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The Razer Cynosa Chroma is a gaming- grade keyboard t hat f eatures all t he essent ials a gamer needs. Wit h sof t cushioned, individually programmable backlit keys pow ered by Razer Chroma, and a spill- resist ant design t hat keeps your keyboard saf e.
1. PACKAGE CONTENTS / SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS PACKAGE CONTENTS ▪ Razer Cynosa Chroma gaming keyboard ▪ Import ant Product Informat ion Guide SYSTEM REQUIREM ENTS ▪ PC w it h a free USB port ▪ Window s® 7 (or higher) ▪...
Individually cust omizable backlit keys ▪ Razer Chroma backlight ing w it h 16.8 million cust omizable color opt ions ▪ Razer Synapse enabled ▪ 10 key roll- over w it h ant i- ghost ing ▪ Spill- resist ant durable design ▪...
4. DEVICE LAYOUT Volume cont rol keys Media keys On- The- Fly macro record key Gaming mode key Backlight cont rol keys Sleep mode key LED indicat ors F O R GA M ER S. B Y GA M ER S .
5. INSTALLING RAZER SYNAPSE 3 FOR YOUR RAZER CYNOSA CHROMA St ep 1: Connect your Razer device t o t he USB port of your comput er. St ep 2: Inst all Razer Synapse 3 w hen prompt ed* or dow nload t he inst aller from razerzone.com/ synapse3.
6. USING YOUR RAZER CYNOSA CHROMA on your PC. Funct ion Keys Feat ures Descript ion The audio volume cont rols allow you t o mut e ( decrease ( ) and increase ( ) t he audio out put .
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Alt + Tab and Alt + F4 funct ions by changing t he Gaming Mode set t ings in Razer Synapse 3. An indicat or w ill light up w hen Gaming Mode is act ive.
Discl aim er : The f eat ur es l i st ed her e r equ ir e y ou t o l og in t o Razer Sy napse 3 . These f eat ur es ar e...
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KEYBOARD The Keyboard t ab is t he main t ab for your Razer CYNOSA CHROMA. From here, you can change your device set t ings such as key assignment s, gaming mode set t ings, Changes made under t his t ab are aut omat ically saved t o your syst em and cloud st orage.
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Hypershift mode is a secondary set of key assignment s t hat is act ivat ed w hen t he Hypershift key is held dow n. By default , t he Hypershift key is assigned t o t he FN key of your Razer Synapse 3 support ed keyboard how ever, you can also assign any key as a Hypershift key.
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Sidebar Clicking t he Sidebar but t on ( ) w ill reveal all current key assignment s for your Razer Cynosa Chroma. Alt ernat ively, you can skip t o a specific key assignment by select ing it on t he Cust omize t ab.
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Upon select ing a key assignment , you may t hen change it t o one of t he follow ing funct ions: Default This opt ion enables you t o ret urn t he select ed key t o it s original set t ing. Keyboard Funct ion This opt ion changes t he key assignment int o a keyboard funct ion.
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Advanced Chroma Effect s Razer Hypershift Set t ing t he key t o Razer Hypershift w ill allow you t o act ivat e Hypershift mode as long as t he key is held dow n.
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Window s 8 Charms This opt ion enables you t o assign your preferred key int o a Window s 8 short cut command. List ed below are t he Window s 8 charm short cut s you can choose from: ▪...
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Keyboard Properties Allow s you t o open t he Window s Keyboard Propert ies w here you can modify ot her keyboard set t ings such as Repeat delay, Repeat Rat e, and Cursor blink rat e, or view all keyboard drivers inst alled in your PC.
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Brightness t he luminance using t he slider. Sw itch Off Light ing Cynosa Chroma has been idle for a set amount of t ime. Quick Effects A number of quick effect s can be select ed and applied t o your s light ing, as list ed here: Not e: Onl y dev ices t hat suppor t t he sel ect ed l ight ing ef f ect w il l sy nchr onize.
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Advanced Effects The Advanced Effect s opt ion allow s you t o choose a Chroma Effect you w ant t o use on your Razer Chroma- enabled peripheral. To st art making your ow n Chroma Effect , simply press t he Chroma...
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Devices View w hich Razer device is using a specific profile using t he Devices subt ab. To creat e a new profile w it hin t he select ed device, simply click t he add but t on ( ).
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You can also sort games based on alphabet ical order, last played, or most played. Added games w ill st ill be list ed here even if it is not linked t o a Razer device.
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To link games t o connect ed Razer devices, simply click on a game from t he list , t hen click t he but t on t o select t he Razer device it w ill link w it h.
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The Chroma t ab enables you t o eit her creat e advanced light ing effect s t hrough Chroma St udio or enable/ disable t hird part y int egrat ed apps t o all Razer Chroma- enabled devices for a t ruly immersive light ing and gaming experience.
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Apps The Apps subt ab is w here you can enable or disable t hird part y int egrat ed apps for your Razer Chroma- enabled peripherals. The Apps t ab can also direct you t o t he Chroma Workshop w here you can dow nload t hese t hird part y apps.
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, and organize t hese macros so t hat you can assign t hem t o the keys or but t ons of your Razer device. You can also share macros w it h ot hers using t he import but t on (...
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To creat e a macro, simply select a macro name t o st ore your commands, t hen click t he Record menu. Assign a key or but t on for t he macro on Short cut Key field, select a delay, and select if you w ant t o include mouse movement t racking.
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Once you have recorded a macro, you may edit t he commands you have ent ered by select ing each command on t he macro screen. Each keyst roke or but t on press is arranged sequent ially w it h the first command show n at t he t op of t he screen.
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Reset tab The Reset t ab allow s you t o perform a fact ory reset on all connect ed Razer devices w it h on- board memory and/ or reset Razer Synapse t ut orials t o acquaint yourself again new feat ures on it s next launch.
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About tab The About t ab displays brief soft w are informat ion, it s copyright st at ement , and provides relevant links for it s t erms of use. You may also use t his tab t o check for soft w are updat es, or as a quick F O R GA M ER S.
8. SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE SAFETY GUIDELINES In order t o achieve maximum safet y w hile using your Razer Cynosa Chroma, w e suggest t hat you adopt t he follow ing guidelines: Should you have t rouble operat ing t he device properly and t roubleshoot ing does not w ork, unplug t he device and cont act t he Razer hot line or go t o support .razerzone.com...
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M AINTENANCE AND USE The Razer Cynosa Chroma requires minimum maint enance t o keep it in opt imum condit ion. Once a mont h w e recommend you unplug t he device from t he comput er and clean it using a soft clot h or cot t on sw ab t o prevent dirt buildup.
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