Avitech Sequoia-2x2V Quick Start Manual

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Setup the Sequoia-2x2V

(The following figure shows a sample setup of an Avitech Sequoia connected to two computer systems and one laptop computer.)

NOTE: Two optional stands allow you to save space when
using the Sequoia. Carefully slide the stands into the
Sequoia, taking care to observe the correct orientation (the
Sequoia side with the smooth flat surface “without grooves”
should fit into the stand).

1. Connect one end of the Sequoia all-in-one

cable to the COMPUTER 1 connector on the rear
panel. Connect the other end to the first
computer system’s USB or PS-2, and audio
ports by matching the colors of the respective
connector. Connect another Sequoia all-in-one
cable to the COMPUTER 2 connector on the rear
panel and the other end to the second computer
system’s USB or PS-2, and audio ports.

IMPORTANT: You are highly recommended to use the USB
connection when available instead of the PS-2 connection.
In case no USB connection is available and you have to use
the PS-

2 connection, make sure to first turn on power to your

Sequoia (refer to a later step), then turn on power to your
computer system afterwards.
(For Windows 2000 users) Upon connecting the USB
device for the first time on your computer system, you may
be required to perform the on-screen steps to be able to use
the USB device.

2.

Connect the monitor display’s DVI / HDMI signal

cable (a DVI-to-HDMI converter may be
required) to the Sequoia’s HDMI OUT

connector on

the rear panel.

3. Connect one end of the DVI / VGA / YPbPr
signal cable (a VGA-to-DVI converter may be
required) to the DVI-I IN COMPUTER 1 connector
on the rear panel. Connect the other end to the
first computer system’s DVI / VGA port.
Connect another DVI / VGA / YPbPr signal cable
to the DVI-I IN COMPUTER 2 connector on the rear
panel and the other end to the second computer
system’s DVI / VGA port.

4. Connect the two HD-SDI / SD-SDI / composite

signal cables to the VIDEO IN 1 and VIDEO IN 2
connectors; and the two audio signal cables to
the respective AUDIO IN 1 and AUDIO IN 2
connectors on rear panel.

5. Connect the Ethernet cable from the IP port on

the Sequoia’s rear panel to the router. Connect
one Ethernet cable from the router to the first
computer and another Ethernet cable from the
router to the second computer.

6. Connect the mouse and keyboard devices to the
mouse and keyboard USB ports located on the
Sequoia’s front panel.

7. Connect one end of the 12 V DC power
adapter to the Sequoia by turning the head to
screw it securely.

NOTE (for USA customers only): Connect one end of
the included AC power cord to the 12 V DC power
adapter and the other end to a power outlet (make sure
that power is available).

8. Press the power switch to the ON position.

The image will be displayed on the monitor
display.

9. Turn on the power or re-boot the connected
first / second computer systems at this time if
you are using the PS-2 connection instead of
the USB connection (refer to Step 1).

NOTE: There is no need to re-boot computer system(s)
if you are using the USB connection (Plug-and-Play
feature).

10. Move the mouse or press Pause/Break key

and you will see the mouse pointer on the
monitor display.

11. Move the mouse pointer to the window’s top

right portion of a particular computer and
when the pop-up menu appears,

click the “

↵↵↵↵

” symbol.

12. To enable audio output on any window,

double-click the audio tally and it will
turn to signifying that audio output is
coming from a particular window.

NOTE: By default, the audio output would correspond
to the active window. To enable audio output other than
the active window, disable the item Audio Output from

Active Window (remove checkmark) under
SettingsSystem ParameterSequoia Properties

in the Galaxy program (refer to chapter 3 of the User
Manual for details).

Use the “Ctrl + O” (mute) and “” (decrease
volume level) / “” (increase volume level)
hot keys for audio control.

November, 2011 R1.3

Quick Start Guide

Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Avitech Sequoia-2 x

2V

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for a quick setup of your Sequoia-2x

2V

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Using the Remote Computer for Control

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Operating Modes

NOTE: In case you wish to use the remote computer for
control (as opposed to directly connecting the mouse and
keyboard to your Sequoia on Step 6), perform the
following steps.

1. Connect the USB B-type connector end of the
included USB-A to USB-B cable to the USB
B-type connector on the Sequoia’s front panel.
Connect the cable’s USB A-type connector
end to the remote computer’s USB port (make
sure that the mouse and keyboard devices are
connected properly to the remote computer).

2. Copy the “Avitech Hook-1.00 setup.exe” on to
your laptop computer’s local hard drive.

3. Double-click the “Avitech Hook-1.00
setup.exe” and the Avitech Hook Setup Wizard
screen appears. Click Next to continue.

4. When the following screen appears, select the

Destination Location. Then click Next.

5. When the following screen appears, select the

Start Menu Folder. Then click Next to continue.

6. When the following screen appears click Install.

7. When the following screen appears click Finish.

8.

To start using the Hook software, click Start
All ProgramsAvitechAvitech Hook on your
Windows desktop.

9. The icon would appear on your
Microsoft® Windows® system tray and the
Avitech Hook window will appear onscreen to
signify that you can startup the utility.

10. Click OptionStartup Option to select the
method of starting-up the Hook software.

11. Use your preferred method and the following
screen will appear.

12. Press the Alt + Ctrl + Shift + F12 keys Or, slide
the mouse to the right portion of the small
window and when the monitor display icon
appears, double-click the mouse’s right button
to exit the Avitech Hook software.

Host Operation Mode

When the Sequoia is in the Host operation mode, the
mouse cursor is controlled by a local mouse device
connected to the master Sequoia device. There is a
Host cursor to control all the position and size of up
to two remote computers.

Remote Operation Mode

When the Sequoia is in the Remote operation mode,
the mouse cursor and keyboard is used to control a
specific computer connected to the Sequoia.

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Front / Rear Components

5

Using the Keyboard / Mouse

Pop-up Selections

Move the host cursor to the top right corner of a
window, the following pop-up selection appears:

On a computer window:

On a video window:

On a computer window in full screen mode:

On a video window in full screen mode:

: denotes swap window

: denotes enter a computer window

: denotes full screen

: denotes return from full screen

Using the Mouse

You can double-click the window of a particular
computer you want to control.

Window Resizing –
Drag the border of a window to a desired size.

Window Repositioning –
Drag a window to a new position.

Window Swapping –
Move the host cursor to the top right corner of a
window, select the capital letter S, and then click
the left button. Move the host cursor (still a capital
letter S) to destination window and click the left
button.

Full Screen Window –
Move the host cursor to the top right corner of a
window, select then click the left button and
the window will maximize to full screen mode.
Again move the host cursor to the top right corner
of a window, select to return back from full
screen mode.

Access a Remote Computer –
Method 1: Move the host cursor to the top right

corner of a remote computer window, select
then click the left button. The newly accessed
remote system will be displayed on the editing
window.

Method 2: Double-click the mouse when the host
cursor is on a remote computer window. The newly
accessed remote system will be displayed on the
editing window. The remote system that was just
exited will be displayed in the window previously
occupied by the newly switched remote system.
From then on all mouse and keyboard inputs will
be directed to that particular remote computer.

Lock / unlock Window Layout –
Move the host cursor to the top left corner of the
display until the mouse pointer becomes a capital
letter L, then click the left button and the window
layout will be locked. Repeat the steps to return
from the window layout locked mode.

Enable / disable Audio Output –
Double-click the audio tally and it will turn to

to signify that audio output is coming from a

particular window.

Using the Keyboard

Use the following hot keys only in the host operation
mode. The input letter is not case sensitive.

Keys Function

Ctrl + Esc

Exit the Sequoia operation to perform
setup using the Galaxy program.

Ctrl + J

I
G

Perform automatic video adjustment
on the window where the host cursor
is presently residing.
Once in Automatic Video Adjustment
mode following are two valid inputs:
Automatic image adjustment.
Automatic image gain adjustment.

NOTE: This is possible only for VGA
signal input source. For DVI signal input
source, use the manual adjustment
method via the Galaxy program.

Ctrl + L

Toggle lock / unlock keyboard and
mouse while the user is away. The
keyboard and mouse will become
inoperable when locked.

Ctrl + O

Toggle muting the audio output on /
off (mute).

Ctrl + P

Toggle a window on / off. Where P is
the processor (window) number
(e.g., Ctrl + 1 would turn on / off

COMPUTER 1 window; Ctrl + 2 would
turn on / off VIDEO IN 1 window; Ctrl +
3 would turn on / off COMPUTER 2
window; Ctrl + 4 would turn on / off

VIDEO IN 2 window).

Ctrl + R

Toggle the lock window aspect ratio
of 4:3, 16:9, and no lock for window
where host cursor is currently on.

Ctrl + S

Save the latest preset to flash memory
so that on the next boot-up the latest
preset would be loaded.

Ctrl + Y

Redo up to ten undone actions.

Ctrl + Z

Undo up to ten previous actions.



Decrease the volume level.



Increase the volume level.

NOTE: This ( and ) is not possible for
controlling audio signal from HDMI OUT
port of Sequoia to the monitor display’s
speakers.

↑↑↑↑

Load the previous user-created (via the
Galaxy program Option menu’s Save
File button) preset file.

↓↓↓↓

Load the next user-created (via the
Galaxy program Option menu’s Save
File button) preset file.

Keys Function

Alt + F#

Load the user-created preset file
(where F# is the function key and
can be F1 up to F12 – maximum up
to 12 via Galaxy software Option
menu’s Save File button).

Alt + F

Toggle a particular window’s full
screen mode on / off where the host
cursor is currently residing.

Alt + L

Toggle lock / unlock window layout.

Home

When in full screen mode, toggle
between full screen in foreground
and full screen in background mode.

Page Up /
Down

Switch between the three factory­default presets

Shift + 

Decrease the audio delay time to
achieve audio / video sync.

Shift + 

Increase the audio delay time to
achieve audio / video sync.

NOTE: This (Shift +  and ) is
possible only for audio signal outputted
from the Sequoia’s HDMI OUT
connector.

F#

Access a remote system (F# is the
function key and can be F1 or F2). F1
would correspond to COMPUTER 1
window; F2 would correspond to
COMPUTER 2 window. Newly
accessed remote system will be
displayed on the editing window.
Remote system that was just exited
will be displayed in the window
previously occupied by the newly
switched remote system. You can
only access a remote system from the
screen where it is displayed.

NOTE: You can also double-click the
mouse for the same effect.

Shift + F#

Access a remote system (F# is the
function key and can be F1 or F2). F1
would correspond to COMPUTER 1
window; F2 would correspond to
COMPUTER 2 window. You can only
access a remote system from the
screen where it is displayed.

NOTE: You can also hold Shift and then
double-click the mouse for same effect.

Shift + O

Switch audio output between the
Sequoia’s speakers and HDMI OUT
port to monitor display’s speakers.

NOTE: This is not possible when
connecting the Sequoia’s HDMI OUT
connector to the monitor display via a
DVI-to-HDMI converter.

Tab

Move the host cursor from one
screen to the other.

NOTE: Pressing the Ctrl + Esc hot key as well as the
“Load Preset” action will clear the undo (Ctrl + Z) / redo
(Ctrl + Y) list in memory.

Use the following hot keys only in the remote
operation mode.

Key Function

Pause
Break

Exit from the remote operation
mode to the host operation mode.

Ctrl +
Esc

Exit Sequoia operation to perform
setup using the Galaxy program.

Ctrl +
Shift +
Alt + V

Run the Microsoft® Notepad
program, and then press
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + V to read the
Sequoia firmware version.

NOTE: This is possible only if the
computer and Sequoia is connected via
the all-in-one cable’s USB port.

Ctrl +
Pause
Break

or

Shift +
Pause
Break

Switch control (cycle) from
Computer 1Computer 2
Computer 1, and so forth.

NOTE: Controlling function is available
only if the computer and Sequoia is
connected via the all-in-one cable.
Example 1: If the Sequoia is connected
to two (2) computers via the all-in-one
cables, then hotkey switching would be
from Computer 1Computer 2
Computer 1, and so forth.
Example 2: If the Sequoia is connected
to a computer via the all-in-one cable
and Computer 2 connector has no
connection, then hotkey switching would
be from Computer 1blank window
(mouse cursor will not be shown)
Computer 1, and so forth.

CAUTION: Make sure to press Ctrl or
Shift key first because Pause/Break

key would cause system to exit from the
Remote operation mode to the Host
operation mode.

NOTE: When using a MacBook computer, use control +
option (Alt) + shift + k to perform Host / Remote mode

switch because there is no Pause/Break key.

The Sequoia-2U2V is compatible with the following
operating systems:
Windows OS: 98 Special Edition, 2000
Professional, XP, Vista, Server 2003, Server 2008,
Windows 7.
Linux OS: Fedora 10, Ubuntu 8.1, Scientific 5.2,
RedHat, Mint 6.0, Debian 5.0, PC Linux OS 2009,
SUSE 11.1, Mandriva 2009, CentOS 5.2
Mac OS: O/S X 10.5 or later version only.

NOTE: Windows NT is currently not supported.