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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

Keychron Q5 Pro QMK Custom Wireless Mechanical Keyboard

Q5 Pro QMK Custom Wireless Mechanical Keyboard

Connect Bluetooth
Keychron Q5 Pro QMK Custom Wireless Mechanical Keyboard - Connect Bluetooth

Press fn + 1 for 4 seconds) and pair with device named Keychron Q5 Pro.
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Connect Cable
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The VIA Key Remapping Software.

Please viit 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 o get the instruction. (VIA only works when the keyboard is connected by wire to the computer.)
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TheLayers
There are fourayers of ey setings on the keyboard. The layer 0 and ayer 1 are for the Mac system. The layer 2 and layer 3 are for the Windows system.
1f your system toggle s switched toMac, then the ayer O il be: activated,
1f your syste togle is switched to Windows, then the layer 2 il be activated. Remember that f you are using it in Windows mode, please make changes to the layer 2 instead of the top layer (the layer O).
Thisis a common mistake people are making

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The Backdight

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Adjust The Backlight Brightness

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Adjust The Backlight

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Warranty

‘The keyboard i highly customizable and easy to be rebuilt.
If anything goes wrong with any of the keyboard components of keyboard during the warranty period, we wil only replace the defective parts of the keyboard, not the whole keyboard.

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Watch The Building Tutorial On Our Website

1 you are building the keyboard for the first time, we highly recommend you watch the bulding tutorial video on our website first, then start building the keyboard yourself,

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Factory Reset

Keychron Q5 Pro QMK Custom Wireless Mechanical Keyboard - Factory Reset

Troubleshooting? Don’t know what’s going on with the keyboard?

  1. Plug in the power cable and switch the keyboard to Cable mode.
  2. Factory reset the keyboard by pressing fn +J + Z (for 4 seconds).
  3. Download the right firmware and QMK Toolbox from our website.
  4. Switch the keyboard to OFF mode and remove the space bar keycap to find the reset button on the PCB.
  5. Hold the reset key first, then switch the keyboard to Cable mode.
    Release the reset key, and the keyboard will now enter DFU mode.
    Flash the firmware with the QMK Toolbox.
  6. Factory reset the keyboard again by pressing fn + J + Z (for 4 seconds).
    * Step by step guide can be found on our website.

Download the JSON file in the link below if VIA does not automatically recognize keymap of the Q5 Pro:
https://www.keychron.com/pages/how-to-factory-reset-or-flash-your-qmk-via-enabled-keychron-q5-pro-keyboard
VIA Software for macOS, Windows, Linux: https://usevia.app/#/
How to Use VIA on Your Keychron Q Pro Series Keyboard:
https://www.keychron.com/blogs/archived/how-to-use-via-to-program-your-keyboard
Q5 Pro Source Code, please search “source code” on the product page on our official website.

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Documents / Resources

Keychron Q5 Pro QMK Custom Wireless Mechanical Keyboard [pdf] User Guide
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References

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