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JUNE 2000
SW613A
SW613A-K
Customer Support Information:
FREE tech support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746.
Mailing address: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Dr., Lawrence, PA 15055-1018
World-Wide Web: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com
© Copyright 2000. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved.
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- Page 1 Customer Support Information: FREE tech support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746. Mailing address: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Dr., Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 World-Wide Web: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com © Copyright 2000. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved.
- Page 2 No matter how large or small your setup is, no matter how simple or how complex, we’re confident we have a ServSwitch system that’s just right for you. The ServSwitch ™ family from Black Box—the one-stop answer for all your KVM-switching needs! This manual will tell you all about your new ServSwitch™...
- Page 3 SERVSWITCH™ SIMPLICITY FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) AND INDUSTRY CANADA (IC) RADIO-FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS Class B Digital Device. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing 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 4 VCCI STATEMENT, DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY VOLUNTARY CONTROL COUNCIL ON INTERFERENCE (VCCI) RADIO-FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT EUROPEAN UNION DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the requirements of the European EMC directive 89/336/EEC.
- Page 5 SERVSWITCH™ SIMPLICITY NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura.
- Page 6 NOM STATEMENT 10. El equipo eléctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de calor como radiadores, registros de calor, estufas u otros aparatos (incluyendo amplificadores) que producen calor. 11. El aparato eléctrico deberá ser connectado a una fuente de poder sólo del tipo descrito en el instructivo de operación, o como se indique en el aparato.
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
3.1 What You Will Need ........... 14 3.2 Placement ..............16 3.3 Connecting Your Devices ........... 17 Operation ................20 Troubleshooting ..............22 5.1 Common Problems ............. 22 5.2 Calling Black Box ............25 5.3 Shipping and Packaging ..........26... -
Page 8: Specifications
CHAPTER 1: Specifications 1. Specifications Compliance — CE; FCC Part 15 Subpart J Class B, IC Class/classe B; VCCI Class A Standards — VGA, SVGA, or XGA video Interfaces — Video: VGA; Keyboard and mouse: IBM PS/2 compatible Resolution — Up to 1024 x 768 noninterlaced at up to 85 Hz Scan Interval —... - Page 9 SERVSWITCH™ SIMPLICITY All side-mounted: Connectors — For user equipment: (1) HD15 female for monitor attachment; (2) 6-pin mini-DIN female for keyboard and mouse attachment; For each computer: (1) HD15 male for video attachment; (2) 6-pin mini-DIN female for keyboard and mouse attachment Maximum 10,000 ft.
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Page 10: Introduction
CHAPTER 2: Introduction 2. Introduction 2.1 Overview The ServSwitch™ Simplicity is a high-performance keyboard-, monitor-, and mouse-sharing device that supports a wide range of IBM ® PC compatible hardware and software platforms. Use it to access two desktop computers from a single keyboard, monitor, and mouse. Setup is fast and easy: Plug in the cables from the user equipment into the Simplicity, then run extension cables from the Simplicity to the computer CPUs, and... -
Page 11: Features And Benefits
SERVSWITCH™ SIMPLICITY 2.2 Features and Benefits • Control two desktop PCs from a single keyboard, monitor, and mouse. • Draws its power from the attached computers—no AC outlet or power supply needed. • Both connected computers can boot up automatically at the same time. •... - Page 12 CHAPTER 2: Introduction • Supports Microsoft IntelliMouse and other ® ® common “wheel” mice. • LEDs show which computer is selected. • Easy installation. • Tough metal case.
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Page 13: The Complete Package
Switch, we recommend that you buy these cables (available separately as our product code EHN403-0008 for standard cable or EHN235 for coaxial cable). If you didn’t receive everything, or if anything arrived damaged, contact Black Box right away. -
Page 14: The Servswitch Simplicity Illustrated
CHAPTER 2: Introduction 2.4 The ServSwitch Simplicity Illustrated Attach the keyboard, mouse, and monitor here. Attach the Attach the cable cable running to running to the video, the video, keyboard, keyboard, mouse mouse ports of ports of CPU 1 CPU 2 here. -
Page 15: Installation
SERVSWITCH™ SIMPLICITY 3. Installation 3.1 What You Will Need You’ll need these things to be in place before you can install your ServSwitch Simplicity: • Your monitor should be a VGA, SVGA, or multisync type capable of displaying the highest level of resolution that your PCs can output. - Page 16 CHAPTER 3: Installation • If you ordered the Simplicity Kit (SW613A-K), you received a pair of KVM-extension cables that you can use to attach your CPUs to the Simplicity. If you only ordered the Simplicity itself (SW613A), however, you’ll need to order such cables separately. We offer either an 8-ft.
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Page 17: Placement
SERVSWITCH™ SIMPLICITY 3.2 Placement You’ll want to put the ServSwitch Simplicity in a convenient, safe place close to the computer equipment it will be serving. It’s designed to be either (a) set freely on a desktop or other flat surface or (b) permanently stuck to a wall, computer chassis, or other surface. -
Page 18: Connecting Your Devices
CHAPTER 3: Installation 3.3 Connecting Your Devices Making sure that all of your devices are powered OFF, take these steps to connect them to your ServSwitch Simplicity: 1. Plug the monitor, keyboard, and mouse into the matching user-port connectors (marked “U”) on the back of the Simplicity, as shown in Figure 3-1. - Page 19 SERVSWITCH™ SIMPLICITY 2. Two KVM-extension cables are included with the SW613A-K Kit; if you only ordered the Simplicity itself, these cables are available separately. Run these cables from the video, keyboard, and mouse ports of your computer CPUs to the CPU-port connectors (marked “1”...
- Page 20 CHAPTER 3: Installation 3. Turn on your monitor and your CPUs. The Simplicity will begin operating immediately using the power from the CPUs’ keyboard ports. (You don’t have to use a mouse if you don’t need to, but you must make the connections to the CPUs’ keyboard ports in order to power the Simplicity.) The Simplicity will automatically switch to whichever computer you power up first;...
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Page 21: Operation
SERVSWITCH™ SIMPLICITY 4. Operation The ServSwitch Simplicity is very simple to use. While you’re working with either of the computer CPUs, it transparently passes through your keyboard and mouse input to the CPU, and passes through the CPU’s video output back to your monitor. When you want to switch between the CPUs or scan back and forth between the CPUs, you can do so with one easy step. - Page 22 CHAPTER 4: Operation and then the right [Shift] key on your keyboard, or pressing right [Shift] and then left [Shift]. (Pressing left or right [Shift] twice does nothing.) The Simplicity will begin to automatically switch back and forth between the video output of the two CPUs once every five seconds.
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Page 23: Troubleshooting
If they are, see if the problem is listed in Section 5.1 and, if so, try the suggested remedies. If nothing helps, call Black Box Technical Support as directed in Section 5.2. If you need to ship your Switch, see Section 5.3. - Page 24 CHAPTER 5: Troubleshooting from the Simplicity, then plug it back in. 3. The Simplicity might need to be reset. Unplug the extension cables that run to your computer CPUs, wait for five seconds, then plug them back in. (Unfortunately, this might crash your computer; if it does, reboot the computer.) Problem: Your mouse isn’t responding.
- Page 25 SERVSWITCH™ SIMPLICITY 4. You might be trying to use an unsupported mouse or mouse driver. Most mice with special buttons or wheels, and most special mouse drivers and the mice that require them, aren’t supported by the Simplicity. Try using a regular mouse with a generic mouse driver instead.
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Page 26: Calling Black Box
If your ServSwitch Simplicity seems to be malfunctioning, don’t try to fix it yourself. It isn’t user-serviceable. Contact Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500. Before you do, make a record of the history of the problem. We’ll be able to provide more efficient and... -
Page 27: Shipping And Packaging
If you need to transport or ship your ServSwitch Simplicity: • Package it carefully. We recommend that you use the original container. • Before you ship the unit back to Black Box for repair or return, contact us to get a Return Authorization (RA) number. - Page 28 TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL BLACK BOX and the logo are registered trademarks, and ServSwitch and ServSwitch Simplicity are trademarks, of Black Box Corporation. Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. IBM, PS/2, and RS/6000 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
- Page 29 NOTES...