Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product KVM SWITCH WITH ON-SCREEN DISPLAY Rose electronic
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1070 7 Stancliff Road Houston , Te x as 77099 Phone : (281) 933-76 73 Interne t: WW W . ROSE.COM PROFESSIONAL KVM SW IT CH W IT H ON - SCREEN DI SPLA Y T M INST ALLATI ON AND OPER ATIONS M ANUA L.
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LIMITED WARRANTY C o pyrigh t R ose Elec tronics 1 990- 2002. Al l rights r eser ved. N o part of this m anual may b e reprod uc e d, st or ed in a r etrieval s ystem, or transcrib ed in an y f o .
FCC/IC S T A TEMEN TS, EU DECLA RA TION OF CON FORMI TY FEDERA L COMMUNICA TIONS C OMMISSI ON AND INDUS TRY CA NADA RA DIO-FREQUENCY IN TERFEREN CE STA TEMEN TS This equip ment gene rates , uses, and .
TABLE OF CONT EN T S Contents Disclaimer ..... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... ... .... ... .... ... ... 1 Introduct ion / Syste m o verview ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... ... .... ... .... ... .... ..
Figures Fi gure 1. UltraView models . ... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... ... .... ... .... ... .. 5 Fi gure 2. Rea r Panel . ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... . 6 Fi gure 3. UltraView Pro to CPU s .
INTRODUCT ION ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL 1 Dis c l aimer W h ile every pre caut ion has been taken in the preparatio n of this m anu al, the m anu f act urer ass umes no respo nsibility f o r erro rs or omiss i ons .
2 ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL All UltraView P ro m odels can eas il y be e x pand ed by chaining the units togethe r and con f iguring the s ystem using the on- scree n configurat ion menus . Using 4 port un i ts (“M” cha ss i s), you can expand the U l traView Pro to 16 computers .
ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL 3 Compatibility Computers Indus t ry stand ard PCs , Sun, Unix co m puters such as RS/6000, HP, SGI, DEC , and othe rs.
4 ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL CPU connecti o n All CPU conn ect ors on the UltraV i ew Pro are DB25F . T he CPUs are conne cted to the UltraView Pro using a CPU cable designe d to interface w i th the CPU t ype s uch as a PC, SUN or App le.
MODELS ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL 5 Ult raView Pro models “M” chass i s “B” chass i s “C” chass i s Fi gure 1. U l traView m ode l s Label Desc ription Pow er Pow er LED (G reen whe n uni t i s on ) On/Off “M” chas sis on l y.
6 ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL UltraView Pro models (rea r) “M” Chass i s “B” Chass i s “C” Chass i s Fi gure 2. Rear Pan e l Label Connector Desc ription Pow er “M” Chas sis only DIN 5F – Pow er adap ter connector.
CABLES ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL 7 Ult raView Pro Ca bles (See Appe ndix C for cab l e part nu m bers ) UltraView Pro to KVM station ca b le The KVM cable conn ects a keybo ard, video m on it or, a nd m ous e t o the UltraV i ew Pro.
INS T ALLATION 8 ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL Organizing the sy stem It is reco mm ended that be f ore any UltraView Pro configu ration or cable conne ctions be made, plan how the sys t em w ill be l a id out, the place m ent o f the CPUs and the place m ent of the U ltraVi ew Pro.
ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL 9 The green PO W ER LED will turn on an d the pow er-on diagnos t ic m es sage will dis play on the KVM monitor. I f the KVM mo nitor is slow t o acquire s ync, the pow er-on diagn os ti c may not be seen .
10 ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL (4 CPUs can be con ne cted us ing a 4-po r t un i t, 16 using a 16- port uni t ) Fi gure 3. U l traView Pro to CPUs Ins ta llation - Cascading units The UltraV i ew Pro units can be cas caded together to expand the number o f computers that can be acce ss ed f rom the K VM stat ion.
ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL 11 * 4 un its can be cascade d using a 4-por t m a ster/16 using a 16-por t maste r Fi gure 4. Cas cading units Slave unit i n stallatio n To properly i ns tall the s lave units, f o llow the below s t eps.
12 ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL 8. Next, select “E x pans i on w idth” from the con fi gure s ystem menu and pre ss en ter.
CONFIGURAT ION ME NUS ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL 13 Main confi guration men u Fi gure 5. Ma in configurat i on menu The UltraV i ew Pro uses a comma nd to estab lish co mmunication to the UltraV i ew Pro and not a CPU.
14 ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL Configure sy stem me nu Fi gure 6. Con fi gure s y s tem menu By select ing “SYSTEM” f ro m the m ain m enu an d pres sing enter, the “Configure s ystem ” m enu w i ll d i splay.
ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL 15 Expansion If your system consis ts of cas caded units, the expans i on se cti on o f the Con f i gure System menu m us t be proper l y con fi gure d to provide the need ed information to manage the slave units.
16 ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL To change the scan t ime, high li ght “Scan t ime” and pre ss en ter. An input bo x wi l l display f or a new v alue. Enter t he new scan tim e in se conds an d press enter. Val id entries are 1 to 999.
ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL 17 Delay This se tti ng is for PC keyboa rds only. It is us ed to adjus t how long, after a key i s dep ress ed and held, t hat key s tart s to repea t. To chang e the delay value, s elect “De l ay” and pres s enter.
18 ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL Configure com pu ter me nu Fi gure 7. Con fi gure co m puter m enu The “Con fi gure co m puter” menu allow s you to assign unique na m es to each co m puter an d change the keyboard and m ous e t ype f or each con nected co m puter.
ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL 19 Keyboard To change a computers keyboard and/or mous e, us e the up/dow n arrow keys to select (highlight) w hich computer to chan ge the keyboa rd or mous e. Use the left/right arrow keys to select eithe r the keyboa rd or mous e to change and press enter.
20 ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL Configure over lay Fi gure 8. Con fi gure o v erlay menu The “Con fi gure o v e rlay” menu i s us ed to confi gure t he color of the m e.
ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL 21 Resolution Us e this configuration to s et the res ol ut ion for the KVM stati ons video i f no computer video is pres ent. To cha nge the s ett ing, s elect “Res ol ution” and pres s enter.
22 ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL Configure over lay - Com p uter se l ect win dow The “Co m puter select w i ndo w ” secti on allow s you to cha nge the backgro und an d tex t co l ors of the co m puter s elect w i ndow , and the text position on the screen .
ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL 23 Back ground color To change the backgroun d co lor, se l ect “Backgrou nd c olor” and press enter. A color selection bo x will disp l ay show ing the av a ilable backgro und colors . Use the arrow keys to se lect e i ther a s olid or trans paren t col or and pre ss enter.
24 ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL This ite m sets the font t ype f or the co m puter labe l. T o cha nge the f on t , selec t “Font” and pres s enter. Use the up/dow n arrow keys to se lect a new f ont type and pre ss enter.
ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL 25 Configuratio n passw o rd To ass i gn a “Con fi gurat i on pas sword ”, sel ect it f rom the “Configure se curity” m enu an d pres s enter. An input box will appe ar. Type in the des i red con f i gurat ion pas sw ord (case s ensitiv e, 8 c hars/max) and pre ss en ter.
OPERAT ION 26 ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL Selecting a computer To connect to a compu ter, you can s el ect it from the Ul traView Pro’s front panel , select it by keyboa.
KEYBOARD COMMANDS ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL 27 Keyboard commands The follow ing table des cri bes the available keyboard co mm ands . The <Ctr l> key sequ ence is a pres s and release of the left contro l key. Co mm ands f ollow i ng <Ctr l > must be en tered w i thin 2 secon d s.
28 ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL Mode value Desc ription M1 CPU keyboard = PC mode 1 (So m e IBMs & PS/1’s ) M2 CPU keyboard = PC mode 2 (Mos t PCs ) M3 CPU keyboard =.
ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL 29 Keyboard c o mman d usage W hen using keyboa rd co mm ands t o enter informat i on to the UltraView Pro, pleas e obse rv e t he f o ll ow ing guide li nes to a v oi d entering incorrect v al ues or no v alues .
RS232 PORT 30 ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL Serial Port (RS232) The RS232 serial port on t he UltraV i ew Pro’s rear pan el is us ed f or se nding sw i tchi ng co mm ands f rom a s t and-a lone computer or terminal or to load flas h firmwa r e upg rades to the unit.
ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL 31 To update the U l traView P ro’s f irmware, fi rs t down l oad the lates t re vi sion f rom Ro se El ec tronics w eb site and sa v e it to a s tand-alone computer that is not connected to the U lt raV iew Pro.
32 ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL If any of these errors occur, check the RS23 2 cable, th e connectors , and the ad apter. Make sure they are in good wo rking order. Verify the co mm un i cation prog ra m is con f igured cor rectly.
T ROUBLESHOO T I NG ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL 33 TRO U BLE SHOO TING Computer d oes not boot, keyb oard or m ouse error r eceive d. Cable is loose , reseat cable and on PC hit F1 to contin ue or reboo t computer. W ro ng cable or keyboard and m ous e cables re v erse d.
34 ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL Mouse does not move Mous e not confi gured . UltraView Pro turned o ff after or not connected wh en computer booted or applicat ion using m ous e run. Exit and re-enter application us i ng mous e or iss ue reset command.
SERVICE AND MAINT ENA NC E ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL 35 Service Informati on Maintenance an d Re pair This Unit does not contain any i nternal us er-servic eab le parts .
SA FET Y 36 ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL Safety This UltraV i ew Pro KVM sw it ch has been tested for conforman c e to sa f ety regu l ations and req uirem en t s , and has been certified for internationa l us e. Like all electron i c equ i pment, the U l traView Pro sh ould be us e d with care.
ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL 37 Safety and EMC Regulatory State ments Saf e t y In f ormation Documentat ion referen ce symbo l . If the product is m arked with this s ym bol, refer to the product documentat ion to get mo re in f ormation abou t the produ ct.
38 ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL Informations concernant la sécuri té Symbole de ré f érence à l a docu m entation. Si le produ it es t marqué de ce symbo l e, reportez -vous à la docu m entat i on du produ it a fi n d’ob tenir des informations plus dé taillées .
APPENDICES ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL 39 A ppend ix A . Initial fact ory settings Setting Default value KVM keyboard/ m ouse type PC – PS/2 CPU keybo ard/mous e t ype PC – PS/2 Computer names Computer xxx Scan ti m e inter v al 5 se conds Pow er on scan Off Type m at ic ra te 2 0 (10.
40 ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL A ppend ix B. Parts an d cables Part number Desc ription CAB-CX0606Mn nn ** Coax VGA-PS/2 Kbd- PS/2 m ou se to DB25M CAB- W X 0606Mn nn * VG.
ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL 41 A ppend ix C. General Specificati ons The UltraV i ew Pro part number is U x y-zUB W here x = p latfor m , E = PC, SUN , Apple, Un ix (Mu lt.
42 ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL A ppend ix D. Rac k m ount instr uctions The UltraV i ew Pro can be mounted in a rack us i ng the Rackmount kit s from Ros e El ectron ics. The optiona l rack m ount kit inc ludes the following ite m s: Two black anodized mount i ng bracke ts.
ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL 43 A ppend ix E. Rack mo u nt illustr ation A ppend ix F . Keyboard ma pping Sun / App le keyboard e m ulation (10 1/102 keyb oard) PC key Sun .
44 ULTR AVIEW PR O INST ALL ATION A ND OPERATI ONS M A NUAL A ppend ix G . Video distance ca pability The table be low s ho ws the distances , reso luti on, and q uality o f video that can be expected w ith normal or coa x c abling . This tab l e applies to the MASTER un i t only .
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