Why can't I assign CMD F7 key to macros?

I use a product called iKey to create all sorts of macros. I have noticed that with both my iBooks (Late 2004 and Mid 2005) I cannot assign any macro to cmd F7, or Option F7, or Cntl F7, etc. (Fn F7 works fine.) Can anyone tell me whether there is something special about the F7 key?

By the way, this isn't an iKey thing. If I go to the Keyboard & Mouse preference pane in Tiger and select the Keyboard Shortcuts tab, it too will not allow the assignment of any key combination involving F7 except for Fn F7. This is beginning to drive me nuts!
Dave Burbank

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