Adder Technology AV4OSD manual Mouse control, RS232 control, Cascading AdderViews

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‘HOTKEYs’ and ‘M’ - calls the menu up onto the screen (even if no PC video exists) ‘INSERT’ - adds a computer entry AFTER the currently selected line

‘SHIFT’ and ‘INSERT’ - adds a computer entry BEFORE the currently selected line ‘DELETE’ - deletes the currently selected computer

‘SHIFT’ and ‘DELETE’ - edits the currently selected computer ‘RETURN’ - confirms an entry or selects a computer

‘ESC’ - quits from editing a line or quits from the menu ‘up arrow’ - moves up the menu by one line

‘down arrow’ - moves down the menu by one line

‘page up’ - moves to the top of the menu page, or up 8 lines if more than 8 present ‘page down’ - moves to bottom of page or down 8 lines if more than 8 present

3.6 Mouse control

The channels can conveniently be changed on AdderView by using a three button mouse or IntelliMouse. In order to switch to the next channel simply hold down the central mouse button or wheel button and click on the left hand mouse button. The channel will then change.

3.7 RS232 control

AdderView can be controlled by a remote RS232 device. To select a channel the data rate of the sending device must be set to 1200 baud, 8 bits, no parity and 1 stop bit. No handshaking is used by the AdderView. Simply send the character for the channel which needs to be selected, for example ASCII ‘1’ (hex code 31) will select channel 1, ASCII ‘2’ (hex code 32) will select channel 2 and so on.

3.8 Cascading AdderViews

AdderView switches can be connected together to expand the number of connected computers. When cascading AdderViews a power adapter (AVpsu) must be connected to each AdderView. AdderViews can be connected in a cascaded tree structure with up to three levels. This can be particularly useful where clusters of computers are located some distance from each other because each unit acts as data booster and can each be up to 30 metres away from the next AdderView. The channel can be selected on remote AdderView units using an extension of the HOTKEY control function or using the on-screen menu which will store over 300 names. The on-screen menu is recommended for selecting computers on cascaded

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Contents ADDERView OSD Warranty Safety informationAbout this manual European EMC directive 89/336/EEC Radio Frequency EnergyContents Appendices AdderView configuration optionsIntroduction Key featuresRemote controller contents part code AVremote Rack mount kit contents part code AVrmkAdderView OSD model AV8osd Product informationAdderView OSD model AV4osd What you will need InstallationMounting the AdderView Connecting your devicesConfiguring the AdderView Configuring your PCsTo enter configure mode at power on Summary of AdderView configuration optionsOr IntelliMouse Other useful installation information Re-enabling a disconnected PS/2 mouse AdderView Installation and Use AdderView Installation and Use Power on status Using the AdderViewStatus display Front panel key and remote controllerKeyboard hotkey control AdderView Installation and Use On-screen menu control Adding a computer to the menu list RS232 control Mouse controlCascading AdderViews AdderView Installation and Use Screen saver time delay AdderView configuration optionsAutoscan ‘lock on’ mode and delay time Mouse mode and mouse switching of channels Keyboard hotkey combination Display appearance options Firmware functions version query, mouse restore and resetOFREDg Setting a security passwordCascade query code Exit configure modeA1. Keyboard, monitor and mouse to AdderView Appendix A. Cable and connector specificationsA2. AdderView to PCs 1 to A3. Expansion port pin assignments Appendix B. Problem Solving Problem AdderView Installation and Use AdderView Installation and Use S TA L L AT I O N & U S E