MiniView
User Guide
The most economical way to control four computers from a single keyboard, monitor and mouse.
PACKING LIST
MiniView | x 1 |
User's Manual | x 1 |
Check to make sure that the unit was not damaged in shipping. If you discover a problem, contact your dealer. Read the manual thoroughly, and follow the installation and operation procedures carefully in order to prevent any damage to the unit and/or any devices it connects to.
©Copyright 1998 ATEN® International Co., Ltd.
Manual Part No.
Printed in Taiwan
All brand names and trademarks are the registered property of
their respective owners.
CONTENTS
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Installation |
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Top View |
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Operation |
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Simply Better Connections
ATEN Technology Inc.
16560 Aston Street
Irvin, CA 92606,
USA
Tel:
FAX:
Web: www.aten.usa.com
Entire contents copyright 1999 ATEN All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.
MiniView is a trademark of ATEN.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
OVERVEIW
The MiniView CPU Switch is a control unit that allows access to four PC systems from a single console (keyboard, mouse, and monitor). Before the development of the MiniView, the only way to control multiple computer configurations from a single console was through a complex and costly network system. Now, with the MiniView, you can easily access four computers in a cost effective manner.
The MiniView provides two convenient methods to access the PCs connected to the system: using the push button Selection switch located on the unit's side panel; and entering Hot Key combinations from the keyboard. Setup is fast and easy; plugging cables into their appropriate ports is all that is entailed. There is no software to configure, and no installation routines.
There is no better way to save time and money than with a MiniView installation. By allowing a single console to manage the attached PCs, the MiniView eliminates the expense of purchasing a separate keyboard, monitor, and mouse for each PC. Additionally, it saves all the extra space they would take up, and eliminates the inconvenience and wasted effort involved in constantly having to move from one PC to the other.
FEATURES
•Controls Four Computers From a Single Keyboard, Monitor and Mouse
•Supports PC (PS/2), Mac and Sun Computers*
•Keyboard and Mouse Emulation for Error Free PC Booting
•No External Power Required
•No Software Required
•Works with Virtually Any Operating System
•Built In Surge Protection
•Supports Microsoft Intellimouse and the Scrolling Wheel on Most Mice.
•Patented VSE (Video Signal Enhancement) Technology Supports Ultra High Video Resolution at 1920 x 1440 Max Resolution
•Each PC's Keyboard Settings Are Automatically Recalled
•LED Display for Easy Status Monitoring
•Save Time, Space, Power and Equipment Costs
•Hot Pluggable - Add or Remove PCs for Maintenance Without Powering Down the MiniView KVM Switch
•Supports DDC 2B
*Additional adapters must be purchased to use fhe MiniView with Sun or Mac computers
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
Console
•One VGA, SVGA, or Multisync monitor capable of the highest resolution that you will be using on any PC in the installation.
•One PS/2 mouse .
•One PS/2 style keyboard .
PC
The following equipment must be installed on each PC that is to be connected to the system:
•A VGA, SVGA or Multisync card.
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Cables
Although it is possible to use standard extender cables to connect the PCs to the MiniView, for optimum signal integrity and to simplify the layout, we strongly recommend that you use the high quality CS Custom Cables/(purchase separaely).
Note: The keyboard and mouse cables have PS/2 style connectors at each end:
•If your PC uses a standard AT style keyboard socket, you will need an
•The
INSTALLATION
Top View
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1. Selected LEDs:
Lights to indicate the currently selected port. Depending on the port's status, the LED may flash according to a specific pattern (see the table in the Appendix for details).
2. Port Selection Button
Pressing this pushbutton switch cycles through the four CPU ports (A
B 
D 
E 
A, etc.), to select the active port. The Selected LED lights to indicate which port is the active one.
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