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Hot-key commands
Hot-key command is a short keyboard sequence to select a computer,
to activate computer scan, etc. The KVM Switch interprets
keystrokes for hot-keys all the time. A hot-key sequence starts with
two left <CTRL> keystrokes followed by one or two more keystrokes.
A built-in buzzer generates a high-pitch beep for correct hot-key
command; otherwise, one low-pitch beep for error and the bad key
sequence will not be forwarded to the selected computer.
The short form hot-key menu can be turned on as an OSD function
(<F4>:more\Hotkey Menu) every time the left <CTRL> key is pressed
twice.
L-CTRL
: is the <CTRL> key located at the left side of the
keyboard.
1~8/A~H
: are the number keys '1' ~ '8' at the upper row of the
keyboard and character keys 'A' ~ 'H' case
insensitive.
Do not use the keypad at the right of
the keyboard.
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To select a computer by hot-key command, you must know its port
address, which is determined by the KVM Switch connection.
For a computer connected to a
Master
, its address is represented
by the PC port label (1~8 or A~H). For a computer connected to
a
Slave
, two characters represent its address. The first character
is the port address of the
Master
unit (1~8) and the second one is
the port address of the
Slave
(1~8 or A~H). Please note that
only
Master's
'PC 1' ~'PC 8' ports can be connected to a
Slave
.
Left
Ctrl
+ left
Ctrl
+
7
Selects a computer connected to port 7 of the
Master
.
Left
Ctrl
+ left
Ctrl
+
6
+
C
Selects a computer connected to port C of a
Slave
connected
to port 6 of the
Master
.
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To start
Auto Scan
, automatically scan power-on computers one
by one at a fixed interval:
left
Ctrl
+ left
Ctrl
+
F 1
When
Auto Scan
detects any keyboard or mouse activity, it
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suspends the scanning till activity stops; it then resumes with the
next computer in sequence. The length of the
Auto Scan
interval
(
Scan Rate)
is adjustable, see below. To abort the
Auto Scan
mode, press the left
Ctrl
key twice.
Note: For OSD models,
Scan Type
determines whether eye mark is
necessary during
Auto Scan
.
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Manual Scan
enables you to manually switch back and forth
between power-on computers.
left
Ctrl
+ left
Ctrl
+
F2
Press
↑
↑
↑
↑
or
↓
↓
↓
↓
to select the previous or the next computer in
sequence. And, press any other key to abort the
Manual Scan
.
Note: For OSD models,
Scan Type
determines whether eye mark is
necessary during
Manual Scan
.
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To adjust
Scan Rate
which sets the duration before switching to
the next computer in
Auto Scan
:
left
Ctrl
+ left
Ctrl
+
F3
The KVM Switch sends one to four beeps indicating scan interval of
3
,
8
,
15
and
30
seconds respectively.
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To adjust keyboard typematic rate (characters/sec), this setting
over-rides that of BIOS and any operating system:
left
Ctrl
+ left
Ctrl
+
F4
The KVM Switch generates 1 to 4 beeps corresponding to
10
,
15
,
20
and
30
characters/sec respectively.
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Audio Stick
An optional multimedia module can be LINKed to the back of each
KVM Switch for selecting microphone and stereo speaker signals.
There are two options for
Audio Stick
:
ON
and
Off
. When set to
'
On
', audio selection follows computer selection. When set to '
Off
',
audio selection stops following computer selection. It is useful if
you want to listen to a particular computer's audio signal while
operating other computers.
left
Ctrl
+ left
Ctrl
+
F5
The KVM Switch generates 1 or 2 beeps corresponding to
On
and
Off
respectively.
