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Table of contents for the manual

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    Keyboard/Mouse/Monitor SharingSwitch User' s Manual SV831SUN[...]

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    T able of Contents Introduction Overv iew 1 Features 2 Config urations 2 Installation Console Co nnection 4 Computer Connection 5 Initial Power up 6 19” Rack Mount Accessories 7 Operation Front Panel Push Butt ons 9 Hot Key C ommands 10 Appendices S pecifications 12 T rouble S hooting 13[...]

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    1 Intr oduction Overv iew The SV831SUN, 8 Por t S tarView KVM switch, repre s ents a nother addition of re liable KVM sw itches from S tarT ech .com. It allow s one user to control up to 64 SUN compu ters with one key board, mouse a nd monitor . Each SUN com puter is conne cted to the S tarView by only two cabl es, one for the keyboard/mouse an d t[...]

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    2 Features n Manage 8 SU N computers w ith 1 keyboard, mou se and monitor n Hot pl ug-a nd- pl ay n Select a SUN c omputer by front p anel push but tons or hot key co mmands n Hi resolut ion 1920 x 1440 n Auto Scan for ea sy monitoring n 19” rac k m oun tabl e n T wo-tier ca scadable n Audible buz zer for switching c onfiguration n Dual colour LE[...]

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    3 Cascade (Master/Slave) Configuration Y ou can c onnect a seco nd level of one or more S tarV iews to " PC 1 "~” PC 8 ” ports of a Ma s t e r unit. Casca de configuration exp ands system abi lity allowing y ou to select c omputers conne cted to the Mas t e r or Sl aves . Ther e is only one Mas t e r , which has a mouse, a key board a[...]

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    4 Installa tion Make sure a ll computers a nd S tarV iews are powered dow n during inst allation. Console Connection Monitor: A SUN monitor w ith either 13W3 or H DB15 connector can be conn ected to the CON SOLE as shown in figure 3 and 4. A regular VGA monitor w ith HDB15 connector m ay also be connecte d to the CONSOLE as shown in figure 4. Ke y [...]

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    5 Figure 4: M aster console conne ction for monitor with HBD1 5 connector Computer Connection Each SUN com puter is conne c ted to t he S tarView with one straight through (1-1, 2-2, 3-3… 8-8) mini DI N8 cable (as show n in figure 5) and one male- to-male HDB15 VG A cable. Figure 5: S traight throu gh 1-to-1 mini DIN8 cable[...]

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    6 For SUN comput ers using a 13 W 3 conn ector for monitor connection, a 13W3-to-HDB15 adapter is req uired for such computer ’s moni tor port as show n in figure 6. Figure 6: Adapter and m onitor connectio n Initial Power-Up Make sur e all computers and S tarV iews are pow ered down during installat ion. Y ou must power up the Master S tarV iew [...]

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    7 19” Rackmount Accessori es Figure 7 show s how to att ach optional mounting brack ets to the S tarV iew unit for st andard 19-inch r ack cabinet. Figure 7: Attach ing rack mount bracket[...]

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    8 Figure 8 show s how to asse mble rack cab le support then s c rew it to the back and inside the ra ck cabinet vert ical post. Figure 8: Assembling r ack cable suppor t Now , route the keyboard, mouse and mon itor cable over the cable support bar . Then , use plastic tie s to bundle the cables in pa irs through the ho les on the bar for each compu[...]

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    9 Oper ation Front Panel Push Buttons Y ou may select a comp uter by pressing th e front panel push button directly by issuing hot-key commands. The front p anel indicat or changes to re flect the computer port selected (r ed) and whether the port is conn ected to a pow ered computer (green). The indi cator flashes red w hen it is in Auto S can mod[...]

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    10 Hot-key commands Hot-key com m and is a short keyboard sequence to selec t a computer , to activ ate computer scan, etc. S tarV iew interpret s keystroke s for hot-keys a ll the time. A hot-key sequence st arts w ith two lef t <CTRL> keystroke s followed by on e or two more key s trokes. A built-in buz zer generates a hig h-pitch beep for [...]

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    11 g Audio S tick An optional m ultimedia mod ule can be LINKed to the back of eac h S tarV iew for sele cting micropho ne and stereo s peaker signals . There are tw o options for Aud io Stic k : ON and Off . When set to ' On ', audio sele ction follow s computer sele ction. W hen s et to ' Off ', audio selection stops follow in[...]

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    12 A ppendices Specificati ons: Specifi cations # of Cons ole port s 1 # of SUN c omputer p orts 8 Keybo ard/mous e support ed SUN (t ype 4, 5, 6) VGA bandwidt h 180 M Hz VGA resol ution 19 20 x 1440 Comput er power s tatus LED 8 Comput er select ed LED 8 Front push butt ons 8 Scan i nterval 3, 8, 1 5, 30 secon ds VGA connectors to SU N HDB15 x 8 K[...]

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    13 T roubleshooting: Ensure that al l cables are wel l seated. Check that keyboard/mou se cables are n ot swapped. Label and bundle th e cables for ea ch computer to a void confusion w hen connected to the St arView . Symptom Possible causes Recommend ed solutio ns Keyboard and mouse do not wor k Incorrect mini DIN8 cable Use only strai ght through[...]

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    14 Limite d War r ant y IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DIRECT V ENDOR'S LIAB ILITY FOR DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, IN CIDENTIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSS OF BUSINESS, OR FINANCIA L LOSS WHI CH MAY BE CAUSED BY THE USE OF THE PRODUCT EXCEEDS THE PRIC E PAID FOR THE PRODUCT. The di rect ve ndor makes no warrant y or representation ,[...]