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1. 96 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX SUPPORTED TOUCH SCREEN CONTROLLER SPLITMUX supports USB touch screens having built in one of the following controllers Tyco ELO Touch System AccuTouch Five Wire Resistive Touch Technology includes models 1215L 1229L 1515L 1522L 1528L Medical 1529L 1537L 1715L 1729L 1739L 1915L 1928L 1928L Medical 1939L 2020L IntelliTouch Surface Wave Touch Technology elo 2701 Controller Series IntelliTouch Secure Touch CarrollTouch Infrared Touch Technology not supported Acoustic Pulse Recognition APR TSharc TSharc Octopus Controller widely used including in touch screens manufactured by 3M Microtouch TrollTouch The Bergquist Company 3M MicroTouch MicroTouch EX II new release delivered since 2009 with support of HID MicroTouch DST only restrict first calibrate it at computer then same procedure but while connected at SPLITMUX only left mouse key support right mouse key has no function E g integrated at display NEC Multeos 32 und 40 LCD with touch option ET amp T Technology ETouch IR infra red touch screen aluminium frame 26 up to 65 eGalaxy eMPIA Technology Inc EETI S5000UEGQ 4 5 Wire Resistive Touch Technology USB Note New multitouch screen systems are compatible with the newly defined digitizer touch screen interface Generally these can be used SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manu
2. Calibration After connecting a touch screen to SPLITMUX for the first time calibrate the touch screen Open CONSOLE gt TOUCH SCREEN menu choose CALIBRATE and press ENTER SELECT Four markers will be displayed in the corners of the touch screen The diagram shows the first marker in the top left corner of the screen Touching the center of the markers as accurately as possible yields best calibration results LE TOUCHSCREEN Then repeat for the other three markers to complete calibration CALIBRATE DEVICE DETAILS Mouse button emulation O Click on touch O Click on release Mouse amp Emulate right click Device Details Touch in quad mode O temporary full screen Timeout 5 sec Select this option to display touch screen information Touch a PiP sive such as the manufacturer ID and product ID 44 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD CONSOLE TOUCH SCREEN Mouse button emulation SPLITMUX offers three modes of interpreting the user input as mouse clicks 1 Mouse When touching the touch screen the mouse button is pressed When the finger is released from the touch screen the mouse button is released This mode can be used for drag and drop operations 2 Click on touch When touching the touch screen a mouse click is generated at the position of the touch 3 Click on release When the finger is released from the touch screen a mouse click is generated at
3. DCP mode e ef O control O synchronize BL SPLITMUX can be controlled via DCP Device Control Protocol an XML based protocol see Annex There are two DCP modes DCP control which allows external control of the display mode DCP synchronize which keeps several SPLITMUX s in the same display mode Default setting is off which prevents any external CONTROL Use a serial or USB cable to connect a control unit to the RS 232 port RJ 45 on the SPLITMUX rear panel To synchronize several devices special Y cables are required Settings for the connection are Transfer rate 57600 baud 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit no flow control The two control modes operate as follows DCP control SYSTEM CONTROL This mode allows direct control of a single SPLITMUX by means of a control device e g a computer DCP mode O off The control device can query and change the e mode of SPLITMUX O synchronize SPLITMUX responds to each DCP message sent by the control device with a DCP reply This reply includes the values of all settings queried or set by means of the last message If the message sent by the control unit contains errors the SPLITMUX will reply by sending an error message 28 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD SYSTEM CONTROL Example of DCP control A SPLITMUX is controlled via DCP XML by a computer connected by serial cable or USB USB or C
4. FACTORY RESET Navigate with the arrow keys in the CONFIGURATION menu to the Factory Reset Press ENTER SELECT to open the DEFAULTS window CONFIGURATION FACTORY RESET Do you want to set the default factory settings This will override all user settings and will restart the device DE TEM FACTORY RESET ee Press Enter Select to set the default settings Press any other key to keep the user settings Use this function to reset the current settings of SPLITMUX to the factory default configuration All four input EDIDs are also reseted to their default values If necessary save your current settings before using the DEFAULTS command Execution of this command results in a complete reset and reboot of SPLITMUX with factory defaults FACTORY DEFAULTS SYSTEM HOTKEY Multiple Hotkey Hotkey Ctrl Alt HOTMOUSE ON Hotmouse timeout 5 sec QUAD MODE Channel selection timeout 5 sec WIN MODE Border width 0 sec Active channel 255 255 0 Active channel 255 136 0 OSD POSITION centered OSD LANGUAGE English SECURITY None security level 0 DISABLE CHANNEL All four channels are active CONTROL Off MODE CURRENT Active channel 1 quad START Active channel 1 quad gt PIP Size 15 Zoom factor 1 Display mode triple Active channel gap Offset from top 0 gt WIN Channel 1 Mode win1 Position settings depend on the source Aspect ratio enabled 40 SPLITMUX Installa
5. RESET PS 2 Switch video output to VGA using hotkey V or front panel buttons 1 2 26 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD SYSTEM DISABLE CHANNEL DISABLE CHANNEL Navigate with the arrow keys in the SYSTEM menu to the entry DISABLE CHANNEL Press ENTER SELECT to open the DISABLE CHANNEL window SYSTEM SYSTEM DISABLE CHANNEL Number of active channels DISABLE CHANNEL Move to value with 4 Y Enter Select to choose If two or three computers or video sources are connected to SPLITMUX use the DISABLE CHANNEL feature to ensure that for the unused channels a message no signal input x is not shown in Quad mode b PiP images are not displayed on screen C these channels are not selectable in Fullscreen mode For example if you have connected three computers channel 1 to 3 to SPLITMUX use the arrow keys to navigate to the number 3 and confirm by pressing ENTER SELECT Note To use the DISABLE CHANNEL feature computers video sources must be connected to SPLITMUX in ascending order from channel 1 to 4 Example in Quad mode All four channels enabled Three channels enabled Two channels enabled mid height SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD SYSTEM CONTROL CONTROL Navigate with the arrow keys in the SYSTEM menu to the entry CONTROL Press ENTER SELECT to open the CONTROL window SYSTEM SYSTEM CONTROL
6. Serial cable NTI adaptor standard CAT5 cable DCD RXD TXD DIR GRD DSR CTS RI i N l N rm KZ V 3 y Sic J N Y j c SERIAL ADAPTER RJ45 black yellow red l i ME N sm AU ma w 1 MX j W he i L blue oranqe black red green yellow brown white SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX DCP XML REMOTE CONTROL DCP XML permits remote control of SPLITMUX by a computer or other devices using the RS 232 serial port of SPLITMUX To connect to this port use the serial cable NTI RJ45 DB9 adaptor standard RJ45 CAT5 cable DCP is an XML based protocol Device Control Protocol Using DCP all important settings of SPLITMUX can be queried and changed A general description of XML can be found at http www w3 org XML The XML scheme for DCP can be found on the enclosed CD under the name dcp xsd For a detailed description on how to use DCP XML with SPLITMUX please see the DCP XML Manual on CD supplied with SPLITMUX DCP Modes DCP has two modes of operation 1 Control This mode is intended for direct control of a SPLITMUX for example using a computer 2 Synchronize This mode is used to synchronize multiple linked devices In Synchronize mode SPLITMUX sends all settings changes as DCP messages Thus a chain of linked SPLITMUX can be controlled synchroneously
7. CTRL SHIFT ALT and WINDOWS default is CTRL ALT For double click hotkey commands you can choose one key which is double clicked pressed twice quickly to enter the command mode Selectable keys are CTRL SHIFT ALT and SCROLL To change the hotkey mode or select another hotkey navigate with the TAB or ARROW UP DOWN keys to the respective field and use the ARROW LEFT RIGHT or the keys to change the setting SYSTEM SYSTEM HOTKEY 1n Hotkey activation by HOTKEY double click VIr Control Shift Alt Windows Move to value with a Y Enter Select to choose Multiple keys SYSTEM HOTKEY The command mode is indicated by LED flashing on the console keyboard Default setting Multiple Hotkey CTRL ALT Hotkey activation by multiple keys double click O HM Control O Shift D Alt Windows Move to value with Y Enter Select to choose Double click hotkeys For a list of hotkeys to operate SPLITMUX see Annex page Keyboard Commands SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD SYSTEM HOTMOUSE HOTMOUSE FUNCTION Navigate with the arrow keys in the SYSTEM menu to the entry HOTMOUSE and press ENTER SELECT to open the HOTMOUSE window SYSTEM SYSTEM HOTMOUSE E Enable hotmouse Time out of Thanet QUAD MODE hotmouse after Hotmouse is an exclusive function that comes with NTI SPLITMUX It works with your standard
8. Position of ports CHANNEL MAPPING AUDIO Channel 1 Channel 2 Port 1 O Port 1 O Port 2 Port 2 O Port 3 O Port 3 O Port 4 O Port 4 1 LE P AME mil Channel 3 Channel 4 O Port 1 O Port 1 O Port 2 O Port 2 Port 3 O Port 3 Port 4 Port 4 In the CHANNEL MAPPING menu assignment between physical input ports and logical channels can be changed This can be useful for instance if computer needs to be shown on another position on the quad screen without having to swap the connectors at the inputs Use arrow and keys to navigate to the physical port that you would like to connect to the channel mentioned on the upper line Press enter select to change the connection 60 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD COMPUTER AUDIO AUDIO Use arrow keys to navigate in the COMPUTER menu to the entry AUDIO and press ENTER SELECT to open the AUDIO window COMPUTER Enable audio output To enable or disable the audio output activate or deactivate the check box Enable audio output Selecting audio source Select the audio source from the list To ensure that the audio source Is the computer being currently operated select active channel from the list For a fixed audio source select one of the computers from the list Switch channel on audio activity With this setting enabled SPLITMUX automatically switches to a channel on which an aud
9. 1920x1200 50 Hz SAME AS DISPLAY EDID UXGA 1600x1200 50Hz UXGA 1600x1200 50Hz with reduced blanking SXGA 1400x1050 60Hz WSXGA 1680x1050 60Hz XGA 1024x768 60Hz WXGA 1280x768 60Hz WXGA 1360x768 60Hz If you experience problems with the automatic input detection of an analog input signal in these groups you can ovewrite the automatic detection by programming the expected video signal into the input EDID Use arrow keys Mifit to navigate to the first video mode entry and press ENTER SELECT to open the window with a list of selectable video modes In this window use arrow keys KBE to select the desired line in the list shown on the right and press ENTER SELECT for the video format Use arrow keys HM to navigate to the second video mode entry and press ENTER SELECT to open the window with a list of selectable video modes Use arrow keys HM to navigate to Signal and press ENTER SELECT to switch between analog or digital This setting specifies whether the EDID should identify the SPLITMUX as an analog or digital device Usually it is safe to leave this setting at digital Use arrow keys Hf to navigate to the following write options WRITE save the changes in the current input EDID WRITE TO ALL INPUTS save the changes to all four input EDIDs Alternatively the EDID data of the connected display can be used To do this navigate to SAME AS DISPLAY EDID and press ENTER SELECT SAME AS DISPLAY EDID write the contents of the dis
10. PiP image of the channel that you wish to activate and click the left mouse button Example Switch from channel 2 to channel 3 wl Channel 2 is active Channel 3 is selected Channel 3 is active Hotmouse cursor in Quad mode Switching active channel mouse keyboard Activate Hotmouse Cursor To change the active channel switching mouse and keyboard position the Hotmouse Cursor in the respective channel field 1 to 4 and press the left mouse button Note When you move into another channel field the channel number in the Hotmouse Cursor changes Example Switch active channel from 1 to 3 3 ER ERU Channel 1 is active Channel 3 is selected Channel 3 is active SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual HOTMOUSE HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN PIP MODE Hotmouse Cursor IN PIP MODE Change active channel Enable Hotmouse Cursor Move the Hotmouse Cursor to the PiP image of the channel you wish to activate and press the left mouse button Note When the Hotmouse Cursor moves over a PiP image its appearance changes arrows channel number Example Switch from channel 2 to channel 3 Channel 2 is active Channel 3 is selected Channel 3 is active Vertical positioning of PiP images Activate Hotmouse Cursor Move the Hotmouse Cursor to the PiP image area hold down the left mouse button and drag the PiPs to the desired vertical position Note As soon as the Hotmouse Cursor moves over a PiP image it
11. Screen Screen computer 1 Fit to screen computer 1 Aspect ratios E Aspect ratios 4 3 computer 1 Yes 13 3 10 i 13 3 10 I Screen is horizontally no input signal stretched no input signal Quad mode Quad mode Er SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD VIDEO FORMAT FORMAT continued PiP mode for wide screen monitors If you use a wide screen monitor for example with an aspect ratio of 16 10 and the active channel does not have a wide screen aspect ratio e g 4 3 PiPs are placed aside the full image of the active channel in the black bar on the right side The full image of the active channel is displayed left aligned on the screen resulting in a black bar on the right side Provided appropriate PiP size 20 is set PiP images are thus placed entirely outside the full screen channel No screen content is overlapped All content of all souces is visible Wide screen monitor aspect ratio 16 10 Screen Fullscreen ist positioned ide Screon Aspect ratios on the left hand side in I 4 3 PIP mode Aspect ratios i 4 3 me Fullscreen mode a 8 Quad mode SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD COMPUTER CHANNEL MAPPING CHANNEL MAPPING Use arrow keys to navigate in the COMPUTER menu to the entry CHANNEL MAPPING and press ENTER SELECT to open the CHANNEL MAPPING window CHANNEL MAPPING COMPUTER
12. charge during our warranty period Please pack the device carefully if possible in its original packaging and send it to Network Technologies Inc 1275 Danner Drive Aurora Ohio 44202 USA TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you cannot identify the cause of a problem please contact NTI Technical Support Call telephone number below to obtain Return Authorization number before returning this product to NTI Telephone 330 562 7070 or 1 800 RGB TECH 1 800 742 8324 Mondays through Fridays 08 00 AM to 5 00 PM EST SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Declaration of Conformity This declaration is valid for following product Equipment Video Keyboard Mouse USB Switching System Type V Switch Quad XP NTL MODEL SPLITMUX DVI 4RT Hereby the equipment is 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 and the Council Directive relating to Low Voltage 73 23 EC The following company is responsible for this declaration HETEC Datensysteme GmbH Landsberger Strasse 65 D 82110 Germering Germany The measurements were carried out in accredited laboratories For the evaluation of above mentioned Council Directives for Electromagnetic Compatibility and for Low Voltage following standards were consulted DIN EN 55022 class A Emission DIN EN 610
13. current win mode Undo up to ten previous actions Redo up to ten previous actions 1 22 3 4 Select Win mode SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM Installation of Device Configuration Program CONFDEV The Device Configuration Program allows you to remotely operate the OSD of SPLITMUX on an external Windows computer via serial connection To install the device configuration software CONFDEV you need e A Windows computer with a free USB or RS 232 COM port e Your SPLITMUX e The installation CD containing the confdevEn exe program The enclosed serial cable RJ45 DB9 adaptor RJ45 CAT5 cable USB or COM Rear Panel Use the serial cable to connect the COM port of the Windows computer with the serial port of your SPLITMUX Insert the installation CD into the CD ROM drive and start the confdevEn exe program The Device Configuration Program CONFDEV window opens v Device Configuration Program File Device Hage PD 7 Click to open the OSD device configuration remotely Click to change settings Eg COM port SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM Settings Click the device configuration button E to open the SETTINGS window It allows you to set the font size for the OSD window log parameters and the COM port SPLITMUX is connected to Remote OSD operation Click the green
14. gt ABOUT displays the current revision levels hardware and firmware HELP HOTKEY T 1 HOTKEY b Hotkey plus jouet TERN co TACT ee ee E quad mode full screen mode PiP mode PiP menu win mode activate hotmouse On Screen Display safe output mode select channel 1 4 USB devices switch USB device To TU T HELP gt HOTKEY provides a guide to hotkey shortcuts HELP CONTACT Network Technologies Inc 1275 Danner Drive Aurora Ohio 44207 USA Phone 800 747 8324 330 562 7070 Fax 330 562 1999 www networktechinc com Thank you for using SPLITMUX DWI 4 HELP CONTACT window contains information on how to contact NTI support SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual HOTMOUSE HOTMOUSE ACTIVATING HOTMOUSE CURSOR Hotmouse Hotmouse is an exclusive function offered by NTI SPLITMUX It works with your standard mouse or trackball and touch screens Similar to using hotkeys on your keyboard Hotmouse is a quick and comfortable way to operate SPLITMUX simply with your standard mouse trackball or touch screen No software or additional hardware is required When activated your mouse cursor becomes hotmouse cursor a numbered arrow that allows performing all hotmouse functions Activating the hotmouse cursor To activate hotmouse cursor move your mouse on the console four times in a rapid horizontal shaking motion or with hotkey M The hotmouse curso
15. horiz vert Hz KEYBOARD P NSXGA 1680 x 10590 6 0 0n Green Use the VIDEO OUTPUT menu to choose an output MODE TEST resolution supported by your monitor You have chosen a new Press ENTER SELECT to enter the selection menu output resolution It will be tested for 10 seconds Use arrow keys to select the desired line in the list shown on the right and press ENTER SELECT Press Enter Select to for the new video format accept the setting The new output mode is visible for 10 seconds Press any other key to keep the old setting Within this time you can either accept the new setting by pressing ENTER SELECT or return to your original setting by pressing ESC EXIT VIDEO OUTPUT MODE When the output mode is set to auto SPLITMUX chooses a resolution by reading the connected mode horiz vert monitor s EDID data Choose the EDID menu item to check whether the connected monitor provides this data If the monitor does not offer this data SPLITMUX sets VGA mode 640x480 960Hz as default and activates Sync on Green X x X X X x X X Sync on Green can be deactivated on SPLITMUX 42 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD CONSOLE KEYBOARD KEYBOARD Navigate with the arrow keys in the CONSOLE menu to the entry KEYBOARD Press ENTER SELECT to open the KEYBOARD window Set the keyboard layout to the desired language English Deutsch German Espanol Spa
16. the control ports SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual INTRODUCTION HARDWARE REAR PANEL continued 6 RS 232 RJ45 control port Connect external serial control devices to this RJ 45 port to operate SPLITMUX remotely e g connect to this port to access the OSD menu from a computer using the ConfDev device configuration tool see page 89 The serial RS 232 port is also used for firmware updates see page 93 7 USB for keyboard mouse touch or trackball console Two USB ports allow connecting keyboard mouse touch screen or trackball Using a USB Hub you can connect multiple keyboards and mice They will work in share mode with an inactivity timeout of 3 seconds 8 USB or PS2 keyboard and mouse computer Each computer can be connected with PS 2 or USB B for keyboard and mouse 9 Four transparent high speed USB 2 0 ports USB devices printer memory stick finger printer 3D mouse are connected to the four transparent USB ports This transparent USB 2 0 matrix switches USB 2 0 periphals to computers connected to SPLITMUX 10 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual INSTALLATION INSTALLATION To reduce the need for long cables SPLITMUX is best placed as close as possible to its video sources By default SPLITMUX is delivered as desktop version Using the rack mount kit supplied it may also be mounted in a 19 rack Keyboard monitor mouse console and USB devices are connecte
17. video from each channel in a specifically configured position size and aspect ratio Up to 4 different Presets can be saved in the SPLITMUX The WIN MODE window is used to not only configure the Presets Win1 Win2 Win3 and Win4 but also to choose a Preset to display Simply select the desired Preset and press Enter Presets can be enabled 1 Using the OSD menu above 2 Using the HOTMOUSE menu page 82 3 Using the SPLITMUX front panel press WIN and button 1 4 4 Using HOTKEY HOTKEY W puts you in Win Mode then HOTKEY W x x Preset number changes the Preset being viewed Using DCP XML Remote Control program SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD MODE CURRENT START TEST PATTERN TEST PATTERN Navigate with the arrow keys in the MODE menu to the entry TEST PATTERN Press ENTER SELECT to open the TEST PATTERN window MODE CURRENT CURRENT TEST PATTERN Color gradient Rhombus Rectangle Stripes 1 8 Stripes 1 4 Stripes 1 2 RGB convergence Manufacturer Background Channel Computer Computer Computer Computer full quad PiP winl OOOOOOOOO Use the Test Pattern feature to check monitor quality pixel errors contrast changes etc or the functionality of the video output of the SPLITMUX It is recommended to use all available test patterns for the test procedure To exit TEST PATTERN mode use the OSD the front panel buttons Full Qua
18. win3 win4 Channel Mode single fixed direct scan triple gap tile no gap PiP zoom Yes wNo PiP offset 4 G bh PiP size 415 CLOSE HELP Hotmouse Menu Win Mode Use the section Mode in the hotmouse menu in WIN mode to save the position of your channel windows Four different configuration sets can be saved under win1 win2 win3 or win4 1 Enter Win Mode 2 Position and or resize your channel windows as desired 3 Activate the hotmouse menu 4 Select one of the win slots 5 Click Save at the bottom of the hotmouse menu Single fixed One selected PiP image is permanently displayed Single direct Press the front panel buttons 1 2 3 or 4 to directly select the PiP channel you want Single scan Cycles through the PiP images at a set interval HOTMOUSE Channel 1 2 3 4 Mode full quad PiP wWindi win2 win3 win4 O transparent hori 240 vert 135 hori 9680 vert 546 ratio AUP vxzDOWN Position Size D Aspect CLOSE SAVE HELP SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual SERVICE SERVICE INFORMATION MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SPLITMUX does not contain any user serviceable parts Please report any malfunction or deviation from the functionality described in this manual during operation to NTI s Technical Support Department If we cannot solve your problem by phone and find that the fault is due to the unit we will repair your unit free of
19. 00 3 2 Harmonic current emission DIN EN 61000 3 3 Flicker DIN EN 61000 6 2 Immunity DIN EN 61000 4 2 DIN EN 61000 4 3 DIN EN 81000 4 4 DIN EN 61000 4 5 DIN EN 61000 4 6 DIN EN 61000 4 11 Place Date Germering 1 April 2012 Signature of responsible Person Jj ff i fff j d f PE Wolfgang Herrle 84 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX FCC DECLARATION FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND INDUSTRY CANADA RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly that is in strict accordance with the manufacturer s instructions may cause interference to radio communica tion It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference Chang es or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s author ity to operate the equipment This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limi
20. 0x1200060 WUXGAr 1920x1200060 Display V Select a video mode for the channel using the arrow keys Press ENTER SELECT to confirm selection Press ENTER SELECT to open the window with detailed settings for this EDID EDID EDID DDC Channel 1 Choose two video modes UXGA 1600x12009060 Hz WUXGAr 1920x12884060 Hz Signal digital O analog WRITE WRITE TO ALL INPUTS SAME AS DISPLAY EDID EDID DDC MODE mode horiz vert Hz XGA 1024 x 768 66 SXGA 1400 x 1050 590 SXGA 1400 x 1050 6 0 1666 x 1280 580 L 1600 x 1200 66 1666 x 1200 56 1600 x 1280 6 0 1280 x 768 6 0 1360 x 768 66 Press Enter Select or A Y 66 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD COMPUTER EDID DDC continued EDID DDC continued Two freely selectable video modes can be EDID EDID DDC programmed in the input EDID visible to the connected computer at the input port Channel i It is recommended to program the preferred video modes for the connected signal source Choose two video modes UXGA 1680x12000690 Hz SPLITMUX also uses these entries to distinguish between confusable analog input video WUXGAr 1926x1206 66 Hz signals The following groups of analog input signals we are difficult to distinguish automatically Signal digital WUXGA 1920x1200 60 Hz O analog UXGA 1600x1200 60Hz WRITE UXGA 1600x1200 60Hz with reduced blankin WRITE TO ALL INPUTS WUXGA
21. 1 sends every change in settings as a DCP message via the serial Y to the RX input of SPLITMUX 2 SPLITMUX 2 adopts the settings and sends a DCP message via TX output over the Y cable to the RX input of SPLITMUX 3 The synchronization chain can have any length Do not connect the last device in the chain to the first device i e do not create a loop 30 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD SYSTEM CONTROL SECURITY LEVELS The security level settings in the OSD menu previously described also apply to control via DCP messages Queries are possible up to security level 7 The table below shows the maximum security levels for simple element settings These settings may be changed via DCP up to the specified protection level Maximum security level for CONSOLE CHANNEL VIDEO CHANNEL VIDEO LAYOUT PIP LAYOUT PIP HEIGHT PIP OFFSET PIP ZOOM PIP CHANNEL DUAL CHANNELS L R PIP SCAN TIME KR O A KR KR ROO o SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD MODE CURRENT START CURRENT Defines the current mode in which the device should run MODE CURRENT Channel Computer Computer Computer Computer m v Oooode O O O O full quad PiP winl test pattern Choose from Fullscreen Quad Mode PiP Win Mode or Test Pattern START Sets the mode in which the device should boot MODE MODE ST
22. 3 12 14 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 FEATURES 1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 3 SAFETY GUIDELINES 4 HARDWARE 5 FRONT PANEL 5 LED indicators 5 Buttons 6 Additional button functions 7 REAR PANEL 9 Power Ports 9 INSTALLATION 11 CONNECTING UNIT TO POWER 11 CONNECTING CONSOLE MONITOR KEYBOARD MOUSE TOUCH SCREEN TRACKBALL 11 CONNECTING SOURCES COMPUTERS 12 CONNECTING USB DEVICES 12 POWERING UP THE SYSTEM 12 CONNECTING AUDIO 13 ON SCREEN DISPLAY 14 OSD OVERVIEW 14 OSD MAIN MENU WINDOW 16 OSD NAVIGATION 17 OSD SYSTEM HDCP 18 HOTKEY 19 HOTMOUSE 20 QUAD MODE 21 WIN MODE 22 OSD POSITION 23 OSD LANGUAGE 23 SECURITY 24 DISABLE CHANNEL 27 CONTROL DCP control 28 Example of DCP control 29 DCP synchronize 29 Example of DCP synchronization 30 Security Levels 31 OSD MODE CURRENT 32 START 32 PIP 33 WIN 37 IEST PATTERN 38 OSD CONFIGURATION BACKUP 39 RECALL 39 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS FACTORY RESET DEFAULTS 40 OSD CONSOLE VIDEO OUTPUT 42 KEYBOARD 43 TOUCH SCREEN 44 MOUSE 47 FADE 47 MULTI MONITOR 48 BACKGROUND 49 EDID 50 OSD VIDEO INPUT STATUS 51 DVI VGA 52 ROTATION 53 CROPPING 54 BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST 55 HORIZONTAL VERTICAL POSITION 56 SCREEN WIDTH 57 PHASE 57 FORMAT 58 OSD COMPUTER CHA
23. ART Channel Computer Computer 3 Computer 4 full quad PiP winl r test pattern O O O e O e O O O USE CURRENT MODE This feature allows you to define the start configuration i e the display mode Fullscreen Quad PiP Win or Test Pattern active channel and PiP settings which SPLITMUX uses after a reset or when the system is powered up When the START menu is called up the current start configuration is displayed To modify your start configuration change parameters in the channel mode and PiP fields Press ESC to save the new parameters and exit the START menu Choose Use current mode to adopt the current settings as start mode Use arrow keys to navigate to Use current mode and confirm by pressing ENTER The factory default start mode is Quad mode with active channel 1 See OSD MODE CURRENT START PiP for details on setting PiP mode to boot See OSD MODE CURRENT START WIN for details on setting Win mode to boot See OSD MODE CURRENT START TEST PATTERN for details on setting a test pattern to boot 32 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD MODE CURRENT START PiP PiP Use this section to define the current mode in which the device should run MODE CURRENT CURRENT PiP Channel PiP display mode Computer Active channel Computer Computer Computer PiP size full PiP zoom factor uad EN Offset from
24. CKGROUND IMAGE If no image has been loaded this option will not appear SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD CONSOLE EDID EDID display of monitor data Use arrow keys to navigate in the CONSOLE menu to the entry EDID and press ENTER SELECT to open the EDID window CONSOLE EDID CONSOLE Manufacturer KRM Monitor name VM 8HDMI Serial No CZK907032Y Vertical rate Horizontal rate Pixel clock EDID EDID DETAILS f EDID Details Use the EDID command to read and display mo nitor data manufacturer monitor name serial number etc from the monitor s EDID memory If VIDEO OUTPUT is set to auto SPLITMUX uses the optimum output resolution offered by the EDID EDID Extended Display Identification Data is a VESA standard data format that contains basic information about a monitor and its capabilities This information is stored in the monitor by the manufacturer and can be read by SPLITMUX or graphics card via a monitor cable s Display Data Channel DCC interface Note EDID information can be copied to the four inputs and are then available for the connected sources See COMPUTER gt EDID DDC Er SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD VIDEO INPUT STATUS INPUT STATUS Display Video Formats Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry INPUT STATUS and press ENTER SELECT to open the INPU
25. CREEN FADE MULTI MONITOR BACKGROUND EDID INPUT STATUS DVI VGA ROTATION CROPPING BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST HORIZ POSITION VERT POSITION SCREEN WIDTH PHASE FORMAT SPLITMUX DVI 4RT HDCP status Multiple Hotkey Double Click Hotkey Hotmouse Recognition Hotmouse Timeout Channel Selection Timeout Appearance settings for windows Position of OSD window German English Spanish Set security level Deactivate unused channels Device control via DCP XML protocol RS232 Set the current channel and mode Set the channel and mode in which the device should boot Save configuration settings Restore last saved configuration Reset to factory default settings Video resolution and frequency Keyboard layout Calibration Mouse key emulation Enlarge on touch Indicate use of smooth transitions Assign mouse keyboard to video Select background type Display of EDID monitor data Display computers video input resolutions Choose input signal DVI VGA DVI VGA Rotate the screen display at different degrees Crop the display of video sources Set brightness of analog input signal Set contrast of analog input signal Horizontal screen position Vertical screen position Set screen width of analog input signal Adjust phase of analog input signal Fit input format to screen SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD OVERVIEW continued COMPUTER CHANNEL MAPPING AUDIO NAME 1 4 KEYB
26. CT to change the name of the connected USB device Use the keyboard to rename the USB device or use the front panel buttons as described in the OSD Exit the menu The new name will automatically be saved and displayed in the other menus USB DEVICE Device 1 switch to off Computer Computer Computer Computer Suitching mode is manual switching with warning CHANGE SWITCHING MODE CHANGE DEVICE NAME Note USB DEVICE CHANGE NAME gt lt ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklm nopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 Move cursor with YA Enter Select to choose Backspace Full to erase Use hotkey u by default hotkey Ctrl Alt to quickly access the USB DEVICE 1 4 menu This allows quick access to this menu when switching manually To directly open the switching menu of e g USB device port 1 use hotkey F1 by default hotkey Ctrl Alt SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD HELP HOTKEY ABOUT CONTACT Use arrow keys to navigate in the HELP menu to the desired line and press ENTER SELECT to open the corresponding window HELP ABOUT SPLITHMUX DVI 4 Hetwork Technologies Inc ABOUT DETAILS Revision 4 RC SPLITHUX DVI 4 Network Technologies Inc Serial Hn Boot count 76 Revision 4 RC6 Duild 02 00 2012 Video 4 014 f 1 13 Console 1 8088 f 1 13 FFG fa hh HELP
27. EDID is seen above It has the following write options WRITE TO INPUT 1 write the monitor EDID to input 1 WRITE TO INPUT 2 write the monitor EDID to input 2 WRITE TO INPUT 3 write the monitor EDID to input 3 WRITE TO INPUT 4 write the monitor EDID to input 4 WRITE TO ALL INPUTS write the monitor EDID to all inputs Note The content of the inout EDIDS can be reset to default by the OSD function CONFIGURATION FACTORY RESET 68 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD USB DEVICE 1 4 USB Device 1 4 SPLITMUX supports and switches transparent USB 2 0 devices such as printer camera 3D mouse finger printer and external memory Example Connect a memory stick to copy data from one computer to the stick and from the stick to another computer connected to SPLITMUX Data can be copied between computers without being networked Use arrow keys to navigate in the OSD menu to the entry USB DEVICE 1 4 and press ENTER SELECT to open the window V Switch USB DEVICE 1 4 Status of the transparent USB 2 0 switch 1 Device 1 off 2 Device 2 off 3 Device 3 off COMPUTER 4 Device 4 of f USB DEVICE gt HEL Change port settings USB port 1 Device 1 USB port 2 Device 2 USB port 3 Device 3 USB port 4 Device 4 V Status display of the transparent USB 2 0 VBL DEWECE switch Connections from USB port to computer f are shown Devic
28. EM WIN MODE WIN MODE Navigate with the arrow keys in the SYSTEM menu to the entry WIN MODE and press ENTER SELECT to open the Win mode window SYSTEM WIN MODE SYSTEM Border width Border colors Active channel Inactive channels Border width Set the width of the borders which are drawn around the signals in Win mode When the border width is zero no borders are shown Border colors Active channel Press enter select to open the SELECT COLOR menu and set the color for the active channel Inactive channels Press enter select to open the SELECT COLOR menu and set the color for the inactive channels Selector In Win mode use hotkey 1 4 to select a channel or window Alternatively the hotmouse function or front panel buttons 1 4 can be used to select a channel or window as well When a channel has been selected a colored border will appear around the window of the active channel The selector will also be visible Alternatively press front button Win and select a preset After the expiration of the selector timeout the selector closes Pop Up Buttons Move the hotmouse cursor to the top right corner of the signal window and the following buttons will appear O Open OSD hotmouse context menu S Swap signal windows After this is selected the other window is clicked R Toggle aspect ratio locking for current window 22 SPLITMUX Installation and Ope
29. Load Background Image A 256 color bitmap is uploaded from the user PC to SPLITMUX using the ConfDev utility SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM STORING AND LOADING A CONFIGURATION STORING A CONFIGURATION ConfDev can also be used to store device configurations to a file on your PC Open the ConfDev menu DEVICE gt STORE CONFIGURATION The Save As dialog will appear and you can save the configuration to the desired location af Device Configuration Pregran File Device 7 oe amp Save As QU Desktop E 9 Sev Desk p Organize New folder ES 7 5 Name Sime Item type Date modified 4 Favorites ur Er EN aes MIT LERRA y o ep EE Desktop r 1g Libraries F Ji Download d Homegroup Nest Ste Us Configuration k P lb User Temporal Computer Testmenu Lu j Warp Gh Network i L Virtual Machine B Companiont ink Set Store Configuration 3 Recent Places if CompanionLink Sy 2KB Shortcut TTE Si Recorded TV ee GIMP 2 IKE Sh Load Configuration ey Google Earth 3KB Shortcut 2011 01 31 21 01 Load Background Image File name lt Save as type All Files B Hide Folders Cancel LOADING A CONFIGURATION ConfDev can be used to load device configurations from a file on your PC Open the ConfDev menu DEVICE gt LOAD CONFIGURATION The Open dialog will app
30. NNEL MAPPING 60 AUDIO 61 NAME 1 4 62 KEYBOARD 63 MOUSE 64 RESET PS 2 65 EDID DDC 65 OSD USB DEVICE 1 4 USB PORT STATUS 69 SWITCHING MODE 70 CHANGE DEVICE NAME 71 OSD HELP ABOUT HOTKEY CONTACT 72 HOTMOUSE 73 ACTIVATING HOTMOUSE CURSOR 73 HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN FULLSCREEN MODE QUAD MODE 74 HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN PIP MODE 75 HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN WIN MODE 77 HOTMOUSE MENU ACTIVATING OPERATING 79 MODE QUAD 80 FULL 80 PIP 81 WIN 82 SERVICE 83 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR TECHNICAL SUPPORT 83 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ANNEX 84 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 84 FCC DECLARATION 85 KEYBOARD COMMANDS 86 DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM 89 FIRMWARE UPDATE 93 SERIAL CABLE 95 DCP XML REMOTE CONTROL 96 SUPPORTED TOUCH SCREEN CONTROLLER 97 SUPPORTED VIDEO INPUT 98 SUPPORTED VIDEO OUTPUT 99 CASCADING 100 BOX CONTENTS 103 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual INTRODUCTION FEATURES Thank you for choosing SPLITMUX DVI 4RT from NTI This product represents the latest state of the art tech nology in keyboard video mouse KVM switching The key advantage of the SPLITMUX DVI4 RT SPLITMUX over conventional KVM switches is it allows you to simultaneously display and manage 4 computers on a single con sole It combines key features of a high end KVM switch and a digital multiviewer scaling and converting videos at both inputs and outpu
31. OARD MOUSE RESET PS 2 EDID DDC USB DEVICE 1 4 USB PORT STATUS HELP ABOUT HOTKEY CONTACT Assign an input port to a channel Enable audio output Audio source selection Volume Assign computer names Display type of keyboard PC1 PC2 PC3 or USB Display type of mouse PS 2 PS 2 Wheel or USB Set USB mouse positioning absolute relative Reset PS 2 mouse and keyboard Program input EDID Shows USB 2 0 matrix status and allows USB ports to be assigned to a device Firmware hardware version serial number etc List of keyboard commands Contact information SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD MAIN MENU WINDOW There are three ways to open the OSD main menu figure use keyboard command hotkey O simultaneously press front panel buttons PiP Win for longer than one second remotely open the OSD via ConfDev program on an external PC with serial or USB connection 1 Call the OSD by pressing buttons PiP Win simultaneously for longer than one second L menu exit select On Screen Display OSD The OSD pops up in the center of the screen on top of the video image SPLITMUX DVI 4RT SYSTEM Press Hotkey O on your computer keyboard L3 NE Use a serial or USB connection 3 from a PC to SPLITMUX to remotely open the OSD using ConfDev 16 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual
32. OM Computer ports controls DCP XML Rear Panel For an introduction to the DEVICE CONTROL PROTOCOL please Annex DCP synchronize SYSTEM CONTROL Use this mode to keep several SPLITMUX DCP mode devices in the same mode O off control synchronize Every change in settings initiated in the first SPLITMUX by hotkeys hotmouse front panel buttons or controlling devices synchronizes the modes of all connected devices via DCP messages Use special Y cables for the synchronization Important Each time you restart a SPLITMUX set to synchronize it will send all its settings to the next connected device This process also takes place after activating synchronize in the OSD menu When starting a chain of devices always start by first switching on the device at the end of the chain When the device has completed its startup phase and sent its DCP messages switch on the next device in the chain Finally switch on the first device in the chain which synchronizes the settings of all other devices in the chain with its own settings as it starts up SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual 29 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD SYSTEM CONTROL Example of DCP synchronization SPLITMUX 2 and 3 are synchronized with SPLITMUX 1 Serial Y Control unit Cable Console Console Mouse Keyboard y LLLLJLCLLLJ TPE EEFIEREE zd L 1 RX TX RX TX T SPLITMUX 3 To synchronize SPLITMUX
33. ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD NAVIGATION To navigate the On Screen Display OSD either use the buttons on the front panel or your keyboard Navigation with keyboard To navigate from one field to the next in the OSD menu use the UP and DOWN arrow keys or TAB SHIFT TAB keys Use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow or PLUS and MINUS keys to change the value in the current field Press ENTER to select a menu item Press ESC to return to the previous window higher menu level or exit the OSD Changes in parameters are saved automatically Navigation using the buttons on the front panel Full Quad PiP ELT am amam menu exit select Corresponding keys on console keyboard Navigation using the buttons on the front panel is analogous to using the console keyboard Buttons 1 and 2 correspond to the UP and DOWN arrow keys and buttons 3 and 4 to the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys or keys Confirm your entry by pressing the Win select button Press the PiP exit button to return to the previous page higher menu level or exit the OSD Changed settings are saved automatically Note Hotkey commands are possible while the OSD window is open SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD SYSTEM HDCP HDCP STATUS Use the arrow keys to navigate in the SYSTEM menu to the entry HDCP and press ENTER SELECT to open the HDCP window The SYSTEM HDCP window displays the status of HDCP inpu
34. One SPLITMUX is used as master unit The console that has a keyboard mouse and display or touchscreen is connected to the output of the master unit A slave SPLITMUX can be connected to each input of the master unit In this way each quadrant on the display can be split in four more quadrants Example In a setup with one master and four slave SPLITMUX a total of 16 video sources can be displayed simultaneously on a single console All display modes Display modes Fullscreen Quad PiP Win of slaves and master can individually be set combined and switched e g the master unit could be set to Quad mode while the first slave is set to PiP the second slave to Fullscreen the third slave to Quad and the fourth slave to Win mode Any combination is possible Keyboard and mouse operation Keyboard and mouse can be activated on any of the up to 16 computers connected to operate these Hotkeys for switching Use hotkeys to quickly activate any of the e g 16 channels or to switch the display mode of any of the SPLITMUX units in the master slave system Different levels master or slave require different types of hotkeys For example keep the hotkey default setting HK1 for all slave SPLITMUX Just change the hotkey setting for the master SPLITMUX to e g HK1 E See page 19 on how to change hotkeys Example In a cascaded SPLITMUX setup with one master 4 slaves and 16 computers connected you can activate keyboard and mouse
35. Setting of active channel using front panel buttons Hotkeys or Hotmouse Selecting channel with PiP button in Quad mode Changing the directly selectable PiP channel in PiP mode single direct SECURITY LEVEL 5 As security level 6 with the following additional operations Setting of display mode Quad Fullscreen PiP using front panel buttons Hotkeys or Hotmouse SYSTEM TEST PATTERN CONSOLE BACKGROUND SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD SYSTEM SECURITY SECURITY LEVEL 4 As security level 5 with the following additional settings in the OSD SYSTEM OSD POSITION WIN MODE MODE PIP START CONFIGURATION RECALL COMPUTER AUDIO VIDEO FORMAT Modify display mode seitings in Hotmouse Menu Changing both channels in Dual mode Changing the fixed PiP channel in PiP mode single fixed SECURITY LEVEL 3 As security level 4 with the following additional settings in the OSD SYSTEM OSD LANGUAGE VIDEO BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST HORIZ POSITION VERT POSITION SCREEN WIDTH PHASE USB DEVICE 1 4 SECURITY LEVEL 2 As security level 3 with the following additional settings in the OSD SYSTEM HOTKEY HOTMOUSE QUAD MODE CONSOLE KEYBOARD Touch screen SECURITY LEVEL 1 As security level 2 with the following additional settings in the OSD SYSTEM DISABLE CHANNEL CONSOLE MULTIMONITOR VIDEO OUTPUT VIDEO DVI VGA ROTATION CROPPING COMPUTER CHANNEL MAPPING MOUSE
36. T DMT DMT DMT CVT CEA 861 E CEA 861 E DMT DMT DMT CVT DMT CVT DMT DMT DMT CVT DMT CVT CVT DMT CVT CVT DMT CEA 861 E CEA 861 E CEA 861 E CVT DMT ANNEX SUPPORTED VIDEO OUTPUT VIDEO OUTPUT Display Video Formats The table lists all video formats supported by SPLITMUX at the output port Mode Horizontal Vertical Hz VGA 640 480 60 VGA 640 480 15 VGA 640 480 85 SVGA 800 600 60 SVGA 800 600 75 SVGA 800 600 85 XGA 1024 768 50 XGA 1024 768 60 XGA 1024 768 70 XGA 1024 768 75 XGA 1024 768 85 SXGA 1280 1024 50 SXGA 1280 1024 60 SXGA 1280 1024 75 SXGA 1400 1050 50 SXGA 1400 1050 60 UXGA 1600 1200 50 UXGA 1600 1200 60 UXGAr 1600 1200 50 UXGAr 1600 1200 60 XGA B 1152 864 75 UWXGA 1280 960 60 UWXGA 1280 960 85 SUN 1152 900 66 WXGA 1280 768 60 WXGA 1366 768 60 WSXGA 1680 1050 60 WUXGAr 1920 1200 40 WUXGAr 1920 1200 50 WUXGAr 1920 1200 60 HDTVp 1280 720 50 HDTVp 1920 1080 24 HDTVp 1920 1080 50 HDTVp 1920 1080 60 Note When set to auto by default SPLITMUX reads the EDID of the monitor connected and automatically supports its resolution SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX CASCADING CASCADING multiple SPLITMUX units more than 4 video sources on a single display SPLITMUX can be cascaded in order to display more than 4 video sources simultaneously on a single display In this master slave system any SPLITMUX can be used as master or slave It is the same hardware
37. T STATUS window VIDEO VIDEO INPUT STATUS INPUT STATUS IVI VOL mode hori vert UXGA 1600x1200 UXGA 1666x1266 UXGA 1666x1266 UXGA 1600x1200 Computer Computer Computer Computer Resolutions at the four video inputs are shown under INPUT STATUS Resolution recognition at the four video inputs is automatic Some analog input resolutions may not correctly be detected See Annex for a list of video formats supported by SPLITMUX S Signal a analog d digital g sync on green C composite sync SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD VIDEO DVI VGA DVI VGA Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry DVI VGA and press ENTER SELECT to open the DVI VGA window VIDEO DVI VGA INPUT STATUS gt Select input signal DVI VGA P Computer 1 VGA DVI VGA DVI VGA DVI VGA DVI VGA DVI VGA DVI VGA Computer 2 Computer 3 Computer 4 Q O O O O O O O Go to Select input signal and define which video signal VGA or DVI is to be displayed If the setting DVI VGA is selected SPLITMUX will first check the digital input If there is no signal at this input the analog signal input will be checked This function can be used to connect e g 8 sources 4x VGA 4x DVI via Y cables to SPLITMUX 52 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD VIDEO ROTATION ROTATION U
38. UX Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX KEYBOARD COMMANDS Selecting display mode K Quad mode e Fullscreen mode PEEL e HK P PiP mode HK W Win mode Selecting active channel in Fullscreen Quad PiP Win mode HK 1 Computer 1 _HK 2 Computer 2 _HK UN Computer 3 Hk a Computer 4 You can also use hotkey and the arrow keys to switch the active channel In Quad and Win mode you can select the channel on the right using the 1 2 3 or 4 keys on the numeric keypad Switch the active channel with hotkey and the arrow keys In PiP mode the active channel automatically is displayed as full image Open USB device switch menu Open USB device port 1 switch menu L A Open USB device port 2 switch menu Open USB device port 3 switch menu Open USB device port 4 switch menu EEL EEEE SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX KEYBOARD COMMANDS Other commands HK HK EEEEEE A Hotkeys for Win mode lI H HK a5 A is EE ELEEL a EELLEL Open OSD Directly open OSD USB Device 1 4 Safe output mode Directly open OSD PiP menu In the background display mode switches to PiP as long as menu Is open Open Close the Hotmouse Adjust volume menu Save current win mode to eeprom Restore current win mode from eeprom and loose all changes Toggle transparent status of
39. __ _ amp www A _ m m m mo NETWORK 1275 Danner Dr Tel 330 562 7070 m m m pon m m TECHNOLOGIES Aurora OH 44202 Fax 330 562 1999 m E E INCORPORATED www networktechinc com SPLITMUX Series SPLITMUX DVI 4RT Quad Screen Video Splitter Installation and Operation Manual MAN157 Rev Date 3 12 14 TRADEMARK SPLITMUX is a registered trademark of Network Technologies Inc in the U S and other countries COPYRIGHT Copyright 2007 2014 by Network Technologies Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of Network Technologies Inc 1275 Danner Drive Aurora Ohio 44202 CHANGES The material in this guide is for information only and is subject to change without notice Network Technologies Inc reserves the right to make changes in the product design without reservation and without notification to its users FIRMWARE VERSION 1 00b WARRANTY INFORMATION The warranty period on this product parts and labor is two 2 years from the date of purchase Please contact Network Technologies Inc at 800 742 8324 800 RGB TECH or 330 562 7070 or visit our website at http www networktechinc com for information regarding repairs and or returns A return authorization number is required for all repairs returns MAN157 Rev Date
40. al ANNEX SUPPORTED VIDEO INPUT VIDEO INPUT Display Video Formats Mode Note digital all video formats up to 162 MHz pixel clock following DMT CVT or GTF standard timings Resolution 640x350 640x400 720x400 720x400 640x480 640x480 640x480 640x480 800x600 800x600 800x600 800x600 800x600 1024x768 1024x768 1024x768 1024x768 1024x768 1152x864 1152x900 1280x720 1280x720 1280x768 1280x960 1280x960 1280x1024 1280x1024 1280x1024 1280x1024 1280x1024 1360x768 1400x1050 1400x1050 1600x1024 1600x1200 1600x1200 1600x1200 1600x1200 1680x1050 1920x1080 1920x1080 1920x1080 1920x1200 1920x1200 Sync polarity H V Refresh rate Set in analog digital EDID H 85 85 85 85 70 70 X 85 85 60 22 60 X 72 72 X 19 19 X 85 85 X 56 22 56 X 60 60 X 72 72 X 9 19 X 85 85 180 X 50 22 50 60 60 X 70 70 X 19 13 X 85 85 X 9 15 X 66 66 50 22 50 60 60 60 60 60 60 85 85 50 50 60 60 X 72 72 79 19 X 85 85 X 60 22 60 50 22 50 60 60 60 60 50 50 60 60 X 50 50 60 60 60 60 22 24 50 50 60 60 X 50 22 50 60 60 X are supported Within this range ANY digital resolution is supported Analog input may not be detected correctly See page 47 EDID DDC SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual VESA CEA Standard DMT DMT CVT DMT DMT DMT DMT DMT DMT DMT DMT DMT DMT CVT DMT DM
41. ark in the box Enable cross channel switching With this enabled simply move the mouse across the split screen to each device and operate it Then you can move between the screens and just activate it with a simple left mouse click T Um al mE m CONSOLE OUCH JSE MO OSD CONSOLE FADE FADE Use arrow keys to navigate in the CONSOLE menu to the entry FADE and press ENTER SELECT to open the FADE window Fade Through Black is an elegant visual effect for presentations When switching channels or display modes the previous image fades to black and the next image is faded in smoothly To enable fade through black select the transition speed under Smooth transitions The Speed setting controls the speed of the transition with 1 being the slowest and 3 the fastest transition CONSOLE FADE Smooth transitions O off O Speed 2 O Speed 3 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD CONSOLE MULTI MONITOR MULTI MONITOR Use arrow keys to navigate in the CONSOLE menu to the entry MULTI MONITOR and press ENTER SELECT to open the MULTI MONITOR window CONSOLE CONSOLE MULTI MONITOR Select for each monitor on which channel the mouse and the keyboard are active FADE m MULTI MONITOR KGROUND Monitor Monitor Channel 2 Monitor Channel 3 Monitor Channel 4 Multi Monitor is used if computers with multiple video output are
42. arrow i external Windows computer to open the On Screen Display OSD of SPLITMUX remotely on your Now the main OSD menu is open and ready for navigation SPLITMUX DVI 4RT Navigation SYSTEM Use arrow keys on the keyboard of your remote Windows computer to navigate to the desired line in the OSD menu and confirm by pressing ENTER Use the ESC key to return to the previous menu 90 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM UPLOADING A BACKGROUND IMAGE UPLOADING A BACKGROUND IMAGE A background image can be uploaded to the SPLITMUX and will be displayed behind windows when in Win Mode To upload an image to the SPLITMUX use the ConfDev menu DEVICE gt LOAD BACKGROUND IMAGE IMPORTANT Only 256 color bitmaps are supported for background images The file used should have a maximum size of 2 MB The maximum resolution will be that of the monitor connected If an image of another format needs to be used it must first be converted into a bitmap There are free tools available like Gimp or Paint NET to do this conversion MS paint available in Windows also supports this conversion Due to the limited color count in the bitmap format the quality of the image may be reduced For downloading a compression algorithm is used If the image cannot be compressed well the download can take up to 30 minutes Configuration Testmenu Store Configuration Load Configuration
43. arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry HORIZ POSITION or VERT POSITION and press ENTER SELECT to open the HORIZ POSITION or VERT POSITION window VIDEO HORIZ POSITION Set automatic or manual horizontal positioning Computer 1 UXGA DVI 0 Computer 2 UXGA DVI 6 eI d Computer 3 UXGA DVI 86 HORIZ POSITION Computer 4 UXGA DVI 6 _ VIDEO VIDEO VERT POSITION Set automatic or manual vertical positioning Computer 1 UXGA DVI Computer 2 UXGA DVI Computer 3 UXGA ODVI IORIZ POSITION Computer 4 UXGA DVI VERT POSITION In case of incorrect horizontal position of a computer screen use this feature to adjust the computer screen manually Use the arrow keys to navigate to the AUTO MAN field and set MAN for manual Use the or keys in the value field to adjust the vertical position between 20 and 20 and the horizontal position between 63 and 63 56 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD VIDEO SCREEN WIDTH PHASE SCREEN WIDTH with analog input only Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry SCREEN WIDTH and press ENTER SELECT to open the SCREEN WIDTH window VIDEO SCREEN WIDTH Set the screen width of the analog signal Computer DVI Computer 2 Computer Computer SCREEN WIDTH Normally screen width number of horizontal pixels is defined by the VESA standard If the screen appears bl
44. ault i e change to Ctrl lt Win gt manual page 19 SYSTEM SYSTEM HOTKEY inet Hotkey activation by Thad Node double click xs Keys Control Shift Alt Windows Move to value with a Y Enter Select to choose Multiple keys 2 Keep the default hot key as Ctrl Alt for each Slave unit You now want to set the WIN mode for the slaves to display the channels just the way you want to view them and save that configuration as presets Win1 Win2 Win3 or Win4 manual page 37 3 Enter lt Ctrl gt Win 1 if the slave you want to configure is connected to Channel 1 of the master Your keystrokes will now control the slave on channel 1 4 Enter Ctrl Alt lt O gt that s the letter O nota zero This will open the OSD menu on the slave switch 5 Navigate to the configuration of the Win Mode Select Mode Current and Win1 under Mode see images on page 37 MODE CURRENT CURRENT WIN MODE Channel Computer Computer Computer Computer Channel 9 1 2 3 4 Mode winl win2 win3 win4 transparent Position hori 44 246 bh vert 44 135 gt Size hori 44 960 gt vert 44 540 gt H Aspect ratio AUP YDOWN full quad PiP test pattern SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX 6 Configure the displays on each channel to appear as desired while Win1 is selected changing the Position Size and Aspect
45. commands see page 86 or buttons on the front panel page 6 12 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual INSTALLATION INSTALLATION CONNECTING AUDIO The SPLITMUX can be connected to external powered speakers or audio devices in order for sound coming from the four connected sources to be played back Three different connection options are made available see graphic 1 3 5mm analog stereo jack 2 Digital cinch connector 3 TOSLINK optical audio jack After the speakers have been physically connected to the SPLITMUX Open the OSD and navigate to COMPUTER AUDIO Enable audio output Select the audio source and adjust the volume a 100V to 240V w z z p AC 50 60 Im zanenens PEL m meet HIE tej sasteeee 40W max z mwa munana _ F i mi c A variety of device options are available to connect to SPLITMUX for audio output Headphones Powered speakers Amplifier Note Powered speakers or headphones can also be connected directly to SPLITMUX eliminating the need for an amplifier SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD OVERVIEW SYSTEM MODE CONFIGURATION CONSOLE VIDEO SYSTEM HDCP HOTKEY HOTMOUSE QUAD MODE WIN MODE OSD POSITION OSD LANGUAGE SECURITY DISABLE CHANNEL CONTROL CURRENT START BACKUP RECALL FACTORY RESET VIDEO OUTPUT KEYBOARD TOUCH S
46. connected computers To enable absolute mouse positioning mode use the menu COMPUTER MOUSE in the OSD This mode works when a computer is connected via USB and with most modern operating systems Relative mouse position When using relative mouse positioning please check the configuration of the computers connected to ensure that mouse acceleration is switched off and mouse scaling is set to 1 1 Resetting the mouse position When using relative positioning mode the actual position of the mouse cursor and the position of your finger on the touch screen may not match in certain cases when a computer switches resolution or changes the mouse position e g when the system is configured to place the mouse pointer over the OK button of a window In these cases to reset the mouse position either switch to a different channel and back again or tap the touch screen three times and leave your finger pressed on the touch screen after the third tap tap tap hold until the mouse cursor moves to the top left corner of the screen 46 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD CONSOLE MOUSE x MOUSE Use arrow keys to navigate in the CONSOLE menu to the entry MOUSE and press ENTER SELECT to open the MOUSE window If you wish to be able to quickly switch between multiple screens in a split screen environment controlling each using one monitor and one set of keyboard and mouse apply a checkm
47. connected to SPLITMUX but only one keyboard and mouse to operate the computer If you use graphics cards with multiple video outputs you must assign the computer s mouse and keyboard to the corresponding video output channels 1 4 Example If a computer with quad head graphics card is connected to SPLITMUX and keyboard and mouse are connected to channel 1 you must assign console channel 1 to all video channels Monitor 1 4 48 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD CONSOLE BACKGROUND BACKGROUND Use arrow keys to navigate in the CONSOLE menu to the entry BACKGROUND and press ENTER SELECT to open the BACKGROUND window CONSOLE CONSOLE BACKGROUND Select background IITOR BACKGROUND Use the window BACKGROUND to select either a solid color or an image for the background area of the screen on which windows are displayed Note The background is shown only in Win mode Default color for the other modes is black SELECT COLOR CONSOLE BACKGROUND Select background O Color d e 1 4 A Use BACKGROUND gt COLOR to set the color of After selecting BACKGROUND gt IMAGE the the background Enter the desired color in 24 bit background area of the screen will be filled with color red green and blue values A preview of the the image that has been previously selected color will appear in the field COLOR in the utility ConfDev under DEVICE LOAD BA
48. ct 4 15 05 single scan 5 sec 15 0 Single fixed One channel is selected to be displayed as permanent PiP image Only the active channel full image can be switched Press front panel buttons 1 2 3 or 4 to switch the full image Single direct One channel is selected to be displayed as permanent full image active channel Only the PiP can be switched Press front panel buttons 1 2 3 or 4 to switch the full image Single scan Within a PiP image the three other video sources are displayed one after the other the delay can be set to between one and nine seconds SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY WIN MODE Navigate with the arrow keys in the MODE menu to the entry WIN Press ENTER SELECT to open the WIN MODE window MODE CURRENT CURRENT WIN MODE Channel Channel 1 2 3 4 Computer Computer Mode winl win2 win3 win4 Computer transparent Computer Position hori Full vert quad Size hori PiP vert winl Aspect ratio test pattern AUP Select the channel window mode position and window size in the window WIN MODE The arrows can be used to select the horizontal or vertical position or size of the windows Activate the checkbox ASPECT RATIO to retain the aspect of the video source Changes made in the WIN MODE window are automatically saved by the SPLITMUX as you make them Presets are WIN MODE configurations displaying the
49. d PiP or Win or hotkey commands accordingly Color gradient Rhombus Crosshairs 22222 9999999 333333 99 64 6666666 53333993 4 2999990909094 wanes St es 1 8 Stripes 1 4 Rectangle Stripes 1 2 i ET SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD CONFIGURATION BACKUP RECALL BACKUP Navigate with the arrow keys in the CONFIGURATION menu to the entry BACKUP Press ENTER SELECT to open the BACKUP window CONFIGURATION CONFIGURATION BACKUP BACKUP WARNING Storing a backup configuration will overwrite any previous backup configuration Press Enter Select to confirm Press Esc Exit to cancel This function saves the current device settings including the start mode set in MODE START Additionally EDID data from the 4 inputs is also saved For details on creating an external backup to a file see the section Device Configuration Program RECALL CONFIGURATION menu to the entry RECALL Press ENTER SELECT to open the RECALL window Use this feature to replace the current settings with the last configuration saved using the BACKUP command CONFIGURATION CONFIGURATION RECALL UP WARNING Recalling the RECALL gt backup will replace the FACTORY RESET current configuration Press Enter Select to confirm Press Esc Exit to cancel SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD CONFIGURATION FACTORY RESET
50. d hold PiP and Win buttons simultaneously for 2 seconds to open the OSD menu Full Quad mc mmenu exil SGIGCI Note While the OSD menu is open the active computer can still be operated by mouse and touch screen EN SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual INTRODUCTION HARDWARE REAR PANEL The rear panel of SPLITMUX features three audio ports four input source computer ports the console port KVM the USB control port the serial RS232 control port four transparent high speed USB 2 0 device ports the power connection 1 2 3 4 audio out F 100V to 240V AC 50 60Hz O 40W max cons nput port 4 e o e o aralit nut 6 RSes2 RJ4bconrolpot 8 USBorPS2keyboardand mouse computer 9 Four transparent high speed USB 20 ports 1 Power Plug for enclosed power cable 2 Audio ports Connect external speakers or headphones to the 3 5mm analog stereo jack or digital cinch connector The TOSLINK optical audio connection enables digital audio output 3 Monitor DVI I output Analog or digital displays connect to this port 4 DVI I inputs Analog or digital video signal of your up to four sources connect to these four DVI I ports 5 USB control port External USB control devices connect to this port to operate SPLITMUX remotely Execute firmware updates or manage the device using ConfDev by means of
51. d to SPLITMUX using the corresponding cables DVI USB or PS 2 KVM extenders will allow you to work remotely via CAT5 fiber optic or Ethernet connection CONNECTING THE UNIT TO POWER Plug the power cable into the power plug located on the rear panel of SPLITMUX but do not turn the power on CONNECTING CONSOLE MONITOR KEYBOARD MOUSE TOUCH SCREEN TRACKBALL Connect your monitor to the monitor port of SPLITMUX via VGA DVI cable analog or DVI cable digital up to 20 meters For greater distances use a DVI or VGA extender Connect your USB mouse and keyboard to the USB A ports on the console up to 5 meters For greater distances use a KVM or USB extender PS 2 mouse and keyboard can be connected to SPLITMUX using a PS 2 USB adaptor Connect your touch screen to the DVI I port and the USB A port for calibration see page 44 100 1a 240V P Pes wills AC SOBs EUIS PUEHEHHEHIS mamam ma l ul part 4 inp e oO Connect the KVM console with digital or analog monitor USB mouse and USB keyboard Note Maximum cable length for video DVI VGA is up to 20 meters Maximum cable length for USB PS2 keyboard and mouse is up to 5 meters For greater distances SPLITMUX supports most KVM extenders video DVI VGA extenders and USB extenders SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual EEN INSTALLATION INSTALLATION CONNECTING VIDEO SOURCES COMPUTERS Switch off t
52. e 1 switch to 011 OFF Port is not switched to a computer A USB O Computer device may be connected but it is not switched to O Computer a computer O Computer O Computer Computer 1 4 Port is switched to one of the computers Switching mode is RRA Na l sw 1 tching To change port and switch settings use arrow keys With warning to select one of the four USB ports and open its CHANGE SWITCHING MODE submenu by pressing ENTER SELECT Device 1 switch to Off by default To manually CHANGE DEVICE NAME switch this USB port to one of the four computers use arrow keys to select one of the four computers and press ENTER SELECT SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD USB DEVICE 1 4 SWITCHING MODE USB Device 1 4 continued The following options can be selected for the USB port Manual switching change switching mode change USB device name Switching mode By default switching mode is manual switching with warning To change the switching mode use the arrow keys to navigate to CHANGE SWITCHING MODE and press ENTER SELECT USB DEVICE SWITCHING MODE Device 1 Device 1 switch to off Computer Computer Computer Computer Switching mode 9 manual switching with warning O manual switching without warning O automatically with active channel Suitching mode is manual switching with warning _ CHANGE SWITCHING MODE Use for devices with
53. e corresponding channel computer port has been selected and is available for keyboard and mouse access When a LED flashes green there is no signal at the video input of the selected channel An LED lights up yellow when there is a signal at the video input but another channel has been selected When the LED is dark there is no signal at the video input and another channel has been selected The LEDs light up blue when Win Mode preset window configuration is being selected LED Full This LED lights up green when the unit is in Fullscreen mode LED Quad This LED lights up green when the unit is in Quad mode LED PiP This LED lights up green when the unit is in PiP mode LED Win This LED lights up green when the unit is in Win mode Note While the OSD menu is open the active computer can still be operated by mouse or touch screen SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual INTRODUCTION HARDWARE FRONT PANEL continued Buttons menu exit select Buttons 1 to 4 These buttons activate the corresponding channel computer port Full button Press to switch to Fullscreen mode Quad button Press to switch to Quad mode PiP button Press to switch to picture in picture mode PiP Win button Press to switch to Win mode Selector You can also select the active channel using hotkey and the arrow keys The selection window closes once the channel selection timeout period ha
54. ear from which you can select the configuration file to be loaded jyaw A s BN LL af Device Configuration Program i n file Deuce i BG oe s Save As x QU Jv m eso Seorch Desktop JA Organize New folder z gt 4 gt T Favorites Name size Item type Date moditied 3 EE Desktop a Libraries E File Device Ji Downloads 3 Homegroup ls Configuration ds Nest Step LB User 4s Temporal Computer mnn Tetmenu O a J Warp E Network OT L Virtual Machine B Companionl ink Set KB Shortcut 011 0 Store Configuration 15 Recent Places iP CompanionLink Sy JKB Shortcut 2011 01 17 6 3 ie 3 Recorded TV imd GIMP 2 IK Shortcut 10 10 28 11 54 Load Configuration ay Google Earth KB Shortcut 2011 01 31 21 01 Load Background Image File name Save as type Files Hide Folders L Cancel j k m 92 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX FIRMWARE UPDATE Update firmware of SPLITMUX To execute a firmware update you need a computer with serial or USB port the enclosed serial cable RJ45 DB9 adaptor RJ45 CAT5 cable or a USB cable USB A USB B the current executable firmware file 1a Use the serial cable to connect the COM port of your computer to the RS232 port on SPLITMUX OR 1b Use the USB cable to connect the USB port of your computer to the USB
55. eing superior digital image quality USB amp PS 2 for keyboard mouse touch screen trackball Use either PS 2 or USB ports on the computer to connect keyboard and mouse to SPLITMUX It supports any combination To connect the console SPLITMUX features two USB ports for mouse keyboard touch screen or trackball connection Transparent USB 2 0 SPLITMUX features a transparent high speed USB 2 0 matrix USB 2 0 devices e g printer external memory memory stick webcam 3D mouse finger printer can be switched to computers connected Operation There are six ways to operate SPLITMUX switch channels and select display modes 1 Using the buttons on the front of the unit 2 Using configurable hotkeys default HOTKEY is Ctrl lt Alt gt 3 Using the unit s external configuration software on a remote computer 4 Via a serial port using the protocol DCP XML 5 Using mouse functions Hotmouse 6 Using a touch screen The configuration of SPLITMUX is carried out by means of an On Screen Display OSD that can be opened and navigated either with keyboard commands front panel buttons or remotely via ConfDev on an external PC The LEDs on the front panel indicate the unit s current status Use the serial RS232 or USB port for remote control and firmware updates FE SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual INTRODUCTION TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Casing Dimensions WxDxH Weight Operating con
56. el 3 Channel 4 left 4 0 4 0 right 4 0 kh 4 0 gt top 4 0 bh 4 0 gt gt gt bottom 44 0 bh 4 0 bh In the window VIDEO CROPPING enter a value from 0 999 for the left right top and bottom side of the channel to be cropped Use the arrows to increase or decrease the value either in single digits or in increments of 30 Alternatively the right and left arrows of the keyboard may be used to adjust these values Note The smallest possible size of each area is 1096 of the input signal 54 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD VIDEO BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST with analog input only Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry BRIGHTNESS or CONTRAST and press ENTER SELECT to open the BRIGHTNESS or CONTRAST window VIDEO BRIGHTNESS _ Set the brightness of the analog signal Computer 1 DVI Computer 2 DVI VIDEO CONTRAST E u i l BRIGHTNESS WV VIDEO Set the contrast of the analog signal Computer 1 Computer 2 DVI Computer 3 DVI Computer 4 Use this feature to adjust the brightness or contrast of analog video input signals SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD VIDEO HORIZONTAL amp VERTICAL POSITION HORIZ VERT POSITION horizontal vertical position of computer screen with analog input only Use
57. ges are displayed with a gap in place of the active channel Channel 1 2 3 4 Mode full quad PiP winl win2 win3 win4 single fixed direct scan triple gap no gap tile PiP zoom Yes wNo PiP offset 4 G bh PiP size 4 15 gt CLOSE HELP HOTMOUSE Triple no gap PiP images are displayed without a gap Channel 1 2 3 4 Mode full quad wPiP winl win2 win3 win4 single fixed direct scan triple gap no gap tile PiP zoom Yes wNo PiP offset 4 G bb PiP size 4 15 gt CLOSE HELP HOTMOUSE Triple tile The size of the main image and the PiP images is optimized so that the main image and the PiP ima ges are shown as single fixed direct large as possible scan without overlap triple a no gap ping tile PiP zoom Yes No PiP offset 4 G bb PiP size 4 15 gt CLOSE HELP Channel 1 2 3 4 Mode tali quad PiP Winl win2 win3 win4 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual HOTMOUSE Hotmouse Menu MODES Hotmouse Menu PIP MODE continued HOTMOUSE 1 w 4 C11 quad wPiP Winl win2 win3 win4 single fixed HOTMOUSE Channel 3 Mode direct 1 w 3 4 full quad wPiP Winl win2 win3 win4 Channel Mode es single fixed direct scan triple gap no gap tile PiP zoom Yes wNo PiP offset 444 0 bb PiP size 4 15 gt CLOSE HELP HOTMOUSE 1 w 3 4 full quad PiP Winl win2
58. he computer and disconnect the keyboard monitor and mouse Connect keyboard and mouse ports of SPLITMUX to the computer ports either with a single USB cable or via the PS 2 interface use the Y cable up to 5 meters For greater distances use a KVM or USB extender To connect an analog video computer source VGA to SPLITMUX use a VGA DVI cable Digital video sources are connected via a DVI cable up to 20 meters For greater distances use a DVI or VGA extender CONNECTING USB DEVICES Connect a USB device to one of the four transparent USB ports to switch it to computers connected to SPLITMUX SPLITMUX supports transparent USB devices such as printer external memory 3D mouse and finger printer a pF r m F omer s al Dmm a Aae e munus A pis A vse cove ER m m mm m input port 4 input port 3 input port 2 input port 1 i m l rd touch e olii i i Keyboard Mouse gt Bn Keyboard amp mouse _ Connect USB devices o DVI I HD15 or DVI cable Digital or AS analog POWERING UP THE SYSTEM Switch on SPLITMUX with the power switch on the rear panel All front panel LEDs light up briefly indicating that SPLITMUX is ready for operation SPLITMUX is now in Quad mode default Power up all connected computers SPLITMUX recognizes all input video sources automatically and displays them on your monitor screen To select another display mode use the relevant keyboard
59. ing Please read this manual carefully before putting the device into operation Observe all warnings and instructions on the device and in the operation manual Keep this user manual for future reference Power supply Only connect the device to a grounded power supply Installation Ensure that the device is disconnected from the mains before performing any installation work Unplug the device or disconnect the power supply Cables Only use the cables supplied by NTI with the device Damage resulting from the use of third party cables is not covered by warranty Beware of tripping hazards when laying cables Location Electronic devices should never be placed on the ground between the cables Never obstruct any vents the device may have Ensure adequate ventilation Maintenance This device is maintenance free Never open the casing No settings can be made inside the device EN SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual INTRODUCTION HARDWARE FRONT PANEL The SPLITMUX front panel has eight status indicators LEDs and eight buttons Buttons 1 to 4 switch between channels LEDs 1 to 4 indicate the status of the individual channels Full Quad PiP and Win buttons LEDs are used to switch and indicate display modes and other functions e g opening the OSD menu Status LEDs Buttons Front panel LED indicators men ML ed exit select LEDs 1 to 4 When these LEDs light up green th
60. io signal is detected Volume To adapt the volume of the audio sources navigate to VOLUME and press enter select Use this window to adjust the volume for the audio sources in 2 db steps Change the volume of each channel with and COMPUTER AUDIO Select audio from active channel O Computer 1 O Computer 2 O Computer 3 O Computer 4 Switch channel on audio activity VOLUME AUDIO VOLUME Set the volume of the audio channel Computer Computer Computer Computer Note This window can also be opened with the hotkeys HK SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD COMPUTER NAME 1 4 NAME 1 4 Use arrow keys to navigate in the COMPUTER menu to the entry NAME 1 4 and press ENTER SELECT to open the NAME 1 4 window COMPUTER COMPUTER NAME 1 4 CHANNEL MAPPING P CHANGE NAME Computer AUDIO CHANGE NAME Computer NAME 1 4 gt CHANGE NAME gt Computer KEYBOARD gt CHANGE NAME gt Computer Use the section NAME to assign a name to each NAME 1 4 CHANGE NAME of the four windows displayed when HOTMOUSE is in use Move the cursor in the edit window using arrows ABCDEFGHIJKLM on your keyboard Press ENTER SELECT to NOPQRSTUVWXYZ choose a letter Press BACKSPACE FULL to abcdefghijklm erase nopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 Move cursor with va Enter Select to choose Backspace Full to erase 62 SPLITMUX Installati
61. keys to navigate in the COMPUTER menu to the entry RESET PS 2 and press ENTER SELECT to open the RESET PS 2 window COMPUTER RESET PS 2 COMPUTER RESET PS 2 If mouse or keyboard does not work for a newly installed computer you should reset the PS 2 line and boot the computer again Press Enter Select in order to reset the PS 2 line of channel a Use arrow keys lt or and keys to select the channel 1 to 4 you wish to reset and confirm by pressing ENTER SELECT EDID DDC This window presents an overview of the status of the input EDIDs and the display EDID and allows editing of these COMPUTER EDID DDC Displa COMPUTER EDID hannel 1 KVM SWITCH 4 UXGA 1666x1200 66 Hz WUXGAr 1926x1266 66 Hz Channel 2 KVM SWITCH 4 UXGA 1600x1200 66 Hz WUXGAr 1920x1208 60 Hz Channel 3 KVM SWITCH 4 UXGA 1600x1200060 Hz WUXGAr 1920x1208 60 Hz Channel 4 KVM SWITCH 4 UXGA 1666x1266 66 Hz WUXGAr 1926x1266 686 Hz VM 8HDMI H E SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD COMPUTER EDID DDC continued EDID DDC continued Use arrow keys to select the channel EDID information COMPUTER EDID Channel 1 KVM SWITCH UXGA 1600x1208060 WUXGAr 1920x1200060 Channel 2 KVM SWITCH UXGA 1600x1288069 WUXGAr 1920x1208060 Channel 3 KVM SWITCH UXGA 1600x1200060 WUXGAr 19298x1208060 Channel 4 KVM SWITCH UXGA 160
62. ly to Channel 1 of the Slave connected to Channel 1 of the Master 5 Enter Ctrl Alt F2 This will put the video source on Channel 1 of the Slave at full screen for the Slave 6 Enter Ctrl Win F2 This will put the video source on Channel 1 of the Slave at full screen for the Master SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX BOX CONTENTS Please use the list below to verify that all parts have been delivered The following components are included 1 SPLITMUX DVI 4RT 1 19 rack mount kit 1 CD with operation manual and configuration software ConfDev 1 power cable 1 cable set HW KON DVI VGA 1 adapter DVI I VGA for console 1 short PS 2 keyboard mouse USB adaptor 2 cable set HW CPU VGA 1 video cable DVI VGA length 2 0 m 1 Y cable PS 2 for mouse and keyboard length 2 0 m 1 USB cable plug A plug B length 2 0 m 2 cable set HW CPU DVI 1 video cable DVI DVI length 2 0 m 1 Y cable PS 2 for mouse and keyboard length 2 0 m 1 USB cable plug A plug B length 2 0 m 1 serial adaptor with green CAT5 cable SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual x uw 1 NETWORK m wum m TECHNOLOGIES o w w INCORPORATED www networktechinc com
63. mouse or trackball To activate Hotmouse operation Navigate to Enable Hotmouse Change the setting to Yes There are two modes of Hotmouse operation Hotmouse Cursor and Hotmouse Menu While Hotmouse Cursor supports only a limited set of operations Hotmouse Menu allows execution of all switch operations and display mode settings While the Hotmouse function is activated the active computer can still be operated by keyboard For a detailed description of Hotmouse Hotmouse functionalities and Hotmouse Menu please see chapter HOTMOUSE 20 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD SYSTEM QUAD MODE QUAD MODE Use arrow keys to navigate in the SYSTEM menu to the entry QUAD MODE and press ENTER SELECT to open the QUAD MODE window SYSTEM SYSTEM QUAD MODE Time out of channel e selection QUAD MODE WII MOD Channel selection timeout defines the period 1 to 30 seconds after which the selector will close automatically Default setting is 5 seconds To open the active channel in Quad mode Press hotkey Q The yellow border indicates the active channel mouse and keyboard enabled Alternatively press front button Quad To switch the selector from an active channel to another Press hotkey arrow key After the selector timeout has expired the selector closes SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD SYST
64. ned via touch screen tap the screen twice and leave your finger pressed on the touch screen after the second tap tap hold like a double click without lifting the finger on the second click until the Hotmous Menu opens By clicking outside the Hotmouse Menu you can open the Hotmouse Cursor to enlarge and reposition PiPs only in PiP mode switch channels and modify Win Mode After you are finished using the Hotmouse Cursor the Hotmouse Menu will reopen Menu appearance varies depending on display mode Full Quad PiP Win This menu allows you to carry out switching operations and change display mode settings Hotmouse Menu OPERATING The Hotmouse Menu allows you to carry out switching operations and to enter PiP settings by mouse click left mouse button Click Help on the Hotmouse Menu for information on the individual symbols HOTMOUSE Hotmouse Menu in PiP mode Click with the left mouse button on the arrow symbols to either increase or decrease the values in question Clicking on the outer arrow symbols sets the minimum or maximum value Channel 1 2 3 4 Mode full quad PiP winl win2 win3 win4 single fixed direct scan triple gap no gap tile After having completed the settings click on CLOSE to close the Hotmouse Menu window and exit the Hotmouse Function PiP zoom Yes HNo PiP offset 4 4 09S bb PiP size 444 15 bb CLOSE HELP HELP Click on HELP to open the HOTMOUSE HELP windo
65. nish Francais French Italiano Italian or Japanese CONSOLE CONSOLE KEYBOARD Arr E nn IL TD V i iE a i u u LM rail J J Y Fr K d i i mil TOUC hat L ET LOW WR COWON C CCP CNN UR F Console keyboard language Deutsch Espafiol Francais Italiano Japanese SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD CONSOLE TOUCH SCREEN TOUCH SCREEN SPLITMUX enables the user to use a touch screen to control and switch between four computers as well as change display modes SPLITMUX supports a great number of USB touch screens with commonly integrated touch controllers For a list of supported touch screens please see Annex on page 97 To control SPLITMUX using a touch screen connect the touch screen to SPLITMUX by connecting the VGA or DVI cable from the SPLITMUX monitor port to the input of the touch screen Connect the USB port of the touch screen to the SPLITMUX console USB port Please see page 9 for a description of the SPLITMUX ports CONSOLE TOUCHSCREEN CALIBRATE DEVICE DETAILS CONSOLE VIDEO OUTPUT KEYBOARD Mouse button emulation O Click on touch 7 ee kara 376 Ag FAD E YYYYYYY MULTI MONITOR gt O Click on release BACKGROUND Mouse EDID Emulate right click Touch in quad mode temporary full screen Timeout 5 sec Touch a PiP PiP becomes active
66. of computer 16 by pressing the following hotkey combination HK2 4 to activate the channel 4 on the master level then HK1 4 to activate the channel 4 on the slave SPLITMUX connected to port 4 of the master Example To change a display mode of e g the slave SPLITMUX connected to port 4 of the master SPLITMUX press the following hotkey combination HK2 4 to activate the channel 4 on the master level then HK1 P to switch from default Quad mode to PiP mode in this quadrant The result is a screen split in four equal quadrants All quadrants are split again in four equal quadrants Quad mode just the quadrant in the lower right corner channel 4 is showing its four sources in PiP mode Note Use a programmable keyboard for comfortable switching of cascaded SPLITMUX Behind a single key you can program a combination of hotkeys By pressing a single key you can activate keyboard and mouse of one of e g 16 computers connected or the switch display mode of the master or any of the four slave SPLITMUX 100 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX Knowledgebase Entries Legend x denotes a keyboard key X 4 y press keys simultaneously X y press keys consecutively If multiple SPLITMUX DVI ART Units are Cascaded can you manually size the individual screens and save your settings as a preset 1 Configure the Master hot key setting to activate with a hotkey different than the def
67. on and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD COMPUTER KEYBOARD KEYBOARD Use arrow keys to navigate in the COMPUTER menu to the entry KEYBOARD and press ENTER SELECT to open the KEYBOARD window COMPUTER COMPUTER KEYBOARD Computer 1 USB Computer 2 USB Computer USB Computer USB AN P AM IM 1 E F KEYBOARD Use this display feature to identify which keyboard type USB PC1 PC2 or PC3 has been recognized at which computer port SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD COMPUTER MOUSE MOUSE Use arrow keys to navigate in COMPUTER menu to the MOUSE line and press ENTER SELECT to open the MOUSE window COMPUTER COMPUTER MOUSE Computer 1 USB Computer 2 USB Computer USB Computer USB Mouse positioning USB Computer 1 relative Computer 2 relative Computer 3 relative Computer 4 relative Use 4 to change The upper half of the MOUSE window shows which mouse type USB PS 2 or PS 2 wheel has been recognized at which computer port USB mouse positioning For USB ports you may specify absolute or relative mouse positioning Choose absolute mouse positioning if a device is connected to the console that supports absolute coordinates such as graphic trays screen pads or KVM extenders 64 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD COMPUTER RESET PS 2 EDID DDC RESET PS 2 Use arrow
68. or to the window area hold down the left mouse button and drag the window to the desired size Note As soon as the Hotmouse Cursor moves over a window its appearance changes arrows pointing vertically or horizontally Example Resizing windows Channel 2 is needs to be The edge of channel 2 is Channel 2 is resized resized selected for vertical resizing SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual HOTMOUSE HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN WIN MODE Hotmouse Cursor in Win MODE continued Repositioning windows Enable Hotmouse Cursor Move the Hotmouse Cursor to the window that you wish to move and press the left mouse button Note When the Hotmouse Cursor moves over a window its appearance changes arrows pointing up down left and right Example Repositioning the windows a i ME Channel 2 is active and the Channel 2 is moved to a new hotmouse is activated location on the screen Move the hotmouse cursor to the top right corner of the signal window and the following buttons will appear O Open OSD hotmouse context menu S Swap signal windows After this is selected the other window is clicked R Toggle aspect ratio locking for current window SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual HOTMOUSE HOTMOUSE MENU ACTIVATING OPERATING Hotmouse Menu ACTIVATING Activate Hotmouse Cursor and press the right mouse button to open the Hotmouse Menu The Hotmouse Menu can also be ope
69. play EDID to the current input EDID Press ENTER SELECT to start the selected write option and wait until successful is displayed in the bottom status line At this point the EDID data can be written to one or all of the four channels Note If the EDID data of the connected video source is used the switch behaves as if the display is connected directly to the source SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD COMPUTER EDID DDC EDID DDC continued Note Please keep in mind that this setting will overwrite the automatic analog input mode detection If you connect a different video source or change the video mode from the PC you may need to change this setting again to get correct results For the detection of digital input signals this setting has no effect Alternatively the display EDID data can be copied to the inputs COMPUTER EDID EDID EDID DDC Channel 1 KVM SWITCH 4 Display VM 8HDMI UXGA 1600x12000 60 Hz WUXGAr 1926x1266 66 Hz Mode Channel 2 KVM SWITCH 4 HDTV 1920x10880 0680 Hz UXGA 1600x1288 60 Hz none WUXGAr 1926x1206 66 Hz Channel 3 KVM SWITCH 4 Signal digital UXGA 1600x12800060 Hz WUXGAr 1920x1200060 Hz WRITE TO INPUT 1 Channel 4 KVM SWITCH 4 WRITE TO INPUT 2 UXGA 1666x1266 66 Hz WRITE TO INPUT 3 WUXGAr 1920x1206 60 Hz WRITE TO INPUT 4 Display VM 8HDMI i WRITE TO ALL INPUTS Enter Select to change An overview of the contents of the display
70. port on SPLITMUX Note the virtual com port USB driver can be downloaded from the Future Technology Devices International Ltd website at www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm 100V to 240V AC 50 G0Hz 2 Start the executable firmware file 3 Set the desired COM port 4 Press Update Press button Update in order to start updating If updating does not start switch the device aff then press button Update and switch the device on COMA Update Information LEDs 1 4 on the front panel of SPLITMUX flash blue during the update SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX FIRMWARE UPDATE CONTINUED Update firmware of SPLITMUX continued Additionally the upgrade process is indicated by an OSD window on your remote computer Com Port Update is running COMA Update Information Progress After successful update SPLITMUX restarts without changing configuration 94 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX SERIAL CABLE For serial remote control SPLITMUX requires a special adaptor to connect a CAT5 cable to the serial RJ45 port at the rear panel of SPLITMUX This adaptor is connected to your external serial control device e g computer To the adaptor any CAT5 cable can be connected The CAT5 cable again is connected to the RJ45 port of SPLITMUX The adaptor plus a standard CAT5 cable in green is supplied with SPLITMUX
71. r can also be activated via touch screen tap the screen twice and leave your finger pressed on the touch screen after the second tap tap hold like a double click without lifting the finger on the second click until the hotmouse menu opens Now click outside the hotmouse menu to open the hotmouse cursor Close the hotmouse by double clicking or with hotkey M The hotmouse cursor changes its look depending on its position on the screen arrows in vertical or horizontal direction and number of channel Housemouse Vertical positioning of Resize Move cursor PiP images Resize in window or PiP window Win mode Use the hotmouse cursor to perform the following functions in Fullscreen mode Switch to another fullscreen channel in Quad mode Select another active channel keyboard mouse in PiP mode Modify position and size of PiP images Change active channel in Win mode Select mode for resize channel select and select options hotmouse menu Modify position and size of Windows Change active channel SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual HOTMOUSE HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN FULLSCREEN MODE QUAD MODE Hotmouse Cursor in fullscreen mode When you activate the hotmouse cursor in Fullscreen mode PiP images of the other channels are temporarily displayed to allow you to switch to another channel Switching to another fullscreen channel Activate hotmouse cursor Move the hotmouse cursor over the
72. rate the computer with keyboard and mouse When unchecked by default a PiP is switched to full image as soon as it is touched The full image gets exchanged with the other sources remaining visible as PiPs SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual 45 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD CONSOLE TOUCH SCREEN Right mouse button Press and hold your finger on the touch screen to emulate the right mouse button This only works in mouse emulation mode not in click on touch or click on release By default Emulate right click is set in order to perform a right mouse click Some touch controller models do not support right mouse click Using touch screens with such controllers requires unchecking the box Emulate right click Hotmouse and Hotmouse Menu To open the Hotmouse Menu tap the screen twice and leave your finger pressed on the touch screen after the second tap tap hold like a double click without lifting the finger on the second click until the Hotmouse Menu opens By clicking outside the Hotmouse Menu you can open the Hotmouse Cursor to enlarge and reposition PiPs only in PiP mode resize and move windows in Win mode and switch channels see description of the Hotmouse function After you are finished using the Hotmouse Cursor the Hotmouse Menu will reopen Mouse position Absolute mouse position SPLITMUX works best together with touch screens when using absolute mouse positioning mode with the
73. ratio as needed The unit will auto save as you change each parameter Be sure to adjust these settings for each channel while Win1 is still selected Tip You can also use the Hotmouse Menu to configure the presets manual page 82 7 Repeat for presets Win2 Win3 and Win4 as desired Now anytime you select that channel and place that channel in Win mode lt Ctrl gt W5 it will start with your preset configuration of display appearance Tip While in Win mode Enter lt Ctrl gt lt W gt lt 2 gt to switch from preset Win1 to preset Win 2 If multiple SPLITMUX DVI 4RT Units are Cascaded can you make any one of the inputs full screen 1 Configure the Master hot key setting to activate with a hotkey different than the default i e change to Ctrl lt Win gt manual page 19 SYSTEM SYSTEM HOTKEY Hotkey activation by Mode ltip O double click HOTKEY control O shift Alt Windows Keys Move to value with Y Enter Select to choose Multiple keys 2 Keep the default hot key as lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt for each Slave unit 3 Enter lt Ctrl gt lt Win gt lt 1 gt if the slave with the display you want at full screen is connected to Channel 1 of the master This will connect directly to Channel 1 of the Master 4 Enter lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt 1 gt if the display you want at full screen is connected to Channel 1 of the slave This will connect direct
74. ration Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD SYSTEM OSD POSITION OSD LANGUAGE OSD POSITION Navigate with the arrow keys in the SYSTEM menu to the entry OSD POSITION and press ENTER SELECT to open the OSD POSITION window SYSTEM _ SYSTEM OSD POSITION Set OSD position Move with keys A Y 4 P Use this function to move the OSD window to any position on the screen OSD LANGUAGE Navigate with the arrow keys in the SYSTEM menu to the entry OSD LANGUAGE and press ENTER SELECT to open the OSD LANGUAGE window SYSTEM SYSTEM OSD LANGUAGE OSD language Englis Deutsch O Espa ol OSD LANGUAGE Set OSD LANGUAGE to either English default Deutsch German or Espa ol Spanish SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD SYSTEM SECURITY SECURITY LEVELS Navigate with the arrow keys in the SYSTEM menu to the entry SECURITY and press ENTER SELECT to open the SECURITY window ENTER PASSWORD Please enter password Use keys 1 2 3 4 Exit Esc Exit The SECURITY feature allows you to reduce the functional range of SPLITMUX Eight security levels are available for this purpose By default all functions are enabled security level 0 To change the security level you must first enter a predefined password This six digit password is enclosed separately with the deliverables of SPLITMUX and should only be accessible to authorized person
75. risk of data loss CHANGE DEVICE NAME USB Sticks Use arrow keys to chose one of the following modes to change the switching mode 1 Manual switching with warning This mode allows switching the USB port manually by selecting one of the computers connected But before the switch is executed the following warning message is displayed In order to prevent data loss stop the USB device before switching To switch press ENTER SELECT This switching mode is recommended for USB devices with risk of data loss e g USB stick printer external memory 2 Manual switching without warning This mode allows switching the USB port manually by selecting one of the computers connected The switching is executed immediately This switching mode is recommended for USB devices without risk of data loss 3 Automatically with active channel In this mode the USB device port is always switched automatically with the active channel When switching channel computer this USB device port will automatically be switched to the activated channel computer Note After power on all USB devices are disconnected from computers except devices with switching mode automatically with active channel SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD USB DEVICE 1 4 CHANGE NAME USB Device 1 4 continued Change device name In the USB DEVICE USB DEVICE menu chose Change device name and press ENTER SELE
76. rs the following PiP modes PIP display mode triple MODE PiP PiP display mode Active channel PiP size PiP zoom factor Offset from top MODE PiP PiP display mode Active channel PiP size PiP zoom factor Offset from top MODE PiP PiP display mode Active channel PiP size PiP zoom factor Offset from top All other video sources are displayed three PiP images triple gap 25 0 triple no ar 25 0 Triple gap PiP images are displayed with a gap in place of the active channel Triple no gap PiP images are displayed without a gap Triple tile The size of the main image and the PiP images is optimized so that the main image and the PiP images are shown as large as possible without overlapping SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD MODE CURRENT START PiP PIP Display Modes continued PIP display mode single One PiP image is displayed You can choose between different display modes MODE PiP PiP display mode Channel selection PiP channel PiP size PiP zoom factor Offset from top MODE PiP PiP display mode Channel selection PiP channel PiP size PiP zoom factor Offset from top MODE PiP PiP display mode Channel selection Scan time PiP size PiP zoom factor Offset from top single fixed 4 15 0 single dire
77. s administrators etc After entering the password on the keyboard SYSTEM SECURITY or front panel password is not displayed in password field the SECURITY window Select security level 6 opens Use 4 p to change Enter the desired security level 0 to 8 under or keys 8 8 Select security level Note Before changing the security level please set the configuration you wish to work with to the higher security level under MODE gt START This configuration will be maintained when SPLITMUX is reset in case of power failure or when power is turned off and on again 24 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD SYSTEM SECURITY SECURITY LEVEL 0 This is the default setting of SPLITMUX All settings are allowed and all functions are enabled SECURITY LEVEL 8 Security level 8 allows you to work only on one channel computer in a predefined display mode Quad Fullscreen or PiP mode No settings can be changed apart from the SECURITY menu item where you can change the security level SYSTEM SECURITY SECURITY LEVEL 7 As security level 8 but you can open OSD windows that only show display modes and device settings SYSTEM HDCP CONSOLE VIDEO OUTPUT EDID VIDEO INPUT STATUS COMPUTER NAME 1 4 KEYBOARD MOUSE EDID DDC HELP HOTKEY ABOUT CONTACT SECURITY LEVEL 6 As security level 7 with the following additional operations SYSTEM CONTROL CONSOLE FADE
78. s expired The channel selection timeout is configured in the OSD under SYSTEM QUAD MODE Use the Time out of channel selection menu item to define how long the selector is to be displayed 6 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual INTRODUCTION HARDWARE FRONT PANEL Additional button functions Setting output resolution to safe output modes To set output resolution to 640 x 480 pixel 60 Hz simultaneously Press and hold buttons 1 and 2 for 2 seconds Use of this feature is recommended when you cannot use the OSD on screen display dark or illegible because the output resolution setting is not supported by the monitor After setting the correct output resolution 640x480 60 you can choose a resolution the connected monitor supports in the OSD Alternatively hold buttons 1 and 2 again to cycle through the following video modes VGA 640x480 60 SVGA 800x600 60 XGA 1024x768 60 UXGA 1600x1200 60 and the preferred video resolution found in the monitor EDID LEDs 1 to 4 and FULL indicate the selected mode in blue Full Quad s mnenu exit select Hardware Reset Press and hold buttons 3 and 4 simultaneously for 5 seconds in order to reset the unit completely video mouse keyboard Full Quad mnenu exit select SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual INTRODUCTION HARDWARE FRONT PANEL Additional button functions Calling up OSD Press an
79. s appearance changes arrows pointing in vertically Example Move PiP images upward SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual HOTMOUSE HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN PIP MODE Hotmouse Cursor in PIP MODE continued Modify size of PiP images Activate Hotmouse Cursor and move to the left edge of the PiP image area until horizontal arrows appear in the Hotmouse Cursor Hold down the left mouse button and drag the Hotmouse Cursor to the left to increase PiP image size or to the right to reduce PiP image size Note As soon as the Hotmouse Cursor moves to the left edge of the PiP image area its appearance changes horizontal arrows channel number Scaling PiP images up Hold left mouse button Scaling PiP images down Hold left mouse button SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual HOTMOUSE HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN WIN MODE Hotmouse Cursor in Win MODE Change active channel Enable Hotmouse Cursor Move the Hotmouse Cursor to the window of the channel you wish to activate and press the left mouse button Note When the Hotmouse Cursor moves over a window its appearance changes arrows channel number Note To close the Hotmouse Cursor left double click or use hotkey M in Win mode Example Switch from channel 2 to channel 3 3 3 3 R3 NE l EE l EE Channel 2 is active Channel 3 is selected Channel 3 is active Resizing of windows Activate Hotmouse Cursor Move the Hotmouse Curs
80. se arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry ROTATION and press ENTER SELECT to open the ROTATION window VIDEO ROTATION NPUT Rotation of monitor e 6 O 96 O 186 O 278 I Tf POM F R A j W ATION Select the degrees to which you would like to rotate your display Choose from 0 90 180 and 270 Once the rotation degrees have been selected all of the channel are rotated to the same degree Note Once the degrees have been chosen it may take a few seconds for the display to rotate Rotation limitation at 90 and 270 If the channels overlap the monitor display should have a total of lines no higher than 2028 If the aspect ratio is not locked in Win mode size reduction and enlargement cannot both be used simultaneously for each channel There may be further restrictions not known at the time print Example with 90 degree setting VIDEO ROTATION Rotation of monitor O 8 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD VIDEO CROPPING CROPPING Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry CROPPING and press ENTER SELECT to open the CROPPING window VIDEO CROPPING Cropping input signals Channel 1 Channel 2 left 44 6 gt 44 6 gt right 4 0 bh 4 8 bh top 4 0 4 0 gt bottom 4 0 bh 4 6 hb CROPPING P LL k P LUE 1 8 Jf 4 i Ef A A K T Li k By Chann
81. t DISPLAY MODES Quad mode In this mode the screen is split into four fields of equal size each displaying the entire screen contents of one source Fullscreen mode In Fullscreen mode one of the four sources is displayed in full screen size and maximum resolution PiP mode Picture in Picture gt Using this feature the full screen display of one of the four video sources is accompanied by one to three small images thumbnails of the other video sources which are displayed on the right hand side of the screen allowing simultaneous monitoring L NN SETA k z adi m F F H id Win mode In Win mode each video source is displayed in its own separate detached window Each of these windows can be freely positioned and their height and width can be adjusted Transparency can be set Positioning is done using either the Hotmouse function the front panel or the touch screen Presets of the window positioning can be saved SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual p INTRODUCTION FEATURES DVI amp VGA SPLITMUX supports resolutions of up to 1920 x 1200 60 Hz for both DVI and VGA Any combination of VGA and DVI at all standard resolutions is possible at inputs and output Analog video input is converted to digital If an analog display is connected SPLITMUX converts the digital signal to analog at the output Internally SPLITMUX processes video purely digital guarante
82. t and output encoding HDCP High bandwidth Digital Content Protection is an encoding system used to secure and transmit audio and video In the upper part of the window the HDCP status of the four input signals is displayed When a checkbox is marked the source is transmitting an HDMI signal with HDCP encoding SPLITMUX displays this signal only when HDCP encoding is capable of being activated on the output device as well The lower portion of the window displays the HDCP status of the output The first line shows whether the monitor connected supports HDCP When checked the next line indicates whether the signal proceeding from SPLITMUX is protected by HDCP If the output signal is HDCP encoded SPLTIMUX puts out neither analog video signal nor any separate audio signal 18 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual SYSTEM SYSTEM HDCP HDCP input status COMPUTER COMPUTER COMPUTER COMPUTER HDCP output L P 3 4 X status K monitor supports KM output is HDCP protected no VGA output HDCP audio output only hdmi ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD SYSTEM HOTKEY HOTKEY Navigate with the arrow keys in the SYSTEM menu to the entry HOTKEY and press the ENTER SELECT key to open the HOTKEY window Two different hotkey modes are available For multiple hotkey commands you can define one to four keys which are pressed simultaneously to enter the command mode Selectable keys are
83. the last position of the finger By default mouse is set as mode You could use your finger on the touch screen similarly to using your mouse Click on touch and click on release are suited for kiosk applications or environments where touch screens are used instead of keyboards and mice such as in medical industries for hygienic reasons in industrial production and automation for operation with gloves or in vehicles and aircraft where robust components are required Touch in quad mode Check this box to switch a quadrant from Quad mode temporarily to full screen when touching the quadrant This activates keyboard and mouse of that quadrant and allows operating the computer in full screen The other sources are not visible during this time After a timeout of 5 seconds without keyboard mouse activity SPLITMUX automatically switches back to Quad mode The timeout can be set to values between 1 and 10 seconds _ CONSOLE TOUCHSCREEN CALIBRATE DEVICE DETAILS Mouse button emulation Click on touch O Click on release Mouse Kk Emulate right click Touch in quad mode d L LL Cr Touch a PiP PiP becomes active Touch a PiP Check this box to activate keyboard and mouse on a computer shown as PiP When touching a PiP keyboard and mouse become active in this PiP This activated channel now remains a little PiP and does not switch to full image In this PiP you can ope
84. tion and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD CONFIGURATION FACTORY RESET FACTORY DEFAULTS continued CONSOLE VIDEO COMPUTER USB DEVICE 1 4 VIDEO OUTPUT KEYBOARD TOUCH SCREEN FADE MULTI MONITOR BACKGROUND DVI VGA ROTATION CROPPING BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST HORIZ POSITION VERT POSITION SCREEN WIDTH PHASE FORMAT CHANNEL MAPPING AUDIO NAME 1 4 KEYBOARD MOUSE RESET PS 2 EDID DDC auto English Mouse emulate right click Off Monitor 1 gt Channel 1 Monitor 3 gt Channel 3 Color 0 0 0 Monitor 2 gt Channel2 Monitor 4 gt Channel4 DVI VGA all channels 0 no cropping 0 all channels 56 96 all channels auto all channels auto all channels 0 screen width correction of all channels 0 all channels Fit to screen No all channels Positioning relative all channels Enable audio output Select active channel Switch channel on audio activity off Computer 1 4 respectively USB positioning realtive Channel 1 selected 1600x1200 60 1920x1200 60 digital Off manual switching w warning name Device 1 4 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD CONSOLE VIDEO OUTPUT VIDEO OUTPUT Navigate with the arrow keys in the CONSOLE menu to the entry VIDEO OUTPUT Press ENTER SELECT to open the VIDEO OUTPUT window CONSOLE CONSOLE VIDEO OUTPUT VIDEO OUTPUT P mode
85. top winl test pattern O O e 9 e O O In the PIP window you can configure PiP size position and display mode PiP Display Mode Select the option TRIPLE to show 3 additional screens in PiP Mode Select SINGLE to display only one other screen If SINGLE is selected Use the option PiP CHANNEL to define which channel should appear in the single window See the section Display Modes for details PiP size Adjust the size of PiP images to your requirements 12 single mode or 9 triple mode different sizes are available Single 3 9o 5 96 9o 10 96 15 9o 20 25 96 28 9o 33 38 44 50 Triple 3 96 5 96 9o 10 7o 15 20 96 25 28 33 50 96 equals the size of one quad screen one quarter of a full size screen Note All settings also possible via Hotmouse Menu see page 46 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD MODE CURRENT START PiP continued PIP zoom factor Use this option to zoom the center of the PiP images by a factor of 2 Offset from top Use this option to change the position of PiP images PiP images can be moved vertically to any position on the screen s right hand margin Note All settings also possible via Hotmouse Menu see page 46 34 SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD MODE CURRENT START PiP PIP Display Modes SPLITMUX offe
86. trols Indicators Computer ports Console ports USB 2 0 ports Audio Maximum distance Input and output resolution EDID adjustments Supported keyboard layouts OSD languages Power supply Desktop or 19 black RAL 9005 43 6 x 23 4 x 4 4 cm 2 9 kg Front panel 4 channel selection buttons 1 Fullscreen mode button 1 Quad mode button 1 PiP mode button 1 Win mode button Rear panel One Power On Off switch Four active channel indicator LEDs 1 Fullscreen mode LED 1 Quad mode LED 1 PiP mode LED 1 Win mode LED 4 DVI I analog and digital 4 PS 2 4 USB 1 DVI I 2 USB for keyboard and mouse 4 transparent high speed USB 2 0 3 5mm analog stereo jack digital cinch connector TOSLINK optical audio Video DVI VGA up to 20 meters keyboard mouse up to 5 meters up to 1920 x 1200 60 DVI and VGA EDID at each input port customizable German English French Italian Spanish Japanese German English Spanish Internal AC adapter 100 to 240V 50 60 Hz Power consumption 40 watts Operating temperature 5 to 45 C 10 to 60 C 5 to 6596 non condensing Storage temperature Rel humidity at WUXGA reduced blanking only WUXGAr SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual INTRODUCTION SAFETY GUIDELINES WARNING To avoid risk of electric shock do not open the device or remove any part of the casing Please contact our technical support if the device requires servic
87. ts for radio noise emission from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of Industry Canada Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de la classe A prescrites dans le R glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique publi par Industrie Canada SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX KEYBOARD COMMANDS SPLITMUX supports two types of hotkey multiple keys and double click By default SPLITMUX is set to multiple keys Use the OSD menu to choose the hotkey type and keys see page 14 Multiple keys Press multiple keys plus command key COMMAND Hotkey HK an Command Key Command Key together The following hotkeys are available for selection Cer GD G gt By Default HOTKEY HK E Ctrl F Alt Further examples HK HK Ctrl Shift Ctrl Win Alt BB ga HK Alt Double click key Double click one key hotkey and immediately press the command key within 2 seconds COMMAND Hotkey HK an Command Key Command Key in Sequence As double click hotkey you can choose one of the following keys Shift Alt Scroll Examples HOTKEY HK Scroll Scroll Note In command mode hotkey is activated LED flashing on the keyboard In double click hotkey mode pressing an invalid key leaves the command mode While OSD is open hotkey EG SPLITM
88. urred change this setting to improve screen quality PHASE with analog input only Use arrow keys to navigate in VIDEO menu to the PHASE line and press ENTER SELECT to open the PHASE window VIDEO PHASE Adjust the clock phase of the analog signal Computer DVI Computer 2 Computer Computer Incorrect phase Sampling time of pixel color value may result in blurring bad contrast or poor legibility Use this setting to adjust phase SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD VIDEO FORMAT FORMAT Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry FORMAT and press ENTER SELECT to open the FORMAT window VIDEO FORMAT Fit to screen INPUT STATUS DVI VGA ROTATION CROPPING BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST Computer 1 L Computer Computer O0 Computer HORIZ POSITION VERT POSITION SCREEN WIDTH PHASE FORMAT Y Y V Y Y Y VY VY YY YV When using a wide screen monitor aspect ratio 16 10 in Quad mode a video input with a different aspect ratio is normally displayed with black borders to the left and right If fit to screen is enabled the image is resized to fill the entire quadrant in Quad mode By default fit to screen is disabled to display each source in its native aspect ratio in display modes Quad PiP Full of SPLITMUX Wide screen monitor aspect ratio 16 10 Screen computer 1 Aspect ratios 4 3 13 3 10 Fullscreen modo
89. w Select active channel Select mode Select PiP settings value is selected user decrease value decrease big step increase value increase big step CLOSE SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual HOTMOUSE Hotmouse Menu MODES Hotmouse Menu MODES The individual modes can be set as follows Hotmouse Menu QUAD MODE Use the mouse to navigate to a channel in the Hotmouse Menu and click the left mouse button to activate it You can also switch to a different mode with the left mouse button HOTMOUSE Channel 1 2 Mode full quad winl win2 win3 win4 HELP Hotmouse Menu in Quad mode Quad mode Hotmouse Menu FULLSCREEN MODE Use the mouse to navigate to a channel in the Hotmouse Menu and click the left mouse button to activate it You can also switch to a different mode with the left mouse button HOTMOUSE Channel 1 3 4 Mode Full quad PiP Winl win2 win3 win4 HELP Hotmouse Menu in Fullscreen mode Fullscreen mode Eng SPLITMUX Installation and Operation Manual HOTMOUSE Hotmouse Menu MODES Hotmouse Menu MODES continued Hotmouse Menu PIP MODE Use the mouse to navigate to a channel in the Hotmouse Menu and click the left mouse button to activate it Change position and size of PiP images and PiP zoom Change PiP mode triple triple gap single fixed single direct single scan and scan time HOTMOUSE Triple gap PiP ima

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