IOGear M1203 User Manual

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GCS1924

PART NO. M1203

User Manual

4-Port DualView Mini DisplayPort KVMP Switch with Peripheral Sharing

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Table of Contents

Package Content 4

System Requirements 5

GCS1924 Overview 6

Installation 9

LED Indication 14

Port Switching 15

Port Switching via Hotkeys 17

Auto Scanning 19

Hotkey Setting Mode (HSM) 20

Digital & Analog Audio Setup Table 24

Mac Keyboard Emulation 25

Factory Default Hotkeys Settings 26

Firmware Upgrade 27

Upgrade Fail 32

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement 33

CE Compliance 34

SJ/T 11364-2006 35

Limited Warranty 36

Contact 37

Package Content

– 1 x 4-port DualView Mini DisplayPort KVMP Switch – 8 x Mini DisplayPort 1.1a Cable – 4 x USB 2.0 Cable (Type A to Type B) – 4 x 3.5mm Audio Cable (Green Head) – 4 x 3.5mm Mic Cable (Pink Head) – 1 x User Manuel – 1 x Power Adapter – 1 x Warranty Card

System Requirements

Console

– Two mini DisplayPort Monitors – 1 x USB Keyboard – 1 x USB Mouse – Speaker / Microphone (Analog / Digital) – Optional *

* Front Audio Port supports Analog Audio output only

Computer

– mini DisplayPort (Single / Dual mini DisplayPort Video card) – Type “A” USB Port

Operating System

– Window XP / VISTA / 7 – MAC OSX 10.5.4 or greater – Linux – Unix (Free BSI) – Netware 6.0 / 6.5

GCS1924 Overview

Front View

1. Port 1 Touch Panel

2. Port 2 Touch Panel

3. Mode Touch Panel

4. Port 3 Touch Panel

5. Port 4 Touch Panel

4 5

6. Front Panel Console Mic. Connection (analog only)

7. Front Panel Console Audio Connection (analog only)

8. Front Panel USB 2.0 Peripheral Sharing Port (w/ Quick Charge)

9. LEDs status

8 9

Rear View

1. CPU 2 Mini DisplayPort 2B

2. CPU 2 Mini DisplayPort 2A

3. CPU 2 Mini-TOSLINK Mic. (Digital/Analog)

4. CPU 2 Mini-TOSLINK Audio (Digital/Analog)

5. CPU 2 USB Connection

6. CPU 1 Mini DisplayPort 1B

12. Console Mini DisplayPort B

13. Console Mini DisplayPort A

14. Console Mini-TOSLINK Mic. (Digital/Analog)

15. Console Mini-TOSLINK Audio (Digital/Analog)

16. Console USB Mouse Port

17. Console USB Keyboard Port

18. DC Power Jack

7. CPU 1 Mini DisplayPort 1A

8. CPU 1 Mini-TOSLINK Mic. (Digital/Analog)

9. CPU 1 Mini-TOSLINK Audio (Digital/Analog)

10. CPU 1 USB 2.0 Connection

11. Console USB 2.0 Peripheral Sharing Port

10 11

14 15

16 17 18

Side View

1. CPU 4 Mini DisplayPort 4B

2. CPU 4 Mini DisplayPort 4A

3. CPU 4 Mini-TOSLINK Mic. Connection (Digital/Analog)

4. CPU 4 Mini-TOSLINK Audio Connection (Digital/Analog)

5. CPU 4 USB Connection

6. CPU 3 Mini DisplayPort 3B

7. CPU 3 Mini DisplayPort 3A

8. CPU 3 Mini-TOSLINK Mic. Connection (Digital/Analog)

9. CPU 3 Mini-TOSLINK Audio Connection (Digital/Analog)

10. CPU 3 USB 2.0 Connection

8 9

Installation

STEP 1

Please make sure your source devices and displays are powered off before you start.

STEP 2

Connect the mini DisplayPort cables from your monitors to the console mini DisplayPort A and/or B. Port A will be your main monitor and Port B will be your extended desktop monitor.

STEP 3

Connect your USB keyboard and mouse to the console USB keyboard port and console USB mouse port. Connect your USB devices to the USB peripheral port, you can add a USB hub if you need to connect multiple USB devices.

STEP 4

Connect your mini DisplayPort and a set of IOGEAR custom cable (USB 2.0 and Audio Jack 3.5mm) from KVMP switch to each of your computers – mini DisplayPort connection from mini DisplayPort A to the mini DisplayPort output and USB connection to open USB port from your computer. Connect the audio and mic. connectors to your audio output and mic. input

STEP 5

Connect mini DisplayPort cables from mini DisplayPort B of the KVMP to your second mini DisplayPort output of your computers. Repeat the same for port #2, 3 and 4.

Final Step

Installation is complete. Turn on your computers and other devices and enjoy.

STEP 6

Plug the power adapter into the power outlet and connect it to the DC power jack from the KVMP

LED Indication

LED Description

Online / Selected Dim Orange A device is connected to the KVMP switch but the port is

not on focus

Bright Orange The specic port has focus on the KVM (Keyboard, video

and mouse)

Audio Green The specic port has focus on the audio

USB Link Green The specic port has focus on the USB peripheral sharing

ports

Simply touch the front panel from the multimedia KVMP switch or trigger hotkeys from your keyboard.

Port Switching via Front Panel Touch

Function Touch Panel Control

Switch all focus (KVM, audio

and USB) to a specic port

1. Touch

MODE

once,

KVM

AUDIO

, and

USB LINK

LEDs will

ash

2. Then touch the specic port to switch all focus to that port

Switch KVM focus to a

specic port

1. Touch

MODE

twice,

KVM

LED will ash

2. Then touch the specic port to switch KVM port to that port

Port Switching

Switch audio focus to a

specic port

1. Touch

MODE

three times,

AUDIO

LEDs will ash

2. Then, touch the specic port to switch Audio port to that port

Switch USB focus to a

specic port

1. Touch

MODE

four times,

USB LINK

LED will ash

2. Then, touch the specic port to switch USB focus to that port

Port Switching via Hotkeys

Hotkeys Description

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [Enter] Switch all focus (KVM, audio and USB) to the next

port

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [Enter] Switch all focus (KVM, audio and USB) to port n*

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [k] [Enter] Switch KVM focus to the next port

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All port swtiches begin with tapping the Scroll Lock key twice. The table below describes the actions that each combination performs.

Note: If using the Scroll Lock key conicts with other programs running on the computer, the Ctrl key can be used, instead. (see page 20 for details).

Port Switching via Hotkeys

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [k] [Enter] Switch KVM focus to port n*

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [s] [Enter] Switch audio focus to the next port

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [s] [Enter] Switch audio focus to port n*

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [u] [Enter] Switch USB focus to the next port

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [u] [Enter] Switch USB focus to port n*

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [k] [u] [Enter] Switch KVM and USB focus to port n*

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [k] [s] [Enter] Switch KVM and audio focus to port n*

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [u] [s] [Enter] Switch USB and audio focus to port n*

Port Switching via Hotkeys

*Note: n is an interval that stands for the Port number k stands for KVM focus s stands for audio focus u stands for USB focus

*Note: Autoscan Mode from front panel push button will be scanning a port every 5 seconds by default. If you wish to have the Autoscan Mode be scanning with different time interval, please refer to trigger Autoscan Mode from hotkeys. **Note: n is an interval between 1 and 99 that stands for the time (in second) desired for scanning each port.

You can either activate Autoscan Mode via front panel push button or hotkeys.

Function Description

Auto Scan Hotkeys

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [a] [Enter]

Activate Autoscan mode. It will cycle from port to port every 5 seconds (default)

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [a] [n] [Enter]

Activate Autoscan mode. It will cycle from port to port every n seconds**

Auto Scanning

Hotkey Description

1. Press and hold [Num Lock] (Use the [Clear] key on a Mac keyboard.)

2. Press and release [-]

3. Release [Num Lock] (Use the [Clear] key on a Mac keyboard.)

Invoking hotkey setting mode

Invoke HSM, then press [h] To change the HSM invocation keys from [NumLock]

and [-] to [Ctrl] and [F12].

Hotkey Setting Mode (HSM) is used to set up your GCS1924 conguratino. All operations begin with invoking Hotkey Setting Mode (HSM). When HSM is active, the Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock LEDs ash in succession to indicate that HSM is in effect. They stop ashing and revert to normal status when you

exit HSM. Ordinary keyboard and mouse functions are suspended - only Hotkey compliant keystrokes and mouse clicks (described in the sections that follow) can be input.

At the conclusion of some hotkey operations, you automatically exit hotkey mode. With some operations, you must exit manuallly. To exit HSM manually, press Esc key, or the Spacebar.

Hotkey Setting Mode (HSM)

Hotkey Description

Invoke HSM, then press [t] To toggle port switching hotkeys between [Scroll Lock]

[Scroll Lock] and [Ctrl Ctrl].

Invoke HSM, then press [B] To toggle the beeper on and off.

Invoke HSM, then press [F2] To enable the Mac keyboard emulation.

Invoke HSM, then press [F10] To change the keyboard emulation from Mac or SPC

mode to PC mode.

Invoke HSM, then press [n] To toggle between keyboard emulation enabled and

disabled.

Invoke HSM, then press [m] To toggle between mouse emulation enabled and

disabled.

Invoke HSM, then press [w] To toggle between mouse port switching enabled and

disabled. Mouse port switching allows you to use the mouse wheel button (clicking twice) to switch ports.

Hotkey Description

Invoke HSM, then press [d] To store console monitor's EDID in order to optimize the

display resolution.

Invoke HSM, then press [e] To toggle between power on detection enabled and

disabled. Power on detection allows the switch to automatically switch to the next powered on video source when the current one is powered off.

Invoke HSM, then press [l] To toggle the front panel USB function from Datalink

mode to Quick Charge mode.

Invoke HSM, then press [F1] To set the keyboard and mouse to SPC mode, so they

work under special operating systems as a standard 104 key keyboard and mouse.

Invoke HSM, then press [r] [Enter] To reset the hotkey setting to their default settings.

Invoke HSM, then press [x] [Enter] To enable/disable the port switch hotkeys ([Scroll Lock]

[Scroll Lock]/[Ctrl] [Ctrl]).

*Note: To exit HSM manually, press Esc or spacebar

Hotkey Description

Invoke HSM, then press [u] [p] [g] [r] [a] [d] [e] [Enter]

To invoke the rmware upgrade mode - front panel LED will start ashing indicating that the rmware upgrade

mode in on.

Invoke HSM, then press [nn] [Enter] To set the keyboard language layout. "nn" is the two

digit number that represents the keyboard language code: 33 for US English; 08 for French; 15 for Japanese.

Invoke HSM, then press [F4] To list the switch's current settings via a text editor or

word processor.

Invoke HSM, then press [F5] To perfom a reset on all USB devices.

Digital & Analog Audio Setup Table

KVM Console Audio Out

"Digital Audio Out (Refer to #15 on Page 7)"

"Analog Audio Out (Refer to #15 on Page 7 and #7 on Page 6)"

KVM CPU Audio

CPU 1

Digital In Digital Out No Audio

Analog In No Audio Analog Out

CPU 2

Digital In Digital Out No Audio

Analog In No Audio Analog Out

CPU 3

Digital In Digital Out No Audio

Analog In No Audio Analog Out

CPU 4

Digital In Digital Out No Audio

Analog In No Audio Analog Out

*For Front Panel Audio/Mic, it only outputs Analog signal through sound stereo devices. **When both Console Audio and Front Panel Audio are connected, “Only” Front Panel Audio will output Audio signal.

GCS1924 offers both digital and analog Audio; the rule of the audio distribution is “digital in digital out” and “analog in analog out”. The table below explains this in detail.

Mac Keyboard Emulation

PC Keyboard Mac Keyboard

[Shift] Shift

[Crtl] Ctrl

[Ctrl] [1]

[Ctrl] [2]

[Ctrl] [3]

[Ctrl] [4]

[Alt] Alt

The PC compatible (101/104 key) keyboard can emulate the functions of the Mac keyboard. The emulation mappings are listed in the table below.

*Note: When using key combinations, press and release the rst key (Ctrl), then press and release the

second key.

[Print Screen] F13

[Scroll Lock] F14

[Enter] Return

[Backspace] Delete

[Insert] Help

[Ctrl] F15

PC Keyboard Mac Keyboard

Factory Default Hotkeys Settings

Setting Default Alternate

Port Switching [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [Ctrl] [Ctrl]

Invoke HSM [Num Lock] + - [Ctrl] + [F12]

Auto Scan Interval 5 Seconds 1~99 Seconds

Keyboard OS Platform PC Compatible Mac, Linux

Mouse Emulation Enabled Disabled

Mouse Port-switching Disabled Enabled

Power-on Detection Enabled Disabled

Keyboard Emulation Enabled Disabled

Firmware Upgrade Mode Disabled Enabled

Port Switching Keys Enabled Disabled

Buzzer Enabled Disabled

Keyboard Language Layout English Japanese, French

The Window-based Firmware Upgrade Utility (FWUprade.exe) provides a smooth, automated process for

upgrading the GCS1924 rmware.

Note: In order to perform a rmware upgrade, you need to use a computer that’s not connected to the

KVM.

Step 1

Connect a USB cable to any open USB port of the KVM and the any open USB port on the computer. Connect power adapter to your power outlet and the KVM.

Step 2

Go to www.iogear.com to download the latest available rmware or the specic rmware that you wish to

upgrade to the computer.

Step 3

Shut down all the computers that are connected to the KVM. Then Invoke Firmware Upgrade Mode.

(Please refer to Hotkeys Setting Mode section.) The front panel LEDs ash together to indicate Firmware

Upgrade Mode is in effect.

Firmware Upgrade

Step 4

Extract the le with WinRAR or compatible

software. Then double click on the execute

le to begin with the Firmware Upgrade Utility.

Step 5

The Firmware Upgrade Utility welcome screen appears. Read the License Agreement and click “I Agree” then click “Next” if you wish

to continue with the rmware upgrade.

Otherwise, click “Cancel” to exit.

Step 6

Choose the correct KVM that you wish to

perform rmware upgrade from the “Device

List” and then click “Next” to continue. Then the Firmware Upgrade Utility will verify if there is a KVM connected to the computer by the

rmware upgrade cable. (Check Firmware

Version checkbox is optional)

Step 7

If you have checked the “Check Firmware Version” checkbox, then the utility will check the current rmware that is on your KVM. If the current rmware is newer than the rmware that you wish to upgrade to, a window

will popup and prompt you to ask if you wish to proceed. Simply click “Yes” to start the upgrade and “No” to cancel the upgrade.

Note: If you did not check the “Check Firmware Version” checkbox, utility will perform the upgrade

automatically no matter what version of rmware you have in the KVM.

Step 8

When the rmware upgrade is done, you will

see “Firmware upgrade OK” in the “Status Messages” window. Then simply click “Finish”

to complete the whole rmware upgrade

process.

Final Step

Now the KVM will reset by itself and it will be ready for usage after the rest.

Note: If you see warring message of Mac O.S. version incompatible, please contact IOGEAR

service staff for latest rmware upgrade tool

Upgrade Fail

If you don’t see “Firmware upgrade OK” in the “Status Messages” window, it means the utility has failed to complete the rmware successfully. If that occurs, please do the following:

Step 1

Unplug all USB cables and DC power adapter from GCS1924.

Step 2

Plug single USB cable in the last CPU port with PC powered on.

Step 3

Plug DC power adapter, the GCS1924's port LED will start ash after powered on.

Step 4

Run FW upgrade program again

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement

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 setting. This product generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used as directed, it may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Although this product complies with the limits for a Class B digital device, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

This device has been tested and found to comply with the following European Union directives: Electromagnetic Capability (89/336/EMC), Low Voltage (73/23/EEC) and R&TTED (1999/5/EC).

CE Compliance

SJ/T 11364-2006

The following contains information that relates to China.

○:表示该有毒有害物质在该部件所有均质材料中的含量均在SJ/T 11363-2006规定的限量要求之下。

●:表示符合欧盟的豁免条款，但该有毒有害物质至少在该部件的某一均质材料中的含量超出

SJ/T 11363-2006的限量要求。

×:表示该有毒有害物质至少在该部件的某一均质材料中的含量超出SJ/T 11363-2006的限量要求。

部件名称

有毒有害物质或元素

铅 (Pb) 汞 (Hg) 镉（Cd）六价 (Cr(VI))

多溴联苯

（PBB）

多溴二苯醚

（PBDE）

电器部件 ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

机构部件 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Limited Warranty

WE’RE HERE TO HELP YOU! NEED ASSISTANCE SETTING UP THIS PRODUCT?

Make sure you:

1. Visit www.iogear.com for more product information

2. Visit www.iogear.com/support for live help and product support

Warranty Information This product carries a 3 Year Limited Warranty. For the terms and conditions of this warranty,

please go to http://www.iogear.com/support/warranty

Important Product Information Product Model

Serial Number

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IOGEAR

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