How to use Gaming APP

January 15,2021

Gaming App Introduction

LED functions

Eye Rest

VR Ready

Gaming Hotkey

Mouse Master

● GAMING APP Introduction

　　GAMING APP is an application that can adjust RGB effects, fan speed, hotkeys and more, like a user dashboard to control the graphics card features in one application.

	Settings button - allows you to running GAMING APP program upon starting up the Windows or taking control of the fan speed.
	Information button - shows the information of this application.
	CPU Frequency - shows the current CPU frequency.
	GPU Frequency - shows the current GPU frequency.

　　o Control Mode button

	OC Mode –apply turbo frequency to CPU and OC frequency to GPU.
	Gaming Mode - apply turbo frequency to CPU and OC frequency to GPU.
	Silent Mode - reverts the CPU ratio and GPU clock to the default values.
	Gaming Function Buttons - allows you to use LED Effect, OSD, Eye Rest and Dragon Eye functions
	Peripheral Device Function Buttons - allows you to set the Gaming Hotkey, Mouse Master and VR Ready functions.
	Remote Control Setting Button – available for the motherboards with built-in or discrete Wi-Fi module. It allows you to set up Name and Password to link the android device and the motherboard.

　　o Please follow the steps below to complete the remote control setting.

　　 ➢ Download and install the MSI®GAMINGAPP APP to your Android device.

　　 ➢ Set up a set of name and password on the remote control setting panel, and then click「Apply」button.

　　 ➢ Connect your Android device and motherboard to the same local area network.

　　 ➢ Run MSI®GAMINGAPP APP on your Android device.

　　 ➢ Press the remote control setting icon on the MSI®GAMINGAPP to find the paired device name you set in the「Remote Control Panel」panel.

　　 ➢ Enter the password you set in the「Remote Control Panel」panel.

　　 ➢ Finally, you can use the MSI®GAMINGAPP APP to control your motherboard with the Android device.

● LED

Please click the icon on the main panel of GAMING APP to enter LED Function Setting interface, it allows you to control LED lights on your motherboard.

	LED Area Selection – separately controls each segment of LEDs on your motherboard and graphics cards.
	LED effects – switches LEDs on or off.
	Styles – select the LED style from the drop-down list.
	Music (optional) – flashes the LED light with the music’s beat.
	Extend LED (optional) – allows you to turn on or off the extend LED effects. ➢ Extend LED Effects – select extend LED strip effect. ➢ LED Color (optional) – allows you to change the LED color. ➢ Application Button – applies above settings to LEDs.

● Eye Rest

Please click the icon on the main panel of GAMING APP to enter Eye Rest setting interface, it allows you to optimize the display on your monitor.

　　o Eye Rest - reduces blue-light of your LED backlit screen, in order to protect your eyes.

　　o Gaming - automatically increases contrast ratio of your screen.

　　o Movie - automatically increases dynamic contrast ratio of your screen.

　　o Customize - allows you to adjust gamma, contrast and color balance for your screen.

　　o Default - loads the default settings.

● VR Ready

Please click the icon on the main panel of GAMING APP to enter VR function setting interface, it will allow you to optimize the performance of your system to ensure everything is VR Ready.

　　o VR ON / OFF - enables or disables VR settings.

　　o Applications - appears when you turn on the VR support. It allows you to close some applications to optimize the system for better VR experience.

● Gaming Hotkey

Please click the icon on the main panel of GAMING APP to enter Gaming Hotkey setting interface, it provides instant control of the system through user defined hotkeys.

Gaming Hotkey ON/OFF - allows you to turn ON/OFF the Gaming Hotkey function.

　　Categories Toggle - allows you to toggle over the Hotkey categories.

　　Macro Genie - provides the keyboard and mouse macro record function and allows you to define the hotkeys for the macro recorder.

　　 ➢ Click on the「Record」button to start the keyboard and mouse macro recorder.

　　 ➢ Click on the「Stop」button to stop the recorder

　　 ➢ Key-in a file name and set-up the parameter for the macro.

　　 ➢ Finally, click on the「Save」button to save the recorded macro.

	Windows Keys - allows you to define hotkeys to replace Windows default keyboard shortcuts.
	Login Keys - provides hotkey login function.
	MSI Smart Keys - allows you to define hotkeys for MSI Smart Keys.

　　o Hotkey Manager - allows you to create, edit and delete hotkeys.

　　o Current Hotkeys - shows all existing hotkeys.

　　o Remarks: Caps Lock, Num Lock, Scroll Lock, Window Home, Application and BackSpace Keys can’t be used as Hotkeys

　　o Some key combinations are reserved for use by Microsoft Windows and can’t be assigned as a hotkey.

● Mouse Master

Please click the icon on the main panel of the GAMING APP to enter Mouse Master setting interface, Mouse Master provides mouse macro function. You can also use it to change DPI of your mouse

Delay time - allows you to apply a delay time in mouse macro.

Macro Hot Key - allows you to assign a hotkey from A to Z to activate the macro.

Mouse action - assigns mouse actions to the macro.

➢ NEW - captures the mouse coordinate and add to the macro.

➢ Left - adds a left-click to the macr

➢ Middle - adds a middle-click to the macro.

➢ Right - adds a right-click to the macro.

　　o Action list - shows the actions of the current macro.

　　o Edit button - there are three buttons for editing the macro.

　　　　➢ Run - activates the macro.

　　　　➢ Delete - removes the selected action from the macro.

　　　　➢ Clear - removes all actions from the macro.

	Load Button - allows you to load a macro.
	Save Button - allows you to save the macro to a file.
	DPI setting - allows you select the mouse DPI from the drop-down menu.
	Default Button - reverts to the default DPI setting
	DPI Hotkey - allows you to assign a hotkey from A to Z to activate the DPI setting.
	Test Area - allows you to test the mouse movement.
	Clear Button - clears the test area.