Keychron K2 Pro Wireless Mechanical Keyboard User Guide
- June 14, 2024
- Keychron
Table of Contents
- Keychron K2 Pro Wireless Mechanical Keyboard
- Connect Bluetooth
- Connect Cable
- The VIA Key Remapping Software
- The Layers
- The Backlight
- Adjust The Backlight Brightness
- Adjust The Backlight Speed
- Warranty
- Watch The Building Tutorial On Our Website
- Factory Reset
- Troubleshooting
- MORE INFORMATION
- References
- Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
- Download This Manual (PDF format)
Keychron K2 Pro Wireless Mechanical Keyboard
Connect Bluetooth
Press fn + 1 (for 4 seconds) and pair with device named Keychron K2 Pro
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
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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.
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If your system toggle is switched to Mac, then the layer O will be activated.
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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.
The Backlight
- Press fn + Q to change the lighting effect
- Press fn + tab to turn the backlight on/off
Adjust The Backlight Brightness
- Press fn + W to increase the backlight brightness
- Press fn + S to decrease the backlight brightness
Adjust The Backlight Speed
- Press fn + T to increase the light effect speed
- Press fn + G to decrease the light effect speed
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?
- Plug in the power cable and switch the keyboard to Cable mode.
- Factory reset the keyboard by pressing fn + J + Z (for 4 seconds).
- Download the right firmware and QMK Toolbox from our website.
- Switch the keyboard to OFF mode and remove the space bar keycap to find the reset button on the PCB. 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.
- Factory reset the keyboard again by pressing fn + J + Z (for 4 seconds).
- Step by step guide can be found on our website.
MORE INFORMATION
- K2 Pro RGB Backlight Keymap JSON file:https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0059/0630/1017/files/k2_pro_us_rgb_v1.0.json.zip?v=1669196879
- VIA Software for macOS, Windows, Linux, please download it on the product page on our official website or on Github.
- How to Use VIA on Your Keychron K Pro Series Keyboard:https://www.keychron.com/blogs/archived/how-to-use-via-to-program-your-keyboard
- K2 Pro Source Code:https://github.com/Keychron/qmk_firmware/tree/bluetooth_playground/keyboards/keychron/k2_pro
References
- qmk_firmware/keyboards/keychron/k2_pro at bluetooth_playground · Keychron/qmk_firmware · GitHub
- How to use VIA to program your keyboard – Keychron | Mechanical Keyboards for Mac, Windows and Android
Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
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