Rose electronics CrystalView CrystalView TWISTED PAIR KVM EXTENDER manual

CrystalView ™ TWISTED PAIR KVM EXTENDER 10707 Stancliff Road Houston, Texas 77099 Phone: (281) 933-7673 Internet: WWW.ROSE.COM INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL[...]

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents Disclaimer .......................................................................................... 1 System intr oduction ........................................................................... 1 Features ....................................................................................... 2 Compatibility .......[...]

Figures Figure 1. PC model ........................................................................... 4 Figure 2. S un model .......................................................................... 5 Figure 3. Serial /Audio model ............................................................. 6 Figure 4. MI NI model ...............................[...]

INTRODUCTION CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL 1 Disclaimer While every precaution has been taken in the prepara t ion of this manual, the manufacturer assumes no respon sibility for errors or omissions. Neither does the manufa cturer assume an y liability for damages resulting from th e use of the information contained h erein. The ma[...]

2 CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL Features  Extend a KVM station from a CPU using a sin gle CAT-5 twi sted pair, solid core cabl e. (Up t o 1,000 feet for the PC, SUN, PC- Serial/Audio models, 150 feet for the MINI model.)  Supports PC and SUN Systems.  Supports PS/2 keyboard/mouse and all PC video formats.  Video resolut[...]

CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL 3 Compatibility Computers PCs with standard keybo ards and PS/2 mice, 286, 386, 486, Pentium, etc. Monitors VGA, Super VGA, XGA, RGB (Sync-on-green) Keyboards CrystalView is com patible with most types of keyboard. Some XT/AT auto-sensing keyboards m ay not be compatible. Mouse PS/2, (2 or 3-button) Mi[...]

MODELS 4 CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL CrystalView PC-model Remote Unit Local Single Unit Local Dual Unit Figure 1. PC model Connectors: Remote Unit  RJ45 – CAT-5 cable co nnection.  HD15F – KVM stations video monitor connection.  (2) MiniDin-6 – KVM stations keyboa rd and mouse connection.  9V power input jack. L[...]

CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL 5 CrystalView SUN model Remote Unit Local Single Unit Local Dual Unit Figure 2. Sun model Connectors: Remote Unit  RJ45 – CAT-5 cable co nnection.  HD15F – KVM stations video monitor connection.  MiniDin-8 – KVM stations keyboard co nnection.  9V power input jack. Local Single Unit ?[...]

6 CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL CrystalView PC-Serial/Audio model Remote Unit Local Single Unit Local Dual Unit Figure 3. Serial/Audio model Connectors: Remote Unit  RJ45 – CAT-5 cable co nnection.  HD15F – KVM stations video monitor connection.  (2) MiniDin-6 – KVM stations keyboa rd and mouse connection.  (2) 3.[...]

CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL 7 CrystalView MINI model Remote Unit Local Single Unit Remote Unit Local Dual Unit Figure 4. MINI model Connectors: Remote Unit  RJ45 – CAT-5 cable co nnection. (Rear)  HD15F – KVM stations video monitor connection.  (2) MiniDin-6 – KVM stations keyboa rd and mouse connection.  9V pow[...]

CABLES 8 CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL CrystalView cables CrystalVie w Local Unit to CPU cable CPU cables connect from the Local Unit to a CPUs keyboard, video monitor and mouse ports. The PC and PC-Serial/Audio models u se a male-to-male cable co nfigure d on both ends with a n HD15M VG A connector and two MiniDi n -6 connectors f[...]

CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL 9 The CrystalView has been tested with all major makes of CAT-5 cables, including BICC-VERO  , Moha wk  and AT&T  . CrystalView has also been tested on CAT-3 cable and on pairs within a 25-p air UTP trunk cable. The video performance will vary with different cable types. For the best perfo[...]

INSTALLATION 10 CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL Installation Please refer to the safety section first before proceedi ng with any installation or configuration of the CrystalView. Installation of the CrystalView consist s of four easy steps. 1. Setting the cable length jumpers/switch (if needed). 2. Connecting the cables to the equi [...]

CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL 11 Step 1 – Setting the cable length jumpers/s witch (PC, SUN, PC-Serial/Audio models. See Figure 5.) There are three jumpers la beled JP 3, JP4, and JP5, located on the Remote Units PCB. These three jumpers set the correct level of video equalization for different cable lengths. Jum pers JP3, JP4, a[...]

12 CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL PC / SUN / Serial/Audio MINI DAUGHTER BOARD ON SERIAL/AUDIO MODELS ONLY DIP SWITCH 1 Cable length Jumper Setting Cable length Switch 1 Setting 0-300 feet 0-75 feet OFF 301-600 feet 76-150 feet ON 601-1,000 feet N/A N/A Figure 5. Cable length settings Step 2 – Connecting cabl es (See the cable sect[...]

CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL 13 Connect the appropriate CPU cable to the keyb oard, video monito r and mouse ports on the CPU and to the corre sponding ports on the Local Unit. Connect the KVM stati ons keyboard, video monitor, and mouse cables to the correspondin g co nnectors on the Remote Unit. Figure 6. PC cabling Connect the [...]

14 CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL Connect the appropriate CPU cable to the keyb oard, video monitor and mouse ports on the CPU and to the corresp ondi ng ports on the Local Unit. Co nne ct the audio cables from the CPUs sound card’s “LINE O UT” t o the Local Units “LINE IN” connector and the CPUs sound card s “MIC” inp[...]

CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL 15 Local unit to Remote unit cabling (PC, SUN, PC-Serial/Audio Models) Connect up to 1,000 feet of CAT-5 “s olid core” cable from the Local Units “Twisted Pair Link” RJ45 connector to the Remote Units “Twisted Pair Link” RJ45 co nnector. (See Figures 6, 7, or 8) (MINI Model) Connect up to 1[...]

16 CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL Step 4 – Adjusting the v ideo compensation (PC, SUN, PC-Serial/Audio models only) (No video compensation i s required for the MINI model) Video compensation adju s tments shoul d only be needed if your CAT-5 cable length exceeds 300 feet. Make sure the Bright and Sharp controls on the Remote Unit [...]

CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL 17 User selectable s ettings (PC and SUN models) Dipswitch SW1 on the Re mote Units P CB has four switches that allow you to change settings from their factory set values. SW1 settings only apply to the CrystalView Dual mo del. If your model is a Single version, switche s 1-4 shoul d all be set to the [...]

18 CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL Dual, PC - Serial/Audio model specific notes  Right control key = key to send comma nds to the CrystalView, changeable by SW1, positi on 2.  Console lockout period is fixed at 2 seconds.  Console switching is by pressing any ke y on the keyboard or by any mouse movement. The first keyboard [...]

OPERATING INSTRUC TIONS CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL 19 Operating instructions- All units Once the Remote and Local Units are conne cted a nd configured, the Remote KVM station’s keyboa rd, video monitor and mouse will function as if it were directly c onnected to the CPU. All applications, upgrades and PC configu ra t ions can [...]

20 CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL Reset This feature allows you to reset the mouse if it ever locks up or is unplugged without having to boot the sy stem. To reset the mouse, perform the commands for your mod el a s shown in Table 4. If the mouse is still erratic after issuin g the reset command, issue a Null Mouse command. MODEL UN[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL 21 Troubleshooting The troubleshooting section is used a s a guide to understanding the capabilities of the CrystalVi ew an d for general troubleshooting. If you have any problems o r que stion s concerning the installation, operation or usage of the CrystalView t hat is not covered in [...]

22 CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL System does not detec t PS/2 mouse or application cannot find mouse.  Keyboard and mouse cables reve rsed o n the Local Unit.  Cable is loose; re-seat mo use cable on the CPU an d the Local Unit.  Ensure that the keyboard cable to the Local Unit is conne cted to provide adequate power to th[...]

CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL 23 Picture on monitor is black and white, not color.  The video cable was not attached to the PC when it was booted. Reboot the PC. A constant vertical wobble appears do wn the screen.  The CAT-5 cable connecting the Lo cal and Remote Units coul d be located too close to a strong power source. Re[...]

SERVICE 24 CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL Service Information Maintenance and Rep air This Unit does not contain any internal user-servicea ble parts. In the event a Unit needs repair or ma intenance, you must first obtain a Return Authorization (RA) number fro m Rose Elect ronics or an authorized repair center. This Return Authori [...]

SAFETY CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL 25 Safety The CrystalView KVM extender has bee n tested for conformance to safety regulations and requ irements, and has been certified for international use. Like all electronic eq uipment, the CrystalView should be used with care. To prote ct yourself from possible injury and to minimize the r[...]

26 CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL Safety and EMC Regulato ry Statements Safety information Documentation referen ce symbol. If the product is marked with this symbol, refer to the product documentation to get more information about the product. WARNING A WARNING in the manual denotes a hazard that can cause injury or de ath. CAUTION[...]

APPENDICES CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL 27 Appendix A. General Specifications Video band width (-3db) Local Un it: 150 MHz Remote Unit: 300 MHz Over 300 feet UTP: 95Mhz w/equalization Maximum resolution PC models: 1280 x 1 024 (Less than 300 feet) 1024 x 768 (300-1,000 feet) MINI model: 1280 x 1024 @ 150 feet 1600 x 1200 @ 60 feet[...]

28 CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL Appendix A1. Serial option specifications Baud Rate Up to 19,200 Baud Data Format Format Independent Flow Control RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR (Sent across link) Local Unit Connector DB9 Female (DCE) Remote Unit Connector DB9 Male (DTE) Appendix A2. Audio option specifications Description Bi-directional stere[...]

CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL 29 Appendix C. Parts and cables Part Number Des cription CRK-1P Single KVM station (PC) CRK-2P Dual KVM station (PC) CRK-1P/SUN Single KVM station (SUN) CRK-2P/SUN Dual KVM station (SUN) CRK-1P/AUD Single KVM station (Serial/Audio) CRK-2P/AUD Dual KVM station (Serial/Audio) CRK-M1P Single KVM station ([...]

30 CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL Appendix E. Rack mount instructions CrystalView MINI model is not rack mountable. The optional rack mount kit includes the followin g items:  Two black anodized mou nting bra ckets.  Four 6 - 32 x 3/8” flat head mounting screws. To rack mount your Crystal View, attach the two ra ck mounting [...]

FCC/IC STATEMENTS, EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY CRYSTALVIEW INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL 31 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COM MISSION AND INDU STRY CANADA RADIO-FREQUENCY INTERFERE NCE STATEMENTS This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is in strict accordance with the manufac[...]

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