Corsair VENGEANCE K70 RGB, Manual

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Page 2: ...orsair Gaming Software 6 Creating a New Profile 9 Automatic Profile Switching 10 On Screen Display Settings OSD 11 Activating a Profile 12 Importing and Exporting Profiles 13 Working with Profiles 15 Modes 20 Creating a Mode 21 Duplicating a Mode 22 Editing a Mode 23 Reordering Modes 24 Resetting All Mode Settings 25 Deleting a Mode 26 Exporting a Mode 27 Importing a Mode 28 OVERVIEW PROFILES MODE...

Page 3: ...cros 37 Setting Macro Options 39 Editing Macros 41 Text Actions 44 Keystroke Actions 47 Shortcut Actions 50 Timer Actions 52 Mouse Actions 55 Media Control Actions 58 CONTROL ASSIGNMENTS ACTIONS EDITOR OVERVIEW ACTIONS EDITOR MACROS 29 34 36 ACTIONS EDITOR TEXT ACTIONS EDITOR KEYSTROKE ACTIONS EDITOR SHORTCUTS 43 46 49 ACTIONS EDITOR TIMER 51 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACTIONS EDITOR MEDIA CONTROLS 57 54 A...

Page 4: ... in a Lighting Group 83 Deleting a Lighting Group 84 Restoring a Pre Defined Lighting Group 85 Editing a Custom Lighting Group 86 Cloning Lighting to Other Modes 87 Assigning Background Lighting 88 Type Lighting 98 Actions 101 Filtering Actions 102 Creating a New Action 103 Editing an Action 104 Deleting an Action 105 PERFORMANCE KEYBOARD 63 LIGHTING ASSIGNMENTS PART ONE LIGHTING ASSIGNMENTS PART ...

Page 5: ...109 Help 111 More Resources 112 General Settings 114 On Screen Display Settings 115 Reset Messages 116 Macro Options 117 Updating Firmware and Software 118 Media Players 119 Device Settings 122 Technical Support 124 System Tray Menu 126 Profiles 127 HELP 110 PROGRAM SETTINGS 113 DEVICE SETTINGS 121 TABLE OF CONTENTS SUPPORT 123 SYSTEM TRAY MENU 125 ...

Page 6: ...vi CO RSAI R VENGEA N CE K70 RGB K EYBOARD MANUAL OSD Visibility 128 Resources 129 Utilities 130 Quit 131 On Screen Display 133 Keyboard Hardware 135 ON SCREEN DISPLAY 132 HARDWARE 134 TABLE OF CONTENTS ...

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Page 8: ...u can customize each mode to suit your needs Action A highly customizable behavior an action connects your keys to outputs and lighting effects Lighting Used to create visual effects on your keyboard lighting effects can be attached to actions You can create variations between profiles and roles INTRODUCTION STARTING THE CORSAIR GAMING SOFTWARE To start the Corsair Gaming Software go to the system...

Page 9: ...an switch profiles manually at any time or enable automatic profile switching Automatic profile switching enable a profile when the application starts Automatic profile switching assigns a profile to a program When you start that program the device profile activates automatically Modes quickly switch configurations Within each profile you can also define multiple modes each with unique key assignm...

Page 10: ...hat would deploy units periodically That macro could be made up of mouse clicks keyboard strokes and delays Through the Actions menu you can record edit and delete actions for macros text input and sending keystrokes or mouse clicks as well as many other functions You can also change key assignments and change how macros will be played back For more information about actions see Actions Section AC...

Page 11: ...ighlight key groupings to gradients and ripple patterns that can give you a visual cue that a macro is finished or a timer is finished Lighting effects can be assigned to specific modes and actions The Lighting menu allows you to define lighting scenes for the keyboard and then assign them to modes and actions For more information about lighting see Lighting Section LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICE LIGHTS ...

Page 12: ...ion DEVICE SELECTOR The device selector appears in the lower right hand corner of the Corsair Gaming Software and provides you important information about the Corsair Vengeance K70 RGB SETTINGS CONTROL CORSAIR GAMING SOFTWARE When the Corsair Vengeance K70 RGB is connected to your computer the device selector will show an image with an icon and the name of the device If no devices are detected a w...

Page 13: ...w to update your device firmware see Updates Section ASSIGNING PROFILES You can assign actions to keys in the Profiles menu To learn how to make key assignments see Profiles Section SETTINGS CONTROL CORSAIR GAMING SOFTWARE Continued HELP Help for the Corsair Gaming Software is available in the bottom bar of the screen You can click the triangle in the lower left to show or hide the Help bar The he...

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Page 15: ...le settings you want To link the profile to a specific program see Automatic Profile Switching To configure the On Screen Display OSD settings see On Screen Display Settings 5 When you are finished click OK Once you have created a profile you can modify the modes within the profile to suit your preferences Go to modes to learn more Note If you type the name of a profile that already exists the new...

Page 16: ... Software in the Profile menu 1 In the profile list click the profile 2 To the right click the menu button and then click Edit Profile 3 The Profile Settings dialog box appears Select the Link profile to program check box 4 Click the Browse button to locate the program 5 The Choose Application dialog box appears Browse to the path of the application you want to link to this profile click it and th...

Page 17: ...creen Display OSD dialog box appears Choose the options you want in order to configure the length of the on screen display for each feature For the Mode drop down box you can click Never Show Always Show or specify a time between 0 5 and 5 seconds If you specify a time the mode name will appear on screen for the specified time then fade out For the Timer drop down box select Never Show or Always S...

Page 18: ...inked program Option 2 Right click the system tray icon then click the profile name Option 3 Assign a profile to a key Note This is a legacy option included for gamers familiar with other gaming hardware To get the most out of your Corsair hardware and software it is recommended that you use one of the first two options ACTIVATING A PROFILE PROFILES ...

Page 19: ...e location where you want to save the file 4 In the File Name field type the name you want to give your profile export file and then click Save The exported profile will be saved in the location you specified with the name filename prf IMPORTING AND EXPORTING PROFILES EXPORTING A SINGLE PROFILE To export a single profile in the profile drop down list 1 Click the profile you want to export 2 Click ...

Page 20: ...ialog box will appear asking if you would like to update the profile If you click Update the existing profile will be replaced with the profile you re importing If you click Add as New the existing profile will stay the same and the profile you re importing will be imported and renamed with a number in parentheses IMPORTING AND EXPORTING PROFILES Continued PROFILES ...

Page 21: ...u have not defined any custom profiles the default profile called Default is loaded The default profile can be renamed but not deleted VIEWING MODES When a profile is loaded through the profile selector below it you can see the list of all the modes defined for the profile Once a profile is selected you can click the name of a mode to view or edit key assignments performance settings and lighting ...

Page 22: ...e a profile click the profile you want to duplicate click the profile menu button and then click Duplicate Profile WORKING WITH PROFILES Continued You can create a new name for the profile and change other optional settings as well For more information about the settings you can change see Profile Settings Section Note If the duplicate profile contains a link to the same program a warning dialog b...

Page 23: ...om profile as your default profile you cannot delete it while it is the default WORKING WITH PROFILES Continued CONFIGURING THE ON SCREEN DISPLAY For each profile you can configure custom on screen display OSD settings so that you can see the name of the active profile mode and active timers To customize the OSD settings for a profile in the profile drop down list 1 Click the profile you want to e...

Page 24: ...ll never show the active mode even when switching modes 0 5 Sec 1 Sec 2 Sec 5 Sec The OSD will show the active mode for the indicated time and then fade out Always Show The OSD will always show the active mode For the Timer option you can choose to always show the timer or never show the timer WORKING WITH PROFILES Continued PROFILES ...

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Page 26: ... left hand side of the screen beneath the Profiles drop down box When you select a profile in the Profiles drop down box all modes created for the profile are listed beneath it You can switch modes by assigning a key to mode selection Each profile has a default mode that you can customize to fit your needs and you can create your own modes as well MODES MODES ...

Page 27: ...ys for games that don t have built in support for key assignment In the Corsair Gaming Software in the Profiles menu 1 In the list of modes click the button 2 The Mode Settings dialog box appears In the Name field type a name for the mode 3 In the Notes field you can type any notes about the mode 4 When you are finished click OK If you create a mode that shares a name with an existing mode a uniqu...

Page 28: ...h slight variations In the Corsair Gaming Software in the Profiles menu 1 To the right of the mode you want to duplicate click the menu button and then click Duplicate Mode 2 The Mode Settings dialog box appears In the Name field type a name for the mode 3 In the Notes field you can type any notes about the mode 4 When you are finished click OK DUPLICATING A MODE MODES ...

Page 29: ...Corsair Gaming Software in the Profiles menu 1 To the right of the mode you want to edit click the menu button and then click Edit Mode 2 The Mode Settings dialog box appears In the Name field type a name for the mode 3 In the Notes field you can type any notes about the mode 4 When you are finished click OK EDITING A MODE MODES ...

Page 30: ...order of modes by clicking and dragging them to the position you want in the modes list This allows you to control the order of mode switching For keyboards with predefined mode keys your modes may be assigned to respective keys with this operation REORDERING MODES MODES ...

Page 31: ...de for the device In the Corsair Gaming Software in the Profiles menu 1 To the right of the mode you want to reset click the menu button and then click Reset All Mode Settings to Default 2 A warning dialog box appears If you re sure you want to reset the settings for the mode click OK Otherwise click Cancel RESETTING ALL MODE SETTINGS MODES ...

Page 32: ... keys cannot be removed but may be reset to the default configuration In the Corsair Gaming Software in the Profiles menu 1 To the right of the mode you want to delete click the menu button and then click Delete Mode 2 A warning dialog box appears If you re sure you want to delete the mode click OK Otherwise click Cancel DELETING A MODE MODES ...

Page 33: ... Corsair Gaming Software in the Profiles menu 1 To the right of the mode you want to export click the menu button and then click Export 2 The Export Mode dialog box appears Browse to the location where you want to store the file 3 In the File Name field type the name you want to give your mode export and then click Save The exported profile will be saved in the location you specified with the name...

Page 34: ...expected format and uses the mode extension These are most commonly exported modes although you could write your own XML that meets the format requirements In the Corsair Gaming Software in the Profiles menu 1 Below the mode list click the left arrow button 2 The Select Mode to import dialog box appears Browse to the location of the mode file you want to import 3 Click the file you want to import ...

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Page 36: ...ssignments tab to see an image of the selected device The image of your device has two interactive parts Controls and Control Buttons SELECTING CONTROLS AND CONTROL BUTTONS Controls are the keys on your device that allow you to interactively assign an action to the physical inputs Control Buttons display the assigned action for the control and provide an overview for the selected mode Hovering you...

Page 37: ...t click the key you wish to remap and then click Remap Key Button 4 The Remap Key Button dialog box appears In the Key button function list click the type of action you want the key to perform 5 Once you have selected the type of action the middle section of the dialog box will change to display specific actions based on the type of action you chose from the list Click the specific action you want...

Page 38: ...ching dialog allowing you to switch profiles with the key Remap Key Button This option opens the Remap Key Button dialog box allowing you to change how the key behaves For example the F5 key could be remapped to send a left mouse click or launch your media player Reset to Default This option replaces the selected control s action with the device default 5 If the key you clicked already has an acti...

Page 39: ...de you wish to modify 2 Click the Assignments tab if needed 3 Click Actions List 4 The Actions List dialog box appears If you want to search for an action in the Search actions field type part of the name of the action 5 Click the name of the action and drag it to the key you want to assign 6 If an action has already been assigned to the key a warning dialog box will appear Click OK to perform the...

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Page 41: ...utomated or repeating keystroke input for auto fire or forcing input to always have a modifier key applied Shortcut Launch a system shortcut optionally with arguments DPI Modify mouse sensitivity Note For future use only Timer Control a countdown and trigger indicators or other actions when it reaches zero ACTION TYPES Mouse Cause mouse input to occur including scrolling or double clicks Media Con...

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Page 43: ... type any descriptive notes you want to make about the macro 4 In the Options drop down list select the options you want to enable or disable by CREATING MACROS clicking them An enabled option will have a checkmark next to it in the list The following options are available Record keyboard events This option is on by default and will record all keystrokes on the keyboard Record mouse movement This ...

Page 44: ...8 Click Stop If you wish to edit the macro steps see Editing Macros Section If you wish to change the default macro options see Setting Macro Options Section When you are finished with the macro click OK CREATING MACROS Continued ACTIONS EDITOR MACROS ...

Page 45: ...put SETTING MACRO OPTIONS Terminate when pressed again The macro will terminate if the key assigned to the macro is pressed again Allow interruptions and then resume The macro will pause if the key assigned to the macro is pressed again You can perform other input in the game then press the key assigned to the macro again to finish running the macro Queue next macro while executing This allows you...

Page 46: ...a delay there should be between macro repeats Constant x ms The macro will repeat at regular intervals based on the number of milliseconds ms you specify To specify the delay type it in the field The maximum value for this field is 9999 Random between x and y ms The macro will repeat at random intervals between the numbers of milliseconds ms you specify To specify the delay times SETTING MACRO OPT...

Page 47: ... Undo to undo the last change you made to the macro You can click Undo multiple times to undo multiple steps EDITING MACROS You can use the events list to add reorder and delete steps in your macros To cut an event in the Actions Editor screen Right click the event and then click Cut Right click the event and then click Cut To copy an event in the Actions Editor screen Right click the event and th...

Page 48: ...lays to a macro in the Actions Editor screen 1 Right click an event next to the desired destination and then click Insert Delays EDITING MACROS Continued 2 Click Above to insert a delay above the current event click Below to insert a delay below the current event or click Between all events in macro to insert a delay between all the events in the macro 3 The Delays dialog box appears For a constan...

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Page 50: ...In the Action Repeat section click the option you want to use for automatic repetition of the action This option allows you to specify whether or not the action will repeat upon completion and what triggers the repetition of the action On off toggle The key assigned to the action will enable or disable repeating For example if you have enabled this option and have an action assigned to CTRL T pres...

Page 51: ...x and y ms The action will repeat at random intervals between the numbers of milliseconds ms you specify To specify the delay times type them in the fields The maximum value for the fields is 9999 If you want to specify a custom lighting to run when the action runs in the Lighting When Start section in the drop down list click the name of the lighting you want to activate when the action starts To...

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Page 53: ... want appear in the field KEYSTROKE ACTIONS 7 In the Action Repeat section click the option you want to use for automatic repetition of the action This option allows you to specify whether or not the action will repeat upon completion and what triggers the repetition of the action On off toggle The key assigned to the action will enable or disable repeating For example if you have enabled this opt...

Page 54: ...andom between x and y ms The action will repeat at random intervals between the numbers of milliseconds ms you specify To specify the delay times type them in the fields The maximum value for the fields is 9999 8 If you want to specify a custom lighting to run when the action runs in the Lighting When Start section in the drop down list click the name of the lighting you want to activate when the ...

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Page 56: ... to start the default text editor Click Calculator to start the default calculator program Click File Explorer to start the default file explorer program To run a custom program click Run the following program SHORTCUT ACTIONS Click Browse The Select File window opens Browse to the location of the program you want to start click it and then click Open If the custom program requires additional star...

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Page 58: ...tes and Seconds fields The longest timer you can specify is 59 minutes 59 seconds 6 If you want to reset the timer when you press TIMER ACTIONS the assigned key again select the Restart timer when key button is pressed checkbox 7 In the Select Options to Start When Timer Reaches 0 0 section click any optional actions you want to take when the countdown is complete Play sound You can specify a WAV ...

Page 59: ...ction such as a macro or text action to run when the countdown is complete In the Execute action drop down list click the name of the action you want to run If you want to specify a custom lighting to run when the action runs in the Lighting When Start section in the drop down list click the name of the lighting you want to activate when the timer starts To create a new lighting click New For more...

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Page 61: ...sends a double click of the left mouse button MOUSE ACTIONS Middle Click This option sends a single click of the middle mouse button Right click This option sends a single click of the right mouse button Forward This option simulates the click of the forward button in a web browser Backward This option simulates the click of the back button in a web browser If you want the action to perform scroll...

Page 62: ...I R VENGEA N CE K70 RGB K EYBOARD MANUAL 1 When you are finished creating the mouse action click OK to save it For more information on lightings see Lightings Section MOUSE ACTIONS Continued ACTIONS EDITOR MOUSE ...

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Page 64: ...Software in the Actions menu 1 Click New 2 The Actions Editor window opens In the left hand column click Media Control 3 In the Name field type a unique name for the action MEDIA CONTROL ACTIONS 4 In the Notes field type any descriptive notes you want to make about the action 5 Click the desired option below and then click OK to save Play This option starts playback Play Pause This option pauses a...

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Page 66: ...nces In the mode list you can click and drag a mode above or below other modes until you have reordered them to your liking MODE AND PROFILE SWITCHING In the Assignments tab you can mouse over the device image to view any existing assignments Choose a key you want to assign and then 1 Right click the key icon you want to use or click the drop down list for the key and then click Mode Selection Swi...

Page 67: ...he assignment apply only to the current mode clear the Apply setting to same button key in the current profile checkbox A warning dialog box will appear Click OK to make the assignment exclusive to the mode or click Cancel Click Assign MODE AND PROFILE SWITCHING Continued SKIPPING MODES If you have assigned a key to loop through a list of modes but want to exclude one of those modes from the list ...

Page 68: ...le in list This option will rotate through a list of profiles in the direction you specify In the right pane click the profile you want to have at the top of the list and then click Add Repeat this process until you have the desired list of profiles in the left pane If you want to remove a profile from the list in the left pane click it and then click Remove MODE AND PROFILE SWITCHING Continued To...

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Page 70: ... RGB K EYBOARD MANUAL For your Corsair keyboard you can configure some performance options This helps you fine tune the behavior of the keyboard to match your gaming techniques CONFIGURING PERFORMANCE OPTIONS PERFORMANCE KEYBOARD ...

Page 71: ... the keyboard behaves when you press the keyboard lock button on the keyboard You can enable or disable any of the options to suit your needs 1 Select the Disable Alt Tab checkbox to disable using Alt Tab to switch between windows 2 Select the Disable Alt F4 checkbox to disable using Alt F4 to terminate applications 3 Select the Disable Windows key checkbox to prevent the Windows key from bringing...

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Page 73: ...d Lighting Foreground lighting is activated in a mode when certain start conditions are met and ends when an end condition is met By default foreground lighting ends when you switch modes though you can also configure it to persist between mode changes When foreground lighting ends the background lighting returns For example if your background color is green you can set a foreground lighting that ...

Page 74: ... quickly assign a single lighting scheme to a group of keys For example you might create a group for all the action keys in a LIGHTING OVERVIEW Continued game so that they are lit with a different color than unused keys The Corsair Gaming Software includes some predefined keyboard lighting groups like the W A S and D group and the arrow key group You can create your own groups add and remove keys ...

Page 75: ...e Notes field enter any optional notes you want to make about the lighting effect 4 In the lighting grid right click and then click Add 5 A color bar with two end markers appears in the grid You can change the color or resize the color bar to change intensity and duration LIGHTING OVERVIEW Continued Changing a Solid Color 1 In the lighting grid right click the color bar and then click Edit 2 The S...

Page 76: ...e total duration you can add an additional color to the lighting effect by repeating the steps above You can also duplicate lights copy and paste lights and delete lights LIGHTING OVERVIEW Continued Duplicating a Light 1 In the lighting grid right click the color bar and then click Duplicate 2 A color bar of identical color and intensity will appear in the lighting grid The duration may be differe...

Page 77: ...the 0 position In the lighting grid right click and then click Add 7 An end marker appears at the 100 position and a color bar with two end markers appears in the grid You can add additional markers for the gradient by repeating step 6 You can also change the color of markers or move them to change intensity and duration Changing a Gradient Color 1 In the lighting grid right click the marker you w...

Page 78: ...u can adjust the intensity and color as needed Copying and Pasting a Light If you have two or more markers in the lighting grid you may copy the color from one and paste it into another LIGHTING OVERVIEW Continued 1 In the lighting grid right click the source marker and then click Copy 2 Right click the destination marker and then click Paste 3 The destination marker will change to the pasted colo...

Page 79: ... You can also flip a lighting effect horizontally effectively reversing the lighting Beneath the lighting grid click Flip LIGHTING OVERVIEW Continued CREATING A RIPPLE LIGHTING EFFECT In the Corsair Gaming Software in the Lighting menu 1 Click New 2 The Foreground Lighting Editor dialog box appears In the Name field enter the name for the lighting effect 3 In the Notes field enter any optional not...

Page 80: ...cond and last 2 seconds If you change the End field to 20 seconds the red light will start on the 8th second and last 4 seconds 3 In the Tail field field type a number that will specify the distance in keys between the start LIGHTING OVERVIEW Continued and end of the ripple For example a value of 6 will spread the ripple effect out over 6 keys causing the final color in the lighting effect to appe...

Page 81: ... at once To clear all the lights to the right of a marker right click the marker and then click Clear to right LIGHTING OVERVIEW Continued To clear all the lights to the left of a marker right click the marker and then click Clear to left Cloning a Start or End Light You can clone the start or end point of a ripple to the opposite end to help create continuity in color and luminance for the start ...

Page 82: ...eating step 6 You can also change the color of markers or move them to change intensity and duration Changing a Wave Color 1 In the lighting grid right click the marker you want to change and then click Edit 2 The Select Color dialog box appears Select the color you want to use and then click OK Changing Intensity and Duration 1 To adjust the intensity of the light in the lighting grid click and d...

Page 83: ... example using a value of 270 will cause the wave to start at the top of the keyboard and move toward the bottom 7 If you want to have the wave move in two directions at once select the Two sides checkbox This will cause the wave effect to start in the center of the keyboard and move in opposite directions based upon value LIGHTING OVERVIEW Continued specified in the Degrees field 8 Click OK You c...

Page 84: ...nt of a wave to the opposite end to help create continuity in color and luminance for the start and end of the lighting effect Right click the marker you want to clone and then click Clone to other end point In the lighting grid a marker with the same color and intensity will appear at the opposite end Note This function is only available with the start and end lights of a wave lighting effect LIG...

Page 85: ...ouse pointer is If you want to cancel picking the screen color click Esc LIGHTING OVERVIEW Continued 3 Move the mouse pointer to the area of the screen where the color you want to use appears When the correct color appears in the color swatch field press ENTER 4 To the right of the color picker click and drag the brightness slider to the brightness you want 5 When you ve obtained the desired color...

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Page 87: ...te a group it is created in all the modes of the profile Lighting assignments for groups are made on a per mode basis For example If you have a profile with two modes Medic and Tank and you create a lighting group in the Medic mode it will also be created in the Tank mode However if you define a solid green lighting for the group in the Medic mode the green lighting will not automatically apply to...

Page 88: ...ppears above the device image with left and right arrows to scroll through groups Create a new group in one of two ways In the group bar right click and then click New group Or 1 On the device image right click a key point to Add to Group and then click New Group 2 The New Group dialog box appears In the Name field type a name for the group 3 In the Notes field type any optional notes for the grou...

Page 89: ... defined it is selected by default 3 In the right pane click the Lighting tab 4 An image of the device appears in the lighting tab The group bar appears above the device image with left and right arrows to scroll through groups On the device image right click a key point to Add to Group and then click the name of the group Note You cannot add keys to pre defined groups CUSTOMIZING KEYS IN A LIGHTI...

Page 90: ...In the profile drop down list click the profile you want to use 2 In the mode list click the mode you want to use If only one mode is defined it is selected by default 3 In the right pane click the Lighting tab 4 An image of the device appears in the lighting tab The group bar appears above the device image with left and right arrows to scroll through groups In the group bar in the group you want ...

Page 91: ...ou want to use If only one mode is defined it is selected by default 3 In the right pane click the Lighting tab 4 An image of the device appears in the lighting tab The group bar appears above the device image with left and right arrows to scroll through groups In the group bar in the group you want to delete click the menu button and then click Restore predefined group 5 The Restore Predefined Gr...

Page 92: ...ant to use If only one mode is defined it is selected by default 3 In the right pane click the Lighting tab 4 An image of the device appears in the lighting tab The group bar appears above the device image with left and right arrows to scroll through groups In the group bar in the group you want to edit click the menu button and then click Edit 5 The Group Settings dialog box appears Change the na...

Page 93: ...ant to clone from 3 In the right pane click the Lighting tab 4 On the Lighting tab click the menu button and then click Clone to Other Modes in Profile 5 The Clone to Other Modes dialog box appears 6 In the left pane click a mode to clone to and then click Add Repeat this step until you have added all the modes you want to clone to 7 If you want to clone background lighting select the Background l...

Page 94: ...efined it is selected by default 3 In the right pane click the Lighting tab 4 Beneath the device image in the color palette right click a color box to edit it 5 The Select Color dialog box appears Choose a color by one of the following methods and then click OK Using the Color Picker 1 In the Basic Colors section click one of the colors or click and drag the plus sign around the color picker to fi...

Page 95: ...To the right of the color picker click and drag the brightness slider to the brightness you want ASSIGNING BACKGROUND LIGHTING Continued 3 When you ve obtained the desired color in the color swatch field click and drag the color from the color swatch field to one of the spots in the Custom Colors palette ASSIGNING BACKGROUND LIGHTING TO A SINGLE KEY In the Corsair Gaming Software in the Profiles m...

Page 96: ...ral adjacent keys You may still CTRL Click to select additional keys that are not adjacent to your selection ASSIGNING BACKGROUND LIGHTING Continued 5 Beneath the device image in the color palette click a color you want to use for background lighting If you want to add additional colors to the palette see Customizing the Background Color Palette In the device image the keys will change to the corr...

Page 97: ... by default 3 In the right pane click the Lighting tab 4 An image of the device appears in the lighting tab In the image right click the key and then click Lighting off ASSIGNING BACKGROUND LIGHTING Continued 5 To re enable background lighting for the key repeat this process ASSIGNING FOREGROUND LIGHTING Foreground lighting is activated in a mode when certain start conditions are met and ends when...

Page 98: ...nd lighting to begin when the mode is activated initially Select the On key press checkbox if you want the foreground lighting to start when one of the assigned keys is ASSIGNING BACKGROUND LIGHTING Continued pressed c In the End section select the After x times checkbox and enter a number if you want the foreground lighting to end after a certain number of times The maximum value is 99 Select the...

Page 99: ...s Click and drag the lighting you want to use on to the group and then click Close Or ASSIGNING BACKGROUND LIGHTING Continued In the device image right click the highlighted group and then click Assign New Lighting a The Foreground Lighting Editor dialog box appears Create the lighting you want to apply See Lighting Overview for details on how to create each of the lighting effects b In the Start ...

Page 100: ...x appears Click and drag the lighting you want to use on to the group and then click Close In the device image right click the ASSIGNING BACKGROUND LIGHTING Continued highlighted group and then click Assign New Lighting a The Foreground Lighting Editor dialog box appears Create the lighting you want to apply See Lighting Overview for details on how to create each of the lighting effects b In the S...

Page 101: ...g Editor dialog box appears Edit the lighting to suit your needs and then click OK For additional details on editing lighting effects see Lighting Overview ASSIGNING BACKGROUND LIGHTING Continued COPYING AND PASTING FOREGROUND LIGHTING If you have assigned foreground lighting to a key or group you can copy and paste it to other keys or groups In the Corsair Gaming Software in the Profiles menu 1 I...

Page 102: ...oup bar 5 Beneath the device image click Play foreground The foreground lighting will play on the selected keys so you can see how it works ASSIGNING BACKGROUND LIGHTING Continued CLEARING FOREGROUND LIGHTING If you have assigned foreground lighting to a key or group but want to remove the assignment you can clear it In the Corsair Gaming Software in the Profiles menu 1 In the profile drop down li...

Page 103: ...drop down list click the profile you want to change 2 In the mode list click the mode you want to use If only one mode is defined it is selected by default 3 In the right pane click the Lighting tab 4 An image of the device appears in the lighting tab If the foreground lighting you want to reset is assigned to a group click the group name in the group bar 5 In the device image right click the key ...

Page 104: ...In the profile drop down list click the profile you want to modify 2 In the profile list click the menu button point to Type lighting and then click Single key 3 The Foreground Lighting Editor dialog box appears Create a gradient lighting and then TYPE LIGHTING click OK For more information on creating gradient lighting see Lighting Overview Type lighting will automatically be enabled ASSIGNING MU...

Page 105: ...u can change the brightness of the entire keyboard as needed In the Corsair Gaming Software in the Profiles menu 1 In the profile drop down list click the profile you want to change 2 In the mode list click the mode you want to use If only one mode is defined it is selected by default 3 In the right pane click the Lighting tab 4 In the bottom center of the screen there is a brightness icon To incr...

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Page 107: ...ions persist between profiles allowing you to reuse a single action many times To open the actions library in the Corsair Gaming Software In the main menu click Actions Actions in the library are displayed in a list with sortable columns Names notes and summaries are truncated if they are over a certain length If you hover over these fields in the actions library list they will be displayed in ful...

Page 108: ...library displays all the actions in the library Visibility of your actions is controlled by the action type buttons on the left of the library For example to only display Macros click Macro To show all the actions in the library again click Show All FILTERING ACTIONS ACTIONS ...

Page 109: ...the Corsair Gaming Software in the Actions section 1 Click New 2 The Actions Editor dialog box appears Choose the type of action you want to create and define the options for it 3 For details on the types of actions available and the options for each action see the Actions Editor section 4 When you are finished defining the options for your action click OK CREATING A NEW ACTION ACTIONS ...

Page 110: ...r parameters However action types cannot be changed after creation To modify an action in the Corsair Gaming Software in the Actions section Right click the action to edit and then click Edit For more information on the options on the action you re editing see the Actions Editor section EDITING AN ACTION ACTIONS ...

Page 111: ...e Corsair Gaming Software in the Actions section 1 Right click the action and then click Delete 2 The Delete Action dialog box appears Click OK to delete the action or Cancel to keep it 3 If the action is currently assigned to any keys the Are you sure dialog appears Click OK to delete the action or Cancel to keep it DELETING AN ACTION ACTIONS ...

Page 112: ...o and a non repeating version Create one macro duplicate it and edit the new action changing options to customize the duplicated macro To duplicate an action in the Corsair Gaming Software in the Actions section Right click the action to duplicate and then click Duplicate A new action will be added to the library with Copy of prepended to the name DUPLICATING AN ACTION ACTIONS ...

Page 113: ...r Gaming Software in the Actions section 1 Right click the action you want to export 2 Click Export 3 The Export Actions dialog box appears Browse to the location where you want to save the exported action 4 In the File name field type the name of the exported file and then click Save The exported profile will be saved in the location you specified with the name filename act EXPORTING A SINGLE ACT...

Page 114: ...are in the Actions section 1 Click Import Export Actions and then click Export All 2 The Export Actions dialog box appears Browse to the location where you want to save the exported action 3 In the File name field type the name of the exported file and then click Save The exported profile will be saved in the location you specified with the name filename act EXPORTING ALL ACTIONS ACTIONS ...

Page 115: ...rt Export Actions and then click Import 2 The Import Actions dialog box appears Browse to the location where your import file is located 3 Click the file to import and then click Open 4 If any of the actions you are importing already exist the Actions Conflict dialog appears To update the existing action click OK To add the action you are importing as a new action click Cancel IMPORTING ACTIONS AC...

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Page 117: ...Corsair Gaming Software provides information about features and links to further resources within a collapsible section at the bottom of the window In the Corsair Gaming Software in the lower left click the arrow button to toggle the help section HELP HELP ...

Page 118: ...rums at any time Click the Forum link to go to the online user forum where you can interact with gamers as well as share tips tricks and settings of your favorite games Visit Corsair on social media to share your experience and feedback about our products Click the icon to access our Facebook page Click the icon to access our Twitter stream Click the icon to go to the Corsair website MORE RESOURCE...

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Page 120: ... to change the language or Cancel to keep your current language 3 Restart the Corsair Gaming Software to have the language change take effect By default the Corsair Gaming Software starts with Windows To disable this behavior and launch the Corsair Gaming Software manually clear the Start on system startup checkbox By default if you have a profile stored on the keyboard it will automatically be cr...

Page 121: ... and 100 0 is opaque and 100 is completely transparent 4 To change the size of the text in the Size drop down list click the text size you want 5 To preview how the OSD will appear select the Preview checkbox When you are finished clear the Preview checkbox 6 To show the names of any timers in the OSD select the Show timer names checkbox By default when there is only one timer running the timer na...

Page 122: ...s and prompts you have previously disabled from future display may be re enabled To re enable the messages Click Reset to open the Reset Messages dialog and then click OK to reset the messages or click Cancel to continue to suppress the messages RESET MESSAGES PROGRAM SETTINGS ...

Page 123: ...the behavior of individual macro recording sessions during recording To set default macro recording options Click the Macro Options button and then click the options you want to enable or disable Record keyboard events Record mouse movement Record mouse clicks Record mouse wheel scroll Record delays Note By default only keyboard events are recorded Events selected as default events have a checkmar...

Page 124: ...rmware update from the Corsair website you can upload it to your device manually 1 In the Corsair Gaming Software click Settings and then click Device 2 For the device you want to update click Update Firmware 3 The Firmware Update dialog box appears Click Browse 4 The Select firmware image dialog box appears Browse to the location of the firmware file click Open and then click Update 5 When the up...

Page 125: ...layer dialog box appears Browse to the location of your media player Click your media player and then click Open OR MEDIA PLAYERS Click Get Player By Window to turn the pointer into a selection tool Hover the pointer over an open application window to preview the filename window class and window title Click the open application window to assign the filename and window class 4 Click OK To edit a me...

Page 126: ... the priority The Behavior drop down list controls how commands are issued to your media players By default the Corsair Gaming Software uses Max Priority To change the settings click the option you want First Found First running media player is used Max Priority Highest priority media player is used All Found Any running media players in the list are used MEDIA PLAYERS Continued PROGRAM SETTINGS ...

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Page 128: ...ick the Device tab The Corsair Vengeance K70 RGB will appear in the Device Settings tab These settings are applied each time the device is connected to the Corsair Gaming Software and persist even if the software is not running DEVICE LIGHTING To disable all lighting click Disable device lighting REGIONAL SETTINGS To set the regional layout in the Current Layout drop down list click the region you...

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Page 130: ...calls from your computer TECHNICAL SUPPORT Click Discussion Forum to go to Corsair s online discussion forum where you can interact with fellow gamers and Corsair device owners ask questions and get helpful tips from the community The System Information section shows basic information about your GPU CPU RAM display and operating system that may be needed when obtaining technical support Click Copy...

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Page 132: ...ity and access other features without having to launch the full Corsair Gaming Software interface Additionally the icon itself groups your current device notifications such as firmware update status device errors and other feedback To access all functionality in the sections below In the system tray right click the Corsair icon SYSTEM TRAY MENU SYSTEM TRAY MENU ...

Page 133: ... In the Manual switch to profile section select your desired profile name You may scroll within the section to display additional profiles 2 A dialog box appears confirming the switch and noting automatic profile switching is disabled until you resume it Click OK Alternatively to resume using your profile switching rules Click Automatic profile switching PROFILES SYSTEM TRAY MENU ...

Page 134: ... toggle to hide or show the OSD Use this to quickly disable the OSD if you do not currently require it or re enable it later when you do require it Click Hide On Screen Display OSD or Click Show On Screen Display OSD Your selection is instantly applied OSD VISIBILITY SYSTEM TRAY MENU ...

Page 135: ...AL Some options are helpful for learning about the Corsair Gaming Software and keeping it functional Click Help To check for and apply the latest software updates Click Update available To open the About dialog Click About RESOURCES SYSTEM TRAY MENU ...

Page 136: ...r convenience To stop all currently executing macros Click Stop all Macros This can be helpful if your Macros are in a loop or otherwise taking longer than expected To prevent or re enable the sending of a force quit message from your keyboard Click Disable Ctrl Break listening If this is enabled a checkmark will be displayed to the left of the menu item UTILITIES SYSTEM TRAY MENU ...

Page 137: ...131 CO RSAI R VENGEA N CE K70 RGB K EYBOARD MANUAL To exit the Corsair Gaming Software without confirmation Click Quit QUIT SYSTEM TRAY MENU ...

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Page 139: ...can snap two or more OSD sections to each other for vertical stacking When stacked you can move the stacked OSDs as a group to a different section of the screen or change the order of the stacking by clicking and dragging vertically OSD sections at edges that are set to always be displayed can be hidden by moving the mouse vertically over them ON SCREEN DISPLAY The OSD display time and other visib...

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Page 141: ...yboard lock which allows you to disable certain keyboard commands like the Windows key and Alt Tab For more information customizing keyboard performance see the Software User Guide KEYBOARD HARDWARE C Media Controls Start stop and move through the playlist in your media player D Mute Button Toggles muting of audio output E Volume Roller Controls audio volume F Detachable Wrist Rest HARDWARE A B C ...

Page 142: ...ower the keyboard I USB Secondary Power Cable Connector that provides additional power for lighting Setting up your keyboard 1 Turn on your computer 2 Connect the USB connection cable to your computer 3 Install the Corsair Gaming Software Attaching and removing the optional wrist rest 1 To attach the wrist rest place the lower ridge of the wrist rest beneath the front edge of the keyboard and pull...