Black Box KV6202A User manual

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KV6202A, KV6204A

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SWITCHES

STEP 1A - Front and Back Panel Overview

KV6202A FRONT AND BACK PANELS

The diagrams below show the front and back

panels of the KV6202A. The table on the next

page describes its components.

1 2

5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 15 16 17

CONSOLE PC 2 PC 1

USB HUB

DC 9V

3 4 10 14

KV6204A FRONT AND BACK PANELS

The KV6204A switch looks similar to the

KV6202A except that it has four PC connections

(PC1, PC2, PC3, PC4) instead of two.

KV6202A Front Panel KV6202A Back Panel

NOTE: Only the 2-port model is shown above and

in the table on the next page. The 4-port model

looks similar, but has 4 ports instead of 2.

STEP 1B - Front and Back Panel Components

TABLE 1. KV6202A COMPONENTS

NUMBER IN

DIAGRAM COMPONENT DESCRIPTION

1, 2 Port Select button Selects the port you want to switch

3(2) USB Type A connectors Link to USB devices

4DisplayPort connector LInks to console

5Power connector Links to 9-VDC power supply

6USB Type A connector Links to keyboard

7USB Type A connector Links to mouse

8Audio jack Links to console speakers

9Audio jack Links to console microphone

10 DisplayPort connector Links to PC2 DisplayPort

11 USB Type B connector Links to PC2

12 Audio jack Links to PC2 speakers

13 Audio jack Links to PC2 microphone

14 DisplayPort connector Links to PC1 DisplayPort

15 USB Type B connector Links to PC1

16 Audio jack Links to PC1 speakers

17 Audio jack Links to PC1 microphone

STEP 2 - Connection Diagram

EXAMPLE CONNECTION DIAGRAM

The diagram illustrated here is an example

of KV6204A. The actual application may vary.

All illustrated computer, accessories and

monitors are not included in the package;

they are for reference only.

PC 4 PC 3 PC 2 PC 1

USB HUB

DC 9V

STEP 3 - Installation Steps

STEP-BY-STEP INSTALLATION

1. Power up your KVM switch by connecting

the external power adapter to it.

2. Connect the shared USB keyboard, mouse,

a DisplayPort monitor, speaker/headphone and

microphone to the corresponding console ports

in the console section of the switch.

NOTE: The lower two USB ports are for keyboard

and mouse.

3. Connect each KVM PC port to computers,

using two or four DisplayPort cables (male to

male), one USB cable (Type A to Type B) and one

audio and microphone combo cable (male to

male).

4. Connect each of your USB device to the USB

hub ports on the left.

PC 4 PC 3 PC 2 PC 1

USB HUB

DC 9V

CONSOLE

Keyboard Mouse

STEP 4A - Front-Panel Pushbuttons

FRONT-PANEL PUSHBUTTONS

Front-panel buttons allow you to directly

control the KVM switching operation. Simply

press the button to toggle to the selected PC

port (together with hub port control and/or

audio/mic port, if binding is enabled).

By default, PC port switching, hub port control

and audio/ mic port switching are bound

together, unless you specify the audio to be

fixed to a specific port.

TABLE 2. FRONT-PANEL PUSHBUTTONS FUNCTIONS

COMMAND PUSHBUTTON DESCRIPTION

Select PC port Press the corresponding button to

select the active PC port

Select the active PC port. (Jointly select PC port/

hub port control/audio mic, if binding is enabled.)

Select Hub

Port control

Press the button to toggle the specific

PC + USB hub port control. (It works

only if PC port/hub port control

binding is enabled.)

Select the PC port that controls all USB hub ports.

(Jointly select PC & hub port control, if PC/hub port

control binding is enabled.)

Define Hotkey

Preceding

Sequence

Press and hold down the last button

(Button 2/Button 4) until you hear two

beeps, release the button,

then press the (y) key.

Select the hotkey preceding sequence among

5 alternative keys.

STEP 4B - Keyboard Hotkeys

KEYBOARD HOTKEYS

Front-panel A keyboard hotkey sequence

consists of at least three specific keystrokes.

See the Quick Reference Guide in Step 4C.

Hotkey sequence = [ScrLk]* + [ScrLk] * +

Command key(s)

* User-definable = SCROLL LOCK, CAPS, ESC,

F12 or NUM LOCK

Hotkey preceding sequence configuration: For

users who want to use a preceding sequence

other than two consecutive Scroll Locks, there

is also one convenient way to configure it.

1. Press ScrollLock + ScrollLock + H, then two

beeps will signal readiness for new preceding

sequence selection [or Press and hold down

the last front-panel button (Button 2 or Button

4) until you hear two beeps, then release the

button.]

2. Select and press the key you would like to use

as your preceding sequence (SCROLL LOCK,

CAPS, ESC, F12 or NUM LOCK keys are available

for selection) and you’ll hear a beep for selection

confirmation. Now you can use the new preceding

sequence to execute your hotkey commands.

NOTE: Each keystroke within a hotkey sequence

should be pressed within 2 seconds. Otherwise,

the hotkey sequence will not be validated.

STEP 4C - Keyboard Hotkeys Quick Reference

TABLE 3. HOTKEY COMMANDS

COMMAND HOTKEY SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION

Select PC port ScrLk + ScrLk + (x)

x = 1–2/1–4 for PC port number

Select the active PC port. (Jointly select PC

port/hub port control/audio mic, if binding

is enabled.)

Select Hub

Port control

ScrLk + ScrLk + (Fx)

Fx = 1–2/1–4 for hub port number

Select the PC port that controls all USB hub

ports. (Jointly select PC & hub port control,

if PC/hub port control binding is enabled.)

Define Hotkey

Preceding

Sequence

ScrLk + ScrLk + H + (y)

y = SCROLL LOCK, CAPS, ESC, F12, or

NUM LOCK

Select the hotkey preceding sequence

among 5 alternative keys.

Select Audio &

Mic Control

ScrLk + ScrLk + (Fy)

Fy = F5–F6/F5–F8 (Fy is a function key)

y = 5–6/5–8 for audio & mic port number

Select the active audio & mic port (Jointly select

PC & audio & mic port, if binding is enabled.)

Bind PC and Hub

Port Control

Switching

ScrLk + ScrLk + Z

Enable the binding of PC port and hub port

control switching. (Once this feature is enabled,

any PC and/or hub port control switching

is bound together. Factory default.)

Unbind PC and

Hub Port Control

Switching

ScrLk + ScrLk + X Disable the binding of PC port and hub port

control switching.

Bind PC and

Audio & Mic

Switching

ScrLk + ScrLk + Q

Enable the binding of PC port and audio & mic

switching. (Once this feature is enabled, any

PC and/or audio & mic switching is bound

together. Factory default.)

STEP 4C - Keyboard Hotkeys Quick Reference

TABLE 3 (CONTINUED). HOTKEY COMMANDS

COMMAND HOTKEY SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION

Unbind PC and

Audio & Mic

Switching

ScrLk + ScrLk + W Disable the binding of PC port and audio & mic

switching

Previous PC port ScrLk + ScrLk + arrow up Select the previous connected PC port. (Jointly

select PC/hub port control, if binding is enabled.)

Next PC port ScrLk + ScrLk + arrow down

Select the next connected PC port.

(Jointly select PC/hub port control, if binding

is enabled.)

Previous/Current

PC port ScrLk + ScrLk + backspace Toggle between the previous port and

current port.

Beep Sound On/Off ScrLk + ScrLk + B Toggle on/off the beep sound while autoscanning.

Autoscan ScrLk + ScrLk + S

Autoscan through every connected port

for quick screen browsing of each port

(scan delay = 5 sec.)

Autoscan with

Programmable

Delay Time

ScrLk + ScrLk + S + (z)

z = 0–9

1 10", 2 20", 3 30", 4 40", 5 50",

6 60", 7 70", 8 80", 9 90" 10 100"

Autoscan with a user-defined delay time

within a range of 10–100 seconds

Stop Autoscan Press any button Terminate Autoscan activity

STEP 4D - Hotkey Commands Notes

NOTES

1. The USB keyboard hotkeys allow you a faster

and broader control for your KVM switching

operation in addition to the front-panel button.

If you have configured a hotkey preceding

sequence other than two consecutive scroll

locks, here you should change your hotkey

sequence accordingly. (For preceding sequence

key configuration, refer to the Switching

Commands table.)

2. When the binding of PC & USB hub port

control switching is enabled by the hotkey

sequence: ScrLk + ScrLk + Z, any PC and hub

port control switching are bound together.

To remove this binding, use the hotkey

sequence: ScrLk + ScrLk + X.

3. When the binding of PC and audio & mic

switching is enabled by the hotkey sequence:

ScrLk + ScrLk + Q, any PC and audio & mic

switching are bound together. To remove this

binding, use the hotkey sequence:

ScrLk + ScrLk + W.

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