Lindy 42867 User Manual

Multi-Platform

KVM Converter Cable

User Manual English

LINDY No. 42867

© LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED & LINDY-ELEKTRONIK GMBH - FIRST EDITION (August 2003)

English Manual

Important information

• For use in dry, oil free indoor environments only

• Your USB converter cable contains no user-serviceable parts

• For connection only to the following standard computer system and KVM switch connectors:

PS/2 style keyboard and mouse, SVGA analogue video connections and USB ports

• SUN users: please in any case refer to the important notes for SUN users on the next page!

Connecting the LINDY USB converter cable

The LINDY USB converter cable is primarily designed for use with a USB-enabled computer and a traditional
Keyboard, Video and Mouse (KVM) switch unit.

Note: It is technically possible to connect your PS/2-style keyboard, PS/2-style mouse and monitor directly to the
cable. However, you would first need to purchase separate gender changers for the PS/2 keyboard and mouse
connectors (LINDY No. 70342) and possibly one also for the video connector (LINDY No. 70094).

To connect the USB converter cable

1. If possible, switch off your computer(s) and KVM switch.

2. At the end of the cable that has three plugs, connect the
keyboard, mouse, and video plugs to the relevant

sockets on your KVM switch.

3. At the other end of the converter cable with two plugs,
connect the video and USB plugs to the relevant sockets on
your computer.

4. Switch on your computer(s) and KVM switch, and operate in the

usual manner.

Note: If you are connecting to a Sun computer then it may be
necessary to report a keyboard country code to the system
before correct operation can occur. Please refer to the section
‘Software upgrades and keyboard emulations’ for more
information on downloading the necessary files.

Your USB converter cable emulates the presence of a keyboard
and mouse (via the USB connector) to the computer at all times.
This means that there will be no delay in response when switching
to this channel.

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are using the cable with a LINDY CPU Switch Dual Multi Platform.

Keyboard emulations and software upgrades

The internal software of the LINDY USB converter cable can be upgraded to fulfil two main functions.

• Utilize the latest features and functionality

• Emulate particular styles of USB keyboards so that extra keys may be supported. Keyboard styles

supported include the Microsoft ® Office keyboard, the Microsoft ® Natural Pro keyboard and Sun ®
workstation keyboard. Additionally for Sun ® systems, the converter cable can be made to declare a
country code.

IMPORTANT FOR SUN USERS

The internal software of the cable “as supplied” does NOT enable the advanced PS/2 to SUN
keyboard mapping, for the special SUN keys, which are not available on a PC keyboard. The
firmware default setup is optimized for use with PCs, servers, notebooks and Mac computers. To
access the advanced SUN key press equivalents and to change or set SUN keyboard country code
reporting you must flash the firmware of the converter cable. However this is not necessary if you

This guide covers all of the steps needed to perform such changes, which are arranged into four main stages:

• Stage one Download upgrade files from the LINDY website.

• Stage two Create a startup diskette.

• Stage three Copy the files and edit the control file.

• Stage four Reconnect the USB converter cable and reboot.

The necessary upgrade and keyboard files will be made available within the downloads section of the LINDY
website - www.lindy.com. Full instructions for performing an upgrade/keyboard emulation are included with the files
from the website.

Keypress equivalents

The tables below provide equivalent keypresses on a
standard PC (PS/2-style) keyboard that emulates special
keys found on Apple®, Microsoft® or Sun® keyboards.

PS/2 Keyboard Apple keyboard PS/2 Keyboard Sun Keyboard

Left Ctrl Left Control Right-[Ctrl] [F1] Stop
Left Win Start ( ) Left Command ( ) Right-[Ctrl] [F2] Again
Left Alt Left Option (alt) Right-[Ctrl] [F3] Props
Right Alt or Alt Graph Right Option (alt) Right-[Ctrl] [F4] Undo
Right Win Start ( ) Right Command ( ) Right-[Ctrl] [F5] Front
Right Ctrl Right Control Right-[Ctrl] [F6] Copy
Windows Application Key No equivalent Right-[Ctrl] [F7] Open
no equivalent On / off key Right-[Ctrl] [F8] Paste

Right-[Ctrl] [F9] Find

Right-[Ctrl] [F10] Cut
Right-[Ctrl] [1] Mute
Right-[Ctrl] [2] Volume –
* Certain PS/2 keyboards have a power key which will be Right-[Ctrl] [3] Volume +
mapped to perform the same function for a sun system Right-[Ctrl] [4] Power *

Right-[Ctrl] [H] Help

Note: To use the below Sun® equivalents you must
first download the relevant files from the download
section of the LINDY website (www.lindy.com).

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