Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Sv231 StarTech.com
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Instruction Manual FCC C ompliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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Instruction Manual 1 Introduction Overview The StarView SV231 is a comput er switch that allows access to two IBM compatible computers from one keyboard , mouse and monitor . Switching between computers is as easy as pressing the push button or entering hot-key commands fr om your keyboard.
Instruction Manual 2 Installation Device C onnec tion T urn your computers o . Connect a PS/2 keyboard to the mini-DIN-6 por t with a KEYBOARD icon and a PS/2 mouse to the mini-DIN-6 port MOUSE icon . Then connect your VGA monitor cable directly to the HD-DB- 15 por t of CONSOLE as sho wn in gure 1.
Instruction Manual 3 If your computer incorporates a serial mouse , a mouse adapter should be connected to the computer’ s mouse port as shown in gure 3. (Note: use only the mouse adapter supplied with the SV231) NOTE: 1. The Star T ech.com SV231’ s automatic mouse conv ersion system allows you to connect computers using serial mice.
Instruction Manual 4 Initial Po wer-up Make sure all computers and the StarV iew SV231’ s are powered down during installation. After connection, power up the computers . The StarV iew can be powered from the computers. This proc edure ensures the StarView receiv e computer settings correctly when computer boots.
Instruction Manual 5 Appendices Specications SV231 No. of comput ers suppor ted 2 Cascade control PC number Up to 4* Fr ont panel button control 1 Hot plug-and-play Y es Hot-key control Y es Automa.
Instruction Manual 6 T roubleshooting Ensure that all cables are w ell seated. Check that keyboard/mouse cables are not swapped. Label and bundle the cables for each comput er to avoid confusion when connected to the StarView . Symptom Causes Solutions Keyboard or mouse does not work Improper power-up sequence.
Instruction Manual 7 Symptom Causes Solutions Not functional in cascade conguration In master/slave conguration, the master unit must have equal or more PC ports than that of slaves. If SV231 is a slave , its master can be SV231, SV431, SV831 or SV1631.
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