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Centerpoint 16, Centerpoint 8 Inst allation and User ’ s Manual Epicenter Inc. 211B Calle Pintoresco San Clemente, CA 92672 949-366-5370[...]
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Epicenter, Inc. C enterpoint User Guide © 2000 Epi c enter, Inc. Al l rights reserved. First Edit ion J uly 20 00 Pat # 6,6 09, 034 The infor m ation co ntained in this gui de is subject to change w ithout notice. Epicent er Inc. shall not be liable f or t echnic al o r edit orial er rors o r om ission s conta ine d herei n; nor is it liabl e for [...]
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Epicen ter, In c. Page 3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ......... .................................................................... ....................4 Using this Ma nual ................................. ...................................................... 5 Safety W arning s and Cautions ................................. .................[...]
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Epicen ter, In c. Page 4 I NTR ODUCTION P RODUCT O VERV IEW The Fully I ntegrated KVM Solution Epicenter’s Centerpoint 16 and Centerpoint 8, are Keyboard, Video and M ous e (KVM) solutio ns that integrate a 16 or 8 port KVM switch, 14.1” TFT display, key board an d mouse control in a single 1.75” high unit. Centerpoint 16 and Centerpoint 8 ar[...]
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Epicen ter, In c. Page 5 This manual covers t he C ent erpoint 8 and Centerpoint 16 one-user models. Centerpoint 8 provides access to up t o eight servers through the eight integral KVM ports. Ce nt erpoint 16 provides access to up t o 16 servers through the 16 integral KVM ports. Generally, all of this infor m ation in this user manual pertains t [...]
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Epicen ter, In c. Page 6 S AFETY WARNINGS AND CA UTIONS DO NOT OPEN CENTERPOINT 16 OR C ENTERPOI NT 8. There ar e no user serviceable parts in- side and opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous shock hazards or other risks. Refer all serv icing to q ualif ied service personnel. • Do not spill any liq uids into the cabinet or use you[...]
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Epicen ter, In c. Page 7 P ROD U CT F EA TUR E S[...]
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Epicen ter, In c. Page 8 S TA NDA RD 1U I NSTALLATION Use the following procedure to install Centerpoint in t he rack. Centerpoint is shipped with the side-mount rails already installed on the unit. Inser t a ra ck-mou nting bracke t into the rack at a level that w ill be com- fortable for operating the key board, mouse and viewing the monitor. Ali[...]
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Epicen ter, In c. Page 9 C ENTERPOINT CONNECTIONS P OWER Check that the power s witch is in the off position (O). Connect the included power cable to t he recep- tacle located on t he back of the Centerpoint unit. KVM C AB L E S Cable Lengths Cable length affects vi deo qualit y as well as keyboard and mouse data timing. The maximum cable length is[...]
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Epicen ter, In c. Page 10 O N-SCREEN CONTROLS Control of the Centerpoint functions i s accessed through our on-screen controls. To a ct ivate the Centerpoint Ma in Menu, press the Pau se/ Break key ( or PrtSc key) in the top righ t hand corner of the keyboard . T his screen display s the current status of the s ystem and prov ides access to the oth[...]
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Epicen ter, In c. Page 11 Setup Menu From the Main M enu pressing the F9 brings up the SE T UP Menu. Select the item that y o u want to change by using the up and down arrow key s and then press the Enter Key to change t he value o f each option ite m . Edit System Name Edit System Name allows the user to assign a name for the current K VM switch. [...]
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Epicen ter, In c. Page 12 Menu Posi tion Adjust Menu Offset display s a submenu that is used to adjust the po siti on of t he menu windo w on the display . It can be set for each port indepen dentl y or t he same setting applied t o all o f the ports. Use the arrow ke y s to m ove the menu box to the desired position on the display . W hen you are [...]
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Epicen ter, In c. Page 13 Status Displays Status Displays selects the information that w ill be displayed in t he status window flag. I f set to NUMBER, then upon c losing the m enu, a small sta t us window f lag will display the port number 1 through 8 or F1 throug h F8 indicating the active port. If set to NAME, then the name assigned to that por[...]
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Epicen ter, In c. Page 14 O PERA TION G ETTIN G S TA R TE D Slide the inner drawer of the system out until the detents o f the ball bearing slides catch . Open the TFT to a comfortable view ing angle. We suggest that all servers be s et t o 1024x768 resolution (optimal TFT performance) and that the refre s h frequency be set to a level that crea t [...]
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Epicen ter, In c. Page 15 The first selection is the Auto Adjust f unction. Selecting this op ti on brings up the Auto Adjust menu. Here you can select No or Y es using the up and dow n buttons. If y ou select Yes, the TFT will at - tempt to automatically detect y our video output specifications and reset the TFT to match. If you w ant to m anually[...]
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Epicen ter, In c. Page 16 A PPENDICES[...]
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Epicen ter, In c. Page 17 O NE YEAR WARRANTY Epicenter, Inc. warrants this produ c t against d ef ects in m aterials and work m anship for one yea r. If a defect is discovered, E picenter, Inc. will, a t its option, repair or replace the prod uct at no charg e provided it is returned during the w arrant y per iod, with transportation charges p repa[...]
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Epicen ter, In c. Page 18 F A CT OR Y DEF A UL T SETTINGS System Nam e = KVM Switch Port Names 1- 8 PORT- 01-S ERVERN AME HERE PORT- 02-S ERVERN AME HERE PORT- 03-S ERVERN AME HERE PORT- 04-S ERVERN AME HERE PORT- 05-S ERVERN AME HERE PORT- 06-S ERVERN AME HERE PORT- 07-S ERVERN AME HERE PORT- 08-S ERVERN AME HERE Port Names F1-F8 PORT-F1-SERVERNAM[...]
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Epicen ter, In c. Page 19 I NST ALLING UPD A TES As new features beco m e available Epicenter will occasionally release updates to the Cen terpoint product software. You may want to update the Centerpoint firmware or so ftware to take advantage of these improve m ents. The upgrade procedure can be completed quickly and easily via a Window-based app[...]
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Epicen ter, In c. Page 20 F USE R EPLA CEME NT Centerpoint is equipped with fuse pro t ection located next to the on-off switch. To assure proper op - eration of the unit and prevent possible da m age or fire, always repla c e the f use with the same spe ci- fica tion s: Fuse Va l ue: 250V, 2.0A Maximum C AR E AN D C LEANING Clean the LCD m onitor [...]
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Epicen ter, In c. Page 21 R EGULA T OR Y INFORMA TION Intende d Use of Pr oduct: Keyboard, Video, Mouse Switch Indoor Central Office L ocation Centerpoint is compliant with the f ollowing st andards and specifications: Europea n Union: Directive N o. 89/336/EEC Ele ctrom agnetic Compatibility (EMC) as amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC • EN 55022[...]
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Epicen ter, In c. Page 22 S PECIFICA TIONS E NVIRONMENT A L Temperature Operating: 32° to 104° F (0° to 40° C). Non-opera ting: -4° to 1 40° F (- 20° C to 60 ° C). Humidi ty Non-condensing, operating: 10 to 90% Non-condensing, non-op erating: 5 to 95% A l titude Operating: 0 to 10,000 ft (0 to 3048 m) Non-operating: 0 to 30,000 ft (0 to 914[...]
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Epicen ter, In c. Page 23 C ONNECTING T O A SUN SERVER S ETTI NG U P THE V IDEO D ISPL AY O PTION ON THE S ERV ER : If the server is runnin g with an existing graphics monitor and resolution, please use the f ollowing steps to change the resolution at t he console and window m ode: Note: The Sun device MUST be capable of running at 1024x768 resolut[...]
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Epicen ter, In c. Page 24 Once all connections a re complete: • Power ON the Centerpoint unit. • Press the Pause/Break key and c hoose the port n umber that the Sun server is at tached to and press ret urn. • Power ON the Server. The server is re ady for entering the Boot comm and. T ROUBLE S HOOTING If these steps do not allow the Sun to be [...]
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Epicen ter, In c. Page 25 Epicenter Inc. 211B Calle Pintoresco San Clemente, CA 92672 949-366-5370 www.epicenterinc.com[...]