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4 Port ADDER View USB AV4USB-PC
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About this manual AdderView USB - Installation and Use First edition (November 1999) Part No. ADD0036/1 (c) 1999 Adder Technology Ltd. www.addertec.com All rights reserved. Whilst every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual, Adder Technology Ltd assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. We reserve the right to change the specifications, functions and circuitry o
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Warranty Adder Technology Ltd warrants that this product shall be free from defects in workmanship and materials for a period of one year from the date of original purchase. If the product should fail to operate correctly in normal use during the warranty period, Adder will replace or repair it free of charge. No liability can be accepted for damage due to misuse or circumstances outside Adder’s control. Also Adder will not be responsible for any loss, damage or injury arising directly or indire
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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 EMC directive 89/336/EEC FCC Compliance Statement (United States) This equipment has been tested and found to This equipment generates, uses and can radiate comply with the limits for a class B computing radio frequency energy and if not installed and device in accorda
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Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................... 6 1.1 Key features........................................................................................... 6 1.2 Package contents (models AV4USB-PC and AV4USB-MAC) ............... 7 1.3 Remote controller contents (part code: AVremote)................................ 7 1.4 Product information ............................................................................... 8 2. Installat
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3. Using the AdderView .................................................................... 19 3.1 Power on status ..................................................................................... 19 3.2 Front panel key ..................................................................................... 19 3.3 Switching between computers using the AdderView ............................. 20 3.4 Status display....................................................................................
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1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the AdderView USB. Your AdderView is a high performance keyboard, monitor, mouse and peripheral sharing device which supports a wide range of hardware and software platforms and connects to your computers via their USB ports. 1.1 Key features PC and MAC models Enables a keyboard, monitor, mouse and range of USB peripherals to be switched between four USB-enabled computers. Uses new innovative technology that is Patent Pending in the U.K. Numeric status di
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Supports monitor display data channel signalling (DDC1 & DDC2) enabling your computer to communicate with the monitor. Supports autoscan for easy monitoring of computer activity. Enables switching between all computer ports or just active computer ports for maximum convenience. PC models PS/2-style keyboard and mouse ports enable a traditional style PC keyboard and mouse to be connected to the AdderView. AdderView’s channel can be changed using keyboard hotkeys or a 3-button mouse. Traditi
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1.4 Product information Fig. 1 – AdderView USB mode AV4USB-PC Fig. 2 - Remote control pad / display (optional accessory) (Part: AVremote) AdderView USB Installation and Use Page 8
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Fig. 3 – AdderView USB model AV4USB-MAC AdderView USB Installation and Use Page 9
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2. Installation 2.1 What you will need A suitable USB-enabled operating system running on each of your computers. Suitable operating systems are Windows 98 release 2 or later and Mac OS 8.6 or later. Earlier operating system versions are not recommended and may cause ® ® occasional problems. Other operating systems such as Windows 2000, HP-UX , ® ® ® ® ® Linux , SCO UNIX , and Novell NetWare have USB support or are likely to add it soon. DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95 and Windows NT either do n
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You may connect standard 2 or 3 button PS/2 or IntelliMouse compatible mice to the PS/2 mouse port on the AdderView model AV4USB-PC. The AdderView supports ‘Internet Mice’ that are compatible with the Microsoft IntelliMouse. These are fitted with a wheel or other scroll control and sometimes have additional buttons. Examples are: Microsoft IntelliMouse Logitech Pilot Mouse + Logitech MouseMan+ Genius NetMouse Genius NetMouse Pro If you are using an AT keyboard with a 5 pin connector you may conn
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the type B connector (square) plugs into the AdderView. USB cables should be no longer than 5 metres but this distance may be extended with the use of USB hubs. You should use tri-coax video cables to achieve a good video picture (the type of thick cable that you see on computer monitor connections). Lower quality ‘data’ cables will function correctly but will generally give relatively poor video pictures and are only suitable for screen resolutions of 640 x 480. Any unused computer connections
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Figure 4 - a typical AdderView USB installation whereby a range of peripherals are shared between four computers AdderView USB Installation and Use Page 13
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2.4 Configuring the AdderView The AdderView USB is supplied pre-configured with factory defaults which are suitable for most applications. A row of option switches on the underside of the AdderView may be used to select various other configuration options as follows: AdderView USB Installation and Use Page 14
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2.4.1 Setting the USB enumeration guard time (option switches 5 and 6) A USB-enabled computer detects and configures USB peripherals when they are connected to or disconnected from its USB ports. This process is called enumeration. You can often see when the enumeration process is in progress as the computer will usually display a timer or hourglass for a few seconds after the connection of a USB peripheral whilst the device is being enumerated. This enumeration process will take place each time
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2.4.3 Setting the AdderView to scan all ports or just the active ports The AdderView’s front panel button may be used to select the required computer. To avoid the need to press the key more times than necessary the AdderView may be set to scan just the ports that have powered computers attached. When the AdderView has been set to scan these ‘active’ ports, only these ports may be selected using the front panel button. If you wish to be able to select all the ports, regardless of whether the con
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user does not wish to take advantage of this feature, it can be disabled using option switch 3. If the third button is being used to switch the AdderView then it is not available for use with PC software although the function of an IntelliMouse wheel is not affected. If you wish to use the full function of a 3 button mouse or IntelliMouse for your PC software then you should disable mouse channel switching. 2.5 Powering on the AdderView The AdderView is powered from the supplied mains power adap
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2.7 Re-enabling a disconnected PS/2 mouse (AV4USB-PC only) If you disconnect the PS/2-style mouse from the AdderView by accident during operation then the mouse operation will be lost when the mouse is plugged back in. To avoid having to reboot the entire system in this situation the AdderView is fitted with an automatic mouse recovery system. With the PS/2 mouse disconnected, change the channel using the front panel key or keyboard hotkeys. The AdderView detects that the mouse has been disconne
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3. Using the AdderView This section explains the general operation of the AdderView. We recommend that you read this section before starting to use the product. 3.1 Power on status At power on the AdderView selects computer number 1 and displays '1' on the front panel numerical display. 3.2 Front panel key The front panel key is used to select which channel (1 to 4) is currently connected to the user ports (coloured green on the rear panel) and which is currently controlled by the shared keyboar