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Installation Installation Guide
2/4-Port HDMI Multimedia KVMP Switch with Audio
GCS1792 / GCS1794
PART NO. M1085 / M1086
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Package Contents – 1 x 2/4-Port HDMI KVMP Switch – 2/4 x HDMI KVM Cables (2 for GCS1792 / 4 for GCS1794) – 1 x USB to PS/2 Converter – 1 x Firmware Upgrade Cable – 1 x Power Adapter – 1 x Installation Guide – 1 x Warranty Card 4 5
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Requirements Console – A display with an HDMI or DVI input* – A USB Keyboard and Mouse Source Devices – Source devices with HDMI or DVI outputs* – USB port (if source supports keyboard, mouse or peripheral) Optional Analog Audio – Analog audio connections for speakers and mic. *Note: To connect to a DVI computer or monitor, please use the GHDMIFDVIM adapter, available at www.iogear.com 4 5
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Table of Contents GCS1792 Overview 7 Hotkey Setting Mode (HSM) 22 GCS1794 Overview 9 Mac Keyboard Emulation 24 Installation 12 Factory Default Hotkeys Settings 26 LED Indication 16 Firmware Upgrade 27 Port Switching 17 Upgrade Fail 32 Port Switching via Front Panel 17 Federal Communications Commission 34 (FCC) Statement Pushbutton CE Statement 36 Port Switching via Front Panel 18 Pushbutton (Alternative Settings) Limited Warranty 37 Port Switching via Hotkeys 19 Contact 38 Auto Scanning
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GCS1792 Overview Front View 1. Port 1 Pushbutton 4. Front Panel Console Analog Audio Port 2. Port 2 Pushbutton 5. Front Panel USB 2.0 Peripheral Sharing Port 3. Front Panel Console Mic. Port 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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Rear View 1. Firmware Upgrade Port 9. CPU2 Mic. Port 2. DC Power Jack 10. CPU2 Analog Audio Port 3. Console USB Mouse Port 11. CPU2 HDMI Video Port 4. Console USB Keyboard Port 12. CPU2 USB Port 5. USB 2.0 Peripheral Sharing Port 13. CPU1 Mic. Port 6. Console Mic. Port 14. CPU1 Analog Audio Port 7. Console HDMI Video Port 15. CPU1 HDMI Video Port 8. Console Analog Audio Port 16. CPU1 USB Port 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 8 9
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GCS1794 Overview Front View 1. Port 1 Pushbutton 4. Port 4 Pushbutton 2. Port 2 Pushbutton 5. Front Panel Console Mic. Port 3. Port 3 Pushbutton 6. Front Panel Console Analog Audio Port 7. Front Panel USB 2.0 Peripheral Sharing Port 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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Rear View 1. Firmware Upgrade Port 13. CPU3 Mic. Port 2. DC Power Jack 14. CPU3 Analog Audio Port 3. Console USB Mouse Port 15. CPU3 HDMI Video Port 4. Console USB Keyboard Port 16. CPU3 USB Port 5. USB 2.0 Peripheral Sharing Port 17. CPU2 Mic. Port 6. Console Mic. Port 18. CPU2 Analog Audio Port 7. Console HDMI Video Port 19. CPU2 HDMI Video Port 8. Console Analog Audio Port 20. CPU2 USB Port 9. CPU4 Mic. Port 21. CPU1 Mic. Port 10. CPU4 Analog Audio Port 22. CPU1 Analog Audio
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Installation Step 1 Please make sure your source devices and display are powered off before you start. Step 2 Plug the power adapter into the power outlet and connect it to the DC power jack from the KVM. 12 13
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Step 3 Connect the HDMI cable from your display to the console HDMI port. *If your display has a DVI input instead of HDMI, please connect the HDMI (F) to DVI (M) Adapter (Model No: GHDMIFDVIM) between your HDMI cable and your DVI connection from your display. 12 13
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Step 4 Connect your USB keyboard and mouse to the console USB keyboard port and console USB mouse port. *If you are using PS/2 keyboard and mouse, please use the included PS/2 to USB converter. Simply connect the PS/2 keyboard and mouse to the PS/2 keyboard and mouse port from the converter, then connect the USB port to the console USB keyboard port. 14 15
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Step 5 Connect a set of your HDMI KVM cable from the multimedia KVMP switch to each of your source devices – HDMI cable to the HDMI output and USB cable to open USB port from your source device. Connect the optional analog audio and mic connectors to your source device and if your device does not pass audio through HDMI cable. *If your source device has a DVI output instead of HDMI, please connect the HDMI (F) to DVI (M) Adapter (Model No: GHDMIFDVIM) between your source device and your HDMI
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LED Indication LED Description Online / Selected* Dim Orange A device is connected to the KVMP switch but the port is not on focus Online / Selected* Bright Orange The specific port has focus on the KVM (Keyboard, video and mouse) USB Link Green The specific port has focus on the USB peripheral sharing ports *Note: Online status is detected by the USB connection from the KVM cable; therefore, if your source device does not support USB, the KVM will not have online status light up as dim oran
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Port Switching Simply press the front panel Pushbutton from the multimedia KVMP switch or trigger hotkeys from your keyboard. Port Switching via Front Panel Pushbutton Function Description Switch all focus (KVM, analog audio and USB) to Press and hold the correspond push button for 2 a specific port seconds for the desire port that you wish to switch focus to. Switch KVM focus to a specific port Press the correspond push button once for the desire port that you wish to switch focus to. Swi
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Port Switching via Front Panel Pushbutton (Alternative Settings)* Function Description Switch all focus (KVM, analog audio and USB) to Press the correspond push button once for the a specific port desire port that you wish to switch focus to. Switch KVM focus to a specific port Press and hold the correspond push button for 2 seconds for the desire port that you wish to switch focus to. Switch analog audio focus to a specific port Press the correspond push button twice for the desire port th
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Port Switching via Hotkeys Port Switching via Hotkeys Hotkeys Description [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [Enter] Switch all focus (KVM, analog audio and USB) to the next port [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [Enter] Switch all focus (KVM, analog audio and USB) to port n* [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [k] [Enter] Switch KVM focus to the next port [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [k] [Enter] Switch KVM focus to port n* [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [s] [Enter] Switch analog audio focus to the next port**
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Port Switching via Hotkeys [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [k] [u] [Enter] Switch KVM and USB focus to port n* [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [k] [s] [Enter] Switch KVM and analog audio focus to port n* ** [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [u] [s] [Enter] Switch USB and analog audio focus to port n* *Note: n is an interval that stands for the Port number k stands for KVM focus s stands for analog audio focus u stands for USB focus **Note: If the audio is going though the HDMI cable along with
