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User Manual

CE-250

Read this guide thoroughly and follow the installation and operation procedures carefully in order to prevent any damage to the units and/or any devices that connect to them.

This package contains:

1 CE-250L KVM Extender (Local Unit)

1 CE-250R KVM Extender (Remote Unit)

1 CS Custom KVM Cable

2 Power Adapters

1 User Manual

If anything is damaged or missing, contact your dealer.

Manual Part No. PAPE-1221-100

Printing Date: 11/2006

Note: 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 residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna;

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver;

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that which the receiver is connected;

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.

Overview

Because the CE-250 KVM Extender System allows access to a computer system from a remote console (keyboard, monitor, and mouse), it is perfect for factory and construction sites, or any type of installation where the console needs to be in a conveniently accessible location, but you want the system equipment to reside in a safe place - away from dust, dirt, and harsh environmental influences.

The CE-250 System is also useful for control and security purposes, where you can have the system unit in a secure area at the same time that you put the console in a location that offers convenient access.

The CE-250 KVM Extender provides the ideal means to access the remote system box, since it improves on previous designs by using inexpensive Category 5 cable - the kind commonly used in Ethernet networks - instead of bulkier, more expensive, standard cables. Category 5 cabling makes for a much neater, more convenient, more reliable data transfer connection.

The CE-250 features a custom ASIC to ensure the utmost in reliability and compatibility, and can also sense the distance to the system and automatically adjust the gain to compensate.

Setup is as easy as can be - simply connect the computer system box and local console to the Local CE-250 Module; run the Cat. 5 cable to the Remote CE-250 Module (up to 150 meters away); and plug the remote console into the Remote Module.

Note: You can control numerous remote systems from a single console by combining the CE-250 with a KVM switch.

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Features

Built-in ASIC for greater reliability and compatibility

Cat 5 cable to connect the local and remote units – up to 150 meters apart

Dual console operation – control your system from both the local and remote PS/2 keyboard, monitor, and mouse consoles

Push button selection – of the active console

High resolution video – up to 1280 x 1024

Supports VGA, SVGA, and multisync monitors

Local monitor supports DDC; DDC2; DDC2B

Automatic gain control – automatically adjusts signal strength to compensate for distance

Easy to install – no software required – connecting cables to the devices is all it takes

System Requirements

Consoles

A VGA, SVGA, or Multisync monitor capable of the highest resolution that you will be using on any computer in the installation

A PS/2 style keyboard

A PS/2 style mouse

Note: 1. If you connect a DDC type monitor to the Local Unit, the monitor that connects to the Remote Unit must be able to support the highest video resolution that the DDC monitor can provide.

2.You must use the same brand and model of mouse on both the local and remote units.

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Computers

The following equipment must be installed on each computer that is to be connected to the system:

With PS/2 Type Connectors:

A VGA, SVGA, or Multisync card

A 6-pin mini-DIN mouse port

A 6-pin mini-DIN Keyboard port

With AT Type Connectors:

A VGA, SVGA or Multisync card

A DB-9 (standard serial), mouse port plus mouse adapter (part # 2A-105)*

A 5-pin DIN (standard AT), keyboard port plus keyboard adapter (part # 2A-106)*

* Not included - requires separate purchase.

Cables

Although it is possible to use standard KVM cables to link computers with PS/2 type keyboard and mouse ports to the CE-250L, for optimal signal integrity, and to simplify the layout, we strongly recommend that you use the high quality CS Custom KVM Cable that is provided with this package.

It is not possible to use standard KVM cables to link computers with AT type keyboard and mouse ports to the CE250L. For those computers, CS Custom KVM Cables must be used.

Category 5 cable is the minimum required to connect the local and remote CE-250 units. Cable of a lesser standard will result in degrading the video signal. For best performance, we strongly recommend Category 5 cable.

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