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- Page 1 ® SPLITMUX Series SPLITMUX-DVI-4RT Quad Screen Video Splitter Installation and Operation Manual MAN157 Rev Date 3-12-14...
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Page 2: Firmware Version
TRADEMARK SPLITMUX is a registered trademark of Network Technologies Inc in the U.S. and other countries. COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2007, 2014 by Network Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Network Technologies Inc, 1275 Danner Drive, Aurora, Ohio 44202. -
Page 3: Osd Mode
TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION FEATURES TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS SAFETY GUIDELINES HARDWARE - FRONT PANEL - LED indicators - Buttons - Additional button functions - REAR PANEL - Power / Ports INSTALLATION CONNECTING UNIT TO POWER CONNECTING CONSOLE (MONITOR, KEYBOARD, MOUSE, TOUCH SCREEN, TRACKBALL) CONNECTING SOURCES / COMPUTERS CONNECTING USB DEVICES POWERING UP THE SYSTEM... - Page 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS - FACTORY RESET / DEFAULTS - VIDEO OUTPUT OSD CONSOLE - KEYBOARD - TOUCH SCREEN - MOUSE - FADE - MULTI MONITOR - BACKGROUND - EDID - INPUT STATUS OSD VIDEO - DVI/VGA - ROTATION - CROPPING - BRIGHTNESS / CONTRAST - HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL POSITION...
- Page 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ANNEX DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY FCC DECLARATION KEYBOARD COMMANDS DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM FIRMWARE UPDATE SERIAL CABLE DCP-XML REMOTE CONTROL SUPPORTED TOUCH SCREEN CONTROLLER SUPPORTED VIDEO INPUT SUPPORTED VIDEO OUTPUT CASCADING BOX CONTENTS SPLITMUX - Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 6: Display Modes
INTRODUCTION FEATURES Thank you for choosing SPLITMUX-DVI-4RT from NTI. This product represents the latest state-of-the-art tech- nology in keyboard-video-mouse (KVM) switching. The key advantage of the SPLITMUX-DVI4-RT (SPLITMUX) over conventional KVM switches is it allows you to simultaneously display and manage 4 computers on a single con- sole. - Page 7 INTRODUCTION FEATURES DVI & VGA SPLITMUX supports resolutions of up to 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz for both DVI and VGA. Any combination of VGA and DVI at all standard resolutions is possible at inputs and output. Analog video input is converted to digital.
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Page 8: Technical Specifications
INTRODUCTION TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Desktop or 19“, black (RAL 9005) Casing: 43.6 x 23.4 x 4.4 cm Dimensions WxDxH: 2.9 kg Weight: Front panel: 4 channel selection buttons, 1 Fullscreen mode button, 1 Operating controls: Quad mode button, 1 PiP mode button, 1 Win mode button Rear panel: One Power On/Off switch Four active channel indicator LEDs, 1 Fullscreen mode LED, 1 Quad mode Indicators:... -
Page 9: Safety Guidelines
Ensure that the device is disconnected from the mains before performing any installation work. Unplug the device or disconnect the power supply. Cables: Only use the cables supplied by NTI with the device. Damage resulting from the use of third-party cables is not covered by warranty. Beware of tripping hazards when laying cables. -
Page 10: Front Panel
INTRODUCTION HARDWARE FRONT PANEL The SPLITMUX front panel has eight status indicators (LEDs) and eight buttons. Buttons 1 to 4 switch between channels, LEDs 1 to 4 indicate the status of the individual channels. Full, Quad, PiP and Win buttons LEDs are used to switch and indicate display modes and other functions, e.g. opening the OSD menu. -
Page 11: Buttons
INTRODUCTION HARDWARE FRONT PANEL (continued) Buttons - Buttons 1 to 4: These buttons activate the corresponding channel (computer port). - Full button: Press to switch to Fullscreen mode. - Quad button: Press to switch to Quad mode. - PiP button: Press to switch to picture in picture mode (PiP). -
Page 12: Additional Button Functions
INTRODUCTION HARDWARE FRONT PANEL - Additional button functions Setting output resolution to safe output modes To set output resolution to 640 x 480 pixel @ 60 Hz simultaneously: Press and hold buttons 1 and 2 for 2 seconds. Use of this feature is recommended when you cannot use the OSD (on screen display dark or illegible) because the output resolution setting is not supported by the monitor. - Page 13 INTRODUCTION HARDWARE FRONT PANEL - Additional button functions Calling up OSD Press and hold PiP and Win buttons simultaneously for 2 seconds to open the OSD menu. Note: While the OSD menu is open, the active computer can still be operated by mouse and touch screen.
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Page 14: Rear Panel
INTRODUCTION HARDWARE REAR PANEL The rear panel of SPLITMUX features three audio ports, four input source/computer ports, the console port (KVM), the USB control port, the serial RS232 control port, four transparent high-speed USB 2.0 device ports, the power connection. Power Audio ports Monitor / DVI-I output... - Page 15 INTRODUCTION HARDWARE REAR PANEL (continued) 6. RS 232 / RJ45 control port Connect external serial control devices to this RJ-45 port to operate SPLITMUX remotely, e.g. connect to this port to access the OSD menu from a computer using the ConfDev device configuration tool (see page 89). The serial RS 232 port is also used for firmware updates (see page 93).
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Page 16: Installation
INSTALLATION INSTALLATION To reduce the need for long cables, SPLITMUX is best placed as close as possible to its video sources. By default, SPLITMUX is delivered as desktop version. Using the rack mount kit supplied, it may also be mounted in a 19” rack. Keyboard, monitor, mouse (console) and USB devices are connected to SPLITMUX using the corresponding cables (DVI, USB or PS/2). -
Page 17: Connecting Usb Devices
INSTALLATION INSTALLATION CONNECTING VIDEO SOURCES / COMPUTERS Switch off the computer and disconnect the keyboard, monitor and mouse. Connect keyboard and mouse ports of SPLITMUX to the computer ports either with a single USB cable or via the PS/2 interface (use the Y cable) up to 5 meters. For greater distances use a KVM or USB extender. To connect an analog video / computer source (VGA) to SPLITMUX, use a VGA-DVI cable. -
Page 18: Connecting Audio
INSTALLATION INSTALLATION CONNECTING AUDIO The SPLITMUX can be connected to external, powered speakers or audio devices in order for sound coming from the four connected sources to be played back. Three different connection options are made available (see graphic): 1) 3,5mm analog stereo jack 2) Digital cinch connector 3) TOSLINK optical audio jack After the speakers have been physically connected to the SPLITMUX... -
Page 19: On-Screen Display
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - OVERVIEW HDCP HDCP status SYSTEM HOTKEY Multiple Hotkey / Double Click Hotkey HOTMOUSE Hotmouse Recognition, Hotmouse Timeout QUAD MODE Channel Selection Timeout WIN MODE Appearance settings for windows OSD POSITION Position of OSD window OSD LANGUAGE German / English / Spanish SECURITY Set security level... - Page 20 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - OVERVIEW (continued) CHANNEL MAPPING Assign an input port to a channel COMPUTER AUDIO Enable audio output / Audio source selection / Volume NAME 1-4 Assign computer names KEYBOARD Display type of keyboard (PC1, PC2, PC3 or USB) MOUSE Display type of mouse (PS/2, PS/2 Wheel or USB) Set USB mouse positioning (absolute / relative)
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Page 21: Osd - Main Menu Window
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - MAIN MENU WINDOW There are three ways to open the OSD main menu (figure): • use keyboard command „hotkey“ + „O“ • simultaneously press front panel buttons „PiP“ + „Win“ for longer than one second •... -
Page 22: Osd Navigation
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - NAVIGATION To navigate the On Screen Display (OSD) either use the buttons on the front panel or your keyboard. Navigation with keyboard To navigate from one field to the next in the OSD menu use the UP and DOWN arrow keys or TAB/SHIFT-TAB keys. -
Page 23: Hdcp Status
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - HDCP HDCP STATUS Use the arrow keys to navigate in the SYSTEM menu to the entry HDCP and press ENTER/ SELECT to open the HDCP window. The SYSTEM / HDCP window displays the status of HDCP input and output encoding. -
Page 24: Hotkey
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - HOTkEY HOTkEY Navigate with the arrow keys in the SYSTEM menu to the entry HOTKEY and press the ENTER/SELECT key to open the HOTKEY window. Two different hotkey modes are available: - For multiple hotkey commands you can define one to four keys which are pressed simultaneously to enter the command mode. -
Page 25: Hotmouse
Navigate with the arrow keys in the SYSTEM menu to the entry HOTMOUSE and press ENTER/SELECT to open the HOTMOUSE window. Hotmouse is an exclusive function that comes with NTI SPLITMUX. It works with your standard mouse or trackball. To activate Hotmouse operation: - Navigate to “Enable Hotmouse”... -
Page 26: Quad Mode
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - QUAD MODE QUAD MODE Use arrow keys to navigate in the SYSTEM menu to the entry QUAD MODE and press ENTER/SELECT to open the QUAD MODE window. Channel selection timeout defines the period (1 to 30 seconds) after which the selector will close automatically. Default setting is 5 seconds. -
Page 27: Win Mode
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - WIN MODE WIN MODE Navigate with the arrow keys in the SYSTEM menu to the entry WIN MODE and press ENTER/SELECT to open the Win mode window. Border width: Set the width of the borders, which are drawn around the signals in Win mode. When the border width is zero, no borders are shown. -
Page 28: Osd Position
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - OSD POSITION / OSD LANGUAGE OSD POSITION Navigate with the arrow keys in the SYSTEM menu to the entry OSD POSITION and press ENTER/SELECT to open the OSD POSITION window. Use this function to move the OSD window to any position on the screen. OSD LANGUAGE Navigate with the arrow keys in the SYSTEM menu to the entry OSD LANGUAGE and press ENTER/SELECT to open the OSD LANGUAGE window. -
Page 29: Security Levels
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - SECURITY SECURITY LEVELS Navigate with the arrow keys in the SYSTEM menu to the entry SECURITY and press ENTER/SELECT to open the SECURITY window. The SECURITY feature allows you to reduce the functional range of SPLITMUX. Eight security levels are available for this purpose. - Page 30 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - SECURITY SECURITY LEVEL 0 This is the default setting of SPLITMUX. All settings are allowed and all functions are enabled. SECURITY LEVEL 8 Security level 8 allows you to work only on one channel (computer) in a predefined display mode (Quad, Fullscreen or PiP mode).
- Page 31 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - SECURITY SECURITY LEVEL 4 As security level 5, with the following additional settings in the OSD: SYSTEM OSD POSITION / WIN MODE MODE PIP / START CONFIGURATION RECALL COMPUTER AUDIO VIDEO FORMAT - Modify display mode settings in Hotmouse Menu - Changing both channels in Dual mode - Changing the fixed PiP channel in PiP mode single fixed SECURITY LEVEL 3...
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Page 32: Disable Channel
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - DISABLE CHANNEL DISABLE CHANNEL Navigate with the arrow keys in the SYSTEM menu to the entry DISABLE CHANNEL Press ENTER/SELECT to open the DISABLE CHANNEL window. If two or three computers or video sources are connected to SPLITMUX, use the DISABLE CHANNEL feature to ensure that for the unused channels: a) message "no signal input x"... - Page 33 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - CONTROL CONTROL Navigate with the arrow keys in the SYSTEM menu to the entry CONTROL Press ENTER/SELECT to open the CONTROL window. SPLITMUX can be controlled via DCP (Device Control Protocol), an XML-based protocol (see Annex). There are two DCP modes: which allows external control of the display mode.
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Page 34: Example Of Dcp Control
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - CONTROL Example of DCP control A SPLITMUX is controlled via DCP-XML by a computer connected by serial cable or USB. Computer USB or COM controls ports DCP-XML Rear Panel For an introduction to the DEVICE CONTROL PROTOCOL please Annex. DCP synchronize Use this mode to keep several SPLITMUX devices in the same mode. -
Page 35: Example Of Dcp Synchronization
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - CONTROL Example of DCP synchronization SPLITMUX 2 and 3 are synchronized with SPLITMUX 1. Serial Y Control unit Console Console Cable Mouse keyboard SPLITMUX 1 SPLITMUX 2 SPLITMUX 3 To synchronize, SPLITMUX 1 sends every change in settings as a DCP message via the serial Y to the RX input of SPLITMUX 2. - Page 36 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - SYSTEM - CONTROL SECURITY LEVELS The security level settings in the OSD menu previously described also apply to control via DCP messages. Queries are possible up to security level 7. The table below shows the maximum security levels for simple element settings. These settings may be changed via DCP up to the specified protection level.
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Page 37: Osd Mode - Current
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - MODE - CURRENT/START CURRENT Defines the current mode in which the device should run. Choose from Fullscreen, Quad Mode, PiP, Win Mode or Test Pattern. START Sets the mode in which the device should boot. This feature allows you to define the start configuration, i.e. - Page 38 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - MODE - CURRENT/START - PiP Use this section to define the current mode in which the device should run. In the PIP window you can configure PiP size, position, and display mode. PiP Display Mode Select the option TRIPLE to show 3 additional screens in PiP Mode.
- Page 39 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - MODE - CURRENT/START - PiP (continued) PIP zoom factor 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.
- Page 40 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - MODE - CURRENT/START - PiP PIP Display Modes SPLITMUX 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 41 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - MODE - CURRENT/START - PiP PIP Display Modes (continued) PIP display mode single: One PiP image is displayed. You can choose between different display modes: Single fixed: One channel is selected to be displayed as permanent PiP image.
- Page 42 ON SCREEN DISPLAY WIN MODE Navigate with the arrow keys in the MODE menu to the entry WIN Press ENTER/SELECT to open the WIN MODE window. Select the channel, window mode, position and window size in the window WIN MODE. The arrows can be used to select the horizontal or vertical position or size of the windows.
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Page 43: Test Pattern
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - MODE - CURRENT/START - TEST PATTERN TEST PATTERN Navigate with the arrow keys in the MODE menu to the entry TEST PATTERN Press ENTER/SELECT to open the TEST PATTERN window. Use the Test Pattern feature to check monitor quality (pixel errors, contrast, changes etc) or the functionality of the video output of the SPLITMUX. -
Page 44: Osd Configuration - Backup
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - CONFIGURATION - BACkUP / RECALL BACkUP Navigate with the arrow keys in the CONFIGURATION menu to the entry BACKUP Press ENTER/SELECT to open the BACKUP window. This function saves the current device settings, including the start mode set in MODE START. Additionally, EDID data from the 4 inputs is also saved. - Page 45 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - CONFIGURATION - FACTORY RESET FACTORY RESET Navigate with the arrow keys in the CONFIGURATION menu to the Factory Reset Press ENTER/SELECT to open the DEFAULTS window. Use this function to reset the current settings of SPLITMUX to the factory default configuration. All four input EDIDs are also reseted to their default values.
- Page 46 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - CONFIGURATION - FACTORY RESET FACTORY DEFAULTS (continued): VIDEO OUTPUT = auto CONSOLE KEYBOARD = English TOUCH SCREEN = Mouse emulate right click / FADE = Off MULTI MONITOR = Monitor 1 --> Channel 1; Monitor 2 --> Channel2; Monitor 3 -->...
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Page 47: Osd Console - Video Output
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - CONSOLE - VIDEO OUTPUT VIDEO OUTPUT Navigate with the arrow keys in the CONSOLE menu to the entry VIDEO OUTPUT Press ENTER/SELECT to open the VIDEO OUTPUT window. Use the VIDEO OUTPUT menu to choose an output resolution supported by your monitor. -
Page 48: Keyboard
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - CONSOLE - kEYBOARD kEYBOARD Navigate with the arrow keys in the CONSOLE menu to the entry KEYBOARD Press ENTER/SELECT to open the KEYBOARD window. Set the keyboard layout to the desired language, English, Deutsch (German), Español (Spanish), Français (French), Italiano (Italian) or Japanese. -
Page 49: Touch Screen
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - CONSOLE - TOUCH SCREEN TOUCH SCREEN SPLITMUX enables the user to use a touch screen to control and switch between four computers as well as change display modes. SPLITMUX supports a great number of USB touch screens with commonly integrated touch controllers. For a list of supported touch screens, please see Annex on page 97. -
Page 50: Mouse
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - CONSOLE - TOUCH SCREEN Mouse button emulation SPLITMUX offers three modes of interpreting the user input as mouse clicks. 1. Mouse: When touching the touch screen, the mouse button is pressed. When the finger is released from the touch screen, the mouse button is released. This mode can be used for drag and drop operations. - Page 51 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - CONSOLE - TOUCH SCREEN Right mouse button Press and hold your finger on the touch screen to emulate the right mouse button. This only works in "mouse” emulation mode, not in “click on touch” or “click on release”. By default „Emulate right click” is set in order to perform a right mouse click.
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Page 53: Multi Monitor
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - CONSOLE - MULTI MONITOR MULTI MONITOR Use arrow keys to navigate in the CONSOLE menu to the entry MULTI MONITOR and press ENTER/SELECT to open the MULTI MONITOR window. Multi Monitor is used if computers with multiple video output are connected to SPLITMUX but only one keyboard and mouse to operate the computer. -
Page 54: Background
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - CONSOLE - BACkGROUND BACkGROUND Use arrow keys to navigate in the CONSOLE menu to the entry BACKGROUND and press ENTER/SELECT to open the BACKGROUND window. Use the window BACKGROUND to select either a solid color or an image for the background area of the screen on which windows are displayed. -
Page 55: Edid
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - CONSOLE - EDID EDID (display of monitor data) Use arrow keys to navigate in the CONSOLE menu to the entry EDID and press ENTER/SELECT to open the EDID window. Use the EDID command to read and display mo- nitor data (manufacturer, monitor name, serial number etc.) from the monitor’s EDID memory. -
Page 56: Osd Video - Input Status
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - VIDEO - INPUT STATUS INPUT STATUS (Display Video Formats) Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry INPUT STATUS and press ENTER/SELECT to open the INPUT STATUS window. Resolutions at the four video inputs are shown under INPUT STATUS. Resolution recognition at the four video inputs is automatic. -
Page 57: Dvi/Vga
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - VIDEO - DVI/VGA DVI/VGA Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry DVI/VGA and press ENTER/SELECT to open the DVI/VGA window. Go to “Select input signal” and define which video signal (VGA or DVI) is to be displayed. If the setting „DVI/VGA”... -
Page 58: Rotation
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - VIDEO - ROTATION ROTATION Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry ROTATION and press ENTER/SELECT to open the ROTATION window. Select the degrees to which you would like to rotate your display. Choose from 0. 90, 180 and 270. Once the rotation degrees have been selected, all of the channel are rotated to the same degree. -
Page 59: Cropping
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - VIDEO - CROPPING CROPPING Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry CROPPING and press ENTER/SELECT to open the CROPPING window. In the window VIDEO/CROPPING, enter a value from 0-999 for the left, right, top and bottom side of the channel to be cropped. -
Page 60: Brightness / Contrast
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - VIDEO - BRIGHTNESS / CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS – CONTRAST (with analog input only) Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry BRIGHTNESS or CONTRAST and press ENTER/ SELECT to open the BRIGHTNESS or CONTRAST window. Use this feature to adjust the brightness or contrast of analog video input signals. -
Page 61: Horizontal/Vertical Position
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - VIDEO - HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL POSITION HORIZ / VERT POSITION (horizontal / vertical position of computer screen) (with analog input only) Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry HORIZ POSITION or VERT POSITION and press ENTER/SELECT to open the HORIZ POSITION or VERT POSITION window. -
Page 62: Screen Width
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - VIDEO - SCREEN WIDTH / PHASE SCREEN WIDTH (with analog input only) Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry SCREEN WIDTH and press ENTER/SELECT to open the SCREEN WIDTH window. Normally, screen width (number of horizontal pixels) is defined by the VESA standard. -
Page 63: Format
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - VIDEO - FORMAT FORMAT Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry FORMAT and press ENTER/SELECT to open the FORMAT window. 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. - Page 64 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - VIDEO - FORMAT FORMAT (continued) PiP mode for wide-screen monitors If you use a wide-screen monitor (for example with an aspect ratio of 16:10) and the active channel does not have a wide-screen aspect ratio (e.g. 4:3), PiPs are placed aside the full image of the active channel in the black bar on the right side.
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Page 65: Osd Computer - Channel Mapping
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - COMPUTER - CHANNEL MAPPING CHANNEL MAPPING Use arrow keys to navigate in the COMPUTER menu to the entry CHANNEL MAPPING and press ENTER/ SELECT to open the CHANNEL MAPPING window. In the CHANNEL MAPPING menu, assignment between physical input ports and logical channels can be changed. -
Page 66: Audio
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - COMPUTER - AUDIO AUDIO Use arrow keys to navigate in the COMPUTER menu to the entry AUDIO and press ENTER/SELECT to open the AUDIO window. “Enable audio output”: To enable or disable the audio output, activate or deactivate the check box “Enable audio output”. -
Page 67: Name 1-4
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - COMPUTER - NAME 1-4 NAME 1-4 Use arrow keys to navigate in the COMPUTER menu to the entry NAME 1-4 and press ENTER/SELECT to open the NAME 1-4 window. Use the section NAME to assign a name to each of the four windows displayed when HOTMOUSE is in use. -
Page 68: Keyboard
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - COMPUTER - kEYBOARD kEYBOARD Use arrow keys to navigate in the COMPUTER menu to the entry KEYBOARD and press ENTER/SELECT to open the KEYBOARD window. Use this display feature to identify which keyboard type (USB, PC1, PC2 or PC3) has been recognized at which computer port. -
Page 69: Mouse
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - COMPUTER - MOUSE MOUSE Use arrow keys to navigate in COMPUTER menu to the MOUSE line and press ENTER/SELECT to open the MOUSE window. The upper half of the MOUSE window shows which mouse type (USB, PS/2 or PS/2 wheel) has been recognized at which computer port. -
Page 70: Reset Ps/2
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - COMPUTER - RESET PS/2 / EDID/DDC RESET PS/2 Use arrow keys to navigate in the COMPUTER menu to the entry RESET PS/2 and press ENTER/SELECT to open the RESET PS/2 window. Use arrow keys or “+” and “-” keys to select the channel (1 to 4) you wish to reset and confirm by pressing ENTER/SELECT. - Page 71 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - COMPUTER - EDID/DDC (continued) EDID/DDC (continued) Use arrow keys to select the channel EDID Press ENTER/SELECT to open the window with information. detailed settings for this EDID. Select a video mode for the channel using the arrow keys.
- Page 72 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - COMPUTER - EDID/DDC (continued) EDID/DDC (continued) Two freely selectable video modes can be programmed in the input EDID visible to the connected computer at the input port. It is recommended to program the preferred video modes for the connected signal source.
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Page 73: Factory Reset
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - COMPUTER - EDID/DDC EDID/DDC (continued) Note: Please keep in mind that this setting will overwrite the automatic analog input mode detection. If you connect a different video source, or change the video mode from the PC, you may need to change this setting again to get correct results. - Page 74 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - USB DEVICE 1-4 USB Device 1-4 SPLITMUX supports and switches transparent USB 2.0 devices such as printer, camera, 3D mouse, finger printer, and external memory. (Example: Connect a memory stick to copy data from one computer to the stick, and from the stick to another computer connected to SPLITMUX: Data can be copied between computers without being networked.) Use arrow keys to navigate in the OSD menu to the entry USB DEVICE 1-4 and press ENTER/SELECT to open...
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Page 75: Switching Mode
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - USB DEVICE 1-4 - SWITCHING MODE USB Device 1-4 (continued) The following options can be selected for the USB port: Manual switching, change switching mode, change USB device name. Switching mode: By default, switching mode is "manual switching with warning”. To change the switching mode use the arrow keys to navigate to "CHANGE SWITCHING MODE”... -
Page 76: Change Device Name
ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD - USB DEVICE 1-4 - CHANGE NAME USB Device 1-4 (continued) Change device name: In the „USB DEVICE. / USB DEVICE” menu chose „Change device name” and press ENTER/SELECT to change the name of the connected USB device. Use the keyboard to rename the USB device or use the front panel buttons (as described in the OSD). - Page 77 HELP > ABOUT displays the current revision levels hardware and firmware. HELP > HOTKEY provides a guide to hotkey shortcuts. HELP > CONTACT window contains information on how to contact NTI support. SPLITMUX - Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 78: Hotmouse
HOTMOUSE - ACTIVATING HOTMOUSE CURSOR Hotmouse Hotmouse is an exclusive function offered by NTI SPLITMUX. It works with your standard mouse or trackball and touch screens. Similar to using hotkeys on your keyboard, Hotmouse is a quick and comfortable way to operate SPLITMUX simply with your standard mouse, trackball, or touch screen. No software or additional hardware is required. -
Page 79: Hotmouse Cursor In Fullscreen Mode / Quad Mode
HOTMOUSE HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN FULLSCREEN MODE / QUAD MODE Hotmouse Cursor in fullscreen mode When you activate the hotmouse cursor in Fullscreen mode, PiP images of the other channels are temporarily displayed to allow you to switch to another channel. Switching to another fullscreen channel Activate hotmouse cursor. -
Page 80: Hotmouse Cursor In Pip Mode
HOTMOUSE HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN PIP MODE Hotmouse Cursor IN PIP MODE Change active channel Enable Hotmouse Cursor. Move the Hotmouse Cursor to the PiP-image of the channel you wish to activate and press the left mouse button. Note: When the Hotmouse Cursor moves over a PiP-image, its appearance changes (arrows, channel number). - Page 81 HOTMOUSE HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN PIP MODE Hotmouse Cursor in PIP MODE (continued) Modify size of PiP images Activate Hotmouse Cursor and move to the left edge of the PiP image area until horizontal arrows appear in the Hotmouse Cursor. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the Hotmouse Cursor to the left to increase PiP image size, or to the right to reduce PiP image size.
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Page 82: Hotmouse Cursor In Win Mode
HOTMOUSE HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN WIN MODE Hotmouse Cursor in Win MODE Change active channel Enable Hotmouse Cursor. Move the Hotmouse Cursor to the window of the channel you wish to activate and press the left mouse button. Note: When the Hotmouse Cursor moves over a window, its appearance changes (arrows, channel number). Note: To close the Hotmouse Cursor, left double click or use hotkey + M in Win mode. - Page 83 HOTMOUSE HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN WIN MODE Hotmouse Cursor in Win MODE (continued) Repositioning windows Enable Hotmouse Cursor. Move the Hotmouse Cursor to the window that you wish to move and press the left mouse button. Note: When the Hotmouse Cursor moves over a window, its appearance changes (arrows pointing up, down, left and right.).
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Page 84: Hotmouse Menu - Activating / Operating
HOTMOUSE HOTMOUSE MENU - ACTIVATING / OPERATING Hotmouse Menu - ACTIVATING Activate Hotmouse Cursor and press the right mouse button to open the Hotmouse Menu. The Hotmouse Menu can also be opened via touch screen: tap the screen twice, and leave your finger pressed on the touch screen after the second tap (tap –... -
Page 85: Full
HOTMOUSE Hotmouse Menu - MODES Hotmouse Menu - MODES The individual modes can be set as follows: Hotmouse Menu - QUAD MODE 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. - Page 86 HOTMOUSE Hotmouse Menu - MODES Hotmouse Menu – MODES (continued) Hotmouse Menu – PIP MODE Use the mouse to navigate to a channel in the Hotmouse Menu and click the left mouse button to activate it. Change position and size of PiP images, and PiP zoom. Change PiP mode (triple / triple gap / single fixed / single direct / single scan) and scan time.
- Page 87 HOTMOUSE Hotmouse Menu - MODES Hotmouse Menu – PIP MODE (continued) Single fixed: One selected PiP image is permanently displayed. Single direct: Press the front panel buttons 1, 2, 3, or 4 to directly select the PiP channel you want. Single scan: Cycles through the PiP images at a set interval.
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Page 88: Service Information
1275 Danner Drive Aurora, Ohio 44202 TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you cannot identify the cause of a problem, please contact NTI, Technical Support. Call telephone number below to obtain Return Authorization number before returning this product to NTI. Telephone 330-562-7070 or 1-800-RGB-TECH (1-800-742-8324) -
Page 89: Declaration Of Conformity
ANNEX DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY SPLITMUX - Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 90: Fcc Declaration
ANNEX FCC DECLARATION FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INDUSTRY CANADA RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy, and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio communica- tion. -
Page 91: Keyboard Commands
ANNEX kEYBOARD COMMANDS SPLITMUX supports two types of hotkey: "multiple keys” and "double click”. By default, SPLITMUX is set to "multiple keys”. Use the OSD menu to choose the hotkey type and keys (see page 14). Press multiple keys plus command key. Multiple keys: Command Key = Hotkey... - Page 92 ANNEX kEYBOARD COMMANDS Selecting display mode Quad mode Fullscreen mode PiP mode Win mode Selecting active channel in Fullscreen / Quad / PiP / Win mode Computer 1 Computer 2 Computer 3 Computer 4 You can also use hotkey and the arrow keys to switch the active channel. In Quad and Win mode, you can select the channel on the right using the 1, 2, 3, or 4 keys on the numeric keypad.Switch the active channel with hotkey and the arrow keys.
- Page 93 ANNEX kEYBOARD COMMANDS Other commands Open OSD Directly open OSD USB Device 1-4 Safe output mode Directly open OSD PiP menu (In the background display mode switches to PiP as long as menu is open) Open/Close the Hotmouse Adjust volume menu Hotkeys for Win mode Save current win mode to eeprom.
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Page 94: Device Configuration Program
ANNEX DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM Installation of Device Configuration Program (CONFDEV) The Device Configuration Program allows you to remotely operate the OSD of SPLITMUX on an external Windows computer via serial connection. To install the device configuration software CONFDEV, you need •... - Page 95 ANNEX DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM Settings Click the „device configuration” button to open the SETTINGS window. It allows you to set the font size for the OSD window, log parameters, and the COM port SPLITMUX is connected to. Remote OSD operation Click the green arrow to open the On Screen Display (OSD) of SPLITMUX remotely on your external Windows computer.
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Page 96: Background Image
ANNEX DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM - UPLOADING A BACkGROUND IMAGE UPLOADING A BACkGROUND IMAGE A background image can be uploaded to the SPLITMUX and will be displayed behind windows when in Win Mode. To upload an image to the SPLITMUX , use the ConfDev menu DEVICE > LOAD BACKGROUND IMAGE. -
Page 97: Storing A Configuration
ANNEX DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM - STORING AND LOADING A CONFIGURATION STORING A CONFIGURATION ConfDev can also be used to store device configurations to a file on your PC. Open the ConfDev menu DEVICE > STORE CONFIGURATION. The Save As dialog will appear and you can save the configuration to the desired location. -
Page 98: Firmware Update
ANNEX FIRMWARE UPDATE Update firmware of SPLITMUX To execute a firmware update, you need: • a computer with serial or USB port • the enclosed "serial cable” (RJ45-DB9 adaptor + RJ45 CAT5 cable) or a USB cable (USB-A/USB-B) • the current executable firmware file 1a. - Page 99 ANNEX FIRMWARE UPDATE (CONTINUED) Update firmware of SPLITMUX (continued) Additionally, the upgrade process is indicated by an OSD window on your remote computer. After successful update, SPLITMUX restarts without changing configuration. SPLITMUX - Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 100: Serial Cable
The CAT5 cable again is connected to the RJ45 port of SPLITMUX. The adaptor (plus a standard CAT5 cable (in green)) is supplied with SPLITMUX. Serial cable = NTI adaptor + standard CAT5 cable SPLITMUX - Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 101: Dcp-Xml Remote Control
DCP-XML REMOTE CONTROL DCP-XML permits remote control of SPLITMUX by a computer or other devices using the RS-232 serial port of SPLITMUX. To connect to this port, use the "serial cable” (NTI RJ45-DB9 adaptor + standard RJ45 CAT5 cable). DCP is an XML-based protocol. (Device Control Protocol). Using DCP, all important settings of SPLITMUX can be queried and changed. -
Page 102: Supported Touch Screen Controller
ANNEX SUPPORTED TOUCH SCREEN CONTROLLER SPLITMUX supports USB touch screens having built in one of the following controllers: Tyco ELO Touch System: - AccuTouch Five-Wire Resistive Touch Technology includes models 1215L, 1229L, 1515L, 1522L, 1528L Medical, 1529L, 1537L, 1715L, 1729L, 1739L, 1915L, 1928L, 1928L Medical, 1939L, 2020L - IntelliTouch Surface Wave Touch Technology elo 2701 Controller Series (IntelliTouch, SecureTouch) -
Page 103: Supported Video Input
ANNEX SUPPORTED VIDEO INPUT VIDEO INPUT (Display Video Formats) Mode Resolution Sync Refresh rate Set in VESA / CEA polarity analog digital* EDID Standard 640x350 640x400 720x400 720x400 640x480 22 - 60 640x480 640x480 640x480 SVGA 800x600 22 - 56 SVGA 800x600 SVGA... -
Page 104: Supported Video Output
ANNEX SUPPORTED VIDEO OUTPUT VIDEO OUTPUT (Display Video Formats) The table lists all video formats supported by SPLITMUX at the output port. Mode Horizontal Vertical SVGA SVGA SVGA 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024 SXGA 1280 1024 SXGA 1280 1024 SXGA 1280 1024 SXGA+... -
Page 105: Cascading
ANNEX CASCADING CASCADING multiple SPLITMUX units - more than 4 video sources on a single display SPLITMUX can be cascaded in order to display more than 4 video sources simultaneously on a single display. In this master-slave-system, any SPLITMUX can be used as master or slave. It is the same hardware. One SPLITMUX is used as master unit. - Page 106 <x> + <y> = press keys simultaneously <x> - <y> = press keys consecutively “If multiple SPLITMUX-DVI-4RT Units are Cascaded, can you manually size the individual screens and save your settings as a preset?" 1, Configure the Master hot key setting to activate with a hotkey different than the default (i.e. change to <Ctrl> + <Win>). (manual page 19).
- Page 107 Tip: While in Win mode, Enter <Ctrl> + <W> + <2> to switch from preset Win1 to preset Win 2. “If multiple SPLITMUX-DVI-4RT Units are Cascaded, can you make any one of the inputs full screen?”...
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Page 108: Box Contents
ANNEX BOX CONTENTS Please use the list below to verify that all parts have been delivered. The following components are included: 1 SPLITMUX-DVI-4RT 1 19” rack mount kit 1 CD with operation manual and configuration software (ConfDev) 1 power cable...
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