Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MINIVIEW GCS632U IOGear
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MiniView ™ Micr o USB Plus 2-P or t KVM Switch with Built-in KVM Cab les and A udio Suppor t Installation Man ual ( GCS632U) ®.
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Thank y ou f or purchasing one of the most f eature-r ich k eyboard, video , and mouse s witches on the mar ket. IOGEAR ® ’ s MiniView™ Micro USB PLUS s witches are first-rate connectivity accessories designed to help reduce the frustration of managing multiple computer systems .
P ackage Contents Ov er vie w Features Requirements Introduction Installation Operati on Hot k ey Operation Advanced Hotkey Oper ations Appendix Specification T ech Suppor t Radio & TV Interf eren.
This pac kage contains: 1 MiniVie w™ Micro USB PLUS 2 P ort KVM Switch (cables b uilt-in) 1 User Man u al 1 Quic k Star t Guide 1 W arr anty Registration Card If an y items are damaged or missing, please contact y our dealer .
Introducing the two por t MiniVie w™ Micro USB PLUS KVM s witch from IOGEAR ® – A simple solution f or those with more PCs than hands. Use one USB k eyboard, one monitor and one USB mouse to control two USB computers.
the Mac or Sun k eyboard as the console ke yboard, or with a standard PC k ey- board. When use a PC ke yboard, a special set of hot k eys are designated to em ulate the Mac and Sun special key s.
Features • Use one USB k e yboard, monitor and USB mouse to control two USB computers. • 6' long molded-in cab les to simplify setup . • Share your m ultimedia speak ers among the two connected computers. • Full suppor t f or Mac and Sun systems .
6 Console • A VGA, SV GA, or Multisync monitor capable of the highest resolution that y ou will be using on any computer in the installation • A USB K eyboard • A USB Mouse Computer s The f ollo.
1 2 3 4 Intr oduction 7 1. P or t LEDs (Ref er to Appendix f or LED indications) 2. KVM Cables 3. Console P o r ts 4. Speaker J ack.
Bef ore you begin, mak e sure that the pow er to all the de vices you will be connecting up ha ve been tur ned off . NO TE: T o prev ent damage to your installation due to g round potential difference, mak e sure that all de vices on the installation are proper ly g rounded.
Step. 2 Installation 9 Plug the USB , video , and speake r connectors of the attached KVM cab les into their respectiv e por ts on the computers y ou are installing.
34 Operation 10 Hotke y Operation The hotk ey operations of the KVM assume the use of a PC-Compatib le k eyboard with the Scroll Loc k key . I f y ou are using a MA C K eyboard (or a ke yboard that do.
Operation 11 P or t Switching T o toggle betw een the two computers , quickly tap the Scroll Lock k ey twice: [Scroll Loc k], [Scroll Lock] NO TE: Y ou can change this hotke y to [ctr l ] [ctrl], see page 17 f or details.
Operation 12 The KVM will now enter Hotke y mode, and the Caps Loc k and Scroll Loc k LEDs flash in succession to indicate this. On PC-Compatib le k eyboards this LED is usually located on top right-hand cor ner .
Operation T o In v oke Hotke y Mode (MA C Keyboar d): 1. Press and hold Clear ke y fo r t wo seconds 2. Press and hold Minus k ey [ – ] k ey f or one second 3. Release Minus k ey [ – ] and within one second also release Clear ke y The KVM will no w enter Hotkey mode; indicated b y b linking of the Caps Loc ks LED .
Clear Min us Operation Mac k eyboard 14.
NO TE: If using the Num Loc k and Minus ke y to inv oke Hot k ey function is not optimal, ref er to the next page f or instr uctions on changing the hotk ey in v ocation ke ys. When Hotk e y Mode is active, ordinar y k eyboard and mouse functions are suspended – only Hotke y compliant k eystrok es can be input.
16 A uto Scan Mode 1. In v o k e Hotk ey Mode (See page 11-13) 2. Press and release the [ A ] ke y Once scanning begins, it continues until you press the [Esc] or [Spacebar] to exit. NO TE: While A uto Scan mode is in eff ect, ordinar y ke yboard and mouse functions are suspended.
17 Alternate P or t Switching K eys The por t s witching ke ys can be changed from tapping Scroll Lock key twice , to tapping Ctr l k ey twice. If y ou ha v e a MA C ke yboard (or a k eyboard that does not ha ve Scroll Loc k k ey), change the por t s witching k e ys b y doing the f ollo wing: 1 .
18 Restore Defaults T o restore the GCS632U to its f actor y def ault settings, do the f ollowing: 1. In v oke Hotkey Mode (See P age 11-13) 2. Press and release [ R ] key .
Operation 19 Multi Platf orm (Mac, Sun, Win) and Multi Langua g e Setup The def ault por t settings are f or a Windows Compatib le oper ating platf o r m, and US English ke yboard language code (Refer to the pre vious section).
Operation 20 Operation Using a PC keyboard to control a Window based PC Using a Mac keyboard to control a Mac Using a Sun keyboard to control a Solaris based Sun Using a PC ke yboard to control a Mac .
Operation 21 K eyboard Operating Platf orm The GCS632U def ault configur ation is f or a PC-Compatib le keyboard oper ating platf or m. T o change the k eyboard operating platf or m, do the f ollowing: 1. Br ing the KVM f ocus to the desired por t 2. Inv oke Hotke y Mode (See P age 11-13) 3.
Operation 22 After completing a setting, y ou automatically e xit Hotkey Mode . Using a PC ke yboar d to emulate a Sun K eyboar d After you set up the appropri ate K e yboard Platf orm (refer to P age.
Using a PC ke yboard to em ulate a Mac K e yboar d After you set up the appropri ate K eyboard Platf or m (ref er to Page16), y ou will be ab le to use a PC (101/104) k ey ke yboard to emulate the functions of the Mac ke yboard. The corresponding functions are shown in the tab le to the right.
Operation 24 List Hotke y Settings T o see a list of the current hotk e y settings, do the f ollo wing: 1. Open a te xt editor (such as Notepad, T extedit, or Word) 2.
Appendix LED Display T ab l e 25 Activity Off On (Steady) Flashing (On and Off Equal) Indication P or t is not selected P or t is connected to an active computer P or t is connected to an active compu.
Specification 26.
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Radio & TV Interference Statement W ARNING!!! This equipment generates , uses and can radiate r adio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction man ual, ma y cause interf erence to radio communications.
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