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- Page 1 4 in 1 Konsolumschalter LINDY - Elektronik GmbH Markircher Str. 20 D - 68229 Mannheim Tel.: 0049 (0) 6251 470050 Fax: 0049 (0) 6251 4700530 mail: info@lindy.de...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents INTRODUCTION Features Hardware - Frontpanel - LED Indicators - Pushbuttons - Additional button functions - Rear panel - Connectors Remote Operation INSTALLATION Connect power to unit Connecting console (monitor, keyboard and mouse) Connecting computers Powering up the system KEYBOARD COMMANDS Multiple Hotkey / Double Click Hotkey... - Page 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ON SCREEN DISPLAY (continued) OSD CONFIGURATION - Backup OSD CONFIGURATION - Recall OSD CONFIGURATION - Defaults OSD CONSOLE - Video Output OSD CONSOLE - Keyboard Layout OSD CONSOLE - Multi Monitor OSD CONSOLE - EDID OSD VIDEO - Video Input OSD VIDEO - Brightness OSD VIDEO - Contrast...
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Page 7: Introduction
INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing Quad View Switch from LINDY. This product represents the latest state-of-the-art technology in keybaord-monitor-mouse switching and additionally allows simultaneous monitoring of four different computer video sources on a single screen. Please read this manual before installing and operating the unit. -
Page 8: Hardware
INTRODUCTION HARDWARE Front Panel The Quad View Switch front panel has six status indicators (LEDs) and six buttons. Buttons 1 to 4 switch channels. Indicators 1 to 4 show the status of the channels. Quad and PiP buttons are used to switch to the corresponding „display mode“ and for other functions like opening OSD menu etc. Status Indicators Front of Quad View Switch Buttons... -
Page 9: Pushbuttons
INTRODUCTION HARDWARE FRONT PANEL (cont.) Function of buttons - BUTTON 1 to 4 Press these buttons to activate the corresponding channel (computer port) for keyboard and mouse access and switch to Fullscreen Mode, if Quad Mode is in operation. In Fullscreen Mode the PiP function is not affected. - QUAD BUTTON Press this button to activate Quad Mode or return to fullscreen of last selected channel. -
Page 10: Additional Button Functions
INTRODUCTION HARDWARE Additional button functions VGA output resolution To set output resolution to 640 x 480 pixel @ 60 Hz press buttons 1 and 2 for longer than 1 second. It is recommended to use this feature, if you can’t see video on console’s screen due an incorrect setting of the output resolution. -
Page 11: Rear Panel
INTRODUCTION HARDWARE REAR PANEL All cables are connected at the rear panel as shown below. There are connectors for power, serial, console and computers. Reset Rear Panel Quad View Switch Power For each computer Console RS232 DVI-I DVI-I RJ45 USB or PS/2 2 x USB (for keyboard &... -
Page 12: Remote Operation
They will work in share mode with an inactivity timeout of 3 seconds. REMOTE OPERATION If necessary (depending on distance, quality, infrastructure etc.) you can use LINDY’s KVM - Extender on KVM port in order to work remotely over CAT5, fiber optic or ethernet . -
Page 13: Installation
INSTALLATION INSTALLATION Quad View Switch is best located as close as possible to the computers that are attached to it. This reduces the length of cables and provides a more cost effective installation. Quad View Switch may also be mounted in a 19"... -
Page 14: Connecting Computers
INSTALLATION INSTALLATION Connecting the computers - Disconnect the keyboard, monitor and mouse from a computer after it has been switched off. - Connect keyboard and mouse either with a single USB cable to USB-B connector or connect them with two PS/2 cables and a Y cable to the common PS/2 connector (see below). - Connect an analog computer video source (VGA) with a VGA to DVI-I cable. -
Page 15: Keyboard Commands
KEYBOARD COMMANDS KEYBOARD COMMANDS To enter a keyboard command use hotkey plus command key. supports two kinds of hotkeys you can configure in OSD : Multiple and Double Click Quad View Switch hotkey (see page 15). Multiple- Press multiple keys (1 to 4, depending on configuration) plus command key Hotkey Command: COMMAND... -
Page 16: Multiple Hotkey Commands
KEYBOARD COMMANDS KEYBOARD COMMANDS - Multiple Hotkey Commands Selection of Display Mode Quad Mode When you simultaneously press hotkey and command key Q, unit switches to Quad Mode or back to last selected fullscreen channel. Fullscreen Mode When you simultaneously press hotkey and command key F, unit switches to Fullscreen Mode. PiP Function (Fullscreen) / Select Channel (Quad) When you simultaneously press hotkey and command key P in Fullscreen Mode, unit enables or disables PiP (picture in picture) function. -
Page 17: On Screen Display (Osd) Entry
KEYBOARD COMMANDS KEYBOARD COMMANDS - Multiple Hotkey Commands Additional commands Entry OSD When you simultaneously press hotkey and command key O, unit enters and displays OSD (see Chapter On Screen Display) Basic output resoluton When you simultaneously press hotkey and command key V for longer than 5 seconds, unit sets output video resolution to 640x 480 pixel at 60 Hz (basic video settings). -
Page 18: Select Computer
KEYBOARD COMMANDS KEYBOARD COMMANDS - Double Click Hotkey Commands Computer Selection Computer 1 (Fullscreen) Computer 2 (Fullscreen) Computer 3 (Fullscreen) Computer 4 (Fullscreen) When you press hotkey and afterwards command key 1, 2, 3 or 4, unit switches the corresponding computer to Fullscreen Mode and enables keyboard and mouse access. -
Page 19: On Screen Display
2. simultaneously press Quad and PiP buttons on front of Quad View Switch for longer than one second. The main menu window pops up over video. Easy to use menus guide you through the configuration process. LINDY CPU Switch Quad View SYSTEM MODE... -
Page 20: Osd - Overview - Menu Structure
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - MENU STRUCTURE LINDY CPU Switch Quad View SYSTEM MODE CONFIGURATION CONSOLE VIDEO COMPUTER HELP OSD - MENU STRUCTURE SYSTEM HOTKEY Multiple Hotkey / Double Click Hotkey HOTMOUSE Hotmouse Recognition / Timeout for Hotmouse QUAD MODE... -
Page 21: Osd System - Hotkey
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM HOTKEY Use arrow keys to navigate in SYSTEM menu to the HOTKEY line and press Enter / select to open the Hotkey window. As described in section „Keyboard Commands“ (page 9), two different hotkey modes are available: - For multiple hotkey configure 1 to 4 keys, which are pressed simultaneously. -
Page 22: Osd System - Hotmouse - Hotmouse Function
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - HOTMOUSE HOTMOUSE OPERATION Use arrow keys to navigate in SYSTEM menu to the HOTMOUSE line and press Enter / select to open the Hotmouse window. SYSTEM SYSTEM / HOTMOUSE HOTKEY Enable hotmouse: HOTMOUSE QUAD MODE Time out of OSD POSITION... -
Page 23: Osd System - Hotmouse - Hotmouse Cursor In Fullscreen Mode / Quad Mode
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - HOTMOUSE HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN FULLSCREEN MODE Activating Hotmouse cursor in Fullscreen Mode, PiP images of the other channels are temporarily displayed in order to switch to another channel. Switching to another fullscreen channel Activate hotmouse cursor. -
Page 24: Osd System - Hotmouse - Hotmouse Cursor In Pip Mode
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - HOTMOUSE HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN PiP MODE Exchange active fullscreen channel Activate hotmouse cursor. Move hotmouse cursor to desired PiP image of the channel that should be exchanged and press left mouse button. Note: As soon as hotmouse cursor moves over PiP images it changes the look (arrows, channel number) Example: Exchange active fullscreen channel from 2 to 3 Vertical positioning of PiP images Activate hotmouse cursor. - Page 25 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - HOTMOUSE HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN PiP MODE (continued) Modify size of PiP images Activate hotmouse cursor and move it to the left edge of PiP image area. When horizontal arrows appear in hotmouse cursor, press the left hand mouse button. Hold it pressed and move the hotmouse cursor left or right in order to scale the size of PiP images up or down.
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Page 26: Osd System - Hotmouse - Hotmouse Menu Activation
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - HOTMOUSE HOTMOUSE MENU ACTIVATION Activate hotmouse cursor and press the right mouse button. This opens the Hotmouse menu. Depending on display mode setting (Quad / Full / PiP) the look of hotmouse menu is different. Available operations: in Fullscreen Mode: - Switch to another fullscreen channel... -
Page 27: Osd System - Hotmouse - Hotmouse Menu
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - HOTMOUSE HOTMOUSE MENU Using hotmouse menu you can execute all possible switch operation combinations (display mode / active channel) and modify PiP settings. To open the hotmouse menu activate hotmouse cursor and press right mouse button. -
Page 28: Osd System - Quad Mode
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM QUAD MODE Use arrow keys to navigate in SYSTEM menu to the QUAD MODE line and press Enter / select to open the Quad Mode window. SYSTEM / QUAD MODUS SYSTEM HOTKEY Time out of HOTMOUSE channel selection: 5 sec... -
Page 29: Osd System - Osd Position
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM OSD POSITION Use arrow keys to navigate in SYSTEM menu to the OSD POSITION line and press Enter / select to open the OSD Position window. SYSTEM / OSD POSITION SYSTEM Set OSD position: HOTKEY HOTMOUSE QUAD MODE... -
Page 30: Osd System - Security - Security Level
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - SECURITY SECURITY - SECURITY LEVELS Use arrow keys to navigate in SYSTEM menu to the SECURITY line and press Enter / select to open the Security window. SECURITY / ENTER PASSWORD SYSTEM Please enter password: HOTKEY HOTMOUSE . - Page 31 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - SECURITY Note: Before you set a security level especially to a higher level (6, 7 or 8) it is important to save your start screen with START command (see page 32) in order to restart with this screen by resetting or powering up device.
- Page 32 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - SECURITY SECURITY LEVEL 4 Same as security level 5. But there are additional settings available in OSD: SYSTEM OSD position MODE PIP / Start CONFIGURATION Recall VIDEO Format - Modify PiP settings using Hotmouse menu SECURITY LEVEL 3 Same as security level 4.
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Page 33: Osd System - Test Pattern
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - TEST PATTERN TEST PATTERN Use arrow keys to navigate in SYSTEM menu to the TEST PATTERN line and press Enter / select to open the Test Pattern window. SYSTEM / TEST PATTERN SYSTEM HOTKEY Crosshairs HOTMOUSE... -
Page 34: Osd System - Disable Channel
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - DISABLE CHANNEL DISABLE CHANNEL Use arrow keys to navigate in SYSTEM menu to the DISABLE CHANNEL line and press Enter / select to open the Disable Channel window. SYSTEM / DISABLE CHANNEL SYSTEM Choose number of channels: HOTKEY HOTMOUSE... -
Page 35: Osd Mode - Pip
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - MODE - PIP PIP (Picture in Picture Function) Use arrow keys to navigate in MODE menu to the PIP line and press Enter / select to open the PiP window. MODE / PIP MODE PIP display mode: single Channel selection: fixed... - Page 36 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - MODE - PiP PIP Display Mode Quad View Switch offers different types of PiP display: PIP display mode triple : all other three video sources are displayed (three pictures). active channel gap: PiP screens are displayed with a gap for the channel currently selected in fullscreen PIP display mode: triple...
- Page 37 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - MODE - PiP PIP Display Mode (continued) PIP display mode single: only one video source is displayed (one picture), you can choose between fixed, scan and direct channel selection: Single display fixed: the channel you select under „Fixed channel“ will be displayed in one PiP picture permanently.
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Page 38: Osd Mode - Start
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - MODE - START START (Set start configuration) Use arrow keys to navigate in MODE menu to the START line and press Enter / select to open the Start window. MODE MODE / START channel: START mode: Quad Voll... -
Page 39: Osd Configuration - Backup
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - CONFIGURATION - BACKUP BACKUP Use arrow keys to navigate in Configuration menu to the BACKUP line and press Enter / select to open the Backup window. CONFIGURATION / BACKUP CONFIGURATION BACKUP WARNING: Storing a backup configuration RECALL will overwrite any previous backup DEFAULTS... -
Page 40: Osd Configuration - Defaults
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - CONFIGURATION - DEFAULTS DEFAULTS Use arrow keys to navigate in the Configuration menu to the DEFAULTS line and press Enter / select to open the Defaults window. CONFIGURATION CONFIGURATION / DEFAULTS Do you want to set the default factory BACKUP settings ? RECALL... -
Page 41: Osd Console - Video Output
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - CONSOLE VIDEO OUTPUT Use arrow keys to navigate in CONSOLE menu to the VIDEO OUTPUT line and press Enter / select to open the Video Output window. CONSOLE VIDEO OUTPUT CONSOLE / VIDEO OUTPUT KEYBOARD MULTI MONITOR mode horiz... -
Page 42: Osd Console - Keyboard Layout
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - CONSOLE KEYBOARD Use arrow keys to navigate in CONSOLE menu to the KEYBOARD line and press Enter / select to open the Keyboard window. You can set the keyboard layout to English or Deutsch (German). CONSOLE CONSOLE / KEYBOARD VIDEO OUTPUT... -
Page 43: Osd Console - Edid
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - CONSOLE EDID Use arrow keys to navigate in CONSOLE menu to the EDID line and press Enter / select to open the EDID window. CONSOLE CONSOLE / EDID VIDEO AUSGANG TASTATUR Manufacturer: MULTI MONITOR Monitor name: NEC LCD1860N EDID Serial number:... -
Page 44: Osd Video - Video Input
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - VIDEO VIDEO INPUT (Show video formats) Use arrow keys to navigate in COMPUTER menu to the VIDEO INPUT line and press Enter / select to open the Video Input window. VIDEO / VIDEO INPUT VIDEO mode horiz vert... -
Page 45: Osd Video - Brightness
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - VIDEO BRIGHTNESS - CONTRAST Use arrow keys to navigate in VIDEO menu to the BRIGHTNESS / CONTRAST line and press Enter / select to open the Brightness / Contrast window. VIDEO COMPUTER / BRIGHTNESS VIDEO INPUT Set brightness of analog signal: BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST... -
Page 46: Osd Video - Screen Width
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - VIDEO SCREEN WIDTH Use arrow keys to navigate in VIDEO menu to the SCREEN WIDTH line and press Enter / select to open the Screen width window. VIDEO VIDEO / SCREEN WIDTH VIDEO INPUT BRIGHTNESS Set the screen width of analog CONTRAST signal:... -
Page 47: Osd Video - Format - Fit To Screen
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - VIDEO - FORMAT FORMAT Use arrow keys to navigate in VIDEO menu to the FORMAT line and press Enter / select to open the Format window. VIDEO / FORMAT VIDEO VIDEO INPUT Fit to screen: BRIGHTNESS Computer 1: CONTRAST... -
Page 48: Osd Video - Format - Pip Design On Wide Screen Monitor
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - VIDEO - FORMAT PiP design for wide screen monitors If you use a wide screen monitor (for example aspect ratio 16:10), then Quad View Switch automatically places video inputs with 4:3, 5:4 or other format to the left hand side of monitor and PiP images to the free area on right hand side. -
Page 49: Osd Computer - Keyboard
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - COMPUTER KEYBOARD Use arrow keys to navigate in COMPUTER menu to the KEYBOARD line and press Enter / select to open the Keyboard window. COMPUTER / KEYBOARD COMPUTER Computer 1: KEYBOARD Computer 2: MOUSE Computer 3: RESET PS/2 Computer 4: In Keyboard window the recognized keyboard type (USB, PC1, PC2 or PC3) of connected computers are... -
Page 50: Osd - Computer - Reset Ps/2
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - COMPUTER - RESET PS/2 RESET PS/2 Use arrow keys to navigate in COMPUTER menu to the RESET PS/2 line and press Enter / select to open the Reset PS/2 window. COMPUTER / RESET PS/2 COMPUTER TASTATUR If mouse or keyboard does not work MAUS... -
Page 51: Osd Help - Command
1- 4 The Command Help window is a reminder of keyboard commands and their functions. HELP / ABOUT HELP CPU Switch Quad View LINDY-Elektronik GmbH HELP / ABOUT Revision : 1.20c / 6323 COMMAND LIST ABOUT... -
Page 52: Service
Maintenance and Repair Quad View Switch does not contain any user serviceable parts inside. Any malfunction of the unit or discrepancies in the operation of the unit should be reported to LINDY’s Technical Support Department. Technical Support If you are experiencing problems, or need assistance in setting up, configuring or operating your switch, consult the appropriate sections of this manual. -
Page 53: Serial Port
Click on the Update button in order to start the upgrade. During the upgrade process five LEDs on front panel will flash. Additionally you get upgrade information on OSD window. LINDY Quad View Switch Software upgrade running. Please wait. After a successful update, Quad View Switch restarts for operation. -
Page 54: Serial Cable
Serial Port Serial Cable Quad View Switch - Serial Cable SERIAL ADAPTER RJ 45 CABLE DB 9 – RJ45 MALE FEMALE blue n.c. black n.c. orange yellow black green yellow brown n.c. n.c. white Quad View Switch - Installation and Operation Manual...