Koller-Craft Plastic RPD-1158 manual

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    RPD-1151/1158 (Hawkeye) 1U rack mount 15" TFT monitor/keyboard drawer with optional 8-port KVM User’s Guide User ’ s Manual I[...]

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    II User ’ s Manual Contact Info: Quanmax Inc. 4F, No. 415, Ti-Ding Blvd. Sec. 2NeiHu District, Taipei 114Taiwan Tel: +886-2-2799-2789 Fax: +886-2-2799-7399 Visit our site at: www.quanmax.com © 2008 Quanmax Inc. All rights reserved . The information in this user’ s guide is provided for reference o nly. Quanmax does not a ssum e any liability a[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual P ACKING LIST The complete RPD-1151/ 1151T package consists of:  One 1U 19” rack mount console  Rear mounting kit ¾ 2 x short L brackets ¾ 2 x long L brackets ¾ 2 x expending brackets ¾ 2 x supporting bracket  2 x PS/2 cables & 1 x VGA cable  One power cord  One user manual  1 x serial cable ([...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 1 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Please read these safety instructions carefully. 2. Please keep this User’s Manual for later reference. 3. Please disconnect this equipment from AC outlet before cl eaning. Don’t use liquid or sprayed detergent for cleaning. Use moisture sheet or clothe for cleaning. 4. For pluggable equipmen[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 2  The Power Cord or plug is damaged.  Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.  The equipment has been exposed to moisture.  The equipment has not worked well or you can not get it work according to User’s Manual.  The equipment has dropped and damaged.  If the equipment has obvious signs or breakag[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 3 INDEX OF CONTENTS PACKING LIST ............................................................................................................0 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........................................................................................... 1 INDEX OF CONTENTS ...............................................[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 4 2.2.10 OSD V-Position .............................................................................. 17 2.2.11 Switch Color ................................................................................... 17 2.2.12 Set User Color ..................................................................................18 2.[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 5 5.2.4 Front View ........................................................................................ 30 5.3 Hot Plugging ..............................................................................................30 5.3.1 Powering Off and Restarting ............................................................ 31[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 6 CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INFORMA TION 1.1 Overview The Hawkeye is an ideal solution for netwo rk administration with multiple servers / platforms. Their 15-inch large size TFT LCD color display and ultra-low-profile compact industrial keyboard / trackball provid e the user-friendliest and most reliable environment for network[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 7 1.2 Product S pecification Standard Meets EIA RS -310C 1U 19” ra ck mount standard Dimension (H x W x D) 44 x 440 x 492 (mm) LCD Panel 15” Active-Matrix TFT LCD Anti-reflection Glass for LCD 2 x 249 x 333 (mm) Maximum Resolution 1024 x 768 pixels Input signal format RGB Analog Video Display control Auto Tune, Brigh[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 8 TOUCH PANEL KEYBOARD MOUSE VGA AC/IN 90V~264V POWER ON/OFF MENU AUTO POWER ON/OFF KEYBOARD MOUSE VGA TOUCH PANEL AC/IN 90V~26 4 V The RPD-1 151/ 1 151T The RPD-1 158 Num Caps Scroll Pad S Y S T E M 5 S Y S T E M 1 A C /I N 9 0 V ~ 2 6 4 V P O W E R O N /O F F S Y S T E M 8 S Y S T E M 4 S Y S T E M 7 S Y S T E M 3 S Y [...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 9 1.3 Hardware Requirement Computers Your PC must have a VGA, SVGA, or Mu lti sync video card and video driver already installed for the monitor. If you need to install a video card or a video driver, refer to your computer documentation for instructions.  Your Macintosh will require a “mac adapter” for video. [...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 10 1.4 Mounting the unit to your cabinet The unit is designed for standard 750mm an d 900mm cabinets*. You may find the rear mounting kit in the carton. Please use the following combination to fit in different cabinets. For 750mm cabinets Short L-bracket x 2 Extended bracket x 2 Supporting bracket x 2 For 900mm cabinets [...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 11 1.4.1 Mounting the Haw kEye into 750 mm cabinet s 1. Fasten the supporting brackets with the chassis. 2. Fasten the extended brackets with the supporting brackets and the chassis. 3. Screw the L brackets with the extended brackets. Adjust the lengh of L brackets according to your needs.[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 12 4. Mount the brackets to the cabinet loosely. 5. Fasten the front screws and the rear ones. 1.4.2 Mounting the Haw kEye into 900 mm cabinet s Follow the same procedure as mounting the HawkEye into the 900 mm cabinet, but exchange the short L-brackets with the long L-brackets.[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 13 CHAPTER 2 15” MA TRIX LCD FLA T P ANEL 2.1 Introduction 2.1.1 Specifications Screen T ype TFT LCD Display Area 304.128mm(H) × 228.096mm(V) Contrast Ratio 350:1 Viewing Angle Up/down: 100 degree Left/right:120 degree Number of pixels 1024 × 768 Pixel pitch (H x W) 0.297mm × 0.297mm Response T ime Rising/ Falling: [...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 14 2.1.2 Factor y Preset T iming for Reference VGA 640 × 350 @ 70Hz VGA 640X400@70Hz VGA 720 × 400 @ 70Hz VGA 640 × 480 @ 60/ 72/ 75Hz SVGA 800 × 600 @ 56/ 60/ 72/ 75Hz Preset mode XGA 1024 × 768 @ 60/ 70/ 72/ 75Hz 2.2 Panel Controls and OSD Function s Controls Description Power On/Off switch Soft power on/off butto[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 15 2.2.3 Contrast 1. Press the “menu” bottom. 2. Use the ▼ and ▲ bottom to scroll. 3. Press the “menu” bottom to enter . 4. Use the ▼ and ▲ bottom to adjust the cont rast of the display. 5. Press the “auto” button to exit. 2.2.4 Clock 1. Press the “menu” bottom. 2. Use the ▼ and ▲ bottom to sc[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 16 5. Press the “auto” button to exit. 2.2.6 Horizont al Position 1. Press the “menu” bottom. 2. Use the ▼ and ▲ bottom to scroll. 3. Press the “menu” bottom to enter . 4. Use the ▼ and ▲ bottom to move the displa y picture left or right. 5. Press the “auto” button to exit. 2.2.7 V ertical Positio[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 17 2.2.9 OSD H-Position 1. Press the “menu” bottom. 2. Use the ▼ and ▲ bottom to scroll. 3. Press the “menu” bottom to enter . 4. Use the ▼ and ▲ bottom to move the OSD position left or right. 5. Press the “aut o” button to exit. 2.2.10 OSD V -Position 1. Press the “menu” bottom. 2. Use the ▼ an[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 18 4. Use the ▼ and ▲ bottom to choose the color temperature mode. 5. Press the “auto” button to exit. 2.2.12 Set User Color 1. Press the “menu” bottom. 2. Use the ▼ and ▲ bottom to scroll. 3. Press the “menu” bottom to enter . 4. Use the ▼ and ▲ bottom to adjust the color temperature for user mod[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 19 4. Restore the default value (factory m ode). Press ‘’ Menu’ ’ to executing . 5. Press the “auto” button to exit. 2.2.14 Exit OSD 1. Press the “menu” bottom. 2. Use the ▼ and ▲ bottom to scroll. 3. Press the “menu” bottom to enter . 4. Exit the OSD menu and save the values. Press ‘’ Menu’[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 20 CHAPTER 3 INST ALLA TION 3.1 Installing the Video Card and Video Driver Before connecting the RPD-1151 and RPD-1158, make sure your computer has a video card already installed for the monitor. After you connect the drawer, install the video software driver. The video driver is supplied by the video card manufacturer a[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 21 POWER ON/O F F AC/IN 90V~264V MOUSE KEYBO ARD VGA TOUCH PAN EL 3.2 Connecting the Drawer To connect an RPD-1151 and RPD-1158 monito r/keyboard drawer to a computer, perform the following steps: The rear view of the RPD-1151/ 1151T 1. Turn off your computer. You s hould always turn off your computer before connecting o[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 22 3.4 Testing the Drawer To test that the drawer is worki ng properly, perform the following steps: 1. Power up the monitor/keyboard draw er, and then turn on your computer. 2. Make sure the video image is cent ered within the screen area. Use the OSD controls to adjust the image (s ee note below) or press the Auto butt[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 23 CHAPTER 4 T OUCH SCREEN (RPD-1 151T) 4.1 Installation of RPD-1151T 4.1.1 Software inst allation for W in95/98 i. Insert the Onetouch ut ility diskette (described in the packing list) into your floppy disk drive. ii. Choose [Run] from the [Start] menu iii. Type [A:win98setup]. iv. The [Onetouch Setup Utility Dialog B[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 24 responds correctly then your touch panel is accurately aligned to your monitor. 12. Touch [OK] button to exit and the [R eboot Message Dialog Box] will appear. 13. Remove the setup diskette from the floppy disk and clic k [Reboot] button after [Installation Driver OK] appear. 14. If you choose [Right Button ON] w hen [...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 25 4.1.2 Software inst allation for DOS and W in 3.1 1. Insert the utility diskette (described in the packing list) into your floppy disk drive. 2. At the DOS prompt [C:>], type [A: INSTALL] then press [Enter]. 3. Type in the [Source Disk Driver] (type A if it’s in A drive) 4. At the prompt [Now Connect COM Port:], [...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 26 ** Note: 640 x 480 (step 12) refers to your monitor screen resolution. If y ou change these settings you will have to run the position alignment program again. You can change the COM Port or Mouse Device Driver in the Autoexec.bat file with the DOS Edit pr ogram. The COM port or Mouse drive can be changed with the Edi[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 27 4.2 Basic Touchscreen Operation 4.2.1 Opening menu To open a menue, such as the Start m enue on the Windows desktop touch the Start button once, lightly and rapidly. Ot her menus are opened in the same way. 4.2.2 Single t apping This technique is used to select an object or item from a menu, or to open a menu, as desc[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 28 CHAPTER 5 KVM Switch (RPD-1 158 only) 5.1 Features  Cascadable To Three Levels - Contro l Up to 512 Computers from a Single Console  No Software Required - Computer Sele ction via Front Panel Switches, Hot Keys, or OSD (On Screen Display)  Quick View Scan Feature for Monitoring Selected Computers  PS/2 Mou[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 29 5.2.2 Single St ation Inst allation In a Single S tage installation, there ar e no additional KVM switch daisy chained down from the RPD-1 158. T o set up a si ngle stage inst allation, do the following: 1. Use connector cable sets (as described in the Hardware Requirements section), to connect any available monitor, [...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 30 5.2.4 Front View 1. Port LEDs On Line:Lights ORANGE to indicate that the com puter attached to the corresponding port is up and running. If the LE D is flashing, it indicates that the Port is being used for Cascading to another Master View switch. Selected:Lights GREEN to indicate t he currently selected port. The LED[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 31 5.3.1 Pow ering Off and Rest arting If it becomes necessary to Power Off one of the RPD-1 158 units , before st arting it back up you must do the following: 1. Shut down all the computer s that are attached to it. 2. Unplug the power adapter cable. 3. Wait 10 seconds, then plug the RPD-1158 stations back in, starting [...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 32  OSD On Screen Display (OSD), provides a menu driven interface to handle the computer switching procedur e. OSD operation is discuss ed in detail beginning on page 15 5.4 Port ID Numbering 5.4.1 Overview Each CPU Port on a RPD-1158 installation is assigned a unique Port ID. You can directly access any computer of t[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 33 LIST :ALL PN QV PC NAME 2-5 +  ABC 2-6 XYZ 2-7 2-8 3 4 5-1 5-2 Note: 1. The keys must be on the same side (both left, or both right) 2. You can optionally change the hotkey to the Scroll Lock key (see F6, below), in which case you would press [Scroll Lock] twice. OSD always starts in List[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 34 v. Number keys must be pressed from the regular keyboard; not from the numeric keypad. vi. If you submit an incorrect Port ID, an error message displays, and you are returned to the OSD Main Menu. 5.5.4 OSD Main Menu Headings: PN This column lists the Port ID numbers (Station Number - Port Number) for all the CPU Port[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 35 Note: 1. If the scanning stops on an empty port, or one where the computer is attached but is powered Off, the m onitor screen will be blank, and the mouse and keyboard will have no effect. To recover, key in the Hotkey sequence (see Hotkey Selection , above), for any Port ID that has an active computer attached. 2. A[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 36 When a port has been selected, an arrowhead displays in the QV column to indicate so. The arrowhead disappears when a port is deselected. ♦ F5 Edit: To help remember which computer is atta ched to a particular port, every port can be given a name. The Edit function allows you to create, modify, or delete port names.[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 37 ♦ F6 Set Pressing [F6] brings up an OSD confi guration menu. To change a setting: 1. Move the highlight bar to the c hoice you want, then press [Enter]. 2. On the submenu that appear s next, move the highligh t bar to the choice you want and press [Enter]. An icon of a pointing finger indicates which choice is the c[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 38 Setting Function DEFAULT VALUES* factory defaults. You are asked to confirm before the procedure goes on. Key in Y , then press [Enter] to confirm. While the settings are being cleared, a message appears on the display to indicate so. A fter the settings have been cleared, another message appears to indi cate that the[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 39 If the two entries match, the new passw ord is accepted and the screen displays the following message: SET PASSWORD OK If the entries do not match, t he screen displays the message: PASSWORD NOT MATCH in which case you must star t again from the beginning. Note: To modify or delete a previous pa ssword, access the Pas[...]

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    RPD-1 151/1 158 User Manual 40 5.6 T rouble Shooting Symptom Possible Cause Action Pressing Hot Keys gets no response The connection from the selected port to the target computer has been broken, or the computer is turned OFF. Check the Online LED for the selected port. If it is not lit: Manually press one of the Select switches to connect to a com[...]