Corsair K65 RGB MINI - 60% Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Manual

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR KEYBOARD

1. USB TYPE-C PORT
2. DETACHABLE USB TYPE-C TO TYPE-A CABLE
3. KEYCAP PULLER
4. CORSAIR LOGO ABS/PC ESC KEYCAP
5. RADIANT ABS/PC SPACE BAR

SETTING UP YOUR KEYBOARD

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

*www.corsair.com/xbox-one-support

FACTORY RESET

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

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.

When playing iCUE-integrated games your RGB lighting dynamically reacts to in-game actions and events in real-time. Learn more at www.corsair.com/icue.

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 lighting settings and recorded macros saved onboard.

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 number of profiles that can be saved to onboard storage will vary based on complexity.

HARDWARE LIGHTING

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

	SHORTCUT	FUNCTION
	FN + C	CHANGE LIGHTING EFFECT
		WATER COLOR SPIRAL RAINBOW RAIN RAINBOW WAVE VISOR TYPE LIGHTING (PER-KEY) TYPE LIGHTING (RIPPLE) COLOR SHIFT COLOR PULSE COLOR WAVE STATIC COLOR (8 COLORS)
	HOLD FN + C	RESET LIGHTING EFFECT TO ONBOARD DEFAULT
	FN + V	CHANGE LIGHTING EFFECT DIRECTION*
	FN + B	CHANGE LIGHTING EFFECT SPEED*

*Functions supported on select effects.

SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

Special onboard functions are available via the below shortcuts.

	SHORTCUT	FUNCTION	INDICATION
	FN + Z	CHANGE PROFILE	Z KEY CHANGES COLOR DEPENDING ON PROFILE
	FN + X	CHANGE BRIGHTNESS	ADJUSTS BACKLIGHTING BRIGHTNESS IN 20% INCREMENTS
	SEE BELOW	MACRO RECORDING	\ KEY PULSES OR BLINKS RED
	FN +	WIN LOCK*	KEY TURNS RED
	FN + TAB	SCROLL LOCK	TAB KEY TURNS RED
	CAPS	CAPS LOCK	CAPS KEY TURNS RED

* Disables the Windows key to prevent accidental key presses that could interrupt your game. With iCUE you can program this key to also disable other contextual menu key presses.

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 RED		BLINKS RED		RAPIDLY BLINKS RED		HOLD TO CANCEL + (2 SECONDS)

Keys that can be recorded:

• Standard keys
• Full-size keyboard key shortcuts*

Macros can be recorded to:

• Any key**
• FN + key**
• FN + Menu (FN2) + key

MACRO CLEANING PROCESS

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

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

*Hardware lighting, special functions, and control shortcuts cannot be recorded.

**Function keys (FN, FN2) and the macro recording shortcut (FN + \) cannot be recorded over.

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

The 60% keyboard formfactor eschews many standard keys to achieve a compact size, but common Windows and keyboard functions can be accessed via the below shortcuts.

WINDOWS

FULL-SIZE KEYBOARD KEYS

CONTROL SHORTCUTS

Audio, media, and mouse cursor control is also conveniently available via the below shortcuts.

AUDIO AND MEDIA

	SHORTCUT	AUDIO FUNCTION
	FN + I	MUTE AUDIO
	FN + O	INCREASE VOLUME
	FN + L	DECREASE VOLUME
	SHORTCUT	MEDIA FUNCTION
	FN +,	LAST TRACK
	FN +.	PLAY / PAUSE
	FN + /	NEXT TRACK

MOUSE CURSOR

	SHORTCUT	MOUSE FUNCTION
	FN + W	MOVE CURSOR UP
	FN + A	MOVE CURSOR LEFT
	FN + S	MOVE CURSOR DOWN
	FN + D	MOVE CURSOR RIGHT
	FN + Q	LEFT CLICK
	FN + E	RIGHT CLICK
	FN + R	INCREASE CURSOR SPEED*
	FN + F	DECREASE CURSOR SPEED*

*Available cursor speed settings are 125, 250, 500, 1000, and 2000 DPI

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