Keychron Q8 Pro Wireless Mechanical Keyboard User Guide
- June 12, 2024
- Keychron
Table of Contents
Q8 Pro Wireless Mechanical Keyboard
User Guide
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.
Connect Bluetooth
Press fn1 + Q (for 4 seconds) and pair with device named Keychron Q8 Pro.
Switch toggle to Bluetooth
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 five layers of key settings on the keyboard.
The layer 0 is for the Mac system.
The layer 1 is for the Windows system.
The layer 2 is for the Mac Multimedia keys.
The layer 3 is for the Windows Multimedia keys.
The layer 4 is for the Function keys.
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 1 will be activated.
Multimedia Key and Function Key
In order to get Multimedia Key, you need to press fnl and
Key.
ni In order to get Function Key, you need to press fn2 and 
Key.
The Backlight
Press fn1 + A to change the lighting effect
Press fn1 + caps lock to turn the backlight on/off
Adjust The Backlight
Brightness
Press fn1 + S to increase the backlight brightness
Press fn1 + X to decrease the
backlight brightness
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?
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Plug in the power cable and switch the keyboard to Cable mode.
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Factory reset the keyboard by pressing fn2 + J + Z (for 4 seconds).
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Download the right firmware and QMK Toolbox from our website.
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Switch the keyboard to OFF mode and remove the space bar keycap to find the reset button on the PCB.
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Hold the reset key first, then switch the keyboard to Cable mode.
Release the reset key, and the keyboard will now enter DFU mode. -
Flash the firmware with the QMK Toolbox.
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Factory reset the keyboard again by pressing fn2 + J + Z (for 4 seconds).
- Step by step guide can be found on our website.
Not Happy
support@keychron.com