Corsair K70 RGB PRO - Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Manual

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR KEYBOARD

1. PROFILE SWITCH HOTKEY
2. BRIGHTNESS HOTKEY
3. WINDOWS LOCK HOTKEY
4. MACRO RECORD INDICATOR
5. VOLUME MUTE INDICATOR
6. WIN LOCK INDICATOR
7. NUM LOCK INDICATOR
8. CAPS LOCK INDICATOR
9. SCROLL LOCK INDICATOR
10. VOLUME MUTE HOTKEY
11. MEDIA CONTROL HOTKEYS
12. VOLUME ROLLER
13. DETACHABLE MAGNETIC PALM REST
14. TOURNAMENT SWITCH
15. TOURNAMENT MODE INDICATOR
16. USB TYPE-C PORT
17. DETACHABLE USB TYPE-C TO A CABLE

SETTING UP YOUR KEYBOARD

Connect the detachable USB cable (P) to the keyboard USB Type-C port (M) and to an available USB 3.0 or better Type-A port on your Windows^® PC, Apple Mac^®, or Microsoft Xbox^®.*

*www.corsair.com/xbox-support

SOFTWARE MODE

When iCUE is running the keyboard operates in software mode and is controlled by iCUE

Install iCUE on a Windows PC or Apple Mac to connect all of your CORSAIR iCUE compatible products together in a single interface, giving you complete control of everything from lighting to powerful macros.

Download iCUE from www.corsair.com/downloads.

HARDWARE MODE

When iCUE is not running or the keyboard is connected to a device that does not support iCUE, the keyboard operates in hardware mode which uses profiles and settings saved to the onboard storage.

With iCUE and the new dynamic profile system, you can create as many custom profiles as can fit onto the 8MB of onboard storage. Each profile can store complex backlighting effects (up to 20 layers), actions & macros, and settings.*

* The number of lighting effects layers per profile and total number of profiles that can be saved to onboard storage will vary based on complexity.

AXON HYPER-PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY

CORSAIR AXON delivers a powerful and responsive keyboard experience with:

• Hyper-fast keystroke detection and processing
• Up to 8,000Hz hyper-polling (adjustable in iCUE device settings)
• Up to 20-layer onboard lighting effects (programmable in iCUE per profile)

FACTORY RESET

To clear the onboard memory, hold the ESC key while plugging in the USB cable (P) to your system, then release the ESC key after two seconds. The keyboard will then power on normally and be reset to factory defaults.

FUNCTION HOTKEYS

HOTKEY	PRESS FUNCTION
	Cycles through software or hardware profiles (depending on mode)
	Adjusts backlighting brightness in 20% decrements
	Disables the Windows key to prevent accidental key presses*

*Can be programmed in iCUE to also disable other contextual menu key presses. Holding this key enters macro recording mode.

MACRO RECORDING

Macros can be recorded at any time via the below process. In hardware mode your macros are recorded to onboard storage and in software mode your macros are recorded to the current iCUE profile.

MACRO RECORDING PROCESS

HOLD (2 SECONDS)		PRESS KEYS TO RECORD		PRESS		PRESS KEY OR FN + KEY COMBINATION TO SAVE
PULSES WHITE		BLINKS WHITE		RAPIDLY BLINKS WHITE		HOLD TO CANCEL (2 SECONDS)

MACRO CLEANING PROCESS

HOLD (2 SECONDS)		PRESS		PRESS KEY OR FN + KEY COMBINATION TO SAVE
PULSES WHITE		RAPIDLY BLINKS WHITE		HOLD TO CANCEL (2 SECONDS)

Keys that can be recorded:

• Standard keys

Macros can be recorded to:

• Any standard key*
• FN + key*

*Hotkeys cannot be recorded over with onboard macro recording.

NOTE: Saving a macro to a key or existing shortcut will overwrite that function until cleared.

With iCUE you can edit recorded macros and assign additional actions to keys.

ONBOARD LIGHTING

Keyboard lighting effects can be controlled via the onboard shortcuts below when iCUE is not running or the keyboard is connected to a device that does not support iCUE.

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*Functions supported on select effects.

With iCUE you can program vivid and dynamic custom multi-layered lighting effects, then save them to onboard storage.

TOURNAMENT SWITCH

The Tournament Switch (N) is located on the backside of the keyboard and when turned on puts the keyboard into a competition compliant mode that:

• Disables custom actions and macros to prevent accidental activation
• Changes backlighting to static single color to reduce distraction
• Offers standard operation without profiles and profile switching

Other keyboard functions including the brightness key (B), Windows lock key (C), volume control (J, K), and media keys (L) still function as normal.

To enable Tournament Mode:

1. Move the switch to the right position
   • Indicator (O) will light up red when enabled
2. Flip up the switch cover to lock into place
   

With iCUE you can change the color of the RGB LED's while in tournament mode.