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Page 1: Installation And
July 2006 KVP4000A ServSwitch 4site 4 in 1 KVM Switch Installation and Operation Manual Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 Phone: 724-746-5500 Web: www.blackbox.com... - Page 2 Version 1.31c July 31, 2006 TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL BLACK BOX and the Double Diamond logo are registered trademarks, and ServSwitch is a trademark, of BB Technologies, Inc. Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the property of the trademark owners.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
- ACTIVATING HOTMOUSE CURSOR - HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN FULLSCREEN MODE / QUAD MODE - HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN PIP MODE - HOTMOUSE MENU - ACTIVATING - OPERATING - MODE - QUAD - FULL - PIP ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual... - Page 4 - CHANGE EDID/DDC OSD HELP - COMMANDS - INFO - CONTACT SERVICE Maintenance and Repair - Technical Support ANNEX DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY FCC DECLARATION NOM-STATEMENT DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM FIRMWARE UPDATE SERIAL CABLE DELIVERABLES ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 5: Introduction
INTRODUCTION FEATURES Thank you for choosing ServSwitch 4site from Black Box. This product represents the latest state-of-the-art technology in keyboard-video-mouse (KVM) switching. The ServSwitch 4site‘s key advantage over conventional KVM switches is that it allows you to simultaneously display and administer 4 computers on a single console. -
Page 6: Technical Specifications
The LEDs on the front panel indicate the unit’s current status. Use the serial (RS232) port for fi rmware updates. VGA / DVI: ServSwitch 4site supports resolutions of up to 1600 x 1200 @ 60 Hz for VGA and up to 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz for DVI. Keyboard/mouse: Use either PS/2 or USB ports on the computer to connect keyboard and mouse. -
Page 7: Safety Guidelines
Unplug the device or disconnect the power supply. Cables: Only use the cables supplied by Black Box together with the device. Damage resulting from the use of third-party cables is not covered by warranty. Take care not to create tripping hazards when laying cables. -
Page 8: Hardware
HARDWARE FRONT PANEL The ServSwitch 4site front panel has six status indicators (LEDs) and six buttons. Buttons 1 to 4 switch between channels, LEDs 1 to 4 indicate the status of the individual channels. Quad and PiP buttons and LEDs are used to switch and indicate display modes and other functions, e.g. call up the OSD menu etc. -
Page 9: Push Buttons
The selection window closes upon expiry of the channel selection timeout period. Channel selection timeout is confi gured in OSD under SYSTEM ► QUAD MODE. Use the “Channel Selection Timeout After:” menu item to defi ne how long the selector is to be displayed. ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 10: Additional Button Functions
Simultaneously press Quad and PiP buttons for longer than one second to open the OSD menu. Note: While the OSD menu is open, the active computer can still be operated by mouse. OSD Menu ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 11: Rear Panel
INTRODUCTION HARDWARE REAR PANEL The rear panel of ServSwitch 4site features four computer ports, the console port (KVM), the serial RS232 port, the power connection and a reset button. Reset Rear panel Power RS232 Console for each Computer RJ45 DVI-I... -
Page 12: Computer / Kvm
KVM (Console) COMPUTER 1-4 COMPUTER 1 - 4 DVI-I PS/2 (Multi) USB-B Connect the computer’s keyboard and mouse ports to either the USB or PS/2 port of the ServSwitch 4site, as appropriate. KVM (keyboard/video/mouse) DVI-I USB-A USB-A USB keyboard and mouse are connected to the USB ports. A VGA or DVI monitor can be connected to the DVI-I connection (use an adaptor cable for VGA). -
Page 13: Installation
For distances greater than 5 m, KVM extenders allow you to work remotely via CAT5, fi ber optic or Ethernet connection. Connecting unit to power Plug the power cable into the power plug located on the rear panel of ServSwitch 4site, but do not turn power on yet. Connecting console (monitor, keyboard and mouse) Connect your monitor to the monitor port of ServSwitch 4site via VGA-DVI cable (analog) or DVI cable (digital). -
Page 14: Connecting Computers
Use either keyboard command hotkey ‘O’ (default setting = CTRL + ALT plus ‘O’) or simultaneously press Quad and PiP buttons on the front panel of ServSwitch 4site for longer than one second to call up the OSD main menu. - Page 15 Scroll Scroll Examples: HOTKEY Ctrl Ctrl Note: In command mode (hotkey is activated) two LEDs fl ash on the keyboard. In double click hotkey mode, pressing an invalid key leaves the command mode. ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 16: Keyboard Commands Multiple Hotkey Commands
Computer 2 Computer 3 Computer 4 Quad display Simultaneously press hotkey and F1, F2, F3 or F4 to switch to Quad mode and enable mouse and keyboard of the computer in the respective quadrant. ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 17: Other Commands: Open Osd (On Screen Display) / Basic Output Resolution
In Quad mode, hotkey and ‘P’ opens the selector. Press hotkey and ‘P’ again to switch the active channel (keyboard and mouse) from channel to channel as indicated by the selector. You can also use hotkey and the arrow keys to switch the active channel. ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 18: Selecting Computer
VGA 640x480@60, SVGA 800x600@60, XGA 1024x768@60 and UXGA 1600x1200@60. LEDs 1 to 4 indicate the current resolution. Directly open OSD PiP menu Press hotkey followed by ‘I’ to call up the OSD PiP menu ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 19: On Screen Display
Press the Quad / exit button to return to the previous page (higher menu level) or exit the OSD. Changed settings are saved automatically. Note: Keyboard commands are possible while the OSD window is open. To activate hotkey commands, use the CTRL key instead of the currently set hotkey (page 17). ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 20: Osd - Overview
Set USB mouse positioning (absolute / relative) RESET Reset PS/2 mouse and keyboard CHANGE EDID/DDC Program input EDID HELP COMMANDS List of keyboard commands INFO Revision Level – Firmware / Hardware CONTACT Contact Information ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 21: Osd System - Hotkey
fi eld and use the ARROW LEFT/RIGHT or the +/- keys to change the setting. Multiple Hotkeys Double Click Hotkeys The command mode is indicated by two fl ashing LEDs on the console keyboard. Default setting: Multiple Hotkey: CTRL + ALT ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 22: Hotmouse- Hotmouse Function
Fullscreen mode: - Switch to another fullscreen channel in Quad mode: - Select another active channel (keyboard, mouse) in PiP mode: - Modify position and size of PiP images - Change active channel ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 23: Hotmouse Cursor In Fullscreen Mode / Quad Mode
Hotmouse Cursor in the respective channel fi eld (1 to 4) and press the left mouse button. Note: When you move into another channel fi eld, the channel number in the Hotmouse Cursor changes. Example: Switch active channel from 1 to 3 ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 24: Hotmouse Cursor In Pip Mode
PiPs to the desired vertical position. Note: As soon as the Hotmouse Cursor moves over a PiP image, its appearance changes (arrows, channel number). Example: Move PiP images upwards. ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual... - Page 25 As soon as the Hotmouse Cursor moves to the left edge of the PiP image area, its appearance changes (horizontal arrows, channel number). Scaling PiP images up Hold left mouse button Scaling PiP images down Hold left mouse button ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 26: Hotmouse Menu - Activating
Clicking on the I◄ ►I arrow symbols sets the minimum or maximum value. After having completed the settings, click on CLOSE to close the Hotmouse Menu window and exit the Hotmouse Function. Hotmouse Help window ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 27: Mode - Quad
Use the mouse to navigate to a channel in the Hotmouse Menu and click the left mouse button to activate it. You can also switch to a different mode with the left mouse button. Hotmouse Menu in Fullscreen mode Fullscreen mode ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 28: Pip
Triple tile: The size of the main image and the PiP images is optimized so that the main image and the PiP ima- ges are shown as large as possible without overlap- ping. ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual... - Page 29 Single dual: The left half of the fi rst channel is displayed at full size next to the left half of the second channel. Use the „active“ setting to select the active channel. Single scan: Cycles through the PiP images at a set interval. ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 30: Quad Mode
After expiry of the selector timeout, the selector closes. Alternatively, the selection window can also be opened by pressing the PiP button on the front panel. To cycle the active channel, press the PiP button repeatedly. ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 31: Servswitch 4Site - Installation And Operation Manual
Use arrow keys to navigate in the SYSTEM menu to the entry OSD LANGUAGE and press ENTER/SELECT to open the OSD LANGUAGE window. Set OSD LANGUAGE to either Deutsch (German), Español (Spanish), or English (default: English). ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 32: Security - Security Levels
Enter the desired security level (0 to 8) under “Select security level”. SECURITY LEVEL 0 This is the default setting of the ServSwitch 4site. All settings are allowed and all functions enabled. ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual... - Page 33 Before changing the security level, please set the confi guration with which you wish to work in the higher security level, under MODE ► START (see page 40). This confi guration will be maintained when ServSwitch 4site is reset, in case of power failure, or when power is turned off and on again. SECURITY LEVEL 8 Security level 8 allows you to work only on one channel (computer) in a predefi...
- Page 34 As security level 2, with the following additional settings in the OSD: SYSTEM DISABLE CHANNEL CONSOLE MULTIMONITOR / VIDEO OUTPUT VIDEO VIDEO INPUT COMPUTER MOUSE / RESET PS/2 - Switch video output to VGA (using hotkey ‘V’ or front panel buttons 1+2) ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 35: Test Pattern
ServSwitch 4site’s video output. It is recommended to use all available test patterns for the test procedure. To exit TEST PATTERN mode, use the front panel buttons or hotkey commands to select a channel. ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 36: Disable Channel
Fullscreen mode For example, if you have connected three computers (channel 1 to 3) to ServSwitch 4site, use the arrow keys to navigate to the number 3 and confi rm by pressing ENTER/SELECT. - Page 37 Default setting is “off”, which prevents any external CONTROL. Use a serial cable to connect a control unit to the RS 232 port (RJ 45) on the ServSwitch 4site rear panel. To synchronize several devices, special Y cables are required.
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Page 38: Dcp Synchronize
(see example on page 35) Important: Each time you restart a ServSwitch 4site set to synchronize, it will send all its settings to the next connected device. This process also takes place after activating synchronize in the OSD menu. When starting a chain of devices, always start by fi rst switching on the device at the end of the chain. - Page 39 To synchronize, ServSwitch 4site 1 sends every change in settings as a DCP message via the serial Y cable to the RX input of ServSwitch 4site 2. ServSwitch 4site 2 adopts the settings and sends a DCP message via TX output over the Y cable to the RX input of ServSwitch 4site 3.
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Page 40: Security Levels
DCP up to the specifi ed protection level. Maximum security level for: CONSOLE CHANNEL VIDEO CHANNEL VIDEO LAYOUT PIP LAYOUT PIP SIZE PIP OFFSET PIP ZOOM PIP CHANNEL DUAL CHANNELS (L/R) PIP SCAN TIME ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual... - Page 41 Use this option to zoom the center of the PiP images by a factor of 2. Offset from top Use this option to change the position of PiP images. PiP images can be moved vertically to any position on the screen’s right hand margin. ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual...
- Page 42 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - MODE - PIP PIP Display Mode ServSwitch 4site offers the following PiP modes: PIP display mode triple: all other video sources are displayed (three PiP images) Triple gap: PiP images are displayed with a gap in place of the active channel.
- Page 43 Single scan: Within a PiP image, the three other video sources are displayed one after the other; the delay can be set to between one and nine seconds. ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual...
- Page 44 This feature allows you to defi ne the start confi guration, i.e. the display mode (Quad, Fullscreen, or PiP), active channel, and PiP settings which ServSwitch 4site uses after a reset or when the system is powered up. When the START menu is called up, the current start confi...
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Page 45: Start
Use arrow keys to navigate in the CONFIGURATION menu to the entry RECALL and press ENTER/SELECT to open the RECALL window. Use this feature to replace the current settings with the last confi guration saved using the BACKUP command. ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 46: Factory Reset
DEFAULTS window. Use this function to reset the ServSwitch 4site to its default settings. If necessary, save your current settings before using the DEFAULTS command. Execution of this command results in a complete reset and reboot of the ServSwitch 4site with factory defaults. - Page 47 ENTER/SELECT for the new video format. When the output mode is set to ‘auto’, the ServSwitch 4site chooses a resolution by reading the connected monitor’s EDID data. Choose the EDID menu item to check whether the connected monitor provides this data.
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Page 48: Keyboard
(channels 1-4). Example: If a computer with quad graphics card is connected to ServSwitch 4site, and keyboard and mouse are connected to channel 1, you must assign console channel 1 to all video channels. ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual... - Page 49 EDID (Extended Display Identifi cation Data) is a VESA standard data format that contains basic information about a monitor and its capabilities. This information is stored in the monitor by the manufacturer and can be read by ServSwitch 4site or graphics card via a monitor cable’s Display Data Channel (DCC) interface.
- Page 50 Go to “Select input signal” and defi ne which video signal (VGA or DVI) is to be displayed. If a setting with both signal inputs (VGA/DVI or DVI/VGA) is selected, the ServSwitch 4site will fi rst check the fi rst input specifi ed. If there is no signal at this input, the second signal input will be checked.
- Page 51 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - VIDEO - VIDEO INPUT VIDEO INPUT (Display Video Formats) The table lists all video formats supported by ServSwitch 4site at the input ports. Display Resolution Sync- Frame Rate Mode (Pixel) Polarity analog digital H x V...
- Page 52 AUTO/MAN fi eld and set MAN for manual. Use the “+” or “-” keys in the value fi eld to adjust the vertical position between –40 and +40, and the horizontal position between –20 and +20. ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual...
- Page 53 Use arrow keys to navigate in VIDEO menu to the PHASE line and press ENTER/SELECT to open the PHASE window. Incorrect phase (sampling time of pixel color value) may result in blurring, bad contrast, or poor legibility. Use this setting to adjust phase. ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual...
- Page 54 When using a wide-screen monitor (aspect ratio 16:10) in Quad-mode, a video input with a different aspect ratio is normally displayed with black borders to the left and right. If fi t to screen is enabled, the image is resized to fi ll the entire quadrant in Quad mode. ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual...
- Page 55 If you use a wide-screen monitor (for example with an aspect ratio of 16:10), PiPs are placed to the right side of the active channel, if that channel does not have a wide-screen aspect ratio. Provided appropriate PiP size (20%) is set, PiP images are thus placed entirely outside the full screen channel. ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 56: Mouse
For USB ports, you may specify absolute or relative mouse positioning. Choose absolute mouse positioning when a device is connected to the console that supports absolute coordinates, such as graphic trays, screen pads or KVM extenders. ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 57: Reset Ps/2
Use arrow keys ▲▼ to navigate to “Signal“ and arrow keys ◄► to switch between analog or digital. This setting specifi es whether the EDID should identify the ServSwitch 4site as an analog or digital device. Usually it is safe to leave this setting at “digital”. - Page 58 ServSwitch 4site. Alternatively, you may also execute EDID programming using the CONFDEV confi guration program. As CONFDEV runs on an external Windows computer connected to the ServSwitch 4site, EDID programming can be monitored on the screen of the Windows computer.
- Page 59 The HELP / ABOUT window show the current revision levels of ServSwitch 4site hardware and fi rmware. The HELP / CONTACT window contains information on how to contact Black Box support. For contact info see also page 56. ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual...
- Page 60 Package it carefully. We recommend that you use the original container. • If you are shipping the ServSwitch 4Site for repair, make sure you include everything that came in the original package. Before you ship, contact Black Box to get a Return Authorization (RA) number.
- Page 61 Interference Regulation of Industry Canada. Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe A prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique publié par Industrie Canada. ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual...
- Page 62 C: El aparato ha sido expuesto a la lluvia; o D: El aparato parece no operar normalmente o muestra un cambio en su desempeño; o E: El aparato ha sido tirado o su cubierta ha sido dañada. ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual...
- Page 63 Use the serial cable to connect the COM port of the Windows computer with the serial port of your ServSwitch 4site. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive and start the confdevEn.exe program. The DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM (CONFDEV) window opens: ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual...
- Page 64 SETTINGS The SETTINGS window allows you to set the font size for the OSD window, log parameters, and the COM port to which the ServSwitch 4site is connected. START DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM Start confi guration by clicking on the green arrow in the device confi guration program.
- Page 65 The fi ve LEDs on the left side of the front panel fl ash (green – yellow) during the upgrade. Additionally, the upgrade process is indicated by an OSD window. After a successful update, ServSwitch 4site restarts without changing confi guration. ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual...
- Page 66 ANNEX SERIAL CABLE ServSwitch 4site – Serial Cable ServSwitch 4site - Installation and Operation Manual...
- Page 67 ANNEX DELIVERABLES Your package should include the following items. If anything is missing or damaged, contact Black Box at 724-746-5500. What’s included: ● 1 ServSwitch 4site ● 1 19” rack mount kit ● 1 CD-ROM containing this user’s manual in PDF format ●...
- Page 68 Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 Phone: 724-746-5500 Web: www.blackbox.com...