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    © LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED & LINDY-ELEKTRONIK GMBH - FIRST EDITION (August 2003) Multi-Pl atform KVM Co nverte r Cabl e User Manual English LINDY No. 42867[...]

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    English Manual Multi-Platform KVM Converter Cable Installation and Use Page 2 Important information • For use in dry, oil free indoor env ironments only • Your USB converter cable contai ns no user-serviceab le parts • For connection only to the following standard computer system and KVM switch connectors: PS/2 style keyboard and mouse, SVGA [...]

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    English Manual Multi-Platform KVM Converter Cable Installation and Use Page 3 Keyboard emulations and s oftware upgrades The internal software of the LI NDY USB converter cable can b e upgraded to fulfil two main fun ctions. • Utilize the latest features and f unctionality • Emulate particular styles of USB keyboards so that extra keys may be s[...]

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    English Manual Multi-Platform KVM Converter Cable Installation and Use Page 4 Software Updates Stage one – Download the upgrade files To download the files 1. Access the LINDY website (w ww.lindy.com), and select t he downloads, drivers section. S elect Part No. 42867 from the item list to comme nce downloading. 2. You will need to decompress the[...]

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    English Manual Multi-Platform KVM Converter Cable Installation and Use Page 5 To create a startup disk from MS-DOS or a DOS window w ithin Windows 95/98 1. Insert a diskette into t he floppy disk drive and check that the drive is configured as drive A (it usually is). 2. At the DOS prompt (C:>) ty pe: FORMAT A: /S And follow the instructions gi[...]

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    English Manual Multi-Platform KVM Converter Cable Installation and Use Page 6 SUN Keyboard country codes Country nn code Country nn code Arabic 01 Persian (Farsi) 14 Belgian 02 Poland 15 Canadian-Bilingual 03 Portugese 16 Canadian-French 0 4 Russian 17 Czech Republic 05 Slovakian 18 Danish 06 Spanish 19 Finnish 07 Swedish 1A French 08 Swiss/French [...]

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    English Manual Multi-Platform KVM Converter Cable Installation and Use Page 7 SUN system keypress equivalents Once the Sun keyboard emulat or has been downloaded, you can e mulate the extra keys on a Sun keyboard using the following PS/2 key press combinations. PS/2 Keyboard Sun Keyboard Right-[Ctrl] [F1] Stop Right-[Ctrl] [F2] Again Right-[Ctrl] [[...]

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    English Manual Multi-Platform KVM Converter Cable Installation and Use Page 8 Your warranty LINDY warrants that this produ ct shall be free from defects in workmanship and materials f or a period of three years from the date of origi nal purchase. If the product should fail to operate correctly in normal use during the warranty period, LINDY will r[...]