Buttons

Buttons page allows customizing the functions of hardware buttons on top of the Somnium VR1 headset.

• Buttons
  • You can select a custom function for each of the four buttons.
  • Buttons are listed from left to right and the 1 or 2 number in their name corresponds to the marks on the buttons themselves (1 or 2 dots).
  • Be aware that the button functionality will only activate if there is any end VR application currently running and rendering image into the headset (SteamVR or OpenXR app).
  • Disabled
    • No functionality is mapped to this button, so pressing will not result in any actions.
  • MR Passthrough
    • Pressing this button will show or hide the mixed reality passthrough image inside the headset, independent on any options configured in Settings – Mixed Reality – Masking.
    • This behaves the same way as enabling the mixed reality image when the Overlay masking option is selected.
  • Virtual Desktop
    • Pressing this button will show or hide the virtual OS desktop inside the headset.
    • This behaves the same way as pressing the Virtual Desktop Start/Stop button in Quick Settings section of Somnium VR1 Tool.
  • Audio Volume Up
    • Pressing this button will up the volume of selected audio output device by 10%.
  • Audio Volume Down
    • Pressing this button will lower the volume of selected audio output device by 10%.
  • Mute Microphone
    • Pressing this button will mute or unmute the selected audio input device.
  • Keyboard Shortcut
    • Pressing this button will send the selected keyboard shortcut to an application which is currently in focus.
    • You can also select a key combination including a modifier key (Shift, Ctrl, Alt, etc.).
  • Execute File
    • Pressing this button will execute the selected file from your PC.
    • Any file can be selected, but we recommend using .exe or .bat files so those will be filtered by default when you press the Select File button.
  • Mixed Reality
    • Pressing this button will show or hide the mixed reality image inside the headset, including any masking options configured in Settings – Mixed Reality – Masking.
    • This behaves the same way as pressing the Mixed Reality Start/Stop button in Quick Settings section of Somnium VR1 Tool.
  • Advanced Eye Calibration
    • Pressing this button will start the advanced eye tracking calibration.
    • This behaves the same way as pressing the Calibrate Eye Tracking button in Settings – Headset – Eyes, if the Advanced calibration mode is selected.
  • Simple Eye Calibration
    • Pressing this button will start the simple eye tracking calibration.
    • This behaves the same way as pressing the Calibrate Eye Tracking button in Settings – Headset – Eyes, if the Simple calibration mode is selected.
  • Eye Tracking
    • Pressing this button will start or stop the eye tracking algorithm.
    • This behaves the same way as Eye Tracking Enable switch in Settings – Headset – Eyes.
  • NVG MR Only
    • Pressing this button will enable or disable NVG overlay over the mixed reality image, according to the configuration set in Settings – Headset – Advanced.
    • This behaves the same way as switching NVG Mode to MR Only in Settings – Headset – Advanced.
  • NVG Full
    • Pressing this button will enable or disable NVG overlay over both the mixed reality image and virtual reality image, according to the configuration set in Settings – Headset – Advanced.
    • This behaves the same way as switching NVG Mode to Full in Settings – Headset – Advanced.
• Reset to Default Values
  • Allows resetting all buttons to default values.

This page was last modified on February 2nd, 2026 at 16:41

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