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CPU Switch MultiMedia 2X8
Manual English
Benutzerhandbuch Deutsch
2 User @ 8 PC, LINDY Art. Nr. 32812
4 User @ 8 PC, LINDY Art. Nr. 32814
© LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED & LINDY-ELEKTRONIK GMBH - FIRST EDITION (DEC 2001)
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English Manual 1 Packing List / Packliste The complete LINDY CPU Switch MultiMedia package consists of: 1. 1 LINDY CPU Switch MultiMedia 2. 1 Power Adapter 3. 2 Rack Mounting Brackets (screws included) 4. 4 Stacking Elements 5. 1 LINDY User Manual Please read this manual thoroughly, and follow the installation and operation procedures carefully to prevent any damage to the LINDY CPU Switch unit, and/or any of the devices connected to it. We have tried to keep
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English Manual 2 Overview The LINDY CPU Switch is ideally suited for the following: KVM access for keyboard, video (monitor), mouse and stereo audio (speaker + microphone). Simultaneous access from up to 4 independent consoles / users for up to 8 PCs. The CPU Switches are not cascadable with each other or themselves. If you need more than 8 PCs connected you should use non-multi-user CPU Switches in the upper cascade near the consoles. At the moment LINDY is preparing the intr
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English Manual 3 Hardware Requirements Console VGA Monitor for resolution up to 1920 x 1440 Pixel, up to 75 Hz PS/2 compatible mouse PS/2 compatible keyboard Audio Stereo microphone and speaker, optional PC VGA graphics card 6 pin Mini DIN (PS/2) or 9 Way D (standard serial-port) mouse connection * PS/2 keyboard port (6 pin Mini DIN) or AT keyboard port (5 pin DIN, 5V on Pin 5, ground on pin 4) Audio Stereo Input/Output for microphone and speaker, optional * A
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English Manual 4 Front View and Keys and Backside Connectors 1 – Port LEDs: All 8 switches for the appropriate PCs have two status LEDs. ONLINE: LED lights orange and shows that the connected PC is online. If this LED flashes orange it means that this port is cascaded to another CPU switch. SELECT: LED lights green: the attached PC has just been selected by another user. LED Stops when the PC is again available for access. 2 – K/M Reset If the keyboard and mouse
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English Manual 5 Installation BEFORE YOU BEGIN 1. Make sure that power to all the devices you will be connecting up have been turned off. You must unplug the power cords of any computers that have the Keyboard Power On function. Otherwise, the switch will receive power from the computer. 2. To prevent damage to your equipment due to ground potential difference, make sure that all devices on the installation are properly grounded. Consult your dealer for technical det
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English Manual 6 Installation of cascaded LINDY CPU Switches At the moment no LINDY CPU Switches with integrated Audio support are available for cascading. Please check for new products on the LINDY homepage www.lindy.com to find new product releases. IMPORTANT: The LINDY CPU Switch Multimedia 2x8 and 4x8 cannot be cascaded with each other. Users that do not require the audio function but multiple user access may use one of the following possibilities for cascadin
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English Manual 7 Operating the CPU Switch MultiMedia Hot-Plugging LINDY CPU Switch MultiMedia supports ‘Hot-Plugging’. This means single components like PCs, cascaded LINDY CPU switches, and mice, etc. can be removed and reattached to the installation without powering down and rebooting the CPU Switches on the installation. To ensure proper functionality in this case some rules have to be regarded: If cables (or devices) are removed from the installation they can only be
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English Manual 8 The OSD is activated by pressing the CONTROL key twice. This hotkey can also be changed to the SCROLL LOCK key. OSD Main Menu Information Heading Explanation This column lists the Port-ID-numbers for all CPU Ports. The most simple method to select a port is to move the highlighted line to the selected port using the cursor PN keys and then pressing the ENTER key or to select and click the port using the mouse. The symbol + marks the ports that can be
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English Manual 9 OSD Functions Navigation via OSD Menu [ESC] goes up one level higher in the OSD. When already in highest level the OSD will be closed. Use cursor Up/Cursor Down keys to move the highlighted bar. To make selections then press ENTER. Or click with the mouse at the triangle symbols ( ) or move the highlighted mouse cursor and click the options to be selected. After having made a selection the OSD automatically will go one level up or quit the OSD when already
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English Manual 10 Function Keys F1 to F8 The function keys invoke an OSD sub menu used to configure and control the CPU Switch. Following the list of Function Keys and their meaning. w F1 HELP: Displays a list of Basic HELP functions of the OSD menu options. w F2 EDIT: This is an administrator function! The administrator can provide and edit names to the ports and attached servers. After selection of the port the name is entered via sub menu F2. The following ch
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English Manual 11 w F5 ADM: Only available for the administrator! F5 opens a sub menu showing options for the configuration of the CPU Switch MultiMedia. Please note that changes will affect all users that are logged in as administrator at the same time. The following sub menus will be listed: Setting Function SET PASSWORD This function is used to set passwords for the Administrator and User: One Administrator and four User passwords can be set. Move the highlight bar to Us
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English Manual 12 w F6 SET Configures the OSD settings of the console used. The following sub menus will be listed: Setting Function OSD ACTIVATING Can be selected for either pressing CONTROL key or SCROLL key HOTKEY twice CHANNEL Selects the options how the channel display of the active port shows up DISPLAY MODE on the monitor: - Port number + name - Port number only - Name only CHANNEL Selects how long the channel display is shown on the monitor: DISPLAY - USER DEF
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English Manual 13 w F7 QV You can broaden or narrow the number of ports that get automatically scanned by selecting only the ones you want with the QV (Quick View Scan) function. [F7] is a toggle that selects or deselects the currently highlighted port for the Quick View Scanning function (see F4, above). To select/deselect a port for Quick View Scanning Double Click the port you want, or use the Navigation Keys to move the highlight bar to it. Then press [F7]. When a port
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English Manual 14 Technical Specs Function Specification Number of PCs to Direct 8 be connected Maximum 32 with full multi user access with 4 CPU Switch Multimedia 4x8 and 4 4-port switches connected to the console ports. PC selection On-Screen-Display LED Power 1 (blue) : powered on ONLINE 8 (red) : PC is powered on SELECTED 8 (green) : PC is being selected Console ports Keyboard 2 consoles with 6p Mini-DIN socket (type PS/2) 1 & 2 Mouse 2 consoles with 6p Mini
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English Manual 15 Stacking and Mounting For Stacking: The unit comes with stacking elements included. Note that there is a top and bottom half to each bracket. The top half has a convex surface; the bottom half has a concave surface. Line up the four bottom brackets of the top unit with the four top brackets of the bottom unit; then fit the top unit down onto the bottom unit. For Rack Mounting: Screw the mounting brackets into the sides of the unit, as shown
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Deutsches Benutzerhandbuch DE 1 Lieferumfang Im Lieferumfang des LINDY CPU Switch MultiMedia ist folgendes enthalten: 1. 1 LINDY CPU Switch MultiMedia 2. 1 Netzteil 3. 2 Stück 19” Montagewinkel (mit Schrauben) 4. 4 Stapelemente 5. Dieses LINDY Handbuch Lesen Sie dieses Handbuch bitte sorgfältig und befolgen Sie die hilfreichen Installations- und Bedienhinweise um Beschädigungen des CPU Switch oder der angeschlossenen Rechner zu vermeiden. Wir haben uns Mühe gegeben,
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Deutsches Benutzerhandbuch DE 1 Überblick Der LINDY CPU Switch ist ideal geeignet für folgende Anwendung: KVM-Zugriff für Monitor, Maus, Tastatur und Audio Stereo (Lautsprecher + Mikrofon). Simultaner Zugriff auf bis zu 8 PCs von zwei bzw. 4 Eingabeplätzen (Anwender, Konsolen) aus. Die CPU Switches sind NICHT untereinander kaskadierbar. Sollten mehr als 8 PCs angeschlossen werden, so sollten in der oberen Kaskade direkt an den Konsolen einfache KVM Umschalter und keine Matrix-Um
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Deutsches Benutzerhandbuch DE 2 Hardware-Voraussetzungen Konsole VGA-Monitor für Auflösungen von bis zu 1920 x 1440 Pixel bis mindestens 75 Hz PS/2-kompatible Maus PS/2-kompatible Tastatur Audio Stereo Mikrofon und Lautsprecher optional PC VGA-Grafikkarte 6 pol Mini-DIN (PS/2) oder D9 (Standard Seriell-Port) Mausanschluss * PS/2 Tastaturanschluss (6 pol Mini-DIN) oder AT-Tastaturanschluss (5pol DIN, 5V an Pin 5, Masse an Pin 4) Audio Stereo Ein-/Ausgänge für Mikro
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Deutsches Benutzerhandbuch DE 3 Bedienelemente, Anschlüsse 1 – Port LEDs: Die 8 PC Anschlüsse verfügen jeweils über zwei Staus-LEDs. ONLINE: LED leuchtet rot und zeigt damit an, dass der PC am zugehörigen Port in Betrieb ist. Wenn die LED rot blinkt, bedeutet dies, dass der entsprechende Port kaskadiert ist. SELECT: LED leuchtet grün auf und zeigt an, das auf diesen Port / Rechner momentan von einem User umgeschaltet wurde. Erlischt nach kurzer Zeit wieder. 2
