Troubleshooting:
WARNING!
Make sure that all equipment is turned off when connecting or disconnecting any cables. Plugging and unplugging cables while the computer or OmniView are powered could potentially damage the computer, the OmniView, or both.
VIDEO
Q:What are the tech specs for the video section of the OmniView?
•Compatible with VGA, SVGA and Multisync monitors
•Monitor Support: RGB Analog, Horizontal Sync, Vertical Sync
•VGA Bandwidth: 100 MHz
•VGA Resolution max: 1024 x 768
Q:The monitor is fuzzy or I am getting ghosting or shadowing. What do I do?
•Check cable connections
•If shadowing only happens from one computer, try swapping the cables
•If possible, try a lower video resolution and/or refresh rate
•For high resolutions and/or long distances, use
Q:I have a Monochrome monitor and it is not working. Why not?
•The OmniView supports SVGA, VGA, and Multisync monitors only
KEYBOARD
Q:The Keyboard is not detected, or a keyboard error is received during
•Check cable connections
•Make sure the keyboard works when it is connected directly to the computer
•Make sure you are using the correct power supply, it should be 9VDC 600mA
•Try a different keyboard
Q:I am unable to select ports on the OmniView using the keyboard combinations.
•For Cascaded OmniViews make sure that all DIP switches on all levels other than the top level are all OFF.
Q:I have some computers that are
•Yes. You may need keyboard adapters (either F2N017 or F2N018).
Q:I am trying to cascade OmniViews but the lower level OmniViews are not working and/or are not responding to the port selections or "Hot Keys".
•Make sure that DIP switch 3 of the top level OmniView is set to OFF (or up). On all of the OmniViews below the top level, all DIP switches need to be OFF (or up).
•When cascading OmniViews, the
Q:I have the OmniView in scan mode and it skips ports that do not have anything connected to it.
•That is correct, the OmniView will only scan ports that have computers connected to it. It knows that something is connected to it by the power coming from the keyboard port.
MOUSE
Q: How do I control several computers if some use serial mice and others use PS/2?