xmit )

This will be displayed when you press and hold the OK button or when you click and hold the “Push to talk” button in the associated Private Chat window.

( VA )

This indicates that the program is currently configured to use Voice Activation and that you will not be permitted to use the OK button to transmit a private voice stream to the other user. You must click the Setup button in the main window and then enable the “Use Push to Talk hotkey” option in the Voice tab to remove this state.

( MuteMic )

This indicates that the “Mute Microphone” check box on the main window is currently checked. When the microphone is muted you cannot use the OK button to transmit a private voice stream to the other user.

( MuteSnd )

This indicates that the “Mute Sound ” check box on the main window is currently checked and you will not hear any voice stream transmitted by the user on the other end of this private chat.

( Recv )

This indicates that you are receiving a private voice stream from the currently displayed private chat page.

( M-Recv )

This indicates that you are receiving a private voice stream from the currently displayed private chat page but you have locally muted the specified user. To unmute them right click on the users name in the main Ventrilo window - Select User - Select Mute.