CIDOO V75 Pro - Tri-mode Aluminum Mechanical Keyboard Manual

Cidoo VIA Tri-mode Aluminum Mechanical Keyboard
A Customizable Keyboard that Supports VIA Software

LED Setting Keys

Default Hot Keys
Hold FN + listed keys to activate

FN+ ↑: LED backlight brightness Increase
FN+ ↓: LED backlight brightness decrease
FN+ ←: LED backlight hue increase
FN+ →: LED backlight hue decrease
FN+\|: Toggle LED backlight mode
FN+ -_: LED backlight speed decrease
FN+=+: LED backlight speed increase
FN+]}: LED backlight saturation decrease
FN+[{: LED backlight saturation increase
FN+Backspace: Turn off/on the key area backlight
FN+PG UP: Toggle LOGO LED light mode
FN+PG DN: Toggle LOGO LED light color

FN+Space: Long press FN+Space for 3 seconds to reset the keyboard to the factory setting.

Media Keys

FN+A: Windows System
FN+S: Mac System
FN+F1: Music Player
FN+F2: Volume -
FN+F3: Volume +
FN+F4: Mute
FN+F5: Previous
FN+F6: Play\Pause
FN+F7: Next
FN+F8: Stop
FN+F9: Email
FN+F10: Web
FN+F11: Calculator
FN+F12: Search
FN+WIN: Lock \Unlock Win
FN+DEL: INSERT
FN+HOME:END

The upper right knob switch rotates clockwise to increase volume, counter clockwise to decrease volume, and presses down to mute.

USB Wired/BT5.0/2.4G Tri Mode Pairing Method

Wired Mode

Please toggle the mode switch to wired mode.(From left to right are 2.4Ghz →Wired→BT) and then insert USB cable into your computer, the keyboard backlight lights on and turns to the default of RGB backlight effect, it means connection successful.

Bluetooth Pairing Instructions

Perform the following steps to pair this keyboard with your device(s).

1. This Bluetooth keyboard can be paired with up to three devices at the same time. Please toggle the mode switch to the Bluetooth mode.(From left to right are 2.4Ghz →Wired →BT). Q key or W key or E key will flash.
2. Long press FN + Q or FN+W or FN+E for 3~5 seconds to enter pairing mode. At this time, the Q/W/E key will flash blue quickly indicates that keyboard is ready to connect.
3. Open the Bluetooth settings on your device and scan for available devices. Locate and select the device name entry. "CIDOO V75-1" for FN+Q; "CIDOO V75-2" for FN+W, "CIDOO V75-3" for FN+E.
4. Once the keyboard has connected to your device, the Q/W/E key will cease flashing, and light on after Bluetooth pairing was successful. Short press "FN" and "Q" or "FN" and "W" or "FN" and "E" keys to switch paired Bluetooth device.

The Bluetooth connection has memory. It will disconnect when power off the keyboard, and the keyboard will re-connect to the last device when power on the keyboard again.

2.4G mode Usage method

1. Please toggle the mode switch to 2.4Ghz mode. From left to right are 2.4Ghz →Wired→ BT. "R" key will flashes green.
2. Plug the receiver into USB port of the device. The "R " key will cease flashing and the keyboard backlight turns to the default of RGB backlight effect, it means connection successful.

2.4Ghz pairing instruction

The keyboard 2.4Ghz mode is default paired. If you need to re-pair 2.4Ghz mode, Please perform the following operations:
Long press FN+R key enter 2.4g pairing mode. At this time, "R" key flashes green color quickly. Insert 2.4G dongle to USB port. After the connection is successful, "R" key stops blinking and goes to steady color and turns to the default of RGB backlight effect, it means connection successful.

Auto sleep mode

In Bluetooth and 2.4G mode, after 5 minutes without key press, the backlight will turn off to conserve the battery, any key press will be awaken the keyboard.

In Bluetooth mode, the deep sleep mode will be entered after 30 minutes without key press, and the Bluetooth is disconnected. Press any key to exit the deep sleep mode, and the RGB back light will turn up and connect back to Bluetooth.

Battery Charging Indicator

When the battery power of the keyboard is low (the battery power is less than 3.5V), the FN key will keep flashing red. When charging, the FN key will be steady red light. After fully charged, the FN key will turn off red light and back to current RGB backlight.

Custom Configuration

CIDOO V75 supports using the VIA program to change key layout
Note: Make sure your keyboard is properly plugged into your computer.

VIA installation steps are as follows:

1. Please visit https://github.com/WestBerryVIA/via-releases/releases to download the latest VIA application for your computer's OS here. As following photo shows:
   
2. Download CIDOO V75-2.4g JSON or CIDOO V75-USB. json file from CIDOO official website (WWW.CIDOOO.COM) and upload it to VIA software, Open VIA software, select 'File', then 'Import Keymap', then select the corresponding JSON file, USB JSON file should be used in wired mode, 2.4G JSON should be used in 2.4G mode. As shown below:
   
3. The VIA software is installed and connected successfully if it is show as below photo.
   

If VIA software does not recognize your keyboard, please contact our customer service staff for assistance

VIA will automatically detect your keyboard compatibility if it's plugged in. Keyboard memory is persistent, which means that wherever you plug in keyboard, it remembers the settings.

On the top half of VIA software, choose one key which you want to change by your mouse, and then select the key on the bottom half of VIA software, and it was effected.

See below for more information about configuration

Macros Settings

Macro Settings

CIDOO V75 does not have physical multimedia keys, you can remap the keys through the VIA software to achieve the function.
CIDOO V75 is configured with 4 layers from 0 to 3 by default, and each individual key can have multiple functions.
This is important for smaller keyboards, where there aren't enough physical keys to do all the functionality you need.

Special keys setting

Here you can remap the key to replace the special key to the key you want, to achieve the quick operation of the function.

QMK LED light

CIDOO V75 VIA software provides many different RGB lighting effects by default. You can change the lighting brightness, speed, color and customize the lighting effect you want. You can also change the key to operate the lighting effect you set.

Others custom

CIDOO V75 Layers allow you to configure your keyboard with more behaviors than its number of physical keys.

CIDOO V75 default customized 0-3 layer keyboard layout.

Layer0: This layer will be activated when your keyboard connected to the Windows system.
Layer0: This layer will be activated when your keyboard connected to the Mac system.
Left Alt=Left Option Left Win=Left Command Right Alt= Right Option

Layer1: This layer will be activated when your keyboard's system toggle switched to Windows or Mac system and long press Fn1(3) key.

Layer2: This layer will be activated when your keyboard's system toggle switched to Windows or Mac and key mapped any key to MO(2), save and then long press it.

Layer3: This layer will be activated when your keyboard's system toggle switch to Windows or Mac, key mapped any key to MO(3), save and then long press it.

Keys Descriptions

Documents / Resources

References

• Releases · WestBerryVIA/via-releases · GitHub
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