Black Box KV6202A, KV6204A Quick Start Manual

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QUICK START GUIDE

KV6202 A, KV620 4A

DP KVM
SWITCHES

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STEP 1A - Front and Back Panel Overview

KV6202 A FRO NT AN D BACK PA NEL S

The dia grams below s how the front an d back
panel s of the KV6202 A. The tabl e on the next
page describes its components.

KV620 2A Front Pan el

1 2

NOTE: Only the 2 -port mod el is shown above and
in the ta ble on the next page. The 4-po rt model
looks similar, bu t has 4 ports in stead of 2.

KV6204 A FRON T AND B ACK PAN EL S

The K V6204A switc h looks similar to the
KV620 2A except th at it has four PC c onnectio ns
(PC1, PC 2, PC3, PC 4) instead of two.

KV620 2A Back Pan el

3 4 10 14

CONSOLE PC 2 PC 1

USB HUB

DC 9V

5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 15 16 17

STEP 1B - Front and Back Panel Components

TABLE 1. KV6202A COMPONENTS

NUMBER IN
DIAGRAM

1, 2 Port Select button Selec ts the port you want to switch

3 (2) USB Type A co nnectors Link to US B devices

4 DisplayPort connector LInks to co nsole

5 Power connector Links to 9 -VDC power supply

6 USB Type A co nnector Links to keyboard

7 USB Type A co nnector Links to mouse

8 Audio jack Links to co nsole speakers

9 Audio jack Links to co nsole micropho ne

10 DisplayPort connector Links to PC 2 DisplayPor t

11 USB Type B conne ctor Links to P C2

12 Audio jack Links to P C2 speakers

13 Audio jack Links to P C2 microphone

14 DisplayPort connector Links to PC1 DisplayP ort

15 USB Type B connec tor Links to PC1

16 Audio jack Links to PC1 speakers

17 Audio jack Links to PC1 microph one

COMPONENT DESCRIPTION

STEP 2 - Connection Diagram

EXAMPLE CONNECTION DIAGRAM

The dia gram illust rated here is an example
of KV62 04A. The ac tual applic ation may var y.
All ill ustrated co mputer, acce ssories and
monitors are no t included in t he package;
they are for reference only.

USB HUB

PC 4

DC 9V

PC 3

PC 2 PC 1

STEP 3 - Installation Steps

STEP-BY-STEP INSTALLATION

1. Power up your KVM switch by connecting
the external power adapter to it.

2. Connect the shared USB keyboard, mouse,
a DisplayPort monitor, speaker/headphone and
microphone to the corresponding console ports
in the console section of th e switch.

NOTE: The lower t wo USB ports are for keyboard
and mouse.

3. Conn ect each KVM PC port to compute rs,
using t wo or four DisplayPort cables (male to
male), on e USB cab le (Type A to Type B) and one
audio and microphone co mbo cable (male to
male).

4. Connect eac h of your US B device to the US B
hub por ts on the left.

USB HUB

DC 9V

Keyboard

CONSOLE

Mouse

PC 4 PC 3 PC 2 PC 1

STEP 4A - Front-Panel Pushbuttons

FRONT-PANEL PUSHBUTTONS

Front- panel buttons allow you to direc tly
control the KVM switching operation. Simply
press the button to toggle to the selected PC
port (together with hub port control and/or
audio/mic port, if binding is enabled).
By default, PC port swi tching , hub port control
and audio/ mic por t switching are bound
together, unless you specify the audio to be
fixed to a s pecific port.

TABLE 2. FRONT-PANEL PUSHBUTTONS FUNCTIONS

COMMAND PUSHBUTTON DESCRIPTION

Select PC por t

Select Hub
Port control

Defin e Hotkey
Preceding
Sequence

Press the c orresponding button to
select the active PC port

Press the b utton to toggle the specific
PC + USB hub port control. (It works
only if PC port/ hub port control
binding is enabled.)

Press and h old down the last button
(Button 2/Button 4) until yo u hear two
beeps, release the button,
then press the (y) key.

Selec t the active PC por t. (Jointly sele ct PC port/
hub por t control/audio mic, if binding is enable d.)

Selec t the PC port that controls all USB hub ports.
(Jointly select PC & hub port co ntrol, if PC/hub port
control binding is en abled.)

Selec t the hotkey preced ing sequence am ong
5 alternative keys.

STEP 4B - Keyboard Hotkeys

KEYBOARD HOTKEYS

Front- panel A keyboard hotkey sequence
consists of at least three s pecific keystrokes.
See the Quick Reference Guide in S tep 4C.

Hotkey sequenc e = [ScrLk]* + [ScrLk] * +
Command key(s)

* User- definable = SCROL L LOCK, CAPS, ESC,
F12 or NUM LO CK

Hotkey preceding sequence configuration: For
users w ho want to use a preceding sequence
other than two co nsecutive Scroll Locks , there
is also on e convenient way to configure it.

1. Press Sc rollLock + ScrollLock + H, then two
beeps will signal readiness for new p receding
seque nce selecti on [or Press and hold down
the last front- panel button (Button 2 or But ton

4) until you hear two beeps, then release the
button.]

2. Select and press the key you would li ke to use
as your preceding seque nce (SCROLL LOCK,
CAPS , ESC, F12 or NUM LO CK keys are available
for selection) and you’ll hear a beep for selec tion
confirmation. Now you can use the new preceding
seque nce to execute your hotkey command s.

NOTE: Each keys troke within a hotkey sequence
should be pressed within 2 second s. Otherwise,
the hotkey sequence will not be validated.

STEP 4C - Keyboard Hotkeys Quick Reference

TABLE 3. HOTKEY COMMANDS

COMMAND HOTKEY SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION

Select PC por t

Select Hub
Port control

Defin e Hotkey
Preceding
Sequence

Select Audio &
Mic Control

Bind PC and Hub
Port C ontrol
Switching

Unbind PC and
Hub Por t Control
Switching

Bind PC and
Audio & Mic
Switching

ScrLk + ScrLk + (x)

x = 1–2/1–4 for PC por t number

ScrLk + ScrLk + (Fx)

Fx = 1–2/1–4 for hub por t number

ScrLk + ScrLk + H + ( y)

y = SCROL L LOCK, CAPS, ESC, F12, or
NUM LOCK

ScrLk + ScrLk + (Fy)

Fy = F5–F6/F5–F8 (Fy is a function key)

y = 5–6/5–8 fo r audio & mic port number

ScrLk + ScrLk + Z

ScrLk + ScrLk + X

ScrLk + ScrLk + Q

Selec t the active PC por t. (Jointly sele ct PC
port /hub port co ntrol/audio mic, if binding
is enabled.)

Selec t the PC port that controls all USB hub
ports. (Jointly se lect PC & hub por t control,
if PC/hu b port control b inding is enabled.)

Selec t the hotkey preced ing sequence
among 5 alternative keys.

Selec t the active audi o & mic port (Joi ntly select
PC & audio & mic port, if binding is e nabled.)

Enable the binding of P C port and hub po rt
control switching. (Once this feature is enabl ed,
any PC and/or hub port control swi tching
is bound together. Factory default.)

Disable t he binding of PC port and hub port
control switching.

Enable the binding of P C port and audio & mic
switchin g. (Once this feature is enabled , any
PC and/or audio & mic switching is bound
together. Factory default.)

STEP 4C - Keyboard Hotkeys Quick Reference

TABLE 3 (CONTINUED). HOTKEY COMMANDS

COMMAND HOTKEY SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION

Unbind PC and
Audio & Mic
Switching

Previous PC port ScrLk + ScrLk + ar row up

Next P C port S crLk + ScrLk + arrow down

Previous/Current
PC port

Beep Sound On/Off ScrLk + ScrLk + B Toggle on/off the beep sound while auto scanning.

Autoscan ScrLk + ScrLk + S

Autosc an with
Programmable
Delay Time

Stop Autoscan Press any butto n Terminate Autoscan activity

ScrLk + ScrLk + W

ScrLk + ScrLk + backspace

ScrLk + ScrLk + S + (z)
z = 0–9

1 10", 2 20", 3 30 ", 4 40", 5 50",
6 60", 7 70", 8 80", 9 90" 10 100 "

Disable t he binding of PC port and audi o & mic
switching

Selec t the previous con nected PC por t. (Jointly
select PC/hub port control, if binding is enable d.)

Selec t the next conne cted PC port.
(Jointly select PC/ hub port control, if binding
is enabled.)

Toggle between the previous por t and
current port.

Autoscan through eve ry connected port
for quick screen browsing of each po rt
(scan delay = 5 sec.)

Autoscan with a user- defined delay time
within a range of 10–100 seconds

STEP 4D - Hotkey Commands Notes

NOTES

1. The USB ke yboard h otkeys all ow you a faster
and broader con trol for your K VM switc hing
operation in addition to the front-panel button.
If you have c onfigured a hotkey prece ding
seque nce other than two consecutive scroll
locks , here you should ch ange your hotkey
seque nce accordi ngly. (For preceding sequ ence
key conf iguration, refer to the Sw itching
Commands table.)

2. When the binding of PC & US B hub port
control switching is enabled by th e hotkey
seque nce: ScrLk + S crLk + Z, any PC and hub
port control switching are bou nd together.
To remove this binding , use the hotkey
seque nce: ScrLk + S crLk + X.

3. When t he binding of PC and audio & mic
switching is ena bled by th e hotkey sequence:
ScrL k + ScrLk + Q, any PC and audio & mic
switching are bound toge ther. To remove this
binding, use the hotkey sequence:
ScrL k + ScrLk + W.

STEP 5 - Download User Manual (Optional)

OPTIONAL: DOWNLOAD USER MANUAL

For product specific ations and regulatory
information, refer to the U ser Manu al. You can
download this document from our we b site.

1. Go to www.blac kbox.com

2. Ente r the part num ber (KV620 2A or KV620 4A)
in the search box.

3. Click on the product in th e “Product Results”
page.

4. Click on the “Support” tab on the product pag e,
and sel ect the docu ment you wish
to download.

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