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NOVEMBER 2001

KV6EXT-R2

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Страница 1: ...NOVEMBER 2001 KV6EXT R2 KV6EXTB R2 ...

Страница 2: ...for all these applications Do you have just two PCs and need an economical alternative to keeping two monitors keyboards and mice on your desk Or do you need to share dozens of computers including a mix of IBM PC RS 6000 Apple Macintosh Sun Microsystems and SGI compatibles among multiple users with different access levels Does your switch have to sit solidly on a worktable and use regular everyday...

Страница 3: ... registered trademark of Hewlett Packard IBM PC AT PS 2 RS 6000 and ThinkPad are registered trademarks and PC XT is a trademark of IBM Corporation Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks and IntelliMouse is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation Sun and Sun Microsystems are registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the United States and other countries Any other trademarks mentioned i...

Страница 4: ...operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This d...

Страница 5: ...rence will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off you can correct the interference with one or more of the following measures a Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna b Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver c Connect the equipment to an...

Страница 6: ...ato eléctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo sólo como sea recomendado por el fabricante 8 Servicio El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo eléctrico más allá a lo descrito en las instrucciones de operación Todo otro servicio deberá ser referido a personal de servicio calificado 9 El aparato eléctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que su posición no interfiera su uso La colocac...

Страница 7: ...xistir una antena externa deberá ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia 16 El cable de corriente deberá ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo 17 Cuidado debe ser tomado de tal manera que objectos liquidos no sean derramados sobre la cubierta u orificios de ventilación 18 Servicio por personal calificado deberá ser provisto cuando A El cable de pod...

Страница 8: ...vices 17 3 3 1 Connecting User Equipment 17 3 3 2 Connecting a Local CPU Optional KV6EXT R2 Only 17 3 4 Connecting the Extender to the Duo 19 3 5 Powering the Extender and Attached Devices 20 4 Configuration 21 4 1 Configuring an Attached PC KV6EXT R2 Only 21 4 2 Configuring the Extender 22 4 2 1 Setting the Hotkey 22 4 2 2 Using Configuration Mode 24 4 2 2 A Setting the Video Compensation 24 4 2 ...

Страница 9: ...board Control Hotkey Commands 36 5 8 Mouse Switching KV6EXT R2 with Local CPU Only 38 5 9 Hot Plugging a PS 2 Mouse or Mouse Port into the Extender or Re Enabling a Disconnected PS 2 Mouse Port KV6EXT R2 with Local CPU Only 39 6 Troubleshooting 41 6 1 Things to Try 41 6 2 Clearing the Extender s Password 43 6 3 Restoring the Extender to Its Factory Default Configuration 43 6 4 Displaying the Exten...

Страница 10: ...C AT keyboard ports and EIA TIA RS 232 serial mouse ports Serial nonfunctional EIA TIA RS 232 pinned according to TIA 574 DCE KV6EXT R2 only Audio nonfunctional 3 5 mm stereo Resolution and Refresh Rate At Duo to Extender distances to 65 m 210 ft Up to 1600 x 1280 noninterlaced at up to 85 Hz At distances to 100 m 325 ft Up to 1600 x 1280 noninterlaced at up to 65 Hz At distances to 200 m 655 ft U...

Страница 11: ...ng various patterns on the Num Lock Caps Lock and Scroll Lock LEDs of the attached keyboard Connectors All side mounted Both models 1 HD15 female to monitor 2 6 pin mini DIN female 1 to keyboard 1 to mouse 1 Barrel jack for power supply attachment 1 DB9 female nonfunctional KV6EXT R2 only 1 HD15 female to CPU s video port optional 2 6 pin mini DIN female 1 to CPU s keyboard port 1 to CPU s mouse p...

Страница 12: ...ble power cord and IEC 320 inlet to external transformer Input 100 to 240 VAC at 50 to 60 Hz Output 5 VDC at up to 2 5 A from transformer to Extender Extender normally draws only 1 5 A Consumption 7 5 watts typical Size 1 3 H x 6 5 W x 5 6 D 3 3 x 16 5 x 14 2 cm Weight 1 1 lb 0 5 kg ...

Страница 13: ...atures of both ServSwitch Duo Extender models and some of the ways those features benefit you Control your ServSwitch Duo system from a remote keyboard monitor and mouse up to 200 meters 655 ft away Uses a single Category 5 unshielded twisted pair UTP cable to carry all supported signals between the Extender and the Duo Password protection prevents unauthorized use Finely user adjustable video com...

Страница 14: ...er has these additional features Control a directly attached PC as well this can be an IBM PS 2 PC AT RS 6000 or compatible computer Switch between Duo and local CPUs with keyboard hotkey sequences or a 3 button or wheel mouse Mouse restoration functions to enable hot plugging of certain systems as the local CPU Supports IBM ThinkPad and its Y cables 2 2 The Complete Extender Package Along with yo...

Страница 15: ... outlet s or circuit s rated current in amperes Do not use the Extender s power supply if its case becomes damaged cracked or broken or if you suspect that it is not operating properly If the Extender s power supply stops working replace it with a manufacturer approved adapter of the same type only KV6EXT R2 only Connectors for cables running to the optional local CPU s I O ports From left to righ...

Страница 16: ...ng a standard PC AT to PS 2 keyboard adapter such as product code FA211 A PS 2 style two or three button Microsoft or Logitech compatible mouse or a Microsoft IntelliMouse compatible mouse If you want to use the mouse to switch CPUs you will need a three button mouse or an IntelliMouse The Extender supports other Internet mice compatible with the IntelliMouse fitted with a wheel or other scrolling...

Страница 17: ... made with Velcro or other hook and loop fasteners so that after it s mounted you can detach and reattach the Extender as necessary If you ll be mounting the Extender in a 19 equipment rack you ll need the RMK19WX Rackmount Kit Refer to Appendix B 3 2 Placement The ServSwitch Duo Extender was designed to be set on a desktop or some other flat horizontal surface To mount it on a non horizontal surf...

Страница 18: ...but they have no function in the current version 3 3 1 CONNECTING USER EQUIPMENT Plug a set of shared user equipment keyboard PS 2 mouse and monitor into the connectors on the Extender marked with the corresponding icons in the CONTROL STATION connector group on the Unit s front panel Refer to Figure 3 1 on the next page 3 3 2 CONNECTING A LOCAL CPU OPTIONAL KV6EXT R2 ONLY To attach an optional lo...

Страница 19: ...ns to each CPU and station attached to the Duo Extender s user station mouse keyboard and monitor Optional user station directly attached to the Duo s user port 1 shares access with Extender station User station directly attached to the Duo s user port 2 Input cord from power supply Optional local CPU CPUs attached to the Duo system SERVSWITCH DUO SERVSWITCH DUO EXTENDER VGA and PS 2 extension cab...

Страница 20: ...4 or 5e if you keep the distance short not more than 100 m 325 ft Avoid using cabling rated as Level 6 Level 7 etc for data rates above 155 Mbps the large differences between the twist ratios of the wire pairs in these cables cause the video signals from the Duo s CPUs to get out of sync with each other The twisted pair can be a single continuous length of cable if that s the best option But this ...

Страница 21: ...ender VERY IMPORTANT The picture on your monitor might look bad at this point This is because you must fine tune the Extender s video compensation before you operate the Extender for the first time See Section 4 2 2 A Now plug the output cord of the Extender s included power supply into the barrel jack on the side of the Extender Then plug the power supply s input cord into the IEC 320 inlet on th...

Страница 22: ...keypad or the extra Enter key found on the main section of some specialized keyboards 4 1 Configuring an Attached PC KV6EXT R2 Only If you ve attached a PC to the full KV6EXT R2 Extender configure it in the same way that you would if your keyboard mouse and monitor were all connected directly to it but keep these things in mind The Extender emulates Microsoft compatible serial IntelliMouse and PS ...

Страница 23: ...sitions 6 7 and 8 of the 8 position DIP switch on the side of the Extender shown in Figure 4 1 on the next page to select the Extender s hotkey combination The hotkey combination is the combination of keyboard keys that triggers the Extender to look for a keyboard command see Section 5 7 The available options are Ctrl Alt the factory default setting Ctrl Shift Alt Shift right Alt only left Alt rig...

Страница 24: ...ugh 8 6 7 OFF 8 ON Hotkeys Ctrl Shift 6 8 OFF 7 ON Hotkeys Alt Shift 6 OFF 7 8 ON Hotkey Right Alt 6 ON 7 8 OFF Hotkeys Left Alt Right Alt 6 8 ON 7 OFF Hotkeys Left Ctrl Left Alt 6 7 ON 8 OFF Hotkeys Right Ctrl Right Alt All ON Hotkeys disabled DIP Switch Positions 1 through 5 are reserved for future use leave them set to OFF ON OFF All OFF Hotkeys Ctrl Alt default ...

Страница 25: ...quality for your system even though the video signal is being sent across twisted pair cable But when you first plug in the Extender you might notice that the picture appears distorted or blurred or doesn t appear at all To fix this take these steps 1 Go into configuration mode as described at the top of this page Observe how fast the Num Lock Caps Lock and Scroll Lock LEDs on your keyboard are fl...

Страница 26: ...o much compensation you might wash out the picture altogether If this happens just reduce your compensation and the picture will reappear This might be the best technique for quickly finding the best compensation setting First press Pg Up until you see white trailing edges on the right hand side of black text or graphics as shown in Figure 4 3 Then press and release until the trailing edges disapp...

Страница 27: ...l all be steadily lit Any invalid character will be ignored 2 After you press the second key of the sequence the Num Lock and Caps Lock LEDs will remain lit and the Scroll Lock LED will go dark Any invalid character will be ignored 3 After you press Enter to end the sequence the command will be executed or rejected as incomplete if the second character was never entered and the LEDs will go back t...

Страница 28: ... for example While the Extender is locked it doesn t output video to the monitor or accept input from the keyboard or mouse The Unit indicates that it s locked by alternately flashing the Num Lock Scroll Lock LED pair and the Caps Lock LED on the keyboard It can only be unlocked if a user types in the password followed by Enter at the keyboard The password is not case sensitive and can be any comb...

Страница 29: ...u can erase the password and set all of the Extender s keyboard controlled configuration options back to their factory defaults by issuing the F 8 Enter command while the Extender s in configuration mode as described in Section 6 3 If you want to remove the password after setting one get into configuration mode type the letter P and press the Enter key as before but then press Enter again without ...

Страница 30: ...her you ve set a password for the Extender or not see Section 4 3 If you haven t set a password for the Extender it will establish a connection to the Duo and will light both its Power and Duo LEDs If you have set a password for the Extender it will light its Power LEDs only and will not display any video It will show that it s expecting you to enter the password by alternately flashing the Num Lo...

Страница 31: ...rd or mouse data is sent to it or received from it FLASHING A CPU on the Duo is selected and keyboard or mouse data is being sent to it or received from it OFF None of the Duo s CPUs are selected Local CPU Red ON The local CPU the one attached to the Extender is KV6EXT R2 selected but no keyboard or mouse data is being sent only to it or received from it FLASHING The local CPU is selected and keyb...

Страница 32: ...es how much video compensation the Extender is applying which is one of the things you can set in configuration mode A slow flash rate indicates low compensation suitable for shorter cable distances while a fast flash rate indicates high compensation suitable for longer distances For examples of actual rates and distances see step 1 in Section 4 2 2 A Figure 5 1 The configuration mode LED pattern ...

Страница 33: ... lights the Num Lock Scroll Lock LED pair and the Caps Lock LED on the keyboard This pattern of flashing alternate LEDs is similar to that of the lights in the lightbar of a police car Once you type in the correct password and press Enter these LEDs will stop flashing and return to their previous states Figure 5 3 The password lockout LED pattern NUM LOCK CAPS LOCK SCROLL LOCK NUM LOCK CAPS LOCK S...

Страница 34: ...h a hotkey command see Section 5 7 or if you enable mouse switching with your three button mouse or wheel mouse see Section 5 8 Depending on which CPU you have selected the Extender s Local CPU LED pair will be steadily lit if you aren t sending keyboard or mouse data or flashing if you are These LEDs are red The main LED is labeled and is on the Extender s top panel while the auxiliary LED is unl...

Страница 35: ...Duo user these attempts will fail although the Extender user will be able to see the Duo system CPU s video unless the Duo user has selected the CPU for exclusive use see the Exclusive Use and Selecting Computers Using the On Screen Menu sections of your Duo manual If the Duo system CPU is available none of the Duo users are controlling it these attempts will succeed The Extender user will see the...

Страница 36: ... no immediate effect but the selected PC will lose mouse function as soon as you plug the mouse back in Mice can usually be freely unplugged and replugged from CPUs RS 232 mouse ports provided that an RS 232 mouse was connected when the operating system initially booted The Extender has a PS 2 mouse recovery system which allows you to disconnect and reconnect the mouse without powering down the sy...

Страница 37: ...tion 4 2 1 Normally when you send a hotkey command you have to release the hotkeys and the command key before you can send another one The one exception to this rule is Hotkeys Tab the switch to the other CPU command you can tab back and forth between the CPUs by holding down the hotkeys and repeatedly pressing Tab The hotkey commands are summarized below Note that to generate the numeric digits i...

Страница 38: ...as been set for the Extender see Section 4 3 this command is equivalent to the Hotkeys 0 command described above If a password has been set this command also causes the Extender to a stop accepting keyboard and mouse input except for password attempts until someone enters the password and b alternately light the Num Lock Scroll Lock LED pair and the Caps Lock LED on the attached keyboard Note that...

Страница 39: ...ou ll have to go into configuration mode see Section 4 2 2 and issue the M 2 Enter command to enable mouse switching The Extender comes from the factory with mouse switching disabled To turn mouse switching back off after you ve enabled it issue the M 1 Enter command Be aware that if you enable mouse switching and use a regular three button mouse to do it you won t be able to use the mouse s cente...

Страница 40: ... you have powered down your Extender or if you are attempting to hot plug a CPU into it you might be able to restore lost mouse movement using the Extender s mouse restoration functions These should be used with caution because unpredictable results might occur if you select the wrong mouse type If in doubt restore the mouse by rebooting the PC normally Standard PS 2 mouse data is formatted differ...

Страница 41: ...PU instead 2 Enter configuration mode see Section 4 2 2 by pressing the hotkeys followed by Enter 3 To restore a PS 2 mouse connection issue the M 6 Enter command Or to restore an IntelliMouse connection issue the M 7 Enter command 4 Press Enter again to exit configuration mode 5 Move the mouse a short distance to make sure that the connection has been restored properly ...

Страница 42: ...d coaxial video cables Problem Your mouse does not move the cursor pointer Possible Solutions 1 Watch the Extender s red Control LEDs while you move the mouse If you move the mouse and these LEDs don t flash then the Extender is not receiving data from the mouse proceed with the next few steps 2 Check the mouse s connection to the Extender and the CAT5 cabling between the Extender and the Duo if t...

Страница 43: ...case switch to a different CPU until the exclusive user has finished Another possibility on the full KV6EXT R2 Extender is that you ve selected the directly attached local CPU but the local CPU is not installed or isn t working Check the local CPU and make sure it is working properly and is attached securely to the Extender If you have no local CPU installed but you switched to its port accidental...

Страница 44: ...ion in this menu to Clear UTP Extender Password Select this then confirm it by pressing the F8 function key A message that the password has been cleared will appear on screen If you want to restore the Extender to its factory default configuration as well as to erase the password use the procedure described in Section 6 3 6 3 Restoring the Extender to Its Factory Default Configuration If your Serv...

Страница 45: ... the CPU screen as the letter V followed by three numbers the first of which is the major revision level and the other two of which are the minor revision level For example if the Extender reports V118 the firmware version is 1 18 6 5 Calling Black Box If you determine that your ServSwitch Duo Extender is malfunctioning do not attempt to alter or repair the unit It contains no user serviceable par...

Страница 46: ...aging If you need to transport or ship your ServSwitch Duo Extender Package it carefully We recommend that you use the original container Before you ship the unit back to Black Box for repair or return contact us to get a Return Authorization RA number ...

Страница 47: ...length you d like when you order Terminate any unterminated cable with high quality shielded RJ 45 plugs such as those in our FM732 unshielded and FM733 shielded 25 packs CAUTION Keep in mind that if you use shielded twisted pair cable the maximum distance at which the Extender will operate will be cut at least in half to no farther than 100 m 325 ft All twisted pair cables are built in such a way...

Страница 48: ... to avoid cut a short section off the end of the cable open it up and look at the pairs the tight pair is usually quite obvious Cable Pinning Straight through Pin 1 to Pin 1 2 to 2 etc Cable Pairing Pair 1 Pins 4 and 5 differential green video and vertical sync Pair 2 Pins 1 and 2 differential blue video Pair 3 Pins 3 and 6 differential red video and horizontal sync Pair 4 Pins 7 and 8 keyboard an...

Страница 49: ...ide are facing forward and are aligned with the cutouts in the shelf s front panel In this position the two screwholes on the bottom of the Unit should be lined up with the matching holes on the bottom of the shelf 2 Screw the two screws included with the Kit through the holes in the shelf into the bottom of the Extender 3 Once you ve attached the Extender to the shelf match the holes at the ends ...

Страница 50: ...esulting from the use of the information contained herein They reserve the right to change the specifications functions or circuitry of the product without notice Neither the manufacturer nor its authorized agents can accept liability for damage due to misuse of the product or due to other circumstances outside their control And they will not be responsible for any loss damage or injury arising di...

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