ADDER SmartView MultiScreen VGA KVM Switch Manual
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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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...