Keychron Q9 Customizable Mechanical Keyboard User Guide
- October 27, 2023
- Keychron
Table of Contents
Keychron Q9 Customizable Mechanical Keyboard
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.
Quick Start Guide
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 five layers of key settings on the keyboard. Layer 0 is for the Mac
system. The layer 1 is for the Windows system.
The layer 2 is for the Mac Multimedia keys. The layer 3 is for the Windows
Multimedia keys.The layer 4 is for the Function keys.
If your system toggle is switched to Mac, then the layer O will be activated.
If your system toggle is switched to Windows, then the layer 1 will be activated.
Multimedia Key and Function Key
In order to get Multimedia Key, you need to press fn1 and
key.
In order to get Function Key, you need to press fn2 and 
key.
The Backlight
Adjust The Backlight Brightness
Adjust The Backlight 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?
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Try factory reset by pressing fn1 + J+Z (for 4 seconds).
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Download the right firmware for your keyboard from our website.
Remove the power cable from the keyboard. -
Remove the space bar keycap to find the reset button on the PCB.
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Hold the reset key while plugging in the power cable and then release the reset key. The keyboard now will enter DFU mode.
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Flash the firmware with the QMK Toolbox.
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Factory reset the keyboard again by pressing fn1 +J+Z (for 4 seconds).
Step by step guide can be found on our website.