Adder Technology Adder TS4 manual

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       1      SECT 1 Contents W elcome Introduction ................................................................................. 2 Automatic switching between systems ................[...]

       2      Automatic switching betw een systems When used with Synchrony softwar e, the Adder TS4 allows automatic switching between the connected systems and screens. The switching bet[...]

       3      H ow does Synchr ony work? Synchrony is a small softwar e utility that runs on each of your computer systems and continually tracks the current mouse cursor position. One sys[...]

       4      Optional power supply (requir ed only when long cables are used) plus country-specific mains cable Adder P/N: PSU-IEC-5VDC-2A PS/2-style keyboard/mouse cable, 2 metr es (two[...]

       5      I nstallation Locations Please consider the following important points when planning the position of the Adder TS4 unit: • Situate the Adder TS4 unit close to the systems t[...]

       6      Making connections Connections to the Adder TS4 unit do not need to follow the precise or der given in this user guide, although if one or more systems must be hot-plugged , [...]

       7      Keyboar d and mouse connections T o connect a keyboard and mouse 1 At the rear panel of the Adder TS4 unit, attach the connector from the keyboard to the purple socket that i[...]

       8      Installing S ynchrony This section covers the connections, switch setting and software installation procedur es required to use the Synchr ony application with the Adder TS4 [...]

       9      Configuration for Synchrony T o correctly configure Synchr ony , you need to install a copy on each system, configure one as the server and the r est as clients. Y ou then[...]

       10      6 Beneath the Screens field, click the ‘+’ button to display the Add Screen dialog so that you can add a new screen (computer system): 7 In the ‘Screen Name’ field[...]

       11      PC1 PC2 PC3 PC4 (PRIMARY) 0 to 100 % of the left of PC2 goes to 0 to 100 % of PC1-Primary 0 to 100 % of the bottom of PC2 goes to 0 to 100 % of PC4 0 to 100 % of the right o[...]

       12      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON Configuration switch settings The underside of the TS4 unit features a block of eight switches which ar e used to configure various f[...]

       13      Hot plugging and mouse r estoration It is strongly r ecommended that you switch off a host system before attempting to connect it to the Adder TS4. However , if this is not [...]

       14      SECT 4 Operation In operation, the Adder TS4 allows you to quickly switch between up to four systems. One system can be accessed at a time, whereupon the common keyboard and[...]

       15      Configuration options The Adder TS4 provides numer ous configuration options to ensure that it best suits your circumstances and the tasks carried out by the connected sys[...]

       16      M ouse button switching modes Y ou can use a three button mouse to switch between systems. However , when used in this way , the action of the middle mouse button or scroll [...]

       17      U pgrading Like all Adder products, the internal software (firmwar e) of the TS4 is designed to be easily upgraded in order to take advantage of a continual pr ocess of imp[...]

       18      F ur ther infor mation T roubleshooting If you experience problems when installing or using the Adder TS4, please check through this section for a possible solution. If your[...]

       19      Safety infor mation • For use in dry , oil free indoor environments only . • Not suitable for use in hazardous or explosive envir onments or next to highly flammable ma[...]

       20      Emissions and I mmunity All interface cables used with this equipment must be shielded in order to maintain compliance with radio frequency energy emission r egulations and [...]

       21      www .ctxd.com Documentation by: © 2008 Adder T echnology Limited All trademarks are acknowledged. Release 1.1c November 2008 Part No. ADD0064 Adder T echnology Limited, T e[...]