Rose electronics M – Chassis, MultiVideo 2U2V, MultiVideo 4U2V, MultiVideo 2U4V, MultiVideo 4U4V Installation And Operations

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INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS

SUPPLEMENT

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
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no circumstances will a unit be accepted without a return authorization number. Contact an
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NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital

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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.

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

nn Access up to 64 computers from one KVM station
nn Optional On -Screen-Display
nn 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.

MODELS

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MultiVideo models

M – Chassis

B – Chassis

C - Chassis

Figure 1. MultiVideo models

Label Description

Power

Power LED - Green when unit is on

LEDs

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

- and +

Switches*

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

* The - and + switches are used when:

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

Table 1. Front panel

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MultiVideo models (rear)

“M” Chassis (2U2V)

“B” Chassis (4U2V)

“C” Chassis (2U4V)

“C” Chassis (4U4V)

“C” Chassis (8U2V)

Figure 2. Rear panel
NOTE: DB9 (LINK) connector on Video expansion units only

Power connector not used on Video expansion unit.

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Label Connector Description

Power

“M” Chassis only
DIN 5F
Power adapter connector

None

“B” and “C” Chassis only
IEC320
Power receptacle w/switch

Link

DB9F – Expansion connector
(Video expansion models only)

X =
CPU #

DB25F – CPU connectors

X =
Video #

DB25F – CPU monitor only
connectors

KVM -1

DB25F - KVM connector.

MONITOR

KVM additional monitor(s)

RS232

RJ12
6-conductor jack

Table 2. Rear panel connectors

Cables

Master to Slave unit cables

In systems needing additional CPUs, the MultiVideo can be cascaded to
other MultiVideos. To cascade a MultiVideo to other “Slave” units, you will
need one DB25M to DB25M, switch -to-switch cable for each cascaded unit.

The MultiVideo can also be expanded to add additional Video ports. A
DB9M to DB9M, switch -to-switch cable is used with the MultiVideo video
expansion units.
(Rose Electronics switch -to-switch cable part number CAB-CXVSMMnnn.)
(See Appendix B for cable part numbers)

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Installation – Single unit

Figure 3. 4U2V Unit installation

Installation – Cascading units

Figure 4. Cascading units

Dual-Video CPUs (1-4)

Video 1

Video 2

KVM Station

Master

Slave#1

Slave#2

Dual video
CPUs 1-4

Dual video
CPUs 5-8

Two additional “Slave”
units can be added to
this configuration.

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Applications

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 8

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Installation – Video Expansion system

The MultiVideo can be custom configured to expand the number of video
ports. The example below can have up to 16 separate video sources and
up to 8 video outputs. The KVM station can switch the video by simple
keyboard commands, the push -button switches on the front panel, or from
the on -screen display.

Figure 5. Custom 2x8 configuration

Video 1

Video 8

Dual video
CPU 1 of 8

KVM Station

Link
Cable

16-Video In
8-Video Out

APPENDICES

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Appendix B. Parts and cables

Part number Description

CAB- D9MM005 DB9M to DB9M Link cable
CAB- CXVSMMnnn DB25M to DB25M Cascading cable

CAB-C1Y0000Cnnn HD15M to DB25F Video only cable (CPU)
CAB-C1V0000Mnnn HD15F to DB25F Video only cable (Monitor)
CAB-S13W3000Cnnn CPU (SGI) 13W3 to DB25M video only cable
CAB-SC0000Cnnn CPU (SUN) 13W3 to DB25M video only cable
CAB-SB0000Mnnn SUN video 13W3 to DB25M video only cable
CAB-S13W30000Mnnn SGI video 13W3 to DB25M video only cable

Appendix C. General Specifications

The MultiVideo part number is Mwx-yUzV
Where w = platform, E = (Multi-platform) PC, SUN, Apple, Unix
P = (PC) PC and Unix computers
Where x = chassis size, M (mini), B (low), C (high)
Where y = number of CPUs (2, 4, or 8)
Where z = number of monitors (2 or 4)

The MultiVideo Video expansion model part numbers are:
MPC – 2U4V/MV (Master unit)
MPC – 2U4V/SL (Slave unit)

Connectors Power – IEC 320 standard receptacle

CPU/KVM connector – DB25F
Video ports – DB25
RS232 connector – RJ12, 6 conductor
Interconnect – DB9 (Custom configuration)

Indicators 1 Power LED

2-8 Select LEDs
2-8 Computer power LEDs

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Appendix E. Rack mount illustration

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