ATEN VS0801HB, User Manual

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VS0801HB User Manual
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Setting the Switch Mode
You can have VS0801HB automatically switch ports for display. The VS0801HB
supports the following switch modes:
Enabling/Disabling the Next Mode
Use any of the following methods to enable/disable the next mode
Š
Device Panel
Put the Auto Switch to
ON or Off to enable or disable the next mode
respectively.
Š
RS-232 serial controller
Send an RS-232 command from the serial controller. For detailed steps,
refer to the
Setting the Switch Mode , page 13.
Note:
When the Auto Switch is put to ON, the VS0801HB will remain in next mode
regardless of any RS-232 commands to set the unit into other switch modes.
Enabling/Disabling the Priority and the POD Mode
Send an RS-232 command from the serial controller. For detailed steps, refer
to the
Setting the Switch Mode , page 13.
Switch Mode Description
off mode The VS0801HB does not switch ports automatically.
next mode
(default) The VS0801HB switches to the next port that has a new
source device connected to it.
priority mode The VS0801HB switches to and only displays the source
from a user-defined port as soon as a source is detected
from the port.
POD mode The Power-on Detection (POD) mode allows the
VS0801HB to automatically switch to the next port with a
powered-on source device when the currently connected
source device is powered off. The POD mode works
independently of the other switch modes.