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Keyboard/Mouse/Monitor SharingSwitch User' s Manual SV231[...]

T able of Contents Introduction Overv ie w 1 Features 1 Installation Device Conn ection 2 Initial Po wer-Up 6 Operation Front Panel Push But tons 6 Hot Key Comm ands 6 Appendices S peci ficatio ns 8 T rouble S hooting 9 Other S t arV iew Swi tches 1 1 Please r ead thi s ma nual t horoug hly and follow the Inst allation proc edures to prev ent damag[...]

1 Introduction Ove r vi ew The S tarView SV231 is a comput er switch that al low s access to tw o IBM comp atible c omputer s from one keyboard , mouse an d monit or . Sw itching between computer s is a s easy as pressi ng the p ush but ton or entering h ot-key co mmands from your k eyboard . There is no interfa ce car d and so ftw are to inst all [...]

2 n Keyboard stat es auto matica lly sav ed and res tored when sw itching compu ters n Operatin g system independent, transp arent to all applicat ions n T rue plug and p lay sy stem configur ation n Keyboard a nd mou se can be h ot plugg ed at any time n High VGA re solutio n 1600x 1200 n DDC2B co mpatible n Power-free oper ation Installa tion Dev[...]

3 Figure 1: CONSOLE Conne ction The moni tor connect ed to the HD-DB-1 5 VGA port of t h e CONSOLE must be ca pab le of sync hroniz ing with th e computer' s video signal. If you are uncert ain a bout the monitor ty pe, pl ease cons ult the monitor u ser's ma nual. The S t arVi ew c onsumes n egligi ble power a nd is designe d to run re l[...]

4 using a VG A mal e-to-fema le cab le. Foll ow the sa me procedure s for the secon d comp uter usi ng the KEYBOARD and MOU SE port. Figure 2: CO MP UTER Connectio n If your comp uter inc orporates a seri al mou se, a mo use adapter s hould be conne cted to t he compute r ’ s mou se port as show n in figure 3. (Note: use only t he mouse adapter s[...]

5 Figure 3: Adapter and ser ial mouse conne ction NOTE : 1. The S tarV iew SV231's a utom atic mouse convers ion system allow s you to conne ct computer s usin g seria l mice . 2. The m ouse ada pter can only be u sed on t he PC side and will not w ork on the CONSOLE side. 3. If your PC uses a n A T st yle ke yboard, you w ill need an "A [...]

6 Ini tial P o w er-u p M ake sure all computer s and the S tarV iew SV231s are powered dow n during installatio n . After connection, p ower up th e computers. The S tarV iew can be power ed from the computers. This pr ocedure ensures the S tarV iew receive computer s ettings correctly whe n computer boots. NOTE : Y ou may hot p lug any add itiona[...]

7 generated and the bad key sequence will not be forwarded to t he sel ected c omputer . = T o se lect a computer : lef t Ctrl + le ft Ctrl + 1 Se l ec ts the comp uter at port 1. Left Ctrl + lef t Ctrl + 2 Select s the comp uter at port 2. NOTE : Do not use the keypad at the right of the keyboard. = T o start Au to Sc a n , a uto m ati cal ly scan[...]

8 = T o adj ust key board ty pemati c rate ( charact ers/sec) , this setting over-rid es that of BIOS an d any o perating system : lef t Ctrl + lef t Ctrl + F4 . The S tarView generates 1 to 4 b eep s correspon ding to 10 , 15 , 20 and 30 characters/ sec res pectively . A ppendices S pecificati ons SV231 No. of compute rs suppo rted 2 Cascade cont [...]

9 Power suppl y Optional (DC 9V ,500mA) T roubl eshooting Ensure that all ca bles ar e well s eated. Che ck that keyboard /mouse cable s are not swapped . Label and bundl e the c ables f or each com puter to avoid confusi on when c onnect ed to the S tarV iew . Symptom Causes Solutions Keyboard or mouse does not wor k Improper power-up sequence. Ke[...]

10 The é and ê keys do not work in Manual Scan All PCs are off or only one PC is turned on. Scan mode works for power-on comput ers only . T urn com puters on. Press any ot her key to abort Manual Scan mode. The S tarView fails to function occa sio nall y . Computers do not supply enough power . Add a power adapter with mini mum of D C 9 V 500mA [...]

11 O t he r Star Vi ew Sw it c h e s Other high- performa nce Sta rView KVM switc hes No OSD OSD model 2 Consol e – OSD Model 2-port SV231 4-por t SV431 SV431D 8-port SV831 SV831D SV832D 16-port SV1631D SV1632D - OSD : ad vanced On-Sc reen Displa y interfac e enabl ing you to assi gn PC names, acce ss PCs by the names . Other fea tures includ e p[...]

12 Limite d War r anty IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DIRECT VENDOR'S L IABILITY FOR DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, IN CIDENTIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSS OF BUSINESS, OR FINANCIAL LOSS WHICH M AY BE CAUSED BY THE USE OF THE PRODUCT EXCEEDS TH E PRICE PAID FOR THE PDOCUDT. The direct ven dor makes n o warranty or representation, expr[...]