Lindy CPU SWITCH manual

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 1 About this manual LINDY CPU Switch - Installation and Use Second Edition (May 1998) LINDY CPU 2 Switch – Part No. 32 252 LINDY CPU 4 Switch – Part No. 32 253 LINDY CPU 4 OSD Switch – Part No. 32 259 LINDY CPU 8 OSD Switch – Part No. 32 257 LINDY CPU 16 OSD Switch – Part[...]

Page 2 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Radio Frequency Energy Shielded cables must be used with this equipment to maintain compliance with radio frequency energy emission regulations and ensure a suitably high level of immunity to electromagnetic disturbances. European EMC directive 89/336/EEC This equipment has been [...]

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 3 Contents 1. Introduction 1.1 Key f eatures ......................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Package contents ................................................................................................. 4 1.3 Prod[...]

Page 4 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the LINDY CPU Switch. Your LINDY CPU Switch is a high performance keyboard, monitor and mouse sharing device wh ich supports a wide range of PC hardware and software platforms. 1.1 Key Features Key Features of LINDY CPU Switch CPU 2 CPU 4 [...]

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 5 1.3 Product information Figure 1 - LINDY CPU Switch (2 port version supporting 2 PCs) Figure 2 - LINDY CPU Switch (4 port version supporting 4 PCs)[...]

Page 6 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Figure 3 – LINDY CPU 4 OSD Switch Front & Rear view s (4 port version supporting 4 PCs)[...]

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 7 Figure 4 – LINDY CPU 8 OSD Switch Front & Rear view s (8 port version supporting 8 PCs) Figure 5 - Remote control pad / display (Optional accessory not for use with the LI NDY CPU 2 or LINDY CPU 16 OSD Switches)[...]

Page 8 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Figure 6 – LINDY CPU 16 OSD Switch Front & Rear view s (16 port version supporting 16 PCs)[...]

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 9 2. Installation 2.1 What you will need • Cables to connect the LINDY CPU Switch to each of your PC keyboard, video and mouse ports. Cable specifications are given in appendix B. (You do not need to connect a mouse cable if you are not using the mouse). • A monitor with a stan[...]

Page 10 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD 2.2 Mounting the LINDY CPU Switch LINDY CPU 2 & 4 Switches LINDY CPU 4 OSD, 8 OSD & 16 OSD Switches The LINDY CPU Switch has been designed to be used either on a desktop or mounted close to the computer system boxes which it is serving. If the LINDY CPU Switch is mounted[...]

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 11 The LINDY CPU Switch is now ready for connection to the mains using the mains power adapter supplied. It is important to apply power to the LINDY CPU Switch first, then power on the monitor and each of the computers in turn. Failure to s witch the LINDY CPU Switch and computers [...]

Page 12 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Mouse characteristics - do not unplug a PS/2 mouse connection from a PC whilst the PC is on. Due to the design of PS/2 mice communications the mouse function on the PC will be lost and you will have to re-boot the PC to regain normal oper ation. Unplugging the m ouse from the LI[...]

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 13 2.7 Hot plugging the LINDY CPU Switch into running systems and re-enabling disconnected CPU PS/2 mouse connections It is advisable to switch off the systems that ar e going to be connected to the LINDY CPU Switch before installation. However if this is not po ssible then most sy[...]

Page 14 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD To restore lost mouse movement on a CPU connected to the LINDY CPU Switch: 1) Select the CPU that has lost its mouse movement 2) Press the select key on the fr ont of the LINDY CPU Switch for 5 seconds until ‘C’ is displayed. You are now in configure mode. 3) To restore a PS[...]

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 15 3. Using the LINDY CPU Switch This section explains the general operation of the LINDY CPU Switch. We recommend that you read this section before starting to use the product. 3.1 Power on status At power on the LINDY CPU Switch selects PC number 1 and displays '1'. If [...]

Page 16 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD 3.3 Front panel keys and remote controller KEY LINDY CPU 2 LINDY CPU 4 LINDY CPU 4 OSD LINDY CPU 8 OSD LINDY CPU 16 OSD The SELECT key is used to select which channel is currently controlled by the shared keyboard, mouse and monitor ports. It is also used to enter configuration [...]

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 17 3.4 Status display The status display usually shows the currently selected port. If autoscan mode is selected, the segments will illuminate in sequence in a clockwise direction interspersed with a display of the currently selected channel. If LINDY CPU Switch has been locked, ?[...]

Page 18 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD 3.6 Keyboard hotkey control LINDY CPU Switch can be conveniently contro lled by selecting channel, autoscan mode or security locking from the keyboard. All of t he hotkey control commands are invoked by holding down the two hotkeys and then pressing a comm and key. By default, t[...]

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 19 Hotkey Sequence CPU 4 OSD, 8 OSD and 16 OSD Only ‘HOTKEYs’ & 0 Displays the on screen menu for selecting computers by name ‘HOTKEYs’ & $ Selects autoscan mode where each channel is di splayed for the selected time (see section 4.4). To cancel autoscan mode simply[...]

Page 20 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD 3.7 On Screen Menu control IMPORTANT NOTE This next section dealing w ith the On Screen Menu control is a feature only supported on the LINDY CPU 4 OSD, 8 OS D & 16 OSD versions. On-screen menu (CPU 4 OSD & CPU 8 OSD) Po rt numbers are entered as single digits On-screen [...]

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 21 digits on the CPU 16 OSD model (adding a leading 0 if necessary). ). If you are using cascaded LINDY CPU Switches, the cascade routing will need to be entered (see section 3.10 for more details). To specify port 5 on a LINDY CPU Switch that is cascaded off port 3 you would enter[...]

Page 22 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD 3.8 Mouse control The channels can conveniently be changed on the LI NDY CPU Switch by using a three button mouse or IntelliMouse. In order to switch to t he next channel simply hold down the central mouse button or wheel button and click on the left hand mouse button. The chann[...]

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 23 For example, consider a situation where two LI NDY CPU Switch units are connected together (as shown in figures 7 and 8). To connect to the com puter attached to port 3 on LINDY CPU Switch B the user would hold down the hotkey keys then press  followed by  , whilst keeping[...]

Page 24 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Figure 7 - A typical cascade of two LINDY CPU Switches (CPU 4 versions) Figure 8 - A typical cascade of two LINDY CPU Switches (CPU 8 OSD versions)[...]

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 25 4. LINDY CPU Switch configuration options The LINDY CPU Switch is supplied pre-configured with factory defaults which are suitable for most applications. There are a number of more advanc ed features and functions which can be set by the user. These are stored in the LINDY CPU S[...]

Page 26 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD 4.2 Display options The LINDY CPU Switch display has a flashing dot which will activate whenever the keyboard or mouse are used. Certain users may prefer to disabl e this flashing dot by setting the D2, D4 or D6 options. The remote control pad / display is des igned to fit on th[...]

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 27 4.4 Autoscan ‘lock on’ mode and delay time LINDY CPU Switch can be set to select each channel in turn for a period of time set by the Autoscan delay time. Autoscan mode is enter ed by typing the hotkey keys together with $ . By default, only those channels which have a power[...]

Page 28 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD 4.5 Timeout setting for switching between the local and remote keyboard/mouse ports (A and B) If you are controlling the LINDY CPU Switch from two locations then you will have connected keyboards, monitors and mice to the local and remote ports (A and B). The LINDY CPU Switch wi[...]

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 29 Standard PS/2 and IntelliMouse compatible mice can be connected to control ports A and B in any combination. You may configure your CPUs usi ng Microsoft PS/2 or IntelliMouse drivers in any combination as required. The IntelliMouse f eatures are supported on both PS/2 and RS232 [...]

Page 30 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD 4.8 Firmware functions (version query, mouse restore and reset) For technical support purposes, it may be necessary to find the firmware release version for the control software in your LINDY CPU Switch. For example, if the release version is v1.02 the response shown to ) <[...]

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 31 4.9 Setting a security password There are many situations wher e unrestricted access to corporat e file servers or sensitive information needs to be controlled. In such circumstances, the LINDY CPU Switch can be locked away in a room or secure cabinet and controlled remotely. In[...]

Page 32 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Appendix A. LINDY CPU Switch Configuration Summary KEYS CONFIGURATION DESCRIPTION CPU 2 CPU 4 CPU 4 OSD CPU 8 OSD CPU 16 OSD % Screen saver disabled (default) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes % Blank screen after 1 minute of inactivity Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes % Blank screen aft[...]

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 33 KEYS CONFIGURATION DESCRIPTION CPU 2 CPU 4 CPU 4 OSD CPU 8 OSD CPU 16 OSD / LINDY CPU Switch locks on to active ports only during autoscanning (default) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes / LINDY CPU Switch locks on to every port during autoscanning Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes / LIND[...]

Page 34 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Appendix B. Cable and connector specifications IMPORTANT NOTE The maximum cable lengths supported vary widely between devices and cables. It may be possible to use cables that ar e longer than those specified below w ith certain PCs and peripherals but this cannot be guaranteed.[...]

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 35 CABLE CONNECTION CABLE SPECIFICATION LINDY CPU Switch to PCs 1 to 16 RS232 serial mice These require a special converter to connect the RS232 lines present on the LINDY CPU Switch mouse ports to the RS232 port on a PC. The wiring is identical to that used by Microsoft for their [...]

Page 36 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Appendix C. Problem Solving PROBLEM ACTION Poor video quality with smearing fuzziness or ripple. Use screened coaxial video cables to connect your devices to the LINDY CPU Switch. Mouse does not move cursor on screen Ensure that the mouse and com puter are both connected to LIND[...]

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 37 PROBLEM ACTION Mouse causes channel to change. Some cheaper mice are not fully compatible with the LINDY CPU Switch and can lose data causing the channel to be changed (if mouse switching of channels is enabled). If you experience this problem then change the mouse and use a Mic[...]

Page 38 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Notes[...]