Black Box ACS236A - Manuals

Page 2 - THE SERVSWITCHTM FAMILY; Welcome to the ServSwitch; TM

1 THE SERVSWITCH™ FAMILY Welcome to the ServSwitch TM Family! Thank you for purchasing a BLACK BOX ® ServSwitch ™ Brand KVM-switching accessory! We appreciate your business, and we think you’ll appreciate the manyways that your new ServSwitch keyboard/video/mouse switch will save you money,time, and...

Page 3 - TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL

2 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND FIBER KVM EXTENDERS DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY This is to certify that, when installed and used according to the instructions in thismanual together with the specified cables, the ServSwitch™ Brand Fiber KVMExtender is shielded against the generation of radio interference in accor...

Page 5 - que el aparato eléctrico sea operado.

4 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND FIBER KVM EXTENDERS NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ...

Page 6 - NOM STATEMENT

5 NOM STATEMENT 12. Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del equipo no sea eliminada. 13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos,poniendo particular aten...

Page 7 - SERVSWITCHTM BRAND FIBER KVM EXTENDERS; Contents; Chapter

6 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND FIBER KVM EXTENDERS Contents Chapter Page 1. Specifications ............................................................................................. 8 2. Introduction ............................................................................................. 112.1 Overview...

Page 9 - cable with at least five strands (not included)

8 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND FIBER KVM EXTENDERS 1. Specifications CableRequired — 62.5/125-µm or 50/125-µm multimode fiberoptic breakout cable with at least five strands (not included) Compliance — CE (EN 55022, 50082-1); FCC Class A, IC Class/classe A Interfaces — Both ACS235A and ACS236A: Extension: Multi...

Page 10 - CHAPTER 1: Specifications; Modules; User Controls —; Both ACS235A and ACS236A, rear-mounted on the; Indicators —; Both ACS235A and ACS236A, on both the Local and

9 CHAPTER 1: Specifications MaximumOptical Loss — 5 dB Maximum Distance — 1000 m (3281 ft.) between Extender’s Local and Remote Modules User Controls — Both ACS235A and ACS236A, rear-mounted on the Remote Module:(2) Rear-mounted dials for contrast and brightness;(3) Rear-mounted trimpots for adjusti...

Page 11 - Up to 80% noncondensing; Power —

10 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND FIBER KVM EXTENDERS Connectors(continued) — ACS236A: Front-mounted on Local Module: (1) 8-pin mini-DIN female for CPU’s keyboard and mouse ports; (1) HD15 male for CPU’s video port (if it’s VGA type);(1) 13W3 male for CPU’s video port (if it’s legacy Sun type); (1) DB9 female fo...

Page 12 - CHAPTER 2: Introduction; or IBM

11 CHAPTER 2: Introduction 2. Introduction 2.1 Overview The purpose of the ServSwitch™ Brand Fiber KVM Extender is to greatly extendthe distance between a Sun ® or IBM ® PC compatible computer CPU and the keyboard, mouse, monitor, and serial or parallel peripheral that the computeroperator will be u...

Page 13 - • The Extender’s Local Module.

12 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND FIBER KVM EXTENDERS 2.2 The Complete Package Before you do anything else with it, verify that you received everything you shouldhave with your ServSwitch Brand Fiber KVM Extender. These components comewith both models of the Extender: • The Extender’s Local Module. • The Extende...

Page 14 - CHAPTER 3: Configuring the ACS235A; Chapter 4; Configuring for RGB Video; NOTE; RGB M; jumper (so that it generates the CSYNC signal needed by the RGB

13 CHAPTER 3: Configuring the ACS235A 3. Configuring the ACS235A This chapter describes how to configure the PC model of the ServSwitch™ BrandFiber KVM Extender (ACS235A). If your Extender is the Sun model (ACS236A),see Chapter 4 . 3.1 Configuring for RGB Video In normal configuration at delivery ti...

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14 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND FIBER KVM EXTENDERS the JP1 , JP2 , and JP3 locations to deactivate the decoupling diodes (so that the Remote Module leaves the sync signals on the color signals), and remove thejumpers at JP9 and JP12 to disable VSYNC and force the sync polarity signals negative (see Sections 3...

Page 17 - the Remote Module, and if RGB, which signals and how (jumpers; Figure 3-1. The locations of the ACS235A Local Module’s jumpers.

16 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND FIBER KVM EXTENDERS 3.2 Setting the Jumpers in the Local Module (Optional) There are six user-settable jumpers inside the Local Module of the ServSwitchBrand Fiber KVM Extender. They control these options: • Whether the Local Module transmits VGA (default) or RGB video signals t...

Page 18 - on the local side

17 CHAPTER 3: Configuring the ACS235A 3.2.1 T HE VGA/RGB J UMPERS (JP6, JP10, AND JP11) If you’ll be using a VGA monitor in your Extender system, leave these jumpers setas they are (in their factory-default positions). But if you need to use an RGBmonitor instead, take these steps (refer to Figure 3...

Page 19 - But if you’ll be controlling the gain manually (see

18 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND FIBER KVM EXTENDERS 3.2.2 VGA- TO -RGB S YNC -G ENERATION J UMPER JP2 For most applications you should leave this jumper installed. However, if you areusing the Extender to connect a VGA video card or other VGA source to an RGBmonitor, remove this jumper as shown in Figure 3-3. ...

Page 20 - Figure 3-6. The locations of the ACS235A Remote Module’s jumpers.

19 CHAPTER 3: Configuring the ACS235A 3.3 Setting the Jumpers in the Remote Module (Optional) There are six user-settable jumpers inside the Remote Module of the ServSwitchBrand Fiber KVM Extender. They control these options: • Whether the Remote Module strips the sync signals from the color signals...

Page 21 - empty (the default setting) so that these diodes will be; be made “right” by installing these jumpers!; Installed

20 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND FIBER KVM EXTENDERS 3.3.1 T HE S YNC - ON -C OLOR J UMPERS (JP1, JP2, AND JP3) The Local Module of the ServSwitch Brand Fiber KVM Extender addssynchronization signals to the color signals for transmission across the fiber link. Ifyou are using a VGA monitor (which is probably no...

Page 22 - Jumpers on right-hand posts

21 CHAPTER 3: Configuring the ACS235A 3.3.2 R EMOTE G AIN -C ONTROL J UMPER B ANK JP8 If you’ll be using automatic gain control (AGC) in your Extender system, leave thejumpers ON the right-hand posts of each of the three pairs of JP8 jumper posts, as shown below. (This is the factory-default setting...

Page 23 - as shown in Figure 3-9 this causes the Remote Module to; With jumper

22 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND FIBER KVM EXTENDERS 3.3.3 VSYNC E NABLE /D ISABLE J UMPER JP9 It is possible to use the Extender to connect a VGA monitor to a computer thatoutputs RGB video that superimposes CSYNC on the green signal. In this situation,depending on the computer, the Remote Module might express...

Page 24 - CHAPTER 4: Configuring the ACS236A; Chapter 3; and

23 CHAPTER 4: Configuring the ACS236A 4. Configuring the ACS236A This chapter describes how to configure the Sun model of the ServSwitch™ BrandFiber KVM Extender (ACS236A). If your Extender is the PC model (ACS235A),see Chapter 3 . 4.1 Setting the Jumpers in the Local Module (Optional) There are fou...

Page 25 - Figure 4-1. The locations of the ACS236A Local Module’s jumpers.

24 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND FIBER KVM EXTENDERS Figure 4-1. The locations of the ACS236A Local Module’s jumpers. 4.1.1 T HE V IDEO -H ANDLING J UMPERS JP2 AND JP10 Jumpers JP2 and JP10 in the Local Module control how the Extender handles video signals, depending on whether the computer outputs VGA signals ...

Page 27 - Figure 4-5. The locations of the ACS236A Remote Module’s jumpers.

26 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND FIBER KVM EXTENDERS 4.2 Setting the Jumpers in the Remote Module (Optional) There are two user-settable jumpers inside the Remote Module of the ServSwitchBrand Fiber KVM Extender. They control these options: • Whether the Remote Module uses automatic (default) or manual gain con...

Page 29 - CSYNC and VSYNC

28 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND FIBER KVM EXTENDERS 4.2.2 VSYNC E NABLE /D ISABLE J UMPER JP9 It is possible to use the Extender to connect a VGA monitor to a legacy Suncomputer that outputs Sun video with CSYNC superimposed on the green signal.(If you do this, make sure that jumpers JP2 and JP10 in the Local ...

Page 30 - Appendix A; a VGA; a Sun video; both at once

29 CHAPTER 5: Installation 5. Installation 5.1 Guidelines and Limitations for Attaching Equipment This section discusses a few things you need to keep in mind about the types ofdevices you can attach to a ServSwitch™ Brand Fiber KVM Extender. As you readthe rest of this section, you might want to re...

Page 31 - The ACS235A Extender supports IBM PC compatible desktop CPUs

30 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND FIBER KVM EXTENDERS 5.1.1 CPU The ACS235A Extender supports IBM PC compatible desktop CPUs; it does not support laptops . A CPU must have these kinds of interfaces to work fully with the ACS235A Extender: • Video: VGA, SVGA, XGA, or XGA-2. (Also supports most CPUs that output RG...

Page 32 - CHAPTER 5: Installation; only

31 CHAPTER 5: Installation 5.1.4 K EYBOARD AND M OUSE The ACS235A Extender’s keyboard and mouse interfaces are standard PS/2 typeinterfaces, so you can attach just about any standard PS/2 compatible keyboardand mouse to the Extender. Do not attach serial mice or bus mice to the Extender; they will n...

Page 33 - I n t h e u n i v e r s a l d i r e c t i o n s i n t h i s s e c t i o n a n d i n; S e c t i o n 5 . 3

32 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND FIBER KVM EXTENDERS 5.2 Connecting a CPU or KVM Switch to the Local Module NOTE I n t h e u n i v e r s a l d i r e c t i o n s i n t h i s s e c t i o n a n d i n S e c t i o n 5 . 3 , w e ’ l l sometimes refer to separate keyboard and mouse connections eventhough there will on...

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33 CHAPTER 5: Installation 2. Take the connectors at the other end of the cable and plug them into the equipment you want to attach. ACS235A only: Be very careful not to get the cable’s keyboard and mouse strands backwards. • If you’re attaching a CPU or a KVM switch with separate user-side connecto...

Page 35 - Do; of the Remote Module’s; must

34 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND FIBER KVM EXTENDERS 5.3 Connecting User Equipment or a KVM Switch to the Remote Module NOTE FOR ACS236A Do not plug monitors, switches, etc., into both of the Remote Module’s video connectors at the same time. Take these steps to attach your user equipment directly to the Extend...

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36 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND FIBER KVM EXTENDERS 5.4 Running Fiber Cable Between the Local and Remote Modules You’ll need breakout-style fiberoptic cabling with at least five fibers to connect theExtender’s Local Module to its Remote Module. What type of cable(s) you use willdepend on where you’re going to ...

Page 38 - Local; and “2,” the ports on the; Remote; Module are arranged in the order; Connecting Power to the Local and Remote Modules

37 CHAPTER 5: Installation CAUTION! One of the most common errors in cabling the Extender is to attachfiber strands “1” and “2” to the Remote Module backwards (strand 1to port 2, strand 2 to port 1). Notice that while the fiber ports on the Local Module are arranged in left-to-right order as “R,” “G...

Page 41 - for ways in which you can modify the way

40 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND FIBER KVM EXTENDERS 6.2 Making Video Adjustments with the Remote Module’s User Controls If the image from your computer that’s displayed on the remote monitor is badlydistorted, this might be the result of a video-signaling problem. Refer to Chapter 3 (especially Section 3.2.1 )...

Page 42 - Problem: I can’t get a picture on my monitor screen.; Check the LEDs on the rear panels of the Extender units:; Problem: The picture on my monitor screen rolls uncontrollably.

41 CHAPTER 7: Troubleshooting 7. Troubleshooting 7.1 Things to Try First Here are a few problems that sometimes occur in a ServSwitch™ Brand Fiber KVMExtender system, along with possible causes and solutions. Problem: I can’t get a picture on my monitor screen. Check the LEDs on the rear panels of t...

Page 43 - do not attempt to alter or repair the unit; Shipping and Packaging

42 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND FIBER KVM EXTENDERS 7.2 Calling Black Box If you determine that your ServSwitch Brand Fiber KVM Extender ismalfunctioning, do not attempt to alter or repair the unit . It has no user-serviceable components. Contact Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500. Before you do, make...

Page 44 - A.1 Connectors on Both Models; VGA V

43 Appendix A: Pinouts Here are the pinouts for the ServSwitch™ Brand Fiber KVM Extender’s device andpower connectors. A.1 Connectors on Both Models A.1.1 T HE VGA V IDEO C ONNECTORS Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Red 8 Blue Ground 2 Green 10 Sync Ground 3 Blue 13 Horizontal Sync (HSYNC) 6 Red Ground 14 Ve...

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44 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND FIBER KVM EXTENDERS A.2 Connectors on the ACS235A A.2.1 T HE PS/2 K EYBOARD C ONNECTOR Pin Signal 1 Keyboard Data 2 (No Connection) 3 Keyboard Ground 4 VCC (+5 VDC) 5 Keyboard Clock 6 (No Connection) A.2.2 T HE PS/2 M OUSE C ONNECTOR Pin Signal 1 Mouse Data 2 (No Connection) 3 M...

Page 49 - Rackmounting the Extender; front-panel device connectors

48 SERVSWITCH™ BRAND FIBER KVM EXTENDERS Appendix B: Rackmounting the Extender If you want to mount one or two ServSwitch™ Brand Fiber KVM Extender Local orRemote Modules in a standard 19" equipment rack, you can use the Single-ModuleRackmount Kit (product code RMK235) or the Dual-Module Rackmou...

Page 50 - APPENDIX B: Rackmounting the Extender; Using the included hex tool, screw four of the included hex screws

49 APPENDIX B: Rackmounting the Extender 4. Using the included hex tool, screw four of the included hex screws through the holes in the flanges and into the Module to secure the Module to the frame. 5. Dual-Module Kit only: Repeat steps 2 through 4 for the other Module. 6. Match the mounting holes a...

Page 51 - Black Box Corporation; Customer Support Information:

JANUARY 2001 ACS235AACS236A R G B 2 1 FIBER KVM EXTENDER Power Remote Unit FREE tech support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746 . Mailing address: Black Box Corporation , 1000 Park Dr., Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 World-Wide Web: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox...

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