CORSAIR K65 RGB MINI Mechanical Gaming Keyboard User Guide

: June 6, 2024
: Corsair

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CORSAIR K65 RGB MINI 60% Mechanical Gaming Keyboard User Guide
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CORSAIR K65 RGB MINI 60% Mechanical Gaming Keyboard User Guide

K65 RGB MINI

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR KEYBOARD

A — PBT DOUBLE-SHOT KEYCAP SET
B — USB TYPE-C PORT
C — DETACHABLE USB TYPE-C TO TYPE-A CABLE
D — KEYCAP PULLER
E — PBT DOUBLE-SHOT ESC KEY
F — 15 PIECES ADDITIONAL WHITE PBT DOUBLE- SHOT KEYCAPS (INCLUDED IN PINK, BLUE, AND GREEN VERSIONS ONLY)
G — CORSAIR ARTISAN KEYCAP

SETTING UP YOUR KEYBOARD

Connect the detachable USB cable (C) to the keyboard USB Type-C port (B) and to an available USB 3.0 or better Type-A port on your Windows® PC, Apple Mac®, or Microsoft Xbox One®.*

*www.corsair.com/xbox-one-support

FACTORY RESET

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

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.

When playing iCUE-integrated games your RGB lighting dynamically reacts to in- game actions and events in real-time. Learn more at www.corsair.com/icue.

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 lighting settings and recorded macros saved onboard.

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 number of profiles that can be saved to onboard storage will vary based on complexity.

HARDWARE LIGHTING

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

HARDWARE LIGHTING

*Functions supported on select effects.

SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

Special onboard functions are available via the below shortcuts.

SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

*Disables the Windows key to prevent accidental keypresses that could interrupt your game. With iCUE you can program this key to also disable other contextual menu key presses.

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 RECORDING PROCESS

Keys that can be recorded:

Standard keys
Full-size keyboard key shortcuts (next page)*

Macros can be recorded to:

Any key**
FN + key**
FN + Menu (FN2) + key

MACRO CLEANING PROCESS

MACRO CLEANING PROCESS

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

*Hardware lighting, special functions, and control shortcuts cannot be recorded.

**Function keys (FN, FN2) and the macro recording shortcut (FN + \) cannot be recorded over.

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

The 60% keyboard formfactor eschews many standard keys to achieve a compact size, but common Windows and keyboard functions can be accessed via the below shortcuts.

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS