Keychron K8 Pro TKL Mechanical Keyboard

1 Connect Bluetooth

Press fn + 1 (for 4 seconds) and pair with device named Keychron K8 Pro.

Switch toggle to Bluetooth

2 Connect Cable

Switch toggle to Cable

3 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. (VIA only works when the keyboard is connected by wire to the computer.)

VIA: Your keyboard's best friend

4 The Layers

There are four layers of key settings on the keyboard. The layer 0 and layer 1 are for the Mac system. The layer 2 and layer 3 are for the Windows system.

If your system toggle is switched to Mac, then the layer 0 will be activated.

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 0). This is a common mistake people are making.

Mac Win

LAYER 0 1 2 3

5 The Backlight

Press fn + Q to change the lighting effect.

Press fn + tab to turn the backlight on/off.

6 Adjust The Backlight Brightness

fn + W to increase the backlight brightness.

fn + S to decrease the backlight brightness.

7 Activate Siri / Cortana

For Siri on Mac: Go to System preferences > Siri > select "Hold Command Space" option.

Siri key only works on macOS and does not work on iOS.

For Cortana on Windows: Select Start > Settings > Cortana and select the shortcut by pressing Windows key + C key.

Windows Cortana is only available for Windows 10 and above OS. Cortana is only available in certain countries / regions and might not work everywhere.

fn + C

8 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, Keychron will only replace the defective parts of the keyboard, not the whole keyboard.

WARRANTY

9 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.

TUTORIAL

Not Happy? support@keychron.com

10 Factory Reset

Troubleshooting? Don't know what's going on with the keyboard? Try factory reset by pressing fn + J + Z (for 4 seconds).

1. Download the right firmware for your keyboard from Keychron's website.
2. Remove the power cable from the keyboard.
3. Remove the space bar keycap to find the reset button on the PCB and switch the keyboard to cable mode.
4. Hold the reset key while plugging in the power cable and then release the reset key. The keyboard now will enter DFU mode.
5. 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 Keychron's website.