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KVP4000A-R3

USER MANUAL

SERVSWITCH

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Page 1: ...24 7 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AT 1 877 877 2269 OR VISIT BLACKBOX COM KVP4000A R3 USER MANUAL SERVSWITCH 4SITE II KVM SWITCH...

Page 2: ...4SITE II SWITCH 12 STEP 2 CONNECTING THE SWITCH TO POWER 12 STEP 3 CONNECTING THE CONSOLE MONITOR KEYBOARD MOUSE TOUCHSCREEN TRACKBALL 12 STEP 4 CONNECTING VIDEO SOURCES COMPUTERS 13 STEP 5 CONNECTIN...

Page 3: ...COMPUTER KEYBOARD 54 OSD COMPUTER MOUSE 54 OSD COMPUTER RESET PS 2 EDID DDC 56 OSD USB DEVICE 1 4 59 OSD HELP HOTKEY ABOUT CONTACT 61 HOTMOUSE ACTIVATING HOTMOUSE CURSOR 62 HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN FULLSCRE...

Page 4: ...re reference Power supply Only connect the device to a grounded power supply Installation Ensure that the device is disconnected from the main power supply before performing any installation work Unpl...

Page 5: ...ital 4 PS 2 4 USB Console Ports 1 DVI I 2 USB for keyboard and mouse USB 2 0 Ports 4 transparent high speed USB 2 0 Audio Connectors 1 3 5 mm analog stereo jack 1 digital cinch connector 1 TOSLINK opt...

Page 6: ...nitoring 2 1 2 DVI AND VGA 4Site II supports resolutions of up to 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz for both DVI and VGA Any combination of VGA and DVI at all standard resolutions is possible at inputs and output...

Page 7: ...al PC The LEDs on the front panel indicate the unit s current status Use the serial RS 232 or USB port for remote control and firmware updates 2 2 WHAT S INCLUDED Your package should include the follo...

Page 8: ...ice or disconnect the power supply CAUTION Cables Only use the cables supplied by Black Box with the device Damage resulting from the use of third party cables is not covered by warranty Beware of tri...

Page 9: ...de 7 Quad button Press and release Press to switch to Quad mode 8 PiP button Press and release Press to switch to picture in picture mode PiP NOTE While the OSD menu is open you can still operate the...

Page 10: ...multaneously for 2 seconds to open the OSD menu NOTE While the OSD menu is open you can still operate the active computer by mouse or touchscreen 3 3 BACK PANEL The back panel of 4Site II features thr...

Page 11: ...e device using ConfDev via the control ports 6 RS 232 RJ 45 control port Connect external serial control devices to this RJ 45 port to operate 4Site II remotely e g connect to this port to access the...

Page 12: ...urn the power on STEP 3 CONNECTING THE CONSOLE MONITOR KEYBOARD MOUSE TOUCHSCREEN TRACKBALL 3a Connect your monitor to the monitor port of 4Site II via a VGA DVI cable analog or DVI cable digital up t...

Page 13: ...16 4 feet 5 meters For greater distances use a KVM or USB extender 4c To connect an analog video computer source VGA to 4Site II use a VGA DVI cable Digital video sources are connected via a DVI cable...

Page 14: ...d displays them on your monitor screen 6c To select another display mode use the relevant keyboard commands see page 88f or buttons on the front panel page 6 STEP 7 CONNECTING AUDIO The 4Site II can b...

Page 15: ...24 7 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1 877 877 2269 CHAPTER 4 INSTALLATION A variety of device options are available to connect to the 4Site II for audio output NOTE Powered speakers or headphones can also be conne...

Page 16: ...ODE CURRENT Set the current channel and mode START Set the channel and mode in which the device should boot CONFIGURATION BACKUP Save configuration settings RECALL Restore last saved configuration FAC...

Page 17: ...o output Audio source selection Volume NAME 1 4 Assign computer names KEYBOARD Display type of keyboard PC1 PC2 PC3 or USB MOUSE Display type of mouse PS 2 PS 2 Wheel or USB Set USB mouse positioning...

Page 18: ...Use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow or PLUS and MINUS keys to change the value in the current field Press ENTER to select a menu item Press ESC to return to the previous window higher menu level or exit the...

Page 19: ...er the command mode Selectable keys are STRG SHIFT ALT and WINDOWS For double click hotkey commands you can choose one key which is double clicked to enter the command mode Selectable keys are STRG SH...

Page 20: ...II It works with your standard mouse or trackball To activate Hotmouse operation Navigate to Enable Hotmouse Change the setting to Yes There are two modes of Hotmouse operation Hotmouse Cursor and Ho...

Page 21: ...e SYSTEM menu to the entry OSD POSITION and press ENTER SELECT to open the OSD POSITION window Use this function to move the OSD window to any position on the screen OSD SYSTEM OSD LANGUAGE OSD LANGUA...

Page 22: ...o change the security level you must first enter a predefined password This six digit password is enclosed separately with the deliverables of 4Site II and should only be accessible to authorized pers...

Page 23: ...VIDEO INPUT STATUS COMPUTER NAME 1 4 KEYBOARD MOUSE EDID DDC HELP HOTKEY ABOUT CONTACT SECURITY LEVEL 6 Security level 6 has the following additional operations SYSTEM CONTROL CONSOLE FADE Setting of...

Page 24: ...the following additional settings in the OSD SYSTEM HOTKEY HOTMOUSE QUAD MODE CONSOLE KEYBOARD TOUCH SCREEN SECURITY LEVEL 1 Security level 1 has the following additional settings in the OSD SYSTEM D...

Page 25: ...For example if you have connected three computers channel 1 to 3 to 4Site II use the arrow keys to navigate to the number 3 and confirm by pressing ENTER SELECT NOTE To use the DISABLE CHANNEL feature...

Page 26: ...les are required Settings for the connection are Transfer rate 57600 baud 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit no flow control The two control modes operate as follows DCP control This mode allows direct...

Page 27: ...n IMPORTANT Each time you restart a 4Site II set to synchronize it will send all its settings to the next connected device This process also takes place after activating synchronize in the OSD menu Wh...

Page 28: ...rst device i e do not create a loop SECURITY LEVELS The security level settings in the OSD menu previously described also apply to control via DCP messages Queries are possible up to security level 7...

Page 29: ...parameters in the channel mode and PiP fields Press ESC to save the new parameters and exit the START menu Choose Use current mode to adopt the current settings as start mode Use arrow keys to navigat...

Page 30: ...izes are available Single 3 5 7 10 15 20 25 28 33 38 44 50 Triple 3 5 7 10 15 20 25 28 33 50 equals the size of one quad screen one quarter of a full size screen PIP zoom factor Use this option to zoo...

Page 31: ...is optimized so that the main image and the PiP images are shown as large as possible without overlapping PIP display mode single One PiP image is displayed You can choose between different display m...

Page 32: ...SD Single direct One channel is selected to be displayed as permanent full image active channel Only the PiP can be switched Press front panel buttons 1 2 3 or 4 to switch the full image Single scan W...

Page 33: ...the MODE menu to the entry TEST PATTERN Press ENTER SELECT to open the TEST PATTERN window Use the Test Pattern feature to check monitor quality pixel errors contrast changes etc or the functionality...

Page 34: ...P window This function saves the current device settings including the start mode set in MODE START Additionally EDID data from the 4 inputs is also saved For details on creating an external backup to...

Page 35: ...l four input EDIDs are also reset to their default values If necessary save your current settings before using the DEFAULTS command Execution of this command results in a complete reset and reboot of...

Page 36: ...Monitor 4 Channel4 BACKGROUND Color 0 0 0 EDID DDC 1920 x 1080 60 1920 x 1200 60 digital VIDEO DVI VGA DVI GA all channels CROPPING no cropping BRIGHTNESS 0 all channels CONTRAST 56 all channels HORI...

Page 37: ...to select the desired line in the list shown and press ENTER SELECT for the new video format The new output mode is visible for 10 seconds Within this time you can either accept the new setting by pr...

Page 38: ...liano Italian or Japanese OSD CONSOLE TOUCH SCREEN TOUCH SCREEN 4Site II enables the user to use a touch screen to control and switch between four computers as well as change display modes 4Site II su...

Page 39: ...put as mouse clicks 1 Mouse When touching the touch screen the mouse button is pressed When the finger is released from the touch screen the mouse button is released This mode can be used for drag and...

Page 40: ...tside the Hotmouse Menu you can open the Hotmouse Cursor to enlarge and reposition PiPs only in PiP mode and switch channels see description of the Hotmouse function After you are finished using the H...

Page 41: ...ROSS CHANNEL SWITCHING CROSS CHANNEL SWITCHING DEACTIVATED ACTIVATED Features the mouse always stays inside the active channel window changing the active channel by mouse is only possible via Hotmouse...

Page 42: ...To enable fade through black select the transition speed under Smooth transitions The Speed setting controls the speed of the transition with 1 being the slowest and 3 the fastest transition OSD CONSO...

Page 43: ...he BACKGROUND window Use the window BACKGROUND to select either a solid color or an image for the background area of the screen on which windows are displayed NOTE The background is shown only in Win...

Page 44: ...rial number etc from the monitor s EDID memory If VIDEO OUTPUT is set to auto the 4Site II uses the optimum output resolution offered by the EDID EDID Extended Display Identification Data is a VESA st...

Page 45: ...to open the INPUT STATUS window Resolutions at the four video inputs are shown under INPUT STATUS Resolution recognition at the four video inputs is automatic Some analog input resolutions may not cor...

Page 46: ...e used to connect e g 8 sources 4x VGA 4x DVI via Y cables to 4Site II OSD VIDEO CROPPING CROPPING Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry CROPPING and press ENTER SELECT to open the...

Page 47: ...REEN DISPLAY OSD OSD VIDEO BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST with analog input only Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry BRIGHTNESS or CONTRAST and press ENTER SELECT to ope...

Page 48: ...R SELECT to open the HORIZ POSITION or VERT POSITION window In case of incorrect horizontal position of a computer screen use this feature to adjust the computer screen manually Use the arrow keys to...

Page 49: ...pling time of pixel color value may result in blurring bad contrast or poor legibility Use this setting to adjust phase OSD VIDEO FORMAT FORMAT Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entr...

Page 50: ...ctive channel does not have a wide screen aspect ratio e g 4 3 PiPs are placed aside the full image of the active channel in the black bar on the right side The full image of the active channel is dis...

Page 51: ...ER SELECT to open the CHANNEL MAPPING window In the CHANNEL MAPPING menu assignment between physical input ports and logical channels can be changed This can be useful for instance if computer needs t...

Page 52: ...elect the audio source from the list To ensure that the audio source is the computer being currently operated select active channel from the list For a fixed audio source select one of the computers f...

Page 53: ...ME 1 4 Use arrow keys to navigate in the COMPUTER menu to the entry NAME 1 4 and press ENTER SELECT to open the NAME 1 4 window Use the section NAME to assign a name to each of the four windows displa...

Page 54: ...YBOARD and press ENTER SELECT to open the KEYBOARD window Use this display feature to identify which keyboard type USB PC1 PC2 or PC3 has been recognized at which computer port OSD COMPUTER MOUSE MOUS...

Page 55: ...mouse relative mouse absolute Windows 2000 XP to Vista Rel Touch mouse relative digitizer touch screen Rel Abs Touch mouse relative mouse absolute digitizer touch screen Windows 7 and newer Touch scre...

Page 56: ...PS 2 and press ENTER SELECT to open the RESET PS 2 window Use arrow keys left arrow and right arrow or and keys to select the channel 1 to 4 you wish to reset and confirm by pressing ENTER SELECT EDID...

Page 57: ...CREEN DISPLAY OSD Select a video mode for the channel using the arrow keys Press ENTER SELECT to confirm selection Two freely selectable video modes can be programmed in the input EDID visible to the...

Page 58: ...SELECT to open the window with a list of selectable video modes Use arrow keys to navigate to Signal and press ENTER SELECT to switch between analog or digital This setting specifies whether the EDID...

Page 59: ...write the monitor EDID to input 4 WRITE TO ALL INPUTS write the monitor EDID to all inputs NOTE The content of the input EDIDs can be reset to default by the OSD function CONFIGURATION FACTORY RESET O...

Page 60: ...ect one of the four computers and press ENTER SELECT The following options can be selected for the USB port Manual switching change switching mode change USB device name Switching mode By default swit...

Page 61: ...tomatically with active channel Change device name In the USB DEVICE USB DEVICE menu choose Change device name and press ENTER SELECT to change the name of the connected USB device Use the keyboard to...

Page 62: ...te hotmouse cursor move your mouse on the console four times in a rapid horizontal shaking motion or with hotkey M The hotmouse cursor can also be activated via touch screen tap the screen twice and l...

Page 63: ...e PiP image of the channel that you wish to activate and click the left mouse button Example Switch from channel 2 to channel 3 Channel 2 is active Channel 3 is selected Channel 3 is active Hotmouse c...

Page 64: ...of PiP images Activate Hotmouse Cursor Move the Hotmouse Cursor to the PiP image area hold down the left mouse button and drag the PiPs to the desired vertical position NOTE As soon as the Hotmouse C...

Page 65: ...n also be opened via touch screen tap the screen twice and leave your finger pressed on the touchscreen after the second tap tap hold like a double click without lifting the finger on the second click...

Page 66: ...mouse button Click Help on the Hotmouse Menu for information on the individual symbols Click on HELP to open the HOTMOUSE HELP window Hotmouse Menu in PiP mode Click with the left mouse button on the...

Page 67: ...igate to a channel in the Hotmouse Menu and click the left mouse button to activate it You can also switch to a different mode with the left mouse button Hotmouse Menu in Quad mode Quad mode Hotmouse...

Page 68: ...n to activate it Change position and size of PiP images and PiP zoom Change PiP mode triple triple gap single fixed single direct single scan and scan time Triple gap PiP images are displayed with a g...

Page 69: ...ingle direct Press the front panel buttons 1 2 3 or 4 to directly select the PiP channel you want Single dual The left half of the first channel is displayed at full size next to the left half of the...

Page 70: ...he following keys Ctrl Shift Alt Scroll Examples HOTKEY HK Scroll Scroll HK Ctrl Ctrl NOTES In command mode hotkey is activated LED is flashing on the keyboard In double click hotkey mode pressing an...

Page 71: ...T 1 877 877 2269 APPENDIX A KEYBOARD COMMANDS Other commands HK O Open OSD HK U Directly open OSD USB Device 1 4 HK V Safe output mode HK I Directly open OSD PiP menu In the background display mode sw...

Page 72: ...l Windows computer via serial connection To install the device configuration software CONFDEV you need A Windows computer with a free USB or RS 232 COM port Your 4Site II The installation CD containin...

Page 73: ...he OSD window log parameters and the COM port 4Site II is connected to Remote OSD operation Click the green arrow to open the On Screen Display OSD of 4Site II remotely on your external Windows comput...

Page 74: ...Paint NET to do this conversion MS paint available in Windows also supports this conversion Due to the limited color count in the bitmap format the quality of the image may be reduced For downloading...

Page 75: ...ial cable to connect the COM port of your computer to the RS 232 port on 4Site II OR 1b Use the USB cable to connect the USB port of your computer to the USB port on 4Site II NOTE The virtual com port...

Page 76: ...al adapter to connect a CAT5 cable to the serial RJ 45 port at the rear panel of 4Site II This adapter is connected to your external serial control device e g computer To the adapter any CAT5 cable ca...

Page 77: ...rtant settings of the 4Site II can be queried and changed A general description of XML can be found at http www w3 org XML The XML scheme for DCP can be found on the enclosed CD under the name dcp xsd...

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Page 79: ...85 85 x DMT XGA B 1152x864 75 75 x DMT SUN 1152x900 66 66 CVT HDTVp 1280x720 50 22 50 CEA 861 E HDTVp 1280x720 60 60 CEA 861 E WXGA 1280x768 60 60 DMT UWXGA 1280x960 60 60 DMT UWXGA 1280x960 85 85 DM...

Page 80: ...768 60 XGA 1024 768 70 XGA 1024 768 75 XGA 1024 768 85 SXGA 1280 1024 50 SXGA 1280 1024 60 SXGA 1280 1024 75 SXGA 1400 1050 50 SXGA 1400 1050 60 UXGA 1600 1200 50 UXGA 1600 1200 60 UXGAr 1600 1200 50...

Page 81: ...keys for switching Use hotkeys to quickly activate any of the e g 16 channels or to switch the display mode of any of the 4Site II units in the master slave system Different levels master or slave req...

Page 82: ...nst such interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own exp...

Page 83: ...tes que impidan el flujo de aire por los orificios de ventilaci n 10 El equipo el ctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de calor como radiadores registros de calor estufas u otros apar...

Page 84: ...mited to punitive consequential or cost of cover damages resulting from any errors in the product information or specifications set forth in this document and Black Box Corporation may revise this doc...

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