Adder ALSTX/ALSRX - Manual

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 4 Contents 1. Introduction ..................................................................................... 6 1.1 AdderLink features..................................................................................6 1.2 Additional AdderLink Gold features .......

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 5 3. Using the AdderLink ...................................................................... 31 3.1 Power on status ......................................................................................31 3.2 AdderLink indicator lights.............................

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 6 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the AdderLink extender. Your AdderLink is designed totransfer keyboard, video, mouse and RS232 signals up to 200 metres over Category5 twisted pair cable. The AdderLink system consists of a transmitter (XL) and areceiver ...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 7 Power and activity indication confirm correct operation. Standard cable connections make installation easy and inexpensive. Robust metal case ensures good shielding and video quality. 19 inch rack mount kit available. Supports IBM PC compatibles and RS6000 compu...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 8 1.3 Product information Figure 1 – AdderLink XL transmitter and XR receiver

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 14 2. Installation 2.1 What you will need A category 5 (or better) twisted pair cable of the required length to connect the AdderLink XL and XR units together. These cables contain 4 pairs of twistedwires. Specifications and recommended cable types are given in ap...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 16 2.2 Mounting the AdderLink The AdderLink has been designed to be used either on a desktop or mounted in a19 inch rack. If the AdderLink is to be mounted in a 19 inch rack then you will needthe optional rack mounting kit (part code: RMK-AL). The AdderLink may al...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 19 2.4 Configuring your PC(s) Configure your PC in the same way that you would if your keyboard, mouse,speakers, microphone and monitor were all connected directly to your PC, butbearing in mind the following points: AdderLink emulates Microsoft compatible serial,...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 20 2. Video compensation / configuration mode (see section 2.8) This mode is entered by typing the hotkey combination (selected using the optionswitches) on the keyboard attached to the XR receiver. Once within videocompensation / configuration mode you can adjust...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 24 2.8 Setting the video compensation The AdderLink incorporates fine video compensation amplifiers to maximise thepicture quality for any given length of twisted pair cable. When you first plug in yourAdderLink you will probably notice that the picture appears bl...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 27 Options are then set by pressing a letter key followed by a number key followed bythe RETURN key. For example to select an RS232 baud rate of 1200 use thefollowing: Whilst within configuration mode press B B 1 1 f f The num, caps and scroll lock lights will ind...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 28 H1 H1 f f - Mouse compatible RS232 protocol (default) – overrides all other RS232 settings (see section 4.1) H2 H2 f f - RS232 protocol uses hardware handshaking H3 H3 f f - RS232 protocol uses no handshaking (1200 baud max.) M1 M1 f f - AdderLink Gold channels...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 29 2.11 Other useful installation information PC boot up sequence - When your PCs are powered on they communicate with any attached keyboards and mice and setup parameters required by the particularoperating system. It is necessary for the AdderLink to be attached...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 30 Mouse restoration functions should be used with care as unpredictableresults may occur if the wrong mouse type is selected. If in doubt restore themouse by powering down the PC normally. Standard PS/2 mouse data uses a different data format to IntelliMouse data...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 31 3. Using the AdderLink This section explains the general operation of the AdderLink. We recommend thatyou read this section before starting to use the product. 3.1 Power on status The AdderLink is ready for use as soon as the XR receiver and XL transmitter have...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 32 3.2 AdderLink indicator lights The AdderLink indicator lights have the following meaning AdderLink XL Indicator Colour Status Meaning POWER Green ON AdderLink is on and there is sufficientpower available OFF AdderLink is off and sufficient power is notavailable...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 33 AdderLink Gold XL Indicator Colour Status Meaning POWER Green ON AdderLink is on and there is sufficientpower available OFF AdderLink is off and sufficient power is notavailable FLASHING Insufficient power is available (marginal power) REMOTE A Red ON Keyboard ...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 34 3.3 Keyboard NUM, CAPS and SCROLL lock indicators The AdderLink uses the keyboard NUM, CAPS and SCROLL lock lights to indicatevarious operating conditions as follows: NUM, CAPS and SCROLL lock lights flash in sequence The AdderLink flashes the NUM, CAPS and SCR...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 35 NUM and SCROLL lock flash alternately with CAPS lock The AdderLink alternately flashes NUM and SCROLL lock and then CAPS lock onthe keyboard attached to the XR unit to indicate that the AdderLink is currentlylocked and is awaiting a password to be entered by th...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 37 3.5 Contending for control of the XL unit's computer (AdderLinkGold) Timeout mode On the AdderLink Gold, the computer attached to the XL unit may be accessed bythe control port (Keyboard/Monitor/Mouse/Speakers/Microphone) on the XL unit orthe control port on th...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 38 To enter compensation / configuration mode: press ba baf f release f fba ba To exit compensation / configuration mode: press f f release f f 3.7 Mouse control On the AdderLink Gold XR unit, the computers can conveniently be selected using athree button mouse or...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 39 audio with a higher peak-to-peak value than 5 volts this may affect the video picturecausing temporary loss of the picture during peak audio output. If you aretransferring such an audio signal then reduce the PC’s maximum output volumesetting until the picture ...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 40 baL baL When the XR unit is locked the video is switched off and the keyboard and mouseare disconnected from the computer. Locking the XR unit does not affect theoperation of the XL unit. To unlock the AdderLink XR unit enter the password followed by the RETURN...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 41 What to do if your AdderLink is locked and you have lost or forgotten thepassword If your AdderLink is locked and you have lost or forgotten the password then youmay clear the password if you have access to the XL unit. To clear the passwordpower down the XR un...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 42 4. AdderLink configuration options All the options described in this section are entered in AdderLink’s configurationmode - see section 3.6 for instructions on entering configuration mode. 4.1 RS232 protocol options RS232 serial ports are used for a wide variet...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 43 B1 B1 f f - Set RS232 baud rate to 1200 (default) B2 B2 f f - Set RS232 baud rate to 9600 S1 S1 f f - RS232 protocol uses 1 stop bit S2 S2 f f - RS232 protocol uses 2 stop bits (default) S3 S3 f f - RS232 protocol uses no parity (default) S4 S4 f f - RS232 prot...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 44 The AdderLink supports ‘Internet Mice’ that are compatible with the MicrosoftIntelliMouse. These are fitted with a wheel or other scroll control and sometimeshave additional buttons. Examples are: Microsoft IntelliMouseLogitech Pilot Mouse +Logitech MouseMan+Ge...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 45 Appendix A. Cable and connectorspecifications IMPORTANT NOTE The maximum cable lengths supported vary widely between devices andcables. It may be possible to use cables that are longer than those specifiedbelow with certain PCs and peripherals but this cannot b...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 47 A3. Twisted pair cable Many types of twisted pair cables are available. You may use unshielded twistedpair (UTP) or shielded twisted pair (STP) cable with the AdderLink. Ensure that thecable you use is of Category 5 or better specification. The AdderLink uses t...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 48 Maximising the video quality for long cable lengths All twisted pair cables are constructed so that each of the twisted pairs has a slightlydifferent twist rate. This is to reduce the electrical cross-talk between signalstravelling on adjacent pairs. This diffe...

AdderLink Installation and Use Page 50 Appendix B. Problem Solving Problem: Video picture is lost during very high audio output. Action: Reduce the maximum audio output level

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