From speakers
and microphone
From keyboard,
monitor, mouse and
audio ports on computer 1
From keyboard,
monitor, mouse and
audio ports on
computer 2
From keyboard,
monitor and mouse
Connecting your AdderView Omega
These instructions provide basic connection information. Complete details are provided
within the full AdderView Omega user guide, downloadable from
www.adder.com
.
1 Switch off both of your computers.
2 Connect the cables from your keyboard, mouse and monitor to the three sockets at the
bottom end of the AdderView Omega.
3 Connect the cables from your speakers and microphone to the two sockets at the top
end of the AdderView Omega.
4 Use one of the KVM cable sets to connect the ports of your first computer to the channel
1 sockets on the left side of the AdderView Omega.
To use the AdderView Omega with a
USB-based system, see below.
5 Use one of the Audio cable sets to connect the microphone and speaker ports of your
first computer to the channel 1 sockets on the left side of the AdderView Omega.
6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 for the second computer, using the channel 2 sockets on the right
side of your AdderView Omega.
USB keyboard and mouse connections
Some systems, such as certain Apple
®
Mac
®
computers and Sun
®
workstations use USB
connections to link their keyboards and mice. You can link the AdderView Omega to the
USB port of a computer, then use a standard keyboard and mouse to control that system.
Switching between computers
Basic switching options
There are three main ways to switch between the computers attached to your
AdderView Omega:
•
Omega button
– Press and release the Omega
button to change channels.
•
Keyboard keys
– Use key combinations to change channels – the most basic
combination is
. Please refer to the ‘Hotkeys’ section overleaf.
•
Mouse buttons
– Use a three-button mouse (or a mouse with a scroll wheel) to change
channels – press and hold the central mouse button (or the scroll wheel), press the left
mouse button and then release both.
Whichever of the above methods that you use, the AdderView Omega will change the
keyboard, mouse, monitor and audio links from one computer to the other. The relevant
channel indicator on the AdderView Omega will light and will also flicker whenever you
type or use the mouse.
Switching audio separately
Sometimes you may wish to hear the audio channel from one of your computers while
using the other, for instance, when playing a CD while working on the other system.
To make a USB keyboard & mouse connection:
Follow the standard connection instructions given
above, however at step 4:
i
Connect the USB adaptor to the
keyboard plug (purple plug
with
logo) at the
computer end of
the KVM
cable
set.
To switch channels, but leave the
audio channel unchanged:
•
Using the keyboard
–
press
•
Using the mouse
– press and hold the
central mouse button (or the scroll
wheel), press the right mouse button
and then release both.
To resume normal (combined KVM
and audio) operation:
• Select a channel in the normal manner
using either the Omega button, the
keyboard or the mouse.
ii Connect the USB adaptor to a free USB
socket on the system.
Note: The green
mouse plug (from the KVM cable set) is
usually left unconnected. However, if you
connect it to the system, then mouse data
will be sent through it rather than the USB
connection.
iii Connect the monitor plug from the KVM
cable set to the appropriate video socket.
iv Continue with steps 5 and 6 of the standard
connection instructions.
For details about USB connection issues and
limitations, please download the AdderView
Omega User Guide.
Connector/port icons & colours
Monitor (video)
Dark blue
Keyboard
Purple
Mouse
or
Mid green
Speaker
or
SPK
Light green
Microphone
or
MIC
Pink