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    1 1 GCS1924 P ART NO. M1203 User Manual 4-Port DualView Mini DisplayPort KVMP Switch with Peripheral Sharing www .iogear .com[...]

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    2 ©2012 IOGEAR ® . All Rights Reserved. PKG-M1203 IOGEAR, the IOGEAR logo, MiniView®, VSE are trademarks or register ed trademarks of IOGEAR. Microsoft and Windows are register ed trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines, Inc. Macintosh, G3/G4 and iMac are register ed trademarks of App[...]

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    2 3 T able of Contents Package Content 4 System Requirements 5 GCS1924 Overview 6 Installation 9 LED Indication 14 Port Switching 15 Port Switching via Hotkeys 17 Auto Scanning 19 Hotkey Setting Mode (HSM) 20 Digital & Analog Audio Setup T able 24 Mac Keyboard Emulation 25 Factory Default Hotkeys Settings 26 Firmware Upgrade 27 Upgrade Fail 32 [...]

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    4 Package Content – 1 x 4-port DualView Mini DisplayPort KVMP Switch – 8 x Mini DisplayPort 1.1a Cable – 4 x USB 2.0 Cable (T ype A to T ype B) – 4 x 3.5mm Audio Cable (Green Head) – 4 x 3.5mm Mic Cable (Pink Head) – 1 x User Manuel – 1 x Power Adapter – 1 x W arranty Card[...]

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    4 5 System Requirements Console – T wo mini DisplayPort Monitors – 1 x USB Keyboard – 1 x USB Mouse – Speaker / Microphone (Analog / Digital) – Optional * * Front Audio Port supports Analog Audio output only Computer – mini DisplayPort (Single / Dual mini DisplayPort Video card) – T ype “A” USB Port Operating System – Window XP [...]

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    6 GCS1924 Overview Front V iew 1. Port 1 T ouch Panel 2. Port 2 T ouch Panel 3. Mode T ouch Panel 4. Port 3 T ouch Panel 5. Port 4 T ouch Panel 3 2 4 5 1 6 6. Front Panel Console Mic. Connection (analog only) 7. Front Panel Console Audio Connection (analog only) 8. Front Panel USB 2.0 Peripheral Sharing Port (w/ Quick Charge) 9. LEDs status 7 8 9[...]

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    6 7 Rear View 1. CPU 2 Mini DisplayPort 2B 2. CPU 2 Mini DisplayPort 2A 3. CPU 2 Mini-TOSLINK Mic. (Digital/Analog) 4. CPU 2 Mini-TOSLINK Audio (Digital/Analog) 5. CPU 2 USB Connection 6. CPU 1 Mini DisplayPort 1B 12. Console Mini DisplayPort B 13. Console Mini DisplayPort A 14. Console Mini-TOSLINK Mic. (Digital/Analog) 15. Console Mini-TOSLINK Au[...]

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    8 Side View 1. CPU 4 Mini DisplayPort 4B 2. CPU 4 Mini DisplayPort 4A 3. CPU 4 Mini-TOSLINK Mic. Connection (Digital/Analog) 4. CPU 4 Mini-TOSLINK Audio Connection (Digital/Analog) 5. CPU 4 USB Connection 6. CPU 3 Mini DisplayPort 3B 7. CPU 3 Mini DisplayPort 3A 8. CPU 3 Mini-TOSLINK Mic. Connection (Digital/Analog) 9. CPU 3 Mini-TOSLINK Audio Conn[...]

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    8 9 Installation STEP 1 Please make sure your sour ce devices and displays are powered off befor e you start. A B STEP 2 Connect the mini DisplayPort cables from your monitors to the console mini DisplayPort A and/or B. Port A will be your main monitor and Port B will be your extended desktop monitor .[...]

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    10 STEP 3 Connect your USB keyboard and mouse to the console USB keyboard port and console USB mouse port. Connect your USB devices to the USB peripheral port, you can add a USB hub if you need to connect multiple USB devices.[...]

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    A 10 11 STEP 4 Connect your mini DisplayPort and a set of IOGEAR custom cable (USB 2.0 and Audio Jack 3.5mm) from KVMP switch to each of your computers – mini DisplayPort connection from mini DisplayPort A to the mini DisplayPort output and USB connection to open USB port from your computer . Connect the audio and mic. connectors to your audio ou[...]

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    A B 12 STEP 5 Connect mini DisplayPort cables from mini DisplayPort B of the KVMP to your second mini DisplayPort output of your computers. Repeat the same for port #2, 3 and 4.[...]

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    12 13 Final Step Installation is complete. T ur n on your computers and other devices and enjoy . STEP 6 Plug the power adapter into the power outlet and connect it to the DC power jack from the KVMP[...]

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    14 LED Indication LED Description Online / Selected Dim Orange A device is connected to the KVMP switch but the port is not on focus Bright Orange The specic port has focus on the KVM (Keyboard, video and mouse) Audio Green The specic port has focus on the audio USB Link Green The specic port has focus on the USB peripheral sharing ports[...]

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    Simply touch the front panel fr om the multimedia KVMP switch or trigger hotkeys from your keyboard. Port Switching via Front Panel T ouch Function T ouch Panel Control Switch all focus (KVM, audio and USB) to a specic port 1. T ouch MODE once, KVM , A UDIO , and USB LINK LEDs will ash 2. Then touch the specic port to switch all focus to t[...]

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    Switch audio focus to a specic port 1. T ouch MODE three times, A UDIO LEDs will ash 2. Then, touch the specic port to switch Audio port to that port Switch USB focus to a specic port 1. T ouch MODE four times, USB LINK LED will ash 2. Then, touch the specic port to switch USB focus to that port 16[...]

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    Port Switching via Hotkeys Hotkeys Description [Scroll Lock] [Scr oll Lock] [Enter] Switch all focus (KVM, audio and USB) to the next port [Scroll Lock] [Scr oll Lock] [n] [Enter] Switch all focus (KVM, audio and USB) to port n* [Scroll Lock] [Scr oll Lock] [k] [Enter] Switch KVM focus to the next port Continue next page All port swtiches begin wit[...]

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    [Scroll Lock] [Scr oll Lock] [n] [k] [Enter] Switch KVM focus to port n* [Scroll Lock] [Scr oll Lock] [s] [Enter] Switch audio focus to the next port [Scroll Lock] [Scr oll Lock] [n] [s] [Enter] Switch audio focus to port n* [Scroll Lock] [Scr oll Lock] [u] [Enter] Switch USB focus to the next port [Scroll Lock] [Scr oll Lock] [n] [u] [Enter] Switc[...]

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    *Note: Autoscan Mode from front panel push button will be scanning a port every 5 seconds by default. If you wish to have the Autoscan Mode be scanning with different time interval, please r efer to trigger Autoscan Mode from hotkeys. **Note: n is an interval between 1 and 99 that stands for the time (in second) desired for scanning each port. Y ou[...]

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    Hotkey Description 1. Press and hold [Num Lock] (Use the [Clear] key on a Mac keyboard.) 2. Press and r elease [-] 3. Release [Num Lock] (Use the [Clear] key on a Mac keyboard.) Invoking hotkey setting mode Invoke HSM, then press [h] T o change the HSM invocation keys from [NumLock] and [-] to [Ctrl] and [F12]. Hotkey Setting Mode (HSM) is used to [...]

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    Hotkey Description Invoke HSM, then press [t] T o toggle port switching hotkeys between [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] and [Ctrl Ctrl]. Invoke HSM, then press [B] T o toggle the beeper on and off. Invoke HSM, then press [F2] T o enable the Mac keyboard emulation. Invoke HSM, then press [F10] T o change the keyboard emulation from Mac or SPC mode to PC[...]

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    Hotkey Description Invoke HSM, then press [d] T o store console monitor's EDID in order to optimize the display resolution. Invoke HSM, then press [e] T o toggle between power on detection enabled and disabled. Power on detection allows the switch to automatically switch to the next powered on video source when the curr ent one is powered off.[...]

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    *Note: T o exit HSM manually , press Esc or spacebar Hotkey Description Invoke HSM, then press [u] [p] [g] [r] [a] [d] [e] [Enter] T o invoke the rmware upgrade mode - front panel LED will start ashing indicating that the rmware upgrade mode in on. Invoke HSM, then press [nn] [Enter] T o set the keyboard language layout. "nn" is [...]

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    24 Digital & Analog Audio Setup T able KVM Console Audio Out "Digital Audio Out (Refer to #15 on Page 7)" "Analog Audio Out (Refer to #15 on Page 7 and #7 on Page 6)" KVM CPU Audio CPU 1 Digital In Digital Out No Audio Analog In No Audio Analog Out CPU 2 Digital In Digital Out No Audio Analog In No Audio Analog Out CPU 3 Dig[...]

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    24 25 Mac Keyboard Emulation PC Keyboard Mac Keyboard [Shift] Shift [Crtl] Ctrl [Ctrl] [1] [Ctrl] [2] [Ctrl] [3] [Ctrl] [4] [Alt] Alt The PC compatible (101/104 key) keyboard can emulate the functions of the Mac keyboar d. The emulation mappings are listed in the table below . *Note: When using key combinations, press and r elease the rst key (C[...]

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    26 Factory Default Hotkeys Settings Setting Default Alternate Port Switching [Scroll Lock] [Scr oll Lock] [Ctrl] [Ctrl] Invoke HSM [Num Lock] + - [Ctrl] + [F12] Auto Scan Interval 5 Seconds 1~99 Seconds Keyboard OS Platform PC Compatible Mac, Linux Mouse Emulation Enabled Disabled Mouse Port-switching Disabled Enabled Power -on Detection Enabled Di[...]

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    The Window-based Firmware Upgrade Utility (FWUprade.exe) provides a smooth, automated process for upgrading the GCS1924 rmware. Note: In order to perform a rmwar e upgrade, you need to use a computer that’ s not connected to the KVM. Step 1 Connect a USB cable to any open USB port of the KVM and the any open USB port on the computer . Conne[...]

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    Step 4 Extract the le with WinRAR or compatible software. Then double click on the execute le to begin with the Firmware Upgrade Utility . Step 5 The Firmware Upgrade Utility welcome scr een appears. Read the License Agreement and click “I Agree” then click “Next” if you wish to continue with the rmware upgrade. Otherwise, click ?[...]

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    Step 6 Choose the correct KVM that you wish to perform rmware upgrade from the “Device List” and then click “Next” to continue. Then the Firmware Upgrade Utility will verify if ther e is a KVM connected to the computer by the rmware upgrade cable. (Check Firmware V ersion checkbox is optional) 28 29[...]

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    Step 7 If you have checked the “Check Firmware V ersion” checkbox, then the utility will check the current rmware that is on your KVM. If the current rmware is newer than the rmwar e that you wish to upgrade to, a window will popup and prompt you to ask if you wish to pr oceed. Simply click “Y es” to start the upgrade and “No” [...]

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    Step 8 When the rmware upgrade is done, you will see “Firmware upgrade OK” in the “Status Messages” window . Then simply click “Finish” to complete the whole rmware upgrade process. Final Step Now the KVM will reset by itself and it will be ready for usage after the r est. Note: If you see warring message of Mac O.S. version incom[...]

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    32 Upgrade Fail If you don’t see “Firmware upgrade OK” in the “Status Messages” window, it means the utility has failed to complete the rmware successfully . If that occurs, please do the following: Step 1 Unplug all USB cables and DC power adapter from GCS1924. Step 2 Plug single USB cable in the last CPU port with PC powered on. Step[...]

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    32 33 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable protection against harmful interfer ence in a residential setting. This product generates, uses, and can radia[...]

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    34 This device has been tested and found to comply with the following European Union directives: Electr omagnetic Capability (89/336/EMC), Low Voltage (73/23/EEC) and R&TTED (1999/5/EC). CE Compliance[...]

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    34 35 SJ/T 11364-2006 The following contains information that relates to China. ○:表示该有毒有害物质在该部件所有均质材料中的含量均在SJ/T 11363-2006规定的限量要求之下。 ●:表示符合欧盟的豁免条款，但该有毒有害物质至少在该部件的某一均质材料中的含量超出 SJ/T 11363-2006的限?[...]

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    36 Limited W arranty WE’RE HERE TO HELP YOU! NEED ASSIST ANCE SETTING UP THIS PRODUCT? Make sure you: 1. Visit www .iogear .com for more pr oduct information 2. Visit www .iogear .com/support for live help and product support W arranty Information This product carries a 3 Y ear Limited Warranty . For the terms and conditions of this warranty , pl[...]

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    36 37 Contact IOGEAR T oll Free 866-9-IOGEAR (USA) Phone: 949-453-8782 19641 Da Vinci, Foothill Ranch, CA92610 www .iogear .com support@iogear .com[...]

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