Operation
Power and activity indicators
On the front panel of both modules are small recessed indicators which provide confirmation of power and activity, as follows:
•Constant red - power applied, no communication activity.
•Flickering red - power applied, mouse or keyboard activity
occuring. | Activity/ |
• Slow flashing red - module is in | power |
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flash upgrade mode. |
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Note: Both modules contain internal automatic
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General use
In use, the X2 Dual Access modules should be almost transparent - the system and its peripherals should operate almost exactly as normal, the only difference being that they are duplicated (see ‘User arbitration’ below) and one set is now up to 300 metres away.
User arbitration and keyboard indicators
During operation, both of the connected video monitors continuously receive the output from the host system. Control of the host system is arbitrated by the X2 Dual Access modules on a first come, first served basis. In the idle state, control is available to both users and their keyboard indicators both show the current Num Lock, etc. conditions of the host system.
At the moment that a key is
pressed or a mouse is moved, the keyboard and mouse of the other user are temporarily
remain). The keyboard
indicators of the
After two seconds of inactivity from the user
currently in control, the modules return to their idle condition and
Visible image shadows
In some installations, you may see some ‘shadows’ to the right of high contrast screen characters. This can be caused by an incorrectly selected sharpness setting and it may be necessary to make adjustments to correct this. Please see ‘Image controls - sharpness and brightness’ in the ‘Special configuration’ section.
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