StarTech.com SV231DPUA User manual

Manual Revision: 05/01/2014

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SV231DPUA / SV431DPUA

2/4 Port USB DisplayPort® KVM Switch with Audio

Instruction Manual

FCC Compliance Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital

device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,

uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with

the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there

is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment

does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by

turning the equipment o and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by

one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to which the receiver

is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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Table of Contents

Introduction ...........................................................................................1

Features ........................................................................................................................................................ 1

Package Contents .................................................................................................................................... 1

System Requirements.............................................................................................................................. 1

Installation ..............................................................................................1

Hardware Installation .............................................................................................................................. 2

Driver Installation...................................................................................................................................... 5

Operation ................................................................................................5

Front Panel................................................................................................................................................... 5

Port Selection Button .............................................................................................................................. 6

AutoScan...................................................................................................................................................... 6

Scan Time..................................................................................................................................................... 6

HotKey Control .......................................................................................6

Auto Scan..................................................................................................................................................... 7

Manual Scan ............................................................................................................................................... 7

Alternative Hotkey Commands............................................................................................................ 9

Change Leading Hotkey......................................................................................................................... 10

Specications..........................................................................................11

Technical Support ..................................................................................13

Warranty Information............................................................................13

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Introduction

Features

• Easy installation, no drivers required

• Supports Plug and Play and hot swap to save time from rebooting the computer

• Supports data transfer rates up to 480Mbps when used on a USB 2.0 port

Package Contents

• SV231DPUA or SV431DPUA KVM switch

• Power Adapter

• Rubber Feet

• Instruction Manual

System Requirements

• DisplayPort enabled computer system/video card

• USB enabled computer system

• DisplayPort enabled display device (e.g. monitor, projector, TV, etc.)

• Standard 104-key wired USB keyboard

• Standard 3-button wired USB mouse

Installation

NOTE: Prior to the installation, please power o all devices that will be connected to

this system. Ensure that all devices you will connect are properly grounded. Place

cables away from uorescent lights, air conditioners, and machines that are likely to

generate electrical noise.

If you experience any problems using a USB KVM switch, the following BIOS setup

changes may be necessary for PC users and not necessary for Mac users:

• Set HALT ON ERROR to ALL BUT KEYBOARD.

• In PNP AND PCI SETUP, set PNP OS INSTALLED to YES and set USB IRQ to ENABLED.

Dierent systems may use dierent naming, so contact your system manufacturer for

further assistance with these settings.

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Hardware Installation

Front View - SV231DPUA

Rear View - SV231DPUA

Port Selection/Link LED Port Selection

Button

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Front View - SV431DPUA

Rear View - SV431DPUA

Power

LED

Port Selection

Button

Port Selection/Link

LED

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*installation pictures are representations only

1. Plug a monitor into the Console’s DisplayPort connector; plug a USB keyboard and a

USB mouse into the dedicated USB keyboard and mouse ports on the KVM switch. If

using audio, also connect speakers and/or a microphone with 3.5mm mini-jack plugs.

2. Use a male-to-male DisplayPort video cable to connect the DisplayPort connector

on the computer’s video card, to one of the KVM’s PC ports (i.e. PC1)

3. Use a USB type A-B Cable to connect the KVM’s USB port (type B, square connector)

for the PC port used in Step 2, and the USB port on the computer (type A, at

connector). If using audio, connect 3.5mm mini-jack cables from the PC port to the

computer sound card.

NOTE: A DisplayPort + USB + Audio KVM combo cable is also available which can be

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used in place of separate individual cables, StarTech.com ID: DP4N1USB6.

4. Repeat for Steps 2 and 3 for each PC port on the KVM switch, or each computer you

wish to use on the KVM.

5. OPTIONAL: Connect any other USB peripherals you wish to share between the

connected computers/devices to the extra USB Hub ports on the Console side.

6. Connect the external power adapter from a wall outlet to the power connector on

the rear panel of the KVM switch. The Power LED should light up solid and/or the

LED for the selected PC port.

7. Power up the rst computer/device and wait for it to fully boot and test keyboard/

mouse functionality.

8. Once operation has been successfully conrmed, switch to the next port and power

up that computer/device and conrm.

9. Once completed for all computers/devices connected to the KVM switch, you

should be able to switch between ports freely.

Driver Installation

No driver installation is required for the KVM switch, as the keyboard and mouse

use generic USB keyboard/mouse drivers that are already installed on any operating

system that fully supports USB.

Operation

Front Panel

Port Selection/Link LED

The LED turns green when the connected computer is powered-on. The corresponding

LED will also illuminate red when that PC port is currently selected.

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Port Selection Button

2-Port: Pressing the front panel “Select” button will toggle between the two ports on

the KVM switch.

4-Port: Each push button on the front panel corresponds with a PC port. Pressing that

button will immediately select that port.

AutoScan

The system automatically scans through the power-on computers in sequence with a

xed interval (see Scan Time below).

4-Port: To activate AutoScan, press front panel push buttons “3” and “4”simultaneously.

The port selection LED will ash during AutoScan. AutoScan will select active

computers only. To exit AutoScan mode, just press any one of the front panel

push buttons.

Scan Time

Four options are available for users to set the Scan Time duration, it Includes 3, 8, 15

and 30 seconds.

Note: Scan Time is set to 3 seconds by default.

4-Port: To change the Scan Time, press front panel buttons“1” and“2” simultaneously.

The unit will respond with beep(s) of 1, 2, 3 or 4 times for a Scan Time of 3, 8, 15

or 30 seconds respectively.

HotKey Control

A Hotkey command is a short keyboard sequence for selecting a computer, activating

computer scan, etc. A hotkey sequence starts with two left <CTRL> keystrokes

(successively within 0.2 seconds) followed by one or two more keystrokes. A built-in

tone generator creates a high-pitch beep for correct hotkey command; otherwise, one

low-pitch beep is generated for errors and the bad key sequence will not be forwarded

to the selected computer.

NOTE: Press and hold Left <SHIFT> and press <NumLock> twice, then release <SHIFT>

followed by pressing left <CTRL> once, which will enable / disable the hotkey feature.

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To select a computer:

Left <CTRL> + Left <CTRL> + <1>

(Example: Selects the computer at port 1.)

Left <CTRL> + Left <CTRL> + <2>

(Example: Selects the computer at port 2.)

NOTE: Do not use the keypad on the right-side of the keyboard.

Auto Scan

The KVM automatically scans through the powered-on computers in sequence on a

xed time interval (see Scan Time below).

Note: The keyboard and mouse are not operable during Auto Scan.

To start Auto Scan:

Left <CTRL> + Left <CTRL> + <F1>

To abort the Auto Scan mode, press the left <CTRL> key twice. When Auto Scan detects

any keyboard or mouse activity, it suspends the scanning till the activity stops; it then

resumes with the next computer in sequence. The length of the Auto Scan interval

(Scan Time) is adjustable, see below.

Manual Scan

Manual Scan allows users to manualls switch back and forth between powered-on

computers.

Left <CTRL> + Left <CTRL> + <F2>

To select the previous or the next computer, press <UP> or <DOWN> arrow keys. To

abort the Manual Scan, press any other key.

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