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CyberResearch

® 

Foldaways GFA 

Series 

 

CyberResearch, Inc

19

 

25 Business Park Drive   

P: (203) 643-5000; F: (203) 643-5001 

Branford, CT USA 

www.cyberresearch.com 

KVM OSD (On-Screen-Display) Operation

 

 

 

 

Figure 1: OSD screen illustration 

   

By hitting the left <CTRL> key twice within two seconds, you may see the 'Hotkey 
Menu' if it is enabled (an OSD option).    Or, by hitting the left <CTRL> key three times 
within two seconds, you will see a 'KVM MENU' screen showing a list of the computers 
with corresponding channel addresses, names and status, see Figure 1. 
 
The channel address of the currently selected computer is displayed in red, same as 
the front indicator, to the right of the OSD title 'KVM MENU'.  The color of a device 
name is green if it has power and is ready for selection (its corresponding front panel 
indicator is green), or the color is white as it has no power.    OSD menu updates the 

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Page 1: ...ed without permission GFA Series 1U Rack Mount FoldAways with LCD Monitor Keyboard Touchpad 8 Port KVM Switch on Qualified Models CyberResearch Inc www cyberresearch com 25 Business Park Dr Branford CT 06405 USA 203 483 8815 9am to 5pm EST FAX 203 483 9024 S t o c k C h e c k c o m ...

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Page 3: ...d GFA Series are trademarks of CyberResearch Inc Other product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective companies NOTICE CyberResearch Inc does not authorize any CyberResearch product for use in life support systems medical equipment and or medical devices without the written approval of the President of...

Page 4: ...GFA Series CyberResearch Foldaways iv Copyright 2008 CyberResearch Inc GFA Series Revision Description Date of Issue 1 0C Initial Release May 29th 2008 S t o c k C h e c k c o m ...

Page 5: ...igh Video Quality 2 Features 2 Installation 4 Device Connection 4 Specifications 5 Dimensions 8 17 Display 9 19 Display 10 GFA 1x18B series with 8 port KVM switch 11 GFA 1x10 series without KVM switch 12 LCD Monitor OSD Operation 13 Control Functions 13 Description 13 Menu 13 Δ Select key 13 decrement increment Brightness Control keys 13 c Power switch 14 Adjusting the Monitor 15 Adjustment Proced...

Page 6: ...GFA Series CyberResearch Foldaways vi Copyright 2008 CyberResearch Inc Auto Adjust Option 16 KVM OSD On Screen Display Operation 19 Hot key commands 24 S t o c k C h e c k c o m ...

Page 7: ...out the KVM switch are referred to collectively as GFA 1x10 Model Description GFA 1910B 1U Rack Mount FoldAway with 19 LCD Monitor Keyboard and Touchpad GFA 1918B 1U Rack Mount FoldAway with 19 LCD Monitor Keyboard Touchpad and 8 Port KVM Switch GFA 1710B 1U Rack Mount FoldAway with 17 LCD Monitor Keyboard and Touchpad GFA 1718B 1U Rack Mount FoldAway with 17 LCD Monitor Keyboard Touchpad and 8 Po...

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Page 9: ...f server and computer management The KVM switch is independent of the computer operating system allowing the attached computers to run different applications On Screen Display OSD Menu The GFA 1x18B has two OSD screens one is for LCD monitor use please see the below paragraph to learn more to configure your LCD monitor setting the other is KVM OSD screen This allows you to name your computers swit...

Page 10: ...e GFA 1518B GFA 1510A 15 TFT LCD monitor max resolution is 1024x768 The GFA 1718B GFA 1710B 17 TFT LCD monitor max resolution is 1280x1024 The GFA 1918B GFA 1910B 19 TFT LCD monitor max resolution is 1280x1024 Color depth reaches 16 7M Automatic adjustment allows quick and accurate tuning of LCD adjustments Features Supports both PS 2 and serial mouse Cascade configuration expands system capabilit...

Page 11: ... independent transparent to all applications Plug and play system configuration Keyboard and mouse can be hot plugged at any time LCD panel size 15 17 19 High XGA resolution 1024x768x16 2M for 15 And high SXGA resolution 1280x1024x16 7M for 17 19 DDC2B compatible 88key keyboard 17key numeric keypad Standard 19 Rack mounting accessories S t o c k C h e c k c o m ...

Page 12: ...ect a PS 2 mouse and a keyboard to the CONSOLE port marked with a mouse and a keyboard respectively as shown in figure 1 Determine the channel address of each computer For computers using PS 2 mouse connect the computer s mouse and keyboard cables to the KVM switch s connectors marked with a mouse and keyboard at PC x side respectively as shown in Figure 2 Figure 1 KVM configuration Figure 2 S t o...

Page 13: ...T LCD panel Effective Display area mm 304 13 x 228 10 337 92 x 270 34 376 32 x 301 06 Display colors 16 2M colors 16 7M colors 16 7M colors Viewing Angle 70 70 65 55 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 Number of Pixels 1024x768 1280x1024 1280x1024 Pixel pitch mm 0 297x0 297 0 264x0 264 0 294x0 294 Scan Frequencies Horizontal 31 47K to 60KHz 31 47K to 68KHz 31 47K to 68KHz Vertical 60Hz to 75Hz Power Input 100...

Page 14: ...or User mode Color 6500K Color 9300K H position V position Phase Pixel clock Load default OSD off timer OSD H position OSD V position Exit Control Type Digital Compatibility IBM and compatible Apple Macintosh NEC Environmental Limits Operating Temp 32 to 104 F 0 to 40 C Storage Temp 4 to 140 F 20 to 60 C Operating Humidity 10 to 85 without Condensation Storage Humidity 10 to 95 without Condensatio...

Page 15: ...arch com Key switch life 10Miliion life cycles Touch Pad Compatibility Industrial standard Mouse button two key button Life cycle 1 million cycles Agency Approval EMI FCC A and CE Safety UL cUL Energy Saving VESA DPMS Operating Humidity 10 to 85 without Condensation Storage Humidity 10 to 95 without Condensation S t o c k C h e c k c o m ...

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Page 17: ...CyberResearch Foldaways GFA Series CyberResearch Inc 9 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com 17 Display S t o c k C h e c k c o m ...

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Page 19: ...Research Foldaways GFA Series CyberResearch Inc 11 25 Business Park Drive P 203 643 5000 F 203 643 5001 Branford CT USA www cyberresearch com GFA 1x18B series with 8 port KVM switch S t o c k C h e c k c o m ...

Page 20: ...GFA Series CyberResearch Foldaways 12 Copyright 2008 CyberResearch Inc GFA 1x10 series without KVM switch S t o c k C h e c k c o m ...

Page 21: ...l 5 Decrement Brightness control 6 c Power Switch Description Menu Press the Menu key to activate the on screen display screen It is a toggle key Press twice to turn off the OSD After 30 sec idle time the OSD screen will automatically turn off Δ Select key The two keys functions When OSD screen is activated When Menu key is pressed press the key let you to next sub manu When press the Δ key let yo...

Page 22: ...essed the two keys are used to select the wanted adjustment items When into the item the two keys are defined to decrease or increase the values of each selected item c Power switch Use the power switch to turn ON or OFF power We recommend turning your system power on first then the LCD monitor S t o c k C h e c k c o m ...

Page 23: ...n these video adapters you may make some adjustments to the monitor for adapter used Adjustment Procedure First you must activate the OSD screen by pressing the MENU key the menu will appear in the center of screen as below OSD Main Menu 1 Pressing the OSD Menu button causes the following screen to appear 2 Use the key to select the desired change group then press key to the next sub menu 3 Repeat...

Page 24: ...iming information Brightness and Contrast Adjustment Adjust the Brightness value Adjust the Contrast value only valid when your color temperature set as user mode Return to the previous Menu Color temperature adjustment Enable the sRGB or disable the sRGB User mode Let user change the RGB color value Execute the white balance function Red change Red gain for the color temperature only valid when c...

Page 25: ...Blue gain for the color temperature only valid when color temperature set at user mode Set the color temperature to 6500K Set the color temperature to 9300K Adjust the screen size and screen quality Auto adjust to the optimized display quality Change the screen viewing size Adjust phase tracking to reduce the display flicker Move the whole screen right or left Move the whole screen up or down Retu...

Page 26: ...tion Set the graphic mode or text mode Return to the previous menu Exit the OSD screen Note 1 No video When the monitor is ON and there is no video signal received the following message will be displayed 2 Signal out of range When the frequency range of the signal is out of the Monitor s specifications the display will show the following message Out of Range S t o c k C h e c k c o m ...

Page 27: ...ing the left CTRL key three times within two seconds you will see a KVM MENU screen showing a list of the computers with corresponding channel addresses names and status see Figure 1 The channel address of the currently selected computer is displayed in red same as the front indicator to the right of the OSD title KVM MENU The color of a device name is green if it has power and is ready for select...

Page 28: ... name is also shown on the screen Function key F1 To edit name entry of a computer or a Slave First use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to highlight a channel then press F1 followed by name entry Valid characters are A Z 0 9 and the dash character Lowercase letters are converted to uppercase ones Press BACKSPACE to delete a letter one at a time Non volatile memory stores all name entries until you chan...

Page 29: ...ctions and press ENTER Available options will be shown in the middle of the screen Again using the UP and DOWN arrow keys to view options then press ENTER to select it You can press ESCAPE to exit at any time Auto Scan In this mode the GFA 1518B automatically switches from one power on computer to the next sequentially in a fixed interval During Auto Scan mode the OSD displays the name of the sele...

Page 30: ...ds 8 seconds 15 seconds and 30 seconds The non volatile memory stores the Scan Rate setting Keyboard Speed The GFA 1X18B offers keyboard typematic setting that overrides the similar settings in BIOS and in Windows Available speed options are Low Middle Fast and Faster as 10 15 20 and 30 characters sec respectively The non volatile memory stores the Keyboard Speed setting Hotkey Menu When you hit t...

Page 31: ...uter name and or OSD status displayed on screen during operation The actual display position shifts due to different VGA resolution the higher the resolution the higher the display position The non volatile memory stores the Position setting UL as Upper Left UR as Upper Right LL as Lower Left LR as Lower Right MI as Middle ESC To exit the OSD press the ESCAPE key S t o c k C h e c k c o m ...

Page 32: ...s channel address which is determined by the GFA 1X18B connection For a computer connected to a Master its address is represented by the PC port label 1 8 or A H For a computer connected to a Slave two characters represent its address The first character is the channel address of the Master unit 1 8 and the second one is the channel address of the Slave 1 8 or A H Please note that only Master s PC...

Page 33: ...can interval of 3 8 15 and 30 seconds respectively J To adjust keyboard typematic rate characters sec this setting over rides that of BIOS and any operating system left Ctrl left Ctrl F4 The GFA 1x18B generates 1 to 4 beeps corresponding to 10 15 20 and 30 characters sec respectively J Audio Stick An optional multimedia module can be LINKed to the back of each GFA 1x18B for selecting microphone an...

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Page 35: ...sibly change settings before reinstalling the modules 3 Have a volt meter handy to take measurements of the signals you are trying to measure as well as the signals on the board module or power supply 4 Isolate problem areas that are not working as you expected 5 Have the source code to the program you are having trouble with available so that preceding and prerequisite modes can be referenced and...

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Page 37: ...d exclusive liability of the Seller its successors or assigns in connection with equipment purchased and in lieu of all other warranties expressed implied or statutory including but not limited to any implied warranty of merchant ability or fitness and all other obligations or liabilities of seller its successors or assigns The equipment must be returned postage prepaid Package it securely and ins...

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