Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 16 Mercury
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Mercury 8 / 16 PS/2 KVM Switch User’s Manual Rev1.0.
Mercury 8/16 User’s Manual I Table of Contents Table of C ontents ................................................................................................ I 1. Introdu ction ...................................................................
Mercury 8/16 User’s Manual 1 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing KVM switch. KVM switch can save your MONEY, TIME, SPACE, EQUIPMENT and POWER. Controlling multiple PCs from One Ke yboard, Mouse and VGA Monitor.
Mercury 8/16 User’s Manual 2 1.2 Package Contents KVM Switch Unit 1 PCS User’s manual CD-ROM 1 PCS Quick Installation Guide 1 PCS AC to DC Power Adapter 1 PCS Rack Mount Kit 1 SET Daisy Chain Cable (1.8M) 1 PCS KVM Cable; HDDB-15 / VGA + PS/2 x 2(1.
Mercury 8/16 User’s Manual 3 1.3 Technical Specifications Model No. Mercury 8 Mercury 16 PC Port 8 16 Console Port 1 1 PC Port Connector (All Female Type) VGA HDDB 15pin ( shared with PS2 keyboard a.
Mercury 8/16 User’s Manual 4 1.4 System Requirements Model No. Mercury 8 Local Console side One VGA Monitor One PS/2 Keyboard One PS/2 Mouse Computer side 8 x HDDB 15 pin male to one HDDB 15 pin and Mini Din 6 pin special cables Table 1-3. Syst em Requirements Model No.
Mercury 8/16 User’s Manual 5 1.5 Cable Diagrams PC Port Special Cable: HDB15 pin male to one HDDB 15 pin male and Mini Din 6 pin special cables Fi gur e 1-1 . HDDB-15 / VGA + PS/2 x 2 (1.8M) Daisy Chain Cable: VGA Cable: HDDB-15 pin Male to Male Figure 1-2.
Mercury 8/16 User’s Manual 6 1.6 Rear Panel 8 port PS/2 KVM Switch: 16 port PS/2 KVM Switch: Figure 1-4. Rear Panel 2. Hardware Installation Before installation, please make su re all of peripherals and computers have been turned off.
Mercury 8/16 User’s Manual 7 Step 2 Connect the monitor to the KVM Switch. Using the attached cable, or the one included with your monitor, connect it to the HDDB-15 female port on the back of the KVM unit labeled with the monitor symbol at the Console connector.
Mercury 8/16 User’s Manual 8 Step 5 Each PC port connector is HDDB-15 pin type. Locate your input cable. It will have a HDDB-15 pin male connector at one end.
Mercury 8/16 User’s Manual 9 3. Usage The power on state of 8 / 16 port KVM switch: When you power on KVM switch, it will ask you the password, the default password value is eight zero –“00000000“ . Please key in eight zero and enter the same value at retype field.
Mercury 8/16 User’s Manual 10 Reset Button ( (“Bank” button) and (“any PC” button)): To press both “PC1” button and “bank” button of master bank simultaneously can reset KVM switch.
Mercury 8/16 User’s Manual 11 To select PC port: To get out of Auto Scan Mode, Press any key or SPACE bar. Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Scroll Lock B S Bank No 1~8 Port No 0 or 1 Port No.
Mercury 8/16 User’s Manual 12 Figure 3-1. Hotkey Example ： A. To access a computer attached to Port 4 of the 3rd Bank. You can press through hot key as below: Scroll lock + Scroll lock + 3 + 04 B. To access a computer attached from Bank 3 to Bank 4, You can press through hot key as below: Scroll lock + Scroll lock + Page Down Bank no.
Mercury 8/16 User’s Manual 13 4. Daisy Chain Connection Diagram Please use the attached 3 feet 3-in-one daisy chain Cable Kit to daisy chain the KVM Switch. A. Connect Keyboard, Mouse and Monitor to t he console port (white color block) of bank 1 KVM switch.
Mercury 8/16 User’s Manual 14 5. Hot Plug The KVM Switch supports “Hot Plug“ function for easy addition or removal of PCs. The user can arrange or maintain PCs as follows: a.
Mercury 8/16 User’s Manual 15 6. On Screen Display Operation 1. OSD menu can be popped up in powered on PC port or non-powered on PC port or empty PC port. The resolution of OS D menu is fixed to 1024 x 768 for non-powered on PC port or empty PC port.
Mercury 8/16 User’s Manual 16 “SYSTEM 01”, SYSTEM 02”,…,”SYSTEM 16” and 8 port KVM switch is from “SYSTEM 01”, “SYSTEM 02”,… ,”SYSTEM 08”. Besides, the sun symbol “ ☼ “near to the PC name represent s the PC system is powered on.
Mercury 8/16 User’s Manual 17 Figure 6-4. On Screen Display There is an enter password window showed out when you select this item and then press the Enter. The maximum password is eight digits. After you key in the password already and press the Enter key, there is another window for confirming your typed password.
Mercury 8/16 User’s Manual 18 “SCROLL LOCK”, “SCROLL LOCK” and “R” keys in order. Figure 6-7. On Screen Display ROM REFLASH.
Mercury 8/16 User’s Manual 19 7. Troubleshooting 1. Ensure that all cables are well seated. Label all of cables with the number for each respective computer to avoid confusion. 2. The recommended VGA cable distance is 5 meters maximum without ghosting and degradation.
Mercury 8/16 User’s Manual 20 power for the switch. In order to ma ke sure the system can work steadily, please do not set power switch to off st ate or remove the power adapter from the switch.
Mercury 8 / 16 PS/2 KVM Switch.
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If you already are a holder of Mercury 16, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Mercury 16.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Mercury 16. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Mercury 16 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
