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User’s Manual

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INFORMATION

Order toll-free in the U.S. 800-959-6439
FREE technical support, Call 714-641-6607 or fax [phone]
Hall Research Technologies, 1163 Warner Ave, Tustin, CA 92780
Web site: www.hallresearch.com • E-mail: info@ hallresearch.com

UMA1021 Rev. n/c

Model 97

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Hall Research, HRT, and are trademarks of Hall Research
Technologies, Inc.

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IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines
Corporation.

Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the
property of the trademark owners.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

AND CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy
and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with
the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio
communication. It has been designed and found to comply with the
limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the
specifications in Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC rules, which are intended
to provide reasonable protection against such interference when the
equipment is operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which
case the user will be required to take whatever measures may be
necessary to correct the interference at his/her own expense.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate
the equipment.

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio
noise emission from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference
Regulation of the Canadian Department of Communications.

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Dual Station Interface

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Introduction ................................................................................. 4

General ............................................................................... 4

Supported Systems ............................................................ 4

Features ............................................................................. 4

Package Contents .................................................. 5

Model 97-P Part Description ................................. 6

Model 97-S Part Description ................................. 7

Installation and Setup ........................................... 8

Remote Station Setup .......................................... 10

Accessories ........................................................... 11

Operation .............................................................. 12

Active Delay ..................................................................... 12

Blanking Inactive Station Monitor .................................. 12

Extending Station B .......................................................... 12

Manual Switching.............................................................. 13

Using Power-Consuming Peripherals .............................. 13

Using Long Cables............................................................. 13

Troubleshooting ...................................................................... 14

Technical Support ................................................................. 15

Specifications ........................................................................... 16

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General

Model 97 allows two keyboard-mouse-monitor stations to control one
PC. There is no need to manually switch between the stations.

Model 97 has a high-resolution video splitter that displays your PC’s
screen simultaneously on both monitors and “senses” which station is
active (keyboard activity or mouse movement) and switches your PC to
it automatically on a “first come first serve” basis.

While one station is in use, the other station’s mouse and keyboard are
locked out. After activity ceases at the selected station, the Model 97
starts scanning both stations for any activity either immediately or after
a 5 second delay. The delay is set via a switch on the unit. The purpose
for the delay is to prevent accidental or unintentional interruption by
the unselected station. A connector is provided for disabling the
keyboard and mouse of either station permanently by means of an
external switch.

This unit does not require software and since it draws its power from
the PC, it doesn’t require any additional power supplies.

Model 97 comes in two different flavors: 97-P which supports PS2
mice and 97-S which supports serial mice. Both models support PS2
keyboards and VGA monitors at any resolution and refresh rate.

Model 97-P can work in tandem with the optional Model RXP-VKM
receiver to extend one station as far as 300 feet. This is done using
only one special cable to extend the keyboard, mouse, and the monitor.
Model 97-S can also be used with Model RXP-VKM; however, a serial
cable is needed to extend the mouse.

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Dual Station Interface

Supported Systems and Peripherals

• All IBM PC compatible systems and notebooks

• Standard PS/2 and AT Keyboards (Legacy AT keyboards may

require connector adapters)

• Standard and wheel (e.g. Microsoft Intellimouse) mice

• All RS-232 serial pointing devices including touch-screens

• All VGA compatible display devices.

Features

• Auto sensing, first come first serve switching between stations

• Station LED indicates activity sensed at either station

• Works with optional Model RXP-VKM receiver to extend one

station as far as 300 feet using only one VGA cable

• 5 second activity delay to extend selection time of last active
station. This is used to keep a station’s connection to the CPU
after activity ceases and not relinquish control of CPU for 5
seconds after last activity (keystroke or mouse movement)

• Monitor blank out Option DIP-switch of non-active station

• Long cable video compensation DIP switch

• Control Connector for optional external switch to manually

select between stations

• Can be used to connect two Touch-Screen stations to 1 PC

• No software or power required

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Model 97-P

 User’s Manual
 Model 97-P

 6 ft. Male-to-Male VGA (multicoaxial) Cable
 Two 6 ft. Male-to-Male PS2 (Mini DIN 6) cable

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Some Model 97-P units are shipped with zipped cables (the video and PS2
cables are molded together to form one piece with two PS2 and one VGA
connectors on each end.

Model 97-S

 User’s Manual
 Model 97-S
 6 ft. Male-to-Male VGA (multicoaxial) Cable
 6 ft. Male-to-Male PS2 (Mini DIN 6) cable (keyboard)
 6ft. Male-to-Female DB-9 serial cable (mouse)

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