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    VISTA MINI DESKTOP KVM SWITCH WITH AUDIO Installation and Operation Manual ELECTRONICS 10707 Stancliff Road n Houston, Texas 77099 Phone: (281) 933-7673 n Internet: www.rosel.com[...]

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    LIMITED WARRANTY Rose Electronics warrants the Vista Mini TM to be in good working order for one year from the date of purchase from Rose Electronics or an authorized dealer . Should this product fail to be in good working order at any time during this one year warranty period, Rose Electronics will, at its option, repair or replace the Unit as set[...]

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ....................... 1 FEATURES ......................... 1 GETTING STARTED ..................... 2 Package contents .........................2 Vista Mini models .........................2 Locating the unit ..........................2 Cable requirements ........................2 VIStA MINI HARDWARE ................[...]

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    Appendix A. Factory default settings ........... 18 Appendix B. General specifications ........... 18 Appendix C. Cables and accessories ........... 19[...]

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    INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing Vista Mini™. Designed for plug-and-play operation, your new Vista Mini switch simplifies your job by helping you organize your mul - tiple computer applications. Because Vista Mini lets you use a single keyboard, monitor, mouse, and speakers to access two computers, you can significantly reduce your equipment o[...]

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    GETTING STARTED To acquaint you with your Vista Mini unit, this manual first describes Vista Mini’s front and rear panels. Then follow the installation on page 6, which is simply a description of how to plug in the connectors. Package contents Your Vista Mini package includes the Vista Mini unit, your warranty registration card, and this manual. [...]

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    Most installations use cable no longer than 20 feet in length. Cable length will af - fect the quality of the video, depending upon which resolution you will be using. You can improve the video resolution and distance by ordering coax cables, see A ppendix C for the part number of the cable. 3 VIStA MINI INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Cabl e to [...]

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    VIStA MINI HARDWARE The front panel The Vista Mini front panel features five LEDs and two switches. To familiarize yourself with Vista Mini’s controls and indicators, review the illustration and de - scriptions given below. 4 VIStA MINI INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL RESET SWITCH ST A TUS LED SELECT LEDS POWER LEDS SELECT SWITCH TO PS/2 MOUSE [...]

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    The connectors All cables are connected at the Vista Mini’s side and rear panels. The side pan - els are used to connect to the computers. The rear panel is to connect the key - board, monitor, mouse, and speakers. For these you do not need an adapter cable, since these should plug in directly. Table 3. The rear panel Panel Label Connector Descri[...]

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    INSTALLATION Step 1. Connecting monitor, keyboard, and mouse 1.1 Plug the monitor, keyboard, mouse, and speaker cables directly into the rear panel of the unit. Step 2. Connecting the computers CPU cables connect your computers to Vista Mini. Each computer requires its own cables, with appropriate connectors for your particular CPU. CPU cables are [...]

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    WARNING: Avoid routing cable near fluorescent lights, air conditioning compressors, or machines that may create electrical noise. For best quality video, when exceeding 20 feet use coax cable. Appendix A, B, and E for fur - ther cable information. Step 3. Powering up the system 3.1 Boot up each of the connected CPUs. Vista Mini emulates all key - b[...]

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    OPERATION Vista Mini is simple to operate. Computer selection and function commands are entered from the keyboard. You can also select computers manually from the Vista Mini’s front panel by using switches 1-4. This section details each Vista Mini function. IMPORTANT OPERATION NOTE: To send Vista Mini keyboard com - mands, you must first press an[...]

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    grammable from 1-15 seconds. To stop scanning, press and release <Ctrl> , then type “X”. Scanning is also disabled by entering a computer selection com - mand. The power-on state of scanning can be saved in non-volatile memory. To do this set the scan state and follow with the Keep command. Scan time interval command The scan time interva[...]

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    when holding a key down to repeat the key, such as when moving a cursor across a line. The rate is the speed at which the keys are sent in keys/second. The delay is the wait time in milliseconds after the key is initially pressed, before additional keystrokes are sent. To issue the command press and release the left Control key, then type “A” ,[...]

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    PS/2 to serial mouse translation, wheel mouse You can use some computers with PS/2 mouse interfaces and some computers with serial interfaces. You must issue this command on each computer which is serial. You must switch to each computer and issue the command. To configure a computer for a serial mouse, press and release the left Control Key, type [...]

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    ROM Identification command This command is used to identify the revision level of Vista Mini firmware cur - rently installed. Before entering this command, your currently selected CPU should be at a command prompt, word processor, or editor, so that when the Vista Mini sends the ROM revision level that the result will be displayed. To issue the com[...]

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    tion. To perform this operation, hold in the “1" switch on the front panel and press and release the ”reset" switch. At least one CPU must be connected to the unit, so that the unit can be powered. The status LED will flash three times to sig - nify that the non-volatile memory has been returned to the original factory de - fault sett[...]

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    KEYBOARD COMMAND SUMMARY To enter any keyboard command, first press and release the left Control Key, represented by <Ctrl> . Then enter the command followed by any parameters you wish to specify, for example the computer number. Letter commands are not case sensitive, and are shown in upper case for clarity only. Do not use the numeric keypa[...]

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    Reset com - mand <Ctrl> R Resets and enables mouse and keyboard, enables PS/2 mouse on currently selected port. Send null to mouse <Ctrl> N Used to re-synchronize PS/2 mouse which has gotten out-of-sync. Reset com - puter mouse <Ctrl> O (alpha not zero) Used to reset computer’s mouse Identify ROM version <Ctrl> I Identifie[...]

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    TROUBLESHOOTING 1. CPU does not boot, keyboard error received a. Cable is loose, reseat cable and hit F1 to continue or reboot com - puter. b. Wrong cable plugged in, keyboard and mouse cables reversed. c. Cable is defective, try using cable from another CPU. If problem goes away cable is defective. d. Port on Vista Mini is defective, try using ano[...]

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    b. PS/2 mouse was not connected when Vista Mini powered up or has been disconnected and reconnected. Issue the reset command. c. Mouse translation set incorrectly, see page 11. 6. PS/2 mouse gets out of sync a. Cabling was disturbed during mouse movement. Issue the null command once or twice to re-sync the mouse. Get a later mouse driver which does[...]

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    APPENDIX A. FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS Setting Default Scan enable Off Scan Time Interval 5 seconds Caps/Numlock/Scroll Numlock On Keyboard Mode 2 Typematic Value 43 (Rate=10.9 chars/sec, delay = 500 millisec.) Mouse translation 0 (PS/2 mouse input to PS/2 mouse output) APPENDIX B. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS SIZE .8" high by 3.2" wide by 4.2&qu[...]

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    CONTROLS Reset switch, computer select switch INDICATORS Status LED, computer select LEDs 1-2, computer power LEDs 1-2 APPENDIX C. CABLES Description Part Number CPU adapter cables for models with DB25 connectors VGA–PS/2 keyboard–PS/2 mouse to DB25M CAB-VX0606C xx * VGA–AT keyboard–Serial (9) mouse to DB25M CAB-VX0509C xx * Coax VGA-PS/2 k[...]

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    ELECTRONICS 10707 Stancliff Road n Houston, Texas 77099 Phone: (281) 933-7673 n Internet: www.rosel.com[...]