IOGear GUC100KM User Manual

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1. Welcome

2. Minimum System Requirements and Features

Thank you for purchasing IOGEAR's USB PS/2 adapter. IOGEAR brings the cutting edge technology of USB to your Macintosh® and PC. You will enjoy the

USB to PS/2 adapter

GUC100KM

USER MANUAL

convenience that has made this technology an industry standard.

Note: Your order has been carefully packaged and inspected, and we hope you are pleased with the IOGEAR product you purchased. Please inspect the contents of the package to ensure that you have received all items and that nothing has been damaged. If you discover a problem, please contact your dealer immediately for assistance.

Read this guide thoroughly and follow the installation and operation procedures carefully to prevent any damage to the unit and/or any of devices it connects to:

1 GUC100KM package contains: 1 USB PS/2 adapter 1 User Manual 1 Warranty Registration Card

Contact Information: 949-453-8782 23 Hubble Drive, Irvine, CA 92618 USA

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1. Mouse and keyboard ports

The cables from the PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard plug in here. The ports are marked with an icon to indicate which is which.

2. Mouse and keyboard LED's

LED's light up when the keyboard and mouse are connected to the GUC100KM and flash when the keyboard or mouse is transmitting packets.

3. USB Type A connector

This connector plugs into the computer's USB port, or into a USB hub that is connected back to the computer.

PC, Mac and Sun

1. Plug the PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard into the appropriate connectors on the GUC100KM adapter. The ports are marked with an icon to indicate which is which.

2. Plug the GUC100KM's USB plug into the computer's USB port, or into a USB hub that is connected back to the computer.

3. Power on the computer

4. Use the mouse and keyboard as you normally would.

1) Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, or XP

2) Mac OS 8.6 or higher

3) Sun Blade servers 2000/100 (Sun Solaris 8)

4) Linux

5) 300Mhz CPU

6) Available USB port

Product Features

• Two PS/2 Devices (keyboard and mouse) to interface converter

• Supports PS/2 mouse and Microsoft IntelliMouse

• Hot-key selection for OS and keyboard language

• Built in mouse wake up function

• USB 1.1 specification compliant

• Easy installation - no software required

• Bus powered - external power adapter not required

• Compatible with KVM devices

The GUC100KM improves on previous adapter designs by including easy to use Hot-keys for selecting your computer's operating system and language input. Because it is a USB specification compliant device, GUC100KM supports energy saving suspend-and-resume operations.

5. Operation4. Hardware Installation3. Introduction

With the GUC100KM you can customize your keyboard language input as well as selecting your computer's operating system.

Hot-key selection

The GUC100KM provides the following Hot-key selection features:

• Operating system selection

• Language input selection

Operating System and Language Selection

Hot-key operations begin by pressing and holding the Right Control key, then press and release the F12 key, then press and release n. [Right Ctrl] + [F12] + [n]

Where n represents the operating system and language, shown in the tables below;

Operating System Hot key combination

Windows RCtrl+F12+W

Macintosh RCtrl+F12+M

SUN RCtrl+F12+S

K/B Language Hot Key combination

English & Japanese RCtrl+F12+J

English & French

RCtrl+F12+F

6. Keyboard emulation mappings 7. SUN wake up function 8. Keyboard emulation mappings

SUN

The PS/2 101/104 key keyboard can emulate the functions of the SUN keyboard when the Right control key (RCtrl) is used in conjunction with other keys. The corresponding functions are shown in the table.

PS/2 keyboard

RCtrl+F1

RCtrl+F2

RCtrl+F3

RCtrl+F4

RCtrl+F5

RCtrl+F6

RCtrl+F7

RCtrl+F8

RCtrl+F9

RCtrl+F10

RCtrl+1

RCtrl+2

RCtrl+3

RCtrl+4

RCtrl+H

Note: Press and release the Right control key, then press and release the Function key. E.g. [Right Ctrl]=[F1]

SUN keyboard

Stop

Again

Props

Undo

Front

Copy

Open

Paste

Find

Cut

Help

To initiate the wake up function for SUN blade servers (100/2000):

1. Press the POWER key [[RCtrl+[4]].

2. Move the mouse OR press any key

Note:

1. If the server fails to respond, click the left and right mouse buttons at the same time OR press the escape key to resume status.

2. Normal use of either the mouse or keyboard on SUN Microsystems will initiate the wake up function.

Mac

The keyboard emulation mappings from the Mac keyboard to the PS/2 keyboards (101 and 104 key), are listed in the table below.

PS/2 keyboard (101)

L or R_Shift

L_Ctrl

R_Ctrl

R_Ctrl+1

R_Ctrl+2

R_Ctrl+3

R_Ctrl+4

L_R_Alt

Prt_Sc

Scroll Lock

Desktop Menu

Enter

Back Space

Ins

L or R_Ctrl+Win

PS/2 keyboard (104)

L or R_Shift

L or R_Ctrl

R_Ctrl

R_Ctrl+1

R_Ctrl+2

R_Ctrl+3

R_Ctrl+4

L_R_Alt

Prt_Sc

Scroll Lock

Desktop Menu

Enter

Back Space

Ins

L or R_Ctrl+Win

11. Warranty10. Radio and TV Interference9. Specifications

Mac keyboard

Shift

Ctrl

L Alt/Option

F13

F14

Return

Delete

Help

F15

Function

Connectors

Cable Length

Power mode

Transfer Rate

Casing material

Operating Temperature

Storage Temperature

Humidity

USB

PS/2

Specification

Type A Plug

1 Keyboard; 1 Mouse

42 cm

Bus powered via USB cable

12 Mbps

Plastic

5 ~ 40° C

-20 ~ 60° C

0 ~ 80% RH

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation

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