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User Manual

CS-74E

Read this guide thoroughly and follow the installation and operation
procedures carefully in order to prevent any damage to the unit and/or
any devices that connect to it.

This package contains:

1 CS-74E Four Port KVM Switch

4 CS Custom KVM Cables

1 Console Connector Cable

1 User Manual

If anything is damaged or missing, contact your dealer.

All brand names and trademarks are the registered property of their respective owners.

2003-07-02

Summary of Contents for CS-74E

Page 1: ...nect to it This package contains M 1 CS 74E Four Port KVM Switch M 4 CS Custom KVM Cables M 1 Console Connector Cable M 1 User Manual If anything is damaged or missing contact your dealer Copyright 2003 ATEN International Co Ltd Manual Part No PAPE 1233 100 Printed in Taiwan 07 2003 All brand names and trademarks are the registered property of their respective owners 2003 07 02 ...

Page 2: ...cations However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures M Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna M Increase th...

Page 3: ... get involved in complex installation routines and no need to be concerned with incompatibility problems Since the CS 74E intercepts keyboard and mouse input directly it works on any hardware platform and with all operating systems The CS 74E provides two convenient computer access methods 1 switching the KVM focus to a computer by pressing one of the push button port selection switches located on...

Page 4: ...hes or hotkeys M Power on detection automatically switches to the first powered on port M Auto scan function to monitor computer operation M LED display for easy status monitoring M Hot pluggable add or remove computers without powering down the switch M Caps Lock Num Lock and Scroll Lock states are saved and restored when switching M Keyboard and mouse emulation for error free computer booting M ...

Page 5: ...e system M A VGA SVGA or Multisync port M A PS 2 Style keyboard port M A PS 2 Style mouse port Cables Only CS Custom cable sets specifically designed to work with this switch may be used One Console Connector Cable as well as two 1 2 m and two 1 8 m KVM cable sets are provided with this package KVM cable sets are also available in 3 and 6 meter lengths If you need additional cables contact your de...

Page 6: ...p 9 M While in Auto Scan Mode pressing any button exits Auto Scan Mode and switches the KVM focus to its corresponding port 2 Port LEDs The Port LEDs are built into the Port Selection Switches A lit LED indicates that its corresponding Port is the one that has the KVM focus Depending on the Port s status the LED may flash according to a specific pattern see the table on p 11 for details 4 2 1 2003...

Page 7: ...Adapter Cable plugs in here 3 CPU Port Connectors The KVM cables that connect the unit to the mouse keyboard and video ports on the computers you are connecting up can plug into any available port The shape of the 15 pin CPU and Console port connectors has been specifically modified so that only cables designed to work with this switch can plug in see the Cables section on p 3 for details 5 2 3 1 ...

Page 8: ...mputers you are installing 4 If you choose to use external power plug the power adapter into an AC power source then plug the power adapter cable into the unit s Power Jack Note The power adapter should be DC9V with the inside positive and the outside negative 5 Turn on the power to the computers Note The CS 74E s default is to link to the first computer you turn on 6 1 Make sure that power to all...

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Page 10: ...aving to manually switch to it with the Port Selection button The CS 74E provides three Hotkey navigation features M Selecting the Active Port M Auto Scan Mode M Skip Mode Invoking Hotkey Mode All Hotkey operations begin by invoking Hotkey Mode Invoking Hotkey Mode takes three steps 1 Press and hold down the Num Lock key 2 Press and release the asterisk key or the minus key 3 Release the Num Lock ...

Page 11: ... After you press the number the KVM focus switches to the designated computer and you automatically exit Hotkey Mode Auto Scan Mode The CS 74E s Auto Scan feature automatically cycles through the ports at regular 5 seconds intervals so that you can monitor the computer activity without having to take the trouble of switching manually To invoke Auto Scan Mode 1 Invoke Hotkey Mode see p 8 2 Press an...

Page 12: ...y Mode see p 8 2 Press to skip from the current port to the port that comes before it 3 to 2 2 to 1 etc 3 Press to skip from the current port to the port that comes after it 1 to 2 2 to 3 etc Note 1 Skip Mode remains in effect until you exit it You can use and as often as you like Ordinary keyboard and mouse functions are suspended only and can be input You must exit Skip Mode in order to regain n...

Page 13: ... Switches the KVM focus from the current port to the next port Esc or Spacebar Exits Hotkey Auto Scan and Skip Modes Selected LED Display Activity Meaning Off Port is not selected On Steady The computer connected to the LED s corresponding port is the one that has the KVM focus Flashing On and Off equal The computer connected to the LED s corresponding port is the one that has the KVM focus and is...

Page 14: ...U 4 x SPDB 15 F Yellow Console 1 x SPDB 15 M Yellow LEDs 4 Selected Port Green Emulation Keyboard PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Scan Interval 5 secs Operating Temperature 0 50o C Storage Temperature 20 60o C Humidity 0 80 RH Noncondensing Housing Metal Weight 0 50 Kg Dimensions L x W x H 20 0 x 8 0 x 2 5 cm 12 2003 07 02 ...

Page 15: ...anager to be sure that the correct driver for your mouse obtained from the manufacturer or supplied by the operating system has been installed Because of the wide variety of mouse driver standards for the modern series of mice the ones with the extra buttons and wheels this unit only supports all of the extra features of the Microsoft Intellimouse It supports the scroll wheel function of most othe...

Page 16: ...ENT SHALL THE DIRECT VENDOR S LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT FROM DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT DISK OR ITS DOCUMENTATION The direct vendor makes no warranty or representation expressed implied or statutory with respect to the contents or use of this documentation and especially disclaims its quality performance m...

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