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Warranty

Avocent Corporation warrants to the original retail purchaser that this product is and will be free from 

defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase.

       

Additionally, all Avocent products carry an unconditional thirty-day satisfaction guarantee.  If, for any 

reason, you are dissatisfied with the performance of this product, you may return it to the point of purchase 

for a refund of the purchase price (excluding shipping charges). This guarantee does not apply to special 

order products, and may not be available through all resellers. During the warranty period, purchaser must 

promptly call Avocent for a RETURN MATERIALS AUTHORIZATION (RMA) number. Make sure that the 

RMA number appears on the packing slip, proof of purchase, AND ON THE OUTSIDE OF EACH SHIPPING 

CARTON. Unauthorized returns or collect shipments will be refused.

Ship prepaid to: 

Avocent Corporation 

 

 

4991 Corporate Drive

 

 

Huntsville, AL 35805 U.S.A.    

 

 

Telephone: (256) 430-4000 

        

The above limited warranty is voided by occurrence of any of the following events, upon which the product 

is provided as is, with all faults, and with all disclaimers of warranty identified below:

1.        If non-Avocent approved cabling is attached to the SwitchView. Poorly constructed and miswired 

cabling can diminish video quality and damage equipment. Avocent manufactured cabling is built to 

high quality standards utilizing overall braided shield to comply with FCC emission standards, and 

each cable is individually tested under load.

2.       If  defect  or  malfunction  was  caused  by  abuse,  mishandling,  unauthorized  repair,  or  use  other 

than intended.   

3.       If unauthorized modifications were made to product.   

4.       If unreported damages occurred in any shipment of the product.                                           

5.       If damages were due to or caused by equipment or software not provided by Avocent.

6.       If the SwitchView is used with non-grounded or incorrectly polarized AC power.

7.        If the product is used in contradiction to any instruction provided by any User Guide or Instruction 

Sheet provided to you or with the product.

EXCEPT  AS  SPECIFICALLY  PROVIDED  ABOVE  AND  TO  THE  MAXIMUM  EXTENT  ALLOWED  BY  LAW, 

AVOCENT  CORPORATION  DISCLAIMS  ALL  WARRANTIES  AND  CONDITIONS  WHETHER  EXPRESS, 

IMPLIED,  OR  STATUTORY  AS  TO  ANY  MATTER  WHATSOEVER  INCLUDING,  WITHOUT  LIMITATION, 

TITLE,  NON-INFINGEMENT,  CONDITION,  MERCHANTABILITY  OR  FITNESS  FOR  ANY  PARTICULAR  OR 

INTENDED PURPOSE.

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED ABOVE AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, AVOCENT 

CORPORATION  SHALL  NOT  BE  LIABLE  FOR  ANY  SPECIAL,  INDIRECT  OR  CONSEQUENTIAL  DAMAGES 

(INCLUDING  WITHOUT  LIMITATION,  LOSS  OF  PROFIT,  LOSS  OF  BUSINESS,  LOSS  OF  INFORMATION, 

FINANCIAL LOSS, PERSONAL  INJURY, LOSS OF PRIVACY OR NEGLIGENCE)  WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY OR 

RELATED TO, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, THE  USE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE, THE INABILITY TO USE A 

PRODUCT OR SERVICE, INADEQUACY OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE FOR ANY PURPOSE OR USE THEREOF OR 

BY ANY DEFECT OR DEFICIENCY THEREIN EVEN IF AVOCENT CORPORATION OR AN AUTHORIZED AVOCENT 

DEALER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES.

©2000 Avocent Corporation. All rights reserved.

Summary of Contents for SwitchView

Page 1: ...SwitchView Installer User Guide Technology Corporation Expert Solutions for the LAN Environment ...

Page 2: ... reserved Avocent and the Avocent logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Avocent Corporation SwitchView is a registered trademark of Cybex Computer Products Corporation All other marks are the property of their respective owners ...

Page 3: ...selected upon power up You can switch computer channels two ways via the Select button on the SwitchView front panel or through a short keyboard sequence if the SwitchView is out of reach The SwitchView supports the following additional features PS 2 mouse translation your PS 2 mouse will work with any attached PC regardless of whether the computer is serial or PS 2 mouse compatible Extensive Mous...

Page 4: ... Temperature 41 5 C to 104 40 C Storage Temperature 4 20 C to 122 50 C Optional Power Supply 6VDC 700 mA Supported Hardware Computer IBM PC AT PS 2 and 100 compatibles Video Modes VGA and SVGA Maximum Resolution 1600 x 1200 75 Hz Peripherals PS 2 keyboard PS 2 mouse Regulatory Compliance Standards UL 1950 CSA C22 2 No 950 EN60950 FCC part 15B EN55022 EN50082 CISPR22 ICES 003 Under certain circumst...

Page 5: ...S 2 PSs CPS2 6A For AT serial PCs CSER 6A The SwitchView also accepts standard straight through cables for these connections Connecting your peripherals 1 Your VGA monitor keyboard and mouse connect to the SwitchView unit instead of your computer Plug your PS 2 keyboard cable into the purple port on the back of your unit in the User Console section Plug your PS 2 mouse cable into the green port an...

Page 6: ... of any available port on your SwitchView Ports are labeled A B on the 2 Port and A D on the 4 Port Next plug your mouse cable into the green con nector of the same port Plug the video cable into the blue monitor connector Plug the remaining cable ends into the matching ports on your computer For serial computers use only Avocent provided adaptors Tighten all thumbscrews 4 Repeat step 3 for each a...

Page 7: ... is by entering a short sequence of keystrokes on the keyboard This is called keyboard or hot key switching Press the Control key twice within one second to place your SwitchView in Command Mode Your keyboard LEDs will flash to verify that you are operating in Com mand Mode Now whatever you type will be interpreted as SwitchView system commands until Enter is pressed to accept the command or Escap...

Page 8: ...d scanning see the commands below Key Sequence Action CTRL CTRL Dnn Enter Configures the dwell time Substitute nn with a value from 2 to 60 seconds The default value is 5 seconds CTRL CTRL SG Enter Enables the scan Go command CTRL CTRL SH Enter Enables the scan Halt command Key Sequence Action CTRL CTRL M Enter Mouse will suspend scanning CTRL CTRL M Enter Mouse will not suspend scanning default E...

Page 9: ... unit Unable to hot key After a power loss the unit will default to the CTRL CTRL key sequence Try using CTRL CTRL to hot key switch Video No video Verify that the video cable between the computer and the SwitchView is connected to the selected port Verify that the monitor cable is correctly connected to the SwitchView Power down the computer Connect the monitor directly to the computer and power ...

Page 10: ... If your mouse type is not listed use the MR keyboard sequence Verify that the mouse is plugged into the mouse port in the User Console area on the rear panel of the unit Verify that the computer works properly with a mouse connected directly to it If not try another mouse If you are using a serial mouse verify that you are using an Avocent Serial Mouse adaptor 8 Peripheral Mouse Logitech MouseWar...

Page 11: ...rks properly connected directly to the computer If not try a different keyboard If the keyboard still does not function cycle power on all attached computers and try again Keyboard is inoperable after switching channels or characters on screen do not match keyboard input Try changing the keyboard scan set by using the key board command sequence CTRL CTRL Kn Enter where n is a scan set number 1 3 I...

Page 12: ...l if you re using a PC with a Microsoft Intel liMouse driver See page 8 CTRL CTRL Kn Enter Sets keyboard scan set n is a number 1 3 CTRL CTRL AV Enter Displays the current firmware version of the SwitchView processors You must be at a DOS prompt or in a text editor word processor to view this information CTRL CTRL H1 Enter Default Command Mode Activation CTRL CTRL H2 Enter Changes the Command mode...

Page 13: ...o 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 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Cons...

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Page 15: ...emission standards and each cable is individually tested under load 2 If defect or malfunction was caused by abuse mishandling unauthorized repair or use other than intended 3 If unauthorized modifications were made to product 4 If unreported damages occurred in any shipment of the product 5 If damages were due to or caused by equipment or software not provided by Avocent 6 If the SwitchView is us...

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