logitech MX Mechanical Mini Wireless Illuminated Keyboard Instruction Manual

: June 15, 2024
: Logitech

Table of Contents

Logitech MX Mechanical Mini Wireless Illuminated Keyboard
Product Usage Instructions
Smart Backlighting
References
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Logitech MX Mechanical Mini Wireless Illuminated Keyboard

Product Usage Instructions

Detailed Setup

Make sure the keyboard is turned on. The channel 1 key on the keyboard should be blinking fast. If not, perform a long press (3 seconds).
Choose how you want to connect:
- Use the included wireless receiver:
1. Plug the receiver into a USB port on your computer.
- Connect directly using Bluetooth:
1. Open the Bluetooth settings on your computer to complete the pairing.
2. For more details on how to do this on your computer, click here.
3. If you experience issues with Bluetooth, click here for Bluetooth troubleshooting.
Install Logitech Options+ Software:
- Download Logitech Options to use all the possibilities this keyboard has to offer. To download and learn more about the possibilities, go to logitech.com/optionsplus.

The software is compatible with Windows and Mac.

Select the channel you want and press and hold the Easy-Switch button for 3 seconds. This will put the keyboard in discoverable mode so that it can be seen by your computer. The LED will start blinking fast.
Choose between two ways to connect your keyboard to your computer:
- Bluetooth: Open the Bluetooth settings on your computer to complete the pairing. More details here.
- USB receiver: Plug the receiver to a USB port, open Logitech Options, and select: Add devices > Setup Unifying device, and follow the instructions.
Once paired, a short press on the Easy-Switch button will allow you to switch channels.

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Product Overview

Easy-Switch keys
ON/OFF switch
Battery status LED and ambient light sensor
PC layout
Mac layout

Multi-OS keyboard

Your keyboard is compatible with multiple operating systems (OS): Windows 10 or later, macOS 10.15 or later, iOS 14 or later, iPadOS 14 or later, Linux, ChromeOS and Android 8 or later.

If you are a Windows, Linux and Android user your special characters will be on the right side of the key:
If you are a MacOS or iOS user, your characters and special keys will be on the left side of the keys:

Battery Notification

Your keyboard will let you know when it is running low on battery. From 100% to 11%, the LED will be green. From 10% and below, the LED will be red. You can continue typing for more than 500 hours without backlighting in a low battery.

Smart Backlighting

Your keyboard has an embedded ambient light sensor that reads
and adapts the level of backlighting accordingly.

Vertical Light Reading	Backlight Level
Low light – under 100 lux	L2 – 25%
Midlight – between 100 and 200 lux	L4 – 50%
High light – over 200 lux	L0 – no backlight* (Backlight is turned OFF)

Total backlight levels: eight.

You can change the backlight levels at any time. There are two exceptions — the backlight cannot be turned ON when:

The room brightness is high
The keyboard battery is low

Change Backlighting Effect

Your MX Mechanical keyboard has six different backlighting effects. By default, the behavior is static. To swap, you can press Fn + the lightbulb on your keyboard or change it using the Logi Options+ software.

Software Notifications

Install the software Logitech Options to get the most out of your keyboard. You can find more information here.

Backlight level notifications

Change the backlight level and you’ll know in real-time what level you have.

Backlighting disabled

There are two factors that will disable backlighting:

When your keyboard has only 10% of battery left, when you try to enable backlighting, this message will appear. If you want backlight back, plug your keyboard to charge.

When the environment around you is too bright, your keyboard will automatically disable backlighting to avoid using it when not needed. This will also allow you to use it longer with backlight in low light conditions. You will see this notification when you try to turn backlighting ON.

Low battery

When your keyboard reaches 10% of battery left, backlighting turns OFF and you get a battery notification.

F-keys switch

‘When you do Fn + Esc you swap between Media keys and F-Keys. We’ve added a little notification so you know when you swapped.

NOTE: By default, the keyboard has direct access to Media Keys.

Logitech Flow

You can work on multiple computers with your MX Mechanical. With a Flow- enabled Logitech mouse, such as MX Master 3S, you can work and type on multiple computers with the same mouse and keyboard using Logitech Flow technology. You can use the mouse cursor to move from one computer to the next. MX Mechanical will follow the mouse and switch computers at the same time. You can even copy and paste between computers. You will need to install Logitech Options+ software on both computers and follow these instructions.
You can check for other Flow-enabled mice here.