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July

2006

KVP4000A

ServSwitch 4site

4 in 1

KVM Switch

Installation and

Operation Manual

Black Box Corporation

1000 Park Drive

Lawrence, PA 15055-1018

Phone: 724-746-5500

Web: www.blackbox.com

Summary of Contents for ServSwitch 4site

Page 1: ...July 2006 KVP4000A ServSwitch 4site 4 in 1 KVM Switch Installation and Operation Manual Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 Phone 724 746 5500 Web www blackbox com...

Page 2: ...USED IN THIS MANUAL BLACK BOX and the Double Diamond logo are registered trademarks and ServSwitch is a trademark of BB Technologies Inc Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged...

Page 3: ...2 Selecting computer 12 Switching to Quad mode and activating channel 12 Other commands Open OSD on screen display Basic output resolution 13 Directly open OSD PiP menu Double Click Hotkey Commands 13...

Page 4: ...Y RESET 42 OSD CONSOLE VIDEO OUTPUT 43 KEYBOARD 44 MULTI MONITOR 44 EDID 45 OSD VIDEO VIDEO INPUT 46 BRIGHTNESS 48 CONTRAST 48 HORIZONTAL POSITION 48 VERTICAL POSITION 48 SCREEN WIDTH 49 PHASE 49 FORM...

Page 5: ...displaying the entire screen contents of one computer FULLSCREEN MODE In Fullscreen mode one of the four computer screens is displayed in full screen size and maximum resolution PiP MODE Picture in Pi...

Page 6: ...ard connection Casing desktop or 19 grey RAL 7035 or black RAL 9005 Dimensions WxDxH 43 6 x 23 4 x 4 4 cm Weight 2 9 kg Operating controls Front panel Four channel selection buttons one Quad mode butt...

Page 7: ...ower supply Installation Ensure that the device is disconnected from the mains before performing any installation work Unplug the device or disconnect the power supply Cables Only use the cables suppl...

Page 8: ...puter port has been selected and is available for keyboard and mouse access When a LED flashes green there is no signal at the video input of the selected channel A LED lights up yellow when there is...

Page 9: ...back Pressing the button in Quad mode opens the channel selector and indicates the channel whose mouse and keyboard are currently active Press this button again to switch from channel to channel as in...

Page 10: ...through the following four video modes VGA 640x480 60 SVGA 800x600 60 XGA 1024x768 60 and UXGA 1600x1200 60 LEDs 1 to 4 indicate the selected mode Resolution VGA SVGA XGA and UXGA Hardware Reset Pres...

Page 11: ...llpoint pen for a complete reset of ServSwitch 4site video mouse and keyboard Note Due to the keep alive function of keyboard and mouse turning power off on resets only the video circuit If you experi...

Page 12: ...VI I USB A USB A USB keyboard and mouse are connected to the USB ports A VGA or DVI monitor can be connected to the DVI I connection use an adaptor cable for VGA Using a USB Hub you can connect multip...

Page 13: ...nding cables DVI USB or PS 2 For distances greater than 5 m KVM extenders allow you to work remotely via CAT5 fiber optic or Ethernet connection Connecting unit to power Plug the power cable into the...

Page 14: ...power switch on the rear panel All front panel LEDs light up briefly indicating that ServSwitch 4site is ready for operation ServSwitch 4site is now in Quad mode default Power up all connected comput...

Page 15: ...nd COMMAND Hotkey and together The following hotkeys are available for selection Left and Examples HOTKEY Double Click Double click one key hotkey and afterwards command key within 2 seconds Hotkey Co...

Page 16: ...tkey and the arrow keys to switch the active channel Selecting computer Computer 1 Fullscreen Mode Computer 2 Fullscreen Mode Computer 3 Fullscreen Mode Computer 4 Fullscreen Mode Simultaneously press...

Page 17: ...ion of Display Mode Quad Mode Press hotkey brief double click on hotkey followed by Q to switch between Quad mode and Fullscreen mode Fullscreen Mode In Quad mode press hotkey followed by F to switch...

Page 18: ...ad display Press hotkey followed by F1 F2 F3 or F4 to switch to Quad mode and activate mouse and keyboard of the computer in the respective quadrant You can also use hotkey and the arrow keys to switc...

Page 19: ...e current field Press ENTER to select a menu item Press ESC to return to the previous window higher menu level or exit the OSD Changes in parameters are saved automatically b Navigation using the butt...

Page 20: ...OUTPUT Video resolution and frequency KEYBOARD Keyboard layout MULTI MONITOR Assign mouse keyboard to video EDID Read and display EDID data of monitor VIDEO VIDEO INPUT Display computers video input...

Page 21: ...to enter 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 S...

Page 22: ...nd PiP settings While the Hotmouse function is activated the active computer can still be operated by keyboard ACTIVATING HOTMOUSE CURSOR If Hotmouse is enabled Enable Hotmouse Yes move the mouse rapi...

Page 23: ...r over the PiP image of the channel that you wish to activate and press the left mouse button Example Switch from channel 2 to channel 3 HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN QUAD MODE Switching active channel mouse key...

Page 24: ...ouse Cursor moves over a PiP image its appearance changes arrows channel number Example Switch active channel from 2 to 3 Vertical positioning of PiP images Activate Hotmouse Cursor Move the Hotmouse...

Page 25: ...ppear in the Hotmouse Cursor Hold down the left mouse button and drag the Hotmouse Cursor to the left to increase PiP image size or to the right to reduce PiP image size Note As soon as the Hotmouse C...

Page 26: ...ettings by mouse click left mouse button Click Help on the Hotmouse Menu for information on the individual symbols The hand symbol points to the current settings for the active channel the display mod...

Page 27: ...lick 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 MENU FULLSCREEN MODE Use the mouse to navigat...

Page 28: ...and PiP zoom Change PiP mode triple triple gap single fixed single direct single scan and scan time The PiP modes are described in detail on page 38 Triple gap PiP images are displayed with a gap in p...

Page 29: ...layed Single 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...

Page 30: ...automatically Default setting is 5 seconds Selector In Quad mode use hotkey P to open the selector The selector indicates the active channel mouse and keyboard enabled Press hotkey P again to switch t...

Page 31: ...LECT to open the OSD POSITION window Use this function to move the OSD window to any position on the screen OSD LANGUAGE Use arrow keys to navigate in the SYSTEM menu to the entry OSD LANGUAGE and pre...

Page 32: ...security level 0 To change the security level you must first enter a predefined password This six digit password is enclosed separately with the deliverables of ServSwitch 4site and should only be ac...

Page 33: ...u can change the security level SYSTEM SECURITY SECURITY LEVEL 7 As security level 8 but you can open OSD windows that only show display modes and device settings SYSTEM CONTROL CONSOLE VIDEO OUTPUT E...

Page 34: ...curity level 4 with the following additional settings in the OSD SYSTEM OSD LANGUAGE VIDEO BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST HORIZ POSITION VERT POSITION SCREEN WIDTH PHASE SECURITY LEVEL 2 As security level 3 with...

Page 35: ...LECT to open the TEST PATTERN window Use the Test Pattern feature to check monitor quality pixel errors contrast etc or the functionality of the ServSwitch 4site s video output It is recommended to us...

Page 36: ...no signal input x is not shown in Quad mode b PiP images are not displayed on screen c these channels are not selectable in Fullscreen mode For example if you have connected three computers channel 1...

Page 37: ...nit to the RS 232 port RJ 45 on the ServSwitch 4site rear panel To synchronize several devices special Y cables are required Settings for the connection are Transfer rate 57600 baud 8 data bits no par...

Page 38: ...all connected devices via DCP messages Special serial Y cables are used for this purpose see example on page 35 Important Each time you restart a ServSwitch 4site set to synchronize it will send all...

Page 39: ...ynchronize ServSwitch 4site 1 sends every change in settings as a DCP message via the serial Y cable to the RX input of ServSwitch 4site 2 ServSwitch 4site 2 adopts the settings and sends a DCP messag...

Page 40: ...eries are possible up to security level 7 The table below shows the maximum security levels for simple element settings These settings may be changed via DCP up to the specified protection level Maxim...

Page 41: ...size of PiP images to your requirements 12 singe mode or 9 triple mode different sizes 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 qu...

Page 42: ...other video sources are displayed three PiP images Triple gap PiP images are displayed with a gap in place of the active channel Triple no gap PiP images are displayed without a gap Triple tile The si...

Page 43: ...layed Single direct Press the front panel buttons 1 2 3 or 4 to directly select the PiP channel you want Single dual In Dual mode the left halves of the fullscreen images from two video sources are di...

Page 44: ...Switch 4site uses after a reset or when the system is powered up When the START menu is called up the current start configuration is displayed To modify your start configuration change parameters in t...

Page 45: ...P window This function saves the current device settings including the start mode set in MODE START RECALL Use arrow keys to navigate in the CONFIGURATION menu to the entry RECALL and press ENTER SELE...

Page 46: ...lection timeout 5 sec OSD POSITION centered OSD LANGUAGE English SECURITY None security level 0 DISABLE CHANNEL All four channels are active CONTROL Off MODE PIP Size 15 Zoom factor 1 Display mode tri...

Page 47: ...the new video format When the output mode is set to auto the ServSwitch 4site chooses a resolution by reading the connected monitor s EDID data Choose the EDID menu item to check whether the connecte...

Page 48: ...n MULTI MONITOR Use arrow keys to navigate in the CONSOLE menu to the entry MULTI MONITOR and press ENTER SELECT to open the MULTI MONITOR window If you use graphics cards with multiple video outputs...

Page 49: ...e serial number etc from the monitor s EDID memory If VIDEO OUTPUT is set to auto ServSwitch 4site uses the optimum output resolution offered by the EDID EDID Extended Display Identification Data is a...

Page 50: ...selected the ServSwitch 4site will first check the first input specified If there is no signal at this input the second signal input will be checked On the next page is a list of video formats suppor...

Page 51: ...600 72 72 SVGA 800 x 600 75 75 SVGA 800 x 600 85 85 180 XGA 1024 x 768 60 22 60 XGA 1024 x 768 70 70 XGA 1024 x 768 75 75 XGA 1024 x 768 85 85 XGA B 1152 x 864 75 75 SUN 1152 x 900 66 66 HDTVp 1280 x...

Page 52: ...sition of computer screen Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry HORIZ POSITION or VERT POSITION and press ENTER SELECT to open the HORIZ POSITION or VERT POSITION window In case of...

Page 53: ...idth number of horizontal pixels is defined by the VESA standard If the screen appears blurred change this setting to improve screen quality PHASE Use arrow keys to navigate in VIDEO menu to the PHASE...

Page 54: ...RMAT and press ENTER SELECT to open the FORMAT window When using a wide screen monitor aspect ratio 16 10 in Quad mode a video input with a different aspect ratio is normally displayed with black bord...

Page 55: ...use a wide screen monitor for example with an aspect ratio of 16 10 PiPs are placed to the right side of the active channel if that channel does not have a wide screen aspect ratio Provided appropria...

Page 56: ...SE Use arrow keys to navigate in COMPUTER menu to the MOUSE line and press ENTER SELECT to open the MOUSE window The upper half of the MOUSE window shows which mouse type USB PS 2 or PS 2 wheel has be...

Page 57: ...e EDID visible to the connected computers at the four video input ports Use arrow keys to navigate in the COMPUTER menu to the entry CHANGE EDID DDC and press ENTER SELECT to open the CHANGE EDID DDC...

Page 58: ...nection and re connect the video output to the video output device In the window on the right you can check whether programming was completed successfully Program EDID successful failed If successful...

Page 59: ...T to open the corresponding window The HELP COMMAND LIST window lists keyboard commands and their functions The HELP ABOUT window show the current revision levels of ServSwitch 4site hardware and firm...

Page 60: ...lete description including the nature and duration of the problem when the problem occurs the components involved in the problem any particular application that when used appears to create the problem...

Page 61: ...esigned to provide reasonable protection against such interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause inter...

Page 62: ...es 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 apara...

Page 63: ...232 COM port Your ServSwitch 4site The installation CD containing the confdevEn exe program The enclosed serial cable Use the serial cable to connect the COM port of the Windows computer with the ser...

Page 64: ...ite is connected START DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM Start configuration by clicking on the green arrow in the device configuration program When the window on the right is displayed you are in the main...

Page 65: ...your computer to the RS232 port on the ServSwitch 4site Start the update program updateEn exe Set the desired COM port Enter drive and path of current firmware file under Update file You can use the...

Page 66: ...ServSwitch 4site Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX ServSwitch 4site Serial Cable SERIAL CABLE 62...

Page 67: ...le plug A plug B length 2 0 m 2 cable set HW CPU DVI 1 video cable DVI DVI length 2 0 m 1 Y cable PS 2 for mouse and keyboard length 2 0 m 1 USB cable plug A plug B length 2 0 m For the US product you...

Page 68: ...Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 Phone 724 746 5500 Web www blackbox com...

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