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Page 3: ...same computer With our ServSwitch products there s no reason why not We carry a broad line of robust solutions for all these applications Do you have just two PCs and need an economical alternative to...

Page 4: ...ational Business Machines Corporation Logitech is a registered trademark of Logitech Inc Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United Sta...

Page 5: ...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 expense will be required to take whatever m...

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: ...em 17 3 2 6 Switching from the Keyboard 18 4 Operation 19 4 1 Guidelines for Using the ServSwitch with Your Equipment 19 4 1 1 CPUs 19 4 1 2 Mouse and Keyboard 19 4 1 3 Monitor 20 4 2 Keyboard Command...

Page 9: ...r PS 2 Mouse Gets Out of Sync 36 5 3 7 Your Mouse Doesn t Move the Pointer Cursor 36 5 3 8 Your Monitor Display is Fuzzy 36 5 3 9 Your Video is Not Synchronized or is the Wrong Color 36 5 3 10 Your Vi...

Page 10: ...to 1024 x 768 With coaxial or special cabling Up to 1280 x 1024 Protocols RS 232 Asynchronous Data Formats RS 232 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity Speed RS 232 9600 bps Maximum Distance Depending on t...

Page 11: ...Tolerance 32 to 131 F 0 to 55 C Humidity Tolerance 5 to 80 noncondensing Maximum Altitude 10 000 ft 3048 m Enclosure Steel Power For 120 VAC 60 Hz operation From wallmount power supply SW721A R2 SW72...

Page 12: ...idn t receive everything or if anything arrived damaged contact Black Box 2 2 Operating Features Some of the useful features of your ServSwitch Microprocessor controlled keyboard and mouse switching M...

Page 13: ...R Power LED Lights to indicate that the unit is powered ON ON OFF Power Button Pressing this button turns the unit ON and OFF when the power supply is plugged into the unit and into a working outlet C...

Page 14: ...f the scan does not begin immediately quickly press the button twice more so that it moves to the out position and back to the in position again Pressing the button again returning it to the out posit...

Page 15: ...ect you continued must have an Adapter Cable See Section 2 5 NOTE The 2 and 4 port models both share the same chassis which has 4 CPU X connector slots The extra connector slots in the chassis of the...

Page 16: ...of these cables that you ll need will depend on the equipment you are connecting for your application Refer to Appendix B for the available types of these cables and the corresponding product codes A...

Page 17: ...a mouse to the ServSwitch Connectors will vary depending on the types of equipment you are installing Figure 3 1 Basic system setup of a 4 port SW722 R2 unit CHAPTER 3 Installation SERVSWITCH Power Su...

Page 18: ...this cable in various styles to match see Appendix B This cable also comes in the different lengths supported by different applications see Section 4 1 3 and Appendix B CAUTION Make sure that the moni...

Page 19: ...connectors into the corresponding ports on the CPU The CPU should be OFF when you do this the Switch will automatically adjust to the CPU s keyboard mode when you power up the CPU CAUTION Do not atta...

Page 20: ...etailed information about each of the ServSwitch commands describing each command s function and keystroke sequence For your convenience this information is summarized in Section 4 2 To begin switchin...

Page 21: ...invalid command is entered the ServSwitch aborts the command When entering commands that contain numbers or math symbols use only the numerical keys located at the top of your alphanumeric keyboard N...

Page 22: ...d scan modes 4 1 3 MONITOR NOTE No keyboard video switch can provide perfect video You will see at least a little fuzziness on your monitor no matter how close to ideal your ServSwitch system is The S...

Page 23: ...Z3 C4 C4 C4 C3 C3 C3 C2 C2 C2 Z Standard coax cabling EHN151 C Coax cabling EHN282 4 Perfect or near perfect unable to easily detect defects in screen 3 Very acceptable images clear small reflections...

Page 24: ...nts use only the numbered keys at the top of your alphanumeric keyboard Numbers entered from the numeric keypad to the right will not be recognized as valid commands All of these commands have a two s...

Page 25: ...ss to the shared monitor keyboard and mouse NOTE Scan can also be stopped by entering a Select Port command Keep Settings CTRL K Enter this command after you enter any of the following seven commands...

Page 26: ...ntly from 0 to 127 selected CPU This command works only with CPUs that have standard 101 key keyboards and CMOS that allows users to program the typematic function Reset CTRL R Resets and enables the...

Page 27: ...n the keyboard s numeric pad the ServSwitch doesn t recognize these You can also select the next port manually from the ServSwitch s front panel by pushing the button labeled NEXT Each time you press...

Page 28: ...the Keep Settings command after you enter this If you issue this command with an argument of zero the ServSwitch will set the scan delay time to the default value most recently saved in NVRAM 4 3 6 SE...

Page 29: ...he switch When they detect the mode 2 and 4 port units automatically save it to NVRAM so that if they are turned OFF they will remember it when they are turned ON again The ServSwitch can t detect the...

Page 30: ...keyboard s typematic setting isn t suitable for a given operator or for a given application To change the shared keyboard s typematic setting issue the Set Keyboard Typematic command Press and release...

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...

Page 32: ...ng of cables from live equipment the currently selected CPU in a ServSwitch system can lose one or two bytes of this control information and get out of sync with the shared mouse In this situation the...

Page 33: ...1 connectors plus the appropriate adapter either DB25 female to RJ 11 female our product code FA044 or DB9 female to RJ l 1 female our product code FA043 depending on your computer terminal Take these...

Page 34: ...for a shorter screw can ground the chassis to the circuit boards and cause serious damage 5 1 Diagnostic Information If you re having difficulty with the ServSwitch there is always the possibility th...

Page 35: ...that device and so on 6 Starting with the lowest numbered CPU and proceeding to the highest numbered one power up the CPUs one at a time waiting for each to boot completely before going to the next No...

Page 36: ...does not boot with its original equipment something in the CPU is defective call the CPU s manufacturer If the CPU does boot there is some kind of unusual mismatch between that CPU and the shared moni...

Page 37: ...int mouse see step D At the time of this writing the ServSwitch does not support other types of mice B RS 232 serial mouse Make sure that you re using the right COM port and that the mouse driver is l...

Page 38: ...2 5 3 8 YOUR MONITOR DISPLAY IS FUZZY A Check the settings of your monitor especially the sharpness control B If you can t solve the problem by changing the monitor settings you might have run cable t...

Page 39: ...ving garbage characters this is a good indicator Try setting it now see Section 4 3 10 B If issuing the command doesn t help the SCAN button of a ServSwitch might have been in the wrong in position wh...

Page 40: ...mponents involved in the problem any particular application that when used appears to create the problem or make it worse 5 5 Shipping and Packaging If you need to transport or ship your ServSwitch Pa...

Page 41: ...Scroll Num Lock ON fixed Select port then press the Can t be saved Num Lock corresponding button on the keyboard Scan OFF Push the SCAN button on Can t be saved the ServSwitch or type CTRL S to turn...

Page 42: ...monitor keyboard mouse sharing system has cabling requirements that can t be met by what you see here call Black Box for a possible quote on custom cables or adapters Original monitor keyboard mouse a...

Page 43: ...on Cable Connector on Cable Connector on Cable VGA IBM PS 2 PS 2 EHN282 DB15HD male 6 pin mini DIN male 6 pin mini DIN male USB CPU adapter cables Video Type Keyboard Mouse Product Code Connector on C...

Page 44: ...ignal Name Abbrev Direction Description 1 Data Set Ready DSR Input Reserved not used 2 Data Terminal Ready DTR Output Pulled high with 1 K resistor 3 Transmit Data TXD Output Serial data from port 4 S...

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