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KVM Extender User Station &
Cat.5 KVM Extender
User Manual English
LINDY No. 32357, 32358, 32359
LINDY No. 39356, 39357
www.LINDY.com
Tested to Comply with
FCC Standards
For Commercial Use Only!
© LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED & LINDY-ELEKTRONIK GMBH - SECOND EDITION (FEB 2008)
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English Manual 2 Introduction Thank you for choosing the KVM Extender User Station Product series from LINDY. Each of the models have been designed to take full advantage of CAT.x structured cabling (where x means category 5, 5e or 6) to provide high quality linking plus ultimate flexibility for installers and operators alike. The User Stations can be either used in conjunction with LINDY MC5 KVM Switches or also as a CAT.5 Extender Product in combination with the C
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English Manual 3 Computer Access Modules (CAMs) There are five different formats, depending on the required computer connections. It is possible to combine USB user Stations with PS/2 CAMs and PS/2 User Stations with USB CAMs. If CAMs are used in combination with the MC5/-IP KVM Switches a dedicated video compensation should be used for each CAM that uses a CAT.5 cable longer than 10m. These settings are stored in the KVM Switch – for details please refer to the KVM Switc
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English Manual 4 Installation To connect a remote user 1 Place a User Station extender unit adjacent to the remote user location. 2 Attach the video monitor, keyboard, mouse, power adapter (and speaker) connectors to the sockets of the User Station module. 3 Lay a suitable length of category 5, 5e or 6 cabling between the User Station module and the MC5 unit or CAM. Please refer to the section Cable lengths for remote user locations opposite. 4 Attac
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English Manual 5 Operation Selecting and using computers To select a system using the keyboard: Use the hotkey to switch between the two computer systems. In each case, you need to simultaneously press the currently configured hotkeys (by default, CTRL and SHIFT) together with the number of the required system 1 or 2. To disconnect from both systems press the hotkeys followed by 0. Locking and unlocking the system In situations where the computer systems (and their lo
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English Manual 6 Video compensation A User Station may be connected to a CAM by a maximum of 300m (980 feet). The MC5 units allow computer systems to be placed up to 50m (160 feet) away and remote users to be extended by a maximum of 300m (980 feet) including the largest distance between any CAM and the MC5. Such long cable lengths can affect video signals, especially when higher screen resolutions are used. In order to eliminate any video signal degradation, all MC5 unit
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English Manual 7 To display a suitable high contrast image The best way to clearly view the effect of sharpness and brightness adjustments is to display a high contrast image, with vertical edges, on the screen. • Open a word processor, type the capital letter ‘H’, or ‘M’ and increase the point size to 72 or higher. For best results, the background should be white and the character should be black. • A BLACK shadow on the right of the character indicates UNDER compe
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English Manual 8 5. When no shadows are visible and the displayed images have crisp edges, press to exit configuration mode and permanently save all settings. The new compensation settings will be stored, even when power is removed or if a complete reset is initiated. These settings should not require further changes unless the cabling arrangements are altered. Remote user skew adjustment The category 5, 5e and 6 cabling consists of four pairs of wires per ca
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English Manual 9 create breaks across the colours and give you more opportunities to view the horizontal position of each colour relative to the others. 2. On the remote user keyboard (connected to a User Station C5 Pro or C5 USB 300), simultaneously, press the hotkeys (by default, and ) along with to enter configuration mode. The three keyboard indicators (‘Num Lock’, ‘Caps Lock’ and ‘Scroll Lock’) will now begin to flash in sequence. 3. As ap
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Radio Frequency Energy, Certifications 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. FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residenti
