User manual IOGEAR MINIVIEW GCS614A INSTALL GUIDE

[. . . ] MiniViewTM Micro Audio allows you to change ports easily by entering Hot Key combinations from the keyboard. Setup is fast and easy; plugging cables into their appropriate ports is all that is entailed. We hope you enjoy using your MiniViewTM Micro Audio, yet another first-rate connectivity solution from IOGEAR®. Package Contents Overview Features Requirements Pictorial Introduction Installation Operation Specification Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Con'd Tech Support Radio & TV Interference Statement Limited Warranty Table of Contents 1 02 03 04 05 07 08 11 16 17 18 19 20 21 Package Contents This package contains: 1 MiniViewTM Micro Micro Audio 4 Port KVM Switch 1 User Manual 1 Quick Start Guide 1 Warranty Registration Card If any items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer. 2 Overview Introducing the four port MiniViewTM Micro Audio KVM switch from IOGEAR® ­ A simple solution for those with more PCs than hands. Use one keyboard, one monitor and one mouse to control two/four PCs or Macintosh systems*, and share the multimedia speakers among them. [. . . ] Each port is marked with an appropriate icon to indicate itself. 7 4 3 3. Speaker Jack The cable from your speakers (optional) plugs in here. 3 4 Installation Step 1. Before you begin, please turn off the computers you are going to connect to the MiniViewTM Micro Audio. NOTE: to prevent damage to your equipment due to static electric discharge, please make sure that all devices on the installation are properly grounded. 1. Connect your monitor to the female VGA port on your MiniViewTM Micro Audio. Connect your PS/2 keyboard into the PS/2 keyboard port on your MiniViewTM Micro Audio. Connect your PS/2 mouse into the PS/2 keyboard port on your MiniViewTM Micro Audio. Connect your speakers directly into the audio port on your MiniViewTM Micro Audio. 8 Installation Step. Connect the VGA cable that is built into the KVM cable of your MiniViewTM Micro Audio to the VGA port on your computer. Connect the PS/2 keyboard cable that is built into the KVM cable of your MiniViewTM Micro Audio to the PS/2 key-board port on your computer. Connect the PS/2 mouse cable that is built into the KVM cable of your MiniViewTM Micro Audio to the PS/2 mouse port on your computer. Connect the speaker cable that is built into the KVM cable of your MiniViewTM Micro Audio to the speaker port on your computer. 9 Installation Step 3. Repeat step 2 for the rest of you computers. Turn on the power to the computers. 10 Operation Accessing all of your computers from a single console could not be easier. The GCS614A uses Hotkey combinations to give the KVM focus to the computer of your choice. The GCS614A provides the following Hotkey features: - Selecting the Active Port - Auto Scan Mode Invoking Hotkey Mode All Hotkey operations begin by invoking Hotkey Mode. Invoking Hotkey Mode takes just one simple step: Press following keys in order: [Ctrl], [Alt], [Shift] Note: Press one key at a time, and follow the order as above. 11 Operation When Hotkey Mode is active: - The keyboard Caps Lock and Scroll Lock LEDs flash in succession. They stop flashing and revert to normal status when you exit Hotkey Mode. - Ordinary keyboard and mouse functions are suspended. Only Hotkey compliant keystrokes and mouse clicks (Described in the sections that follow) can be input. - Pressing [Esc] or [Spacebar] exits Hotkey Mode. Selecting the Active Port Each CPU port is assigned a numeric Port ID (1 - 4). The port number is described by the number of little dots under the LED lights. For instance, port #1 has one dot under the LED of the port number one, port #2 has two dots under the LED of the port number two, so on so forth. 12 Operation To select an active port: 1. [. . . ] Wait five seconds; then plug the cables back in and turn the computers on. Some mice can be set to act as either a PS/2 or serial mouse. Make sure the mouse is set to PS/2 mode. Check your Device Manager to be sure that the correct driver for your mouse (obtained from the manufacturer, or supplied by the operating system), has been installed. [. . . ]