ASUS Cerberus Keyboard MKII User Manual

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Cerberus

Multi-color Backlit Gaming Keyboard MKII

E12263 / First Edition/ November 2016

User Manual

CERBERUS

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Connector Single USB

Anti-Ghosting 19KRO (Key Rollover)

Switch type Membrane with rubber dome

Switch life cycle 20 million keystrokes

Backlight Multi-colors (with 343 color combinations)

4-level light settings / 10-level breathing

speed settings

Cable type/ cable length 2m braided cable

Key cap material ABS

Media keys 6 media keys for volume control, play/pause,

previous track, next track, and stop

Macro keys 12 Macro Keys (F1-F12 keys) when Macros

are enabled (Gaming Proﬁle)

Special feature 1 Windows key lock, Rapid ﬁre mode, W/A/S/D

arrow keys

Dimension 471 x 186 x 41 mm ( LxWxH)

Weight 1100 g

Operating system Microsoft® Windows® 10/8.x/7/XP

California Proposition 65

WARNING! This product may contain chemicals known to the State of

California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. Wash

hands after handling.

Package contents

• 1xASUSCerberusGamingKeyboardMKII

• 1xQuickStartGuide

• 4xExtrakeycap

System requirements

• ComputerwithanavailableUSB2.0port

• MicrosoftWindows®10/8.x/7/XP

Speciﬁcations summary

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Installing your gaming keyboard

Connect the USB connector of your gaming keyboard to the USB port

of your computer. Your computer automatically detects and installs the

keyboard driver. When the installation is completed, you can start using

your gaming keyboard.

Getting to know your Gaming Keyboard

CERBERUS

Media player controls

(Stop, play/pause, previous,

next)

Backlight control on/oﬀ

Volume down / volume up [FN] + [1]~[9]: Multi-color

lighting controls

[FN] key

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19 Key anti-ghosting

QSpace

XTab

EAlt (Left)

DCtrl (Left)

CShift (Left)

Hot keys

Stop

Play/Pause

Volume down

Volume up

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Function keys

Combine the [FN] key and some keys to quickly access your mails, ﬁles,

and other functions on your computer.

[FN] + [F1] Launch Media Player

[FN] + [F2] Volume down

[FN] + [F3] Volume up

[FN] + [F4] Mute

[FN] + [F5] Stop

[FN] + [F6] Previous

[FN] + [F7] Play/Pause

[FN] + [F8] Color Cycle

[FN] + [F9] Launch Mail

[FN] + [F10] Launch the web browser

[FN] + [F11] Lock the keyboard

[FN] + [F12] Launch the calculator

[FN] + [Q] Launch the Rapid ﬁre mode (repeating keystrokes)

[FN] + [Tab] Transfer W / A / S / D keys to arrow keys

[FN] + [Win] Disable the Windows key

NOTE: Once you disconnect the gaming keyboard from the USB port

ofyourcomputer,[FN]+[F11],[FN]+[Q],[FN]+[Tab],and[FN]+[Win]

function keys will be reset to factory defaults.

Using the Macro, Swap, and Rapid ﬁre modes

Macro mode

Conﬁgure the function keys (F1~F12) as macro keys to conveniently launch

frequently-used apps or key combinations, and perform repetitive tasks or

actions with a single keystroke.

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To conﬁgure a macro key:

1. Press[FN]+[Insert]andwaitfortheWinLockkey to light up and

turn red, indicating that the macro mode is enabled.

2. Press a function key (F1~F12) and wait for the Win Lock key to ﬂash

red.

3. Press the keys that you want to assign for the macro key.

4. When done, press [FN] + [ESC] to exit the recording mode.

5. To conﬁgure more macro keys, ensure that the Win Lock key is still

solid red, then repeat steps 2 to 4.

6. To exit the macro mode, long press [FN] + [ESC]. Wait for the keyboard

backlight to ﬂash twice and the Win Lock key LED to turn off.

Swap mode:

The swap mode lets you change the functions of some keys.

Media keys, function keys, and Macro keys are excluded from the swap

mode.

To use the Swap mode:

1. Press [FN] + [Home] and wait for the Win Lock key to light up and

turn red, indicating that the Swap mode is enabled.

2. Press a key (for example, key F), and the Win Lock LED ﬂashes red.

3. Press another key (for example, key V) and the Win Lock LED turns to

solid red, indicating that the functions of the keys are swapped. Repeat

steps 2 and 3, making sure the Win Lock key is still lit up, to swap the

functions of more keys.

4. To disable the Swap mode, press [FN] + [ESC].

Rapid Fire mode:

Repeating keystrokes on keyboard, especially useful for games require

pressing repeatedly a special key. When you assign new rapid keys, keyboard

will remove latest rapid record.

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Mode Switch

PROFILE DESCRIPTION

Gaming Proﬁle

(default)

With 343-color backlight

The Macro, Swap and Rapid ﬁre functions are enabled.

Normal Proﬁle With mint color backlight

The Macro, Swap and Rapid ﬁre functions are disabled.

To use the Rapid Fire mode:

1. Press [FN] + [End] and wait for the Win Lock key to light up and turn

red, indicating that the Rapid Fire mode is enabled.

2. Press a key or keys that you want to have repeating keystroke, and the

Win Lock LED ﬂashes red.

3. Press [FN] + [ESC] once to end.

4. Press[FN]+[Q]toenable/disabletheRapidFiremode.

NOTE: To switch proﬁles, press [FN] + [Caps Lock]. The backlight ﬂashes

twice to indicate the proﬁle mode switch.

Backlit setting

Multi-color

You can on-the-ﬂy set the backlighting color of the keyboard to 343 color

combinations.

There are several options for setting the backlight color:

• Press[FN]+[1]~[7]forpre-setcolors.

• Press[FN]+[8]forcolorcycle.

• Press[FN]+[9]forcustomcolor.Usethe[R],[G],[B]keystoadjusttoyour

preferred color.

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[FN] + [1] Red

[FN] + [2] Orange

[FN] + [3] Yellow

[FN] + [4] Green

[FN] + [5] Blue

[FN] + [6] Indigo

[FN] + [7] Violet

[FN] + [8] Custom

[FN] + [9] Custom

NOTE: [R], [G] or [B], each has 7 levels.

Brightness eﬀect

• Press[FN]+[PgUp]/[PgDn]toincrease/decreasethebreathinglight

levels. There are 4 light levels available.

Breathing light eﬀect

To use the breathing light function:

• Press[FN]+ to enable/disable the breathing light function.

• Press[FN]+[PgUp]/[PgDn]toincrease/decreasethebreathinglight

speed. There are 10 breathing light speed levels available.

Reset

NOTE: The Reset function restores the system to the default settings.

To reset to the default settings:

• Pressandhold[FN]+[Delete]foraboutthree(seconds)untiltheNums

Lock, Caps Lock, and Win Lock LEDs ﬂash thrice, then ﬂash once to

indicate that the reset process is completed.