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Page 2 - Radio Frequency Energy

Page 2 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Radio Frequency Energy Shielded cables must be used with this equipment to maintain compliance with radio frequency energy emission regulations and ensure a suitably high level of immunity to electromagnetic disturbances. European E...

Page 3 - Contents; Using the LINDY CPU Switch

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 3 Contents 1. Introduction 1.1 Key features ......................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Package contents ................................................................

Page 4 - Features; Key Features of LINDY CPU Switch; contents

Page 4 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the LINDY CPU Switch. Your LINDY CPU Switch is a high performance keyboard, monitor and mouse sharing device which supports a wide range of PC hardware and software platforms. 1.1 Key Feature...

Page 5 - information; Figure 1 - LINDY CPU Switch (2 port version supporting 2 PCs)

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 5 1.3 Product information Figure 1 - LINDY CPU Switch (2 port version supporting 2 PCs) Figure 2 - LINDY CPU Switch (4 port version supporting 4 PCs)

Page 8 - Figure 6 – LINDY CPU 16 OSD Switch Front & Rear views

Page 8 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Figure 6 – LINDY CPU 16 OSD Switch Front & Rear views (16 port version supporting 16 PCs)

Page 9 - What you will need

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 9 2. Installation 2.1 What you will need • Cables to connect the LINDY CPU Switch to each of your PC keyboard, video and mouse ports. Cable specifications are given in appendix B. (You do not need to connect a mouse cable if you are n...

Page 10 - Mounting the LINDY CPU Switch; Connecting your devices; LINDY CPU 2 & 4 Switches

Page 10 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD 2.2 Mounting the LINDY CPU Switch LINDY CPU 2 & 4 Switches LINDY CPU 4 OSD, 8 OSD & 16 OSD Switches The LINDY CPU Switch has been designed to be used either on a desktop or mounted close to the computer system boxes which i...

Page 11 - Configuring your PCs; PC boot up sequence

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 11 The LINDY CPU Switch is now ready for connection to the mains using the mains power adapter supplied. It is important to apply power to the LINDY CPU Switch first, then power on the monitor and each of the computers in turn. Failur...

Page 12 - Mouse characteristics; - do not unplug a PS/2 mouse connection from a PC whilst the PC is on.; Keyboard and mouse mode switching; - The LINDY CPU Switch keeps a log of the keyboard; IMPORTANT NOTE

Page 12 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Mouse characteristics - do not unplug a PS/2 mouse connection from a PC whilst the PC is on. Due to the design of PS/2 mice communications the mouse function on the PC will be lost and you will have to re-boot the PC to regain norm...

Page 13 - Hot plugging the LINDY CPU Switch into running systems and

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 13 2.7 Hot plugging the LINDY CPU Switch into running systems and re-enabling disconnected CPU PS/2 mouse connections It is advisable to switch off the systems that are going to be connected to the LINDY CPU Switch before installation...

Page 15 - read this section before starting to use the product.; Power on status; is entered. The 16 port model is also fitted with a power indicator.

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 15 3. Using the LINDY CPU Switch This section explains the general operation of the LINDY CPU Switch. We recommend that you read this section before starting to use the product. 3.1 Power on status At power on the LINDY CPU Switch sel...

Page 16 - Front panel keys and remote controller

Page 16 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD 3.3 Front panel keys and remote controller KEY LINDY CPU 2 LINDY CPU 4 LINDY CPU 4 OSD LINDY CPU 8 OSD LINDY CPU 16 OSD The SELECT key is used to select which channel is currently controlled by the shared keyboard, mouse and monito...

Page 17 - display; keys on the inactive control port’s keyboard will

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 17 3.4 Status display The status display usually shows the currently selected port. If autoscan mode is selected, the segments will illuminate in sequence in a clockwise direction interspersed with a display of the currently selected ...

Page 18 - Keyboard hotkey control; and; CPU 8 OSD

Page 18 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD 3.6 Keyboard hotkey control LINDY CPU Switch can be conveniently controlled by selecting channel, autoscan mode or security locking from the keyboard. All of the hotkey control commands are invoked by holding down the two hotkeys a...

Page 19 - CPU 4 OSD, 8 OSD and 16 OSD Only

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 19 Hotkey Sequence CPU 4 OSD, 8 OSD and 16 OSD Only ‘HOTKEYs’ & 0 Displays the on screen menu for selecting computers by name ‘HOTKEYs’ & $ Selects autoscan mode where each channel is displayed for the selected time (see secti...

Page 20 - On Screen Menu control; Computer; NT Server B

Page 20 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD 3.7 On Screen Menu control IMPORTANT NOTE This next section dealing with the On Screen Menu control is a feature only supported on the LINDY CPU 4 OSD, 8 OSD & 16 OSD versions. On-screen menu (CPU 4 OSD & CPU 8 OSD) Port nu...

Page 21 - Deleting a computer from the menu list

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 21 digits on the CPU 16 OSD model (adding a leading 0 if necessary). ). If you are using cascaded LINDY CPU Switches, the cascade routing will need to be entered (see section 3.10 for more details). To specify port 5 on a LINDY CPU Sw...

Page 22 - control; LINDY CPU Switch Remote control; shows the channel selected and mouse / keyboard and data activity.; Cascading LINDY CPU Switches

Page 22 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD 3.8 Mouse control The channels can conveniently be changed on the LINDY CPU Switch by using a three button mouse or IntelliMouse. In order to switch to the next channel simply hold down the central mouse button or wheel button and ...

Page 23 - ts

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 23 For example, consider a situation where two LINDY CPU Switch units are connected together (as shown in figures 7 and 8). To connect to the computer attached to port 3 on LINDY CPU Switch B the user would hold down the hotkey keys t...

Page 24 - Figure 7 - A typical cascade of two LINDY CPU Switches (CPU 4 versions)

Page 24 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Figure 7 - A typical cascade of two LINDY CPU Switches (CPU 4 versions) Figure 8 - A typical cascade of two LINDY CPU Switches (CPU 8 OSD versions)

Page 25 - LINDY CPU Switch configuration options; seconds until the front panel display shows ‘C’.; Screen saver time delay

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 25 4. LINDY CPU Switch configuration options The LINDY CPU Switch is supplied pre-configured with factory defaults which are suitable for most applications. There are a number of more advanced features and functions which can be set b...

Page 26 - options

Page 26 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD 4.2 Display options The LINDY CPU Switch display has a flashing dot which will activate whenever the keyboard or mouse are used. Certain users may prefer to disable this flashing dot by setting the D2, D4 or D6 options. The remote ...

Page 27 - Autoscan ‘lock on’ mode and delay time; the keypad, the keyboard hotkeys or the mouse.

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 27 4.4 Autoscan ‘lock on’ mode and delay time LINDY CPU Switch can be set to select each channel in turn for a period of time set by the Autoscan delay time. Autoscan mode is entered by typing the hotkey keys together with $ . By defa...

Page 28 - Timeout setting for switching between the local and remote

Page 28 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD 4.5 Timeout setting for switching between the local and remote keyboard/mouse ports (A and B) If you are controlling the LINDY CPU Switch from two locations then you will have connected keyboards, monitors and mice to the local and...

Page 29 - Keyboard hotkey combination; channels to be selected via a single key stroke.

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 29 Standard PS/2 and IntelliMouse compatible mice can be connected to control ports A and B in any combination. You may configure your CPUs using Microsoft PS/2 or IntelliMouse drivers in any combination as required. The IntelliMouse ...

Page 30 - response shown to

Page 30 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD 4.8 Firmware functions (version query, mouse restore and reset) For technical support purposes, it may be necessary to find the firmware release version for the control software in your LINDY CPU Switch. For example, if the release...

Page 31 - Setting a security password; typing the correct password on the keyboard.; Exit configure mode

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 31 4.9 Setting a security password There are many situations where unrestricted access to corporate file servers or sensitive information needs to be controlled. In such circumstances, the LINDY CPU Switch can be locked away in a room...

Page 32 - LINDY CPU Switch

Page 32 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Appendix A. LINDY CPU Switch Configuration Summary KEYS CONFIGURATION DESCRIPTION CPU 2 CPU 4 CPU 4 OSD CPU 8 OSD CPU 16 OSD % Screen saver disabled (default) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes % Blank screen after 1 minute of inactivity Yes Yes ...

Page 34 - Cable and connector specifications

Page 34 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Appendix B. Cable and connector specifications IMPORTANT NOTE The maximum cable lengths supported vary widely between devices and cables. It may be possible to use cables that are longer than those specified below with certain PCs ...

Page 35 - CABLE CONNECTION

LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Installation & Use – English Guide Page 35 CABLE CONNECTION CABLE SPECIFICATION LINDY CPU Switch to PCs 1 to 16 RS232 serial mice These require a special converter to connect the RS232 lines present on the LINDY CPU Switch mouse ports to the RS232 port on a PC. The wiring i...

Page 36 - Problem Solving; PROBLEM

Page 36 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Appendix C. Problem Solving PROBLEM ACTION Poor video quality with smearing fuzziness or ripple. Use screened coaxial video cables to connect your devices to the LINDY CPU Switch. Mouse does not move cursor on screen Ensure that th...

Page 38 - Notes

Page 38 Installation & Use – English Guide LINDY ELECTRONICS LTD Notes