Keychron K13 Pro QMK or VIA Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard User Guide

: June 9, 2024
: Keychron

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K13 Pro QMK or VIA Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard
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K13 Pro QMK or VIA Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard
User Guide Keychron K13 Pro QMK or VIA Wireless Custom Mechanical
Keyboard

If you are a Windows user, please find the appropriate keycaps in the box, then follow the instructions below to find and replace the following keycaps.

K13 Pro QMK or VIA Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard

Connect Bluetooth
Press fn + 1 (for 4 seconds) and pair with device named Kechror K13 Pro. Quick Start Guide
Connect Cable
The VIA Key Remapping Software
Please visit caniusevia.com to download the latest VIA software to remap the keys. If the VIA software cannot recognize your keyboard, please reach out to our support to get the instruction. (VIA only works when the keyboard is connected by wire to the computer.)
The Layers There are four layers of key settings on the keyboard. The layer 0 and layer 1 are for the Mac system. The layer 2 and layer 3 are for the Windows system.
If your system toggle is switched to Mac, then the layer 0 will be activated. If your system toggle is switched to Windows, then the layer 2 will be activated. Remember that if you are using it in Windows mode, please make changes to the layer 2 Instead of the top layer (the layer 0). This is a common mistake people are making. 7-1
The Backlight
Adjust The Backlight Brightness
Activate Sid / Cortana
For Sid on Mac: Go to System preferences > Sid > select “Hold Command Space” option. ‘Siri key only works on macOS and does not work on iOS. For Cortana on Windows: Select Start > Settings > Cortana and select the shortcut by pressing Windows key + C key. ‘Windows Catani is only available for Windows Wand above OS. Cortana isonly avaaable in certain countries / regions and might not work everywhere.
Warranty
The keyboard is highly customizable and easy to be rebuilt. If anything goes wrong with any of the keyboard components of keyboard during the warranty period, we will only replace the defective parts of the keyboard, not the whole keyboard.
Watch The Building Tutorial On Our Website
If you are building the keyboard for the first time, we highly recommend you watch the building tutorial video on our website first, then start building the keyboard yourself.
Factory Reset Troubleshooting? Don’t know what’s going on with the keyboard?
I Plug in the power cable and switch the keyboard to Cable mode.
2 Factory reset the keyboard by pressing fn + J + Z (for 4 seconds).
3 Download the right firmware and QMK Toolbox from our website.
4 Switch the keyboard to OFF mode and remove the space bar keycap to find the reset button on the PCB.
5 Hold the reset key first, then switch the keyboard to Cable mode. Release the reset key, and the keyboard will now enter DFU mode.
6 Flash the firmware with the QMK Toolbox.
7 Factory reset the keyboard again by pressing fn + J + Z (for 4 seconds).