2017 YOTR - Keyboard Ducky - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Mechanical Keyboard
Brand	Ducky
Model	2017 YOTR (Year of the Rooster)
Layout	Full-size (104 keys)
Dimensions (approx.)	440 x 140 x 40 mm
Weight (approx.)	1.2 kg
Connection	USB Type-A
Cable Length	1.8 m
Switch Type	Cherry MX (color varies by edition)
Backlighting	RGB per-key lighting
Keycap Material	Double-shot PBT
N-Key Rollover	Full NKRO over USB
Programmable Macros	Yes (via DIP switches or software)
Polling Rate	1000 Hz
Onboard Memory	Yes (for lighting profiles)
Compatibility	Windows, macOS, Linux
Cleaning	Use compressed air and damp cloth; avoid solvents
Safety	Keep away from liquids; unplug during cleaning
Spare Parts	Replacement keycaps and switches available
Repairability	Switches are solderable; disassembly requires screwdriver
Warranty	2 years limited

Frequently Asked Questions - 2017 YOTR Ducky

How do I clean my Ducky 2017 YOTR keyboard?

Unplug the keyboard. Use compressed air to remove dust between keys. Wipe keycaps and surface with a slightly damp cloth (water only). Avoid alcohol or harsh chemicals. For deep cleaning, remove keycaps with a puller.

How do I change the lighting effects?

Press Fn + F10 to cycle through lighting modes. Use Fn + F11/F12 to adjust brightness. Detailed customization may require Ducky's software (if applicable).

My keyboard is not detected by the computer. What should I do?

Try a different USB port or cable. Ensure the USB connection is secure. Reset the keyboard by unplugging for 30 seconds. If using a USB hub, connect directly to the PC.

Can I replace the switches on this keyboard?

Yes, the keyboard uses standard Cherry MX switches that can be desoldered and replaced. However, this requires soldering skills and proper tools. Consider professional repair if unsure.

Is the keyboard compatible with Mac?

Yes, the keyboard works with macOS. Some function keys may have different mappings. You can switch the DIP switches to Mac mode (refer to manual for specific DIP settings).

How do I enable NKRO (N-Key Rollover)?

NKRO is enabled by default. If not working, check the DIP switch settings (DIP 1 should be OFF). Press Fn + N to toggle between 6KRO and NKRO.

What types of Cherry MX switches are available for this model?

The 2017 YOTR was offered with various Cherry MX switches (e.g., Red, Blue, Brown, Black). The specific switch type is indicated on the box or underside label.

How do I reset the keyboard to factory defaults?

Unplug the keyboard. Press and hold Fn + R (or both left and right Windows keys) while plugging it back in. Hold for 5 seconds until the lights flash. Release and test.

Can I use custom keycaps on this keyboard?

Yes, the keyboard uses standard Cherry MX cross-shaped stems, so most aftermarket keycaps (e.g., OEM, Cherry profile) are compatible. Ensure the spacebar length is 6.25u.

How do I adjust the polling rate?

The polling rate is fixed at 1000 Hz for this model. It cannot be adjusted via software. If experiencing issues, check USB port or try a different cable.

USER MANUAL 2017 YOTR Ducky

Year of the Rooster Edition

Year of the Rooster Edition

• Model: DKYOTR2017
• Type: Mechanical Keyboard
Switch:

Cherry MX RGB Switches

• Interface: USB 2.0
  • Simultaneous key output: USB N-Key Rollover (NKRO)
  • LED: RGB Color LED
  • Keycap material: PBT or ABS
  • Legend printing: Double-Shot or Laser engraving
  • Dimensions: 440 x 135 x 40 mm
  • Weight: 1.1kg
  • Origin of Production: Taiwan

For keyboard's specs and details, please contact our local distributors.

USB Repeat Acceleration

Note:

This feature allows users to adjust the repeat delay and repeat rate under USB. USB Repeat Acceleration may work differently in different applications. Please use a suitable setting accordingly. USB Repeat Acceleration can only be adjusted under "Function Mode."

Fn + =	Esc	Function Mode On/Off	Must Hold for 3 sec
	F1	Repeat Delay 1x (Default)	Adjust USB Repeat Delay Time.
	F2	Repeat Delay 2x
	F3	Repeat Delay 4x
	F4	Repeat Delay 8x
	Alt+F1	Repeat Rate 1x (Default)	Adjust USB Repeat Delay Time.
	Alt+F2	Repeat Rate 2x
	Alt+F3	Repeat Rate 4x
	Alt+F4	Repeat Rate 8x

- Note: USB Repeat Acceleration may work differently in different applications. Please use a suitable setting accordingly.

Single Color LED Lighting Modes

Note: Ducky Year Of The Rooster using a three-color RGB LED light, through Ducky Backlit technology that allows users to mix basis Red (R), Green (G), Blue (B) with a brightness of different colors, a combination of three colors that beyond performance. Here "Single Color LED Lighting Modes", represents a mix of single-color performance via RGB primary colors, dose not mean Only one type of color effect.

Fn + F9

First Mode: 100% Full Backlight mode

Second Mode: Breathing Mode

Third Mode: Wave Mode

Fourth Mode: Snake Marquee Mode

Fifth Mode: Reactive Mode

Sixth Mode: Ripple Mode

Seventh Mode: Aurora Mode

Eighth Mode: Backlighting Off

Single Color LED Lighting Modes

Note: Ducky Year Of The Rooster using a three-color RGB LED light, through Ducky Backlit technology that allows users to mix basis Red (R), Green (G), Blue (B) with a brightness of different colors, a combination of three colors that beyond performance. Here "Single Color LED Lighting Modes", represents a mix of single-color performance via RGB primary colors, dose not mean. Only one type of color effect.

Fn + F9

• The backlighting modes above can be adjusted using the following:
  ◆ Fn + F5 : Adjust Color (R) brightness. 10 levels.
  ♦ Fn + F6 : Adjust Color (G) brightness. 10 levels.
  ◆ Fn + F7 : Adjust Color (B) brightness. 10 levels.
• Fn + F8 : Erase Red, Green and Blue color setting.
• Fn + Spacebar (Color Palette): Activate Color Palette to display 104 different colors, press to select the color you pick to complete setting.
• Fn + ← : Decrease speed.
• Fn + → : Increase speed
• Hold Fn + F9 for 3 seconds to turn off all backlighting (including CM1 and CM2)

RGB LED Blending Modes

Note: Ducky Year Of The Roosterusing a three-color RGB LED light, through Ducky Backlit technology that allows users to mix basis Red (R), Green (G), Blue (B) with a brightness of different colors, a combination of the three colors that beyond performance. Here “RGB LED Blending Modes” express via RGB LED provide three kinds of colors, a variety of automatic mixing color effect.

Fn + F10

First Mode: Color Cycling Mode

Second Mode: Wave Mode

Third Mode: Snake Marquee Mode

Fourth Mode: Rain Drop Mode

Fifth Mode: Reactive Mode Advanced

Sixth Mode: Ripple Mode

Seventh Mode: Aurora Mode

Eighth Mode: Backlighting Off

- All above modes can be user adjusted with the following key sequence.

◆ Fn + ← : Decrease speed.
◆ Fn + → : Increase speed.

- Hold Fn + F10 for 3 seconds to turn off all backlighting (including CM1 and CM2)

LED Zone Customization Mode

Note: Ducky Year Of The Rooster uses Ducky's patent backlighting memory technology. User customi- zable Backlight with 2 configurable profiles. In addition, the customized zones be set to Breathing Mode. The keyboard can be set to exactly how users want their backlight to behave.

Fn + F11	CM1 Cycle:First step: Turn on user customized zone and color.Second step: Breathing of user customized zone.Third Step: Turn off CM1
Fn + F12	CM2 Cycle:First step: Turn on user customized zone and color.Second step: Breathing of user customized zone.Third Step: Turn off CM2
Fn + PrtSc	REC1 record CM1 setting
Fn + Pause	REC2 record CM2 setting
Caps Lock + F5 / F6 / F7	Set up Red/ Green/ Blue LED Color
Caps Lock + F8	Erase all LED light
Caps Lock + Scroll Lock	REC Over

LED Zone Customization Mode

Note: Ducky Year Of The Rooster uses Ducky's patented backlighting memory technology. This mode provides 2 sets of memory, allowing you to customize individual key's backlighting. In addition, the customized zones be set to Breathing Mode. The keyboard can be set to exactly how users want their backlight to behave.

- Important:

- Adjust to the brightness first, then set the individual key to be set to that color.

- Recording steps

1. Press Fn + PrtSc to record CM1, and Press Fn + Pause to record CM2.
2. When start recording mode, Caps Lock will display the current LED brightness. The brightness can be adjusted by hitting Caps Lock + F5/F6/F7/F8. After setting the desired brightness, hit any key on the keyboard will set that key to the selected brightness.
3. Repeating the above steps allow the user to set Ducky Year Of The Rooster with different colors to different keys. If the key have been set, press again to cancel the setting.
4. To finish recording, press REC Over (Caps Lock + Scroll Lock) function to finish recording, the Brightness of the Caps Lock key is the value you set.

Note:

• Entering the recording mode will display the previously saved setting.
  If no changes are made within 30 seconds in the recording mode, the recording session will terminated without saving.
  CM1 and CM2 can be turned on along with other lighting modes. CM1 has the priority over CM2 when the zone overlaps.

DEMO Mode

This mode will not send any keycodes and will not function as a keyboard.

Please unplug and plug the keyboard to restart the keyboard in normal keyboard mode.

Hold Left Ctrl + Left Shift + Caps Lock then plug the keyboard into power source.

DEMO mode for the store window to showcase

Fn + Alt + Ctrl for 3 sec

Hold ON/OFF display Single LED, Cycling, Wave, Snake Marquee, Aurora and Ripple Mode.

Windows Lock Feature

- Fn + any Alt + any Windows key Hold for 3 seconds, the keyboards backlit will flash 3 times to indicate the keyboard that have been turn ON/OFF (default).

Keyboard power mode

USB 3.0 Power Mode(Default)

USB 2.0 Power Mode

Hold Right Alt + spacebar and plug-in USB port

Hold Left Alt + spacebar and plug-in USB port

Reset to Factory Defaults

US ANSI & EU ISO Layout	Left + Windows key+ Right Windows key
JP JIS Layout	Fn + Left Windows key

- Hold for 3 seconds. The keyboard's backlighting will flash 3 times to indicate the keyboard have been reset.

DIP Switch Functions

• For compatibility with KVM or operating systems that does not support N-Key Rollover (NKRO), it is recommended to switch to 6-Key Rollover (6KRO) mode.
• Keep the keyboard unplugged for 15 seconds after switching between NKRO and 6KRO mode before plugging the keyboard into the USB port.
• Ducky Year Of The Rooster cannot be upgraded under 6KRO. Please keep the keyboard in NORO mode (default) to upgrade the firmware.

DIP1\~DIP3 to decide Where FN locate

(Default is OFF、OFF、OFF):

▲ Show the original status when user PRESS it
▲ Add time interval manually

■ Implementation:

▲ When the key PRESS, start to run Macro
▲ PRESS to insert Macro repeatedly until PRESS again to stop
▲ Repeat to insert Macro while PRESS the key
▲ When the key PRESS, start to run Macro
▲ PRESS to insert Macro repeatedly until PRESS again to stop
▲ Repeat to insert Macro while PRESS the key

Unable to set Macro function:

• Fn
- Fn + ESC
- Fn + F1\~F12
- Fn + Print Screen
- Fn + Scroll Lock
- Fn + Pause
- Fn + 0\~9
- Fn + Ctrl
- Fn + Alt
- Fn + windows
- Fn + ↑ ↓ ← →
- Fn + Space

Ducky Macro hotkeys function

Switch profiles

Fn +	1	=	Switch to profile 1	Default Key function (Default)
	2		Switch to profile 2	Customize MacroKey Features
	3		Switch to profile 3
	4		Switch to profile 4
	5		Switch to profile 5
	6		Switch to profile 6

- Lighting effects: After the configuration, the Caps Lock key will start flashing the value number that you configured.

- Only Profile 2\~6 can be set for Macro.

Reset Macro setting for single profile

US ANSI & EU ISO Layout	HOLD Any Windows key + Spacebar for 3 second
JP JIS Layout	HOLD Left Windows key + Spacebar for 3 second

Ducky Macro hotkeys function

Macro implementation option

Fn +	Q	=	When the key PRESS, start to run Macro
	W		PRESS to insert Macro repeatedly until PRESS again to stop
	E		Repeat to insert Macro while PRESS the key

Macro Record Option

Fn +	1	=	0.02s
	2		0.1s
	3		0.2s
	4		0.4s
	5		0.8s
	6		1s

• Note: Default Macro function will be based on the user's typing speed and record it.
• Macro Open/ Shortcut keys recording: Hold Fn + Ctrl for 3 sec.

Multimedia function keys

In addition to replacing the character with the Macro output outside, Ducky offer more options for each button, including multimedia and mouse function keys that up to 24 different kinds of multimedia features.

Enter the button below to set key combination to activate the function.

Fn + Windows key + Keys below
A	Mute	M	Search
B	Volume up	N	Previous page
C	Volume down	O	Next page
D	Play/ Pause	P	Mouse Left Click
E	Stop	Q	Mouse Right Click
F	Next playlist	R	Mouse Middle Click
G	Previous playlist	S	Mouse Cursor Up
H	Calculator	T	Mouse Cursor Down
I	My computer	U	Mouse Cursor Left
J	Browser	V	Mouse Cursor Right
K	Mail	W	Mouse Scroll Up
L	Multimedia	X	Mouse Scroll Down

• Note: This is Ducky Macro V2.0 new features.

- Note: Due to different languages would have slightly different configuration for layout, this is set to based on US ANSI layout for configure.

Windows common function keys

Hotkeys can be used in conjunction with comb -ination of windows keys to complete a task. This is a reference to the most used hotkeys only, please refer to Microsoft website for more detail.

Windows common function keys
Ctrl + C	Copy select item	Windows + D	Desktop
Ctrl + X	Cut select item	Windows + M	Minimized all windows
Ctrl + V	Paste select item	Windows + L	Lock computer or change user
Ctrl + Z	Undo	Windows + R	Open [RUN] window
Ctrl + Y	Redo	Windows + F	Search files or folders
Ctrl + N	Open new file	Windows + ↑	Maximized all windows
Ctrl + O	Open current file	Windows + ↓	Minimized windows
Ctrl + S	Save file change	Windows + ←	Maximized window to the left side
Ctrl + P	Print file	Windows + →	Maximized window to the right side
Alt + F4	Quit the software	Windows + Home	Minimized all windows other than the one used

• http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/keyboard-shortcuts

Ducky Macro Implication Diagram

graph TD
    A["Start Macro Setting"] --> B["Hold Fn + Ctrl for 3 sec"]
    B --> C["Keys with Macro configuration will light up and the caps lock key will flash slowly"]
    C --> D["Press and change the key that you wish to do Macro function"]
    D --> E{The key have not been set for Macro}
    E -->|Yes| F["Insert Macro function to key to change including Replace keycode, continuous Macro output, Multimedia function\n• Caps Lock flashing quickly\n• Only the key that is to be configured will light up"]
    E -->|No| G["Press Fn + q/ w/ e to Macro function, if no selections is to be made Press\nFn + q to go back to default\n• Caps Lock flashing quickly\n• Only the key that is to be configured will light up"]
    G --> H{Finish or Continue Macro Setting}
    H -->|Yes| I["Finish Macro Setting"]
    H -->|No| J["Fn+Alt"]
    I --> K["Finish Macro Setting"]
    J --> C
    K --> D
    L["Cancel the key for Macro Function"] --> C

Ducky Macro working example

[Example A]: Configure the key "Z" to "Q" output Steps: Hold Fn + Ctrl for 3 sec → Press Z → Press Q → Press Fn + Ctrl

[Example B]: Press Fn + A to insert 'Ducky' repeatedly until released the key to stop Steps: Hold Fn + Ctrl for 3 sec → Press Fn + A → Insert Ducky → Press Fn + E → Press Fn + Ctrl

[Example C]: Press F1 to show Desktop, under Windows system Steps: Hold Fn + Ctrl for 3 sec → Press F1 → Hold Windows key + D → Press Fn + Ctrl

[Example D]: Press F5 to mute the volume, under Windows system Steps: Hold Fn + Ctrl for 3 sec → Press F5 → Press Fn + Windows key + A → Press Fn + Ctrl

Note: Set the Profile from Profile 2\~6 before set Macro.

Special function : Mouse function

• ON/OFF : Fn + Number Lock
- Tips: Mouse function active while the "M" indicator light up on the right side.

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