Black Box Black Box ServSwitch Wizard VGA (USB) manual

C o n t r o l u p t o f o u r V G A v i d e o-e q u i p p e d c o m p u t e r s y s t e m s a n d s h a r e p e r i p h e r a l s a m o n g t h e m . KV 3 004 A s u p po rts o n e v i d e o h e a d p e r c h a n n e l , KV 3 2 04 A s u p po rts tw o , KV 3 3 04 A s u p p o rts t h r e e , a n d KV3 4 04 A s u p po rts f o u r . ServSwitch Wizard VG[...]

Se r vS wi t ch Wi za r d V GA (US B) 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 2 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com T r ad ema rks U sed i n t h is Ma nu al Bl ack Bo x an d the Dou bl e Di amon d logo ar e reg is te red tra dem ar k s, and ServS wit ch is a t ra dem ar k, of BB T ec hno log ies , Inc . Ma c is a re gi ster ed tr ade ma rk of App[...]

72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com F C C a nd IC RF I S ta te me nts 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 3 Fe der a l Co mm un ic at i on s Co mm iss io n a nd In du st r y C a na da R ad io F r eq uen c y In t erf er en ce S tat em ent s Th is equ ipm en t gen er at es , us es, an d can r ad iat e ra di o-f re qu ency en er gy , an d if no [...]

Se r vS wi t ch Wi za r d V GA (US B) 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 4 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com In str ucc i on es de Se gu ri da d (Nor ma s Of ic i al es M ex ic an as E l ect r ica l S af ety S tat em ent ) 1 . T odas la s i ns tr uc cio ne s de segu rid ad y ope r ac ió n deb er án se r le ída s an te s de q ue el ap ar[...]

72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com T ab le of C on t e n ts 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 5 C on te nts 1 . S pec if ic at io ns ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. [...]

Se r vS wi t ch Wi za r d V GA (US B) 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 6 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com 1 . S pec if ica ti on s App r ov als: C E, FC C Ha rdw ar e C om pat ib il ity: Al l c om pu te rs wit h V GA an al og vid eo an d USB in te rfa ce s So ftwar e C omp at ibi lity: Ope ra tes wit h all kno wn softw ar e and oper at [...]

72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com C h ap t er 2: Ov ervi e w 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 7 2. O v erv i e w 2. 1 I nt ro duct io n The re ar e fo ur ve rsio ns of the fo ur -wa y ServSw it ch Wi za rd ™ V GA (US B), eac h of wh ich al lo ws a s in gle oper at or to co nt rol up t o f ou r com put er syst em s and sh are per ip he [...]

Se r vS wi t ch Wi za r d V GA (US B) 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 8 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com 2.2 F ea t ur es Mu lti scree n V ersio ns The ServSw itc h Wiza rd V GA (USB) i nc lud es se pa r at e mode ls to su ppo r t one , two , th re e , or f ou r vi deo hea ds per ch an ne l. Mu lti ple S wit ching The attac hed peri ph[...]

72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com C h ap t er 2: Ov ervi e w 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 9 2. 5 Ha r dw ar e De sc ri pt io n, S in gl e H ea d V ers ion (K V3004A ) 2. 5 . 1 Fr on t P a ne l Fi gur e 2 - 1 sh ows th e f ro nt pa nel o f the uni t. T abl e 2 - 2 des cr ibes its c om pon ents: Fi gur e 2 - 2 . Fr on t pan el. T abl e[...]

Se r vS wi t ch Wi za r d V GA (US B) 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 1 0 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com 2. 5 .2 R e ar P an e l Fi gur e 2 -3 sho ws the re ar pa ne l o f th e un it. T able 2 - 2 desc ribe s its co mpo nen t s: Fi gur e 2 -3 . Re ar pan el. T abl e 2 - 2 . Re ar pa nel c ompo ne nts. Number Component Description 4 2[...]

72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com C h ap t er 2: Ov ervi e w 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 1 1 2. 6 H ar dw ar e D esc r i pt i on , Mu lt i H ead V ersi on s ( K V3 204A, KV3 304A, KV3404A) 2. 6. 1 F r on t P a ne l Fi gur e 2 - 4 sho ws the fr on t pan el of the un it . T ab le 2 - 3 desc ribe s its co mp on en ts : Fi gur e 2 - 4. [...]

Se r vS wi t ch Wi za r d V GA (US B) 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 1 2 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com 2. 6.2 R ea r Pa ne l Fi gur e 2 -5 sh ows th e rea r pan el of the un it . T abl e 2 - 4 desc ri bes its c om po ne nts: 1 2 3 4 USB2.0 SWITCHED USB 1 USB 2 V1 V2 V3 V4 5V 4A INDOOR USE ONL Y USER CONSOLE OPTIONS 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 [...]

72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com C h ap t er 3: In sta l la t io n 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 1 3 3. In sta l la ti on 3. 1 Mou nt in g The re ar e two ma in mo un ti ng met hods: • Vi a th e (4) su ppl ied sel f-a dhes ive rub be r f eet • Vi a op ti ona l rac kmou nt br ac k ets (K V3004A mod el onl y) u si ng RM K 4 00 7 Ra[...]

Se r vS wi t ch Wi za r d V GA (US B) 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 1 4 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com 3.2 Co nn ect io ns C on nect io ns do no t nee d to be ca rr ied ou t in the or der giv en wi th in th is g ui de, ho we ver , wh er e poss ib le co nn ect the p ow er i n as a fi nal ste p. 3.2 . 1 U se r c on so le The ports th[...]

72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com C h ap t er 3: In sta l la t io n 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com P age 1 5 4 Video mon ito r (s): V GA vi deo ports ar e use d th rou gho ut . S in gl e sc reen u ni ts: A ttac h the lea d fr om th e video mon it or to the VG A c on necto r o f th e us er co ns ol e ar ea. See F ig ure 3- 4. INDOOR USE ONL Y[...]

Se r vS wi t ch Wi za r d V GA (US B) 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 1 6 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com 3.2 .2 Com put er sy ste ms Ea ch co mp ute r syst em is co nn ected to the ServSw it ch Wi zar d V GA ( US B ) un it us ing up t o thr ee cab le s f or the K V3004A an d up t o si x cab les f or th e KV32 04A, K V3 304A a nd K V3[...]

72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com C h ap t er 3: In sta l la t io n 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 1 7 Fi gur e 3-9 . C on necti ng vid eo le ads fr om mu lt ip le co mpu te rs to th e VG A in put ports. On the rear panel of the unit, connectors belonging to the same channel ar e stacked vertically . The connectors at each horizontal l[...]

Se r vS wi t ch Wi za r d V GA (US B) 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 1 8 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com 3.2 .3 Po we r in c on nect io n The ServSw itc h Wiza rd V GA (USB) u ni t is su ppl ie d wi th eit he r a 1 2 .5 W (s in gle sc ree n ve rsio n) or 20 W ( Mul tisc ree n ve rsio ns ) po we r ad apt er . Ther e is no on /off swi [...]

72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com C h ap t er 3: In sta l la t io n 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com P age 1 9 3.2 .4 Ch an ne l swi t c h i ng by exte rn al c on tr ol The OPTIONS port a ll ows exte rna l con tr ol of the cu rr ent ch ann el by co mm and s sen t ei the r vi a RS- 23 2 ser ia l inp ut or by swit chi ng on e o f th e f ou r ch [...]

Se r vS wi t ch Wi za r d V GA (US B) 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 2 0 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com 3.2 .4 .2 Co nt ro l b y RS- 23 2 s er i a l Whe re th e exter n al co nt rol is via RS - 23 2 si gna l, ens ur e th at th e con fig ur at ion me nu op tio n O i s set to 1 or 3 to e na ble RS- 23 2 c on tro l . Ser ia l port pa r[...]

72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com C h ap t er 3: In sta l la t io n 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com P age 2 1 3.2 .5 S ync hr on i z in g m ul ti pl e u ni ts ServS wit ch Wiz ar d VGA (USB) u ni t s ca n be c onn ecte d tog et he r so th at the y oper ate in a sync hro niz ed m an ner . Th us , t wo KV300 4A u ni t s ca n be m ade t o swi tc[...]

Se r vS wi t ch Wi za r d V GA (US B) 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 22 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com 1 2 3 4 USB2.0 SWITCHED USB 1 USB 2 5V 4A INDOOR USE ONLY USER CONSOLE OPTIONS V1 V2 V3 V4 Display 1 Display 2 Display 3 Display 4 Computer 1 EDID Computer 2 EDID Computer 3 EDID Computer 4 EDID 3.2 . 6 Ma n ag i ng E DI D v id eo [...]

72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com C h ap t er 4 : C on f ig ur a ti on 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 23 4. C on fi g ur a t ion 4. 1 U si ng th e C on f ig ur at i on Me nu The co n fi gu ra ti on mode al lo ws y ou to det erm in e n um er ous asp ects of the ServSw itc h Wiza rd V GA (USB) u ni t capa bi lit ies. T o use the con figu[...]

Se r vS wi t ch Wi za r d V GA (US B) 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 2 4 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com T abl e 4- 1 . C on fi gu rat ion men u opt io ns Letter Number Description B Enter the OPTIONS port Baud rate menu 1 1200 (default) 2 2400 3 9600 4 19200 5 38400 6 57600 7 115200 F Enter the Functions menu 1 Show current firmwar[...]

72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com C h ap t er 4 : C on f ig ur a ti on 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Page 2 5 4.2 Gen er al c on fi gu ra t i on 4.2. 1 C ha ng in g h ot k ey s ServS wit ch Wiz ar d VGA (USB) u ni t s us e CTRL an d AL T as th eir st and ar d ho tk e ys. Thes e can be ch ang ed if th ey cl as h wit h ot he r so ft war e or [...]

Se r vS wi t ch Wi za r d V GA (US B) 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 2 6 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com 4.2. 4 OPTIO NS port c h an ne l c on tr ol b eh a vi or Y ou ca n det er mi ne ho w th e OP TIONS port re spon ds to ch ann el co ntr ol in puts. T o defi ne the OPTIONS port beha vio r 1 En ter the C onf igu rat ion men u (see S[...]

72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com C h ap t er 4 : C on f ig ur a ti on 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 2 7 4.2. 6 M is c el l an eo us f un cti on s T o refre sh EDID in for mati on fr om the mon itor 1 En ter the C onf igu rat ion men u (see Sect ion 4. 1 f or deta ils). 2 Pres s F t o en te r th e F uncti ons men u 3 Pres s 2 an d the[...]

Se r vS wi t ch Wi za r d V GA (US B) 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 2 8 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com 4.3 P erf or mi ng u pgr ad es The ServSw itc h Wiza rd V GA (USB) u ni t is fu lly upg rad able vi a fl ash upg r ade . S uc h upgr ade s re qui re a Wi nd ows -base d c om pu te r syst em to be li nk ed vi a the OPTIONS port. It[...]

72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com C h ap t er 4 : C on f ig ur a ti on 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 2 9 7 Fro m the ma in K VM Fi rmw are Upl oa der di alog , cli ck th e Bro wse . . . bu tto n an d sele ct the upg rad e fil e: VG A US B _ xx x. t xt wh er e xx x is th e fi rm ware vers ion . The up gra de fi le deta ils wil l be di [...]

Se r vS wi t ch Wi za r d V GA (US B) 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 30 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com 5 . Oper a t ion 5 . 1 Sel ecti ng a co mp ut er The re ar e fo ur ma in wa ys to swit ch th e com mon per ip he r al s to sp ec if ic co mp ut er ch an ne ls: • U sin g the f r on t pan el co nt rol s (see bel ow) • Us ing [...]

72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com C h ap t er 5: Op er at i on 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pag e 3 1 5 . 1 .2 Sel ecti ng a c omp ut er us i ng ho tk ey s Us ing ho tk ey co mb ina tio ns , you can qu ic kly swi t ch the k ey boa rd, vid eo mon ito r(s), mo use an d spea ke rs and US B pe ri ph er als to an y co mp ute r cha nne l. The re[...]

Se r vS wi t ch Wi za r d V GA (US B) 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 3 2 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com T o use add iti onal hotk ey press com bin ation s In a dd it io n t o th e sta nd ard ho tk ey pr ess co mbi nat ion s (sho wn left), you can al so ad d add it io na l k ey pr esses in or der to det erm in e wh ic h peri phe ra l[...]

72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com C h ap t er 5: Op er at i on 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pag e 3 3 5 .2 L oc ki ng ac c ess t o t he co mpu te rs Whe n priv acy is r equ ir ed, yo u can loc k acc ess t o the c onn ecte d com put ers vi a th e uni t. T o lock the un it 1 Sim ulta neou sly pr ess and hol d C TRL an d AL T (or ot he r hot [...]

Se r vS wi t ch Wi za r d V GA (US B) 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 34 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com 5 .3 Au t osca nn in g Whe n ena bled , the au to scan mode swit che s betwee n th e con necte d com put ers in seq ue nc e. Thi s is us ef ul t o al low yo u to sam ple acti vi ty amo ng th e c on necte d c om pu te rs. T w o sca [...]

72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com C h ap t er 5: Op er at i on 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pag e 3 5 T o start aut osca nnin g • On t he k eyb oa rd , pr ess C TRL AL T X . No tes : Dur ing au to sca nn in g, mou se swi tch ing , ho t k ey + t ab and in ter act iv ity wi th th e com put ers are al l di sabl ed. Dur ing au to sca nn in g[...]

Se r vS wi t ch Wi za r d V GA (US B) 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 36 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Ap pe nd ix A. W h at is T ru e Em ul at io n ? T rue Em ula tio n re pre sen ts a si gn ifi can t br ea kthr oug h in sh ar in g USB dev ic es betw een two or mor e com put er syst em s. Un til thi s poi nt , th e pr oble m ha s b[...]

72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Ap pen di c es 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pag e 3 7 T rue Em ula tio n is no t ne ce ssari ly re qu ir ed b y o th er US B de vic es, whi ch is wh y yo u wil l als o fi nd two en ume rat ed ci rc ui t s in cl ude d (sh own i n gr een wi thi n the bloc k dia gr am) alo ng sid e th e T rue Em ula tio n f e[...]

Se r vS wi t ch Wi za r d V GA (US B) 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 38 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Ap pe nd ix B . Def a u lt E DID vi de o mod es The fo llo wi ng di gi tal vid eo mode s ar e def in ed wit hi n the def au lt ED ID in fo rma ti on hel d b y th e Se rv S wi t ch Wiza rd V GA (USB) un its. Th is in fo rma ti on is[...]

72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Ap pen di c es 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com P age 3 9 Ap pe nd ix C. C a bl e p in-o uts The OPTIONS port u ses a 1 0p 1 0c soc ke t whi ch can ac c om mo da te bo th 1 0p 1 0c c on necto rs as wel l as th e muc h mor e com mon 8p8c co nn ectors , whi ch ar e us ed on E the rn et lea ds an d pat ch ca bl e[...]

Se r vS wi t ch Wi za r d V GA (US B) 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Pa ge 4 0 Ap pe nd ix D . Sa f ety in fo rm at io n • For use in dry , oi l fr ee in door en vi ro nme n ts on ly . • Bo th th e Se rv S wi t ch Wiza rd V GA (USB) u ni t and its po we r sup ply ge ne r at e hea t when in oper at ion an d wil l bec ome wa rm t o th e t ou[...]

72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox. com Ab ou t B l ac k B o x Bl ack Bo x Netw or k Servi ce s is yo ur so ur ce f or mo re th an 1 1 8, 000 netw or ki ng an d in fr astr uct ur e pr od ucts. Y ou’ ll fin d eve r y th ing fr om ca bi nets an d ra cks a nd pow er an d sur ge pr ot ecti on pr odu c ts to med ia c on vert ers an d E the rn et swit che [...]