User Manual
CS-138A
2003-08-22
Page 1: ...User Manual CS 138A 2003 08 22...
Page 2: ...ations 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 deter...
Page 3: ...roblem contact your dealer Read this manual thoroughly and follow the installation and operation procedures carefully to prevent any damage to the unit and or any of the devices connected to it Copyri...
Page 4: ...n 9 Operation 11 Hot Plugging 11 Powering Off and Restarting 12 Port Selection 12 Port ID Numbering 14 Hotkey Summary Table 15 OSD Operation 16 OSD Hotkey Navigation 16 OSD Overview 17 OSD Navigation...
Page 5: ...ems Since the CS 138A intercepts keyboard input directly it works on any hardware platform and with all operating computers There are three convenient methods to access any computer connected to the i...
Page 6: ...ft Intellimouse Explorer and Logitech FirstMouse Support M SVGA VGA abd Multisync Monitor Support M Superior Video Quality Up to 1920x1440 DDC DDC2 DDC2B M LED Display for Easy Status Monitoring M Sup...
Page 7: ...The following equipment must be installed on each computer M A VGA SVGA or Multisync card M Either a 6 pin mini DIN PS 2 style or DB 9 standard serial mouse port M Either a 6 pin mini DIN PS 2 Style...
Page 8: ...Note 1 If your computer uses a standard AT style keyboard socket you will need to purchase a PS 2 to AT keyboard adapter Part No 2A 106 or any standard keyboard adapter 2 If your computer uses a stan...
Page 9: ...at has the KVM focus The LED is steady under normal conditions but flashes when its port is accessed under Auto Scan Mode see p 30 2 Port Selection Switches Press a switch to access the computer attac...
Page 10: ...unit isn t obtaining enough power from the computer connections If you choose to use external power the power adapter cable plugs in here 2 Console Port Section M If this is a first station unit your...
Page 11: ...cable sets as described in the Cables section on p 4 to connect any available CS 138A CPU Port to the Keyboard Video and Mouse ports of the computer you are installing 3 If you choose to use external...
Page 12: ...es on the installation have been turned off 2 Use a KVM cable set described in the Cables section p 4 to connect any available CPU Port on the First Stage unit to the Console Port connectors of the Se...
Page 13: ...nits cannot be cascaded beyond the third level To set up a three stage installation do the following 1 Make sure that power to all the devices you will be connecting up including all preexisting devic...
Page 14: ...units 4 Plug in the power adapter for the First Stage Master View unit 5 Turn on the power to all the computers Note The Power On sequence requires that all Third Stage units be powered on first After...
Page 15: ...Reset switch In M Hot Plugging Console Ports The unit supports hot plugging of the keyboard monitor and mouse When hot plugging the mouse from the Master View s console mouse port 1 You may unplug th...
Page 16: ...with the ones attached to the last station in the chain and working back to the station you originally shut down Port Selection The Master View CS 138A provides three methods to obtain instant access...
Page 17: ...s Enter within one second for each keypress M OSD The On Screen Display OSD feature is invoked with a hotkey To enter the OSD Main Menu press the Ctrl key twice Ctrl Ctrl You can use either the left o...
Page 18: ...First Stage unit has a one digit Port ID from 1 8 that corresponds to the CPU Port number that the computer is connected to M A computer attached to a Second Stage unit has a two digit Port ID The fir...
Page 19: ...a time 3 To access a computer attached to Port 8 of a Third Stage unit that links back to Port 4 of a Second Stage unit which in turn links back to CPU Port 6 of the First Stage unit key in 648 for th...
Page 20: ...Main Menu key in the Port ID for the computer you wish to access see Port ID Numbering above for details then press Enter The console now controls the computer that you have selected and the OSD autom...
Page 21: ...erations start from the OSD Main Menu To pop up the Main Menu tap either Ctrl key twice Note You can optionally change the hotkey to the Scroll Lock key see F6 below in which case you would press Scro...
Page 22: ...screen at a time M To activate a port move the Highlight Bar to it then press Enter M After executing any action you automatically go back to the menu one level above OSD Main Menu Headings Heading Ex...
Page 23: ...ist is further narrowed down to only those ports whose names begin with ab etc To return to the OSD Main Menu without making a choice press Esc M F2 SCAN Pressing F2 initiates Quick View Scanning in w...
Page 24: ...ered On QVIEW NAME Lists only the ports that have been selected for Quick View scanning see F4 below and have been assigned names see F5 below NAME Lists only the ports that have been assigned names s...
Page 25: ...is attached to a particular port every port can be named The Edit function allows you to name the currently highlighted CPU Port if it doesn t already have a name or to modify delete the Port Name if...
Page 26: ...and the Port ID is displayed Use the Arrow Keys Pg Up Pg Dn Home End and 5 on the numeric keypad with Num Lock off to position the Port ID display then press Enter to lock the position and return to t...
Page 27: ...y combination will activate the OSD function Ctrl Ctrl or Scroll Lock Scroll Lock The default is the Ctrl key combination but this may conflict with programs running on the computers in which case the...
Page 28: ...0 9 2 Key in the new password then press Enter You are asked to key in the password again in order to confirm that it is correct 3 Key in the password again then press Enter If the two entries match t...
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Page 30: ...Unplug the keyboard connector from the Console Keyboard Port then plug it back in Improper Master View reset Turn off all Master View units and wait five seconds before turning them back on Note If t...
Page 31: ...onsole 8 x 6 pin mini DIN female CPU Ports Mouse 1 x 6 pin mini DIN female Console 8 x 6 pin mini DIN female CPU Ports Video 1 x HDB 15 female Console 8 x HDB 15 male CPU Ports Scan Interval OSD Selec...
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