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1. CHAPTER 4 SOFTWARE USAGE USB Laptop Console User s Manual 000 Pocket Console Ela Elle ss es use 15 8 Mb s 30 Hz 44 fps Figure 4 2 The desktop of a Windows machine is shown in real time Once connected the real time video from the attached host computer is shown centered in the main window see Figure 4 2 4 1 1 Zooming By design this program will never show scroll bars The entire video picture is always completely visible It is generally scaled down to fit into the available space inside the window You can make it larger by resizing the main window Similarly if you maximize the main window the size of the video image will be maximized In the Zoom menu we provide a number of buttons which set the zoom factor and resize your window to achieve that zooming factor For example if the attached computer is running at XGA resolution 1024 x 768 and you select 50 zoom the main window will be set to a size of approximately 512 x 384 Please keep in mind that not all zoom factors will be possible your laptop s screen may be too small for the larger percentages If so the software will make it as big as it can Since many laptops have smaller screens you may wish to run this program maximized That leaves other software on your laptop easily accessible We also support full screen mode where the window decorations are removed and other applications are hidden Click on the full screen window i2. ES x USB Laptop Console Handheld KVM Access for Laptops User s Manual 4 Digital Multitools Version 1 3 2009 by Digital Multitools Inc All rights reserved USB Laptop Console User s Manual Revision History Revision Release Date Document Status Version 1 3 Sept 2009 Relative mouse support Version 1 2 May 15 2009 Add support for 64 bit windows Version 1 1 May 7 2009 remove Linux Version 1 0 April 24 2009 add FCC compliance Draft 2 April 22 2009 Draft Version 2 Draft 1 April 9 2009 First Draft Version 1 This file was formatted September 11 2009 Patent Pending Many concepts techniques and methods described in this document are covered by patents granted or pending applications in Canada United States Taiwan and other countries The information in this manual is subject to change without notice Product names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective companies Page 2 CONTENTS Contents 1 Introduction 1 1 Key Features 2 2 a a ee 2 Hardware Usage AE eds o i saa a we a 22 Lights 3 Software Installation aR AR ASE RE EE EEN Windows ocos oe cos oa aoia EE wee ee es 3 1 di 3 2 L 3 2 2 Main Software Device Driver Files 4 Software Usage 4 1 Basics 4 2 4 3 4 4 All ZOOMIE
3. The emulated USB keyboard and or mouse is not being handled by the attached computer It might be disconnected powered down or the O S may be halted When in this state the keyboard and mouse will not do anything Try using the Simulate Hotplug reset command in the Keyboard menu 4 3 2 on page 18 KVM switch doesn t work When using a USB KVM switch rather than a direct connection to a server we recommend disabling the USB mouse emulation see the Mouse menu 4 4 1 on page 18 or forcing relative mouse motion mode see the Force relative mode 4 4 5 on page 19 Disabling the USB mouse emulation simplifies the USB profile we present to the KVM switch and even the most basic USB implementation should be able to understand and support our keyboard and mouse in relative mode Toolbar is gone Always fullscreen Window stuck too big or small Use the menu item Toolbar gt Restore default window layout to restore window positions and toolbar state Page 27
4. in interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Page 26 APPENDIX E TROUBLE SHOOTING USB Laptop Console User s Manual Appendix E Trouble shooting Symptoms Problem or Suggested course of action No lights Adapter has no power from either USB connection ports Try other USB Black bar on left top of image Use the Picture Positioning arrows on the Video Settings dialog to shift the image leftwards upwards until no black can be seen Be sure to save your change USB Out flashing says not con nected Verify the device drivers are correctly installed Windows only Unplug the adapter Reboot Plug in the adapter No dialog from Windows about found new hardware should be seen Red X over keyboard in toolbar
5. is an optional toolbar along the top edge of the window This toolbar may be hidden detached or dragged onto the other three edges of the window lt provides a number of shortcuts and some status information All functions are duplicated in the pull down menu system so it is entirely optional Please refer to Figure 4 3 on the following page to learn the meanings of each tool icon and status area You can move and or detach the toolbar by dragging the handle column of dots at left top edge Once detached there is red circle that can be used to close it When dragging or moving the toolbar you can stick it dock to the top bottom edge if in horizontal mode or left right edges if vertical Some of these features are available in the Toolbar menu as well The rightmost status area of the toolbar reports some statistics while the system is running The first number is the USB bandwidth in bits per second This can range from zero to 200 Mbp s depending on your laptop and the video picture being observed When no motion is detected by our hardware video compression no bits are sent Noisy video cards and ongoing video animations will cause a constant stream of USB traffic The next two numbers 30Hz and 44fps in this example report the achieved frame rates for the hardware and software components respectively The hardware number Hz will range from 1 to 85Hz but is typically 30Hz or 60Hz The software number is limited to 60 fps frames per s
6. server instead to the laptop The laptop s screen and keyboard are still used in this configuration but the mouse emulation is not needed We also recommend this configuration when using the USB Laptop Console with USB KVM switches These USB KVM products generally cannot understand our USB mouse device because of it s advanced use of the HID standard Human Interface Device Consider trying to force relative mouse mode see Force relative mode menu item 4 4 5 on the following page before going this route though You can turn on this toggle to disable our mouse emulation completely This is helpful because touches to the laptop s mouse pad will not interfere with your full sized USB mouse The emulation is completely removed down to the USB descriptor level so any possible confusion is removed and we appear to be an utterly standard USB keyboard In this mode the mouse cursor is shown as a circle with a line This is to remind you that clicks won t be effective in that window Changes to this setting will cause a USB hotplug event and this setting is remembered in the USB Laptop Console itself 4 4 2 Swap buttons for lefties This simple toggle is useful for those who use their left hand to control the mouse All it does is swap the ordering of the buttons so that the left and right buttons are swapped This setting is remembered on the laptop Please keep in mind that the operating system may also be swapping buttons to suit your
7. 024 default 1920x1200 Keyboard Send Ctrl Alt Del More special keys Simulate Hotplug reset Active emulation type USB PS 2 Emulated keyboard lights Caps Lock Num Lock Scroll Lock Mouse Disable mouse entirely Swap buttons for lefties To release captured mouse Circle gesture with mouse Press Alt Ctrl Shift together Show reminder window MacOS X scaling Motion reporting mode Absolute default Relative compatiblity Force relative mode Toolbar Show toolbar Horizontal toolbar else vertical Dock the toolbar else float it Restore default window layout Help Online manual Get latest version License About Page 25 APPENDIX D NOTES USB Laptop Console User s Manual Appendix D Notes D 1 Warnings e If control over the mouse is lost due to an ESD event please use the Simulate Hotplug reset found on the Keyboard menu This will cause the host O S to reprobe the USB keyboard and mouse e Recommended maximum cable length for USB A to mini B cable is 3 meters 9 feet e Although this product can function over a full speed 12 Mbps USB connection a warning is shown and it is too slow to be very useful Please use only a high speed 480 Mbps USB port D 2 FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any
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9. SB Laptop Console User s Manual List of Figures 2 1 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 Photo of the USB Laptop Console main unit with attached cables 6 Connection Id sesos c meig wee a N A OE a Be a 8 Disconnected screen 2 2 ES EE ee ee se ke 12 Connected screen ee 13 Toolbar Closeup scc c cacdi s EE N N OT a OE sj HE N 15 Video Settings AA ose ace N EE HO oe KEN N N EE a 16 Vial ER EE EE ME EE EE EE OE OE EO DI OG Ee F 17 Page 5 USB Laptop Console User s Manual Figure 1 Photo of the USB Laptop Console main unit with attached cables Page 6 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION USB Laptop Console User s Manual Chapter 1 Introduction The USB Laptop Console from Digital Multitools Inc is a convenient way to control any computer with USB ports and a VGA DVI Analog video output using just your laptop Using our real time video compression technology we stream the video screen over high speed USB to a special application on your laptop At the same time USB keyboard and mouse are emulated The end result is a window on your laptop that acts as the console and gives you easy and complete control over your server It works even if the server is in the BIOS or is otherwise damaged No software is ever installed on the server and the USB Laptop Console can be hot plugged into a working system at any time 1 1 Key Features e View the video produced by a server on your laptop screen witho
10. both enabled and set to one You may override that here and save your setting which will apply to all video modes The first Noise filter helps to remove speckle noise There is usually no visual effect to this filter except that at high values moving the mouse may leave some pixels behind mouse droppings The second Flatness filter converts regions that are nearly all the same colour into exactly the same colour to aid compression The picture will become chunky or blocky at high values Page 16 CHAPTER 4 SOFTWARE USAGE USB Laptop Console User s Manual We find there is little reason to change these sliders from the default values 4 2 3 Save PNG snapshot Use this function to record a copy of the window contents and save it into a PNG or BMP file The snapshot happens as soon as the menu item or toolbar camera is clicked You are then given a chance to choose where the image file should be stored A default filename is provided based on the current time Snapshots are always stored at full resolution and contain the whole screen 4 3 Keyboard Menu This menu deals with the emulated keyboard 4 3 1 Special Keys Most keystrokes are forwarded directly to the host under control However some special key combinations such as Ctrl Alt Del are blocked by the laptop s operating system Therefore we have provided a dialog with lots of buttons that can be used to send these sequences manually Click
11. con on the toolbar or select it from the Zoom menu To get out of full screen mode click the icon again If the toolbar is disabled when you enter full screen mode a smaller toolbar is provided with only the Fullscreen and Quit options This toolbar floats and may be moved out of your way but cannot be removed Also in the Zoom menu is an option to center the window on the screen This can be handy when it is off the edge of the screen for some reason There is also a shortcut for maximize toggle This does the same thing a clicking the maximize button in the title bar of the main window Page 13 CHAPTER 4 SOFTWARE USAGE USB Laptop Console User s Manual 4 1 2 More Tips e If your laptop is wide screen 16 10 aspect or 1280x800 etc it may be helpful to locate the toolbar along the left or right vertical edge This gives more usable screen height and if the server s screen is square 4 3 aspect the space used by the vertical toolbar would have been wasted anyway e This program does not enlarge video only shrink it Therefore text mode 720x480 or similar will not be enlarged to fill your screen e The toolbar is automatically disabled when you select a Zoom factor below 50 You need to enable it manually when you return to a larger size e Unusable parts of the window are shown in grey This happens because the video is scaled by an integer factor of 6 and due to other rounding issues 4 1 3 Toolbar There
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13. econd maximum and varies depending what other software on your laptop is doing Page 14 CHAPTER 4 SOFTWARE USAGE USB Laptop Console User s Manual Pocket Console ER ies we QL 56 les USB DN 15 8 Mb s 30 Hz 44 fps From left to right 1 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 arrows Change orientation of tool bar between horizontal shown and vertical X Quit the USB Laptop Console application immediately color bars Fine tune video picture sliders Open Video related settings window windows screen Toggle full screen vs windowed mode magnifying glass Goto 100 zoom or largest possible 56 Shows current zoom factor as a percentage camera Take a snapshot of screen save as PNG file keyboard Keyboard status red X shown if trouble Click to open special keys window USB or PS 2 mode for keyboard USB shown A padlock Caps lock indicator green if active shown inactive Click to simulate pressing caps lock padlock Num lock indicator button padlock Scroll lock indicator button salute Send three finger salute Ctrl Alt Del 15 8 Mb s Status area Shows USB bandwidth hardware and software frame rates Figure 4 3 Tool bar icons explained 4 2 Video Menu There are three functions available under the Video menu Auto fine tune picture Video related settings and Save PNG snapshot 4 2 1 Auto fine tune picture Use thi
14. eo scaling modes any scale from 6 to 100 in 6 25 steps full screen mode uses all pixels of your laptop maximized mode laptop task bar is still accessible Resize video just by resizing window Entire video picture is always visible no scroll bars ever Video adjustments fine position control image centering sample phase sharpness video noise filtering controls Special keys easily send Alt F4 Ctrl Alt Del and other key sequences that would otherwise affect the laptop instead of the server Grab snapshot of screen into PNG or JPEG file Handy toolbar with common functions Horizontal or vertical detachable and removable as well Required software is included with product Package includes copy of the latest version at time of manu facture and latest version is always available on the Internet Laptop Requirements Windows 2000 XP Vista or Windows 7 Mac OS X 10 5 Leopard or 10 6 Snow Leopard Intel only Page 21 APPENDIX A DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS USB Laptop Console User s Manual e One available high speed USB port on laptop 100mA current e 20 Megabytes available disk space for install 24 bit colour display A 4 Server Requirements e One USB port full speed for keyboard mouse 500mA current e Analog VGA graphics output DVI can be used with adapter e Operating system which supports USB mouse Windows 2000 and up Mac OS Linux etc A 5 Mechanical e Size w d h 7Amm
15. he laptop USB is disconnected When used in PS 2 mode the topmost light indicates correct PS 2 keyboard operation and power is received from the PS 2 as it would be from USB Page 9 CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION USB Laptop Console User s Manual Chapter 3 Software Installation This product requires the use of custom application software and under Windows custom device drivers on the laptop side You must install the provided software to be able to use the USB Laptop Console 3 1 Mac OS X You should have received application software for the USB Laptop Console on either CD ROM or USB flash drive If you received a CD ROM insert the disk If you received a flash disk connect it now to a USB port Double click on the MacOSX install dmg file that you find on the media It is a compressed disk image After a short delay to verify that disk image a finder window will open showing the application and a link to Applications Drag the main application onto the Applications link Click on the eject icon beside first the disk image and then on the USB drive or CD ROM to eject them both The software is now installed and ready to run Find it in Applications and double click If you would like to add this application to the Dock you can drag and drop it from Applications onto the Dock 3 2 Windows Before installing the software on Windows please disconnect the USB Laptop Console hardware and cancel any dialogs seen
16. he mouse left an inch a relative number say X 400 Y 0 is reported to the computer The host O S takes this number and applies some user preferences to it and moves the on screen mouse pointer to the left Of course if the mouse is already in the top left corner then the on screen mouse pointer doesn t move This is fine for real mice however we are emulating a mouse and it is best if the controlled computer acts like a window on your laptop s screen For that to happen you want to direct the on screen mouse pointer to a specific screen location so we want to send absolute screen coordinates not relative motion events to the controlled host The USB H I D Human Interface Devices standard allows us to define a special USB mouse that operates somewhat like a touch screen and simply tells the host where it wants the mouse pointer to be This works perfectly for modern Windows and Mac OS X systems But there are USB KVM systems USB to PS 2 convertors DOS programs simpler operating systems and other situations where a simple USB relative mouse is needed For this reason we support operation in relative mode In relative mode this program will capture your mouse into it s control window This must be done to convert your laptop s mouse events back into relative events and send those to the controlled system While the mouse is captured you cannot do anything else with your system except control the attached computer 4 4 5 Motion
17. keyboard to press E to send Window E which might start Windows Explorer in some versions of Windows and then click Reset Please note the L Window button at the top will send both a down and up whereas the check box labeled L Window will do the down when checked and then the up only when cleared Page 17 CHAPTER 4 SOFTWARE USAGE USB Laptop Console User s Manual 4 3 2 Simulate Hotplug reset Clicking on this menu item will hotplug the USB going to the host keyboard and mouse Hot plugging simulates unplugging the USB cable and immediately reconnecting it It will reset the USB keyboard and mouse emulation completely This can be used if the host operating system is confused If PS 2 mode this also simulates a hotplug event with similar effects Most modern operating systems can handle a PS 2 hotplug event although this interface was never designed for hotplug When hot plugging the keyboard and mouse are not available until the host O S device driver reinitializes the emulated keyboard and mouse During this period a red X is shown over the keyboard icon on the toolbar 4 4 Mouse Menu Mouse related settings are present in the Mouse menu They affect the emulated mouse in USB mode and do nothing in PS 2 mode 4 4 1 Disable mouse entirely Although we expect most customers to use the laptop s pointing device touch pad if you have a standard USB mouse with you you might want connect it directly into the
18. o omar EE AOR aR eS 4 1 2 More Tips ALA Toolbar lt lt o eek Be eE Video Menu o 4 2 1 Auto fine tune picture 4 2 2 Video Related Settings 4 2 3 Save PNG snapshot aa Keyboard Menu a oa n roro 4 3 1 Special Keys 4 3 2 Simulate Hotplug reset Mouse Menu aoaaa aaa 4 4 1 Disable mouse entirely 4 4 2 Swap buttons for lefties 443 MacOS X scaling 4 4 4 Background Relative vs absolute motion Page 3 USB Laptop Console User s Manual CONTENTS USB Laptop Console User s Manual Page 4 4 4 5 Motion reporting mode 2 2 00 00 ee 19 44 6 To release captured mouse 2 22265 22 eee ew EE DS 19 4S Toolbar Kemi ce lee a N a ee NE Geet ew de ee a de e a a 20 A Detailed Specifications 21 RS ON were EE EE ER N kw Be ace EE Se AO 21 A2 Software Features ss sdo sa oomi eae ee SEE a a EN 21 A3 Laptop Requirements cosida ee Oe ee Ee eS 21 A 4 Server Requirements 22 Pee a ERA AE ERAS VERE OE NT EE N OE AN N ce we T 22 AB Appeal cos EEUE RR RUE RS ER a ES OR OR ROER ER UR ES es Se ed ef Res 22 A 7 Environmental 2 SS 22 A 8 Orderable Part Numbers 2 1 SS es ee 22 B End User Licence Agreement 23 C Menu Reference 25 D Notes 26 DI it AE RE OR a N N N EO HE di ea 26 D 2 FCC Compliance Statement 2 Se Se 26 E Trouble shooting 27 LIST OF FIGURES U
19. on the keyboard icon of the toolbar or use the menu item More special keys ar Virtual Keys Ctri Alt Del N L Window 38 R Window 38 App Menu AG ESC Caps Lock YC Scroll Lock Num Lock Pause DN Power PrtScn NC Shift PriScn Ctri PriScn NO Alt PrtScn YC YC ctri esc N AR ESC Y Alt Tab Shift Alt Tab Alt F4 CEA FA RA ra RA SA re MK FA FA Fo No NN 12 Apple F13 Y F14 YF15 Y F16 Y F17 YF18 YF19Y Clear C L Window 38 C L Alt X C L Ctrl E L Shift C R Window 3 E R AIt X E R Ctrl R Shift CReset Figure 4 5 This window allows you to send special key sequences to the attached host without actually typing them Please refer to 4 5 All of the buttons in the top part of this window simply send the keystroke listed Many of them are useful combinations such as Alt F4 which closes the current window under Windows Lower down there are check boxes toggle buttons for each of the meta keys both left and right When you check these boxes the key down event is sent When the check box is unclicked the key up event is sent This means you can use them to compose complex sequences not shown on this screen Use the Reset button to un check all boxes Clicking any of the keys above the line also resets the check boxes To send Left and Right Window F8 for example check L Window then R Window and then F8 button Similarly you can press L Window and then use your
20. preferences It s not always clear how many swaps are needed and which layer is doing the swapping Experimentation is suggested 4 4 3 MacOS X scaling If you are controlling a Mac OS X computer with the USB Laptop Console you should select this special mode Without it you will observe the two mouse pointers are aligned correctly in the center of the screen but drift apart as you move to any edge of the screen Page 18 CHAPTER 4 SOFTWARE USAGE USB Laptop Console User s Manual By enabling this mode a scaling factor is applied to reverse this effect and return the mouse pointers to perfect alignment This setting is remembered in the memory of USB Laptop Console itself so it will be in effect regardless of which laptop is used When the USB Laptop Console can detect it is connected to a Mac OS X machine based on what the host does over USB then this setting is enabled automatically However you may still control it directly When relative mouse motion mode is in use this setting has no effect and is disabled In that mode you can push windows or other objects being dragged against the sides of the of the screen and change the Spaces desktop during the drag That is not possible in absolute mouse mode 4 4 4 Background Relative vs absolute motion Conventional mice are very simple devices When they are moved across a desk they simply report to the computer how far they have been moved If you move t
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22. regarding Add new hardware wizard These dialogs can interfere with the installation process 3 2 1 Main Software There is a setup exe program provided on the distribution media Run this program by double clicking on it e The setup program will be extracted Wait for this to complete e A welcome screen is shown for the setup program Click Next e The license agreement is shown Click the YES accept check box and then click Next e Choose a location into which to install the software Click Next e Choose a different shortcut to add to the start menu or disable it if desired Click Next e Confirm all the choices you ve made and click Next Page 10 CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION USB Laptop Console User s Manual e The files are copied into place Click Finish e An information dialog reminding you to unplug reconnect the adapter if it was already connected is shown Click Okay At this point the application software is installed A copy of the device driver has been copied and it has been installed into the operating system However if the USB Laptop Console was already connected before the setup program was started Windows will not notice the device Therefore if the USB Laptop Console is connected contrary to our instructions above please disconnect and reconnect it now The product is ready to be used now and the main application may be launched now There is usually no need to reboot but due
23. reporting mode The current mouse motion reporting mode is indicated on this submenu You also have the option of forcing the system into relative mode We expect any BIOS system that uses the USB mouse will probably not support absolute mode Similarly programs that run in DOS with the BIOS converting USB events into legacy PS 2 mouse events will not be able to understand absolute mouse events The USB Laptop Console will drop down to relative mode when the host operating system indicates that it does not support absolute mode there is a way to do this over USB protocol But you may force relative mode as well This causes a USB hotplug event and is remembered internal to the USB Laptop Console itself This might be needed if the computer doesn t correctly implement the USB HID specification 4 4 6 To release captured mouse In absolute mouse mode you may simply move the laptop mouse over the window and click as desired In relative mode the mouse doesn t do anything until you click once on the desktop This captures the mouse and Page 19 CHAPTER 4 SOFTWARE USAGE USB Laptop Console User s Manual subsequent clicks and motion are sent to the controlled host A dialog is shown first to remind you how to get back to your laptop desktop To release the captured mouse we offer two methods make a circle gesture with mouse or press Alt Ctri Shift at the same time The circle gesture is disabled by default The ges
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25. s function to automatically adjust the sampling phase of the video This makes the picture sharper and reduces USB traffic This is generally not required since we perform this operation automatically whenever video is applied The picture will freeze for about one second while the calibration is performed Page 15 CHAPTER 4 SOFTWARE USAGE USB Laptop Console User s Manual 4 2 2 Video Related Settings For more in depth video adjustments the dialog shown in Figure 4 4 is used AO Video Settings Picture Positioning cb e Save e n ad OG Default 2 2 Sampling Phase Sharpness Phase Auto 19 32 213 l Noise Filters s oj Noise _ Save 1 An Defaults Flatness a 1 Figure 4 4 This window controls a number of related video fine tuning settings Picture Positioning These four arrows may be used to fine tune the position of the video image These are the same as the centering controls found on video monitors Save your changes with the Save button The adjusted values will be used automatically whenever this same video mode is seen again Sampling Phase Sharpness This slider allows you to override the automatic phase adjustment Press Auto to perform auto phase again The numbers shown under the slider are the phase angle of the control Noise Filters Our hardware implements two filters to reduce USB traffic and improve picture quality By default they are
26. ssues with so called mouse synchronization Page 8 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE USAGE USB Laptop Console User s Manual 2 2 Lights On the USB Laptop Console there are three lights From top of bottom when the product is held with the captive cables upwards they are e Keyboard Mouse This lights when the emulated USB keyboard mouse is working It will blink briefly whenever the emulated mouse moves or emulated key is pressed Slow flashing indicates some problem with the USB connection to the host This can happen if disconnected or if the host s operating system is not enumerating the USB device Video Good This indicates a valid VGA video signal is being received It will be off if nothing is connected and in some power power savings modes and may flash if unsupported video mode or other trouble is seen with the video signal This light will not light regardless of the video input status until the the adapter is connected to the application software at least once e High Speed USB This lights when a good connection to the laptop is established If slowly flashing it indicates the USB to the laptop is not connected or being ignored Blinks briefly when video data is send to the laptop If all the lights are off then this means the USB Laptop Console has no power from either USB port In normal operation either USB port can provide enough power to operate The USB keyboard mouse emulation is always active even if t
27. to specific situations and Windows limitations sometimes a reboot is called for and you will be directed by the setup software to do so The USB Laptop Console itself can be connected or disconnected at any time you wish The software need not be started first nor do you need to shut it down before unplugging the USB Laptop Console 3 2 2 Device Driver Files Once the software has been installed the correct USB device driver should be found automatically However if Windows does ask for a device driver for some reason it can be found in the the Drivers subdirectory under C Program Files USB Laptop Console assuming the default install location You may also be able to select the CD ROM provided as it contains a copy of the device drivers Page 11 CHAPTER 4 SOFTWARE USAGE USB Laptop Console User s Manual Chapter 4 Software Usage This chapter will introduce the application software These screen captures are from the Mac OS X version of the software so they may differ slightly from your screen 4 1 Basics Figure 4 1 shows the main window when the adapter is not connected to anything A large picture is shown illustrating that the user needs to connect the USB port from the USB Laptop Console into the laptop Pocket Console i Je NEO E Fo a a 56 es USB Y Disconnected Digital Multitools Please connect adapter Figure 4 1 The main window when no adapter is connected Page 12
28. ture method is helpful for systems that may not have a keyboard Simply move the mouse in circle with no mouse buttons pressed It can be clockwise or counter clockwise If it doesn t work at first just keep circling One or both of these methods must be selected at all times 4 5 Toolbar Menu This menu provides a more direct way to control the toolbar You can easily dock or float the toolbar as well as hide or show it The current status of the toolbar is shown as check marks beside these choices The detailed state of the toolbar floating docked vertical horizontal position if floating and so on is preserved when this program is closed and reopened However if you wish to return to the default layout use the Restore default window layout Page 20 APPENDIX A DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS USB Laptop Console User s Manual Appendix A Detailed Specifications A 1 A 2 A 3 Connections Inputs Analog VGA video USB keyboard and mouse single connector Captive cables Outputs High speed USB video 480Mbps to laptop Female Mini B connector Detachable cable Indicators High speed USB link activity Video good USB keyboard mouse link activity Power Shares USB power from laptop and or host Included passive PS 2 to USB adapter which provides PS 2 keyboard access to older systems Does not support PS 2 mouse Software Features Max video resolution 1920x1200 60Hz or 1600x1200 75Hz Vid
29. ut rebooting the server or changing it in any way e USB keyboard and mouse is emulated so that you can interact with the server as a window on your laptop e Real time video scaling allows you to always see the entire screen even on small laptop displays e Software provided for Windows and Mac OS X e Supports video up to 1920x1200 and all standard VESA video modes Page 7 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE USAGE USB Laptop Console User s Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Usage 2 1 Connections The USB Laptop Console has captive non removable cables for video input and USB keyboard and mouse These should both be connected to the server or PC that you wish to control For DVI video cards a DVI A to VGA HD15 adapter should be used not provided USB Keyboard Mouse Highspeed USB Server Figure 2 1 Connection diagram There is a connector for a detachable USB cable that connects to your laptop This is a standard mini B to A USB cable Please use the provided cable or a high quality USB 2 0 certified cable For older systems that are not USB capable we provide a passive PS 2 to USB adapter This may be used in place of USB and connected to the PS 2 keyboard connection on the server The USB Laptop Console will auto detect the use of PS 2 and switch to that mode once connected This product does not support the PS 2 mouse because it is not hot pluggable in general and our emulated USB mouse approach better solves most i
30. x 115mm x 15mm e Weight 170g e Power max 500mA at 5v DC e FCC Class A CE Approved RoHS A 6 Approvals e FCC Class A office use CE Approved e VCCI and C Tick approved e RoHS Compliant A 7 Environmental e Operating OC to 40C 32F to 104F 80 rh nc e Storage 40C to 70C 40F to 158F A 8 Orderable Part Numbers ULC100A USB Laptop Console ULC100A 10 USB Laptop Console ten pack Page 22 APPENDIX B END USER LICENCE AGREEMENT USB Laptop Console User s Manual Appendix B End User Licence Agreement This End User Licence Agreement the Agreement is a legal agreement between you either an individual or an entity and Digital Multitools Inc Company regarding the use of Company s software and service entitled USB Laptop Console which may include user documentation provided in online or electronic form the Software BEFORE YOU CLICK ON THE AGREE BUTTON AT THE END OF THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF This agreement BY CLICKING ON THE ACCEPT BUTTON YOU ARE CONSENTING TO BE BOUND BY AND ARE BECOMING A PARTY TO This agreement IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF This agreement CLICK THE DO NOT ACCEPT BUTTON AND THE SOFTWARE WILL NOT BE INSTALLED ON YOUR COMPUTER Grant of Licence This Agreement permits you to use one copy of the specified version of the Software for internal purposes only on only one computer and only by one use
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