CIDOO V65 V2 - Wired Bluetooth Dual Mode Keyboard Manual

THE BASIC

Default Hot Keys
Hold FN + listed keys to activate

LED keys

FN+ ↑: LED backlight brightness Increase
FN+ ↓: LED backlight brightness decrease
FN+ ←: LED backlight speed decrease
FN+ →: LED backlight speed increase
FN+\|: LED toggle On/Off
FN+]}: Toggle LED backlighting mode
FN+P: LED hue increase
FN+;: : LED hue decrease
FN+{[: LED saturation increase
FN+'": LED saturation decrease
FN+Backspace: Long press FN+Backspace for 3 seconds to reset the keyboard to the factory setting

Media Keys

FN+A: Windows System
FN+S: Mac System
Fn+1: F1
Fn+2: F2
Fn+3: F3
Fn+4: F4
Fn+5: F5
Fn+6: F6
Fn+7: F7
Fn+8: F8
Fn+9: F9
Fn+0: F10
Fn+-_: F11
Fn+ =+: F12
Fn+Esc: '

Pairing Method

Wired Mode

Plug the keyboard and toggle the switch to the left, press Fn+Spacebar. When the backlights are turned on to the default of RGB backlight effect, the connection is 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. Power on keyboard. (Close to USB port is OFF, Reverse direction is ON).Press and hold the FN and Z / or FN and X / or FN and C keys for 3-5 seconds. When Z/X/C starts flashing, the keyboard is ready to connect.
2. Open the Bluetooth settings on your device and scan for available devices. Locate and select one of BT device name entry, "CIDOO V65-1" for FN+Z; "CIDOO V65-2" for FN+X;
   "CIDOO V65-3" for FN+C.
3. Once the keyboard has connected to your device, the Z/X/C key will cease flashing, indicating that Bluetooth pairing was successful. Short press "FN" and "Z" or "FN" and "X" or "FN" and "C" keys to switch paired Bluetooth device.
   FN+Space: Short press "FN" and "SPACE" key, will disconnect Bluetooth mode and switch to USB wired mode.
   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.

Auto sleep mode

After 5 minutes without a keypress, the backlighting will turn off to conserve battery. Any keypress will be awaken the keyboard.

After 30 minutes without a keypress, the keyboard will entry deep sleep under Bluetooth mode, Bluetooth disconnect, any keypress will reconnect the keyboard

Battery Charging

FN key will blink red repeatedly when the keyboard is low on battery (battery voltage less than 3.5V). It is always red light when charging, it's turns to the default RGB backlighting after charging finished.

CUSTOM CONFIGURATION

How do I configure my device?

Cidoo V65 support VIA firmware to remap the keys. VIA is a software that allows you to configure your keyboard.
Note: Please make sure your keyboard has been correctly plugged in your computer device.

VIA setup instructions are here:

1. Please visit "https://github.com/WestBerryVIA/via-releases/releases " to download the latest VIA application for your computer's OS. Turn on the button of "Use V2 definitions (deprecated)"
   
2. Download CIDOO V65 json file via WWW.CIDOOO.COM ; and load the file.
   
3. Installation is completed and VIA software connected successfully if show below picture.
   

If the VIA software cannot recognize your keyboard, please reach out our support to get the instruction.

VIA automatically detects your compatible keyboard 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 by your mouse, and then select the key that you wanted on the bottom half of VIA software, and it was effected.
Firstly switch to VIA software key tester table, there is not any background color before you press any keys, when you want to test this key you have programmed, press it and the background color will change to red color means it works, otherwise it is not work.

See below for more information about configuration

Macros setting

CIDOO V65 does not have physical multimedia keys, you can remap the keys through the VIA software to achieve the function.
CIDOO V65 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.

CIDOO V65 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 V65 provides other customized remap to other functional keys.

About Layers

Layers allow you to configure your keyboard with more behaviors than its number of physical keys.
CIDOO V65 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 and press Fn1(3) key.

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

Layer3: This layer will be activated when your keyboard's system toggle switched to Windows or Mac and keymapped any keys to MO(3) and then press it.

Key description

Documents / Resources

References

• Releases · WestBerryVIA/via-releases · GitHub
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