Black Box KV6104SA manual Setting the Appearance of the ON-SCREEN Display

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4.2.7VIEWING THE FIRMWARE REVISION, RESTORING MOUSE FUNCTION, OR RESETTING TO

FACTORY DEFAULTS

For technical-support purposes, it might be necessary to find out the firmware- release version of the control software in your ServSwitch Duo. Before calling Black Box Tech Support about a problem, you can use the [F][1], [F][2], and [F][3] commands to retrieve this; each of these commands causes the Switch to briefly show one of the digits of the firmware’s version number on its front-panel display. For example, if the Switch responds to [F][1][Enter] with the digit “1”, to [F][2][Enter] with the digit “0”, and to [F][3][Enter] with the digit “2”, your Switch is using firmware version 1.02.

You can also restore the function of previously disconnected PS/2 type CPU mouse ports with the [F][5] and [F][6] commands (see Section 5.11) and you can reset all of the Switch’s configuration options to their factory-default states with [F][8].

F1 Display first digit of firmware-version number

F2 Display second digit of firmware-version number

F3 Display third digit of firmware-version number

F4 (Reserved for future use)

F5 Restore PS/2 mouse function to the currently selected CPU’s mouse port

F6 Restore IntelliMouse function to the currently selected CPU’s mouse port

F7 (Reserved for future use)

F8 Reset all configuration options to their factory-default settings (the Switch will briefly show the letter “r” on its front-panel display to indicate that this has been completed)

4.2.8SETTING THE APPEARANCE OF THE ON-SCREEN DISPLAY

If you want to, you can change the color scheme of the ServSwitch Duo’s on-screen display (see Section 5.8) and the time that the confirmation message remains on the screen after a channel has been selected. Use the “D” command (type [D][digit][Enter]):

D1 Menu appears with magenta/blue background, green highlight (default)

D2 Menu appears with red/blue background and green highlight

D3 Menu appears with blue/black background and light blue highlight

D4 Confirmation message remains on screen for four seconds (default)

D5 Confirmation message remains on screen for only two seconds

D6 Confirmation message remains on screen for six seconds

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Contents July KV6104SA KV6108SA KV6112FA KV6116FA Welcome to the ServSwitchTM FamilyServswitch DUO FCC/IC Statements European Union Declaration of Conformity NOM Statement Servswitch DUO Contents Servswitch DUO Interfaces SpecificationsMtbf Introduction Features and Benefits of the ServSwitch DuoComplete ServSwitch Duo Package Rear panel of the 4- and 8-port ServSwitch Duo models ServSwitch Duo IllustratedRear panel of the 12- and 16-port ServSwitch Duo models Safety Concerns What You Will Need InstallationConnecting Your Devices Rackmounting the ServSwitch Duo OptionalServSwitch Duo cables Keyboard connector Pin mini-DIN PS/2 to Serial Mouse Connecting PowerConfiguration Configuring your PCsConfiguring the ServSwitch Duo Configuration Autoscanning Setting the Scan Mode and Pause Time Setting the Switchover Timeout Servswitch DUO Setting the Hotkey Sequence Setting the Appearance of the ON-SCREEN Display Setting the Password Power Status OperationStatus LEDs Operation Display Shows Meaning Status DisplayThings To Keep in Mind About the Keyboards and Mice Using the Dual Control Ports a and BKeyboard Control Hotkey Commands Operation To select channel NT Server B 356 On-Screen Menu ControlAdding a Computer to the Menu List Selecting a Computer on the Menu List Re-Enabling a Disconnected PS/2 Mouse Mouse ControlType of mouse Driver type Probable 12 RS-232 Control Cascading ServSwitch DuosOperation A typical cascade of two ServSwitch Duos Things To Try TroubleshootingServswitch DUO Troubleshooting Shipping and Packaging Calling Black BoxAppendix Cable and Connector Guidelines Cabling Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse to ServSwitch DuoCabling ServSwitch Duo to PCs Male Female Expansion Port Disclaimers

KV6104SA specifications

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