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SV831DUSBAU 8 Port USB Console K VM Switch with Audio Instruction Manual.
FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital device , pursuant to par t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide rea- sonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Instruction Manual i Instruction Manual T able of Content s Introduction .................................................................... 1 Features ...................................................................................... 1 P ackage Contents .
Instruction Manual 1 Introduction Thank you f or purchasing a StarT ech.com 8 P or t USB Console KVM Switch with Audio . This product off ers a reliable and efficient wa y to manage multiple computers in server rooms, or an y other environment where space is at a premium and provides the added benefit of audio switching capability .
Instruction Manual 2 Inst allation W arning: Prior to installation, please ensure that all computers and KVM s witch(es) are pow ered down. Console Connection The SV831DUSBA U is designed f or use with USB console connections only . A USB compatible ke yboard and mouse and V GA monitor must be used for the local console .
Instruction Manual 3 Connecting Computers to the KVM Switch T o connect a computer to the KVM switch, use the appropriate StarT ech. com KVM cable to connect from one of the PC ports located on the rear panel of the KVM switch to the k eyboard/mouse and VGA video ports on the computer .
Instruction Manual 4 Cascaded Congurations NO TE: The Master KVM switch m ust hav e equal or more PC por ts than that of the Slav e KVM s witch. F or example , if an 8-por t switch is the Master KVM switch, an 8-port or 4-por t switch can be used as a Sla ve KVM switch, b ut a 16-por t s witch cannot be used.
Instruction Manual 5 NO TE: A device (computer or KVM s witch) on any PC port can be changed at any time after initial pow er up . If you change an y one of the PC1 thru PC8 connections from a compute.
Instruction Manual 6 Operation Y ou ma y select a computer by pressing the front panel push b utton directly , by issuing hot-ke y commands or by activ ating the OSD window . The front panel indicator changes to reflect the computer por t selected (red) and whether the por t is connected to a powered computer (green).
Instruction Manual 7 OSD (On Screen Display ) Operation P or t Channel Address Highlighted by arrow ke ys Security enabled port Currently selected channel address T o a 16-por t Slav e T o an 8-por t .
Instruction Manual 8 The channel address (por t number) of the currently selected computer is display ed in red, same as the front indicator , to the right of the OSD title ’KVM MENU’.
Instruction Manual 9 Function ke y <F2> : T o s witch the ey e mark ( N ) of a computer on or off. First, use the <UP> and <DO WN> arrow ke ys to highlight it, then press <F2> to s witch it’ s eye mark on or off .
Instruction Manual 10 Function K ey <F5>: T o switch the Sun mark of a por t on or off indicating the computer is a Sun server as sho wn below . Sun servers ha ve more k eys on the k eyboard than a PC . When a Sun-marked port is selected, the KVM Switch starts to translate the ke ys from a PC k eyboard to a Sun k eyboard.
Instruction Manual 11 Auto Scan In this mode, the KVM Switch automatically s witches from one power-on computer to the next, sequentially , in a fix ed inter val.
Instruction Manual 12 Scan Rate: Sets the duration of a computer displa yed in A uto Scan mode . The options are 3 seconds , 8 seconds, 15 seconds and 30 seconds.
Instruction Manual 13 Country Code for Sun: Sun ke yboards of diff erent languages hav e different la y outs. The KVM s witch is ab le to emulate a Sun ke yboard for a specific language type or country such as Arabic, Belgian, US , Y ugoslavia, etc. Select the proper countr y code that matches all of your Sun computers .
Instruction Manual 14 3 of a slave that is connected to port 6 of the master. T o star t Auto Scan , automatically scan po wer-on computers individually at a fixed interval: Left < CTRL >, Left < CTRL >, F1 When Auto Scan detects an y ke yboard or mouse activity , it suspends the scanning until the activity stops.
Instruction Manual 15 T o set Audio Stic k, which controls which computer’ s microphone and speaker signal is activ e: Left < CTRL >, Left < CTRL >, F5 The KVM switch will beep once or twice f or ON and OFF respectively . When ON, audio selection follo ws computer selection.
Instruction Manual 16 From Standar d Keyboar d Map to SUN Keyboar d Map to MA C Keyboar d Press Right CTRL and release; 1 Press Right CTRL and release; 2 Press Right CTRL and release; 3 Press Right CT.
Instruction Manual 17 Specications Maximum # of connected computers (Cascaded) 64 Maximum Video Resolution 1920 x 1440 Storage T emperature -20° ~ 60° C Storage Humidity 0-80% RH Operating T empe.
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