Black Box ACU5011A, ACU5010A manual Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter		Page
5. Operation		36
5.1	Power-Up Status	36
5.2	The Extender’s LEDs	37
5.3	How the Extender Uses the Keyboard LEDs	38
5.4	Things to Keep in Mind About the Keyboards and Mice	39
5.5	Keyboard Control: Hotkey Commands	40

5.6Hot-Plugging PS/2 Mice and Mouse Ports into the Extender

	and Re-Enabling Disconnected CPU PS/2 Mouse Ports	42
6. Upgrading the Extender’s Firmware		44
7. Troubleshooting		48
7.1	Forcing Automatic Video Compensation	48
7.2	Reporting and Compensating for Video Skew	49
7.3	Other Problems and Possible Solutions	53
7.4	Resetting the Extender (Hardware Reset)	54
7.5	Displaying the Extender’s Firmware Revision	54
7.6	Calling Black Box	55
7.7	Shipping and Packaging	55
Appendix: Cable Guidelines		56
A.1	Cabling from the Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse to the Receiver	... 56
A.2	Cabling from the Transmitter to the CPU	56
A.3	Twisted-Pair Cabling Between the Transmitter and Receiver	58

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