Rose electronic Video Easyware User Manual

MultiVideo™

KVM SWITCH W ITH MULTIPLE VIDEO

INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS

SUPPLEMENT

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LIMITED WARRANTY

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Rose Electronics warrants the MultiVideo ™ to be in good working order for one year from the
date of purchase from Rose Electronics or an authorized dealer. Should this product fail to be in
good working order at any time during this one-year warranty period, Rose Electronics will, at its
option, repair or replace the Unit as set forth below. Repair parts and replacement units will be
either reconditioned or new. All replaced parts become the property of Rose Electronics. This
limited warranty does not include service to repair damage to the Unit resulting from accident,
disaster, abuse, or unauthorized modification of the Unit, including static discharge and power
surges.

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period to Rose Electronics or an authorized repair center providing a proof of purchase date. If
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transit, to prepay shipping charges to the warranty service location, and to use the original
shipping container or its equivalent. You must call for a return authorization number first. Under
no circumstances will a unit be accepted without a return authorization number. Contact an
authorized repair center or Rose Electronics for further information.

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protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial
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not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, m ay cause harmful
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Rose Electronics Part # MAN-MV1.3
Printed In the United States of America 

OVERVIEW

This manual supplement explains the additional information needed to
install and configure the MultiVideo products. Use this supplement in
conjunction with the supplied manual. The supplied manual explains the
additional features and the on-screen display capability of the MultiVideo.

System overview

The MultiVideo is designed to provide seamless, trouble-free switching from
a single KVM station to any connected computer and display the multi-video
output from the computer. You can switch to any of the connected
computers by simple keyboard commands, the front panel – or + buttons, or
from a computer terminal or standalone PC connected to the RS/232 serial
port (not connected to a CPU port). With the OSD option, you can switch to
a connected computer from an on-screen list of the connected computers.

Refer to the UltraView Pro manual for detailed switching instructions.

If your system demands are greater than a single unit can provide, the
MultiVideo can be easily expanded to connect up to 64 computers by
chaining units together with expansion cables. All MultiVideo models can
easily be expanded by chaining the units together and configuring the
system. Using the 2 port “M”-chassis, you can expand the system to 4
computers. The 4 port “B”-chassis can expand to 16 computers, and the 8
port “C”-chassis can expand to 64 computers.

Features

 Access up to 64 computers from one KVM station
 Optional On-Screen-Display
 Available in three different chassis sizes:

M - Chassis - 2 CPUs to 1 Kbd, 1 mouse, and 2 monitors
B - Chassis - 4 CPUs to 1 Kbd, 1 mouse, and 2 monitors
C - Chassis - 2 CPUs to 1 Kbd, 1 mouse, and 4 monitors
4 CPUs to 1 Kbd, 1 mouse, and 4 monitors
8 CPUs to 1 Kbd, 1 mouse, and 2 monitors

VIDEO connection

Video inputs 2-4 are DB25F connectors. A DB25 to HD15 cable is needed
for each video output from a CPU.

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MODELS

MultiVideo models

M – Chassis

B – Chassis

C - Chassis

Figure 1. MultiVideo models

Label Description

Power

LEDs

- and +

Switches*

Power LED - Green when unit is on

Indicator LEDs; Numbered pairs of
LEDs shows status and power of
connected computers

- Connects to the previous CPU
+ Connects to the next CPU

* The - and + switches are used when:

 upgrading the firmware
 resetting the unit to factory defaults
 running diagnostics.

Table 1. Front panel

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