Quick Start Guide
V3 Wired Custom Mechanical Keyboard Knob
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.
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 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 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.
The Backlight
Press fn + Q to change the lighting effect
Press fn + tab to turn the backlight on/off
Adjust The Backlight Brightness
Press fn + W to increase the backlight brightness
Press fn + S to decrease the backlight brightness
Adjust The Backlight Speed
Press fn + T to increase the light effect speed
Press fn + G to decrease the light effect speed
Activate Siri / Cortana
For Siri on Mac: Go to System preferences> Siri > select “Hold Command Space” aption.
“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 avaible for Windows 10 and above 05. Cortana 2 onlyavailable ws certain countries / regions and might not werk everywhere.
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?
- Plug in the power cable and factory reset the keyboard by pressing fn + J + Z (for 4 seconds).
- Download the right firmware and QMK Toolbox from our website.
- Unplug the power cable and remove the space bar keycap to find the reset button on the PCB.
- Hold the reset key first, then plug in the power cable. Release the reset key, and the keyboard will now enter DFU mode.
- Flash the firmware with the QMK Toolbox.
- Factory reset the keyboard again by pressing fn + J + Z (for 4 seconds).
* Step by step guide can be found on our website.
V3 Knob Version Keymap JSON file:
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0059/0630/1017/files/V3_US_Knob_V1.1.json.zip?v=1667872074
VIA Software for macOS:
https://github.com/the-via/releases/releases/download/v1.3.1/via-1.3.1-mac.dmg
VIA Software for Windows:
https://github.com/the-via/releases/releases/download/v1.3.1/via-1.3.1-win.exe
VIA Software for Linux:
https://github.com/the-via/releases/releases/download/v1.3.1/via-1.3.1-linux.deb
How to Use VIA on Your Keychron V Series Keyboard:
https://www.keychron.com/blogs/archived/how-to-use-via-to-program-your-keyboard
V3 Source Code:
https://github.com/Keychron/qmk_firmware/tree/playground/keyboards/keychron/v3
Documents / Resources
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