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Manual Revision: 04/22/2016

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SV231USBLC

2-Port KVM Console Adapter - 

Laptop to Server

*actual product may vary from photos

Summary of Contents for SV231USBLC

Page 1: ...ch com SV231USBLC FR Guide de l utilisateur fr startech com DE Bedienungsanleitung de startech com ES Guía del usuario es startech com NL Gebruiksaanwijzing nl startech com PT Guia do usuário pt startech com IT Guida per l uso it startech com SV231USBLC 2 Port KVM Console Adapter Laptop to Server actual product may vary from photos ...

Page 2: ...FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Changes or modifications not expressly approved by StarTech com could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Industry Canada Statement This Class B digital appara...

Page 3: ...ut the LED indicators 4 Mounting the adapter 5 Attach the mounting brackets 5 Mount the adapter 5 About the software toolbar 6 Move or detach the toolbar 6 View status information 6 Toolbar shortcuts 7 Software menu options 8 About the zoom options 8 Change the zoom settings 9 Change the video channel 9 Automatically fine tune the picture 10 Adjust the position of the image 10 Adjust the sharpness...

Page 4: ...13 Turn on keyboard transparent mode 13 Send a key combination 13 Set virtual keys 14 Use the hotkey feature 14 Select an active emulation type for the keyboard 14 Select emulated keyboard lights 14 Disable the emulated mouse 14 Swap buttons on the emulated mouse 15 Select a captured mouse setting 15 Enable MacOS X scaling 15 Select a mouse reporting mode 15 About the File Transfer menu 16 Select ...

Page 5: ...congested server racks and is ideal in environments where a fixed installation console server isn t feasible The adapter also comes with mounting hardware that you can use to install the adapter in your server rack Product diagram Front view USB 2 0 port Port 1 activity and link LED Port 2 activity and link LED Keyboard mouse activity and link LED CONSOLE port VGA link LED Console activity and lin...

Page 6: ... enabled laptop 20 MB of available storage drive space 24 bit capable display One of the following operating systems Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 8 1 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 10 32 bit and 64 bit Mac OS 10 6 and later tested up to 10 10 Linux 2 6 x to 3 13x 32 bit and 64 bit Server requirements VGA enabled video card DVI support via optional DVIVGAMF adapter USB keyboard and mouse support ...

Page 7: ...tes the device driver files and installs them automatically This is a one time step that you won t need to complete again 6 Open the USB Crash Cart Adapter software and begin using the adapter Note You don t need to restart your computer to complete the installation Mac OS 1 Disconnect the adapter 2 Insert the provided USB software key into your MacBook 3 Double click the MacOSX install dmg file 4...

Page 8: ...oard mouse LED a server VGA LED and a console LED Port LEDs LED behavior Significance LED is illuminated green The port is active LED is illuminated red The video isn t available Server keyboard or mouse LED LED behavior Significance LED is illuminated green USB is attached to the active PC port LED is blinking green Indicates activity Server VGA LED LED behavior Significance LED is illuminated gr...

Page 9: ... so that the four holes in the mounting bracket are facing downward 2 Use a screw and a screwdriver to attach the mounting bracket to the adapter 3 Follow steps 1 and 2 to attach the second mounting bracket on the other side of the adapter Mount the adapter You can mount the adapter in any of the following ways Use the mounting brackets to attach the adapter to a wall Place the adapter on a shelf ...

Page 10: ...the screen if you re in horizontal mode or on the left or right edges of the screen if you re in vertical mode View status information When the system is running the system statistics are displayed on the far right side of the toolbar The software information that is displayed varies depending on what processes the other software on your laptop is running The status information that is displayed i...

Page 11: ... settings screen Click to take a screen shot and save it as a png jpg or bmp file Click to record Click to loop record Click to play previously recorded videos Click to pause the playback Click to make a movie avi file out of a previously recorded video Click to switch between full screen and window mode Click to go to 100 zoom or the largest zoom possible The current zoom percentage The number wi...

Page 12: ...a that displays the USB bandwidth and hardware and software frame rates Software menu options To help manage your displays and servers there are several menus available in the adapter software that contain additional features and settings The menus include File Zoom Video Keyboard Mouse File Transfer Toolbar and Help About the zoom options The Zoom menu includes a number of options that you can us...

Page 13: ... Click Turn on full screen mode This option is ideal for smaller screens If the toolbar is disabled when you enter full screen mode a smaller toolbar with only the full screen and quit options is displayed This smaller toolbar floats and can be moved but it can t be hidden To stop running full screen mode click Turn on full screen mode again Click Maximize window Click Center on screen This option...

Page 14: ...efault To save your changes click Save The adjusted values are automatically applied whenever the same video mode is displayed again Adjust the sharpness of the image 1 On the Video menu click Settings 2 In the Sampling phase Sharpness section do one of the following To automatically adjust the image sharpness click Auto To manually adjust the image sharpness move the Phase slider Adjust the noise...

Page 15: ...lue level move the B Offset slider To automatically adjust the color offset click Auto To apply the default settings click Defaults By default both filters are enabled and set to 1 but you can change these settings 1 On the Video menu click Settings 2 In the Noise Filters section do one of the following To adjust the noise level move the Noise slider To adjust the flatness of the image move the Fl...

Page 16: ...er defined period is reached functions only when the SV231USBLC is connected 1 To start recording on the Video menu click Loop Record 2 Select a destination folder that the video will be saved to Note Make sure that you have read and write access to your destination folder or an error message will be displayed when you try to save files to the folder 3 Set a maximum record time 1 to 3600 seconds V...

Page 17: ...et video processing Access the advanced video settings On the Video menu click Advanced Turn on keyboard transparent mode When you turn on keyboard transparent mode system key events are only sent to the computer connected through the adapter When you turn off keyboard transparent mode system key events are sent to the computer connected through the adapter and the laptop that is running the softw...

Page 18: ...tplug reset Select an active emulation type for the keyboard 1 On the Keyboard menu click Active emulation type 2 Do one of the following Click USB Click PS 2 Select emulated keyboard lights 1 On the Keyboard menu click Emulated keyboard lights 2 Do one of the following Click Caps Lock Click Num Lock Click Scroll Lock Set virtual keys You can view and select virtual keys and special key sequences ...

Page 19: ...ates that it doesn t support Absolute mode there is a way to do this over USB protocol You can also force Relative mode which causes a USB hotplug event and is internally remembered by the USB laptop console itself If the host computer doesn t correctly implement the USB HID specification you may need to force Relative mode 1 On the Mouse menu click Motion reporting mode 2 Do one of the following ...

Page 20: ... File transfer works like a removable USB drive but instead of a real drive it creates a disk image on the host computer that stores the files Only one computer at a time may access the image Similar to what happens when you plug in a USB drive when the disk image is created the target computer can read and write to the disk image but the host computer can t The virtual USB drive can be used by an...

Page 21: ...up until you can t see any black on the image 3 To save your changes click Save The LEDs on the user console are flashing or the software says SV231USBLC isn t connected This issue may be a result of the device drivers not being installed properly To verify that the device drivers are installed correctly on a computer running a version of Windows OS complete the following steps 1 Unplug the SV231U...

Page 22: ... causes of this issue is that the attached computer isn t handling the emulated USB keyboard and or mouse The attached computer may be disconnected or powered down or the operating system may be halted If any of those things are occurring the keyboard and mouse won t work as indicated by the red X ...

Page 23: ...rned for repair or replacement with equivalent products at our discretion The warranty covers parts and labor costs only StarTech com does not warrant its products from defects or damages arising from misuse abuse alteration or normal wear and tear Limitation of Liability In no event shall the liability of StarTech com Ltd and StarTech com USA LLP or their officers directors employees or agents fo...

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