Keychron V3 Wired Custom Mechanical Keyboard Knob User Guide

: June 14, 2024
: Keychron

Table of Contents

V3 Wired Custom Mechanical Keyboard Knob
Switch To The Right System
The VIA Key Remapping Software
The Layers
The Backlight
Adjust The Backlight Brightness
Adjust The Backlight Speed
Activate Siri / Cortana
Warranty
Watch The Building Tutorial On Our Website
Factory Reset
References
Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
Download This Manual (PDF format)

Quick Start Guide

V3 Wired Custom Mechanical Keyboard Knob

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.

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.

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.

The Layers

There are four layers of key settings on the keyboard. The layer O 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.

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

Activate Siri / Cortana

For Siri on Mac: Go to System preferences> Siri > select “Hold Command Space” aption.
“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 Cortana is only avaible for Windows 10 and above 05. Cortana 2 onlyavailable ws certain countries / regions and might not werk 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?

Plug in the power cable and factory reset the keyboard by pressing fn + J + Z (for 4 seconds).
Download the right firmware and QMK Toolbox from our website.
Unplug the power cable and remove the space bar keycap to find the reset button on the PCB.
Hold the reset key first, then plug in the power cable. 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).