Rose electronics Vista Mini, Installation And Operation Manual

Page 1: ...VISTA MINI DESKTOP KVM SWITCH WITH AUDIO Installation and Operation Manual ELECTRONICS 10707 Stancliff Road n Houston Texas 77099 Phone 281 933 7673 n Internet www rosel com ...

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Page 3: ...6 Step 3 Powering up the system 7 Step 4 Switching from the keyboard 7 OPERATION 8 Keyboard computer selection 8 Going to the next or previous computer 8 Scan mode commands 8 Scan time interval command 9 Mode command 9 Typematic value command 10 PS 2 to serial mouse translation wheel mouse 11 Keep command 11 Null command 11 ROM Identification command 12 Reset command 12 Reset computer mouse comman...

Page 4: ...Appendix A Factory default settings 18 Appendix B General specifications 18 Appendix C Cables and accessories 19 ...

Page 5: ...to unit n Supports all brands of wheel mice n Available in two models computers use DB25 connectors or PC connectors n Scan mode automatically sequences through CPUs at adjustable rate n Non volatile memory stores configuration settings n Heavy duty steel fully shielded chassis n Comes with a one year warranty and unlimited technical support n Made in USA KEYBOARD AND MOUSE n Full emulation of key...

Page 6: ...s Computer connector KVT 2U 2 PCs DB25 female KVT 2PC 2 PCs PC HD15F MD6F MD6F 3 5mm Locating the unit The Vista Mini unit is best located as close to the CPUs as possible This will re duce the length of the CPU cables and provide a more cost effective and neater installation While usage of the Vista Mini is trouble free and transparent and need not be in an accessible location you may wish to acc...

Page 7: ...rt To PC with mini din 6 PS 2 mouse port To PC with mini din 6 PS 2 mouse port To PC with mini din 6 PS 2 mouse port To PC with DB9 male serial port To PC with DB9 male serial port Cable to PC computer with PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse CAB VX0606Cxx Standard CAB CX0606Cxx Coax Cable to PC with PS 2 keyboard CAB MD6MMxx Cable to PC with PS 2 mouse CAB MD6MMxx Cable to PC with AT keyboard Adapter fr...

Page 8: ...SIDE CONNECTS TO KEYBOARD MOUSE MONITOR AND SPEAKERS THIS SIDE CONNECTS TO COMPUTER 1 Table 2 The front panel RESET SWITCH Resets the unit and initializes the keyboard and mouse also used to reset the unit to factory default settings STATUS LED The yellow status LED lights as data is received from the key board and mouse It is off when the keyboard and mouse are idle SELECT LEDS 1 2 The red LEDs I...

Page 9: ...ale or HD15 mini din6 mini din 6 3 5 mm stereo jack Computers are connected at these ports us ing CPU adapter cables You must have an adapter cable for each CPU you plan to con nect VGA MONITOR HD15 female Connect the VGA monitor directly to this connector PS 2 MOUSE Mini din 6 fe male Connect the PS 2 mouse directly to this con nector PS 2 KEYBOARD Mini din 6 fe male Connect the keyboard directly...

Page 10: ... connectors 2 1 Plug the HD15 male male cable from the video card into one of the numbered HD15 female connectors on the Vista Mini rear panel 2 2 Plug the mini din 6 male male cable from the computer keyboard port into one of one of the numbered mini din 6 female connectors with a keyboard symbol on the Vista Mini rear panel If your computer has a din 5 keyboard port use the mini din 6 female to ...

Page 11: ...res refer to the Operation section beginning on page 8 The Operation section gives detailed information about each of the Vista Mini commands describing its application and giving the keyboard command sequence For your convenience this information is summarized in the Key board command summary on page 14 To begin switching immediately from the keyboard follow the instructions below 4 1 Press and r...

Page 12: ...d for clarity only Keyboard computer selection To select a computer from your keyboard press and release your keyboard s left Control Key Ctrl then type in the computer number Remember to use the numbers located at the top of your keyboard Do not use the numeric key pad Going to the other computer From the keyboard you can switch to the other computer by selecting either the Next or Previous compu...

Page 13: ...ly by older IBM PS 2 models Mode 3 is used by many Unix workstations such as SGI HP DEC RS 6000 and others Vista Mini automatically detects each CPU s keyboard mode upon CPU boot up and thus learns which CPU uses which mode If the CPU has already booted and is then connected Vista Mini cannot detect the CPU s keyboard mode and uses the setting stored in the Vista Mini s non volatile memory The mod...

Page 14: ...n keys sec 32 choices and delay in milliseconds 4 choices from the tables below Add the values to the right of the desired settings For example to use a Rate of 16 0 keys sec and a 500 millisecond delay the typematic value 7 32 39 so to set this value type Ctrl A 39 Enter Table 4 Typematic rate Rate Keys sec Rate Value Rate Keys sec Rate Value Rate Keys sec Rate Value Rate Keys sec Rate Value 30 0...

Page 15: ...low with the Keep command to save the new setting in the unit s non volatile memory To restore a computer which was previously set to wheel mouse to regular PS 2 use Q0 instead of Q2 Keep command The Keep command saves the current state of the Vista Mini s custom settings These settings are scan enable scan interval each CPU s mode and keyboard LED state maximum computers the keyboard typematic va...

Page 16: ...mmand press and release the left Control Key then type R This command should not be issued to a CPU which has a PS 2 mouse connected but no mouse driver is loaded since many CPUs will crash if you send them unexpected mouse data Immediately upon issuing the command you will see the keyboard LEDs all go on and then resume their previous state Reset computer mouse command This command sends a mouse ...

Page 17: ...reset switch At least one CPU must be connected to the unit so that the unit can be powered The status LED will flash three times to sig nify that the non volatile memory has been returned to the original factory de fault settings listed in Appendix A 13 VIStA MINI INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL ...

Page 18: ...rmal operation The Ctrl character is always passed through to the CPU The command characters and command operands however are absorbed by the Vista Mini and not sent to the CPU Table 6 Keyboard command summary Command Key Sequence Description Connect to computer Ctrl x where x is 1 or 2 Connects your common keyboard monitor and mouse to the selected computer Connect to next com puter Ctrl Selects ...

Page 19: ...keyboard mode Used when CPU is booted before being con nected to Vista Mini Note Follow with Keep command Set typematic value Ctrl A xxx Enter where xxx is a 1 3 digit number from 0 to 127 indicating KB typematic value Sets power on keyboard typematic action which is controlled by the Vista Mini This can be used to adjust the key stroke rate and de lay to the user preferred setting See Tables 4 an...

Page 20: ...river is correct to search for the correct port c Incompatible or old mouse driver being used try latest driver At time of this publishing Microsoft 9 01 or later driver is best one available d Mouse translation set incorrectly see page 11 3 Can t switch ports from keyboard a You must press and release the left control key before you press the key which specifies the port number You must also use ...

Page 21: ... use special cables or adapters c Cable is defective try using cable from another CPU if problem goes away cable is defective d Port on Vista Mini is defective try using another port on Vista Mini If problem goes away port is defective 9 Lower resolution video OK but can t enter high resolution mode a Wrong CPU cable used b Driver has not been setup Windows OS 2 or other driver has not been config...

Page 22: ...NERAL SPECIFICATIONS SIZE 8 high by 3 2 wide by 4 2 deep WEIGHT 1 lb ENVIRONMENT 0 to 55 C 0 to 80 non condensing relative humidity INPUT POWER Supplied by computers CPU CONNECTORS KVT 2U DB25 Female KVT 2PC HD15F MD6F MD6F 3 5 mm jack VIDEO CONNECTOR HD15 female VGA video PS 2 MOUSE CONNECTOR Mini din 6 female KEYBOARD CONNECTOR Mini din 6 female AUDIO CONNECTOR 3 5 mm stereo jack CHASSIS Fully s...

Page 23: ...to DB25M CAB CX0606Cxx Coax VGA AT keyboard Serial 9 mouse to DB25M CAB CX0509Cxx CPU cables for models with PC connectors VGA male male cable CAB HD15MMxx Coax VGA male male cable CAB C1VMMxx Mini din 6 male male cable CAB MD6MMxx Mini din 6 female to din 5 male adapter ACC MD6FD5M Mini din 6 female to DB9 female adapter ACC KVM6F9F Available in standard lengths of 1 5 10 and 20 feet Replace xx w...

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