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CS-74A
Read this guide thoroughly and follow the installation and operation
procedures carefully in order to prevent any damage to the unit and/or
any devices that connect to it.
This package contains:
M 1 Master View CS-74A KVM Switch
M 4 CS Custom KVM Cables
M 1 Console Connector Cable
M 1 User Manual
M 1 Quick Start Guide
If anything is damaged or missing, contact your dealer.
© Copyright 2003 ATEN ® International Co., Ltd.
Manual Part No. PAPE-1225-1AT
Printed in Taiwan 02/2003
2003-02-18
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Summary of Contents for ATEN Master View CS-74A
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Page 1: User Manual
This package contains: M 1 Master View CS-74A KVM Switch M 4 CS Custom KVM Cables M 1 Console Connector Cable M 1 User Manual M 1 Quick Start Guide If anything is damaged or missing, contact your dealer. - Page 2 Note: 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.
- Page 3 Hotkey combinations from the keyboard. There is no better way to save time and money than with an CS-74A installation. By allowing a single console to manage all of the attached computers, the CS-74A eliminates the expense of purchasing a separate keyboard, monitor, and mouse for each one.
- Page 4 Features M Compact Vertical-Standing Design M Custom Connector Layout Requires Only 5 Ports - 4 SPDB-15 Connectors for Linking to the Computers - A Single, Integrated, SPDB-15 Connector For the Keyboard, Video, and Mouse Console M Custom ASIC For Enhanced Performance M Easy to Install - No Software Required - Connecting Cables to the Computers Is All It Takes M Easy to Operate - Computer Selection Via Port Selection...
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Page 5: System Requirements
PS/2-to-AT keyboard adapter (Part No. 2A-106 or any standard keyboard adapter), in order to plug the cable into the Computer’s keyboard port. 3. The CS-74A only supports PS/2 style mice - it does not support serial mice. - 3 - 2003-02-18... -
Page 6: Front View
Components Front View: 1 & 2 1. Port Selection Switches Press a switch to give the KVM focus to the system attached to its corresponding port. M Pressing Buttons 1 and 2 simultaneously for 3 seconds performs a Keyboard and Mouse Reset. M Pressing Buttons 3 and 4 simultaneously for 3 seconds starts Auto Scan Mode (see p. -
Page 7: Rear & Bottom View
3 for details). 3. Power Jack The power adapter plugs into this jack located on the CS-74A’s bottom panel. Note: The CS-74A does not require external power. Use of a power adapter is optional, and requires a separate purchase. - 5 -... -
Page 8: Installation
To prevent damage to your installation The CS-74A can either lay flat on the desktop or stand upright. To have it stand upright, unsnap its mounting stand from the bottom of the unit; turn it 90 ;... - Page 9 Note: 1. In order to fit into the jack, the power adapter cable should have an L shaped plug. 2. The power adapter should be DC9V with the inside positive and the outside negative: - 7 - 2003-02-18...
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Page 10: Operation
Operation Controlling all the computers in your CS-74A installation from a single console could not be easier. Two port selection methods that provide instant access to the computers are available: M Manual Port Selection M Hotkey Port Selection Manual Port Selection With Manual Port Selection you simply press the appropriate Port Selection switch on the unit’s front panel to give the KVM... - Page 11 Invoking Hotkey Mode: All Hotkey operations begin by invoking Hotkey Mode. Invoking Hotkey Mode takes three steps: 1) Press and hold down the Num Lock key; 2) Press and release the asterisk key or the minus key; 3) Release the Num Lock key: [Num Lock] + [*];...
- Page 12 Hotkey Mode. Auto Scan Mode: The CS-74A’s Auto Scan feature automatically cycles through the Ports at regular 5 seconds intervals so that you can monitor the computer activity without having to take the trouble of switching manually.
- Page 13 Skip Mode: This feature allows you to skip from the currently active Port to the Previous or Next one with a single keystroke. In contrast to Auto Scan Mode (which switches Ports at a fixed interval), you can dwell on a particular port for as long or as little as you like. To activate Skip Mode: 1.
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Page 14: Selected Led Display
Selected LED Display Activity Port is not selected. On (Steady) Port is connected to an active computer. Flashing (On and Off equal) Port is connected to an active computer and is being accessed in Auto Scan mode. Flashing (On long; Off short) Port is connected to an active computer and is being accessed in Skip mode. -
Page 15: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Symptom Cause Keyboard Loose cables. Check all cable connections to make and/or sure they are completely seated in Mouse their sockets. Responding Master View is in Auto Press [Esc] or [Spacebar] to exit Auto Scan or Skip Mode. Scan or Skip Mode. Keyboard needs to be Unplug the keyboard from the Console reset. -
Page 16: Limited Warranty
Troubleshooting Notes: 1. The unit is designed to work with AT and PS/2 keyboards. Older XT (84 key) and some older AT keyboards (those with the function keys on the side), will not work. 2. Some Notebooks, notably the IBM Thinkpad and Toshiba Tecra, have trouble when their mouse and keyboard ports are used simultaneously.
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