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APRIL 2001

SW627A-R2
SW628A-R2

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Summary of Contents for ServSwitch SW627A-R2

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Page 2: ...broad line of robust solutions for all these applications 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 d...

Page 3: ...BM PC AT PS 2 RS 6000 and ThinkPad are registered trademarks and PC XT is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Microsoft Windows and IntelliMouse are registered trademarks or tra...

Page 4: ...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 expense will be required to take whatever measu...

Page 5: ...rato 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 i...

Page 6: ...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 7: ...r Using the ServSwitch Jr MP with Your Equipment 18 4 1 1 CPUs 18 4 1 2 Mouse and Keyboard 18 4 1 3 Monitor 20 4 2 Keyboard Command Summary 23 4 3 The Commands in Detail 25 4 3 1 Selecting a Port from...

Page 8: ...8 PS 2 Mouse Gets Out of Sync PC CPUs with PS 2 Mouse Ports Only 37 5 2 9 Mouse Doesn t Move Pointer Cursor 38 5 2 10 Display is Fuzzy 38 5 2 11 Video Not Synchronized or Wrong Color 38 5 2 12 Can t A...

Page 9: ...video MAC port s Proprietary composite of Apple Macintosh keyboard mouse and video Resolution With original Serv cabling Up to 1024 x 768 noninterlaced With coaxial cabling Up to 1600 x 1280 noninter...

Page 10: ...or CPUs 1 3 5 mm barrel jack for power Maximum Altitude 10 000 ft 3048 m Temperature Tolerance 32 to 131 F 0 to 55 C Humidity Tolerance 5 to 80 noncondensing Enclosure Steel Power 5 VDC at up to 1 A e...

Page 11: ...act Black Box 2 2 Operating Features With the 2 port model SW627A R2 you can access one IBM PC compatible CPU and one Apple Mac compatible CPU with one keyboard monitor and mouse With the 4 port model...

Page 12: ...ard or from the Switch s front panel Front panel LEDs show which CPU is selected The units remember and restore Num Lock Caps Lock Scroll Lock and keyboard mode for each CPU Scan function can sequence...

Page 13: ...2 3 4 Port Selection LEDs Light if the corresponding port is currently selected RESET Reset Switch Press to reset the Switch and reinitialize the shared keyboard and mouse also used to restore the Sw...

Page 14: ...ese cables take the signals that would normally pass between the CPUs ports and the monitor keyboard and mouse and carry them between the CPUs ports and the ServSwitch Jr MP instead On the 2 port SW62...

Page 15: ...and on PC CPUs mouse ports The exact variety or varieties of this cable that you ll need will depend on the equipment you are connecting for your application Refer to Appendix B for the available type...

Page 16: ...ection 4 1 Also note that the ServSwitch Jr MP does not support most dongles 1 After you verify that the ServSwitch Jr MP is powered OFF plug the HD15 male connector of the video cable from your monit...

Page 17: ...or of the PC CPU s CPU Cable into the port labeled 1 on the Switch s rear panel Plug the CPU Cable you re running to the Mac CPU into the port labeled 2 1B SW628A R2 After you verify that the ServSwit...

Page 18: ...one time to boot completely before turning ON the next one If you re not using the power supply the ServSwitch Jr MP itself will begin operating as soon as you turn ON the first CPU it will get its p...

Page 19: ...id 4 1 Guidelines for Using the ServSwitch Jr MP with Your Equipment 4 1 1 CPUS Use only IBM PC AT or PS 2 or 100 compatible machines on the PC side The ServSwitch Jr MP does not support IBM PC XT or...

Page 20: ...generic Microsoft mouse driver MOUSE COM version 4 0 at least and preferably version 9 01 or higher If you re running Windows 3 x this driver must be loaded in Windows as well as in the base operatin...

Page 21: ...or maximum compatibility we recommend a 17 or larger high quality multisync monitor capable of a displaying a maximum resolution of not less than 1280 x 1024 at a maximum refresh rate of not less than...

Page 22: ...4 6 m 20 6 1 m 25 7 6 m 640 x 480 3 3 3 3 3 800 x 600 noninterlaced 3 3 3 2 2 1024 x 768 interlaced 3 3 2 2 2 1024 x 768 noninterlaced 3 2 2 2 2 1280 x 1024 interlaced 2 1 1 1 1 1280 x 1024 noninterla...

Page 23: ...00 ft 3 m 6 1 m 9 1 m 15 2 m 22 9 m 30 5 m 45 7 m 61 m 640 x 480 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 800 x 600 noninterl 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1024 x 768 interlaced 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1024 x 768 noninterl 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1280 x 1...

Page 24: ...s at any time before you type the final character the command is aborted and the ServSwitch Jr MP returns to normal operation This keeps the Switch from getting stuck waiting for you to finish the com...

Page 25: ...P the total number of ports to which devices are or will be connected Issue this command when you re only using 2 or 3 of the ports on a 4 port unit CTRL Px ENTER x 2 or 3 Set Maximum Number of Ports...

Page 26: ...continuous rotation from the keyboard press and release the left Control Key CTRL then press S The ServSwitch Jr MP will begin scanning sequentially from its currently selected port through the higher...

Page 27: ...PUs that are attached to the Switch through an RS 232 mouse port If you have version 9 01 or higher of the Microsoft mouse driver the CPU should never get out of sync Contact Microsoft if you would li...

Page 28: ...al signaling protocols that determine how a powered PC type CPU and keyboard interact A CPU and keyboard must use the same mode in order to work with each other Of the three standard keyboard modes cu...

Page 29: ...ow which mode the CPU uses or the port is set for but the keyboard s behavior makes you suspect that the port s setting is wrong To set the keyboard mode of the currently selected port on a ServSwitch...

Page 30: ...desired typematic value and press ENTER The typematic value is the decimal equivalent of the binary seven bit typematic setting While the typematic setting delay bits rate bits the typematic value de...

Page 31: ...6 xx 00110 17 1 7 xx 00111 16 8 xx 01000 15 9 xx 01001 13 3 10 xx 01010 12 11 xx 01011 10 9 12 xx 01100 10 13 xx 01101 9 2 14 xx 01110 8 6 15 xx 01111 8 16 xx 10000 7 5 17 xx 10001 6 7 18 xx 10010 6 1...

Page 32: ...er this command E 0 Standard Mapping 104 105 Key Keyboard PC Users If your keyboard was made within the last few years chances are it s one of the 104 or 105 key keyboards with special keys the left a...

Page 33: ...the Apple this key keyboard Left Ctrl Left Control Left Windows Start Left Option alt Left Alt Left Command Right Alt or Alt Graph Left Command Right Windows Start Left Option alt Windows App Power Ri...

Page 34: ...er if an attached PC CPU has an RS 232 serial mouse port you ll need to set the Switch to do PS 2 to RS 232 mouse translation for the serial mouse CPU To enable mouse translation for a serial mouse CP...

Page 35: ...and if the Switch is powered you could hurt yourself as well 5 1 Restoring Factory Default Settings If you re having difficulty with a ServSwitch Jr MP something that often helps is resetting the Swi...

Page 36: ...te a cable the old cable is probably defective F If swapping cables doesn t solve the problem and the Switch is a 4 port SW628A R2 model try plugging the CPU into the other CPU port on the Switch that...

Page 37: ...g the keyboard incorrectly Make sure to use the left Control key to start port switching commands Make sure to use the numeric keys at the top of the keyboard rather than the numeric keypad when you t...

Page 38: ...compatible with your mouse Try the latest version of the Microsoft mouse driver 5 2 7 YOU CAN T ACCESS ALL THE FUNCTIONS OF YOUR MOUSE A What type of mouse is it If it is any other type than those lis...

Page 39: ...P is 20 ft 6 1 m or less if you are using SVGA video or high resolution Mac video You might need to upgrade from original Serv cables to coaxial cables that carry the video signal better See Section 4...

Page 40: ...soft mouse driver instead 5 2 14 THE SWITCH DOESN T WORK WITH YOUR DOCKING STATION The ServSwitch Jr MP does not support most docking stations for portable computers 5 2 15 THE SWITCH DOESN T WORK WIT...

Page 41: ...ng 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 or make it worse and th...

Page 42: ...rt then press the Can t be saved Num Lock corresponding button on the keyboard Scan OFF Type CTRL S to turn ON or Can t be saved CTRL X to turn OFF Scan Delay 5 seconds Type CTRL Txx ENTER CTRL K Time...

Page 43: ...Extenders to connect the ServSwitch Jr MP to monitor keyboard mouse stations or CPUs as much as 1000 ft 300 m away If your monitor keyboard mouse sharing system has cabling requirements that can t be...

Page 44: ...nder Cables EHN250 0zzz where zzz 050 100 150 or 200 CAT5 KVM Extenders PC only Extender Kits include local and remote modules and most cables Single Access Kits remote user station only Micro Extende...

Page 45: ...a ServSwitch Jr MP take these steps referring to Figure C 1 1 Match up the two holes in the Switch end of each Kit ear with the two empty screwholes on the side of the Switch then fasten the ear to th...

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