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Page 1: ...day 7 days a week call 724 746 5500 Address 1000 Park Dr Lawrence PA 15055 1018 Phone 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746 World Wide Web http www blackbox com E mail info blackbox com Copyright 1998 Black B...

Page 2: ...tions Do you have just two PCs and need an economical alternative to keeping two monitors keyboards and mice on your desk Or do you need to share dozens of computers including a mix of IBM PC RS 6000...

Page 3: ...Hewlett Packard is a registered trademark of Hewlett Packard IBM PC AT PS 2 RS 6000 and ThinkPad are registered trademarks and PC XT is a trademark of IBM Corporation Logitech MouseMan and Pilot Mous...

Page 4: ...cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference Changes or modifications not expressly approved by...

Page 5: ...erence will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off the user is en...

Page 6: ...ato el ctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo s lo como sea recomendado por el fabricante 8 Servicio El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo el ctrico m s all a lo descrito en las in...

Page 7: ...r una antena externa deber ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia 16 El cable de corriente deber ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo 17 Cuidado deb...

Page 8: ...4 Configuration 20 4 1 Configuring Your PCs 20 4 2 Configuring the ServSwitch Duo 20 4 2 1 Entering Configuration Mode 20 4 2 2 Setting the Screen Saver Timeout 21 4 2 3 Autoscanning Setting the Scan...

Page 9: ...mputer on the Menu List 36 5 8 4 Selecting a Computer on the Menu List 37 5 8 5 Exiting the Menu 37 5 8 6 Configuring the Menu 37 5 8 7 Summary of Keys Used by the Menu and Their Functions 37 5 9 Mous...

Page 10: ...Rate RS 232 1200 bps Flow Control RS 232 None Maximum Distance 10 m 32 8 ft to any attached keyboard monitor and mouse 30 m 98 4 ft to any attached CPU or cascaded ServSwitch Duo unit 40 m 131 2 ft t...

Page 11: ...through detachable power cord and IEC 320 male inlet to external transformer Output 5 VDC at up to 1 A from transformer to Switch Consumption 5 watts maximum MTBF 500 000 hours based on the historica...

Page 12: ...PUs High resolution circuitry ensures the best possible video even over extended distances Password security prevents unauthorised use Optional Remote Control Module for convenient operation Channel s...

Page 13: ...T keyboard adapter for every 4 CPU ports on a given Switch in other words the 4 port Switch comes with one mouse adapter and one keyboard adapter the 8 port Switch comes with two mouse adapters and tw...

Page 14: ...eo connectors Control ports A and B Power connector Control port mouse connectors Control port keyboard connectors Expansion port for Remote Control Module and RS 232 control Both keys together used t...

Page 15: ...ata activity Attachment points for rackmount bracket Red LEDs show currently active control port A or B Green LEDs show the ON OFF status of connected CPUs LEDs 13 through 16 are present on 16 port mo...

Page 16: ...serviceable parts but it does contain parts capable of delivering hazardous electric shocks do not attempt to dismantle it Plug the power adapter into a socket outlet close to the Switch Do not use t...

Page 17: ...ou want to use the mouse to switch channels on the ServSwitch Duo you will need a three button mouse or an IntelliMouse The Switch supports other Internet mice compatible with the IntelliMouse fitted...

Page 18: ...two button PS 2 mouse on one port and a Microsoft IntelliMouse on the other If you have had to place the Switch farther from the user equipment than the equipment s native cables will reach you can p...

Page 19: ...yboard mouse and monitor connectors respectively of control port A or B of the subsidiary Switch Any unused CPU port or control port connectors on the single master Switch can be left vacant Alternati...

Page 20: ...nlet then plug the input cord into utility mains power Always apply power to the ServSwitch Duo first then power on the monitor and each of the computers if you power up the computers before the Switc...

Page 21: ...rted drivers in Section 3 1 The ServSwitch Duo supports VGA SVGA XGA and XGA 2 type monitors but does not support the automatic detection features available with some Plug and Play monitors and video...

Page 22: ...gs 4 2 2 SETTING THE SCREEN SAVER TIMEOUT The ServSwitch Duo has a programmable screen saver function which will blank the display on both shared monitors after a certain time elapses with no activity...

Page 23: ...tors are fitted with automatic power saver relays and will automatically blank their displays after a short time if the PC they re communicating with becomes idle If you are using such a monitor you s...

Page 24: ...ontrol port B or vice versa when the currently active port has been idle for 2 seconds default S2 5 seconds S3 10 seconds S4 30 seconds S5 1 minute S6 5 minutes S7 10 minutes 4 2 5 SETTING MOUSE MODE...

Page 25: ...s are supported on both PS 2 and RS 232 CPU connections When you use PS 2 CPU connections the ServSwitch Duo will automatically configure itself to the type of mouse requested by the driver If you are...

Page 26: ...rds where additional keys can be programmed to act as combinations of other keys Such keyboards are supplied with many Gateway 2000 computers If you program one of these spare keys to produce both hot...

Page 27: ...isplay second digit of firmware version number F3 Display third digit of firmware version number F4 Reserved for future use F5 Restore PS 2 mouse function to the currently selected CPU s mouse port F6...

Page 28: ...E D Home would be valid When you ve finished typing in your password press Enter to save it to the Switch s EEPROM This type of memory does not depend on active power or even a battery backup so it ca...

Page 29: ...local and remote keyboard monitor mouse control ports When port A is active port B is disabled and vice versa When the Switch is idle it activates one of these ports and lights the associated LED whe...

Page 30: ...k function Pressing both the AUTO and SELECT keys at the same time will lock the ServSwitch Duo causing it to disable all video output and select CPU channel 0 zero the nothing channel something like...

Page 31: ...e third illustration until a valid password has been typed to unlock the unit Lastly if the screen saver mode has been activated the channel number will flash Figure 5 1 The front panel status display...

Page 32: ...keyboards and mice and load the setup parameters required by their particular operating systems It is necessary for the ServSwitch Duo to be attached and powered on during this sequence so that it ca...

Page 33: ...keys x where x is a number from one to nine to switch to the corresponding CPU channel If you try to select a channel with a higher number than the Switch has ports the Switch will ignore the command...

Page 34: ...ollowed by the Enter key to do so Note that if anyone has tried to type something at the shared keyboard while the Switch is locked you will have to press Enter to clear those characters so that they...

Page 35: ...el 12 on a 12 port or 16 port Switch Press and hold Ctrl and Alt press and release 1 press and release 2 release Ctrl and Alt To select channel 5 on a subsidiary Switch connected to port 13 on a maste...

Page 36: ...uters you have to enter the names and channel numbers that will make up the menu When you re finished press Esc to exit In the menu for 4 port and 8 port models channel numbers and addresses are shown...

Page 37: ...s cascaded off CPU port 3 of the master Switch you would enter the channel address as 35 on 4 and 8 port models or as 0305 on 12 or 16 port models Remember that units should not be cascaded more than...

Page 38: ...ss the Esc escape key to exit back to normal operation 5 8 6 CONFIGURING THE MENU See Section 4 2 8 for details if you want to change the menu s color scheme or how long the on screen confirmation mes...

Page 39: ...together for five seconds When you do the Switch will perform a complete power off reset of the connected keyboards and mice This function only resets the shared keyboard and mice that are plugged in...

Page 40: ...resolution settings but may not restore the speed or sensitivity of the mouse exactly as they were when the PC originally booted Type of mouse Driver type Probable Suggested system connected expected...

Page 41: ...uos Multiple ServSwitch Duos can be cascaded connected together in a one to many scheme in order to increase the maximum number of available CPU ports in your KVM switching system This can be particul...

Page 42: ...port Switches in the system you would have to use two digits to designate each port inserting a leading zero when necessary Two more examples assuming that the hotkeys are the default combination of...

Page 43: ...42 SERVSWITCH DUO Figure 5 1 A typical cascade of two ServSwitch Duos ServSwitch Duo A first layer ServSwitch Duo B second layer 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 CPUs CPUs Shared Keyboard Mouse and Monitor...

Page 44: ...ServSwitch Duo is not receiving data from the mouse Check the mouse connection to the Switch if it s OK try resetting the mouse using the reset function see Section 3 3 or powering the Switch OFF and...

Page 45: ...using a Microsoft Logitech IBM Compaq or Hewlett Packard mouse instead Make sure that you are using a Microsoft compatible mouse driver on your PC Some drivers by other manufacturers can cause the mou...

Page 46: ...a result can t display its on screen menu But the Switch s menu circuitry captures the keyboard and mouse data anyway so the computer never gets it and never wakes up Thus the system appears to hang...

Page 47: ...the nature and duration of the problem when the problem occurs the components involved in the problem that is what types of computers what type of keyboard brand of mouse make and model of monitor etc...

Page 48: ...s commonly available The better type which will carry video very well are constructed with coaxial cable cores The not so good type cheaper cable more suited for data communication is often used but c...

Page 49: ...of our CPU Extension Cables see Section 3 3 should be no longer than 100 ft 30 5 m If you are using a converter at the Switch end instead of the PC end and are running regular RS 232 cable this should...

Page 50: ...RCM but you can also connect an RS 232 device to it to perform channel switching See Section 5 12 for more details The pinout of this connector is pretty simple Pin 9 Signal Ground SGND and Pin 11 Re...

Page 51: ...m the use of the information contained herein The manufacturer reserves the right to change the specifications functions or circuitry of the product without notice The manufacturer cannot accept liabi...

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