You can use the iCUE control wheel of your K100 RGB gaming keyboard to toggle backlighting settings, record macros, perform custom actions in games and other applications, and more. You can cycle through the various control wheel modes by pressing the wheel key in the center of the wheel, and you can also assign different colors to each control wheel mode.
- Video instructions
- Configuring control wheel modes
- Creating custom modes
- Recording macros using the control wheel
- Saving an onboard profile on your K100
Video instructions
Configuring control wheel modes
With iCUE, you can configure control wheel modes by:
- Selecting the color of the wheel when the mode is active.
- Adjust compatibility for your operating system (Windows or MacOS)
Before configuring, make sure that you have the latest version of iCUE installed.
To configure control wheel modes:
- Open iCUE.
- Select your K100 in the DEVICES section.
- Click CONTROL WHEEL on the left-hand menu.
- Select one of the control wheel modes from the menu to edit
- Edit the control wheel mode as you see fit.
Creating custom modes
In addition to the preexisting control wheel modes, you can also create new custom modes in iCUE. Before creating a custom mode, you will need to create hardware actions.
To create a hardware action:
- Select your K100 in the DEVICES section.
- Click HARDWARE ACTIONS on the left-hand menu.
- Double-click the new hardware action to rename it.
- Use the dropdown menu to select what sort of hardware action you want to create.
Once you have created your hardware actions, you can create a custom mode and assign those hardware actions to your wheel:
- Click CONTROL WHEEL on the left-hand menu.
- Click the + button to create a custom mode.
- Double-click the mode name to rename it.
- Use the dropdown menus to assign what hardware action to do when the wheel is rotated left or right.
Recording macros using the control wheel
To record a macro:
- Press the wheel key until the wheel is in macro record mode.
- Hold the wheel key until the macro indicator starts to blink.
- Press the G-key that you want to assign the macro to.
- Enter the combination of keys you want to record into the macro.
- Press the G-key again to assign the macro to the key.
Saving an onboard profile on your K100
The K100 comes with 8 MB of onboard memory and can store up to 200 onboard profiles depending on the complexity and size of your onboard profiles. Any onboard profile saved can be used when your keyboard is plugged in.
To save an onboard profile:
- Select your K100 in the DEVICES section.
- Click ONBOARD PROFILES on the left-hand menu.
- Select the save slot you want to save the profile to.
- Save the profile to the slot, or overwrite the existing profile in the slot.