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TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents Introduct ion .................................................................................................. 1 Features ................................................................................................ . 2 Optional on - screen displa y (OSD) features ............................................ 2 Com pa[...]

Tables Table 1. C ompatibil ity .................................................................................. 3 Table 2. Fr ont panel d escrip tion .................................................................. 6 Table 3. Vista 4UA/8 UA descr iption ............................................................ 7 Table 4. Vista 4PCA/8 PCA de[...]

INTRODUCTION Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual 1 Introducti on Thank you for choosing the Rose Elec tronics  V ista  Universal KVM switch. T he Vista s witch is the res ult of Rose Electronics commitm ent to providing s tate - of - the - art s witching so lutions for today’s dem anding work place. T he Vista s wi tch ha [...]

2 Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual Features  Available with DB25 or PC (ke y board, video monitor, mouse) CPU connectors .  Access up to 4 or 8 c omputers f rom one KVM s tation.  Select a com puter fr om the f ront panel or sim ple k ey board com mands.  Models with the on - s creen displa y (OSD) opti on can selec[...]

Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual 3 Compatibilit y CPUs Com puters Industr y stand ard PCs, Un ix comput ers such as RS - 6000, HP 9000, SGI, D EC Alpha, and others. Monitors SVGA Keyboards US, Korea n, J apanes e, k e yboards with or withou t W indows keys (101, 1 02, 104, 105, 106, 109 k eys) (Som e older XT/AT auto - sensing [...]

OVERVIEW 4 Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual System o verview The Vista L- series s witch is desig ned to prov ide seamles s, trouble - fr ee switchin g from a single KVM station t o any conn ected CPU . You can switch to the connect ed com puters by sim ple keyboard com mands or using the f ront panel buttons. Vistas ’ with t[...]

Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual 5 Figure 1 . T ypical inst allation Power connectors The po wer connector o n the Vista s witch is for a supplem ental power adapter . Supplem ental power m ay be needed if the cabl e length fr om the computer s to the Vista s witch is lo ng or you are using a wireless k eyboard. The po wer adap[...]

MODELS 6 Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual Vista L - Series mo dels Figure 3 . Vista 4 por t Figure 4 . Vista 8 por t Activit y LED ( ACT) Lit when s elected CPU has power. F lashes when Keyboard a nd mouse dat a is sent to the unit. Power LEDs Indicates which com puters are po wered on. Select LEDs Indicates which com puter is [...]

Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual 7 KVL - 4UA rear connector s KVL - 8UA rear connector s Label Connector type Descripti on (4U) 1,2, 3,4 DB25 Com puter connectors (8U) 1,2, 3,4,5,6,7,8 DB25 Com puter connect ors Monitor HD15F KVM m onitor connector Mouse MiniD in - 6F KVM PS/2 mouse connector Keyboard MiniD in - 6F KVM k eyboar[...]

8 Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual KVL - 4PC A rear connect ors KVL - 8PC A rear c onnectors Label Connector Type Descripti on Keyboard ( MiniDin - 6F ) Mouse (M iniDin - 6F) Video (HD 15F) CPU connec tors 1- 4 on 4PC model 1- 8 on 8PC model Monitor HD15F KVM m onitor connector Mouse Min iDin -6F KVM PS/2 mouse connector Keyboa[...]

CA BLES Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual 9 Vista cables Vista to CPU cable s For the Vis ta models wi th D B25 CPU connec tors, it is r ecomm ended that Rose E lectronics cable part n umber C AB - W X0606C nnn or CAB - CX0 606C nnn (DB 25 to HD15 /P S2/PS2) CPU ca ble be used. For the Vis ta models wi th PC connect ors, it is r[...]

INSTAL LATION 10 Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual Installation Installat ion of the Vist a switch c onsists of the f ollowing s teps: It is recom mended th at the CPUs be powered of f. 1. Connect t he KVM stati on to the Vista switch . (Connect t he optional power adapt er if the un it has the OSD option. ) 2. Connect t he CPUs[...]

Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual 11 Step 2 - Connect the CPUs Connect the CPU k eyboard, vide o monitor an d mouse ports to the corres pondi ng Vist a s witches k eyboard, video m onitor and m ouse ports using the appropr i ate CPU c ables as s hown in F igure 6 . For attached CPUs that use a seri al mouse, use a dapter ACC - K[...]

12 Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual Step 3 - A pply ing power It is recom mended th at each connec ted CPU be boot ed up st arting with the CPU con nected to Port #1. Switch the V ista to the CPU port b y pressing t he appropriat e num bered button on the front pane l (1 - 4 or 1 - 8). Boot that C PU. Verif y that the m ouse an[...]

Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual 13 The k eyboard, video m onitor, and m ouse signa ls can be drive n up to 1,000 f eet using our Cr ystalView  KV M extender s. Figure 7 . Vista t o Cryst alVie w Figure 8 . Vista Ins tallation LOCAL REMO TE VIST A S W ITCH UP TO 1,000’ CAT - 5 CABLE UP TO 8 CPUs CAN BE ACC ESS ED FROM A SI[...]

OPER A T I NG INSTRUCTIONS 14 Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual Operating i nstructions The Vista s witch is ver y eas y to operat e. Com puter selection a nd set - up functions are entered f rom the k eyboard. You ca n also s elect computer s manuall y from the Vis ta’s front pane l by using buttons 1 - 4 or b uttons 1 - 8 de[...]

Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual 15 Keyboar d commands (continued) Command Key Se quence Descripti on Mode comm and <Ctrl> M x <Enter> W here: x = 1 for m ode 1 x = 2 for m ode 2 x = 3 for m ode 3 x = 7 for m ode 7 x = 8 for m ode 8 x = 9 for m ode 9 First selec t the CPU p ort to configure, a nd then en ter the mod[...]

OPER A T I NG INSTRUCTIONS 16 Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual Keyboar d commands (continued) Command Key Se quence Descripti on Com puter disconnec t. <Ctr l > L Disconnects from computer. Scan (On) <Ctrl > S Turns scan m ode on, caus ing the Vista to s tart scanni ng sequentia lly from the current port through th [...]

Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual 17 To enabl e the “Scan m ode”, press and release th e left <Ctrl > key, then type S. T he Vista s witch will be gin scanning s equentiall y from its c urrent computer through the rem aining com puters (as set by the m aximum computer s command) , and then begin again at com puter 1. S[...]

18 Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual Keep comm and Press and r elease the l eft <Ctrl> k ey, then t ype “K”. The Ke ep comm and saves all s ettings. Mode command The Vista s witch sup ports keyboard m odes 1, 2 an d 3 and m ouse modes 7,8, and 9. To issue t he “Mode” com mand, press and release th e left <Ctrl&g[...]

Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual 19 Reset to initial factory s ettings The set tings that ha ve been previo usly set and s aved in non - v olatile mem ory can be r eturned t o their in itial factor y settings b y holdi ng in buttons “ 1" and “2” on the front pane l and press and release th e ”Reset " button . [...]

MENUS 20 Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual On - screen disp lay o ption The on - sc reen displa y (OSD) option is availabl e for the V ista L- series models . You can use the OSD to co nfigure the Vista s witch, select a computer from a list, d isplay what computer you are switche d to and set up securit y options f or the switc[...]

Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual 21 Main menu To acc ess the main conf iguration m enu , press and releas e the left <Ctr l> ke y , t hen the F12 k ey. The main menu will displa y on t he KVM s tations video m onitor. (See Fi gure 10 ) To use t he main m enu, press the up/ down arro w keys to sel ect (highlig ht) the opti[...]

22 Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual Confi gure c omputer name Each com puter is init ially as signed a com puter name, “ computer x”, where “x” = 1 - 8. To chan ge the com puter name to o ne of y our choos ing, use the up/ down arro w keys to selec t (highligh t) the com puters name to change. O nce selecte d (highlight[...]

Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual 23 Configure a ppearance The “C onfigure appear ance ” m enu allows you to chang e the for eground and back ground color s, position th e comput er name on the screen, change the name f adeout tim e, font, and set up a s creen sa ver type. Figure 12 s hows the “ Configure a ppearance” m [...]

24 Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual Appearan ce options : Foregroun d/Background c olor: Change t he foreground and back ground colors of the com puter label showing th e selected c omputer. So lid colors ar e black, r ed, green, y ello w, blue, m agenta, c y an, and white. The tr ansparent co lors are: clear, red, green, y ell[...]

Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual 25 Screen s aver type: To change t he “Screen s aver t y pe”, f irst select (h ighlight) the option an d press the s pace bar t o cycle through t he list of all the ava ilable screen savers . Stop when th e desired scr een saver dis plays. The choic es are:  Blank screen  Firef lies ?[...]

26 Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual Configura ti on password: Assigning a “Configur ation pass word” preven ts unauthor ized changes to the Vista sw itches’ conf iguration. T o change the password, h ighlight the configurat ion pass word field an d press <Ent er> to cle ar the existin g password. Type in a n ew pass[...]

Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual 27 Configure m ouse type The “C onfigure mous e type” m enu allows you to c hange the mouse t ype for eac h connected C PU. Figure 14 . O SD Conf igure mous e You shou ld only have t o change the mouse t ype if you un - pl ug the mous e or chang e the mous e from the auto - d etected t ype. [...]

28 Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual Configure k eyboard type The “C onfigure ke y board t ype” m enu allows you to c hange the k eyboard t ype . Figure 15 . O SD Conf igure ke yboard You should onl y ha ve t o change the keyboard t ype if you u n - plug the ke y bo ard or chang e the k ey boar d from the auto - detected t y[...]

Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual 29 Configure m iscellaneous This m enu allows you to change the max i mum com puter ports and sc an tim e. Figure 16 . O SD Conf igure miscellaneous Maximum ports: The “Max imum por ts” configuration allows y ou to ch ange the to tal number of com puter ports tha t are in use. If your us ing[...]

30 Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual Save The “Save” f unction, s aves all conf iguration cha nges that ha ve been m ade to flash m emor y . Figure 17 . O SD Save m enu To save the configura tion chang es that have be en made, s elect (high light) save from the main m enu and press <Enter>. W hen you press <Enter>[...]

Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual 31 Computer s ele ct window The OSD option allows you to s witch to the co nnected c o mputers f rom a list of com puter nam es. Figure 18 . O SD Com puter select window To acc ess the com puter select wi ndow, press an d releas e the left <Ctr l> ke y , t hen press the escape key. The com[...]

TROUBLESHOO TING 32 Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual TroubleShooti ng CPU does not boot, keyboar d o r mouse error received  Cable is loose, reseat cable and h it F1 to contin ue or reboot computer.  W rong cable plugged i n, keyboard a nd mouse c ables reversed .  Cable is defective; tr y using a cab le from another C[...]

Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual 33 Video fuzzy  Cable too l ong or wro ng type. Use c oax cable f or high resolut ion. Mouse does not mo ve  The Vista is turned off after or not co nnected when CPU was bo oted or the applic ation using t he mouse was r un. Exit a nd re - enter appl ication or operatin g system using m ou[...]

SERVICE 34 Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual Main ten ance and repai r This unit d oes not con tain any int ernal user - s erviceable par ts. In the e vent a unit needs repair or maintenance , you m ust first obtai n a Return Authori zation (RA) n umber f rom Rose Electron ics or an aut horized rep air center. T his Return Autho[...]

SAFETY Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual 35 Safety This Vista s witch has bee n tested for conform ance to safet y regulations and requ irements, and h as been c ertified f or internatio nal use. Lik e al l electronic equipm ent, the Vista s witch should be used w ith care. To protect yourself f rom possible injur y and to m ini[...]

36 Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual Safety and E MC regulatory state ments Safety I nformation Docum entation refer ence symbol. If the produc t is mark ed with this s y mbol, refer to the pr oduct docum entation to get mor e information about t he product. WARNING A W ARNING in th e manual den otes a ha zard that can cause inj[...]

Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual 37 Safety and E MC regulatory state ments Inform ations concer n ant la séc urité Symbole de référ ence à la doc um entation. Si le produi t est mar qué de ce symbole, r eporte z - v ous à l a documentat ion du produ it afin d’obte nir des inf ormations plus détaillé es. WARNIN G Dans[...]

A PPENDICES 38 Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual Ap pe ndix A. Init ial factory settings Setting Default Val ue Foregrou nd Color W hite Back ground Color Blue X- pos ition 45 Y- posit ion 90 Fadeout T ime 20 secon ds Font 8 x 16 m odern Screen Saver Firef lies Screen Sa ver Tim e 10 minutes Maxim u m Ports 8 Scan e na ble Off S[...]

Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual 39 A ppendix B. Parts an d cable s CPU Adapter Cables for Models with DB25 Connector s Part Num ber Descripti on CAB - W X0606C nnn * VGA – PS/2 k eyboard/m ouse to DB25M CAB - W X0606C/AT nnn * VGA – AT k eyboard – Serial ( 9) mous e to DB25M CAB - CX0 606C nnn ** Coax VG A - PS/2 keyboar[...]

40 Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual A ppendix C. General specifi cations Size 13.2 W x 1.75 H x 4.5 D (in) 33.5 W x 4.45 H x 11.4 D (cm) W eight 3 lb. Environm ent 0 to 55°C ., 0% to 80% n on - condensing relative h umidity Input Pow er Supplied by comput ers CPU Conn ectors KVL - 4UA DB25 Fem ale KVL - 8UA DB25 Fem ale KVL - [...]

Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual 41 A ppendi x D. Rack mount instructions The optio nal rack mount kit includes the follo wing items :  Two black anodized m ounting brack ets.  Four 6 - 3 2 x 3/8” flat he ad m ounting screws. To rack mount your Vista s witch, attach the two rack mounting brac kets to your unit with the [...]

42 Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual A ppendi x E. Rack mount illustrati on Rack mount kits com e with two (2) m ounting brac kets and four (4) scre ws to attach th e Vista KV L chassis to the mounting brackets.[...]

Vista L - Series Installation and O pera tions Manual 43 A ppendi x F. Ty pematic rat e Typematic Co mm and Press the left <Ctrl> k ey, type “A”, enter the t y pem atic value (1 - 3 digi t) followed b y <Enter>. The t y pematic value is dete rmined from the follo w ing tables usin g the equation: T ypematic V alue = Rate value + Del[...]

INDEX Vista L - Series Inst allation and Operations Manual 44 Index Appearance ......................................................................................... 23, 2 4 Button .............................................................................. 2, 3, 19, 27, 38, 40 Cables ...........................................................[...]

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