Keychron K8 Max QMK/VIA Wireless Mechanical Keyboard User Guide
- September 9, 2024
- Keychron
Table of Contents
Keychron K8 Max QMK/VIA Wireless Mechanical Keyboard
Quick Start Guide
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.
Connect 2.4GHz Receiver
Note: For the best wireless experience, we recommend using the extension adapter for receiver and putting the 24GHz receiver somewhere on your desk close to your keyboard for a low rate of latency and fewer signal interferences.
Connect Bluetooth 
Connect Cable
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 Backlight 
Adjust The Backlight Brightness
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.
The Keychron Launcher App
Please visit launcher.keychron.com to access
the Keychron online launcher app. This app enables users to remap keys, adjust
key actuation points, assign multiple commands to a single key, enter game
controller mode, and more.
If it cannot recognize your keyboard, please reach our support to get
instruction.
- The online launcher App can only run on the latest version of Chrome, Edge, and Opera browsers yet.
- The online launcher App only works when the keyboard is connected by wire to the computer.
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 en the toggle layer is O will switched be to activated. Mac.
- 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
Factory Reset & Firmware Update
Troubleshooting?
Don’t know what’s going on with the keyboard?
Factory reset your keyboard
- Power on your keyboard.
- Press and hold fn + J + Z (for 4 seconds). The keyboard backlight will flash red quickly for 3 seconds, indicating that the keyboard has been reset.
Flas h your keyboard firmware
- Visit launcher.keychron.com to open the online Launcher web app.
- Ensure the keyboard is in Cable or Wired mode and plug in the power cable.
- Find the ‘Firmware Update’ tab on the left side of the Launcher and connect your keyboard with it
- Follow the instructions on the Launcher and complete the firmware update. step-by-step guide, search the keyword “firmware” on keychron.com