Hello, Well I was able to finally get this keyboard. However I cannot figure out how to pair it to my Mac. I got it paired to my windows machine just fine. I have my windows machine set to device one. I cannot figure out to get the Mac paired as device 2. I follow the instructions and nothing ever shows up on my Mac. Anyone got any suggestions on what I can try?
Thanks, Greg Wocher > On May 4, 2021, at 11:14 AM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > > Logitech K860 Wireless ergonomic keyboard for Windows/android or Mac/iOS > > I needed a new keyboard as my 15-year-old USB keyboard was starting to have > problems with a few keys and my old hands are deciding that it is time to go > back to an ergonomic keyboard. > So, after doing some research, I settled on what is rated as one of the > better ergonomic keyboards. > > I was not set on wireless, but that is the way the world is going and since I > like Logitech products in general, I went with this one. > Logitech K860 Split wireless Ergonomic keyboard. It is pricy at $130. > I'll start with the negatives. > > Cons: > (When I first wrote this up, I thought there was no Applications Key, but > there is, listed as number 8 under Pros.) > 1. Only one Windows key on the left. > 2. No accessible documentation. And no true documentation about the > hieroglyphic symbols used on some of the keys. > 3. It is too easy to toggle to the media functions for the function keys. > 4. It is pretty large. Left to right it is the same width as my standard > Wired USB keyboard. Front to back it is about 1.5 times as deep. And, of > course, much higher off the desk at the front edge due to the curve for the > ergonomics of the thing. > 5. *Not really a con, just the nature of ergonomic keyboards, but the split > is between the 6 and 7, (and f6 and f7) keys, so for touch typists, the habit > of hitting the 6and F6 with your right index finger has to be retrained. > > Pros: > 1. It is probably the most comfortable keyboard I have ever typed on. The > wrist rest is quite comfortable, and for me, at the right height Plus, it has > feet under the front edge so you can raise it up to a more level arrangement > which fits me perfectly. It is already on a slight angle so no real need for > feet in the back. > 2. Easy setup with or without the Logitech Options package. I plugged in > the USB receiver turned on the keyboard and Windows 10 had no trouble > communicating with it. There is a little key next to the f12 key that > toggles you between standard function keys and the media function keys. Easy > to press accidentally. > 3. It takes two triple A batteries, and they say that they will last 2 > years. I believe it based on my experience with the K480. > 4. This is a full-sized keyboard with the number pad. > 5. If I used the Windows Calculator more, this has a designated key above > the Num-lock key to launch the Windows Calculator. > 6. It can connect to 3 devices. Either 3 Bluetooth devices or 1 USB and 2 > Bluetooth, and/or possibly 2 USB devices and one Bluetooth, that isn't clear. > Connecting it to my iPhone was easy after I called their support line. > The three keys for switching between devices are right above the 6 pack, > making it a 9 pack. > It is tremendously easy to switch devices. I wanted to check a key function > on my iPhone while I was writing this, so I tapped the iPhone key, (for me > device 3) did my checking, tapped the computer key, (device 1), and finished > writing this in Word on my computer. > 7. It has a physical on/off switch located on the back edge and slightly > under it. If you feel where the split is between f6 and f7, and slide your > finger straight back, you are on it. Flipped to the right is on. > 8. There is an Applications key after all, it is the second key from the top > right most key.. It is easy to toggle between the standard function keys and > the media function keys. I know, I listed this under the cons, but for some > it would also be a pro. > > For anyone else who has, or ends up with this keyboard, here is the key > layout that involves the missing or extra keys. > > ON the very top row, it is mostly standard, but here goes starting from the > top left key: > Escape > F1 > f2 > f3 > f4 > f5 > f6 > f7 > f8 > f9 > f10 > f11 > f12 > The Function Toggle > Print Screen, which is longer than the other keys. > Device 1 > Device 2 > Device 3 > Calculator key > Battery indicator with one of the hieroglyphic symbols my wife couldn't > identify). > I am guessing that is for use with the Logitech Options software. > App Menu, Applications Key > Windows Lock key. This key allows you to lock your computer, so you need the > password to get back into it, also accomplished with WindowsKey+l. > * Note that the Function Toggle key is directly above the left edge of the > backspace key, and the print screen key is above the rest of the backspace > key. > > The first row where the space bar is located is laid out like this: > Control Key > Windows/Options Key > Alt/Command Key > Spacebar with the split in the middle > Alt/Command Key > Function key, which also seems to have the word Options, probably for > Mac/iOS/iPadOS usage. > Control Key > Then your standard arrow keys followed by the standard numpad. > > > Richard > "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what > they become by it." > > - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 > > > Web site: www.turner42.com > <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.turner42.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C3dcdcd3d5c744eaacbd808d90f0edf98%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637557378819154565%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=da30KtGNOgS%2F9CJlrM7GT4V3h2LxFthDujZlJc5fK1Q%3D&reserved=0> > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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