Vista DP KVM Switch Manual
5
Operation
Controlling the
Vista DP
The computers on the Vista DP can be switched using the buttons on the Front Panel, through keyboard hot-
key commands, or RS-232 commands. The video, keyboard, and mouse can all be switched simultaneously or
independently of each other. Each of these are described below.
Front Panel Control
To switch ports using the front panel, press the
▲
button to navigate up and
▼
button for down.
Figure 5. Front Panel Buttons
Hotkey Commands
A Hotkey command is a keyboard sequence used to trigger an action on the Vista DP through the use of the
keyboard connected on the USB port of the Vista DP. To activate the hotkey sequence, press the CTRL key
twice and then enter the desired hotkey commands.
Commands
Hotkeys
RS
-
232 Control
Switch all devices (KVM, USB 2.0, and
Audio)
[CTRL] [CTRL] m [port#] [ENTER]
//m[port #][cr]
Switch KVM only
[CTRL] [CTRL] c [port#] [ENTER]
//c[port #][cr]
Switch audio only
[CTRL] [CTRL] a [port#] [ENTER]
//a[port #][cr]
Switch USB2.0 only
[CTRL] [CTRL] u [port#] [ENTER]
//u[port #][cr]
Switch analog audio only
[CTRL] [CTRL] a [port#] [ENTER]
//a[port #][cr]
EDID learning (Model with HDMI only) [CTRL] [CTRL] e [ENTER]
//e[cr]
Same as front panel
▲
button
[CTRL] [CTRL]
↑
(up arrow key)
n/a
Same as front panel
▼
button
[CTRL] [CTRL]
↓ (down arrow key)
n/a
Reset
[CTRL] [CTRL] r
//r
Reset to factory defaults
[CTRL] [CTRL] f
//f
Table 1. Keyboard hotkey and RS-232 serial port commands
