Lantronix 15.00.018, User Manual

Page 1: ...PC Fiberlynx KVM Extension System User Guide Part Number 15 00 018 Revision B January 2002 PCFiberlynx ...

Page 2: ... NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corp Netscape is a trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation Adobe Acrobat and PDF are trademarks of Adobe Corporation Other trademarks and service marks are held by their respective owners Lightwave Communications Inc LCI 100 Washington Street Milford CT 06460 USA Phone 800 871 9838 203 878 9838 Fax 203 874 0157 Email info lightwavecom com Internet www light...

Page 3: ...esigned to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operating in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with this guide may cause harmful interference to radio communications Changes or modifications to this device not explicitly approved by Lantronix will void the user s authorit...

Page 4: ...scharge Test EN61000 4 3 1996 Radiated Immunity Field Test EN61000 4 4 1995 Electrical Fast Transient Test EN61000 4 5 1995 Power Supply Surge Test EN61000 4 6 1996 Conducted Immunity Test EN61000 4 8 1993 Magnetic Field Test EN61000 4 11 1994 Voltage Dips Interrupts Test Supplementary Information This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 CSA and has been verified as being com...

Page 5: ...___________________________________________________2 5 PS 2 Only model ___________________________________________________2 6 2 6 Connecting the User Peripherals _______________________________________2 7 2 7 Auxiliary Monitors __________________________________________________2 8 2 8 Power Up Sequence _________________________________________________2 8 Video Record ______________________________...

Page 6: ...Fiberlynx PC Fiberlynx PC Fiberlynx User Guide User Guide User Guide User Guide Lightwave Communications Lightwave Communications Lightwave Communications Lightwave Communications vi www lightwavecom com For Your Notes ...

Page 7: ...ripherals pn 200 100 01xx The PCFiberlynx consists of a matched pair of units a transmitter shown above and a receiver shown below The transmitter is located with the CPU and has a LOCAL MONITOR connector to support a monitor near the CPU if needed while the receiver is located with the user peripherals keyboard mouse Primary user monitor etc and also supports an Auxiliary monitor if desired A six...

Page 8: ... two male to male 6 pin mini DIN keyboard and mouse cables one male to female DB9 serial cable and two 3 5 mm stereo audio cables Eight rubber feet are also included to use the PCFiberlynx on a desktop 2 2 Rack Mount The PC Fiberlynx units may be rack mounted in a conventional 19 inch equipment rack If rack mounting the user must install the rack mounting brackets provided in the box with the unit...

Page 9: ... for flush appearance while the cables are attached from the rear of the chassis Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the supply circuit and the effect that overloading might have on overcurrent protection and supply wiring Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern Reliable Earthing Reliab...

Page 10: ...tter and receiver units close to their final locations Run the fiber optic cable to these locations with enough slack to prevent strain from damaging the cable 2 Attach the individual fiber strands to the ST connectors on the back of each unit Each strand on the transmitter end should be attached to the same connector as on the receiver end i e red to red blue to blue etc Try to use the strand wit...

Page 11: ...Connect the keyboard and mouse ports of the CPU to the keyboard and mouse ports of the PCFiberlynx transmitter using the two 6 pin mini DIN cables PS 2 or using the one mini DIN8 cable SUN 2 Connect the video output of the CPU to the lower video connector of the transmitter using the provided HD15 VGA cable A monitor may be attached to the upper video connector to view the video output of the CPU ...

Page 12: ...t the video output of the CPU to the lower video connector VIDEO IN of the transmitter using the provided HD15 VGA cable A monitor may be attached to the upper video connector to view the video output of the CPU locally 3 Connect the CPU audio ports to the transmitter using the provided 3 5 mm audio cables The port marked MIC OUT on the transmitter connects to the microphone port on the CPU while ...

Page 13: ...yboard and mouse the SUN keyboard is connected to the mini DIN8 connector and the mouse connects to the Keyboard 2 Connect the monitor to the receiver the lower HD15 VIDEO OUT connector is the primary video connector The upper HD15 connector is for an auxiliary monitor this monitor will show identical information as the primary monitor 3 Connect the audio devices to the receiver The lower connecto...

Page 14: ...ion depending on the type of video card you are employing In some cases a video record is established between the video card and the primary monitor during power up or reboot which determines the operating characteristics of the video output If this is the case you must follow this order of events Assuming that the components are installed but your computer the monitor and both PC Fiberlynx units ...

Page 15: ...ection If there is no signal to the receiver e g if the transmitter has no power or the fiber optic cable is broken or disconnected the three keyboard status lights Num Lock Caps Lock and Scroll Lock will flash together 3 1 Video Resolution The PCFiberlynx supports resolutions from 640x480 to 1280x1024 3 2 Front Panel LEDs The front panel LEDs indicate status of the PCFiberlynx The transmitter and...

Page 16: ...uspend power saver mode check video input connection and cable Video G solid green normal unlit not receiving proper video signal check that the CPU is on check that the CPU is not in suspend power saver mode check video input connection and cable Video R solid green normal unlit not receiving proper video signal check that the CPU is on check that the CPU is not in suspend power saver mode check ...

Page 17: ...fiber connections cycle power Video B left LED off normal solid red solid green adjusting coarse gain adjusting fine gain normal at start if constantly adjusting check fiber connection marked BLUE check fiber distance between stations check video source Video B right LED blinking green normal red or orange high gain mode check fiber connection marked BLUE check fiber distance between stations Vide...

Page 18: ...ain adjusting fine gain normal at start if constantly adjusting check fiber connection marked RED check fiber distance between stations check video source Video R right LED blinking green normal red or orange high gain mode check fiber connection marked RED check fiber distance between stations H Sync blinking green normal if only H Sync light is flashing sync may be composite format unlit imprope...

Page 19: ... 4 3 6 7 9 5 1 Transmitter Serial Connector Receiver Serial Connector 1 Data Carrier Detect DCD 2 Receive Data RxD 3 Transmit Data TxD 4 Data Terminal Ready DTR 5 Signal Ground GND 6 Data Set Ready DSR 7 Ready To Send RTS 8 Clear To Send CTS 9 Ring Indicator RI 1 4 6 8 7 2 3 5 Tx Rx RTS CTS DTR DSR DCD SG Serial Output RS 232 9 RI DB9M 1 4 6 8 7 2 3 5 Tx Rx RTS CTS DTR DSR DCD SG Serial Input RS 2...

Page 20: ... 9 1 kg B 2 Environmental Operating temperature 32 F 0 C to 122 F 50 C Operating humidity 10 to 90 RH non condensing Storage temperature 4 F 20 C to 161 F 70 C Storage humidity 10 to 90 RH non condensing B 3 Electrical Universal AC input auto switching 110 220 VAC 50 60 Hz 1 0A IEC type power input connector Cordset provided with system B 4 Optical B 4 1 LEDs and Detectors Wavelength 850 nm Loss b...

Page 21: ...onnector DB9 male Specification EIA 232 Maximum baud rate 38 400 B 5 4 Audio Connector 3 5 mm stereo jack Line output impedance 220 Ω use powered speakers only Microphone impedance 1 kΩ B 6 Compliance and Certification Entela Electrical Safety Certification equivalent to UL 1950 and CSA 950 Entela is a USA OSHA Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory NRTL an accredited Certification Organization ...