Adder Technology AV4DVI manual Using the AdderView DVI, Power on status

3. Using the AdderView DVI

This section explains the general operation of the AdderView DVI. We recommend that you read this section before starting to use the product.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Some DVI video cards need to communicate with a monitor before they will output a video signal. This communication normally occurs within the first 5 seconds after the computer has been powered on. The computer can only communicate with the monitor if it is the currently selected computer. If you have this type of DVI video card you will need to select the computer before switching the computer on. To make this process easy for you we have built an auto-switch function into the AdderView DVI. With the auto-switch function enabled the AdderView will automatically switch to a computer when the computer is powered on. When powering on several computers you should power them on in sequence, waiting a few seconds between each one to allow the video card to communicate with the monitor.

∙To enable the auto-scan function move switch 1 on the underside of the AdderView DVI to the ON position.

∙To disable the auto-scan function move switch 1 on the underside of the AdderView DVI to the OFF position.

3.1 Power on status

At power on the AdderView DVI selects computer 1 and displays '1'. If a password has been set then ‘P’ will be displayed and the AdderView DVI will remain locked until a valid password is entered.

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