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Invoking Hotkey Mode: 

All Hotkey operations begin by invoking Hotkey Mode. Invoking Hotkey Mode takes three 

steps. 

1. 

Press and hold down the Num Lock key. 

2. 

Press and release the minus [-] key. 

3. 

Release the Num Lock key. 

 

Hotkey Summary Table 

 

Combination 

 

Function 

 

[Port ID] 

+ [Enter]

 

Switches access to the computer that 

corresponds to that Port ID (1 or 2).   

[A]  

Invokes Auto Scan Mode. 

Note:

 

The Auto Scan feature automatically 

cycles through the two ports at regular 

5-second intervals. 

[Num Lock] 

+ [-]   

[Esc] or [Spacebar]  Exits Hotkey, and Auto Scan Modes.   

 

Skip Mode 

Skip Mode is a shortcut method for port switching. To perform a skip, simply tap the Scroll 

Lock key twice. When you do this, the KVM focus switches from its current port, to the other 

one. 

 

Hotkey Configuration 

After invoking HSM, key in one of the following keys to perform the corresponding function: 

Key

 

Function 

 

Toggles between the default and alternate HSM invocation keys. The alternate 

HSM invocation keys are [Ctrl] + [F12]. 

T   

Toggles between the default and alternate Skip Mode invocation keys. The 

alternate Skip Mode invocation keys are [Ctrl] + [Ctrl]. 

F10 

Auto detects the keyboard operating platform (for PC compatible systems). 

F1 

Sets the PC Compatible keyboard operating platform. 

F2 

Sets the Mac keyboard operating platform. 

F3   

Sets the Sun keyboard operating platform. 

F7 

Sets a Generic keyboard operating platform. 

[F6] [nn] 

[Enter] 

Sets the keyboard language layout. Where nn is a two digit number that 

represents the keyboard language code. (US English:33; French: 08; 

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