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1. V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual 61 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 CHANGE HAME gt Computer CHANGE NAME Computer NAME 1 4 CHANGE NAME Computer CHANGE NAME 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 gt lt Move the cursor in the edit window using arrows AB CDEFGHIJKLA on your keyboard Press ENTER SELECT to NOPQRSTU VWX YZ choose a letter Press BACKSPACE FULL to abcdefghijklm erase nopqrstuvwxyz 09123456789 Move cursor with vwa Enter Select to choose Backspace Full to erase 62 V Switch quad XP Installation 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 KEYBOARD Computer Computer Computer Computer Use this display feature to identify which keyboard type USB PC1 PC2 or PC3 has been recognized at which computer port COMPUTER KEYBOARD USB USB USB USB V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD COMPUTER MOUSE MOUSE Use arrow keys to navigate in
2. 48 V Switch quad XP 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 Color O Image 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 Red 6 Green 0 Blue 6 Color ia Select background O Color 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 gt LOAD BACKGROUND IMAGE If no image has been loaded this option will not appear V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual 49 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 CONSOLE EDID Manufacturer KRM Monitor name VM 8
3. Rear Panel Use the serial cable to connect the COM port of the Windows computer with the serial port of your V Switch quad XP Insert the installation CD into the CD ROM drive and start the confdevEn exe program The Device Configuration Program CONFDEV window opens File Device Hage F T Click to open the OSD device configuration remotely Click to change settings Eg COM port V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual 89 ANNEX DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM Settings Click the device configuration button Ei to open the SETTINGS window It allows you to set the font size for the OSD window log parameters and the COM port V Switch quad XP is connected to COM3 v Baud rate 57600 Log serial communication to screen E Use device addresses Device address file Name of the device address file Open Font size in device dialog Remote OSD operation Click the green arrow F external Windows computer to open the On Screen Display OSD of V Switch quad XP remotely on your Now the main OSD menu is open and ready for navigation HETEC _ V Switch 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 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX DEVICE CONFIGURAT
4. mnenu 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 V Switch quad XP 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 input 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 V Switch quad XP 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 indicate
5. 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 selection QUAD MODE 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 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual 21 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD SYSTEM 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 SYSTEM WIN MODE Border width 8 Border colors Active channel Inactive channelsp 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
6. 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 Spanish Frangais French Italiano Italian or Japanese CONSOLE CONSOLE KEYBOARD Console keyboard language Deutsch Espafiol Francais KEYBOARD Italiano Japanese V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD CONSOLE TOUCH SCREEN TOUCH SCREEN V Switch quad XP enables the user to use a touch screen to control and switch between four computers as well as change display modes V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP using a touch screen connect the touch screen to V Switch quad XP by connecting the VGA or DVI cable from the V Switch quad XP monitor port to the input of the touch screen Connect the USB port of the touch screen to the V Switch quad XP console USB port Please see page 8ff for a description of the V Switch quad XP ports CONSOLE CONSOLE TOUCHSCREEN DEVICE DETAILS TOUCHSCREEN Mouse button emulation O Click on touch O Click on release Mouse K Emulate right click Touch in quad mode Ll temporary full screen Timeout 5 sec Touch a PiP O PiP be
7. V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual HETEC V Switch quad XP HETEC Datensysteme GmbH Landsberger Stra e 65 82110 Germering Germany Tel 49 0 89 89 43 67 0 Fax 49 0 89 89 43 67 99 Email info hetec de Web www hetec de V Switch quad XP Multiviewer KVM Switch Scaler Video Converter HETEC Datensysteme GmbH Copyright HETEC Datensysteme GmbH Version 1 00a Subject to amendments errors excepted This document or excerpts thereof may be reproduced only with HETEC s prior written approval All rights reserved HETEC Datensysteme GmbH Landsberger Stra e 65 82110 Germering Germany i V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual 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 T 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
8. V Switch quad XP 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 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 O m l Ey Channel 2 is active Channel 3 is selected Channel 3 is active Resizing of windows Activate Hotmouse Cursor Move the Hotmouse Cursor 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 V Switch quad XP 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 ri
9. 2 MA By Default HOTKEY HK Ctrl Alt Further examples HK Ctrl Win Alt _HK ago i HE Ctrl Shift 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 k 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 Ea V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX KEYBOARD COMMANDS Selecting display mode d d Q Quad mode ofp F Fullscreen mode P PiP mode W Win mode Selecting active channel in Fullscreen Quad PiP Win mode IL IL EEEE TL A _HK J 1 Computer 1 _HK 2 Computer 2 Hk o 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 n Open USB device port 2 switch menu Open USB device p
10. 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 TEST PATTERN 38 OSD CONFIGURATION BACKUP 39 RECALL 39 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual AL TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS FACTORY RESET DEFAULTS 40 OSD CONSOLE VIDEO OUTPUT 42 KEYBOARD 43 TOUCH SCREEN AA 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 CHANNEL 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 s HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN WIN MODE T HOTMOUSE MENU ACTIVATING OPERATING 1g MODE QUAD 80 FULL 80 PIP 81 WIN 82 SERVICE 83 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR TECHNICAL SUPPORT 83 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ANNEX 84 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 84 FCC DECLARATION 85 KEYBOARD COMMANDS 86 DEVICE CO
11. Computer 1 UXGA DVI Computer 2 UXGA DVI Computer 3 UXGA DVI 4 UXGA DVI Computer 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 V Switch quad XP 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 Computer Computer SCREEN WIDTH Normally screen width number of horizontal pixels is defined by the VESA standard If the screen appears blurred 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 VIDEO PHASE Adjust the clock phase of the analog signal Computer DVI Computer 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
12. V Switch quad XP 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 O Computer 1 O Computer 2 O Computer 3 O Computer 4 FORMAT 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 V Switch quad XP Wide screen monitor aspect ratio 16 10 Screen computer 1 Aspect ratios ee 13 3 10 Fullscreen mode Screen Screen computer 1 Fit to screen computer 1 Aspect ratios Aspect ratios 4 3 computer 1 Yes ar 13 3 10 13 3 10 gt Screen is horizontally i no input signal stretched no input signal Quad mode Quad mode 58 V Switch quad XP 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 th
13. 4 As security level 4 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 settings 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 3 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 2 with the following additional settings in the OSD SYSTEM HOTKEY HOTMOUSE QUAD MODE CONSOLE KEYBOARD Touch screen SECURITY LEVEL 1 As security level 1 with the following additional settings in the OSD SYSTEM DISABLE CHANNEL CONSOLE MULTIMONITOR VIDEO OUTPUT VIDEO DVI VGA ROTATION CROPPING COMPUTER CHANNEL MAPPING MOUSE RESET PS 2 Switch video output to VGA using hotkey V or front panel buttons 1 2 26 V Switch quad XP 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 a Y Enter Select to choose If two or three computers or v
14. COMPUTER menu to the MOUSE line and press ENTER SELECT to open the MOUSE window COMPUTER COMPUTER MOUSE Computer 1 USB Computer 2 USE Computer 3 USB Computer 4 USB Mouse positioning USB Computer 1 AEE Computer 2 relative Computer 3 relative Computer 4 relative Use lt 4 gt 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 HETEC V Trans or V IP 64 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD COMPUTER RESET PS 2 EDID DDC RESET PS 2 Use arrow 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 Use arrow keys lt gt or and keys to select the channel 1 to 4 you wish to reset and confirm by pressing ENTER SELECT 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 J EDID DDC This window presents an overview of the st
15. 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 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual 5 INTRODUCTION HARDWARE FRONT PANEL continued Buttons Full Quad PiP _ 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 aE ORT HI sa DANNA fi Me aN ia ay fi a GREN f x Selector fe E i You can also select the active channel using hotkey and the arrow keys The selection window closes once the channel selection timeout period has 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 V Switch quad XP 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 reco
16. V Switch quad XP to e g HK2 See page 65 on how to change hotkeys Example In a cascaded V Switch quad XP setup with one master 4 slaves and 16 computers connected you can activate keyboard and mouse 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 V Switch quad XP connected to port 4 of the master Example To change a display mode of e g the slave V Switch quad XP connected to port 4 of the master V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP 100 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX 10 Gee ea Please use the list below to verify that all parts have been delivered The following c
17. 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 V Switch quad XP 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 VIDEO CROPPING Cropping input signals Channel 1 Channel 2 left W 6 gt 4 0 gt right 4 O bh 4 6 gt top 444 O bh 4 6 gt bottom 4 O gt a4 0 gt Channel 3 Channel 4 left 44 O bh 4 6 gt right 4 O D 4 0 gt top 44 O gt gt 4 G6 gt b bottom 4 O gt 4 6 gt 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
18. 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 V Switch quad XP 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 SELECT 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 USB DEVICE CHANGE NAME Device 1 switch to gt lt off Computer ABCDEFGHIJKLM Computer NOPQRSTUVWXYZ Computer abcdefghijklm Computer nopqrstuvwxyz 0123456739 Switching mode is manual switching with warning Move cursor with va CHANGE SWITCHING MODE Enter Select to choose CHANGE DEVICE NAME gt Backspace Full to erase Note 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
19. 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 win1 win2 win3 win4 single fixed direct scan triple gap no gap tile After having completed the settings PiP Y gt i ao ea u ce i click on CLOSE to close the PiP sioe l 44 15 gt Hotmouse Menu window and exit the Hotmouse Function CLOSE HELP HELP Click on HELP to open the HOTMOUSE HELP window Select active channel Select mode Select PiP settings value is selected user decrease value decrease big step increase value increase big step V Switch quad XP 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 3 4 Mode full uad PiP win1 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 clic
20. etc or the functionality of the video output of the V Switch quad XP 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 Quad PiP or Win or hotkey commands accordingly Color gradient Rhombus Crosshairs VVVVVVVVVVVVVV a 9999999999 900994 9999999990 99994 9999999999 99994 9999099099909 9094 99999999999 9994 999999999099 994 wT eripes aa ES Stripes 1 2 V Switch quad XP 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 WARNING Recalli
21. hotkey F1 by default hotkey Ctrl Alt V Switch quad XP 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 HELP gt ABOUT displays the current revision levels hardware and firmware HELP HELP HOTKEY Hotkey plus HOTKEY quad mode full screen mode PiP mode PiP menu gt win mode activate hotmouse On Screen Display safe output mode select channel 1 4 USB devices switch USB device HELP gt HOTKEY provides a guide to hotkey shortcuts HELP ABOUT V Switch quad XP HETEC Datensysteme GmbH ABOUT DETAILS V Switch quad XP Revision 4 RC1 HETEC Datensysteme GmbH Serial No Boot count 224 Revision 4 RC1 Build 05 03 2012 Video 4 002 1 13 Console 1 035 1 12 FPGA 21 Ss a a a a a a a m HELP CONTACT HELP HETEC Datensysteme GmbH Landsberger Strasse 65 CONTACT D 82110 Germering Germany Phone 49 89 894367 6 Fax 49 89 894367 99 info hetec de www hetec de Thank you for using V Switch quad XP HELP gt CONTACT window contains information on how to contact HETEC support V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual HOTMOUSE HOTMOUSE ACTIVATING HOTMOUSE CURSOR Hotmouse Hotmouse is an exclusive function
22. 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 CONSOLE FADE Smooth transitions O off lt O Speed 2 O Speed 3 V Switch quad XP 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 MULTI MONITOR Monitor gt Monitor Channel 2 Monitor Channel 3 Monitor Channel 4 Multi Monitor is used if computers with multiple video output are connected to V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP and keyboard and mouse are connected to channel 1 you must assign console channel 1 to all video channels Monitor 1 4
23. offered by HETEC V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP 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 cursor 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 Mo
24. panel buttons or a 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 V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual EJ ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD SYSTEM CONTROL Example of DCP synchronization V Switch quad XP 2 and 3 are synchronized with V Switch quad XP 1 Serial Y Control unit Cable Console Console Mouse Keyboard Paana m i E H RX TX RX TX ie RX V Switch quad XP 3 To synchronize V Switch quad XP 1 sends every change in settings as a DCP message via the serial Y to the RX input of V Switch quad XP 2 V Switch quad XP 2 adopts the settings and sends a DCP message via TX output over the Y cable to the RX input of V Switch quad XP 3 The synchronization chain can have any length Do not connect the last device in t
25. screens when using absolute mouse positioning mode with the connected computers To enable absolute mouse positioning mode use the menu COMPUTER gt 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 For guides on how to change mouse acceleration and scaling please visit www hetec de service 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 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY 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
26. 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 a 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 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation 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 OSD POSITION Move with keys A Y 4 gt 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 English Deutsc
27. to the stick and from the stick to another computer connected to V Switch quad XP 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 USB DEVICE 1 4 Status of the transparent USB 2 0 switch HETEC _ V Switch 1 Device 1 off 2 Device 2 off 3 Device 3 off 4 Device 4 off USB DEVICE 1 4 Change port settings gt USB port 2 Device 2 USB port 3 Device 3 USB port 4 Device 4 Status display of the transparent USB 2 0 EEE switch Connections from USB port to computer are shown Device 1 switch to off 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 m A nual 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 gt switch this USB port to one of the four computers use arrow keys to select one of the four computers and press ENTER SELECT V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual 69 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD USB DEVICE 1 4 SWITCHING MODE USB Device 1 4 cont
28. video sources simultaneously on a single display In this master slave system any V Switch quad XP can be used as master or slave It is the same hardware One V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP Just change the hotkey setting for the master
29. 200 f 50 22 50 CVT WUXGAr 1920x1200 60 60 X DMT digital all video formats up to 162 MHz pixel clock following DMT CVT or GTF standard timings are supported Within this range ANY digital resolution is supported Analog input may not be detected correctly See page 47 EDID DDC V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX SUPPORTED VIDEO OUTPUT VIDEO OUTPUT Display Video Formats The table lists all video formats supported by V Switch quad XP at the output port Mode Horizontal VGA 640 VGA 640 VGA 640 SVGA 800 SVGA 800 SVGA 800 XGA 1024 XGA 1024 XGA 1024 XGA 1024 XGA 1024 SXGA 1280 SXGA 1280 SXGA 1280 SXGA 1400 SXGA 1400 UXGA 1600 UXGA 1600 UXGAr 1600 UXGAr 1600 XGA B 1152 UWXGA 1280 UWXGA 1280 SUN 1152 WXGA 1280 WXGA 1366 WSXGA 1680 WUXGAr 1920 WUXGAr 1920 WUXGAr 1920 HDTVp 1280 HDTVp 1920 HDTVp 1920 HDTVp 1920 When set to auto by default V Switch quad XP reads the EDID of the monitor connected and automatically supports its resolution Vertical 480 480 480 600 600 600 768 768 768 768 768 1024 1024 1024 1050 1050 1200 1200 1200 1200 864 960 960 900 768 768 1050 1200 1200 1200 720 1080 1080 1080 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX CASCADING CASCADING multiple V Switch quad XP units more than 4 video sources on a single display V Switch quad XP can be cascaded in order to display more than 4
30. 9L 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 XanQ USB R5W HT580 R by XanQ Technology Corporation used in the HETEC CompactConsole HE TFT RM17 rack console 3M MicroTouch MicroTouch EX Il 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 V Switch quad XP 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 EET S5000UEGG 4 5 Wire Resistive Touch Technology USB Note lf your USB touch screen does not feature one of the controllers listed above or does not work with a digitizer touch screen interface please contact HETEC Datensysteme GmbH technical support to determine compatibility Note New multitouch screen systems are compatible with the newly defined digitizer touch screen interface Generally these can be used V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX SUPPORTED VIDE
31. DCP XML permits remote control of V Switch quad XP by a computer or other devices using the RS 232 serial port of V Switch quad XP To connect to this port use the serial cable HETEC RJ45 DB9 adaptor standard RJ45 CAT5 cable DCP is an XML based protocol Device Control Protocol Using DCP all important settings of V Switch quad XP can be queried and changed A general description of XML can be found at http Awww 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 V Switch quad XP please see the DCP XML Manual on CD supplied with V Switch quad XP DCP Modes DCP has two modes of operation 1 Control This mode is intended for direct control of a V Switch quad XP for example using a computer 2 Synchronize This mode is used to synchronize multiple linked devices In Synchronize mode V Switch quad XP sends all settings changes as DCP messages Thus a chain of linked V Switch quad XP can be controlled synchroneously 96 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX SUPPORTED TOUCH SCREEN CONTROLLER V Switch quad XP 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 193
32. HDMI Serial No CZK9G 7032Y Vertical rate Horizontal rate 24 Pixel clock EDID EDID DETAILS 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 V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP 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 50 V Switch quad XP 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 INPUT STATUS window VIDEO INPUT STATUS INPUT STATUS mode hori vert UXGA 1600x1200 UXGA 1600x1200 UXGA 1600x1200 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 d
33. ION PROGRAM UPLOADING A BACKGROUND IMAGE UPLOADING A BACKGROUND IMAGE A background image can be uploaded to the V Switch quad XP and will be displayed behind windows when in Win Mode To upload an image to the V Switch quad XP 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 lf 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 Load Background Image A 256 color bitmap is uploaded from the user PC to V Switch quad XP using the ConfDev utility V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual 91 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
34. NFIGURATION 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 gg CASCADING 100 BOX CONTENTS 101 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual INTRODUCTION FEATURES Thank you for choosing V Switch quad XP from HETEC This product represents the latest state of the art tech nology in keyboard video mouse KVM switching The key advantage of the V Switch quad XP over conven tional KVM switches is that 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 output 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 lt q 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 lt 4 Win mode In Win mode each video source is displayed in its own separate detached window Each of these windows can be f
35. O INPUT VIDEO INPUT Display Video Formats Mode Resolution Sync Refresh rate Set in VESA CEA polarity analog digital EDID Standard H V Hz Hz CGA 640x350 85 85 DMT CGA 640x400 85 85 DMT EGA 720x400 tF 70 70 X CVT EGA 720x400 85 85 DMT VGA 640x480 60 22 60 X DMT VGA 640x480 72 12 X DMT VGA 640x480 19 75 X DMT VGA 640x480 85 85 X DMT SVGA 800x600 a 56 22 56 X DMT SVGA 800x600 60 60 X DMT SVGA 800x600 ua 72 72 X DMT SVGA 800x600 15 75 X DMT SVGA 800x600 FIF 85 85 180 X DMT XGA 1024x768 50 22 50 CVT XGA 1024x768 60 60 X DMT XGA 1024x768 70 70 X DMT XGA 1024x768 a 75 15 X DMT XGA 1024x768 a eg 85 85 X DMT XGA B 1152x864 ua 75 15 X DMT SUN 1152x900 66 66 CVT HDTVp 1280x720 F 50 22 50 CEA 861 E HDTVp 1280x720 60 60 CEA 861 E WXGA 1280x768 60 60 DMT UWXGA 1280x960 FF 60 60 DMT UWXGA 1280x960 FF 85 85 DMT SXGA 1280x1024 g 50 50 CVT SXGA 1280x1024 F 60 60 X DMT SXGA 1280x1024 g 12 72 CVT SXGA 1280x1024 75 15 X DMT SXGA 1280x1024 tF 85 85 X DMT WXGA 1360x768 Ht 60 22 60 DMT SXGA 1400x1050 50 22 50 CVT SXGA 1400x1050 60 60 DMT SGI 1600x1024 t t 60 60 CVT UXGA 1600x1200 FF 50 50 CVT UXGA 1600x1200 60 60 X DMT UXGAr 1600x1200 F F 50 50 CVT UXGAr 1600x1200 EF 60 60 CVT WSXGA 1680x1050 60 60 DMT HDTVp 1920x1080 22 24 CEA 861 E HDTVp 1920x1080 F F 50 50 CEA 861 E HDTVp 1920x1080 a eg 60 60 X CEA 861 E WUXGAr 1920x1
36. 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 node horiz vert H z 16860 x 186586 60 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 LG WAL 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 et eet to for the new video format accept the setting The new output mode is visible for 10 seconds Press any other key to a o 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 When the output mode is set to auto V Switch quad VIDEO OUTPUT MODE XP chooses a resolution by reading the connected monitor s EDID data Choose the EDID menu item to check whether the connected monitor provides this data mode horiz vert If the monitor does not offer this data V Switch quad XP sets VGA mode 640x480 60HZz as default and activates Sync on Green Sync on Green can be deactivated on V Switch quad XP X X X X X X X X 42 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD
37. OSLINK 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 Operating temperature Storage temperature Rel humidity 40 watts 5 to 45 C 10 to 60 C 5 to 65 non condensing at WUXGA reduced blanking only WUXGAr V Switch quad XP 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 servicing 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 HETEC 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 betw
38. SCREEN DISPLAY OSD MAIN MENU WINDOW There are three ways to open the OSD main menu figure e use keyboard command hotkey O e simultaneously press front panel buttons PiP Win for longer than one second e 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 menu exit select On Screen Display OSD The OSD pops up in the center of the screen on top of the video image HETEC _ V Switch quad XP SYSTEM Press Hotkey O on your computer keyboard CSREES Use a serial or USB connection 3 from a PC to V Switch quad XP to remotely open the OSD using ConfDev 16 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual 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 QIE o _
39. 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 5 7 10 15 20 25 28 33 38 44 50 Triple 3 5 7 10 15 20 25 28 33 50 equals the size of one quad screen one quarter of a full size screen V Switch quad XP 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 73 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD MODE CURRENT START PiP PIP Display Modes V Switch quad XP offers 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 to
40. UXGA 1600 x 1200 69 UXGAr 1600 x 12686 50 UXGAr 1600 x 1200 686 WXGA 1230 x 768 66 WXGA 1360 x 768 66 66 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual OSD COMPUTER EDID DDC continued ON SCREEN DISPLAY EDID DDC continued Two freely selectable video modes can be programmed in the input EDID visible to the connected computer at the input port It is recommended to program the preferred video modes for the connected signal source V Switch quad XP also uses these entries to distinguish between confusable analog input video signals The following groups of analog input signals are difficult to distinguish automatically WUXGA 1920x1200 60 Hz UXGA 1600x1200 60Hz UXGA 1600x1200 60Hz with reduced blanking WUXGA 1920x1200 50 Hz UXGA 1600x1200 50Hz UXGA 1600x1200 50Hz with reduced blanking SXGA 1400x1050 60Hz WSXGA 1680x1050 60Hz XGA 1024x768 60Hz WXGA 1280x768 60Hz WXGA 1360x768 60Hz EDID EDID DDC Channel lL Choose two video modes UXGA 1606x1260 66 Hz WUXGAr 1920x1200 66 Hz Signal digital O analog WRITE WRITE TO ALL INPUTS SAME AS DISPLAY EDID 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 WI to navigate to the first video mode entry and press ENTER SELECT to open the window with a list of selectab
41. a mouse click is generated at 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 V Switch quad XP 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 O Click on touch O Click on release Mouse X Emulate right click Touch in uad mode O STEGER STRETTON Timeout 5 sec Touch a PiP O 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 f
42. a reset or when the system is powered up O00 ea M O O eo O 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 V Switch quad XP 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 OO O es M full PiP zoom factor uad Ean Offset from top winlp test pattern Q O 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
43. adjust these values Note The smallest possible size of each area is 10 of the input signal 54 V Switch quad XP 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 VIDEO BRIGHTNESS Set the brightness of the analog signal Computer 1 DVI Computer 2 DVI VIDEO CONTRAST Set the contrast of the analog signal Computer 1 Computer 2 DVI CONTRAST Computer 3 DVI Computer 4 Use this feature to adjust the brightness or contrast of analog video input signals V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual 55 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD VIDEO HORIZONTAL amp VERTICAL POSITION HORIZ VERT POSITION horizontal vertical position of computer screen with analog input only Use 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 DWI 06 Computer 2 UXGA DVI 86 Computer 3 UXGA DVI 86 HORIZ POSITION Computer 4 UXGA DVI 8 VIDEO VERT POSITION Set automatic or manual vertical positioning
44. and you can save the configuration to the desired location File Device Al amp i Mee cE eT Lecccccccsceccccececcccecescccosccoe MM eouccececcccececcecoscececcececuscosecoscccososceccecececcecesccoccesccccsTMmassccoccccoscecuccesecvececescccocoscccecosseccccecescccocoscccososceccesecuccosesescccosccoucoececuesecescocososcecoccecucoececoscocesoscccoscececcoceseosee Save As X GO Desktop gt s Searct Organize v New folder 4 x Eas Name Item type Date modified Ml Desktop Libraries he Downloads 2 Homegroup di Next Step B User J Temporal jE Computer d Warp ia Network _ Virtual Machine Eb CompanionLink Set Shortcut 2011 01 17 6 36 Recent Places Eb CompanionLink Sy Shortcut 2011 01 17 6 36 E Recorded TV ad GIMP 2 Shortcut 2010 10 28 11 54 G8 Google Earth Shortcut 2011 01 31 21 01 Configuration Testmenu Qeeseesssseeseeserme 000000 L f E Load Configuration File name Save as type All Files Load Background Image a Hide Folders 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 appear from which you can select the configuration file to be loaded Organize v New folder wi l Devi re Con igure 4 Favorites S Name i iz Item type Date modified 7 i MD Desktop Libraries File Device E Downloa
45. annel 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 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD CONFIGURATION FACTORY RESET FACTORY DEFAULTS continued CONSOLE VIDEO OUTPUT KEYBOARD TOUCH SCREEN FADE MULTI MONITOR BACKGROUND VIDEO DVI VGA ROTATION CROPPING BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST HORIZ POSITION VERT POSITION SCREEN WIDTH PHASE FORMAT COMPUTER AUDIO NAME 1 4 KEYBOARD MOUSE RESET PS 2 EDID DDC USB DEVICE 1 4 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 all channels auto all channels auto all channels 0 screen width correction of all channels 0 all channels Fit to screen No all channels CHANNEL MAPPING 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 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY
46. atus of the input EDIDs and the display EDID and allows editing of these COMPUTER EDID DDC V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual 65 COMPUTER EDID Channel 1 KVM SWITCH 4 UXGA 1600x1200 060 Hz WUXGAr 1920x1200 060 Hz Channel 2 KVM SWITCH 4 UXGA 1600x1200 060 Hz WUXGAr 1920x1200 060 Hz Channel 3 KVM SWITCH 4 UXGA 1600x1200 060 Hz WUXGAr 1920x1200 060 Hz Channel 4 KVM SWITCH 4 UXGA 1600x1200 060 Hz WUXGAr 1920x1200 060 Hz Displa VM 8HDMI 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 4 UXGA 1600x1200 060 Hz WUXGAr 1920x1200 060 Hz Channel 2 KVM SWITCH 4 UXGA 1600x1200 060 Hz WUXGAr 1920x1200 060 Hz Channel 3 KVM SWITCH 4 UXGA 1600x1200 060 Hz WUXGAr 1920x1200 060 Hz Channel 4 KVM SWITCH 4 UXGA 1600x1200 060 Hz WUXGAr 1920x1200 060 Hz Displa VM 8HDMI 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 1660x1260 60 Hz WUXGAr 1920x1200 60 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 1658 6 0 UXGA 1600 x 12660 50
47. comes active Calibration After connecting a touch screen to V Switch quad XP 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 CONSOLE TOUCHSCREEN Then repeat for the other three markers to complete calibration DEVICE DETAILS Mouse button emulation O Click on touch O Click on release Mouse K 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 u such as the manufacturer ID and product ID 44 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD CONSOLE TOUCH SCREEN Mouse button emulation V Switch quad XP 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
48. dify 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 V Switch quad XP 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 PiP image of the channel that you wish to activate and click the left mouse button Example Switch from channel 2 to channel 3 K3 3 4 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 ers oS Channel 1 is active Channel 3 is selected Channel 3 is active V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual HOTMOUSE HOTMOUSE CURSOR IN PIP MODE Hotmouse Cu
49. ds Homegroup LA nf Configuration Ji Next Step UB User ad Temporal jE Computer _ Testmenu jg J warp Gia Network Lana a _ Virtual Machine Eb CompanionLink Set Shortcut 2011 01 17 6 36 Store Configuration El Recent Places HB CompanionLink Sy Shortcut 2011 01 17 6 36 Recorded TV ad GIMP 2 Shortcut 2010 10 28 11 54 E Google Earth Shortcut 2011 01 31 21 01 Load Background Image File name Save as type All Files a Hide Folders 92 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX FIRMWARE UPDATE Update firmware of V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP OR 1b Use the USB cable to connect the USB port of your computer to the USB port on V Switch quad XP audio out 100V to 240V AC 50 60Hz 40W max 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 2 Start the executable firmware file 3 Set the desired COM port 4 Press Update Press button Update in order to start updating f updating does not start switch the device off then press button Update and
50. e V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP by means of a control device e g a DCP mode computer O off The control device can query and change the mode of V Switch quad XP O synchronize V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP will reply by sending an error message 28 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD SYSTEM CONTROL Example of DCP control A V Switch quad XP is controlled via DCP XML by a computer connected by serial cable or USB Computer controls DCP XML USB or COM 100V to 240V AC 50 60Hz control a Rear Panel For an introduction to the DEVICE CONTROL PROTOCOL please Annex DCP synchronize SYSTEM CONTROL Use this mode to keep several V Switch quad XP DCP mode devices in the same mode ngu a x O 0 f f Every change in settings initiated in the first V Switch O control quad XP by hotkeys hotmouse front
51. e 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 nea Screen on the left hand side in Aspect ratios PIP mode Aspect ratios 4 3 Fullscreen mode PiP mode Quad mode V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual EJ 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 Position of ports COMPUTER CHANNEL MAPPING 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 Channel 3 Channel 4 O Port 1 O Port 1 O Port 2 O Port 2 Port 3 O Port 3 O 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 co
52. e of the main image and the PiP images is optimized so that the main image and the PiP ima ges are shown as large as possible without overlap V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual 81 HOTMOUSE Hotmouse Menu MODES Hotmouse Menu PIP MODE continued HOTMOUSE Single fixed One selected PiP image is permanently displayed Channel 1 2 3 4 Mode full quad PpPiP win1 win2 win3 win4 single fixed HOTMOUSE Single direct Press the front panel buttons 1 2 3 or 4 to directly select the PiP channel you want direct Channel 1 2 3 4 Mode full quad PpPiP Winl win2 win3 win4 single fixed sm irect scan triple gap no gap tile PiP zoom Yes No PiP offset 444 0 gt b PiP size 415 p CLOSE HELP HOTMOUSE Channel 1 2 3 4 Mode full quad PiP win1 win2 win3 win4 single fixed direct gt triple gap no gap tile PiP zoom Yes No PiP offset 444 G bb PiP size 4 15 gt CLOSE HELP Single scan Cycles through the PiP images at a set interval HOTMOUSE Hotmouse Menu Win Mode Channel 1 2 3 4 Mode full quad PiP Wink win2 win3 win4 O transparent 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 Position hori 240 vert 135 2 Position and o
53. een 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 4 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual INTRODUCTION HARDWARE FRONT PANEL The V Switch quad XP 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 se ses a HETEC Buttons V Switch quad XP Front panel LED indicators PiP menu as exit select LEDs 1 to 4 When these LEDs light up green the 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
54. etected See Annex for a list of video formats supported by V Switch quad XP S Signal a analog d digital g sync on green c composite sync V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual 51 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD VIDEO DVINVGA 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 VIDEO DVI VGA Select input signal DVI VGA Computer 1 DVI VGA DVI VGA DVI VGA DVI VGA DVI VGA DVI VGA DVI VGA 3 Computer 2 Computer 3 Computer 4 O 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 V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP 52 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD VIDEO ROTATION ROTATION Use arrow keys to navigate in the VIDEO menu to the entry ROTATION and press ENTER SELECT to open the ROTATION window VIDEO VIDEO ROTATION Rotation of monitor 6 O 96 O 186 O 278 ROTATION 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
55. ght Example Repositioning the windows i 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 V Switch quad XP 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 opened 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
56. h O Espa ol OSD LANGUAGE Set OSD LANGUAGE to either English default Deutsch German or Espa ol Spanish V Switch quad XP 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 SYSTEM ENTER PASSWORD SECURITY The SECURITY feature allows you to reduce the functional range of V Switch quad XP Eight security levels are available for this purpose Please enter password Use keys 1 2 3 4 Exit Esc Exit 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 V Switch quad XP and should only be accessible to authorized persons 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 opens Use lt gt to change Enter the desired security level 0 to 8 under or keys 6 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 V Switch quad XP is reset in case of power failure or
57. he chain to the first device i e do not create a loop V Switch quad XP 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 A O A A A A A AT HD OD V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD MODE CURRENT START CURRENT Defines the current mode in which the device should run MODE MODE CURRENT CURRENT Channel Computer Computer Computer Computer full quad PiP winl gt 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 START Channel START Computer 1 Computer 2 Computer 3 Computer 4 full quad PiP winlp test pattern 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 V Switch quad XP uses after
58. he command mode is indicated by LED flashing on Hotkey activation by the console keyboard Mode multiple keys Default setting Multiple Hotkey CTRL ALT double click Keys Control Shift Alt Windows Move to value with a Y Enter Select to choose Double click hotkeys Note For a list of hotkeys to operate V Switch quad XP see Annex page Keyboard Commands V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual 19 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 X Enable hotmouse Time out of hotmouse after HOTMOUSE Hotmouse is an exclusive function that comes with HETEC V Switch quad XP It works with your standard 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 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual
59. ideo sources are connected to V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP in ascending order from channel 1 to 4 Example in Quad mode All four channels enabled Three channels enabled Two channels enabled mid height V Switch quad XP 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 DCP mode O control O synchronize CONTROL HETEC devices 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 V Switch quad XP devices 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 th
60. inued 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 switch to Device 1 of f Computer Switching mode Computer Computer O manual switching without warning Switching mode is O automatically Manual switching With active channel with warnin CHANGE SWITCHING MODE Use for devices with risk of data loss CHANGE DEVICE NAME gt 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
61. k the left mouse button to activate it You can also switch to a different mode with the left mouse button HOTMOUSE Channel 1 2 3 4 Mode full quad PiP Winl win2 win3 win4 HELP Hotmouse Menu in Fullscreen mode Fullscreen mode EX V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual HOTMOUSE Hotmouse Menu MODES Hotmouse Menu MODES continued Hotmouse Menu PIP MODE HOTMOUSE Channel 1 2 3 4 Mode full quad PiP Winl win2 win3 win4 Single fixed direct scan triple ap no gap tile PiP zoom Yes No PiP offset 444 0 gt b PiP size 415 p CLOSE HELP HOTMOUSE 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 No PiP offset 444 0 bb PiP size 4 15 p CLOSE HELP HOTMOUSE Channel 1 2 3 4 Mode full quad PpPiP Winl win2 win3 win4 Single fixed direct scan triple a no gap wtile PiP zoom Yes No PiP offset 444 0 gt b PiP size 4 15 p CLOSE HELP 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 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 siz
62. 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 1600x1200 060 Hz WUXGAr 1920x1200 060 Hz Mode Channel 2 KVM SWITCH 4 HDTV 1920x1030060 Hz UXGA 1606x1260 60 Hz none WUXGAr 1920x1200 060 Hz Channel 3 KVM SWITCH 4 Signal digital UXGA 1600x1200 060 Hz WUXGAr 1920x1200 060 Hz Channel 4 KVM SWITCH 4 WRITE TO INPUT 2 UXGA 1600x1200 060 Hz WRITE TO INPUT 3 WUXGAr 1920x1200 060 Hz WRITE TO INPUT 4 VM 8HDMI WRITE TO ALL INPUTS An overview of the contents of the display EDID is seen above It has the following write options WRITETOALLINPUTS o WRITE TO ALL INPUTS write the monitor EDID to all inputs Note The content of the input EDIDS can be reset to default by the OSD function CONFIGURATION FACTORY RESET 68 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD USB DEVICE 1 4 USB Device 1 4 V Switch quad XP 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
63. le video modes In this window use arrow keys to select the desired line in the list shown on the right and press ENTER SELECT for the video format Use arrow keys 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 to navigate to Signal and press ENTER SELECT to switch between analog or digital This setting specifies whether the EDID should identify the V Switch quad XP as an analog or digital device Usually it is safe to leave this setting at digital Use arrow keys 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 display 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 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD COMPUTER EDID DDC EDID DDC continued Note Please
64. mmended 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 QIE o 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 eE o _ m mnenu exit select V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual INTRODUCTION HARDWARE FRONT PANEL Additional button functions Calling up OSD Press and hold PiP and Win buttons simultaneously for 2 seconds to open the OSD menu Full QIE o menu exit select Note While the OSD menu is open the active computer can still be operated by mouse or touch screen Ex V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual INTRODUCTION HARDWARE REAR PANEL The rear panel of V Switch quad XP features three audio ports four input source computer ports the console port KVM the USB control port the serial RS232 control port four tran
65. n 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 V Switch quad XP 10 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual INSTALLATION INSTALLATION To reduce the need for long cables V Switch quad XP is best placed as close as possible to its video sources By default V Switch quad XP 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 connected to V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP but do not turn the power on CONNECTING CONSOLE MONITOR KEYBOARD MOUSE TOUCH SCREEN TRACKBALL Connect your monitor to the monitor port of V Switch quad XP via VGA DVI cable analog or DVI cable digital up to 20 meters For greate
66. ng the RECALL backup will replace the current configuration Press Enter Select to confirm Press Esc Exit to cancel V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD CONFIGURATION FACTORY RESET 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 FACTORY RESET Use this function to reset the current settings of V Switch quad XP to the factory default configuration All four input EDIDs are also reseted to their default values Do you want to set the default factory settings This will override all user settings and will restart the device Press Enter Select to set the default settings Press any other key to keep the user settings If necessary save your current settings before using the DEFAULTS command Execution of this command results in a complete reset and reboot of V Switch quad XP 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 ch
67. nnect to the channel mentioned on the upper line Press enter select to change the connection 60 V Switch quad XP 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 COMPUTER AUDIO X Enable audio output Select audio from active channel Computer 1 Computer gt 2 Computer 3 Computer 4 Switch channel on audio activity VOLUME gt Enable audio output To enable or disable the audio output activate or deactivate the check box Enable audio output AUDIO VOLUME 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 Set the volume of the audio channel source select one of the computers from the list Computer Computer Switch channel on audio activity With this Computer setting enabled V Switch quad XP automatically switches to a channel on which an audio signal is detected Volume Po To adapt the volume of the audio sources navigate to VOLUME and press enter select Computer Use this window to adjust the volume for the audio sources in 2 db steps Change the volume of each channel with and Note This window can also be opened with the hotkeys HK
68. omponents are included 1 V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual 101 HETEC Datensysteme GmbH HETEC Datensysteme GmbH Landsberger Stra e 65 82110 Germering Germany Tel 49 0 89 894367 0 Fax 49 0 89 894367 99 Email info hetec de Web www hetec de
69. ordance 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 limits for radio noise emission from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of Industry Canada Le present appareil num rique n emet pas de bruits radioelectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de la classe A prescrites dans le R glement sur le brouillage radioelectrique publi par Industrie Canada V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual 85 ANNEX KEYBOARD COMMANDS V Switch quad XP supports two types of hotkey multiple keys and double click By default V Switch quad XP is set to multiple keys Use the OSD menu to choose the hotkey type and keys see page 19 Multiple keys Press multiple keys plus command key COMMAND Hotkey HK an Command Key Command Key together The following hotkeys are available for selection Do
70. ort 3 switch menu of Eeee Open USB device port 4 switch menu 1 K FEEL V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX KEYBOARD COMMANDS Other commands HK HK A L A AN EEEEEE ELLE oe os ae Open OSD Directly open OSD USB Device 1 4 Safe output mode PiP as long as menu is open Open Close the Hotmouse Adjust volume menu Hotkeys for Win mode L A L A HK H AN IL A EREEEE EELLEL ae aie Save current win mode to eeprom Restore current win mode from eeprom and loose all changes Toggle transparent status of current win mode Undo up to ten previous actions Redo up to ten previous actions 1 2 34 Select Win mode V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual Directly open OSD PiP menu In the background display mode switches to ANNEX DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROGRAM Installation of Device Configuration Program CONFDEV The Device Configuration Program allows you to remotely operate the OSD of V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP e The installation CD containing the confdevEn exe program The enclosed serial cable RJ45 DB9 adaptor RJ45 CAT5 cable USB or COM 100V to 240V AC 50 60Hz 40W max
71. p All other video sources are displayed three PiP images triple 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 V Switch quad XP 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 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 th
72. r 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 V Switch quad XP 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 100V to 240V AC 50 60Hz 40W max 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 V Switch quad XP supports most KVM extenders video DVI VGA extenders and USB extenders V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual 11 INSTALLATION INSTALLATION CONNECTING VIDEO SOURCES COMPUTERS Switch off the computer and disconnect the keyboard monitor and mouse Connect keyboard and mouse ports of V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP 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 transparen
73. r resize your channel windows as Size hori 960 desired Lert KaG 3 Activate the hotmouse menu KM Aspect ratio AUP YDOWN 4 Select one of the win slots CLOSE SAVE HELP 5 Click Save at the bottom of the hotmouse menu 82 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual SERVICE SERVICE INFORMATION MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR V Switch quad XP does not contain any user serviceable parts Please report any malfunction or deviation from the functionality described in this manual during operation to HETEC 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 charge during our warranty period Please pack the device carefully if possible in its original packaging and send it to HETEC Datensysteme GmbH Landsberger Stra e 65 82110 Germering Germany TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you cannot identify the cause of a problem please contact HETEC Technical Support To contact our technical support E Mail service hetec de Telephone 49 0 89 89 43 67 0 Mondays through Fridays 08 30 AM to 12 30 PM CET 01 00 PM to 05 00 PM CET V Switch quad XP 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 Hereby the equipment is confi
74. ree other video sources are displayed one after the other the delay can be set to between one and nine seconds V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD MODE CURRENT START WIN 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 91 2 3 4 Computer Computer Mode win1 win2 win3 win4 Computer O transparent Computer Position hori full vert quad Size hori PiP vert gt X 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 V Switch quad XP 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 omPeTer full quad PiP winl OWWWDO0O000 Use the Test Pattern feature to check monitor quality pixel errors contrast changes
75. reely 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 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ee INTRODUCTION FEATURES DVI amp VGA V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP converts the digital signal to analog at the output Internally V Switch quad XP processes video purely digital guaranteeing 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 V Switch quad XP It supports any combination To connect the console V Switch quad XP features two USB ports for mouse keyboard touch screen or trackball connection Transparent USB 2 0 V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP switch channels and select display modes 1 Using the buttons on the front of the unit 2 U
76. rmed 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 61000 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 61000 4 4 DIN EN 61000 4 5 DIN EN 61000 4 6 DIN EN 61000 4 1 1 Place Date Germering 1 April 2012 Signature of responsible Person Wolfgang Herrle 84 V Switch quad XP 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 acc
77. rsor 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 its appearance changes arrows pointing in vertically Example Move PiP images upward V Switch quad XP 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
78. s whether the signal proceeding from V Switch quad XP is protected by HDCP If the output signal is HDCP encoded V Switch quad XP puts out neither analog video signal nor any separate audio signal SYSTEM HDCP SYSTEM HDCP HDCP input status COMPUTER 1 HDCP COMPUTER 2 HDCP COMPUTER 3 HDCP COMPUTER 4 HDCP HDCP output status X monitor supports HDCP X output is HDCP protected no VGA output audio output only hdmi 18 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual 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 STRG SHIFT ALT and WINDOWS For double click hotkey commands you can choose one key which is double clicked to enter the command mode Selectable keys are STRG 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 Hotkey activation by HOTKEY Mode double click Keys Control Shift Alt Windows Move to value with a Y Enter Select to choose Multiple keys SYSTEM HOTKEY T
79. sing configurable hotkeys 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 V Switch quad XP 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 25 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual INTRODUCTION TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Casing Dimensions WxDxH Weight Operating controls 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 T
80. sparent high speed USB 2 0 device ports the power connection 100V to 240V 0 60Hz ACS 6 RS232 RJ45 control port USB for keyboard mouse touch or trackball console Oo B8 USB or PS2 keyboard and mouse computer 9o Four transparent high speed USB 2 0 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 V Switch quad XP remotely Execute firmware updates or manage the device using ConfDev by means of the control ports V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual 9 INTRODUCTION HARDWARE REAR PANEL continued 6 RS 232 RJ45 control port Connect external serial control devices to this RJ 45 port to operate V Switch quad XP remotely e g connect to this port to access the OSD menu from a computer using the ConfDev device configuration tool see page 67 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 scree
81. switch the device on LEDs 1 4 on the front panel of V Switch quad XP flash blue during the update V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX FIRMWARE UPDATE CONTINUED Update firmware of V Switch quad XP continued Additionally the upgrade process is indicated by an OSD window on your remote computer After successful update V Switch quad XP restarts without changing configuration 94 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ANNEX SERIAL CABLE For serial remote control V Switch quad XP requires a special adaptor to connect a CAT5 cable to the serial RJ45 port at the rear panel of V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP The adaptor plus a standard CAT5 cable in green always is delivered with V Switch quad XP Serial cable HETEC adaptor standard CAT5 cable SERIAL ADAPTER DB 9 RJ45 RJ 45 CABLE FEMALE ae gt 00000 0000 J pon q 1 n c 1 blue RXD C2 gt a di es orange w D Ww 3 black DTR C4 N S pa 4 red GRD C5 5 green DSR C6 gt 6 yellow RTS C7 nc 7 brown cis 8 _ n C 8 white RI Co V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual 95 ANNEX DCP XML REMOTE CONTROL
82. t USB ports to switch it to computers connected to V Switch quad XP V Switch quad XP supports transparent USB devices such as printer external memory 3D mouse and finger printer Pa IEO r d input port 4 Or input port 3 rd touch Keyboard Mouse Keyboard 6 l amp mouse Connect AN USB devices _ N DVI I HD15 or DVI cable Digital or N analog POWERING UP THE SYSTEM Switch on V Switch quad XP with the power switch on the rear panel All front panel LEDs light up briefly indicating that V Switch quad XP is ready for operation V Switch quad XP is now in Quad mode default Power up all connected computers V Switch quad XP recognizes all input video sources automatically and displays them on your monitor screen To select another display mode use the relevant keyboard commands see page 65f or buttons on the front panel page 6 12 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual INSTALLATION INSTALLATION CONNECTING AUDIO The V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP Open the OSD and na
83. ull image In this PiP you can operate 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 V Switch quad XP 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 V Switch quad XP works best together with touch
84. vigate to COMPUTER gt AUDIO Enable audio output Select the audio source and adjust the volume audio ou 100V to 240V AC 50 60Hz 40W max A variety of device options are available to connect to V Switch quad XP for audio output Headphones Powered speakers Amplifier Note Powered speakers or headphones can also be connected directly to V Switch quad XP eliminating the need for an amplifier V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD OVERVIEW SYSTEM MODE CONFIGURATION CONSOLE VIDEO HETEC 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 SCREEN FADE MULTI MONITOR BACKGROUND EDID INPUT STATUS DVI VGA ROTATION CROPPING BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST HORIZ POSITION VERT POSITION SCREEN WIDTH PHASE FORMAT SYSTEM V Switch quad XP 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 factor
85. when power is turned off and on again 24 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD SYSTEM SECURITY SECURITY LEVEL 0 This is the default setting of V Switch quad XP 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 7 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 6 with the following additional operations SYSTEM CONTROL CONSOLE FADE 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 5 with the following additional operations Setting of display mode Quad Fullscreen PiP using front panel buttons Hotkeys or Hotmouse SYSTEM TEST PATTERN CONSOLE BACKGROUND V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual 25 ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD SYSTEM SECURITY SECURITY LEVEL
86. y 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 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual ON SCREEN DISPLAY OSD OVERVIEW continued COMPUTER CHANNEL MAPPING AUDIO NAME 1 4 KEYBOARD 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 V Switch quad XP Installation and Operation Manual 15 ON

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