CORSAIR K70 RGB PRO Mechanical Gaming Keyboard User Guide

: June 6, 2024
: Corsair

Table of Contents

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR KEYBOARD
SETTING UP YOUR KEYBOARD
SOFTWARE MODE
HARDWARE MODE
AXON HYPER-PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
FACTORY RESET
FUNCTION HOTKEYS
MACRO RECORDING
MACRO RECORDING PROCESS
MACRO CLEANING PROCESS
ONBOARD LIGHTING
TOURNAMENT SWITCH
Documents / Resources

K70 RGB PRO
Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR KEYBOARD

A — PROFILE SWITCH HOTKEY
B — BRIGHTNESS HOTKEY
C — WINDOWS LOCK HOTKEY
D — MACRO RECORD INDICATOR
E — VOLUME MUTE INDICATOR
F — WIN LOCK INDICATOR
G — NUM LOCK INDICATOR
H — CAPS LOCK INDICATOR
I — SCROLL LOCK INDICATOR| J — VOLUME MUTE HOTKEY
K — VOLUME ROLLER
L — MEDIA CONTROL HOTKEYS
M — USB TYPE-C PORT
N — TOURNAMENT SWITCH
O — TOURNAMENT MODE INDICATOR
P — DETACHABLE USB TYPE-C TO A CABLE
Q — DETACHABLE MAGNETIC PALM REST
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SETTING UP YOUR KEYBOARD

Connect the detachable USB cable (P) to the keyboard USB Type-C port (M) and to an available USB 3.0 or better Type-A port on your Windows® PC, Apple Mac®, or Microsoft Xbox® www.corsaircomixbox-support

SOFTWARE MODE

When iCUE is running the keyboard operates in software mode and is controlled by iCUE Install iCUE on a Windows PC or Apple Mac to connect all of your CORSAIR iCUE compatible products together in a single interface, giving you complete control of everything from lighting to powerful macros.
Download iCUE from www.corsair.com/downloads.

HARDWARE MODE

When iCUE is not running or the keyboard is connected to a device that does not support iCUE, the keyboard operates in hardware mode which uses profiles and settings saved to the onboard storage.
With iCUE and the new dynamic profile system, you can create as many custom profiles as can fit onto the 8MB of onboard storage. Each profile can store complex backlighting effects (up to 20 layers), actions & macros, and settings.*
The number of lighting effects layers per profile and the total number of profiles that can be saved to onboard storage will vary based on complexity.

AXON HYPER-PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY

CORSAIR AXON delivers a powerful and responsive keyboard experience with:

Hyper-fast keystroke detection and processing
Up to 8,000Hz hyper-polling (adjustable in iCUE device settings)
Up to 20-layer onboard lighting effects (programmable in iCUE per profile)

FACTORY RESET

To clear the onboard memory, hold the ESC key while plugging in the USB cable (P) to your system, then release the ESC key after two seconds. The keyboard will then power on normally and be reset to factory defaults.

FUNCTION HOTKEYS

HOTKEY	PRESS FUNCTION
Cycles through software or hardware profiles (depending on model)
Adjusts backlighting brightness in 20% decrements
Disables the Windows key to prevent accidental keypresses*

Can be programmed in iCUE to also disable other contextual menu key presses. Holding this key enters macro recording mode.

MACRO RECORDING

Macros can be recorded at any time via the below process. In hardware mode, your macros are recorded to onboard storage and in software mode, your macros are recorded to the current iCUE profile.

MACRO RECORDING PROCESS

MACRO CLEANING PROCESS

Keys that can be recorded:

Standard keys

Macros can be recorded to:

Any standard key*
FN + key*
Hotkeys cannot be recorded over with onboard macro recording.

NOTE: Saving a macro to a key or existing shortcut will overwrite that function until cleared.

With ice, you can edit recorded macros and assign additional actions to keys.

ONBOARD LIGHTING

Keyboard lighting effects can be controlled via the onboard shortcuts below when iCUE is not running or the keyboard is connected to a device that does not support issue.

SHORTCUT	LIGHTING EFFECT
FN + 1	Spiral Rainbow
FN + 2	Rain
FN + 3	Rainbow Wave
FN + 4	Visor
FN + 5	Type Lighting (Per-key)
FN + 6	Type Lighting (Ripple)
FN + 7	Color Shift
FN + 8	Color Pulse
FN + 9	Color Wave
FN + 0	Static Color (Press to cycle colors)
SHORTCUT	FUNCTION
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FN + `	Reset to Onboard Stored Effect
FN + –	Reduce Effect Speed*
FN + =	Increase Effect Speed*
FN + [	Rotate Effect Left*
FN + ]	Rotate Effect Right*

*Functions supported on select effects.

With iCUE you can program vivid and dynamic custom multi-layered lighting effects, then save them to onboard storage.

TOURNAMENT SWITCH

The Tournament Switch (N) is located on the backside of the keyboard and when turned on puts the keyboard into a competition compliant mode that:

Disables custom actions and macros to prevent accidental activation
Changes backlighting to a static single color to reduce distraction
Offers standard operation without profiles and profile switching

Other keyboard functions include the brightness key (B), Windows lock key (C), volume control (J, K), and media keys (L) still function as normal.

To enable Tournament Mode:

Move the switch to the right position

Indicator (O) will light up red when enabled
Flip up the switch cover to lock it into place

With issue, you can change the color of the RGB LEDs while in tournament mode.

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Documents / Resources

| CORSAIR K70 RGB PRO Mechanical Gaming Keyboard [pdf] User Guide
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| CORSAIR K70 RGB Pro Mechanical Gaming Keyboard [pdf] User Manual
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| CORSAIR K70 RGB PRO Mechanical Gaming Keyboard [pdf] User Manual
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