HETEC V-Switch quad Installation And Operation Manual

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V-Switch quad

Installation and Operation Manual

HETEC Datensysteme GmbH

Landsberger Straße 65 D-82110 Germering, Germany Tel.: +49 (0)89 - 89 43 67 - 0 Fax: +49 (0)89 - 89 43 67 - 99 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hetec.de

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V-Switch quad

4 in 1 - KVM Switch

Version 1.40

March 25, 2008

Subject to amendments, errors excepted.

This document or excerpts thereof may be reproduced

only with HETEC‘s prior written approval.

HETEC Datensysteme GmbH, Landsberger Strasse 65, D-82110 Germering, Germany

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 1

FEATURES 1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 2 SAFETY GUIDELINES 3 HARDWARE 4 FRONT PANEL 4

- LED indicators 4

- Push buttons 5

- Additional button functions 6 REAR PANEL 7

- Power / RESET / RS232 7

- COMPUTER / KVM 8 REMOTE OPERATION 8

INSTALLATION 9

Connecting unit to power 9 Connecting console (monitor, keyboard and mouse) 9 Connecting computers 10 Powering up the systems / conﬁ guration 10

KEYBOARD COMMANDS 11

Multiple Hotkey Commands 12

- Selecting display mode (Quad / Fullscreen / Picture in picture (PiP)) 12

- Selecting computer 12

- Switching to Quad mode and activating channel 12

- Other commands: Open OSD (on screen display) / Basic output resolution 13 Directly open OSD PiP menu

Double Click Hotkey Commands 13

- Selecting display mode (Quad / Fullscreen / Picture in picture (PiP)) 13

- Selecting computer 14

- Switching to Quad mode and activating channel 14

- Other commands: Open OSD (on screen display) / Basic output resolution 14 Directly open OSD PiP menu

TOUCHSCREEN 15 Touchscreen Support 15

ON SCREEN DISPLAY 17

OSD – MAIN MENU WINDOW 17 OSD - NAVIGATION 17 OSD - OVERVIEW 18

OSD SYSTEM - HOTKEY 19

- HOTMOUSE- HOTMOUSE FUNCTION 20

- ACTIVATING HOTMOUSE CURSOR 20

- HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN FULLSCREEN MODE / QUAD MODE 21

- HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN PIP MODE 22

- HOTMOUSE MENU - ACTIVATING 24

- OPERATING 24

- MODE - QUAD 25

- FULL 25

- PIP 26

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ON SCREEN DISPLAY (continued)

OSD SYSTEM - QUAD MODE 28

- OSD POSITION 29

- OSD LANGUAGE 29

- SECURITY - SECURITY LEVELS 30

- TEST PATTERN 33

- DISABLE CHANNEL 34

- CONTROL - DCP control 35

- DCP synchronize 36

- SECURITY LEVELS 38

OSD MODE - PIP 39

- START 42

OSD CONFIGURATION - BACKUP 43

- RECALL 43

- FACTORY RESET 44

OSD CONSOLE - VIDEO OUTPUT 45

- KEYBOARD 46

- TOUCHSCREEN 46

- MULTI MONITOR 48

- EDID 49

OSD VIDEO - VIDEO INPUT 50

- BRIGHTNESS 52

- CONTRAST 52

- HORIZONTAL POSITION 52

- VERTICAL POSITION 52

- SCREEN WIDTH 53

- PHASE 53

- FORMAT 54

OSD COMPUTER - KEYBOARD 56

- MOUSE 56

- RESET PS/2 57

- CHANGE EDID/DDC 57

OSD HELP - COMMAND 59

- INFO 59

- CONTACT 60

SERVICE 61

Maintenance and Repair - Technical Support 61

ANNEX 62

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 62 FCC DECLARATION 63 DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM 64 FIRMWARE UPDATE 66 CONFIGURATIONS 67 DELIVERABLES 68

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INTRODUCTION

FEATURES

Thank you for choosing V-Switch quad from HETEC. This product represents the latest state-of-the-art technology in keyboard-video-mouse (KVM) switching. The V-Switch quad‘s key advantage over conventional KVM switches is that it allows you to simultaneously display and administer 4 computers on a single console.

DISPLAY MODES

QUAD MODE ►

In this mode, the screen is split into four ﬁ elds of equal size each displaying the entire screen contents of one computer.

◄ FULLSCREEN MODE

In Fullscreen mode, one of the four computer screens is displayed in full screen size and maximum resolution.

PiP MODE (Picture in Picture) ►

Using this feature, the full screen display of one of the four video sources is accompanied by one to three small images (thumbnails) of the other video sources which are displayed on the right hand side of the screen allowing simultaneous monitoring. The different PiP display modes are described in chapter OSD – MODE – PIP (pages 39 to 41).

◄ DUAL MODE

In Dual mode the left halves of the fullscreen images from two video sources are displayed side by side at full size.

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FEATURES

Operation:

Use either the buttons on the front panel, keyboard commands (hotkeys), the mouse (hotmouse function) or

a touchscreen to switch to another channel or select the display mode.

V-Switch quad conﬁ guration is effected via an On Screen Display (OSD). Use either the buttons on the front

panel or keyboard commands to activate the OSD.

The LEDs on the front panel indicate the unit’s current status.

Use the serial (RS232) port for ﬁ rmware updates.

VGA / DVI:

V-Switch quad supports resolutions of up to 1600 x 1200 @ 60 Hz for VGA and up to 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz

for DVI.

Keyboard/mouse:

Use either PS/2 or USB ports on the computer to connect keyboard and mouse.

On the console, there are USB ports for mouse and keyboard connection.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Casing: desktop or 19“, grey (RAL 7035) or black (RAL 9005)

Dimensions WxDxH: 43.6 x 23.4 x 4.4 cm

Weight: 2.9 kg

Operating controls: Front panel: Four channel selection buttons, one Quad mode button, one

PiP mode button Rear panel: One Power On/Off switch, one Reset button

Indicators: Four active channel indicator LEDs, one Quad mode LED, one PiP mode LED

Computer ports: 4 x DVI-I (analog and digital), 4 x PS/2, 4 x USB

Console ports: 1 x DVI-I, 2 x USB for keyboard and mouse

Maximum distance: DVI up to ﬁ ve meters

Input and output resolution: up to 1600 x 1200 @ 60 (VGA)

up to 1920 x 1200 @ 60 (DVI) (reduced blanking also supported)

EDID adjustments: EDID at each input port customizable

Supported keyboard layouts: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish

Power supply: Internal AC adapter, 100 to 240V 50/60 Hz

Power consumption: 40 watts

Operating temperature: 5 to 45°C

Storage temperature: -10 to 60 °C

Rel. humidity: 5 to 65% non-condensing

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SAFETY GUIDELINES

WARNING:

To avoid risk of electric shock do not open the device or remove any part of the casing. Please contact our technical support if the device requires servicing.

Please read this manual carefully before taking the device into operation.

Observe all warnings and instructions on the device and in the operating manual. Keep this user manual for future reference.

Power supply:

Only connect the device to a grounded power supply.

Installation:

Ensure that the device is disconnected from the mains before performing any installation work. Unplug the device or disconnect the power supply.

Cables:

Only use the cables supplied by HETEC together with the device. Damage resulting from the use of third-party cables is not covered by warranty. Take care not to create tripping hazards when laying cables.

Location:

Electronic devices should never be placed on the ground between the cables. Never obstruct any vents the device may have. Take care to ensure adequate ventilation.

Maintenance:

This device is maintenance-free. Never open the casing. No settings can be made inside the device.

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FRONT PANEL

The V-Switch quad front panel has six status indicators (LEDs) and six buttons.

Buttons 1 to 4 switch between channels, LEDs 1 to 4 indicate the status of the individual channels. Quad and PiP buttons and LEDs are used to switch and indicate display modes and other functions, e.g. call up the OSD menu etc.

Status LEDs

Front panel

Buttons

Indicators

- LEDs 1 to 4: When these LEDs light up green, the corresponding channel (computer port) has been selected and is available for keyboard and mouse access. When a LED ﬂ ashes green, there is no signal at the video input of the selected channel.

A LED lights up yellow when there is a signal at the video input, but another channel

has been selected.

When the LED is dark, there is no signal at the video input and another channel has

been selected.

- LED Quad: When this LED lights up green, the unit is in Quad mode. When the LED is dark,

V-Switch quad operates in Fullscreen mode.

- LED PiP: This LED lights up green when the PiP function is enabled.

LED is dark when the PiP function is off.

Note:

While the OSD menu is open, the active computer can still be operated by mouse.

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FRONT PANEL

Buttons

- BUTTONS 1 to 4: These buttons activate the corresponding channel (computer port) and switch from Quad mode to Fullscreen mode. In Fullscreen mode, the PiP function remains unchanged.

- Quad BUTTON: Press this button to switch from Fullscreen mode to Quad mode or return to Fullscreen mode of the last selected channel.

- PiP BUTTON: Press this button to enable or disable the PiP (picture in picture) function in Fullscreen mode.

Pressing the button in Dual mode switches to Fullscreen mode and back.

Pressing the button in Quad mode opens the channel selector and indicates the

channel whose mouse and keyboard are currently active. Press this button again to switch from channel to channel as indicated by the selector.

Selector

In Quad mode, the selector can also be opened by pressing hotkey P.

Press hotkey ‘P’ again to switch the active channel (keyboard and mouse function) from channel to channel as indicated by the selector.

You can also select the active channel using hotkey and the arrow keys .

The selection window closes upon expiry of the channel selection timeout period.

Channel selection timeout is conﬁ gured in OSD under SYSTEM ► QUAD MODE.

Use the “Channel Selection Timeout After:” menu item to deﬁ ne how long the selector is to be displayed.

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FRONT PANEL

Additional button functions

Setting output resolution to safe display modes

To set output resolution to 640 x 480 pixel @ 60 Hz simultaneously press buttons 1 and 2 for longer than 1 second. Use of this feature is recommended when you cannot use the OSD (on screen display dark or illegible) because the output resolution setting is not supported by the monitor. After setting the correct output resolution (640x480@60), you can choose a resolution the connected monitor supports in the OSD.

Alternatively, hold buttons 1 and 2 again to cycle through the following four video modes: VGA 640x480@60, SVGA 800x600@60, XGA 1024x768@60 and UXGA 1600x1200@60.

LEDs 1 to 4 indicate the selected mode.

Resolution VGA, SVGA, XGA and UXGA

Hardware Reset

Press buttons 3 and 4 simultaneously for longer than 4 seconds in order to reset the unit completely (video + mouse + keyboard) (see also page 7: Reset button)

Note:

Due to the “keep alive” function of keyboard and mouse, turning power off/on resets only the video circuit.

Hardware Reset

Calling up OSD

Simultaneously press Quad and PiP buttons for longer than one second to open the OSD menu.

Note:

While the OSD menu is open, the active computer can still be operated by mouse.

OSD Menu

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REAR PANEL

The rear panel of V-Switch quad features four computer ports, the console port (KVM), the serial RS232 port, the power connection and a reset button.

Reset

Rear panel

Power RS232 Console for each Computer RJ45 DVI-I DVI-I 2 x USB USB or PS/2 (for keyboard and mouse)

POWER Power Plug

Plug for enclosed power cable.

RESET Button

Press this button, using a suitable pointed object (e.g. ballpoint pen), for a complete reset of V-Switch quad (video, mouse and keyboard).

Note: Due to the “keep alive” function of keyboard and mouse, turning power off/on resets only the video circuit.

If you experience problems with mouse or keyboard, we therefore recommend executing a complete RESET by either pressing the RESET button on the rear panel or by simultaneously pressing buttons 3 and 4 on the front panel for longer than 4 seconds (see page 6 – Hardware Reset).

RS 232 RJ – 45 Port

Connect to this port to access the OSD Menu from a computer using the ConfDev device conﬁ guration program (see page 64).

The Serial RS 232 port is also used for ﬁ rmware updates (see page 66).

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REAR PANEL

Reset KVM (Console) COMPUTER 1-4

COMPUTER 1 - 4 DVI-I PS/2 (Multi) USB-B

Connect the computer’s keyboard and mouse ports to either the USB or PS/2 port of the V-Switch quad, as appropriate. For PS/2, use the enclosed Y-PS/2 cable.

KVM (keyboard/video/mouse) DVI-I USB-A USB-A

USB keyboard and mouse are connected to the USB ports. A VGA or DVI monitor can be connected to the DVI-I connection (use an adaptor cable for VGA).

Using a USB-Hub, you can connect multiple keyboards and mice. They will work in share mode with an inactivity timeout of 3 seconds.

REMOTE OPERATION

If necessary (depending on distance, quality, infrastructure etc.), you can use HETEC’s KVM extenders on the KVM port to work remotely over CAT5, ﬁ ber optic or ethernet.

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INSTALLATION

V-Switch quad is best located as close as possible to the computers. This reduces the length of cables and permits a clearer and more cost-effective installation. By default, the V-Switch quad is delivered as the desktop version. Using the rack mount kit supplied, it may also be mounted in a 19” rack. See deliverables page 68. Keyboard, monitor and mouse (console) are connected to the V-Switch quad by means of the corresponding cables (DVI, USB or PS/2). For distances greater than 5 m, KVM extenders allow you to work remotely via CAT5, ﬁ ber optic or Ethernet connection.

Connecting unit to power

- Plug the power cable into the power plug located on the rear panel of V-Switch quad, but do not turn

power on yet.

Connecting console (monitor, keyboard and mouse)

- Connect your monitor to the monitor port of V-Switch quad via VGA-DVI cable (analog) or DVI cable

(digital).

- Connect your USB mouse and keyboard to the USB-A ports on the console.

- PS/2 mouse and keyboard can be connected to V-Switch quad using a PS/2-USB adaptor.

KVM console with digital or analog monitor, USB mouse and USB keyboard

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INSTALLATION

Connecting the computers

- Switch off the computer and disconnect keyboard, monitor and mouse.

- Connect keyboard and mouse to the computer ports either with a single USB cable or via the PS/2 interface (use the Y cable)

- To connect an analog computer video source (VGA) to V-Switch quad, use a VGA-DVI cable. Digital video sources are connected via a DVI cable.

Powering up the system

- Switch on V-Switch quad with the power switch on the rear panel. All front panel LEDs light up brieﬂ y indicating that V-Switch quad is ready for operation. V-Switch quad is now in Quad mode (default).

- Power up all connected computers. V-Switch quad recognizes all input video sources automatically and displays them on your monitor screen.

- To select another display mode, use the relevant keyboard commands (see pages 11-14) or buttons on the front panel (pages 5, 6 and 17).

Conﬁ guration

Use either keyboard command hotkey ‘O’ (default setting = CTRL + ALT plus ‘O’) or simultaneously press Quad and PiP buttons on the front panel of V-Switch quad for longer than one second to call up the OSD main

menu.

All parameter settings are described in chapter OSD.

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KEYBOARD COMMANDS

To enter a hotkey command, ﬁ rst activate the command mode. Two types of activation are supported: multiple hotkey, and double click hotkey.

Use the OSD menu to choose the hotkey type and keys (see page 19). Once in command mode, you can execute a command.

Multiple Press multiple keys (1 to 4) ( = hotkey ) plus command key. Hotkey-Command:

COMMAND = Hotkey and together

The following hotkeys are available for selection:

Command Key

Left , , and

Examples: HOTKEY = + +

= +

Double Click Double click one key (=hotkey) and afterwards command key within 2 seconds. Hotkey-Command:

COMMAND = Hotkey in sequence

For double click hotkey you can choose one of the following keys:

Left , , and

Ctrl

Shift

Alt

Win

Ctrl

Alt

Command Key

Scroll

Win

Shift

Alt

Examples: HOTKEY =

Note:

In command mode (hotkey is activated) two LEDs ﬂ ash on the keyboard.

In double click hotkey mode, pressing an invalid key leaves the command mode.

Scroll Scroll

Ctrl

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KEYBOARD COMMANDS

KEYBOARD COMMANDS - Multiple Hotkey Commands

Selecting display mode

+ Quad Mode

Simultaneously press hotkey and ‘Q’ to switch between Quad mode and Fullscreen mode.

+ Fullscreen Mode

In Quad mode, simultaneously press hotkey and ‘F’ to switch the active channel to Fullscreen mode.

+ PiP Function (Fullscreen) / Channel Selection (Quad)

In Fullscreen mode, simultaneously press hotkey and ‘P’ to enable or disable the picture in picture (PiP) function. In Quad mode, hotkey and ‘P’ opens the selector. Press hotkey and ‘P’ again to switch the active channel (keyboard and mouse) from channel to channel as indicated by the selector. You can also use hotkey and the arrow keys  to switch the active channel.

Selecting computer

+ Computer 1 (Fullscreen Mode)

+ Computer 2 (Fullscreen Mode)

+ Computer 3 (Fullscreen Mode)

+ Computer 4 (Fullscreen Mode)

Simultaneously press hotkey and 1, 2, 3 or 4 to switch the corresponding computer to Fullscreen mode and activate its keyboard and mouse. In Dual mode you can select the channel on the right using the 1, 2, 3, or 4 keys on the numeric keypad. Switch the active channel with hotkey and the arrow keys .

Switching in Quad mode and activating channel (keyboard and mouse)

+ Computer 1

+ Computer 2

+ Computer 3

+ Computer 4 Quad display

Simultaneously press hotkey and F1, F2, F3 or F4 to switch to Quad mode and enable mouse and keyboard of the computer in the respective quadrant.

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KEYBOARD COMMANDS

KEYBOARD COMMANDS - Multiple Hotkey Commands

Other Commands

HK O

+ Open OSD

Simultaneously press hotkey and ‘O’ to exit command mode and open the OSD menu (see chapter “On Screen Display”).

+ Basic output resolution

Simultaneously press hotkey and ‘V’ for longer than 5 seconds to cycle through the following four output video resolutions: VGA 640x480@60, SVGA 800x600@60, XGA 1024x768@60 and UXGA 1600x1200@60. LEDs 1 to 4 indicate the current resolution.

+ Directly open OSD PiP menu

Simultaneously press hotkey and ‘I’ to call up the OSD PiP menu.

KEYBOARD COMMANDS - Double Click Hotkey Commands

Selection of Display Mode

Quad Mode

Press hotkey (brief double click on hotkey) followed by ‘Q’, to switch between Quad mode and Fullscreen mode.

Fullscreen Mode

In Quad mode, press hotkey followed by ‘F’ to switch the active channel to Fullscreen mode.

PiP Function (Fullscreen) / Channel selection (Quad)

In Fullscreen mode, press hotkey followed by ‘P’ to enable or disable the picture in picture (PiP) function.

In Quad mode, hotkey and ‘P’ opens the selector. Press hotkey and ‘P’ again to switch the active channel (keyboard and mouse) from channel to channel as indicated by the selector.

You can also use hotkey and the arrow keys  to switch the active channel.

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KEYBOARD COMMANDS

KEYBOARD COMMANDS - Double Click Hotkey Commands

Selecting computer

Computer 1 (Fullscreen Mode)

HK 1

Computer 2 (Fullscreen Mode)

HK 2

Computer 3 (Fullscreen Mode)

HK 3

Computer 4 (Fullscreen Mode)

Press hotkey followed by 1, 2, 3 or 4 to switch the corresponding computer to Fullscreen mode and enable its keyboard and mouse. In Dual mode you can select the channel on the right using the 1, 2, 3, or 4 keys on the numeric keypad. Switch the active channel with hotkey and the arrow keys .

Switching in Quad mode and activating channel (keyboard and mouse)

Computer 1

Computer 2

Computer 3

Computer 4

HK F4

Quad display

Press hotkey followed by F1, F2, F3 or F4 to switch to Quad mode and activate mouse and keyboard of the computer in the respective quadrant. You can also use hotkey and the arrow keys  to switch the active channel.

Other Commands

Open OSD

Press hotkey followed by ‘O’ to exit command mode and activate the OSD menu (see “On Screen Display” chapter).

Basic output resolution

Press hotkey followed by ‘V’ for longer than 5 seconds to cycle through the following four output video resolutions: VGA 640x480@60, SVGA 800x600@60, XGA 1024x768@60 and UXGA 1600x1200@60. LEDs 1 to 4 indicate the current resolution.

HK I

Directly open OSD PiP menu

Press hotkey followed by ‘I’ to call up the OSD PiP menu

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TOUCHSCREEN

Touchscreen Support

Please note that touchscreen support is an optional feature. It is only available for ﬁ rmware versions that include the conﬁ guration option “TOUCHSCREEN-SUPPORT”. Please see page 67 for a description of CONFIGURATIONS.

V-Switch quad enables the user to use a touchscreen to control and switch between four computers. You can ﬁ nd a list of supported models and manufacturers of touchscreens, on our website, www.hetec.de.

To control the V-Switch quad using a touchscreen, connect the touchscreen to the V-Switch quad by connecting the VGA or DVI cable from the V-Switch quad’s monitor port to the input of the touchscreen. Connect the USB port of the touchscreen to the V-Switch quad’s console USB port. Please see page 7 for a description of the V-Switch quad’s ports.

Calibration

After connecting a touchscreen to the V-Switch quad for the ﬁ rst time, calibrate the touchscreen. To do this, open the CONSOLE ► TOUCHSCREEN menu, choose Calibrate, and press ENTER/SELECT. An entire description of TOUCHSCREEN menu please see page 46.

Four markers will be displayed in the corners of the touchscreen. The diagram shows the ﬁ rst marker in the left top corner of the screen.

Touch the one after the other to complete the calibration. Touching the center of the markers as accurately as possible yields best calibration results.

CONSOLE / TOUCHSCREEN

Mouse keyemulation: >Mouse Click on touch Click on release

Enlarge ontouch: PiP: Yes Quad: No

Timeout: 5sec

Calibrate

Mouse key emulation

V-Switch quad offers three modes of interpreting the user input as mouse clicks.

Mouse: When touching the touchscreen, the mouse button is pressed. When the ﬁ nger is released from the touchscreen, the mouse button is released. This mode can be used for drag and drop operations.

Click on touch: When touching the touchscreen, a mouse click is generated at the position of the touch.

Click on release: When the ﬁ nger is released from the touchscreen, a mouse click is generated at the last position of the ﬁ nger.

“Click on touch” and “Click on release” are suited for kiosk applications or environments where touchscreens are used instead of keyboards and mice, such as in medical industries for hygienic reasons, in industrial production and automation for operation with gloves, or in vehicles and aircraft where robust components are required.

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TOUCHSCREEN

Touchscreen Support

Right mouse button

Press and hold your ﬁ nger on the touchscreen to emulate the right mouse button. This only works in mouse emulation mode, not in “click on touch” or “click on release”.

Hotmouse and hotmouse menu

To open the hotmouse menu, tap the screen twice, and leave your ﬁ nger pressed on the touchscreen after the second tap (tap – hold, like a double click without lifting the ﬁ nger on the second click), until the hotmouse menu opens.

By clicking outside the hotmouse menu, you can open the hotmouse cursor to enlarge and reposition PiPs (only in PiP mode), and switch channels (see page 20 - 23 for a description of the hotmouse function). After you are ﬁ nished using the hotmouse cursor, the hotmouse menu will reopen.

Mouse position

Absolute mouse position

V-Switch quad works best together with touchscreens when using absolute mouse positioning mode with the connected computers. To enable absolute mouse positioning mode, use the menu COMPUTER->MOUSE. This mode works when a computer is connected via USB, and with most modern operating systems.

Relative mouse position

When using relative mouse positioning, please check the conﬁ guration of the connected computers to ensure that mouse acceleration is switched off and mouse scaling is set to 1:1. For guides on how to change mouse acceleration and scaling, please visit www.hetec.de/service/.

Resetting the mouse position

When using relative positioning mode, the actual position of the mouse cursor and the position of your ﬁ nger on the touchscreen may not match in certain cases when a computer switches resolution or changes the mouse position (e.g. when the system is conﬁ gured to place the mouse pointer over the ‘OK’ button of a window). In these cases, to reset the mouse position, either switch to a different channel, and back again, or tap the touchscreen three times, and leave your ﬁ nger pressed on the touchscreen after the third tap (tap – tap – hold), until the mouse cursor moves to the top left corner of the screen.

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ON SCREEN DISPLAY

OSD - MAIN MENU WINDOW

There are two ways to open the main menu (Figure)

- use keyboard command hotkey ‘O’ (see pages 13 and 14) or

- simultaneously press the Quad and PiP buttons on the front panel for longer than one second. The main menu pops up over the video.

OSD Start

Main Menu

OSD - NAVIGATION

Using the on screen display is simple and easy. To navigate either use the buttons on the front panel or your keyboard.

a. Navigation with keyboard

To navigate from one ﬁ eld to the next in the OSD menu use the UP and DOWN arrow keys or TAB/SHIFT-TAB keys. Use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow or + (PLUS) and – (MINUS) keys to change the value in the current ﬁ eld. Press ENTER to select a menu item.

Press ESC to return to the previous window (higher menu level) or exit the OSD. Changes in parameters are saved automatically.

b. Navigation using the buttons on the front panel

Corresponding keys on console keyboard

Navigation using the buttons on the front panel is analogous to using the console keyboard. Buttons 1 and 2 correspond to the UP and DOWN arrow keys and buttons 3 and 4 to the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys or +/- keys. Conﬁ rm your entry by pressing the PiP / select button.

Press the Quad / exit button to return to the previous page (higher menu level) or exit the OSD. Changed settings are saved automatically.

Note: Keyboard commands are possible while the OSD window is open.

To activate hotkey commands, use the CTRL key instead of the currently set hotkey (page 19).

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ON SCREEN DISPLAY

OSD - OVERVIEW

SYSTEM HOTKEY Multiple Hotkey / Double Click Hotkey

HOTMOUSE Hotmouse Recognition, Hotmouse Timeout QUAD MODE Channel Selection Timeout OSD POSITION Position of OSD window OSD LANGUAGE German / English / Spanish SECURITY Set security level TEST PATTERN Crosshairs – Color gradient - Rhombus - Rectangle – Stripes DISABLE CHANNEL Deactivate unused channels CONTROL* Device control via DCP-XML protocol

MODE PIP (picture in picture) Size, zoom, position and display mode START Set start conﬁ guration

CONFIGURATION BACKUP Save conﬁ guration settings RECALL Restore last saved conﬁ guration FACTORY RESET Reset to factory default settings

CONSOLE VIDEO OUTPUT Video resolution and frequency KEYBOARD Keyboard layout TOUCHSCREEN* Set mouse key emulation MULTI MONITOR Assign mouse/keyboard to video EDID Read and display EDID data of monitor

VIDEO VIDEO INPUT Display computers’ video input resolutions Setting: DVI - VGA – VGA/DVI – DVI/VGA BRIGHTNESS Set brightness of analog input signal CONTRAST Set contrast of analog input signal HORIZ POSITION Horizontal screen position VERT POSITION Vertical screen position SCREEN WIDTH Set screen width of analog input signal PHASE Adjust phase of analog input signal FORMAT Fit input format to screen

COMPUTER KEYBOARD Display type of keyboard (PC1, PC2, PC3 or USB) MOUSE Display type of mouse (PS/2, PS/2 Wheel or USB) Set USB mouse positioning (absolute / relative) RESET Reset PS/2 mouse and keyboard CHANGE EDID/DDC Program input EDID

HELP COMMANDS List of keyboard commands INFO Revision Level – Firmware / Hardware CONTACT Contact Information

*subject to conﬁ guration chosen,

please see page 18 CONFIGURATIONS for details.

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ON SCREEN DISPLAY

OSD - SYSTEM - HOTKEY

HOTKEY

Use the arrow keys to navigate in the SYSTEM menu to the entry HOTKEY and press the ENTER/SELECT key to open the HOTKEY window.

As described on page 11 under „Keyboard Commands“, two different hotkey modes are available:

- For multiple hotkey commands you can deﬁ ne 1 to 4 keys which are pressed simultaneously to enter the command mode. Selectable keys are: STRG, SHIFT, ALT and WINDOWS.

- For double click hotkey commands you can choose one key, which is double clicked to enter the command mode. Selectable keys are: STRG, SHIFT, ALT and SCROLL.

To change the hotkey mode or select another hotkey, navigate with the TAB or ARROW UP/DOWN keys to the respective ﬁ eld and use the ARROW LEFT/RIGHT or the +/- keys to change the setting.

Multiple Hotkeys

Double Click Hotkeys

The command mode is indicated by two ﬂ ashing LEDs on the console keyboard.

Default setting: Multiple Hotkey: CTRL + ALT

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OSD - SYSTEM - HOTMOUSE

HOTMOUSE FUNCTION

Use the arrow keys to navigate in the SYSTEM menu to the entry HOTMOUSE and press ENTER/SELECT to open the HOTMOUSE window.

To activate Hotmouse operation, navigate to “Enable Hotmouse” and change the setting to “Yes”.

There are two modes of Hotmouse operation: Hotmouse Cursor and Hotmouse Menu.

While Hotmouse Cursor supports only a limited set of operations, Hotmouse Menu allows execution of all switch operations and PiP settings.

While the Hotmouse function is activated, the active computer can still be operated by keyboard.

ACTIVATING HOTMOUSE CURSOR

If Hotmouse is enabled (Enable Hotmouse = Yes) move the mouse rapidly four times in alternating horizontal direction to activate the Hotmouse Cursor. ▬▬► ◄▬▬ ▬▬► ◄▬▬ or ◄▬▬ ▬▬► ◄▬▬ ▬▬►

When using a touchscreen, the hotmouse cursor can be used at any time the hotmouse menu (see page 24) is open. Touch the screen outside the hotmouse menu to activate the hotmouse cursor.

The Hotmouse Cursor changes its look depending on its position on the screen (arrows in vertical or horizontal direction, and number of channel).

Use the Hotmouse Cursor to perform the following functions:

in Fullscreen mode: - Switch to another fullscreen channel in Quad mode: - Select another active channel (keyboard, mouse) in PiP mode: - Modify position and size of PiP images

- Change active channel

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OSD - SYSTEM - HOTMOUSE

HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN FULLSCREEN MODE

When you activate the Hotmouse Cursor in Fullscreen mode, PiP images of the other channels are temporarily displayed to allow you to switch to another channel.

Switching to another fullscreen channel

Activate Hotmouse Cursor. Move the Hotmouse Cursor over the PiP image of the channel that you wish to activate and press the left mouse button.

Example: Switch from channel 2 to channel 3

HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN QUAD MODE

Switching active channel (mouse, keyboard)

Activate Hotmouse Cursor. To change the active channel (switching mouse and keyboard), position the Hotmouse Cursor in the respective channel ﬁ eld (1 to 4) and press the left mouse button.

Note: When you move into another channel ﬁ eld, the channel number in the Hotmouse Cursor changes.

Example: Switch active channel from 1 to 3

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OSD - SYSTEM - HOTMOUSE

HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN PIP MODE

Change active channel

Enable Hotmouse Cursor. Move the Hotmouse Cursor to the PiP-image of the channel you wish to activate and press the left mouse button.

Note: When the Hotmouse Cursor moves over a PiP-image, its appearance changes (arrows, channel

number).

Example: Switch active channel from 2 to 3

Vertical positioning of PiP images

Activate Hotmouse Cursor. Move the Hotmouse Cursor to the PiP-image area, hold down the left mouse button and drag the PiPs to the desired vertical position.

Note: As soon as the Hotmouse Cursor moves over a PiP image, its appearance changes

(arrows, channel number).

Example: Move PiP images upwards.

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OSD - SYSTEM - HOTMOUSE

HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN PIP MODE

Modify size of PiP images

Activate Hotmouse Cursor and move to the left edge of the PiP image area until horizontal arrows appear in the Hotmouse Cursor. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the Hotmouse Cursor to the left to increase PiP image size, or to the right to reduce PiP image size.

Note: As soon as the Hotmouse Cursor moves to the left edge of the PiP image area, its appearance changes

(horizontal arrows, channel number).

Scaling PiP images up

Hold left mouse button

Scaling PiP images down

Hold left mouse button

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ON SCREEN DISPLAY

OSD - SYSTEM - HOTMOUSE

HOTMOUSE MENU - ACTIVATING

Activate Hotmouse Cursor and press the right mouse button to open the Hotmouse Menu.

To open the hotmouse menu using a touchscreen, tap the screen twice, and leave your ﬁ nger pressed on the touchscreen after the second tap (tap – hold, like a double click without lifting the ﬁ nger on the second click), until the hotmouse menu opens.

Menu appearance varies depending on display mode (Quad / Fullscreen / PiP). This menu allows you to carry out switching operations and change PiP settings:

HOTMOUSE MENU - OPERATING

The Hotmouse Menu allows you to carry out switching operations and to enter PiP settings by mouse click (left mouse button).

Click Help on the Hotmouse Menu for information on the individual symbols.

HOTMOUSE

The hand symbol ) points to the

Channel: 1 2 3 4

current settings for the active channel,

Mode: quad full PiP

the display mode, and the PiP function.

single: fixed direct

Click on HELP to open the HOTMOUSE

triple: gap no gap

HELP window.

PiP zoom: Yes No PiP offset: 0 % PiP size: 15 %

CLOSE HELP

dual scan

tile

Hotmouse menu in PiP-mode

Click with the left mouse button on the   arrow symbols to either increase or decrease the values in question. Clicking on the I◄ ►I arrow symbols sets the minimum or maximum value.

HOTMOUSE / HELP

Select active channel. Select mode. Select PiP settings.

After having completed the settings, click on CLOSE to close the Hotmouse Menu window and exit the Hotmouse Function.

value is selected by user decrease value increase value set minimum value set maximum value

Hotmouse Help window

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OSD - SYSTEM - HOTMOUSE

HOTMOUSE MENU - MODES

The individual modes can be set as follows:

HOTMOUSE MENU - QUAD MODE

Use the mouse to navigate to a channel in the Hotmouse Menu and click the left mouse button to activate it. You can also switch to a different mode with the left mouse button.

Hotmouse Menu in Quad mode

Quad mode

HOTMOUSE MENU - FULLSCREEN MODE

Use the mouse to navigate to a channel in the Hotmouse Menu and click the left mouse button to activate it. You can also switch to a different mode with the left mouse button.

Hotmouse Menu in Fullscreen mode

Fullscreen mode

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OSD - SYSTEM - HOTMOUSE

HOTMOUSE MENU – MODES (continued)

HOTMOUSE MENU – PIP MODE

Use the mouse to navigate to a channel in the Hotmouse Menu and click the left mouse button to activate it. Change position and size of PiP images, and PiP zoom. Change PiP mode (triple / triple gap / single ﬁ xed / single direct / single scan) and scan time. The PiP modes are described in detail on page 40.

Triple gap: PiP images are displayed with a gap in place of the active channel.

Triple no gap: PiP images are displayed without a gap.

Triple tile: The size of the main image and the PiP images is optimized so that the main image and the PiP ima ges are shown as large as possible without overlap ping.

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OSD - SYSTEM - HOTMOUSE

HOTMOUSE MENU – PIP MODE (continued)

Single ﬁ xed: One selected PiP image is permanently displayed.

Single direct: Press the front panel buttons 1, 2, 3, or 4 to directly select the PiP channel you want.

Single dual: The left half of the ﬁ rst channel is displayed at full size next to the left half of the second channel. Use the „active“ setting to select the active channel.

Single scan: Cycles through the PiP images at a set interval.

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OSD - SYSTEM - QUAD-MODE

QUAD MODE

Use arrow keys to navigate in the SYSTEM menu to the entry QUAD MODE and press ENTER/SELECT to open the QUAD MODE window.

Channel selection timeout deﬁ nes the period (1 to 30 seconds) after which the selector will close automatically. Default setting is 5 seconds.

Selector

In Quad mode, use hotkey ‘P’ to open the selector. The selector indicates the active channel (mouse and keyboard enabled).

Press hotkey ‘P’ again to switch the selector (active channel) from one channel to the next.

After expiry of the selector timeout, the selector closes.

Alternatively, the selection window can also be opened by pressing the PiP button on the front panel.

To cycle the active channel, press the PiP button repeatedly.

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OSD - SYSTEM - OSD POSITION / OSD LANGUAGE

OSD POSITION

Use arrow keys to navigate in the SYSTEM menu to the entry OSD POSITION and press ENTER/SELECT to open the OSD POSITION window.

Use this function to move the OSD window to any position on the screen.

OSD LANGUAGE

Use arrow keys to navigate in the SYSTEM menu to the entry OSD LANGUAGE and press ENTER/SELECT to open the OSD LANGUAGE window.

Set OSD LANGUAGE to either Deutsch (German), Español (Spanish), or English (default: English).

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OSD - SYSTEM - SECURITY

SECURITY – SECURITY LEVELS

Use arrow keys to navigate in the SYSTEM menu to the entry SECURITY and press ENTER/SELECT to open the SECURITY window.

The SECURITY feature allows you to reduce the functional range of the V-Switch quad. Eight security levels are available for this purpose.

By default, all functions are enabled (security level 0). To change the security level, you must ﬁ rst enter a predeﬁ ned password. This six-digit password is enclosed separately with the deliverables of V-Switch quad and should only be accessible to authorized persons (administrators etc.).

After entering the password on the keyboard or front panel (password is not displayed in password ﬁ eld), the SECURITY window opens.

Enter the desired security level (0 to 8) under “Select security level”.

SECURITY LEVEL 0

This is the default setting of the V-Switch quad. All settings are allowed and all functions enabled.

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OSD - SYSTEM - SECURITY

Note:

Before changing the security level, please set the conﬁ guration with which you wish to work in the higher security level, under MODE ► START (see page 42). This conﬁ guration will be maintained when V-Switch quad is reset, in case of power failure, or when power is turned off and on again.

SECURITY LEVEL 8

Security level 8 allows you to work only on one channel (computer) in a predeﬁ ned display mode (Quad, Fullscreen or PiP mode). No settings can be changed, apart from the SECURITY menu item, where you can change the security level.

SYSTEM SECURITY

SECURITY LEVEL 7

As security level 8, but you can open OSD windows that only show display modes and device settings.

SYSTEM CONTROL CONSOLE VIDEO OUTPUT/EDID VIDEO VIDEO INPUT COMPUTER KEYBOARD/MOUSE/CHANGE EDID/DDC HELP COMMANDS/INFO/CONTACT

SECURITY LEVEL 6

As security level 7, with the following additional operations:

- Setting of active channel using front panel buttons, hotkeys or hotmouse

- Selecting channel with PiP button in Quad mode

- Changing the directly selectable PiP channel in PiP mode single direct

SECURITY LEVEL 5

As security level 6, with the following additional operations:

- Setting of display mode (Quad / Fullscreen / PiP) using front panel buttons, hotkeys or hotmouse.

SYSTEM TEST PATTERN

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ON SCREEN DISPLAY

OSD - SYSTEM - SECURITY

SECURITY LEVEL 4

As security level 5, with the following additional settings in the OSD:

SYSTEM OSD POSITION

MODE PIP / START

CONFIGURATION RECALL

VIDEO FORMAT

- Modify PiP settings in Hotmouse menu

- Changing both channels in Dual mode

- Changing the ﬁ xed PiP channel in PiP mode single ﬁ xed

SECURITY LEVEL 3

As security level 4, with the following additional settings in the OSD:

SYSTEM OSD LANGUAGE VIDEO BRIGHTNESS / CONTRAST / HORIZ POSITION / VERT POSITION SCREEN WIDTH / PHASE

SECURITY LEVEL 2

As security level 3, with the following additional settings in the OSD:

SYSTEM HOTKEY / HOTMOUSE / QUAD MODE CONSOLE KEYBOARD

SECURITY LEVEL 1

As security level 2, with the following additional settings in the OSD:

SYSTEM DISABLE CHANNEL CONSOLE MULTIMONITOR / VIDEO OUTPUT VIDEO VIDEO INPUT COMPUTER MOUSE / RESET PS/2

- Switch video output to VGA (using hotkey ‘V’ or front panel buttons 1+2)

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OSD - SYSTEM - TEST PATTERN

TEST PATTERN

Use arrow keys to navigate in the SYSTEM menu to the entry TEST PATTERN and press ENTER/SELECT to open the TEST PATTERN window.

Use the Test Pattern feature to check monitor quality (pixel errors, contrast, etc) or the functionality of the V-Switch quad’s video output.

It is recommended to use all available test patterns for the test procedure.

To exit TEST PATTERN mode, use the front panel buttons or hotkey commands to select a channel.

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OSD - SYSTEM - DISABLE CHANNEL

DISABLE CHANNEL

Use arrow keys to navigate in the SYSTEM menu to the entry DISABLE CHANNEL and press ENTER/SELECT to open the DISABLE CHANNEL window.

If only two or three computers or video sources are connected to V-Switch quad, use the DISABLE CHANNEL feature to ensure that for the unused channels:

a) message "no signal input x" is not shown in Quad mode

b) PiP images are not displayed on screen

c) these channels are not selectable in Fullscreen mode

For example, if you have connected three computers (channel 1 to 3) to V-Switch quad, use the arrow keys to navigate to the number 3 and conﬁ rm by pressing ENTER/SELECT.

Note:

To use the “DISABLE CHANNEL” feature, computers/video sources must be connected to V-Switch quad in ascending order from channel 1 to 4.

Example in Quad mode:

All four channels enabled Three channels enabled Two channels enabled

mid-height

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OSD - SYSTEM - CONTROL

CONTROL

Please note that DCP-XML is an optional feature. This menu is only available for ﬁ rmware versions that include the conﬁ guration option “DCP-XML”. Please see page 67 for a description of conﬁ guration options.

Use arrow keys to navigate in the SYSTEM menu to the entry CONTROL and press ENTER/SELECT to open the CONTROL window.

HETEC devices can be controlled via DCP (Device Control Protocol), an XML-based protocol. (See „DCP_Manual.pdf“ on CD.)

There are two DCP modes:

DCP control, which allows external control of the display mode. DCP synchronize, which keeps several V-Switch quad devices in the same display mode. Default setting is “off”, which prevents any external CONTROL.

Use a serial cable to connect a control unit to the RS 232 port (RJ 45) on the V-Switch quad rear panel. To synchronize several devices, special Y cables are required.

Settings for the connection are: Transfer rate 57600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, no ﬂ ow control

The two control modes operate as follows:

DCP control

This mode allows direct control of a single V-Switch quad by means of a control device, e.g. a computer.

The control device can query and change the mode of V-Switch quad.

The V-Switch quad responds to each DCP message sent by the control device with a DCP reply. This reply includes the values of all settings queried or set by means of the last message. If the message sent by the control unit contains errors, the V-Switch quad will reply by sending an error message.

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OSD - SYSTEM - CONTROL

Example of DCP control

A V-Switch quad is controlled via DCP-XML by a computer connected by serial cable.

For an introduction to the DEVICE CONTROL PROTOCOL please see „DCP_Manual.pdf“ on the CD.

DCP synchronize

Use this mode to keep several V-Switch quad devices in the same mode.

Every change in settings initiated in the ﬁ rst V-Switch quad by

Hotkeys, Hotmouse, Front panel buttons, or

a controlling device

synchronizes the modes of all connected devices via DCP messages.

Special serial Y cables are used for this purpose (see example on page 37)

Important:

Each time you restart a V-Switch quad set to synchronize, it will send all its settings to the next connected device. This process also takes place after activating synchronize in the OSD menu.

When starting a chain of devices, always start by ﬁ rst switching on the device at the end of the chain. When the device has completed its startup phase and sent its DCP messages, switch on the next device in the chain.

Finally, switch on the ﬁ rst device in the chain, which synchronizes the settings of all other devices in the chain with its own settings as it starts up.

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OSD - SYSTEM - CONTROL

Example of DCP synchronization

V-Switch quad 2 and 3 are synchronized with V-Switch quad 1.

V-Switch quad 1

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V-Switch quad 2

V-Switch quad 3

To synchronize, V-Switch quad 1 sends every change in settings as a DCP message via the serial Y cable to the RX input of V-Switch quad 2.

V-Switch quad 2 adopts the settings and sends a DCP message via TX output over the Y cable to the RX input of V-Switch quad 3.

The synchronization chain can have any length.

Do not connect the last device in the chain to the ﬁ rst device (i.e. do not create a loop).

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OSD - SYSTEM - CONTROL

SECURITY LEVELS

The security level settings in the OSD menu described on page 30 also apply to control via DCP messages. Queries are possible up to security level 7.

The table below shows the maximum security levels for simple element settings. These settings may be changed via DCP up to the speciﬁ ed protection level.

Maximum security level for:

CONSOLE CHANNEL 6

VIDEO CHANNEL 6

VIDEO LAYOUT 5

PIP LAYOUT 4

PIP SIZE 4

PIP OFFSET 4

PIP ZOOM 4

PIP CHANNEL 4

DUAL CHANNELS (L/R) 6

PIP SCAN TIME 4

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ON SCREEN DISPLAY

OSD - MODE - PIP

PiP (Picture in Picture Function)

Use arrow keys to navigate in the MODE menu to the entry PIP and press ENTER/SELECT to open the PIP window.

In the PIP window you can conﬁ gure PiP size, position, and display mode.

PiP size

Adjust the size of PiP images to your requirements. 12 (singe mode) or 9 (triple mode) different sizes are available:

Single: 3 % - 5 % - 7 % - 10 % - 15 % - 20 % - 25 % - 28 % - 33 % - 38 % - 44 % - 50 %

Triple: 3 % - 5 % - 7 % - 10 % - 15 % - 20 % - 25 % - 28 % - 33 %

50 % equals the size of one quad screen (one quarter of a full size screen).

PIP zoom factor

Use this option to zoom the center of the PiP images by a factor of 2.

Offset from top

Use this option to change the position of PiP images. PiP images can be moved vertically to any position on the screen’s right hand margin.

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OSD - MODE - PIP

PIP Display Mode

V-Switch quad offers the following PiP modes:

PIP display mode triple: all other video sources are displayed (three PiP images)

Triple gap:

PiP images are displayed with a gap in place of the active channel.

Triple no gap:

PiP images are displayed without a gap.

Triple tile:

The size of the main image and the PiP images is optimized so that the main image and the PiP images are shown as large as possible without overlapping.

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OSD - MODE - PIP

PIP Display Mode (continued)

PIP display mode single: One PiP image is displayed. You can choose between different display modes:

Single ﬁ xed:

One selected PiP image is permanently displayed.

Single direct:

Press the front panel buttons 1, 2, 3, or 4 to directly select the PiP channel you want.

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Single dual:

In Dual mode the left halves of the fullscreen images from two video sources are displayed side by side.

You can choose the left or the right image as the active channel.

Single scan:

Within a PiP image, the three other video sources are displayed one after the other; the delay can be set to between one and nine seconds.

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OSD - MODE - START

START (Set start conﬁ guration)

Use arrow keys to navigate in the MODE menu to the entry START and press ENTER/SELECT to open the START window.

This feature allows you to deﬁ ne the start conﬁ guration, i.e. the display mode (Quad, Fullscreen, or PiP), active channel, and PiP settings which V-Switch quad uses after a reset or when the system is powered up.

When the START menu is called up, the current start conﬁ guration is displayed. To modify your start conﬁ guration, change parameters in the channel, mode, and PiP ﬁ elds. Press ESC to save the new parameters and exit the START menu.

Choose “Use current mode” to adopt the current settings as start mode. Use arrow keys to navigate to “Use current mode” and conﬁ rm by pressing ENTER.

The factory default start mode is Quad.

Default start screen Example of a start screen conﬁ guration

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OSD - CONFIGURATION - BACKUP

BACKUP

Use arrow keys to navigate in the CONFIGURATION menu to the entry BACKUP and press ENTER/SELECT to open the BACKUP window.

This function saves the current device settings, including the start mode set in MODE  START.

OSD - CONFIGURATION - RECALL

RECALL

Use arrow keys to navigate in the CONFIGURATION menu to the entry RECALL and press ENTER/SELECT to open the RECALL window.

Use this feature to replace the current settings with the last conﬁ guration saved using the BACKUP command.

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OSD - CONFIGURATION - FACTORY RESET

FACTORY RESET

Use arrow keys to navigate in the CONFIGURATION menu to the entry DEFAULTS and press ENTER/SELECT to open the DEFAULTS window.

Use this function to reset the V-Switch quad to its default settings. If necessary, save your current settings before using the DEFAULTS command. Execution of this command results in a complete reset and reboot of the V-Switch quad with factory defaults.

FACTORY DEFAULTS:

SYSTEM HOTKEY = Multiple Hotkey / Hotkey = Ctrl + Alt

HOTMOUSE = ON / Hotmouse timeout = 5 sec. QUAD MODE Channel selection timeout = 5 sec. OSD POSITION = centered OSD LANGUAGE = English SECURITY = None (security level = 0) DISABLE CHANNEL = All four channels are active CONTROL = Off

MODE PIP = Size = 15 % Zoom factor = 1 Display mode = triple Active channel = gap; Offset from top = 0 % Start conﬁ guration = Quad / active channel = 1

CONSOLE VIDEO OUTPUT = auto KEYBOARD = English MULTI MONITOR = Monitor 1 --> Channel 1; Monitor 2 --> Channel2; Monitor 3 --> Channel 3; Monitor 4 --> Channel4;

VIDEO VIDEO INPUT = DVI / VGA (all channels) BRIGHTNESS = 58.2 % (all channels) CONTRAST = 63.5 % (all channels) HORIZ POSITION = auto (all channels) VERT POSITION = auto (all channels) SCREEN WIDTH = +0 (screen-width correction of all channels) PHASE = +0 (all channels) FORMAT Fit to screen = No (all channels)

COMPUTER MOUSE USB mouse positioning = relative (all channels)

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OSD - CONSOLE - VIDEO OUTPUT

VIDEO OUTPUT

Use arrow keys to navigate in the CONSOLE menu to the entry VIDEO OUTPUT and press ENTER/SELECT to open the VIDEO OUTPUT window.

CONSOLE

Change with ENTER/SELECT

VIDEO OUTPUT KEYBOARD TOUCHSCREEN MULTI MONITOR EDID

Use the VIDEO OUTPUT menu to choose an output resolution supported by your monitor. Press ENTER/SELECT to enter the selection menu. Use arrow keys to select the desired line in the list shown on the right and press ENTER/SELECT for the new video format.

When the output mode is set to ‘auto’, the V-Switch quad chooses a resolution by reading the connected monitor’s EDID data. Choose the EDID menu item to check whether the connected monitor provides this data.

If the monitor does not offer this data, V-Switch quad sets VGA mode (640x480@60Hz) as default and activates Sync on Green.

Sync on Green can be deactivated on V-Switch quad models produced in 2006 or later (CPLD Version 43).

MODE / TEST

The new output mode is visible for 10 seconds.

Within this time you can either

You have chosen a new output resolution. It will be tested for 10 seconds.

accept the new setting by pressing ENTER/SELECT or return to your original setting by pressing ESC/EXIT.

Press Enter / select to accept the setting.

Press any other key to keep the old setting.

CONSOLE / VIDEO OUTPUT

mode horiz vert Hz

UXGA 1600 x 1200 60

Sync on Green: No

EDID

mode horiz vert Hz auto

VGA 640 x 480 60 VGA 640 x 480 75 VGA 640 x 480 85 SVGA 800 x 600 60 SVGA 800 x 600 75 SVGA 800 x 600 85 XGA 1024 x 768 60 XGA 1024 x 768 70 XGA 1024 x 768 75 XGA 1024 x 768 85 SXGA 1280 x 1024 50 SXGA 1280 x 1024 60 SXGA 1280 x 1024 75 UXGA 1600 x 1200 50 UXGA 1600 x 1200 60 UXGAr 1600 x 1200 50 UXGAr 1600 x 1200 60 XGA/B 1152 x 864 75 UWXGA 1280 x 960 60 UWXGA 1280 x 960 85 SUN 1152 x 900 66 WXGA 1280 x 768 60 WXGA 1366 x 768 60 WUXGA 1920 x 1200 40 WUXGA 1920 x 1200 50 WUXGA 1920 x 1200 60 HDTVp 1280 x 720 50 HDTVp 1280 x 720 60 HDTVp 1920 x 1080 24 HDTVp 1920 x 1080 50 HDTVp 1920 x 1080 60

Press Enter / Select or

VIDEO OUTPUT / MODE

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OSD - CONSOLE - KEYBOARD / MULTI MONITOR

KEYBOARD

Use arrow keys to navigate in the CONSOLE menu to the entry KEYBOARD and press ENTER/SELECT to open the KEYBOARD window. Set the keyboard layout to the desired language, English, Deutsch (German), Español (Spanish), Français (French), or Italiano (Italian).

CONSOLE

VIDEO OUTPUT KEYBOARD TOUCHSCREEN MULTI MONITOR EDID

CONSOLE / KEYBOARD

Console keyboard language:

English Deutsch Español Français Italiano

TOUCHSCREEN

Please note that touchscreen support is an optional feature. This menu is only available for ﬁ rmware versions that include the conﬁ guration option “Touchscreen-Support”. Please see page 67 for a description of CONFIGURATIONS.

Use arrow keys to navigate in the CONSOLE menu to the entry TOUCHSCREEN and press ENTER/SELECT to open the TOUCHSCREEN window.

CONSOLE

VIDEO OUTPUT KEYBOARD TOUCHSCREEN MULTI MONITOR EDID

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Mouse key emulation: > Mouse Click on touch Click on release

Enlarge on touch: PiP: Yes Quad: No

Timeout: 5 sec

Calibrate

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OSD - CONSOLE - TOUCHSCREEN

In the CONSOLE ► TOUCHSCREEN menu, you can set the following options:

Mouse key emulation

The following three types of mouse emulation can be chosen:

Click on touch: When touching the touchscreen, a mouse click is generated at the position of the touch.

Click on release: When the ﬁ nger is released from the touchscreen, a mouse click is generated at the last position of the ﬁ nger.

Enlarge on touch

PiP: If this option is set to Yes, touching a PiP switches to the PiP’s channel.

If set to No, you can control the computer in the PiP without switching channels. Touching the PiP also switches mouse and keyboard to that channel. Touching the full screen channel switches keyboard and mouse back to the full screen channel.

Quad: If this option is set to Yes, touching a channel in Quad mode enlarges it to full screen. The channel remains in full screen as long as the user controls the computer with touchscreen, mouse and keyboard. After the user is inactive for a certain time, the device switches back to Quad mode. Use the Timeout setting to set the timeout.

If you switch on PiP mode, and then return to Quad mode, the V-Switch quad will go to PiP mode instead of full screen mode when you touch a quadrant in Quad mode.

When you switch modes with the front panel buttons, the keyboard hotkeys, or the hotmouse menu, the new mode will remain set, and will not switch back to Quad mode automatically. As soon as you switch back to Quad mode, you can again temporarily enlarge quadrants by touching them.

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OSD - CONSOLE - TOUCHSCREEN / MULTI MONITOR

Timeout

If the V-Switch quad is conﬁ gured to enlarge quadrants on touch in Quad mode, this setting controls how long the device remains in full screen mode when there is no more user activity before switching back to Quad mode.

Calibrate

Start touchscreen calibration (see page 15 Touchscreen support). Calibration is recommended after ﬁ rst connecting a touchscreen.

MULTI MONITOR

Use arrow keys to navigate in the CONSOLE menu to the entry MULTI MONITOR and press ENTER/SELECT to open the MULTI MONITOR window.

CONSOLE

VIDEO OUTPUT KEYBOARD TOUCHSCREEN MULTI MONITOR EDID

If you use graphics cards with multiple video outputs, you must assign the computer’s mouse and keyboard to the corresponding video output (channels 1-4).

Example:

CONSOLE / MULTI MONITOR

Select for each monitor on which channel the mouse and keyboard are active:

Monitor 1 : channel 1 Monitor 2 : channel 2 Monitor 3 : channel 3 Monitor 4 : channel 4

CONSOLE / MULTI MONITOR

Select for each monitor on which channel the mouse and keyboard are active:

If a computer with quad graphics card is connected to V-Switch quad, and keyboard and mouse are connected to channel 1, you must assign console channel 1 to all video channels.

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Monitor 1 : channel 1 Monitor 2 : channel 1 Monitor 3 : channel 1 Monitor 4 : channel 1

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ON SCREEN DISPLAY

OSD - CONSOLE - EDID

EDID (Display of Monitor Data)

Use arrow keys to navigate in the CONSOLE menu to the entry EDID and press ENTER/SELECT to open the EDID window.

CONSOLE

VIDEO OUTPUT KEYBOARD TOUCHSCREEN MULTI MONITOR EDID

Use the EDID command to read and display monitor data (manufacturer, monitor name, serial number etc.) from the monitor’s EDID memory.

If VIDEO OUTPUT is set to “auto”, V-Switch quad uses the optimum output resolution offered by the EDID.

CONSOLE / EDID

Manufacturer: NEC Monitor name: NEC LCD1860N Serial No.: 123456YB

Vertical rate: 55 – 85 Hz Horizontal rate: 31 – 80 KHz Pixel clock: 140 MHz

Details

EDID / EDID DETAILS

monitor timing descriptor: 3F 48

40 30 62 E0 32 40 40 C0 13 00 98 32 11 00 00 1E

video modes: FF FF 80

8159 0101 0101 0101 0101 0101 0101 0101

EDID (Extended Display Identiﬁ cation Data) is a VESA standard data format that contains basic information about a monitor and its capabilities. This information is stored in the monitor by the manufacturer and can be read by V-Switch quad or graphics card via a monitor cable’s Display Data Channel (DCC) interface.

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ON SCREEN DISPLAY

OSD - VIDEO - VIDEO INPUT

VIDEO INPUT (Display Video Formats)

Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry VIDEO INPUT and press ENTER/SELECT to open the VIDEO INPUT window.

S Signal

a = analog

The upper part of the VIDEO INPUT window shows the resolutions d = digital

at the four video inputs. g = sync on green

c = composite sync

Resolution recognition at the four video inputs is automatic.

Go to “Select input signal” and deﬁ ne which video signal (VGA or DVI) is to be displayed. If a setting with both signal inputs (VGA/DVI or DVI/VGA) is selected, the V-Switch quad will ﬁ rst check the ﬁ rst input speciﬁ ed. If there is no signal at this input, the second signal input will be checked.

On the next page is a list of video formats supported by V-Switch quad.

Some of the listed digital video modes accept reduced frame rates down to 22 Hz.

In rare cases, the V-Switch quad does not immediately recognize a change of the input video mode to UXGA with reduced pixel rate. In this case, please retry.

With digital input and a resolution of 800x600, the input frame rate may be increased to up to 180 Hz.

This provides smooth video output even in Quad mode. To use this feature, it is necessary to choose this resolution and refresh rate on all devices connected to the V-Switch quad’s video inputs.

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ON SCREEN DISPLAY

OSD - VIDEO - VIDEO INPUT

VIDEO INPUT (Display Video Formats)

The table lists all video formats supported by V-Switch quad at the input ports.

Display Resolution Sync- Frame Rate

Mode (Pixel) Polarity analog digital H x V H/V Hz Hz

CGA 640 x 350 +/- 85 85 CGA 640 x 400 -/+ 85 85

EGA 720 x 400 +/+ 70 70 EGA 720 x 400 -/+ 85 85

VGA 640 x 480 -/- 60 22 - 60 VGA 640 x 480 -/- 72 72 VGA 640 x 480 -/- 75 75 VGA 640 x 480 -/- 85 85

SVGA 800 x 600 +/+ 56 22 - 56 SVGA 800 x 600 +/+ 60 60 SVGA 800 x 600 +/+ 72 72 SVGA 800 x 600 +/+ 75 75 SVGA 800 x 600 +/+ 85 85 - 180

XGA 1024 x 768 -/- 60 22 - 60 XGA 1024 x 768 -/- 70 70 XGA 1024 x 768 +/+ 75 75 XGA 1024 x 768 +/+ 85 85

XGA/B 1152 x 864 +/+ 75 75

SUN 1152 x 900 +/+ 66 66

HDTVp 1280 x 720 +/+ --- 22 - 50 HDTVp 1280 x 720 +/+ --- 60

WXGA 1280 x 768 -/+ 60 60

UWXGA 1280 x 960 +/+ 60 60 UWXGA 1280 x 960 +/+ 85 85

SXGA 1280 x 1024 g 50 50 SXGA 1280 x 1024 +/+ 60 60 SXGA 1280 x 1024 g 72 72 SXGA 1280 x 1024 +/+ 75 75 SXGA 1280 x 1024 +/+ 85 85

WXGAp 1366 x 768 +/+ --- 22 - 60

SGI 1600 x 1024 +/+ 60 60

UXGA 1600 x 1200 +/+ 50 50 UXGA 1600 x 1200 +/+ 60 60

UXGAr 1600 x 1200 +/+ 50 50 UXGAr 1600 x 1200 +/+ 60 60

HDTVp 1920 x 1080 +/+ --- 22 - 24 HDTVp 1920 x 1080 +/+ --- 50 HDTVp 1920 x 1080 +/+ --- 60

WUXGA 1920 x 1200 +/+ --- 22 - 50 WUXGA 1920 x 1200 +/+ --- 60

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ON SCREEN DISPLAY

OSD - VIDEO - BRIGHTNESS / CONTRAST / H + V POSITION

BRIGHTNESS – CONTRAST

Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry BRIGHTNESS or CONTRAST and press ENTER/ SELECT to open the BRIGHTNESS or CONTRAST window.

Use this feature to adjust the brightness or contrast of analog video input signals.

HORIZ / VERT POSITION (horizontal / vertical position of computer screen)

Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry HORIZ POSITION or VERT POSITION and press ENTER/SELECT to open the HORIZ POSITION or VERT POSITION window.

In case of incorrect horizontal position of a computer screen, use this feature to adjust the computer screen manually. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the AUTO/MAN ﬁ eld and set MAN for manual. Use the “+” or “-” keys in the value ﬁ eld to adjust the vertical position between –40 and +40, and the horizontal position between –20 and +20.

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ON SCREEN DISPLAY

OSD - VIDEO - SCREEN WIDTH / PHASE

SCREEN WIDTH

Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry SCREEN WIDTH and press ENTER/SELECT to open the SCREEN WIDTH window.

Normally, screen width (number of horizontal pixels) is deﬁ ned by the VESA standard. If the screen appears blurred, change this setting to improve screen quality.

PHASE

Use arrow keys to navigate in VIDEO menu to the PHASE line and press ENTER/SELECT to open the PHASE window.

Incorrect phase (sampling time of pixel color value) may result in blurring, bad contrast, or poor legibility. Use this setting to adjust phase.

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ON SCREEN DISPLAY

OSD - VIDEO - FORMAT

FORMAT

Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry FORMAT and press ENTER/SELECT to open the FORMAT window.

When using a wide-screen monitor (aspect ratio 16:10) in Quad-mode, a video input with a different aspect ratio is normally displayed with black borders to the left and right. If ﬁ t to screen is enabled, the image is resized to ﬁ ll the entire quadrant in Quad mode.

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ON SCREEN DISPLAY

OSD - VIDEO - FORMAT

PiP mode for wide-screen monitors

If you use a wide-screen monitor (for example with an aspect ratio of 16:10), PiPs are placed to the right side of the active channel, if that channel does not have a wide-screen aspect ratio. Provided appropriate PiP size (20%) is set, PiP images are thus placed entirely outside the full screen channel.

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ON SCREEN DISPLAY

OSD - COMPUTER - KEYBOARD / MOUSE

KEYBOARD

Use arrow keys to navigate in the COMPUTER menu to the entry KEYBOARD and press ENTER/SELECT to open the KEYBOARD window.

Use this display feature to identify which keyboard type (USB, PC1, PC2 or PC3) has been recognized at which computer port.

MOUSE

Use arrow keys to navigate in COMPUTER menu to the MOUSE line and press ENTER/SELECT to open the MOUSE window.

The upper half of the MOUSE window shows which mouse type (USB, PS/2 or PS/2 wheel) has been recognized at which computer port.

USB – mouse positioning

For USB ports, you may specify absolute or relative mouse positioning.

Choose absolute mouse positioning when a device is connected to the console that supports absolute coordinates, such as graphic trays, screen pads or KVM extenders (HETEC V-IP).

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ON SCREEN DISPLAY

OSD - COMPUTER - RESET PS/2 / CHANGE EDID/DDC

RESET PS/2

Use arrow keys to navigate in the COMPUTER menu to the entry RESET PS/2 and press ENTER/SELECT to open the RESET PS/2 window.

Use arrow keys ◄► or “+” and “-” keys to select the channel (1 to 4) you wish to reset and conﬁ rm by pressing ENTER/SELECT.

CHANGE EDID/DDC

Use CHANGE EDID/DDC to add two freely selectable video modes to the list of video modes saved in the EDID visible to the connected computers at the four video input ports.

Use arrow keys to navigate in the COMPUTER menu to the entry CHANGE EDID/DDC and press ENTER/ SELECT to open the CHANGE EDID/DDC window.

Use arrow keys ◄► to select the ﬁ rst additional video mode.

Use arrow keys ▲▼ to navigate to and arrow keys ◄► to select the second video mode.

Use arrow keys ▲▼ to navigate to “Signal“ and arrow keys ◄► to switch between analog or digital. This setting speciﬁ es whether the EDID should identify the V-Switch quad as an analog or digital device. Usually it is safe to leave this setting at “digital”.

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ON SCREEN DISPLAY

OSD - COMPUTER - CHANGE EDID/DDC

CHANGE EDID/DDC

Finally, use arrow keys ▲▼ to navigate to WRITE and press ENTER/SELECT to open the EDID / CHANGE EDID/DDC window.

When the window shown on the right opens, connect the video output to the video input to be programmed with a DVI video cable.

Since you have to disconnect the video output device for this purpose, programming must be executed “blindly”.

Programming is executed by pressing the ENTER/SELECT key twice.

Remove the cable connection and re-connect the video output to the video output device.

In the window on the right, you can check whether programming was completed successfully.

Program EDID:

successful / failed

If “successful” is displayed, the selected video input has been successfully programmed.

Where appropriate, repeat the above process for the three other video inputs of your V-Switch quad.

Alternatively, you may also execute EDID programming using the CONFDEV conﬁ guration program.

As CONFDEV runs on an external Windows computer connected to the V-Switch quad, EDID programming can be monitored on the screen of the Windows computer.

The CONFDEV conﬁ guration program is described on page 64.

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ON SCREEN DISPLAY

OSD - HELP - COMMAND / ABOUT

COMMAND

Use arrow keys to navigate in the HELP menu to the entry COMMAND and press ENTER/SELECT to open the COMMAND window.

HELP

COMMAND ABOUT CONTACT

HELP / COMMAND

Hotkey plus : Q quad mode F full screen mode P PiP/select channel I PiP menu O On Screen Display V safe output mode 1-4 full screen mode:

select channel 1-4

F1–F4 quad mode:

select channel 1-4

The HELP / COMMAND LIST window lists keyboard commands and their functions.

ABOUT

Use arrow keys to navigate in the HELP menu to the entry ABOUT and press ENTER/SELECT to open the ABOUT window.

HELP

COMMAND ABOUT CONTACT

HELP / ABOUT

V-Switch quad

HETEC Datensysteme GmbH

The HELP / ABOUT window shows the current versions of the V-Switch quad.

The ABOUT / DETAILS window shows the conﬁ guration of the V-Switch quad ﬁ rmware and hardware.

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Revision : 1.40 / 5336

Details

Configuration

ABOUT / DETAILS

V-Switch quad

HETEC Datensysteme GmbH

Boot count: 1

Revision: 1.40 / 5336 Build: 25.03.2008 Video 906: 1.320 / 1.08 Console: 1.07 / 1.08 CPLD: 55

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ON SCREEN DISPLAY

OSD - HELP - ABOUT / CONTACT

ABOUT (continued)

HELP

COMMAND ABOUT CONTACT

The ABOUT / CONFIGURATION window shows the conﬁ guration of the V-Switch quad ﬁ rmware (see page 67 for a description of CONFIGURATIONS).

HELP / ABOUT

V-Switch quad

HETEC Datensysteme GmbH

Revision : 1.40 / 5336

Details

Configuration

ABOUT / CONFIGURATION

Configuration: TOUCHSCREEN

OSD languages: EN DE ES

CONTACT

Use arrow keys to navigate in the HELP menu to the entry CONTACT and press ENTER/SELECT to open the CONTACT window.

HELP HELP / CONTACT

HETEC Datensysteme GmbH

COMMAND ABOUT CONTACT

Landsberger Strasse 65 D- 82110 Germering Germany

Phone : +49-89-894367-0 Fax: +49-89-894367-99 www.hetec.de

Thank you for using V-Switch quad

The HELP / CONTACT window contains information on how to contact HETEC support. For contact info see also page 61.

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SERVICE

SERVICE INFORMATION

Maintenance and Repair

V-Switch quad does not contain any user-serviceable parts. Please report any malfunction or deviation from the functionality described in this manual during operation to HETEC’s Technical Support Department.

If we cannot solve your problem by phone and ﬁ nd that the fault is due to the unit, we will repair your unit free of charge during our warranty period. Please pack the device carefully, if possible in its original packaging, and send it to:

HETEC Datensysteme GmbH

Landsberger Straße 65

D-82110 Germering

Germany

Technical Support

If you cannot identify the cause of a problem, please contact HETEC, Technical Support.

To contact our technical support staff, please call:

Telephone +49 (0)89 - 89 43 67 - 0

Mondays through Fridays 08:30 AM to 12:30 PM (CET)

01:00 PM to 05:00 PM (CET)

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ANNEX

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

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FCC DECLARATION

ANNEX

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DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM

INSTALLATION OF DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM (CONFDEV)

To install the device conﬁ guration software CONFDEV, you need

● A Windows computer with a free RS 232 COM-port

● Your V-Switch quad

● The installation CD containing the confdevEn.exe program

● The enclosed serial cable

Rear panel

Serial Cable

Use the serial cable to connect the COM port of the Windows computer with the serial port of your V-Switch quad.

Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive and start the confdevEn.exe program.

The DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM (CONFDEV) window opens:

COM Port

Device Configuration

Settings

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ANNEX

DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM

SETTINGS

The SETTINGS window allows you to set the font size for the OSD window, log parameters, and the COM port to which the V-Switch quad is connected.

START DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM

Start conﬁ guration by clicking on the green arrow in the device conﬁ guration program.

When the window on the right is displayed, you are in the main OSD menu.

NAVIGATION

Use arrow keys as in the OSD menu to navigate to the desired line and conﬁ rm by pressing ENTER.

Use the ESC key to return to the previous menu.

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FIRMWARE UPDATE

To execute a ﬁ rmware update, you need:

• a computer with serial port

• the update program (updateEn.exe), which you will ﬁ nd on the enclosed CD

• the enclosed serial cable (RJ45 – DB9)

• the current ﬁ rmware ﬁ le, e.g. Vswitch_quad_1.40_906_EN_DE_ES_touchscreen-support.upd

Use the serial cable to connect the COM port of your computer to the RS232 port on the V-Switch quad.

Rear panel

Serial Cable

Start the update program (updateEn.exe)

Set the desired COM port.

Enter drive and path of current ﬁ rmware ﬁ le under Update ﬁ le.

You can use the browse function (“Browse...“ - Icon) to do so.

Click the “Update” button to start the upgrade process.

The ﬁ ve LEDs on the left side of the front panel ﬂ ash (green – yellow) during the upgrade.

Additionally, the upgrade process is indicated by an OSD window.

HETEC V-Switch quad

Software upgrade running.

COM Port

Please wait.

After a successful update, V-Switch quad restarts without changing conﬁ guration.

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CONFIGURATIONS

V-Switch quad is available in three conﬁ gurations:

- with touchscreen support

- with DCP-XML with English and German as OSD languages

- with DCP-XML with English and Spanish as OSD languages

ANNEX

Touchscreen support

Touchscreen

DCP-XML EN+DE X

DCP-XML EN+ES X

Update ﬁ les for all conﬁ gurations are included with the V-Switch quad, and are also freely available from the web address www.hetec.de/service/. The different conﬁ gurations can be selected by the user by using a speciﬁ c update ﬁ le. It is also possible to change the selected conﬁ guration later by loading a different update ﬁ le on the V-Switch quad.

When choosing an update ﬁ le, the conﬁ guration of that ﬁ le can be determined from the ﬁ le name.

Examples:

VSwitch_quad_1.40_905_EN_DE_ES_touchscreen-support.upd

DCP-XML English

OSD

999

German

OSD

999

Spanish

OSD

Touchscreen support

English, German and Spanish OSD

Video processor 905

VSwitch_quad_1.40_906_EN_DE_dcp-xml.upd

DCP-XML support English and German OSD

Video processor 906

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DELIVERABLES

Please use the list below to verify that all parts have been delivered.

The following components are included:

● 1 V-Switch quad (black or gray)

● 1 19” rack mount kit (black or gray)

● 1 Installation and Operation Manual

● 1 Installation CD

● 1 power cable

● 1 cable set HW-KON-DVI-VGA: 1 video cable DVI/DVI for console

1 short PS/2 keyboard mouse/USB adaptor

● 2 cable set HW-CPU-VGA: 1 video cable DVI/VGA, length 2.0 m 1 Y-cable PS/2 for mouse and keyboard, length 2.0 m 1 USB cable plug A - plug B, length 2.0 m

● 2 cable set HW-CPU-DVI: 1 video cable DVI/DVI, length 2.0 m 1 Y-cable PS/2 for mouse and keyboard, length 2.0 m 1 USB cable plug A - plug B, length 2.0 m

● 1 serial adaptor with green CAT5 cable (description below)

SERIAL ADAPTER

DB 9 – RJ45 FEMALE

DCD RXD TXD DTR GRD DSR RTS CTS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

black yellow

red

RJ 45 CABLE

MALE

n.c. n.c.

1 2

blue orange

black

red

5 6

green

7 8

yellow

brown

white

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