Tripp Lite B004-DUA2-K-R Switch User Manual


 
Operation (continued)
Keyboard Hot Keys
User-defi nable hotkeys for PC selection:
Hot key sequence = Ctrl - Alt - [command key]*
* Please refer to the next section for keys that are qualifi ed to be used as a command key.
• Note that these three keys should be pressed and held together. And it is upon the release of all three keys
that the switching action will be executed.
Universal hot key for switching to next port:
Universal hot key sequence = ScrLk + ScrLk
* For other operating systems on PC such as Linux, you can still use this special hot key to facilitate PC
switching. This special hot key is not available for Mac.
• Both the universal hot key, ScrLk + ScrLk and the user-defi nable hot key, Ctrl - Alt - [command key] WILL
NOT allow you to switch to an empty port that is not connected with any computer. To force your KVM to
switch to an empty port, just press the face-panel button to switch.
• Each keystroke within a hot key sequence should be pressed within 2 seconds. Otherwise, the hot key
sequence will not be validated.
• After port switching, you have to wait until the KVM Switcher icon shows forth the target port before you
can perform next switching again.
• All the hot keys are only functional after your PCs are booting into the OS. If you want to switch PC in the
BIOS/pre-boot stage, press the face-panel button to switch.
KVM Switcher Software (only for Windows platform)
In addition to PC switching, the KVM Switcher Software also allows you more advanced
functions such as described in the next section.
KVM Switching Operation Reference
Switching PCs by Operation Menu
Right-click the KVM Switcher icon to evoke
the operation menu, then select whichever PC
is available for switching. Once you select
a PC channel, it will immediately switch to
that PC. Note that the unconnected port(s) or
the active port will be grayed-out and hence
non-selectable.
Windows
Mac OS
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KVM Switching Operation Reference (continued)
Switching PCs by Keyboard Hot keys
Hit the hot key according to your current hot key defi nition:
Hot key sequence = Ctrl - Alt - [command key]*
* The factory default hot key setting is Ctrl + Alt + 1/2 for PC 1/2. You can also use ScrLk + ScrLk to
switch PC.
Start Auto-Scan
Right-click the KVM Switcher icon to evoke the operation menu, then select Start Auto-Scan
to activate auto-scanning.
Stop Auto-Scan
(While auto-scanning) Right-click the KVM Switcher icon to evoke the operation menu,
then select Stop Auto-Scan to de-activate auto-scanning. Or you can press any button on the
face-panel to stop Auto-scan.
Auto-Scan Period
Select the Auto-scan period from 10 ~ 60 seconds with an increment of 5 seconds. The Auto-
scan period is the time your KVM Switch will wait before switching to the next PC.
KVM Switcher Confi guration
Right-click the KVM Switcher icon and select Settings or double-click the icon to bring up
the confi guration dialog box.
Defi ne Hot Key Commands
You can specify the command key as you like by typing it in. For example, you can specify
the hot key for switching to PC 1 as CTRL - ALT - A by typing an A (not case-sensitive) in
the editable fi eld.
Hot Key Sequence = CTRL - ALT - [command key]*
* The command key is user-defi nable via the confi guration dialog box.
• Please note that if you intend to modify the command key, you have to modify them on each and every one
of the connected computers, since the hot key setting is stored within each connected computer.
• Except those control keys such as Alt, Ctrl, Shift, CAPS, Tab, Esc and those functions keys and edit keys,
all other keys on the keyboard, including those number keys on the number pad, are all keys qualifi ed to be
used as hot key command keys. In addition to the software KVM Switching by the operation menu and the
user-defi ned hot keys, you can always use the universal hot key for PC switching – ScrLk + ScrLk
Fix Audio Port to One PC
Check this option and then select the PC to fi x the audio/mic channel to the selected PC.
Once this option is checked, the audio/mic channel will be fi xed and become non-switchable.
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