Keychron C2 Pro Wired Mechanical Keyboard User Guide

October 30, 2023
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Keychron C2 Pro Wired 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.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION

  1. 1.  **Switch To The Right System**  

    Please make sure the system toggle on the top left corner has been switched to the same system as your computer’s operating system.

  2. 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.

  3. The Layers There are four layers of key settings on the keyboard. Layer O and Layer 1 are for the Mac system. Layer 2 and layer 3 are for the Windows system. If your system toggle is switched to Mac, then the layer O will be activated.  If your system toggle is switched to Windows, then layer 2 will be activated. Remember that if you are using it in Windows mode, please make changes to layer 2 instead of the top layer {layer O ). This is a common mistake people are making.

    1. Keychron-C2-Pro-Wired-Mechanical-Keyboard-FIG-4
    1. The Backlight
      Press fn + Q to change the lighting effectKeychron-C2-Pro-Wired-
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      Press fn + tab to turn the backlight on/offKeychron-C2-Pro-Wired-Mechanical-
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  4. Adjust The Backlight Brightness
    Press fn + W to increase the backlight brightness Keychron-C2-Pro-Wired-
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    Press fn + S to decrease the backlight brightnessKeychron-C2-Pro-Wired-
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  5. Activate Siri / Cortana
    For Siri on Mac: Go to System preferences > Siri > select the “Hold Command Space option. *Siri key only works on macOS and does not work on iOS.Keychron-C2-Pro-Wired-Mechanical-Keyboard-FIG-9
    For Cortana on Windows: Select Start > Settings > Cortana and select the shortcut by pressing Windows key+ C key. Windows Cortana is only available for Windows 10 and above OS. Cortana is only available in certain countries/ regions and might not work everywhere.Keychron-C2-Pro-Wired-Mechanical-
Keyboard-FIG-10

  6. 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.

  7. Factory ResetKeychron-C2-Pro-Wired-Mechanical-Keyboard-FIG-11

Troubleshooting

Don’t know what’s going on with the keyboard?
CD Plug in the power cable and factory reset the keyboard by pressing fn + J + Z (for 4 seconds).

  1. Download the right firmware and QMK Toolbox from our website.
  2. Unplug the power cable and remove the space bar keycap to find the reset button on the PCB.
  3. Hold the reset key first, then plug in the power cable. Release the reset key, and the keyboard will now enter DFU mode.
  4. Flash the firmware with the QMK Toolbox.
  5. Factory reset the keyboard again by pressing In + J + Z (for 4 seconds).
    • Step by step guide can be found on our website.

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