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Draco U-Switch
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The following keyboard commands are used to enter, and to exit the command mode, and to change the
Hot Key.
Function
Keyboard command
Start the command
mode (default)
2x Left Shift
(Hot Key, factory setting)
Exit the command
mode
Esc
Change the Hot Key
current Hot Key, c, new Hot Key code, Enter
Hot Key Code
The Hot Key to start the command mode can be changed. The following table lists the Hot Key codes for
the available Hot Keys.
Hot Key Code
Hot Key
0
Freely selectable, except
Esc
,
Del
and
Enter
2
2x Scroll
3
2x Left Shift
(default)
4
2x Left Ctrl
5
2x Left Alt
6
2x Right Shift
7
2x Right Ctrl
8
2x Right Alt
NOTICE
In a combined KVM matrix/U-Switch configuration, select different Hot Keys for extender modules
connected to the KVM matrix (e.g.,
2x Left Shift
) and the U-Switch (e.g.,
2x Right Shift
).
Change the current Hot Key via Hot Key Code (exemplary)
To change the current Hot Key to, e.g.,
2x Left Alt
, enter
Hot Key, c, 5, Enter
.
Set a freely selectable Hot Key (exemplary)
To set a freely selectable Hot Key (e.g.,
2x Space
), enter
Hot Key, c, 0, Space, Enter
.
Keyboard commands are fixed to the position of the keys on the keyboard. Keyboard mapping tables may
vary for country-specific layouts. E.g.,
Hot Key, x, a, Enter
enables the automatic switching with
activated MSC on a German or US keyboard layout. The French keyboard layout (AZERTY) requires for
the same command
Hot Key, x, q, Enter
to be pressed instead.
Note the key position of a freely defined Hot Key when changing the keyboard layout, e.g., from
QWERTZ to AZERTY.
Reset the Hot Key
To set a Hot Key back to default settings, press
Right Shift + Del
within 5 s after switching on the
Draco MV or plugging in a keyboard.
The Hot Key is set back to
Left Shift
.
