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SwitchView MP Installer/User Guide
Keyboard Translation
The SwitchView MP allows you to use PS/2 or Sun keyboards to operate any
type of attached computer. However, when crossing platforms, certain keys will
need to be ‘remapped’ in order to provide all of the functions available on the
keyboard native to that platform. For example, if you access a Sun workstation
with a PS/2 keyboard, you will notice that the PS/2 keyboard does not have the
STOP and AGAIN keys that are on a true Sun keyboard. But, by turning Scroll
Lock on, the F1 and F2 keys on the PS/2 keyboard function as the Sun STOP and
AGAIN keys. With Scroll Lock off, F1 and F2 function normally. Table 1 below
shows the translations for a PS/2 keyboard to a Sun computer. All mapped
functions in Table 1 will only be valid when the Scroll Lock is on.
TABLE 1: PS/2 KEYBOARD TO SUN COMPUTER
Key Sun Key Sun
F1 STOP F9 FIND
F2 AGAIN F10 CUT
F3 PROPS F11 POWER
F4 UNDO F12 COMMAND
F5 FRONT keyboard * COMPOSE
F6 COPY NUMLOCK HELP
F7 OPEN keypad / MUTE
F8 PASTE keypad - VOL -
VOL +
Sun keyboards have a power key used to power the workstation on and off.
PS/2 keyboards may have a sleep key to place the computer in a stand-by or
power saving mode.