CHAPTER 4: Configuration

key while you plug in the ServSwitch Duo; do not release SELECT until the ServSwitch Duo displays “C” to show that it is in configuration mode.

To enter configure mode while the ServSwitch Duo is running, hold down the SELECT key for 5 seconds until the front-panel display shows “C”.

In configuration mode, you can change settings by typing a single-letter command (for a given feature), followed by a single-digit numeric argument (for how you want that feature to behave), followed by the [Enter] key. Press the [Esc] (escape) key to abort a setting change before you fully enter it. The ServSwitch Duo will remain in configuration mode until you type the letter “E” followed by [Enter] key.

For example: To set the hotkey sequence to option #2 ([Ctrl] + [Shift] + command key), type [H][2][Enter] while the ServSwitch Duo is displaying “C”, then type [E][Enter] to exit configuration mode.

The remaining sections of this chapter describe the Switch’s user-configurable settings.

4.2.2SETTING THE SCREEN-SAVER TIMEOUT

The ServSwitch Duo has a programmable screen-saver function which will blank the display on both shared monitors after a certain time elapses with no activity on the shared keyboard or mouse of the active control port (or of either control port if the switchover timeout has expired—see Section 4.2.4). If a password has been set (see Section 4.2.9), the Switch will also lock itself when it activates the screen saver.

The Switch’s front-panel display will flash while the Switch is in screen-saver mode. If the switch is locked, you will have to type in the password to unlock it and deactivate the screen saver; otherwise, simply typing at the keyboard or moving the mouse of the active control port—or at either control port if the switchover timeout has expired—will restore the blanked monitor display. Use the “B” command (type [B] [digit] [Enter]) to set how long the ServSwitch Duo waits for keyboard or mouse activity before activating the screen saver:

B1 = Screen saver disabled (default)

B2 = Screen saver is activated after 1 minute of inactivity

B3 = 2 minutes

B4 = 4 minutes

B5 = 8 minutes

B6 = 12 minutes

B7 = 16 minutes

B8 = 20 minutes

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KV6104SA specifications

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