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1. Hall Research Technologies Inc 1163 Warner Ave Tustin CA 92780 714 641 6607 Phone 714 641 6698 Fax User s Manual Model MC1208 8 channel KVM switch with OSD amp TRU Kit Control 8 PC s from one monitor keyboard and mouse May 2007 UMA1 104 Rev 1 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION GENERAL SUPPORTED SYSTEMS AND PERIPHERALS FEATURES SETUP OPERATION FRONT PANEL INDICATORS SWITCHING ON SCREEN DISPLAY Introduction MC1208 allows 1 monitors 1 keyboard and 1 mouse to control 8 different PC s or servers By chaining more of these units up to 128 PCs can be controlled from one user station Model MC 1208 KVM Switch Rear View FIGURE 1 Connector Functions on Rear Panel General The MC1208 displays the selected PC s video at full resolution using wideband video circuits It also routes the signals from the mouse and keyboard to the selected pc The unit includes brackets for rack installing as a 1 RU Supported Systems and Peripherals All PC compatible systems and notebooks Standard PS 2 and AT Keyboards Legacy AT keyboards may require connector adapters Standard 2 button and wheel 3 button e g Microsoft Intellimouse mice 4 button mice are not supported VGA XGA UXGA video resolutions to 1600x1200 at 50 to 85 Hz refresh rate Features Slim 1 RU construction Built in power supply no external brick needed Reliable operation Qui2. 1 and 2 on the front panel to enter the OSD Note If you have modified the Hot Key for starting the OSD and are unable to enter the OSD by pressing NumLock then you can start the OSD by using the Port Selection Switch first and then press F9 to enter into the System Setting to modify the options of the OSD Entry Hot Key gt Operation You can operate the OSD by keyboard or mouse For keyboard operation besides the common Up and Down keys there are special Function keys such as Enter Space Bar Function Key F1 F4 under the OSD remark field For the mouse operation the left key refers to Enter and the right key refers to Exit For example move the mouse point to your desired PC and click the left key The selection bar will move to that position and then click the left key again for the execution Note You must use the keyboard to complete the two functions Name Edit and Password OSD Switch Menu Master List 03 04 Mail Ser 4 Mail Group Press Enter Peter Web Group Data Group Arrow keys tomove Space Edit ESC Exit F1 Smart View Enter Switching F4 Auto Scan F9 System setting F5 Clear NameList Master List 03 04 Mail Ser 4 Mail Ser1 Mail Ser2 Mail Ser3 Mail Ser4 Arrow keys tomove Space Edit ESC Exit F1 Smart View Enter Switching F4 Auto Scan F9 System setting F5 Clear NameList 1 This field provides the information of the currently connected PC As shown in the figure above 03 ref
3. Menu Channel Display Mode Full Channel Display Time 5 Sec Auto Scan Time 5 Sec OSD Entry Hot Key Number Lock Hot Key Switching OFF Mouse Clicking OFF Beeper Sound ON Offline Skip Manual OSD Language English Security Level None Console Lock Time 5 Min Description Default Other Selection Display For Port Switching Auto Scan and OSD Bhar Close the Monitor will show the Channel Full Name Information and mode selection Channel Display flit shows the time for displaying Channel 10Sec Always 5 Sec Time information None For Auto Scan it shows the Residing time 10Sec 20Sec OSD Entry Hot Select to turn on the hot keys of the E ETA Scroll Lock Key OSD control screen Shift None sigan Turn on off the Ctrl hot keys on the ii STG Keyboard for switching computer functions Hansenin Turn on off the keys of the mouse for OFF Switching computer functions Turn on off the beeper sound function ON F Offline Skip setae ae skip function to auto Kita Select the language for the OSD Francais Deutsch N OSD Language English Italiano Espanol Security Level Select the Security mode and level Low High F1 Information It provides the model name and F W version information 25 F4 OSD Position You can enter the OSD position to make adjustments We recommend you to use the same the resolution for all computer displays and use this function again to adjust the OSD positio
4. to simply press the button for the desired PC on the front panel of the MC1208 You can not switch to a PC that is not connected or turned off The front panel can also be used to do the following gt Simultaneously press Push Buttons 1 and 2 to directly enter the OSD Control Mode gt Simultaneously press Push Buttons 7 and 8 to activate Console Reconfirmed If you have attached a new mouse or keyboard or monitor their ID information and characteristics will be read and stored for the connected PCs The second way to switch is through a hot key combination from the keyboard either by going to next PC or by invoking the OSD and selecting a PC If the SVS Smart View Setting mode is enabled through OSD the hot key combination for selecting the Next PC is simply hitting the Ctrl key twice Alternatively press the Numlock on the keyboard twice To activate the OSD Use the UP Down and Enter keys on the keyboard to switch or move the mouse to the target PC and then double click the left button Additionally you also can use the numeric keys to enter the direct switch For example if you want to switch to port 4 of a Slave KVM that is connected to Master KVM port 03 then you can start the OSD and then directly enter 0304 If thee is no slave KVM connected then just enter the first two digits of the port More on Master Slave later On Screen Display gt Activation Press the NumLock twice or the Port Selection Switches
5. ck and easy switching between PC s LED indicators of PC power status and PC selected Only one cable needed to connect to each PC Supports Hot plug simulates mouse and keyboards for all pcs Individual front panel switches for Selecting PCs Hot key PC selection from the keyboard Setup lt a e FIGURE 2 CW 1208 10 Cable for connection to each PC Mom 1 Start with the PCs turned off then use the 3 in 1 cable part CW 1208 10 to connect each PC to the MC1208 This cable is 10 ft long and is sold separately 2 Connect your console keyboard mouse and monitor to the MC1208 3 Plug in the power supply cord comes with the MC1208 to the unit and connect it to an AC outlet and turn the switch on the rear of the unit to ON 4 Turn the PC s on 5 The keyboard and mouse may now be treated as a keyboard and mouse connected directly to the PC that is selected through the unit Operation The keyboard and mouse will function no differently than if the keyboard and mouse were connected directly to the PC Front panel indicators The front panel has LEDs indicate which PCs are connected and powered up and which one is selected Online A green light indicates that the PC or KVM connected to the corresponding port is on and operating Selected A red light indicates the situation of being connected to the port There is also a Blue Power on LED Switching There are two ways to switch to among PCs The first way is
6. ers to the Port Number or the Master 04 refers the Port Number of the Slave and Mail Ser 4 is the name of this PC defined by the user If a PC _4 connects to the Master then the number consists of the first two digits If you have not given a name for the PC the name field will be blank 2 This field shows the list of the Master KVM or a certain set of Slave KVM currently displayed on the OSD We recommend you to give a name to the Slave KVM or else the display after LIST will be blank 3 This field shows the list of connections to the KVM and the fields are described below PWR It shows the status of power of the PC or slave unit connected to the CPU port on the rear of the unit C It shows the channel number KVM Ifa slave is connected at this input it shows the KVM capacity of the Slave unit NAME It shows the name of the equipment and users can name the Slave KVM or PC on their own There are a total of 12 characters Selected from the group of A Z anz 09 E ep E ES T Pa 66999 ee 66 eea 66 66 66599 gt 9 Note Please use the CapsLock to toggle the upper and lower cases SVS It shows the Smart View Setting use to open and to close The SVS is blank and not clickable if the KVM is connected as slave If SVS is selected then you can switch by the Hot Key Switch or Mouse Clicking or selecting the option by Auto Scan You also can use mouse to click this field System Setting
7. n You Can use the Up Down Left or Right keys on the keyboard or a mouse to move F8 Restore Default Settings Auto Scan Mode Activate the OSD and press F4 Use the ESC key to exit Auto Scan Security Mode It is best to leave the security to none as there is a danger of not being able to use the unit Copyright 2007 Hall Research Technologies Inc All rights reserved Hall Research Technologies Inc 1163 Warner Ave Tustin CA 92780 Phone 714 641 6607 Fax 714 641 6698
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