Setup & General Usage
Getting the PRO X 60 LIGHTSPEED set up and ready to go is really easy. You can of course use this keyboard three different ways (wired, wireless, Bluetooth). When you plug in the keyboard via USB it will start to charge, but it will not turn on. In order to use the keyboard in USB mode you will have to turn it on using the switch right beside the USB port. It will automatically be recognized and you’ll be good to go. One thing that Logitech has done when it comes to the lighting is instead of the rainbow wave that is the standard for pretty much every keyboard out of the box the default lighting is a solid color. Logitech has made this change from feedback from pro gamers who say the rainbow wave is distracting and they would always change it, so it is one less thing you have to do.
The included LIGHTSPEED USB dongle does come with a dongle adapter so you can place it pretty close to the keyboard. When you plug it in, it will be automatically detected and you just press the wireless button on the top edge of the keyboard. They keyboard will connect and you’ll be good to go.
Connecting via Bluetooth is very much the same, just press the Bluetooth button on the top edge of the keyboard. This will put the keyboard in pairing mode. To pair you just select it on your device and it will ask you to put in a code on the keyboard and it will connect.
This keyboard makes use of Logitech’s GX optical linear switches. Here is what it sounds like to type on the keyboard.
Software & Lighting
Now you do not need any software for this keyboard to work, but if you want total customization you’ll want to use Logitech’s G Hub software. When you open the software up you’ll see a list of your connected Logitech G devices.
Clicking into the PRO X 60 we are brought into the LIGHTSYNC or lighting settings. Here you can set your different lighting effects for the entire keyboard or select Freestyle for per-key customization.
This keyboard has pretty standard RGB lighting for a 60% keyboard.
Next are your key assignments. You can fully reprogram this keyboard, but there is so much more. If you click on any key on the keyboard you can remap it, which is very standard when it comes to software like this. What makes this software stand out is that you can set a modifier and an event type. So for the modifier you can select Alt, Ctrl, or Shift. This means that the remap will only be active when you are holding down those keys. For events there is standard, press, hold, and release. So obviously this gives you quite a lot of customization and you can assign up to 5 different remaps per key. When it comes to the actual actions you can select for your remap you of course get a full macro editor, but on top of that you can quite a lot of other things including actions for livestreaming and so much more. You can set up remaps on the “Base” layer of the keyboard but you also have the FN layer and G-Shift layer. FN is of course when you hold down the function key and G-Shift is a special key you designate. The cool thing about G-Shift is that if you are using a Logitech mouse you can have G-Shift be a mouse key. So with 5 available remaps per layer, you could have up to 15 actions available per key, which is crazy!
Another thing that is cool is that the software will detect the games that are on your system and create custom profiles for those games. The software can also be set up to automatically switch to these profiles when it detects a specific game or program is running. You can also share and download community profiles and assignments.
Next is Game Mode. Here you can set which keys are disabled when you turn on game mode on the keyboard.
Finally you can go into your settings and it will let you know how much battery is left, your actual power consumption, you can set when the lights turn off, turn on on-board memory, and check for the latest firmware.
