Lindy 32 341 manual

LINDY CPU Switch USB Inst al l ati on and Use First editi on (Januar y 2000) © 2000 LI NDY Electroni cs Lt d. LINDY CPU Sw itch USB Installat ion and Use Part Mod el 32 341 LINDY CPU Switch U SB P C Part Mod el 32 342 LINDY CPU Switch US B Mac[...]

Page 2 Instal l at ion and Use LINDY CP U S wit ch USB A bout this manual LINDY CPU S w itch USB - Installati on and Use First edi tion (January 2000) Part No. 32341 + 32342 © 2000 LINDY Electroni cs Ltd. All ri ghts reserved. W hil st every precaution has been taken i n the preparation of thi s m anual, LINDY E lectroni cs Ltd assum es no respons[...]

LINDY CP U S wi t ch USB Instal l at ion and Use Page 3 Warran ty LINDY E lectroni cs Ltd w arrants that this product shal l be free from defects in w orkm anship and m aterials for a peri od of one year from the date of original purchase. If the product should fai l to operate correctl y in norm al use duri ng the w a rr an ty p er iod , L I ND Y [...]

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LINDY CP U S wi t ch USB Instal l at ion and Use Page 5 Radio Fre quency Energy Shiel ded cabl es m ust be used w ith thi s equi pm ent to m ai ntain compliance with radio frequency energy em ission regul ations and ensure a sui tably hi gh level of im m unity to electrom agnetic di sturbances. Euro pean EMC d irecti ve 89/336/ EEC Thi s equipm ent[...]

Page 6 Instal l at ion and Use LINDY CP U S wit ch USB Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................... 6 1.1 Key features ........................................................................................... 6 1.2 Package contents (m odel s 32 341 and 32 342) ......................[...]

LINDY CP U S wi t ch USB Instal l at ion and Use Page 7 3. Using the L INDY CPU Switch USB ............................................... 18 3.1 Pow er on status ..................................................................................... 18 3.2 Front panel key ..............................................................................[...]

Page 8 Instal l at ion and Use LINDY CP U S wit ch USB 1. Intr oduction Thank you for purchasing the LINDY CP U Sw itch USB . Your LIND Y CP U Sw itch USB is a hi gh performance keyboard, m oni tor, mouse and peripheral shari ng device w hich supports a wide range of hardw are and softw are platform s and connects to your com puters via their USB p[...]

LINDY CP U S wi t ch USB Instal l at ion and Use Page 9 • Supports m oni tor displ ay data channel si gna ll ing (DDC1 & DDC2) enabl ing your com puter to com m unicate with the m onitor. • Supports autoscan for easy m oni toring of com puter activi ty. • Enables switching between all com puter ports or j ust active computer ports for m a[...]

Page 10 Instal l at ion and Use LINDY CP U S wit ch USB 1.4 Pr oduct infor mation Fig. 1 – LI ND Y CP U Switch US B m odel 32 341[...]

LINDY CP U S wi t ch USB Instal l at ion and Use Page 11 Fig. 2 - Rem ote contr ol pad / display (option al accessor y) (P art: 32 255) Fig. 3 – LINDY CPU Switch USB model 32 3 4 2[...]

Page 12 Instal l at ion and Use LINDY CP U S wit ch USB 2. Installation 2.1 What y ou will n eed • A suitable USB-enabled operati ng system running on each of your com puters. Suitable operati ng system s are W i ndow s 98 release 2 or l ater and Mac OS 8.6 or later. Earli er operating system versions are not recom m ended and m ay cause occasion[...]

LINDY CP U S wi t ch USB Instal l at ion and Use Page 13 You m ay connect standard 2 or 3 button PS/2 or Inte lliM ou s e c o m pat ible m ice to the PS /2 m ouse port on the LINDY CP U Sw itch USB PC m odel 32 341. The LINDY C PU S w itch USB supports ‘ Internet M ice ’ that are compatible with the M ic ro so f t I nt e lliM ou s e. Th es e ar[...]

Page 14 Instal l at ion and Use LINDY CP U S wit ch USB USB cable has di fferent connectors on each end. This ensures that i t connects to the correct ports. The type A connector (rectangular) plugs i nto the com puter and the type B connector (square) plugs into the LINDY CPU Sw itch USB. U SB cables should be no l onger than 5 m etres but this di[...]

LINDY CP U S wi t ch USB Instal l at ion and Use Page 15 Figur e 4 - a ty pical LI NDY CPU Switch USB installation wh ereby a r ange of periph er als are sh ared between four com puter s[...]

Page 16 Instal l at ion and Use LINDY CP U S wit ch USB 2.4 Co nfig uring the LINDY CPU Switch USB The LINDY CPU S w itch USB is suppli ed pre-configured with factory defaults which are suitabl e for m ost applicati ons. A row of option sw itches on the undersi de of the LINDY C PU S w itch USB m ay be used to sel ect various other confi guration o[...]

LINDY CP U S wi t ch USB Instal l at ion and Use Page 17 2.4.1 Setting the U SB enum eration guar d time (option switches 5 and 6) A US B-enabled com puter detects and configures USB peripherals when they are connected to or disconnected from its USB ports. This process is cal led enum eration. You can often see w hen the enum erati on process is i[...]

Page 18 Instal l at ion and Use LINDY CP U S wit ch USB 2.4.3 Setting the LIND Y CPU S witch USB to scan all ports or just the active ports The LINDY CPU Switch USB ’ s front panel button may be used to select the required com puter. To avoid the need to press the key m ore tim es than necessary the LINDY CPU S w itch USB m ay be set to scan just[...]

LINDY CP U S wi t ch USB Instal l at ion and Use Page 19 disabl ed using opti on sw itch 3. If the thi rd button is bei ng used to sw itch the LINDY CPU Sw itch USB then it is not avail able for use with PC softw are although the fu nc t ion of a n I nt e lliM ou s e w heel is not affected. If you wish to use the full function of a 3 b ut to n m o [...]

Page 20 Instal l at ion and Use LINDY CP U S wit ch USB has been disconnected and tri ggers the autom atic recovery system . P lug i n the LINDY P S/2 m ouse and the LINDY CP U Sw i tch USB w ill r e- init ia lise it .[...]

LINDY CP U S wi t ch USB Instal l at ion and Use Page 21 3. Using the LINDY CPU Sw itch USB This secti on ex plai ns the general operati on of the LINDY CPU Sw itch USB . W e recom m end that you read thi s section before starti ng to use the product. 3.1 Power on status At pow er on the LIND Y CP U Sw itch USB selects computer num ber 1 and di spl[...]

Page 22 Instal l at ion and Use LINDY CP U S wit ch USB 3.3 Switching between com puters using the LIND Y CPU S witch USB W hen you select a new com puter usi ng the LINDY CPU S w itch USB, the peripheral s that w ere connected to the old com puter w ill b e d is c onnected and all ocated to the new com puter regardless of w hether they are current[...]

LINDY CP U S wi t ch USB Instal l at ion and Use Page 23 3.5 Key board hotkey control (model 32 341 only ) The LINDY C PU S w itch USB m ay be conveni ently control led by pressi ng keyboard hotkey com binations on the keyboard attached to the PS/2 style keyboard port (see figure 4). All of the hotkey control comm ands are i nvoked by hol ding down[...]

Page 24 Instal l at ion and Use LINDY CP U S wit ch USB the com m and key before a new hotkey com mand is accepted by the LINDY CPU Switc h USB. HOT KEYs + TAB i s a n excep ti on and thi s all ow s you to ’ tab through ’ the ports by holdi ng dow n the hotkeys and repeatedly pressi ng TAB . The hotkey com m and are sum m arised below (note tha[...]

LINDY CP U S wi t ch USB Instal l at ion and Use Page 25 3.6 Mouse contr ol (model 32 341 only ) The LINDY CPU Switch USB ’ s channels may be changed using a three button m ous e or In te lliM o us e . I n o rd e r t o s w itch t o t he ne x t c hannel sim ply hol d dow n the central m ouse button or w heel button and cl ick on the l eft hand m o[...]

Page 26 Instal l at ion and Use LINDY CP U S wit ch USB 3.9 Query ing the LINDY CP U Switch U SB ’ s fir mwar e v ersion For technical support reasons it m ay som etim es be desirabl e to know the firm w are version of your LINDY CPU Sw itch USB . If the front panel key i s held down w hilst the LINDY CPU S w itch USB is pow ered on then the firm[...]

LINDY CP U S wi t ch USB Instal l at ion and Use Page 27 A pp endix A . Cab le specificatio ns Sh ielded cables must be u sed with th is equipmen t to main tain com pliance with r adio frequ en cy ener gy emission r egulation s an d ensu re a su itably h igh leve l of imm un ity to electrom agnetic distu r bances. A1 . USB cable s The construction [...]

Page 28 Instal l at ion and Use LINDY CP U S wit ch USB if you wish to extend the distance betw een the LINDY CPU Sw itch USB and the m onitor then you m ay use a tri-coax video extension cable. Thi s cable should preferably be no l onger than 10 m etres although cable runs up to 20 metres long m ay also gi ve acceptabl e video qual ity. A3. PS/2 s[...]

LINDY CP U S wi t ch USB Instal l at ion and Use Page 29 A ppendix B. Proble m Solving Pr oblem : Peripherals hang after the LINDY CPU Sw itch USB ’ s channel i s changed. Ac t io n : Ensure that you are using a suitabl e operating system (see section 2.1). Operating system s such as versions of Mac OS earlier than 8.6 are known to have associate[...]