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    Keyboard/Mouse/Monitor SharingSwitch User' s Manual SV431 SV831 SV431D SV831D SV1631D SV832DS SV1632DS[...]

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    T able of Contents Introduction Overv iew 1 Features 2 Config urations 3 Installation Device Conne ction 6 Initial Power-Up 8 Optional R ack Mount Acc essories 9 Operation Front Panel Push Butt ons 10 OSD (On-Scr een-Display ) Operation 1 1 Hot Key C ommands 15 Cascade C onfiguration Connecti on 17 Change C onfiguration w hile Runni ng 19 Multi- ac[...]

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    1 Intr oduction Overv iew One-Console S tarView Switches The S tarView allows you to acce ss multiple c omputers from one keyboard, m ouse and monitor . There is no interface card or software to configure. Installati on is as easy a s connecting cab les between the S tarV iew and your compute rs. Operation is as simple as pressing pu sh button, ent[...]

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    2 High V ideo Q uality S tarV iew supports VGA resolution up t o 1600x1200 @85Hz without any degradation. Advanced VGA circuit design guarante es smooth and flicker-fr ee switchin g from one computer to the other with dist ance up to 100ft (30M)* at both Co nsole and PC si des. NOTE: This U ser's Manual is wr itten for the follow ing models. S[...]

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    3 Extra feat ures for On-Screen D isplay model n Assign com puters with un ique and meani ngful names n Identify and select compu ters by the nam es n Programmable scan filters un used computer s n S tore syste m sett ings and name entri es to non-volat ile memory n Passwor d security lo cks computer fr om unauthoriz ed access n Gain comp lete cont[...]

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    4 Figure 1: A single S tarV iew configuration Cascade (Master/Slave) Configuration Y ou can connect a s econd level of one or more S tarV iews to “ PC 1 ”~” PC 4 ” (SV431) or " PC 1 "~” PC 8 ” ports (SV831 & SV1631) of a Mas t e r unit. Cascade co nfiguration ex pands system ability allow ing you to sele ct computers conne[...]

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    5 Figure 2: A cascade S tarV iew configurati on Throughout this manual, Master is the StarV iew that has a physical key board, mouse and monitor c onnected to it s CONSOLE port. Slave is a St arVie w that has its CO NSOLE port connected to a Master's “PC x” port. Slave onl y exist s in cascade configur ation.[...]

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    6 Installa tion Device Connection The monitor c onnected to the HD -DB-15 VGA port of a Mas te r CONSOLE must be cap able of sync hronizing with th e computer's video sign al. If you are uncert ain about th e monitor type, plea se consult the monitor user's m anual. Connect a PS/2 mouse and a keyboard to t he CONSOLE p ort mark ed wit h a[...]

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    7 Determine t he channel addr ess of each com puter . For compu ters using PS/2 mou se, connect the computer's mo use and keyb oard cables to th e S tarV iew’s conn ectors marked w ith a mouse and keyboard res pectively, as show n in figure 4. Figure 4: M aster computer co nnection For computers using serial mouse, conne ct the DB-9 to mini-[...]

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    8 Initial Power-Up Make sur e all computers and S tarV iews are pow ered down during installat ion. Y ou must power up the Master S tarV iew before turning on any ot her devices. 4 For single S tarV iew: 1) Apply a power adapter to the Mas te r . 2) T urn on computers. 4 For ca sca de: 1) Apply a pow er adapter to the Mas t er . 2) Apply pow er ada[...]

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    9 Optional Rack Mount Accessories Figure 6 show s how to att ach optional mounting brack ets to the S tarV iew unit for st andard 19-inch r ack cabinet. Figure 6: Attach ing rack mount bracket Figure 7 show s how to asse mble rack cab le support then s c rew it to the back and inside the ra ck cabinet vert ical post. Figure 7: Assembling r ack cabl[...]

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    10 Then, keyboa rd/mouse/moni tor cables can be r outed over the c able support. Y ou can use plastic cabl e ties to bundl e and label the cables throu gh the rack ca ble support hole s for easy ide ntification. Oper a t ion Front Panel Push Buttons Y ou may select a c omputer by pres sing the front pa nel push button directly , by issuing hot-key [...]

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    11 OSD (On-Screen-D ispla y ) Operation SV431D, SV831D, SV16 31D, SV832DS, SV1632DS Figure 9: OSD screen il lustration By hitting the left <CTR L> key twice within two seconds, y ou may see the 'Hotkey Menu' if it is en abled (an OSD option). Or , by hitting the left <CT RL> key three ti mes within tw o seconds, you w ill see [...]

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    12 ready for sel ection (its corresponding front panel i ndicator is green), or the color i s white as it ha s no power . OSD menu updat es the color when it is activated. Use the <UP> and <DO W N> arrow keys to highlight a computer and the <ENTER> key to select it. Or , you may press <ESCAPE> to ex it OSD and remove the OSD[...]

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    13 = Function key <F3>: T o lock a d evice (a computer or a Sl av e ) from unaut horized access, use Security . Sec uri ty is effect ive for only one device ( a computer or a Slave ). T o lo ck a device, use the <UP> and <DO W N> arrow keys to highlight i t, then press <F3 >. Now , enter up to 4 chara cters (‘A ’~’Z’[...]

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    14 Scan mode, th e OSD displays the name of the selected co mputer. W hen Auto S c an detect s any keyboard or mouse activity , it suspen ds the scannin g till activity stops; it th en resumes w ith the next comp uter in sequence. T o abort the Aut o Sc a n mode, pr ess the left <CTRL> twice, or , press any front button. Sca n T y pe and Scan[...]

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    15 S tarV iew offers k eyboard typemati c setting that overri des the similar settings in B IOS and in W indow s. Available speed option s are Low , Middle , Fast and Faster as 10, 15, 20 and 30 chara cters/sec respectively . The non-volatil e memory stores th e Keyboard S peed setting. < Hotkey M enu When you hit the left <C TRL> key twic[...]

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    16 keystroke s for hot-keys a ll the time. A hot-key seq uence st arts with two lef t <CTRL> keystroke s followed by on e or two more key s trokes. A built-in buz zer generates a hig h-pitch beep for correct hot-key command; otherw ise, one low-pitch beep for error and the bad key sequence w ill not be forw arded to the sele cted computer . T[...]

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    17 g Manual Scan enables you to m anually switch back and forth between pow er-on computers. left Ctrl + left Ctrl + F2 Press á or â to sele ct the previous or the next co mputer in sequence. And, press any other key to abort t he Manual Scan . Note: For OSD mod els, Sc an T ype determine s whether eye mark is necessary duri ng Manual Scan . g T [...]

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    18 equal or more ' PC x ' ports than th at of the Slave, i.e., if SV831 is the mast er , SV831 and SV431 can be Slaves, but SV1 631 can not. The port s lab eled " PC 1 "~” PC 8 ” can be connected to e ither a computer or a Slave 's CONSOLE port, as show n in figure 10. The port s “ PC A "~” PC H ” ca n only b[...]

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    19 Figure 1 1: Casca ded 4-port S tarVi ews Figure 12: C ascaded 8-port S tarV iews For OSD model: After conne ction comple tes, you should re-a ctivate the OSD menu t o check if the Ma s t er recognizes th e S lav es . A triangle mar k ( 4 ) is placed to the right of the cha nnel name indic ating the port is connected to a Slave not a computer . A[...]

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    20 two dif ferent location s, local and remot e. Thanks to the high-driv e circuit des ign, you may con nect high qual ity cables at C onsole and PC sides for up to 100ft ( 30m), a definite pl us for server room applicat ions. Now you ca n access all computers eit her in the server room when y ou have to physi cally acce ss the computer s such as s[...]

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    21 Timeout s etting. The User Timeout is available in the OSD menu by pressing the Function key <F4>, under the s ub-menu More. Note: K eyboard S peed optio n is not available for multi-acce ss models. Configuration T o exp and the number of co mputers under c ontrol, you may co nnect CONSOLE port of another S tarVi ew to “PC1”~”PC8” [...]

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    22 A ppendices Specificati ons: Specifi cations SV431 SV431D SV831 SV831D SV1631 D SV832D S SV1632D S User p ort number 11 122 Comput er port n umber 4 8 16 8 16 Casca de control PC number Up t o 16* Up to 64 * Up to 13 6* Up to 64 * Up to 13 6* On-scre en disp lay (OSD ) SV431D SV 831 Ye s Front panel butt on contr ol 4 8 16 8 16 Hot pl ug-and-pl [...]

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    23 T roubleshooting: Ensure that al l cables are wel l seated. Check that keyboard/mou se cables are n ot swapped. Label and bundle th e cables for ea ch computer to a void confusion w hen connected to the St arView . Symptom Possible causes Recommend ed solution s No OSD screen s No power to S tarView s Loose monit or connection Monitor not multi [...]

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    24 Double OSD images at cascade configurat ion s Improper sl ave connection proc edure. s Press push buttons 1 and 2 down for 2 seconds to activat e K/M RE SET . s Remove any possibl e pow er supply to the Slave (unplug all cables), before connect ing it to the Master . OSD menu is not at the proper positi on s OSD menu has fixed resoluti on and it[...]

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    25 Limite d War r anty IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DIRECT V ENDOR'S LIAB ILITY FOR DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, IN CIDENTIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAM AGES, LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSS OF BUSINESS, OR FINANCIA L LOSS WHI CH MAY BE CAUSED BY THE USE OF THE PRODUCT EXCEEDS THE PRIC E PAID FOR THE PDOCUDT. The di rect ve ndor makes no warrant y or representation ,[...]