Avocent 590-222-501M manual Keyboard translation, PS/2 Keyboard to Sun Server

Chapter 3: Operations 51

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Click Cancel to exit the OSCAR interface without saving changes

5.If you connected a Pinnacle FAK keyboard, complete the following steps:

a.Click the Admin tab.

b.Select the target device that will be running software that requires Pinnacle FAK support.

c.Click Edit device.

d.Select Pinnacle FAK from the Emulation drop-down menu. You can only edit the emulation mode if the device-type is PS/2. (If you are using a Chyron Duet keyboard, the Emulation mode should be Standard.)

6.To save changes, click Apply. To exit the OSCAR interface, click Cancel or X.

Keyboard translation

The AMX user station allows you to use PS/2 or USB keyboards to operate any type of attached target device. However, when crossing platforms, certain keys will need to be remapped in order to provide all of the functions available on the keyboard native to that platform.

For example, if you access a Sun workstation with a PS/2 keyboard, you will notice that the PS/2 keyboard does not have the Stop and Again keys that are on a true Sun keyboard. By enabling the Scroll Lock mode by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Shiftand Scroll Lock at the same time, the F1 and F2 keys on the PS/2 keyboard function as the Sun Stop and Again keys. With Scroll Lock mode disabled, F1 and F2 function normally.

NOTE: The Scroll Lock LED blinks if the mode is enabled.

Table 3.3 shows the translations for a PS/2 keyboard to a Sun server. All mapped functions will only be valid when the Scroll Lock mode is enabled.

Table 3.3: PS/2 Keyboard to Sun Server

Key	Sun	Key	Sun
F1	Stop	F9	Find
F2	Again	F10	Cut
F3	Props	F11	Power
F4	Undo	F12	Command
F5	Front	keypad *	Compose
F6	Copy	NUMLOCK	Help
F7	Open	keyboard /	Mute
F8	Paste	keyboard -	Vol -
F8	Paste	keyboard +	Vol +