Your Rugged Messenger keyboard has been designed with the following special function keys to give you more control over your favorite devices:

BLUETOOTH 1 – Pairs your Rugged Messenger with your preferred device. If you have paired with a second or third device (see below) press 1 or 2 to instantly switch between devices.

BLUETOOTH 2 – Pairs your Rugged Messenger to a second device. If you have paired with other devices press 1 or 2 to instantly switch between them.

HOME – Displays your device’s home screen.

LOCK – Activates and deactivates your device’s sleep mode.

LANGUAGE SYMBOL - Toggles between keyboard languages (if active on your device).

KEYBOARD HIDE/SHOW – Hides or shows your device’s on-screen keyboard.

PREVIOUS TRACK – Skips to the previous track on your selected playlist.

PLAY/PAUSE – Starts or pauses your current playlist.

NEXT TRACK – Skips to the next track on your selected playlist.

MUTE – Mutes your device’s audio.
VOLUME DOWN – Decreases your device’s volume.

VOLUME UP – Increases your device’s volume.

POWER – Turns your Rugged Messenger keyboard on and off.

CAPS LOCK – Activates the Caps Lock feature. When Caps Lock is on a blue indicator light will remain lit until it is turned off. To turn Caps Lock off, press Caps again.

FN + BACKLIGHT SYMBOL – Pressing the fn + Light Bulb icon once will turn on the backlights, pressing them again will turn off the backlights.
NOTE: The backlights will automatically turn off after a couple seconds if not used. Begin typing again to activate them.

FN+ DELETE – Press fn + delete to forward delete.
NOTE: The backlights will automatically turn off after a couple seconds if not used. Begin typing again to activate them.
For a helpful video on how to use these keys, click here.