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Revision
User’s Manual for Drawer KVM Console with 8/16 Ports Combo-Free Module
Model: DKVM-1708/1716
Rev: 1.0 (July, 2011)
Part No. EM-DKVM-1708/1716_v1.0
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Safety Instructions
1. Please disconnect this equipment from AC outlet before cleaning. Don’t use
liquid or sprayed detergent for cleaning. Use moisture sheet or clothe for
cleaning.
2. For pluggable equipment, the socked-outlet shall be installed near the equipment
and shall be easily accessible.
3. Please keep this equipment from humidity.
4. Lay this equipment on a reliable surface when install. A drop or fall could cause
injury.
5. Do not leave this equipment in an environment unconditioned, storage
temperature above 60 0C, it may damage the equipment.
6. The opening on the enclosure is for air convection hence the equipment from
overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENING.
7. Make sure the voltage of the power source connect the equipment to the power
outlet.
8. Please keep the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not
place anything over power cord. The power cord must rate for the voltage and
current marked on the product’s electrical ratings label. The voltage and current
rating of the cord should be greater than the voltage and the current rating
marked on the product.
9. All cautions and warning on the equipment should be noted.
10. If the equipment is not in use for long time, disconnect the equipment from mains
to avoid being damaged by transient over-voltage.
11. Never pour any liquid into ventilation openings; this could cause fire or electrical
shock.
12. Never open the equipment. For safety reason, qualified service personnel should
only open the equipment.
13. If one of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by service
personnel.
The Power Cord or plug is damaged.
Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
The equipment has not worked well or you can not get it work according
Index of Contents .........................................................................................................................................II
1.General Information ............................................................................................................................. 1
LED Indicators Switching Operation for KVM Module ( Optional )
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Slide Rail Single Slide Rail
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USB Ports x 2 (K/B, Mouse) Plug-in external K/B and Mouse.
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Power LED Indicates Power Status
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Power Switch Turn on / Turn off
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Touch Pad Mouse Operation
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Keyboard Module Keyboard Operation
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LCD Lock Screws Fix or Release LCD panel
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8/ 16 ports KVM Modular KVM for 8/ 16 ports
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2.4 Connecting the Console
To connect an LCD console to a computer, perform the following steps
8 Port of KVM
16 Port of KVM
1. Turn off your computer. You should always turn off your computer before
connecting or disconnecting a device.
2. Connect the video (VGA) connector of the KVM cable to the video card
connector on the rear panel of your computer.
3. Identify and connect the PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard connector to the correct
PS/2 ports on the rear panel of your computer. Or you can use USB interface to
connect your computer. (Use PS/2-USB switch to select your interface. The
switch has to be on PS/2 side when you use PS/2 interface connector.)
Please don't plug PS/2 and USB cables at the same time
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3. OSD Operation
3.1 Panel Controls and LCD OSD Function
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Soft power on/off button. Adjacent LED is lit when
on.
To access the main menu. This button also acts as
Menu
the “Enter” button.
Auto-synchronize and scale down display to any
Auto
valid factory preset timings.
▲UP Press to scroll the function you want to adjust.
▼DOWNPress to scroll the function you want to adjust.
Table 3.1 Panel Controls
Figure 3-1. OSD Control Bar
Controls Description
Automatically size, centers direction and fine tunes Video
AUTO
signal to eliminate “noise” and direction
BRIGHTNESSAdjusts back ground black level of the screen image
CONTRASTAdjusts for ground white level of the screen image
SHARPNESSAdjusts the clarity and focus of the screen image
H.POSITIONMoves the screen image left or right
V.POSITIONMoves the screen up or down
Adjusts image distortion appearing as vertical bars or “noise”
CLOCK
on the screen
Adjusts image distortion appearing as horizontal “noise” on
PHASE
the screen
COLOR
Adjusts color temperatures for users
METER
Allows you to choose from among five languages as
LANGUAGE
English, French , German , Italia , Simplified Chinese,
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Espanola, and Nederland
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OSD
Adjust operation of up/down on the screen
V.POSITION
OSD
Adjust operation of right/left on the screen
H.POSITION
OSD OFF TIMEOSD “time of staying” on the screen
RECALLReturns all controls back to factory sorting
SOURCEAnalog/Digital signal choice
EXIT/SAVEExit OSD control
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3.2 KVM OSD Function
3.2.1 Manual Key
It is the simplest switching method. You just need to press the Port Selection
Switch on the front panel of the KVM. The Selection LED (Red) is on, indicating
that you are switching to the corresponding port.
1. The Port Selection Switch functions only when connected to a PC.
2. If the Offline Skip of the OSD System Setting is Auto, then you
can not make any switch when pressing an offline Port Selection
switch.
3. For Auto Scan Mode, none of the Port Selection Switches functions
3.2.2 Hot Key and Mouse Clicking
Hot key and mouse clicking are applicable for switching a small section. You can
select the SVS (Smart View Setting) from the OSD of the PC first (for a quick
switch of PC) and use the keyboard (press the Ctrl key twice) or the mouse
(press and hold the middle button while pressing the left or right button) to switch
to the previous or next set of PC.
the SVS, you can use this method for the switch.
The mouse must have at least 3 keys. As far as you select a PC with
3.2.3 OSD (On Screen Display)
Press the NumLock on the keyboard twice or simultaneously press the Push
Buttons 1 and 2 of the Port Selection Switch on the KVM panel to start the OSD.
Use the key Up, Down and Enter keys on the keyboard to switch or directly move
the mouse to the target PC, and then double click the left button.
Additionally, you also can use the numeric keys to enter the direct switch. For
example, if you want to switch a PC to the Slave KVM port 04 under the Master
KVM port 03, then you can start the OSD and then directly enter 0304. If you are
using a standalone machine, then just enter the first two digits.
More OSD related information is given in the following OSD sections.
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Start
Press the NumLock twice or the Port Selection Switches 1 and 2 on the panel
to enter the OSD.
If you have modified the Hot Key for starting the OSD and are unable to
enter the OSD by pressing NumLock, then you can start the OSD by
using Port Selection Switch first, and then press F9 to enter into
the System Setting to modify the options of the OSD Entry Hot Key.
If you have modified the Hot Key for starting the OSD and are unable to enter
the OSD by pressing NumLock, then you can start the OSD by using the Port
Selection Switch first, and then press F9 to enter into the System Setting to
modify the options of the OSD Entry Hot Key.
Operation
You can operate the options by keyboard or mouse. For the keyboard
operation, besides the common Up and Down keys, there are special function
keys such as Enter, Space Bar, Function Key (F1, F4…) under the OSD remark
field. For the mouse operation, the left key refers to Enter and the right key refers
to Exit. For example, move the mouse point to your desired PC, and click the left
key. The selection bar will move to that position and then click the left key again
for the execution.
You must use the keyboard to complete the two functions: Name
Edit and Password.
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Master List
1
2
3
4
03-04:Mail Ser 4
LIST: MASTER
PWR C# KVM NAME SVS
● 01 Admin ♁
● 02 Θ
● 03 04 Mail Group Ο
04 Θ
● 05 Peter ♁
● 06 08 Web Group Ο
● 07 16 Data Group Ο
08 Θ
↑↓: Move Space: Edit Esc: Exit
F1: Smart View Enter: Switching
F4: Auto Scan F9: System Setting
F5: Clear Name List
Slave List
03-04:Mail Ser 4
LIST: Mail Group
PWR C# KVM NAME SVS
Press Enter
● 01 Mail Ser 1 Θ
● 02 Mail Ser 2 Θ
● 03 Mail Ser 3 ♁
● 04 Mail Ser 4 ♁
↑↓: Move Space: Edit Esc: Exit
F1: Smart View Enter: Switching
F4: Auto Scan F9: System Setting
F5: Clear Name List
1 、This field provides the information of the currently connected PC. As shown in
the figure above, 03 refer to the Port Number of the Master; 04 refer the Port
Number of the Slave; and Mail Ser 4 is the name of this PC defined by Users. If a
PC connects to the Master, then the number consists of the first two digits. If a
User has not given a name for the PC, the name field will be blank.
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2、This field shows the list of the Master KVM or a certain set of Slave KVM
currently displayed on the OSD. We recommend you to give a name to the Slave
KVM, or else the display after LIST: will be blank.
3、This field shows the list of connections to the KVM, and the fields are described
below : PWR: It shows the status of power supply and indicates a normal power
supply for the equipment (PC or KVM) connected to the CPU port.
C#: It shows the channel number; the CM-1204 will display 01~04; the CM-1208
will display 01~08 and the CM-1216 will display 01~08; 09~16 (Since the screen
cannot display all at a time, therefore you can use PgUp/PgDn to switch the
pages).
KVM: It shows the KVM model. If there is a number in this field, it shows that a
set of KVM connects to this port. The number 04 indicates Port 4 and 08
indicates Port 8 and 16 indicates Port 16 and so on.
If the connected KVM is not on, there will have no number in this field.
NAME: It shows the name of the equipment, and users can name the Slave
KVM or PC on their own. There are a total of 12 characters selected from the
group of “A~Z”, “a~z”, “0~9” , “+”, “-” , “*”, “/” , “=”, “[”,“]”, “,”, “.”, “:”.
Please use the CapsLock to toggle the upper and lower cases.
SVS: It shows the Smart View Setting; use ♁ to open and Θ to close. The SVS
is blank and not clickable if the KVM is connected in parallel. If this option is set
to open, then you can make the switch by operating the Hot Key Switch or
Mouse Clicking or selecting the option by Auto Scan. You also can use mouse
to click this field.
Selection BAR: It shows the selection bar (Green); you can use the ↑↓ keys on
the board to move the selection bar, and the situated position indicates the
selected target for giving instructions. For example, if the selection bar points at
C#05 and you press Enter, then the system will switch to that particular PC or
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press the “Space BAR” to start editing the name. Press F4 to enable/disable the
SVS option.
4、Instruction Hint Field:
↑↓:
(Move)
SPACE:
(Edit)
ESC:
(Exit)
F4:
(Auto Scan)
F9:
(System Setting)
F5:
(Clear Name List)
Use the ↑↓ keys on the keyboard or the mouse to
move the selection bar
The “Space BAR” on the keyboard is used to start
editing the name of the PC or KVM.
Use the “Esc” key on the keyboard to exit the
current option or exit OSD.
Use the F4 key to run Auto Scan, and you can set
the residing time, channel display time and mode of
the Auto Scan from System Setting.
Use the F9 key to enter into the System Setting
Menu.
Use the F5 key to clear the values of all Name
fields. If you clear the name list under the Master
screen, then you will also clear the name lists under
all slaves. If you clear the name list under a certain
slave, then you only clear the name list under that
F1:
(Smart View)
particular Slave KVM.
It switches the Smart View Setting.
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Channel Display
Full
Mode
Channel Display Tim 5 Sec
Auto Scan Time 5 Sec
OSD Entry Hot Key Number Lock
Hot Key Switching OFF
Mouse Clicking OFF
Beeper Sound ON
Offline Skip Manual
OSD Language English
Security Level None
Console Lock Time 5 Min
↑↓Move
Space Change
Esc Exit
F1 Information
F4 OSD Position
F8 Restore Default Setting
Item Description Default Other Selection
For Port Switching, Auto Scan
Channel Display
Mode
and OSD Close, the Monitor will
show the Channel information
and mode selection.
Channel Display
Time
It shows the time for displaying
channel information.
For Auto Scan, it shows the
Auto Scan Time
residing time for each port.
OSD Entry Hot
Key
Select to turn on the hot keys of
the OSD control screen.
Full
5 Sec
5 Sec
NumLock
Number,
Name
10Sec,
Always,
None
10Sec,
20Sec,
30Sec,
60Sec
Scroll Lock,
Shift, None
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Hot Key
Turn on/off the “Ctrl” hot keys on
the keyboard for switching
OFF ON
Switching
computer functions.
Turn on/off the keys of the
Mouse Clicking
mouse for switching computer
OFF ON
functions.
Turn on/off the beeper sound
Beeper Sound
ON OFF
function.
Set the offline skip function to
Offline Skip
Manual Auto
auto or manual.
OSD Language Select the language for the OSD. English
Select the security mode and
Security Level
None Low, High
level.
Français,
Deutsch,
Italiano,
Español
Console Lock
1Min, 3Min,
The lock time of console port. 5 Min
10Min,
Time *1
30Min, 60Min
*1: You can select this option only if the Security Level is not “None”.
F1: Information; It provides the model name and F/W version information, which
is helpful for users to understand the updated version.
F4: OSD Position; you can enter the OSD position to make adjustments; we
recommend you to unify the resolution for all computer display mode, and use
this function again to adjust the OSD position. You can use the Up, Down, Left or
Right keys on the keyboard or a mouse to move the OSD position.
F8: Restore Default Setting; Restore the factory default settings. Please note that
all name lists will be cleared and the system settings are set to the default settings
as shown in the table above.
Esc: Exit; Exit the system setting and close the OSD. If you have made changes
in this option, the system will ask whether or not you want to save the setting
before the selected option is effective.
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Auto Scan Mode: You can start the OSD first and press “F4” to enter the Auto
Scan Mode. If you want to scan the PC, you must use the Smart View Setting to
select the Auto Scan Time in the System Setting for the residing time, which
includes 5 sec, 10 sec, 20 sec, 30 sec and 60 sec. You can adjust the Channel
Display Mode and Channel Display Time from the Channel Display mode. By
then, all keys on the panel, keyboard and mouse are not operable. You can only
use the ESC key to exit the Auto Scan Mode.
Security Mode: Switch the Security Level from “None” to “Low” in the System
Setting, and enter your Password (“A~Z”,“0~9”, a maximum of 12 characters),
and the security will be effective after you confirm the Password. The use of the
Console Lock Time is to set the time to enter a security mode after the keyboard
and mouse has idled for a predetermined time. Once you enter into the security
mode, you need to enter the correct password before you can move the mouse
or enter any key from the keyboard. You need a correct password to operate the
whole system normally.
Important Note:What should I do if I forgot my Password?
After you enter a wrong password for 5 consecutive times, a time delay bar will
appear, and a set of “Magic Numbers” will show up at the bottom. Record the
magic numbers and contact with your distributor.
Console -Reconfirmed: Simultaneously press the largest two numbered Port
Selection Switches on the panel to start the Console- Reconfirmed. If you change
the Console equipment, please use this function to let KVM reconfirm the
equipment at the Console end once.
EDID & DDC: A vast majority of computer monitors supports the Extended
Display Identification Data (EDID) and allows data access by Display Data
Channel (DDC). The KVM also supports these two specifications, but the KVM
only reads the EDID of the Monitor when the KVM is on. If it is necessary to
change monitors during an operation, please use the Console Reconfirmed
function to read the EDID again.
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EC Declaration of Conformity
For the following equipment:
*Type of Product: 17" LCD Drawer KVM Console with 8/16 Port Combo-Free Module
*Model Number: DKVM-1708 / DKVM-1716
* Produced by:
Manufacturer‘s
Manufacturer‘s Address: 11F., No.96, Minquan Rd., Xindian Dist., New Taipei City 231,.
is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the
Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility
(2004/108/EC).
For the evaluation regarding the Electromagnetic Compatibility, the following standards were
applied:
Responsible for marking this declarati o n i f the:
Name : Planet Technology Corp.
Taiwan (R.O.C.)
EN 55022 (2006+A1:2007 Class A)
EN 61000-3-2 (2006)
EN 61000-3-3 (2008)
EN 55024 (1998+A2:2003)
EN 61000-4-2 (1995 +A2:2001)
EN 61000-4-3 (2006+A1: 2008)
EN 61000-4-4 (2004)
EN 61000-4-5 (2006)
EN 61000-4-6 (2007)
EN 61000-4-8 (1993+A1: 2001)
EN 61000-4-11 (2004)
Manufacturer Authorized representative established within the EU
Authorized representative established within the EU (if applicable):
Company Name: Planet Technology Corp.
Company Address: 11F ., No.96, Minquan Rd., Xindian Dist., New Taipei City 231, Taiwan
(R.O.C.)
Person responsible for making this declaration
Name, Surname Jonas Yang