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    MiniView™ Extreme Multimedia KVMP Switch User Manual (GCS1732/1734) ®[...]

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    Thank you for purchasing one of the most feature rich KVM and peripheral sharing switch on the market. IOGEAR’ s MiniView™ Extreme Multimedia KVMP Switch brings extr a value to con v entional KVM switches by offering USB peripheral sharing capabilities, audio and microphone support, and multi-platform support f or Mac, Sun, USB and PS/2. Y ou c[...]

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    1 T able of Contents Package Contents Overview Features Requirements Introduction Installation Operation Hotkey Configuration for Mac and SUN The Firmware Upgrade Utility Appendix Specification T echnical Suppor t Radio & TV Interf erence Statement Limited Warranty 02 03 04 05 06 10 13 23 25 33 34 36 37 38[...]

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    2 Package Contents This package contains: 1 MiniView™ Extreme Multimedia KVMP Switch (GCS1732 or GCS1734) 2 or 4 bonded KVM Cables (2 for GCS1732, 4 for GCS1734) 1 P ower Adapter 1 Firmware Upgrade Cable 1 User Manual 1 Quick Start Guide 1 Warranty/Registration Card If any items are damaged or missing please contact your dealer .[...]

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    3 Overview Overview IOGEAR’ s new MiniView™ Extreme Multimedia KVMP Switch brings e xtra v alue to conv entional KVM switches by offering USB peripheral sharing capabilities, audio and microphone support, and multi-platform support for Mac, Sun, USB and PS/2. Y ou can save mone y and space by eliminating the need for multiple monitors, keyboard[...]

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    4 Features Features • Multi functional switch allows multiple USB or PS/2 (additional cables needed) computers to share one USB console and two USB peripheral devices such as printers and scanners, as well as speakers and a microphone • User can conveniently switch USB peripheral devices from one computer to another using Hot Keys • USB perip[...]

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    5 System Requirements • Computers with USB or PS/2 connections (additional cables needed for PS/2 computers) • Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, XP • Mac OS 8.6 or greater • Sun Solaris work station • Linux, UNIX and other USB supported systems* *Additional drivers and support may be needed Requirements Accessories • PS/2 KVM Cable (G2L5302P)[...]

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    Front Vie w 1. Port Selection Buttons Pressing the port selection buttons to access the computer connected to its corresponding port. Pressing Buttons 1 and 2 simulta- neously for 2 seconds performs a keyboard and mouse reset. Pressing Buttons 3 and 4 simulta- neously for 2 seconds starts Auto Scan Mode . See p.18 for details. 2. Port LEDs The P or[...]

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    USB Peripheral Selected LEDs: Lights to indicate that the computer attached to its corresponding port is the one that has access to the USB peripherals. 3. USB Console Ports Y our USB ke yboard and USB mouse plug in here. 7 Introduction[...]

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    Back View 1. Console Audio Jacks The cables from your microphone and speakers plug in here. Each jack is marked with an appropriate icon to indicate itself. 2. USB Peripheral Section USB peripherals (printers, scanners, etc.) plug in here. 3. Firmware Upgrade Section • Firmware Upgrade Recovery Switch: During normal operation and while performing[...]

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    in here. Each CPU por t is comprised of a microphone jack, speaker jac k, and KVM data connector . Note: The shape of these 15-pin KVM data connectors has been specifically modified so that only KVM cables designed to work with this switch can plug in (see the Cables section for details). Do NOT attempt to use ordinary 15 pin VGA connector cables t[...]

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    Make sure that power to all the devices you will be connecting up have been turned off. Y ou must unplug the power cords of an y computers that hav e the K eyboard P ow er On function. Otherwise, the switch will receiv e power from the computer . T o prev ent damage to your installation mak e sure that all devices on the installation are properly g[...]

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    11 Installation Setup and Installation Plug your USB ke yboard and USB mouse into the USB P orts located on the unit’s front panel. Plug your monitor into the Console monitor por t located on the unit’ s rear panel. Plug the custom SPDB15 connector of the KVM cables into any available CPU ports on the switch and plug the accompanying microphone[...]

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    Repeat steps 3 and 4 for any other computers you are connecting up. Plug the power adapter cab le into the switch’ s Po wer Jac k, then plug the power adapter into an A C pow er source. T urn on the power to the computers. 4. 5. 6. 12 Installation (Connection for USB Computers) (Connection for PS/2 Computers)[...]

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    13 Operation Hot Plugging The MiniView™ Extreme supports USB hot plugging – components can be removed and added back into the installation by unplugging their cables from the CPU ports without the need to shut the unit down. Powering Off and Restarting If it becomes necessary to power off the MiniView™ Extreme unit, before starting it back up[...]

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    14 Operation Port ID Numbering Each CPU port on the Miniview™ Extreme switch is assigned a port number (1 or 2 for the GCS1732; 1 to 4 for the GCS1734). The por t numbers are marked on the rear panel of the s witch. The P or t ID of a computer is derived from the CPU port number it is connected to. F or example, a computer connected to CPU por t [...]

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    15 Operation Basic Hotkeys to switch ports The most basic hotkey operation allows you to hotkey switch the KVM focus and USB peripheral access from the port that currently has the KVM focus to the next port on the installation (1 to 2; 2 to 1 for the GCS1732; 1 to 2; 2 to 3; 3 to 4; 4 to 1 for the GCS1734), without having to invoke Hotkey Mode. T o[...]

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    16 Operation Invoking Hotkey Mode T o inv oke Hotke y Mode, do the following: 1. Press and hold down the Num Lock key 2. Press and release the minus [–] key 3. Release the Num Lock key Note: 1. The minus key must be released within one half second, otherwise Hotkey invocation is canceled. 2. There is an alternative key combination to invoke Hotke[...]

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    17 OSD Operation Operation When Hotkey Mode is active, ordinary keyboard and mouse functions are suspended - only Hotkey compliant keystrokes and mouse clicks (described in the sections that follow), can be input. At the conclusion of some hotkey operations, you automatically exit Hotkey Mode. With some operations, you must e xit manually . T o exi[...]

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    18 Operation Switch the KVM focus to another computer and let USB peripherals remain on the current computer: Y ou can bring only the KVM focus (asynchronous s witching, without changing the USB de vice access) to any computer with the following hotkey combination: 1. Invoke Hotkey Mode (See Pg. 16). 2. Press and release the K key 3. Press and rele[...]

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    19 Operation Audio Port Selection Audio ports are switched along with the console port. When you s witch console to any computer , the audio por ts will be switched sim ultaneously . Auto Scan Mode The MiniView™ Extreme’ s Auto Scan feature automatically cycles through the computer ports at regular 5 second intervals. This allows you to monitor[...]

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    20 Alternate Hotkey Invocation Keys and Alternative Basic Hotkey An alternate set of Hotkey Invocation keys is provided in case the default set conflicts with programs running on the computers. T o switch to the alternate Hotke y Inv ocation set, do the follo wing: 1. Invoke Hotkey Mode (See Pg. 16) 2. Press and release the H key The Hotkey Invocat[...]

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    21 Hotkey Beeper Control The Beeper can be hotkey toggled On and Off . T o toggle the Beeper , do the following: 1. Invoke Hotkey Mode. (See Pg. 16) 2. Press and release the B ke y . The Beeper toggles On or Off. The Command Line displa ys Beeper On or Beeper Off for one second; then the message disappears and you automatically exit Hotkey Mode. Op[...]

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    22 Hot Key Configuration for Mac and SUN The MiniView™ Extreme’ s default port configuration is for a PC Compatib le keyboard oper ating platform, and a US English keyboard language code. If your requirements call for different port settings (you have a Mac or Sun attached to a port, e.g.), you can change them by bringing the KVM f ocus to the [...]

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    23 Keyboard Emulation: Sun Keyboard The PC (101/104) key keyboard can emulate the functions of the Sun keyboard when the Control key [Ctrl] is used in conjunction with other keys . The corresponding functions are shown in the table below . But make sure y ou set this port to Sun first (refer to the above section). Note: When using [Ctrl] combinatio[...]

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    24 Mac Keyboard The keyboard emulation mappings from the Mac keyboard to the PC keyboards (101 key and 104 ke y), are listed in the table below . But make sure you set this port to Mac first (refer to the above section). These hotke ys are designed for Mac OS X or later , f or OS9.X or previous v ersion, only part of the keys are supported. Note: W[...]

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    25 The Windows-based Firmware Upgrade Utility (FWUpgrade.exe) provides a smooth, automated process f or upgrading the KVM s witch’ s firmware. The Utility comes as part of a Firmware Upgrade Package that is specific for each device. New firmware upgrade packages are posted on our web site as new firmware revisions become available. Check the web [...]

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    26 The Firmware Upgrade Utility Shut down the computers on your MiniView™ Extreme installation and make sure the firmware upgrade switch is set to “Upgrade”. Make sure the power plugged into the KVM. Once the power is plugged in and the switch is set to upgrade, all of the amber lights on the KVM will flash once per second. Now you are ready [...]

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    27 The Firmware Upgrade Utility T o upgrade your firmware: Run the downloaded Firmware Upgrade Package file - either by double-clicking the file icon, or by opening a command line and entering the full path to it. The Firmware Upgrade Utility Welcome screen appears: Read and Agree to the License Agreement (enable the I Agree radio button). 1. 2. St[...]

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    3. Click Ne xt to continue. The Firmware Upgr ade Utility main screen appears: The Utility inspects your installation. All the devices capable of being upgraded by the package are listed in the Device List panel. 28 The Firmware Upgrade Utility[...]

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    4. As you select a device in the list, its description appears in the Device Description panel. 29 The Firmware Upgrade Utility[...]

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    After you have made your device selection(s), Click Next to perform the upgrade. If you enabled Check Firmware V ersion , the Utility compares the device’ s firmware lev el with that of the upgrade files. If it finds that the device’ s v ersion is higher than the upgrade v ersion, it brings up a dialog box informing you of the situation and giv[...]

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    31 The Firmware Upgrade Utility As the Upgrade proceeds status messages appear in the Status Messages panel, and the progress toward completion is sho wn on the Progress bar . After the upgrade has completed, a screen appears to inform you that the procedure was successful: Clic k Finish to close the Firmware Upgrade Utility .[...]

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    32 The Firmware Upgrade Utility If the upgrade failed to complete successfully a dialog box appears asking if y ou want to retr y . Click Y es to retry . If you click No , the Upgrade F ailed screen appears: Clic k Cancel to close the Fir mware Upgrade Utility . See the next section, Firm ware Upgrade Reco v er y , for how to proceed. Firmware Upgr[...]

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    Symptom Possible Cause Action Errat ic behavi or Keyb oard and/o r M ouse not r espo nding USB device s not r espo nding Unit not re ceiving enough p ower Ke yboar d and /or mo use ne ed to be res et No c onnect ion to the c omp uter KVM switch ne eds to be reset Use a DC 5V pow er ad apte r if you ar e n ot alr eady usin g one. I f you are a lr ea[...]

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    Specification 34[...]

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    Specification 35[...]

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    36 T echnical Support If you need technical support, please check out our IOGEAR T ech Inf o Librar y (T .I.L.) at www .iogear .com/support f or the latest tips, tricks, and troubleshooting. The IOGEAR T .I.L. was designed to provide you with the latest technical information about our products. Most of the answers to your questions can be found her[...]

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    37 Radio & TV Interference Statement W ARNING!!! This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communi- cations. This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device purs[...]

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    38 IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DIRECT VENDOR’S LIABILITY FOR DIRECT , INDIRECT , SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL D AMAGES RESUL TING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT , DISK, OR ITS DOCUMENT A TION EXCEED THE PRICE P AID FOR THE PRODUCT . The direct vendor makes no warranty or representation, expressed, implied, or statutory with respect to the content[...]

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    23 Hubble • Irvine, CA 92618 • (P) 949.453.8782 • (F) 949.453.8785 • www .iogear .com Contact info. ®[...]