ADDER SmartView MultiScreen Manual

SmartView MultiscreenInstallation and UsePage 20Type of mouse / system Driver typeLikely expected Suggested
Connected at bootupdata formatrestoration
PS/2PS/2 onlyPS/2F5
PS/2IntelliMousePS/2F5
IntelliMouse / SmartView MSPS/2 onlyPS/2F5
IntelliMouse / SmartView MSIntelliMouseIntelliMouseF6
To restore lost mouse movement on a CPU connected to the SmartView
Multiscreen:
1) Select the CPU that has lost its mouse movement
2) Press the select key on the front of the SmartView Multiscreen for 5 seconds until...

SmartView MultiscreenInstallation and UsePage 21To perform a firmware upgrade on your SmartView Multiscreen you will need a
suitable serial upgrade cable and an IBM PC compatible computer with an RS232
serial port and an operating system that supports DOS. Upgrade cables may be
purchased for Adder Technology or may be made using the wiring specification
given in Appendix A4. You will also need to download the latest version of the
SmartView Multiscreen firmware which is available free of charge at...

SmartView MultiscreenInstallation and UsePage 22Step 5 - Run the upgrade program
The latest version of the SmartView Multiscreen firmware is available from the Adder
Technology website at www.addertec.com. The SmartView Multiscreen uses the
same firmware as the AdderView GEM product. The program and data files are
supplied as a pair e.g.
AVG129.EXEAVG129.HEX
and should be downloaded to the same directory on your PC. Run the file
AVGxxx.EXE (e.g. AVG129.EXE) and follow the on-screen instructions. During...

SmartView MultiscreenInstallation and UsePage 233. Using the SmartView MultiscreenThis section explains the general operation of the SmartView Multiscreen. We
recommend that you read this section before starting to use the product.
3.1 Power on status
At power on the SmartView Multiscreen selects computer 1 and displays 1. If a
password has been set then ‘P’ will be displayed and the SmartView Multiscreen will
remain locked until a valid password is entered.3.2 Front panel key and remote controller
The...

SmartView MultiscreenInstallation and UsePage 24particularly useful in applications where the SmartView Multiscreen is located away
from the desktop. The remote controller can be conveniently attached to your
keyboard with a couple of Velcro strips to give instant channel information and key
control.
3.3 Status display
The status display usually shows the currently selected port. If autoscan mode is
selected, the segments will illuminate in sequence in a clockwise direction
interspersed with a display of...

SmartView MultiscreenInstallation and UsePage 253.4 Switching operation
When you select a port, your keyboard and mouse will control the computer that is
connected to that port and the video feeds from that that computer will be displayed
on the monitors. For example, if you select channel 2 then the video signal arriving
at port 2A will be sent to the monitor that is attached to port A. Video arriving at ports
2B, 2C and 2D will be displayed on the monitors attached to ports B, C and D
respectively.
3.5...

SmartView MultiscreenInstallation and UsePage 26and displays 0. The video signal is switched off. If a password has not been set then
the SmartView Multiscreen can be re-enabled by selecting a channel. If a password
has been set then the SmartView Multiscreen displays P to indicate that a valid
password must be entered to unlock the switch. Simply type the same key
combination as was set during configuration (see section 4.7) followed by the
(return) key. Note - if anyone has typed at the keyboard whilst...

SmartView MultiscreenInstallation and UsePage 27Hold down centre button (  )
Press and release left hand button
(  ) to select next computerHold down centre button (  )
Press and release right hand button
(  ) to select previous computer
3.7 RS232 control
SmartView Multiscreen can be controlled by a remote RS232 device. To select a
channel the data rate of the sending device must be set to 1200 baud, 8 bits, no
parity and 1 stop bit. No handshaking is used by the SmartView Multiscreen. Simply
send the...

SmartView MultiscreenInstallation and UsePage 28A typical cascade of two SmartView Multiscreens
For example, consider a situation where two SmartView Multiscreen units are
connected together as shown above. To connect to the computer attached to port 3
on SmartView Multiscreen B the user would hold down the hotkey keys then press
‘2’ followed by ‘3’, whilst keeping the hotkey keys pressed. This will have the effect
of connecting to port ‘3’ of the SmartView Multiscreen which is connected into port 

SmartView MultiscreenInstallation and UsePage 29‘2’ of the first SmartView Multiscreen unit A.
For example to connect to port 3 on the SmartView Multiscreen cascaded off port 2
of your first SmartView Multiscreen use:
pressba ba
2 2release 2 2  
press3 3release 3 3ba ba
3.9 Synchronising SmartView Multiscreens for applications that
require synchronised switching of more than four monitors
A single SmartView Multiscreen supports up to four monitors. For applications that
require switching of more than...