Rose electronics Ultraview Pro KVM SWITCH WITH ON-SCREEN DISPLAY manual

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T ABLE OF CO N T ENTS Contents Disclaimer ..... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. 1 Introduct i on / Sys te m over v iew ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. . 1 Features .... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... ..[...]

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INTRO DUC T ION UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL 1 Di sc lai m er W hi l e every precau tion has been taken i n the prepa r ation of th i s m anua l, the manu f acturer as s um es no resp onsibility f o r errors or omiss i ons . Neit her doe s the manu f acturer ass um e any liabil i t y for damages resu lt i ng f ro m the[...]

2 UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL All UltraView Pro models can ea sily be e x pan ded by cha ini ng t he units toge ther and con fi guring t he s y s t em us ing t he on - s creen configurat i on menus . Us i ng 4 port un i ts (“M” cha s s is), you can expand the U l traView Pro t o 16 co m puters . Using 16 p ort uni[...]

UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL 3 Compatibi lity Computers Indus try stan dard PCs , Sun, Unix co m puters such as RS/600 0, HP, S GI, DEC , and others . Monitors VGA, SVGA , XGA, RGB, Co m pos it e Keybo ards PC/Unix US, m os t f ore i gn Qw erty keyboa rds , Korea n and Japanes e, keyboa rds w i t h or w i t hou t W ind[...]

4 UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL CPU connec tion All CPU con nectors on the UltraV i ew Pro are DB25F . T he CPUs are conn ected to the U ltraView Pro us ing a CPU cable des i gned to interface w it h the C PU type su c h as a PC, SUN or Apple . A CPU cable is need ed f or each co nne cted Co m puter. Cas cading Units Th[...]

MODELS UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL 5 Ul traView Pro models “M” chass i s “B” chass i s “C” chass i s Fi gure 1 . U l traView m ode ls Label Des cription Pow er Pow er LED (Green w hen unit i s on) On/Off “M” chas sis only. In = ON O u t = OFF LEDs Indicator LED s ; Nu m bered pairs o f LEDs sho ws stat[...]

6 UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL UltraView Pro mo d els (rear ) “M” Cha ss is “B” Cha ss is “C” Cha ss is Fi gure 2 . Rea r Pane l Label Connector Des cription Pow er “M” Chas sis on l y DIN 5F – Pow er ada pter conn ector. Non e “B” and “C” Cha s s is IEC320 pow er recep tacl e w / on-o ff sw i[...]

CA BLES UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL 7 Ul traView Pro Ca bles (See App end ix C for cab le part nu m bers ) UltraView Pro to KVM sta tion ca b le The KVM cab le con nects a keyboa rd, video mon i t or, a nd m ous e to the UltraV i ew Pro. The KVM cable i s con fi gure d w i t h a DB25 M conn ector on one end an d a con[...]

INS T ALLAT I ON 8 UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL Orga ni zing th e sy stem It is reco mm ended that be f ore any U l traView Pr o con fi g uration or cable conne cti ons be m ade, plan how t he s ystem w il l b e laid out, the place m ent o f the CPUs and the p l ace m ent of the U ltraVi ew Pro. Take int o cons i dera [...]

UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL 9 The gree n PO W ER LED w i ll turn on and the pow er-on di agn os t i c m es sag e w ill d isplay on the KVM mon it or. I f the KVM m onitor is s low to acquire sync, the pow er-on diagn os t ic m ay not b e s een . Computer 1 is automatical l y conn ected on pow er-up. O n the fron t pan[...]

10 UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL (4 CPUs can be conne cted us i ng a 4 - po r t un it, 16 using a 16 -port uni t ) Fi gure 3 . U l traView Pr o to C PUs In stallation - Cascading uni t s The UltraV i ew Pro units can be cas cade d together to expand the number o f computers that can be acces se d f ro m t he K VM stat i[...]

UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL 11 * 4 un i ts can be c ascaded u si n g a 4 - port m aste r/16 using a 1 6- port master Fi gure 4 . Cas cading units Slave u ni t installat i on To prope rl y i ns t all the s l a v e un i ts, fol l ow the below steps . (See the Con fi gure Syste m m enu se ction f or detailed i n s tructi[...]

12 UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL 8. Next, select “Expans i on w i dth” fro m the con fi gure s ystem m enu and press enter. Enter the nu m ber o f co m puter ports on a s lav e un i t and pre s s enter. This s etting deter mi nes how m any computers are on an e x pans i on uni t and deter mi nes whi ch computer nu m[...]

CONFIGUR A T ION ME NUS UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL 13 Main confi g uration men u Fi gure 5 . Ma i n con f iguration m enu The UltraV i ew Pro us e s a comman d to estab li sh co mmunication to the UltraV i ew Pro and not a CPU. This co mm and i nput i s a pres s and releas e of the l e f t contro l <Ctrl > k ey[...]

14 UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL Configure syste m menu Fi gure 6 . Con fi gure sys tem m enu By se lecting “SYSTE M” from the m ain m enu an d pres sing en ter, the “Con fi gure s ystem” m enu w i ll dis play. Fro m this m enu , you can configure the K VM stations keyboa rd and mous e, the e x pan s ion informa[...]

UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL 15 Expansion If your sys t em cons i sts of casca ded unit s , t he e x pans i on s ection o f the Con f i gure System m enu m ust be prop erly con f i gure d to pro v ide the nee ded i n f or m at i on t o m anag e t he s lave units. It is reco mm ended that al l sla v e un it s ha v e the[...]

16 UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL To chang e the sca n ti m e, high l ight “Scan t im e” and pre ss en ter. An input bo x w ill display f or a ne w v alue . Enter t he new scan tim e in s econ ds and pre ss enter. Va li d entr i es are 1 to 999. Scan mode This v alue turns sca nning on or o ff . To change this value [...]

UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL 17 Delay This s etti ng is f or PC keyb oard s only. It is us ed to adju s t how l ong , after a key i s de press ed and held, t hat key starts to rep eat. To chan ge the de l ay v a l ue, selec t “De l ay” and pres s en ter. A lis t bo x w i l l display s how ing the choices a v a ilab[...]

18 UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL Configure com pu ter me nu Fi gure 7 . Con fi gure co m puter m enu The “Con fi gure co m puter” me nu al low s you to assign un ique names to each co m puter and cha nge the keyboard and m ous e type for each conne cted co m puter. Us e the pag e up/do w n keys if there are m ore t [...]

UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL 19 Key bo ard To chang e a co m puters keyboard an d/ or m ous e, use t he up/dow n arrow keys t o s elect (hi ghlight) w hi ch co m puter t o chan ge the keybo ard or m ous e. Use the l e f t/ r ight arrow keys to s ele ct either the keybo ard or m ous e to change and press enter. A w indo[...]

20 UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL Configure overlay Fi gure 8 . Con fi gure o v er lay menu The “Con fi gure o v e rlay” m enu is us ed to configure the color of the m enus , the res ol ut ion o f the v ide o w hen no computer vi deo i s pres ent, t he s cr een sa v er type and t im e , the co m puter select w i ndow[...]

UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL 21 Res olu tio n Us e t his configurat i on to set t he res ol ut ion for the KV M s tati ons v ideo if no co m puter v ide o is pres ent. To cha nge the setting , select “Res oluti on” and pre s s enter. A se lection bo x will app ear listing the choices . The de f ault sett i ng i s P[...]

22 UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL Configure overlay - Com put er se lect win dow The “Co m puter se lect w i ndow ” secti on allow s you to ch ange the backg roun d and text co lors of the co m puter s el ect w i ndo w , and the text pos i tion on the scre en. Us e t he up /down arro w keys to select the ite m to con[...]

UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL 23 Bac kground col or To chang e the backgro und co lor, se lect “Backgrou nd c ol or” and press enter. A color s election box w i ll dis play sho w i ng the a v a ilable backg roun d colors. Us e the arrow keys to s elect e i ther a so li d or trans parent color and pres s en ter. The [...]

24 UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL This ite m se ts the f ont type for the co m puter l abe l. T o chan ge the f on t , s elec t “Font” and pre s s enter. Use the up /dow n arrow keys to s elect a new f ont type and pres s enter. The f ont cho ices are :  8 x 16 m odern  8 x 16 c l as sic  16 x 24 m ode rn ?[...]

UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL 25 Configura tion pass word To as s ign a “Configurat ion pas swo rd”, sel ect it f ro m t he “Con f igure s ecurity” m enu and pres s enter. An input box w i ll appe ar. Type in the des i red con f i gurat i on pas sw ord (case s en s it iv e, 8 c hars / m a x ) and press enter. A [...]

OPERAT ION 26 UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL Se l ec ti ng a comput er To conne ct to a co m pu ter, you can s el ect it fro m the Ult raView Pro’s front pane l, select it by keybo ard commands , s elect it thro ugh the RS23 2 s erial port , or you can se lect the co m puter f ro m a co m puter s elect window a s shown[...]

KEYBOARD COMMANDS UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL 27 Keyboard c om mands The f ollow ing tab le des cri bes t he a v ailable keyb oard commands . The <Ctr l > key se que nce is a pres s an d r elease of the l ef t contro l key. Co mm and s following <C t r l > m us t be entere d w i t h in 2 se conds . Command[...]

28 UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL Mod e value Des cription M1 CPU keybo ard = PC mode 1 (So m e IBMs & PS / 1’s ) M2 CPU keybo ard = PC mode 2 (Mo s t PCs ) M3 CPU keybo ard = PC mode 3 mo st ( R I SC) Un i x w/s t ation s M4 CPU keybo ard/ m ouse = Ap ple ADB M5 CPU keybo ard/ m ouse = Su n M6 CPU m ouse = PS / 2 [...]

UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL 29 Key bo ard c o mman d usa ge W hen using keybo ard co mm ands to enter inf or m at i on to t he UltraView P ro, p leas e obs erv e the follow ing guide l i nes to a v oid entering i ncorrect values or no va l ues . 1. All comman ds s tart with a pres s and releas e of the left con t rol [...]

RS232 PORT 30 UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL Se rial Port (RS232) The RS232 se r ial port on the UltraV i ew Pro’s rear panel is us ed f or s end ing sw it ching co mm ands f ro m a stan d-alone co m puter or ter m i na l or to load f l as h firmwa re upgra de s to the unit. A s erial cable and an RJ to DB9 adap ter ar[...]

UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL 31 To upda te t he U l tra View Pro’s fi rmwa r e, first dow nload t he lates t re v i sion f ro m Ros e El ectron ics w eb site and s av e it to a s tand-alone computer that is not conn ected to the U lt raV i ew Pro. Con nect the s erial cable from the U l traView Pro to the se ri al po[...]

32 UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL If any of thes e errors occu r, c heck the R S232 cable, the conne ctors , and the adap ter. Make sure they are in goo d w orki ng orde r. Ver ify the co mm un i cat ion progra m is con f i gured cor rect ly. En t er “Y” to try upg rading the f l as h again. If progra mming i s uns u[...]

T ROUBLESHOO T ING UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL 33 T ROU BLESHOO T IN G Computer does not boot , key boar d or m o use error receive d.  Cab le i s l oos e, res eat cable and on PC h it F1 to cont inu e or rebo ot co m puter.  W ron g c able or keyboa rd and m ous e cables re v erse d.  Cab le i s de f ective [...]

34 UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL Mou se does not m o ve  Mous e not confi gure d.  UltraView P ro turned o ff a f ter or no t connected w hen computer boo ted or app l icat i on us i ng m ous e run. Exit and re-ent er app li cation us i ng m ous e or iss ue reset comm and .  PS/2 mous e was no t connected w hen[...]

SERVICE A N D MAINT ENA NC E UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL 35 Se rvi c e Inf or m ation Maintenance and Re pai r This Unit doe s not contain any interna l us er-se rv i ceab le parts . I n the e v e n t a Un i t nee ds repair or ma int ena nce, you must first obta i n a Return Autho r ization (RA) nu m ber from Ros e El[...]

SA F ET Y 36 UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL Sa fety This UltraV i ew Pro KVM s witch has bee n tes ted f or con f orma nce to s af ety regu l ations and requ irem en ts, and has bee n certifi ed f or internat ional us e. Like al l e l ectron ic equ ipment, the U l traView Pro s hou ld be us ed w i th care. To pro tec t y[...]

UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL 37 Safety and EMC Regulatory Statements Saf e t y In f or m ation Docu m entat ion re f ere nce symbo l. If the product is m arked with this symbol, re fer to the prod uct docu m entat ion to ge t m o re in f or m at i on ab out the prod uct. WA RNING A W ARN ING i n the m anua l den otes a[...]

38 UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL In f or m ations concerna nt l a sé curité Sy m bole de ré f éren ce à la docu m entat i on. Si le prod uit es t marqué de ce symbo le, reportez -vous à la docu m entat i on du pro dui t a fi n d’ obten ir des informations plus détail lées . WA RNING Dans l a documentation, un[...]

A PPEND ICES UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL 39 A p pend ix A . I nitia l fact ory settings Setting Defa ul t val ue KVM keyboard /mous e t ype PC – PS/2 CPU keybo ard/mous e type PC – PS/2 Computer names Computer xxx Scan t im e interva l 5 s econ ds Pow er on s can Off Type m at i c ra t e 20 (10 .9 chars / se c.) T[...]

40 UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL A p pend ix B. Parts and cab l es Part number Des cription CAB-CX0606M n nn** Coax VGA-P S/2 K bd-P S /2 m ou s e to DB25M CAB- W X0 606M n nn* VGA-PS/2 K bd-P S /2 m ou se to DB25M CAB-CX0509M n nn** Coax VGA-A T Kbd- Seri al mou s e to DB25 CAB-V X0509Mn nn * VGA-AT Kbd- S eri al mous [...]

UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL 41 A p pend ix C. General Spec i fications The UltraV i ew Pro part nu m ber is U x y-zUB W here x = p l atfor m , E = PC, SUN, Ap pl e, Un ix (Mu l ti-pl atf or m ) P = PC and Un ix co m pu ters (PC) W here y = ch ass i s size, M ( mi ni), B (low ), C (high) W here z = nu m ber o f ports ([...]

42 UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL A p pend ix D. Rack m o unt in str uctions The UltraV i ew Pro can be m ounted i n a rac k using the Rackm ount kit s f ro m Ros e El ec t ronics. The optiona l rack m ount kit i nclude s the follow i ng ite m s:  Tw o black anodized m ount ing bracke t s .  Four 6-32 x 3 / 8” fl[...]

UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL 43 A p pend ix E. Rack mount illustra t ion A p pend ix F. Keyb o ard ma p ping Sun / App l e keyboard e m u l ation (101 /102 keyb oard) PC key Sun functi on A p pl e functi o n Left a lt Left meta Left apple / c lover lea f Right a lt/alt graph Al t grap h Right opt i on Right contro l Po[...]

44 UL T R AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION AN D OPER ATI ONS M ANUAL A p pend ix G. Vide o distance ca pability The table below sh ows the distan ces, res oluti on, and q uality of v ideo that can be e x pected w ith nor m al or coa x c abl ing . Thi s tab le app li es to t he MAS TER un i t only. There w il l be s om e d egrada t i on w he n units are ch[...]

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