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Emerson® Avocent® SV Switching System Installer/User Guide...
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Emerson, Emerson Network Power and the Emerson Network Power logo are trademarks or service marks of Emerson Electric Co. Avocent and the Avocent logo are trademarks or service marks of Avocent Corporation. This document may contain confidential and/or proprietary information of Avocent Corporation, and its receipt or possession does not convey any right to reproduce, disclose its contents, or to manufacture or sell anything that it may describe.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Overview Features and Benefits Basic Operation Switch Overview Switching between computers USB 3.0 port Managed copy and paste KM multi-monitor support...
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Product Overview Emerson® Avocent® SV switches are field-proven KVM and KM switching solutions. This switching system enables you to use a single keyboard, monitor and mouse to seamlessly access multiple computers. Features and Benefits The SV switching system offers several options depending on the model: •...
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Basic Operation Although installation of your SV switching system is complete, ensure you have have one of the following compatible operating systems: ® ® • Microsoft Windows 2000 • Red Hat® Linux® • Mac OS® X v10.3 and higher Switch Overview The following figures show the connectors on the front and back of the switching system.
4 ..Emerson® Avocent® SV Switching System Installation/User Guide Number Description Number Description USB freeze toggle Microphone jack Audio freeze toggle Audio jack (3.5 mm stereo) USB 3.0 ports USB type B port CONSOLE system reset Channel configuration CONSOLE microphone jack AC input (100-200 VAC) CONSOLE Audio jack (3.5 mm stereo)
Basic Operation..To switch between computers: Select the computer by pressing the corresponding front panel push-button on the front of the switch. The LED number will illuminate to indicate which computer is currently selected. It will take approximately one second for the video signal to sync after switching computers. To switch between computers using keyboard shortcuts: Select the computer by typing key combinations on the keyboard.
6 ..Emerson® Avocent® SV Switching System Installation/User Guide NOTE: If you are on a channel that has a USB port enabled and you switch to a channel that is not using the USB port, then you will lose the connection and the ability to freeze the information. You must switch back to a USB-enabled channel to reactivate the feature.
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8 ..Emerson® Avocent® SV Switching System Installation/User Guide Four Port KM Presets...
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