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INSTALLATION & REFERENCE GUIDE

A Bloomberg Professional Service Offering

BLOOMBERG
KEYBOARD 4

CONTENTS
02 KEYBOARD TECHNICAL INFORMATION
03 BLOOMBERG KEYBOARD SETUP
03 B
 LOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL
SERVICE CONFIGURATION
03 KEYBOARD INSTALLATION
03 KEYBOARD INSTALLATION WITH KVM SUPPORT
04 BLOOMBERG BSAT ENROLLMENT
05 KEYBOARD FEATURES
05 KEYBOARD SPECIFICATIONS
06 T
 IPS FOR SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE OF
YOUR BLOOMBERG KEYBOARD
06 RETURNING THE FORMER KEYBOARD
06 APPROVALS

KEYBOARD
TECHNICAL
INFORMATION
DESCRIPTION
The Bloomberg Keyboard 4 is a standard PC keyboard that has been designed for use with the Bloomberg
Professional service.
The Bloomberg Keyboard 4:
Can be used with all standard PC applications.
Is equipped with keys that have been specially designed
for use with the Bloomberg Professional service.
Uses standard Windows USB drivers.
Serves as a USB audio device for Bloomberg and PC
multimedia content.
Provides external speakers and microphones in addition
to headphone and microphone jacks1.

Supports both split jack style and integrated speaker/

microphone headsets.
Features a BSAT (Bloomberg Secure Access Technology)
device for secure login to the Bloomberg Professional
service.
Features support for USB KVM switchboxes via a secondary
USB port.

SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS

SOFTWARE
REQUIREMENTS

POWER
REQUIREMENTS

Windows XP

Bloomberg Professional
service, September 2013
version
or later

The keyboard is powered via USB and must be plugged

directly into a PC USB port, a self-powered USB hub
or a self-powered USB KVM switchbox. Self-powered
devices are powered by their own AC adapters. The
keyboard cannot be powered by a bus-powered USB
hub or bus-powered USB KVM switchbox.

Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows 8

Speaker audio levels are internally limited to levels below what is available from the USB power source, which may cause volume clipping and momentary peak levels

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BLOOMBERG
KEYBOARD
SETUP
BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL
SERVICE CONFIGURATION
Download and Install the Bloomberg Professional
Application from bloombergsoftware.com.
Launch the Bloomberg Professional service.
Type Alt-D to bring up the Terminal Defaults menu.
You do not need to be logged in to adjust this setting.
Select the General Tab.
Select Bloomberg Keyboard option under the Keyboard
type dropdown menu.
Click OK.

KEYBOARD INSTALLATION
Connect the USB Cable to an available PC or self-powered
hub USB port.
Allow Windows to install the appropriate in box drivers.
If upgrading from a previous Bloomberg Keyboard, restart
the Bloomberg application.

KEYBOARD INSTALLATION WITH KVM SUPPORT

The Bloomberg Keyboard 4 is compatible with KVM switch boxes that support a standard USB Keyboard HID interface.
To install with your KVM switch box please follow the process below.
KVM

PC

Order or Request a Bloomberg Keyboard 4

KVM Cable (Molex 88732-8802).
Turn over the keyboard and remove the cable cover.
Unplug the rubber KVM port cover.
Connect the Mini-B end of the KVM Cable to the
KVM Port.
Route the cable through the channel in the
keyboard base.
Reinstall the cable cover and turn the keyboard over.
Plug the KVM Cable into the Keyboard port on the
KVM Switchbox.
Wait for the Caps, Num and Scroll Lock LEDs to flash.
Plug the remaining USB cable directly into the PC that
will be running the Bloomberg Professional application.
Allow Windows to install the appropriate in box drivers.
If upgrading from a previous Bloomberg Keyboard,
restart the Bloomberg application.

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BLOOMBERG BSAT ENROLLMENT

The Bloomberg Keyboard 4 BSAT device has been designed to be used with any finger on the right hand. If you would like to
change your enrolled finger, contact Global Customer support to have your BSAT enrollment reset. At the next login, you will be
prompted to go through the enrollment procedure.
On entering a username and password, the user will
be prompted to enter a finger image.
To enroll using Bloomberg Secure Access
Technology, take the following steps:
Launch the Bloomberg Professional Service.
Press the Enter key to bring up the login page.
Enter your username and password.
Click Accept to accept the agreement.
Click the image of the finger you wish to enroll.

Follow the on screen instructions. It is advisable

to practice swiping your finger, as this will assist
in registration.
Once satisfied with your finger swiping, click next
to continue.
To continue registration, follow the on screen
instructions. After completing the registration,
you will be asked to verify your finger scan.
One of two screens will be displayed after
verification. If the registration fails, press the
Page Down key to repeat registration process.
If you have successfully registered, press the Enter
key to log into the Bloomberg Professional service.

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KEYBOARD
FEATURES

1 Microphones
2 BSAT Secure login to a users Bloomberg account
 icrophone and Speaker Volume adjustment.
3 M
Microphone LED indicates that microphone is active.
4 Speakers

5 B UNIT Dock Dock for charging and updating BUNIT 3

and greater.
6 Microphone Jack
7 Headphone Jack supports headphones and mobile
headsets with integrated microphones

KEYBOARD SPECIFICATIONS
Product Dimensions 17.8 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches (453 x 160 x 23 mm)
Product Weight 2lbs 6oz (1.08kg)
Power Supply DC 5V, 500mA

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TIPS FOR SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE OF YOUR BLOOMBERG KEYBOARD

K
 eyboard Set up your keyboard so it is flat to your work
Wrists should not be rested upon the keyboard at any time
surface. The mouse should be placed directly to the side of
during typing; instead, rest your wrists when you are not
the keyboard to prevent having to reach unnecessarily.
typing. Stretching before and after typing may also help.
C
 hair Adjust the height of your chair so that your feet
B
 reaks Take brief breaks from typing throughout the
are planted firmly on the floor and your knees are bent at
day to give your wrists a chance to recharge.
right angles.
M
 onitor Position your computer screen directly in front
of you (about two feet away) so that the top of the screen
is at or just below your line of vision.
W
 rists Wrists should be straight when typing, keeping
forearms parallel to the desk and elbows at right angles.
RETURNING THE FORMER KEYBOARD
When the new Bloomberg Keyboard 4 has been installed,
take the following steps:
Pack the former keyboard using the same container that
the new keyboard was shipped in.
Call the RMA Office at one of the following locations that
serves your local region:
US +212 647 6535 (New York)
US +877 830 6100 (Outside New York)
International +44 20 7330 7313
For 24-hour support, press the HELP key twice on your
Bloomberg Professional service, or you may call the Global
Customer Support Desk at any of the following locations:
New York +1 212 318 2000
London +44 20 7330 7500
Hong Kong +852 2977 6000
San Francisco +1 415 912 2960
Frankfurt +49 69 92041 0
Singapore +65 6212 1000
Sao Paulo +55 11 3048 4500
Tokyo +81 3 3201 8900
Sydney + 61 2 9777 8600

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APPROVALS
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the
FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment Off
and On, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference
by one or more of the following measures:
Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and
the receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different
from that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult Bloomberg or an experienced radio/TV technician
for help.
This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of
the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.
Cet appareil numrique de la classe B respecte toutes les
exigences du Rglement sur le matriel brouilleur du Canada.

RoHS
Compliant

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ABOUT THE BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

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