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Hall Research Technologies MC4-H2 manual

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    U U s s e e r r ’ ’ s s M M a a n n u u a a l l UMA1091 Rev. 1.1 Model MC4-H2 and MC4-H2-SW Dual Head KVM Switch Control 4 Dual Video output PC's from one set of Monitors, keyboard and mouse H all R esearch T echnologies, Inc 1163 Warner Ave. Tustin, CA 92780 Phone: (714) 641-6607 Fax: (714) 641-6698[...]

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    - 1 - T T a a b b l l e e o o f f C C o o n n t t e e n n t t s s FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMM I SSION (FCC) ST ATEMENT ....................................... 2 INTRO DUCTION ................................................................................................................... ......... 2 GENE RAL ......................................[...]

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    - 2 - F eder al Communica tions Co mmission (FCC) Sta tement This equipment generates, use s and radiates radio frequency en ergy an d, if not installed an d used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio co mmunications. This equipment has been designed to comply with the limit s for a Class A c omputi ng device,[...]

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    - 3 - Suppor ted Systems and Periphe rals • All PC compatible systems and note books • Standard PS/2 and AT Keyboar ds (Legacy AT keyboards may req uire connector adapter s) • Standard (2 -button) an d wheel (3 -button) (e. g. Microsoft ® Intellimouse) mice. 4-butto n mice are not supported. The use of the ‘wheel’ m ouse is highl y recom[...]

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    - 4 - Setup FIGURE 1 MC4-H2 Connector Functions on Rear Panel FIGURE 2 CA-100872 Cable for connection to ea ch PC 1. Use the special CA10087- 6 or -10 (4-i n-1) cable t o connect PC A to the M C4-H2 or MC4-H2-SW . The DB25 connector plugs into the MC4-H2 o r MC4-H2-SW . The keyboard connecto r, of the CA10087 cable is either labeled “K” or is p[...]

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    - 5 - Operation The keyboard and mouse will function no differently th an if the keyboard and mouse were connected directly to the PC. Switc hing You can use of three ways to switch am ong the PCs. The first way is to simply press the button for the desired PC on the fron t panel of the MC4-H 2 or MC4-H2-SW . The second way to switch is through a h[...]

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    - 6 - F r ont Panel Pu sh Buttons: Hold down the buttons for port A and port D simultaneously for 3 seconds on the unit where you want to chang e the address. When you see the LED's begi n to flash this indicates that the a ddress can now be changed for this unit. Press an y of the front panel buttons to cycle the ad dress from Master, to Slav[...]

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    - 7 - Stack ing (Daisy-Chaining) of Mult iple MC4-H2 or MC4-H2-SW Units In order to connect two or more units to expand the number of PC ’s t hat you co ntrol, y ou need t o order a Daisy-C hain Cabl e Set. Connect the OUT of the Slave #1 to the IN of the Master. If you have a 2 nd slave connect the OUT of it to th e IN of Slave #1. The Power Sup[...]

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    - 8 - Hot Swapping PC’ s You may hot swap a PC while the MC4-H2 or MC4- H2-SW is powere d up only after that P C has been turned off . After the PC has been tur ned off, unpl ug the keyboard, mouse, and video connectors of t he CA10087 (4-in-1) cabl e then plug them into the PC you wish to insert into the MC4-H2 or MC4-H2-SW setup. Then power on [...]

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    © Copyright 2008. Hall Resear ch Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. . . . . . . . . H all R esear ch T echnologies, I nc. 1163 Warner Ave. Tustin, CA 92780 Phone: (714) 641-6607 Fax:(714) 641-6698[...]