Lindy PRO-300 User Manual

KVM Extender C5 PRO-300

User Manual

English

LINDY No. 39394

www.lindy.com

Tested to Comply with FCC Standards

For Commercial Use

English Manual

About this manual

All rights reserved. Whilst every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual, LINDY Electronics Ltd assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. We reserve the right to change the specifications, functions and circuitry of the product without notice.

Safety Information

• For use in dry, oil free indoor environments only.

• Warning - live parts contained within the power adapter.

• No user serviceable parts within power adapter - do not dismantle

• Plug the power adapter into a socket outlet close to the Extender C5 unit that it is powering.

• Replace the power adapter with a manufacturer approved type only.

• Do not use the power adapter if the power adapter case becomes damaged, cracked or broken or if you

suspect that it is not operating properly.

• If you use a power extension cord with the Extender C5, make sure the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord’s ampere rating. Also, make sure that the total ampere rating of all the devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the wall outlet’s ampere rating.

Warranty information

LINDY warrants that this product shall be free from defects in workmanship and materials for a period of two years from the date of original purchase. If the product should fail to operate correctly in normal use during the warranty period, LINDY will replace or repair it free of charge. Any faulty items are to be returned to LINDY at the owner’s expense. No liability can be accepted for damage due to misuse or circumstances outside LINDY’s control. Also, LINDY will not be responsible for any loss, damage or injury arising directly or indirectly from the use of this product. LINDY’s total liability under the terms of this warranty shall in all circumstances be limited to the replacement value of this product. This warranty goes on top of any applicable legal regulation and does not limit any customer rights compared to the legal regulations.

Trademarks

All trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the property of the respective trademark owners.

Compaq is a registered trademark of Compaq Computer Corporation.

Hewlett-Packard is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard.

IBM, PC/AT, PS/2, RS/6000 and ThinkPad are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.

Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks, and IntelliMouse is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

Logitech, MouseMan+ and Pilot Mouse+ are trademarks of Logitech Inc.

Velcro is a trademark of Velcro USA Inc.

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Contents

1. Introduction........................................................................................................ 5

1.1 Supplied items............................................................................................................. 6

2. Installation......................................................................................................... 7

2.1 Extender C5 configuration switch settings.................................................................. 8

2.2 Mounting the Extender C5 module............................................................................ 10

3. Connections.................................................................................................... 11

Connections at the LOCAL module.................................................................................. 11

3.1 KVM+A multi-cable connection................................................................................... 11

3.2 Serial cable connection................................................................................................ 12

3.3 Twisted pair connection.............................................................................................. 12

Connections at the REMOTE module............................................................................... 13

3.4 Keyboard, Video and Mouse connections................................................................... 13

3.5 Twisted pair, Power and Serial connections............................................................... 13

3.6 Audio connections....................................................................................................... 14

4. Operation........................................................................................................... 15

4.1 Power and activity indicators....................................................................................... 15

4.2 Locking and unlocking the system............................................................................... 15

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5. Special Configuration....................................................................................... 16

5.1 Configuration.............................................................................................................. 16

5.2 What are hotkeys? ...................................................................................................... 16

5.3 Configuration mode.................................................................................................... 17

5.4 Password setting........................................................................................................ 17

5.5 Password override...................................................................................................... 18

5.6 Hot plugging and Mouse restoration.......................................................................... 18

5.7 Video compensation, Image controls - sharpness and brightness............................ 20

5.8 The Skew Compensation Adjustment......................................................................... 22

5.9 Miscellaneous settings.............................................................................................. 23

6. Flash upgrade procedure.................................................................................. 23

6.1 Getting the upgrade files............................................................................................ 23

6.2 Creating a startup disk................................................................................................ 23

6.3 Reconfiguring the LOCAL connections....................................................................... 24

6.4 Reconfiguring the REMOTE connections................................................................... 25

6.5 Returning all connections to their usual states........................................................... 25

7. Troubleshooting................................................................................................. 26

8. Extender C5 Accessories.................................................................................. 27

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1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the LINDY Extender C5 PRO-300. This KVM Extender set allows you to place the controlling keyboard, video monitor, mouse, audio accessories (and also a serial device) up to 300 metres from a system. The LINDY Extender C5 PRO-300 set consists of two modules: a local module that attaches to your computer system and a remote module to which the peripherals are connected. The long distance link between the two modules is made via Category 5, or higher, twisted pair cabling. There is no particular advantage in using higher specification Category 6 cables. On the contrary it may even result in unacceptable video quality if you use a) Category 6 and b) shielded cable.

Special circuitry within the remote module allows you to make adjustments to the sharpness and brightness settings to suit your own preferences. Additionally, the LINDY Extender C5 PRO-300 also features Skew adjustment to counteract the effects of uneven lengths of twisted pair cables that are used to carry the video signals.

Twisted Pair Cable

(up to 300m)

Throughout this document, the LINDY Extender C5 PR

commonly abbreviated to Extender C5

300 is

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1.1 Supplied items

Optional Power

supply input

Power and signal

activity indicator

Power and signal

activity indicator

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2. Installation

The installation of the Extender C5 set is straightforward and can best be achieved in most cases by following these stages for each module:

• Check or set the configuration switch settings

• Mount the module

• Connect the cables

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2.1 Configuration switch settings

The basic operations of the LOCAL and REMOTE modules are controlled by the banks of four switches located on the side of each module. The switches are monitored at all times and may be changed when power is on or off (the only exception to this rule is switch 1 of the LOCAL module which initiates slightly different functions depending on the power state when it is switched).

Note: When shipped, all switches are set in the OFF positions and this will produce normal operation with normal microphone input (at the REMOTE module.)

LOCAL Switch 1

OFF: Normal operation ON: (Before power is applied) Places the LOCAL module into flash upgrade mode so that the internal

software can be changed. (See section 6. Flash upgrade procedure)

ON: (Whilst power is applied) Places the REMOTE module into password override mode. This allows any

pre-configured passwords to be altered – particularly useful when they have been lost or forgotten. (See

section 5.5 Password override.)

LOCAL Switch 2

OFF: Normal operation. ON: Set transparent mode. Use this setting if the Extender C5 modules are to be used with KVM switches

that are not manufactured by LINDY Electronics. Cascaded KVM switches often use special signals to set or identify conditions. In transparent mode, the Extender C5 modules will pass the signals without attempting to interpret them.

LOCAL Switch 3

OFF: Microphone input on REMOTE module. Use this setting if a standard mono-channel microphone is

connected to the microphone input on the REMOTE unit.

ON: Stereo line-in input on REMOTE module. Use this setting if a stereo input is applied to the microphone

input on the REMOTE unit.

LOCAL Switch 4

OFF: Normal operation. ON: Suspend operation and reset the LOCAL module. Use this setting momentarily to

produce the same effect as removing and restoring power if incorrect operation has occurred. Return the switch to the OFF position to allow normal operation to continue.

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REMOTE Switch 1

OFF: Normal operation. ON: (Before power is applied) Places the REMOTE module into flash upgrade mode so that the internal

software can be changed. (See section 6. Flash upgrade procedure)

Note: When shipped, all switches are set in the OFF positions and this will produce normal operation.

REMOTE Switches 2 and 3

Switches 2 and 3 determine which two keyboard keys (when pressed in unison) are to be designated as ‘hotkeys’. Hotkeys signal to the REMOTE module that the next key to be pressed is a special configuration command for the module and is not to be passed to the computer system.

2 OFF Hotkeys = CTRL and SHIFT 3 OFF

2 OFF Hotkeys = ALT and SHIFT 3 ON

2 ON Hotkeys = CTRL and ALT 3 OFF

2 ON Hotkeys disabled 3 ON

REMOTE Switch 4

Reserved for future use

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