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    MAN047 Rev Date 7/2/2008 RACKMUX-V15/17 RACKMUX-D15/17 Rackmount Drawer with Keyboard, LCD Monitor and Mouse Installation and Operation Manual RACKMUX ® Series NETWORK TECHNOLOGI ES INCORPORATE D Te l:33 0-5 62 -70 70 Fax :33 0-5 6 2-1 999 1275 D an ner D r Aurora, OH 44202 www.netwo rkt ec hinc.c o m NTI R[...]

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    i TRADEMARK RACKMUX is a registered trademark of Net work Technol ogies Inc in the U.S. and other countries. COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2007, 2008 by Net work Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduce d, store d in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, el ectro nic, mechanical, photoc[...]

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    ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ................................................................................................................... ................................................... 1 Features and Functions ......................................................................................................... .................[...]

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    iii TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1- Mount RACKMU X to a st andard ra ck ................................................................................................................................. 3 Figure 2- Position RACKMUX with clear ance to open .............................................................................. .....................[...]

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    NTI RACKMUX-V15/17 RACKMO UN T LCD MONITOR WITH KEYBOARD A ND M OUSE 1 INTRODUCTION The RACKMUX-V15/17 Dra wer (RACKMUX) consists of a Ke yboard, Touchpad, and LC D monitor integrated into a 1RU rack-mountable drawer with wrist pads. When access to a server rack is need ed, the drawer can be pulled out a nd the dis play lifted up like a notebook co[...]

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    NTI RACKMUX-V15/17 RACKMO UN T LCD MONITOR WITH KEYBOARD A ND M OUSE 2 FEA TURES AND FUNCTIONS 1. Power Button- press to turn the LCD monitor ON and OFF 2. Power LED - Indicates operat ion status Green = Pow er-ON, Video Input Signal OK Red = Suspend / Stand-by, or no Video Input Signal 3. Menu Button - press to turn ON the OSD menu 4. Up Arrow But[...]

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    NTI RACKMUX-V15/17 RACKMO UN T LCD MONITOR WITH KEYBOARD A ND M OUSE 3 INST ALLA TION Rack Mounting Instructions The RACKMUX was designe d to be mou nte d to a rack and incl udes mounting flanges to make attachm ent easy. 1. Determine the mounting height in the ra ck for the dra wer. It should be a height comfortable to use the keyboard and see the[...]

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    NTI RACKMUX-V15/17 RACKMO UN T LCD MONITOR WITH KEYBOARD A ND M OUSE 4 Optional Telco 2-Post Mounting If the Telco 2-post mounting bracket kit (NTI# RL-T 15-TEL ) is to be used, secure the short and long brackets to each si de of the drawer as shown in Fig. 2. Apply 2 nuts (supplied) per br acket to secure the brackets to the drawer. Apply two #10-[...]

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    NTI RACKMUX-V15/17 RACKMO UN T LCD MONITOR WITH KEYBOARD A ND M OUSE 5 Figure 5- Connect a USB CPU When connecting a CPU with DVI support to the single-link DVI port of the RACKMUX, use a DVI-DS-2M-MM (supplied) for the DVI video signal, a USB-AB-2M (supplied) for the USB connecti on, and if using PS/2 ke ybo ard and mouse connections, connect a VV[...]

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    NTI RACKMUX-V15/17 RACKMO UN T LCD MONITOR WITH KEYBOARD A ND M OUSE 6 Connect Extra Device On the front of the RACKMUX is an additional USB Type A port to be used, if desired, for an extra accessory. Any low or ful l speed USB device may be connected to this port to be used . This port is fully compliant with USB standard 1.1. Note: In order for t[...]

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    NTI RACKMUX-V15/17 RACKMO UN T LCD MONITOR WITH KEYBOARD A ND M OUSE 7 DISPLA Y FUNCTIONS An NTI RACKMUX with a 17” monitor supp orts resolutions up to SXGA (1280 x 1024) with a refresh rate at between 55 and 76Hz. When a 15” monitor is present, support for resol utions up to XGA (1024 x 768) apply with a refresh rate at between 55 and 76Hz. Th[...]

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    NTI RACKMUX-V15/17 RACKMO UN T LCD MONITOR WITH KEYBOARD A ND M OUSE 8 Brightness/Contrast Menu Selecting the Brightness/Contrast menu will bring up a screen in which the user c an adjust the brightness and contrast levels o f the LCD display. Using the Up or Do wn arro ws to navigat e the menu, highlight either the BRIGHTNESS or CONT RAST sections[...]

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    NTI RACKMUX-V15/17 RACKMO UN T LCD MONITOR WITH KEYBOARD A ND M OUSE 9 Setup Menu Selecting the Setup menu will bring up a screen in which the user can adjus t  OSD POSITION-the position of t he OSD menus on th e LC D display  OSD TIME-the length of time the user can be idle before the OSD menu a utomatica ll y exits (adjustable from 10 to 60[...]

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    NTI RACKMUX-V15/17 RACKMO UN T LCD MONITOR WITH KEYBOARD A ND M OUSE 10 KEYBOARD FUNCTIONS RACKMUX-V15 The keyboard on the RACKMUX-V 15 (and RACKMUX–V17 ) is a standard condensed Windows format. To reduce the keyboard size, some keys have been assigned multi pl e functions, accessible via the " Fn " key. This section will describe which[...]

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    NTI RACKMUX-V15/17 RACKMO UN T LCD M ONITOR WITH KEYBOARD AND M OUSE 11 Number Pad The functionality of a Number Pad on a standard Windo ws keyboard has been incorporat ed into the keyboard of the RACKMUX-V15 (see Fig. 12, page 12 ). To substitute the keys of the Number Pad: 1. Press the " NumLock " key. The NumLock LED ( ) will illuminat[...]

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    NTI RACKMUX-V15/17 RACKMO UN T LCD M ONITOR WITH KEYBOARD AND M OUSE 12 Figure 12- Keys of the Number Pad Other Uses of the Function Key The Function (" Fn ") key (page10) will enable other standard ke ybo ard features in addition to the Number Pad keys (page 11) . Key Function whe n Fn key is not locked ("Fn" LED is OF F) Key F[...]

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    NTI RACKMUX-V15/17 RACKMO UN T LCD M ONITOR WITH KEYBOARD AND M OUSE 13 Numeric Keypad Option Models with the Numeric Keypad option ( -N ) (i.e. RACKMUX-V15-N) h ave a standard Windows keyb oard with 17-key numeric keypad. When the Numeric Keypad op tion is present, the Function (“ Fn ”) ke y, (page 10) is only used to toggle bet ween PS/2 and [...]

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    NTI RACKMUX-V15/17 RACKMO UN T LCD M ONITOR WITH KEYBOARD AND M OUSE 14 Figure 16- German keyboard with numeric keypad PS/2-USB Keyboard/Mouse Mode The RACKMUX keyboar d and mouse can be configured to connect to either a PS/2 or USB enab led CPU. At initial po wer ON from the factory, the keyboar d will be in PS/ 2 mode. To toggle keyboard mouse mo[...]

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    NTI RACKMUX-V15/17 RACKMO UN T LCD M ONITOR WITH KEYBOARD AND M OUSE 15 DC POWER OPTION If the RACKMUX has been ordered with the DC Power option (“48V ” at the end of the model number), a 3-terminal block has been provided for connection to a 36-72 VDC 2A power source. The terminal block can be easil y removed from under the protective bracket [...]

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    NTI RACKMUX-V15/17 RACKMO UN T LCD M ONITOR WITH KEYBOARD AND M OUSE 16 SAFETY This NTI product has been de sign ed and fully tested with user safet y of the utmost importance. As with all electronic devices , this NTI product should be hand led and operated with care. In order to avoid p ossibl e injury and to reduce an y risk of damage to th is p[...]

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    NTI RACKMUX-V15/17 RACKMO UN T LCD M ONITOR WITH KEYBOARD AND M OUSE 17 RACKMUX-KVM DRA WER ST ANDARD SPECIFI CA TIONS General Specs Case Material ................................................. Electro-ga lvanized steel black powdercoated Dimensions WxDxH (in. ) ............................... 19 x 21.9 x 1.75 Supported Rack Depths…… ……?[...]

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    NTI RACKMUX-V15/17 RACKMO UN T LCD M ONITOR WITH KEYBOARD AND M OUSE 18 OSD Control Board OSD Control .................................................. 5 Keys Power Key ..................................................... Po wer ON/OFF Menu Key ....................................................... Activate s Menu Up, Down Keys .................[...]

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    NTI RACKMUX-V15/17 RACKMO UN T LCD M ONITOR WITH KEYBOARD AND M OUSE 19 TROUBLESHOOTING Each and every piece of ev ery pro duct produced by Net work Tec hnologies Inc is 100% tested to exacting spec ifications. We make every effort to insure trouble-free insta llation and operation of o ur pro ducts. If proble ms are experienced while inst alli ng [...]