Hardware Description Top Panel | Black Box KV0004A-LED guide

Chapter 2: Overview

2.5 Hardware Description

2.5.1 Top Panel

Figure 2-2 shows the top panel of the unit. Table 2-1 describes its components:

COMPUTER

K/M SPK USB1 USB2

MODE

S e r v S w i tc h F re e d o m™

B L A C K B O X D E S K T O P K V M S W I T C H

		1	2	3
			Figure 2-2. Top panel.
			Table 2-1. Top panel components.
Number	Component	Description
1	COMPUTER button	Press to change to the next computer channel.
2	Indicators	The lower four indicators (K/M, SPK, USB1, USB2) show which peripherals are switched
		to the current computer channel or (as you begin pressing the MODE button) the
		peripherals that will be switched during the next press(es) of the COMPUTER button.
		The upper four indicators scroll across at regular intervals whenever the Glide and
		Switch channel switching system is enabled.
		The seven-segment numeric display indicates the computer channel that is currently
		active.
3	MODE button	Press to determine which peripherals should be switched to another computer channel
		(will occur when you press the COMPUTER button).

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