User´s Manual
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1. Mouse Key Visione plus User s Manual basic classic comfort SYSTECH All rights to these instructions are reserved The only basis of claims made on SYSTECH mbH respecting the products described in this manual are the terms and conditions of business Any further claims shall be excluded guarantee can in particular be accepted for the correctness of the contents Both the contents of the manual and the productare subjectto modification w ithoutprior notice SYSTECH SYSTECH GmbH 2002 January 2002 All trademarks used are recognized MKV eN Mouse Visione plus basic Classic mfoft Safety Instructions The name plate is on the rear of the central processing unit C PU M ake sure thatthe system voltage V specified on the name plate is the same as your mains voltage Do notconnectthe C PU unless your mains supply circuit provides grounding wires Should the monitors and the computers also be provided with protective ground terminals please note that video signal transmission to ground necessitates noiseless ground wiring cf Trouble Shooting Protect the C PU from any influence of high temperatures moisture and dust The vents in cover and bottom mustnotbe covered atany time e g by installing the uniton a carpeted floor Adequate ventilation to be safeguarded atall times Be sure thatthe mains plug has been unplugged before opening the2. nn 33 Assigning the Teacherand ENEE 34 Putting into RD DET TIO TI acier ate entra sets 35 Trouble Shooting ENT 36 Brief Instructions 40 Starting M KVision Plus M KVision plus has a main switch which is integrated into the power supply unt and disconnects the system from the mains as well as a second switch which is accommodated the control panel see illustration The second switch will only be used to enable or Switch basic classic disable the control panel Local work on the networked computers can however continue in any case for which purpose the mains switch needsto have been closed Ens classic Each workstation is represented by a separate key in the control panel the numbers 1 16 indicating the participants workstations and the key D the teacher see illustration above Er Switch comfort ee i CO mfoft The control panel ofthe comfort version _ mimics the position of the different workstations in the room which is why there are no numbers asinthe basic classic versions A monitor seen from behind represents a participant s workstation while the teacher s monitor is shown from the frontand marked by the letter D Instructions for O peration MouseKeys Visions 1 N ote The following operating
3. including the teacher s station to be networked each M KVision plus consists of 1 terminal unit participantbox each per workstation Ee 1 special cable each bus cable for linking the teacher s and the participants units j 1 VG A cable each HD connector 15 pole 1 8 m D 1 participantkey each with approx 1 5 m cable 1 keyboard cable each for classic and comfort M iniDIN 2 m possibly additional adaptersforDIN keyboards E 1 mouse cable each for classic and comfort 85232 net sub D connector 9 pole 2 m 5 2 net M iniDIN 2 m optional 1 audio box with 3 cables 1 M iniDIN 8 pole 2 with 3 5 mm connectors In addition ET PEE SEF 1 power supply unit with mains cable basic classic O 1 control panel with 1 cable RJ11 connector 2 m D 1 pairofterminating connectors aswellas 1 information manual 1 setof workstation labels ey Ue uiis basic classic s 4 28 System O rganization The terminal unit Participant box M KVision plus needsto have one terminal unitfor each computerthatisto be included in the system The terminal unithas to be integrated between the PC sconnections with the monitor keyboard and mouse As they provide the inputs and outputs for the bus cables the participantboxes also serve as connections between the differentworkstations and the teacher The M KVision terminal units are small eno
4. All the participants as wellasthe teacher see their own screens and can work on their own stations withoutany restrictions The features help and load image are deactivated Procedure Press the clear key Indicators O nce the clear key has been pressed only the lamp in the D key teacher is Principles All the control functions are shown starting from this basic condition dis Image for All Features Ali the participants and the teacher view the display of one particular partcipant orthatof the teacher on theirown screens Procedure To selecta sender touch the required key in the control panel If the teacher is to be the sender selection can alternatively be made by simply pressing the clear key Se Ss Then press for all To deactivate again press the forall key the selected sender is maintained or the clear key the teacher is activated again as the sender Indicators The lamps of the selected sender and the forall key are Principle The forall key isanindependentO n O ff switch which makes all the workstations receivers atone stroke exceptfor the sender selected atthatmoment Any selection previously made will remain unaffected cf participantviews participants image As long as forall feature is active all the other features of the M KVision plus keyboard remain disabled comfoft W ith the comfort version th
5. for the classic Version Forrooms accommodating more than 16 workstations the classic version may upon request come complete with a structured control panel The additional comfort features help request participantscanner grouping and beamer will in this case how ever notbe available The participantworkstations are assigned to the differentkeys as described in the installation instructions As how ever the 3 keys at the bottom rightare reserved for groups A B and C ofthe comfort version no workstations can be assigned to these keys when using this panel in a classic system classic 25 Guarantee Services and Conditions SYSTECH G mbH furnish 3 years guarantee for M KVision plus The guarantee is limited to free replacementor repair of defective components ormally components are immediately replaced to safeguard operability in the classroom The place of performance is Braunschweig Liability for further damages of any kind is excluded Please do nothesitate to contactus also forany repair replacementservices you may require after expiry ofthe guarantee period Please allow fora reaction period atour end ofone workday plus delivery 26 Instructions for Installation MKV eN Mouse Visione plus Parts List Before proceeding with installing the system please make sure thatall the components listed below are actually available Depending on the number of workstations
6. instructions start from the premise thatyour M KVision plus has been installed completely and has been tested Should this notbe the case please refer to the instructions for installation orcontactyour dealer A short version of the operating instructions is included in the consignmentand can be used as required Please note the recommendations conceming safety and putting into operation included in the instructions for installation All rights to these instructions are reserved The only basis for claims made on SYSTECH G mbH respecting the products described in this manual are the terms and conditions of business Any further claims shall be excluded N o guarantee can in particular be accepted for the correctness of the contents Both the contents ofthe manualand the productare subjectto modification without priornotice l SvG TECH 0 SYSTECH G mbH 2002 January 2002 All trademarks used are recognized General Sender ne M KVision plus workstation is always the send mode This is indicated by the pilotlamp representing this workstation Receiver The same may be connected to one or several workstations or none atall thatare in the receive mode W orkstations connected as receivers will be identified by their flashing pilotla mps Select W hen pressing and holding one key and atthe same time momentarily touching additional keys the workstation kept pressed will become the sender while the other mon
7. screen image and mouse and keyboard can be used asrequired This condition can be restored atany time when actuating the C key clear feature on the control panel A setofbriefoperating instructions will be furnished with M KVision plus 0 perating test Start by actuating clear in the control panel and then for all The image ofthe teacher s computer should now be displayed on the monitors of all the workstations Again actuate clear and then the keys of all the connected workstations The screen images of all the workstations will successively appearon the teacher s monitor Now additionally actuate the remote control key You will now be able to remote control the keyboard and mouse ofthe computer whose display you are viewing on the teacher s monitor Now actuate clear and then sender is maintained in the control panel Then go to all the workstations one after the other and press the load image key in the control unit installed there The pilotlamp in the key willlightup and the screen image ofthe teacher s computer should appearon the participant s monitor Again actuate the key to revertto yourown image M KVision plus has now been tested for properoperation For further options please referto the instructions for operation 35 Trouble Shooting Local screen displays are either distorted or notavailable no reaction when keys are actuated M KVision plus has notbeen switched on Please note
8. M KVplus 4 A i e plug in again the connector unplugged under point 2 4 Keep this key pressed for about 3 seconds until all programmable keys are flashing 5 Release the key 6 Pressthe load image key atone ofthe workstations you wantto program this will make the pilotlamp in the participantkey light up 7 In the control panel press the key you want to be assigned to the workstation in question the pilotlamp in the panel and thatofthe participantkey will go out Repeatthe lasttwo steps foreach ofthe other workstations to be programmed 8 Once all the workstations have been assigned to a key press the the control panel to save the setting and check e g by means of the help request feature N ote Additional workstations may be programmed atany later date without the previously programmed stations losing their assignment 33 Assigning the Teacher and Beamer Keys Eus classic Teacher key Temporarily connectone participantbutton to the unitof the teacher s workstation and repeatsteps 1 8 asdescribed on page 33 Instead of pressing a key fora participantworkstation in the control panel E press the teacher key D in Step 7 comfoft Teacher key Temporarily connect one participant button to the unit of the teacher s workstation and repeat steps 1 6 as described on page 33 Instead of pressing a key for a participant workstation the control panel m press
9. e bus atany point For optimum video quality the cable lengths should be as shortas possible Try notto extend the bus cables by mating shortleng ths If you should need longer cable lengths please letus know W e will assist you wherever we can N ever use force when connecting a bus cable This may damage the contacts AERA ee a 7 S i The control unit left basic classic right comfort Finally the control unithas to be connected for insta with the teacher s unit for which purpose you use the RJ11 cable itcan then be placed ata pointthatis easily accessible for the teacher This fina lises KVision plus installa tion 32 Assigning the Participant Keys basic to the terminal units classic 1 Switch on the power pack to supply M K Vision plus with power normal operation 2 Unplug the connector at the rear of the control panel 3 Now keep the keys C and AN pressed while restarting M KVplus i e plug in again the connector unplugged under point 2 4 Release the keys after about 3 seconds 5 Now all programmable keys are flashing comfoft Preparation Arrange the keyson the keyboard asrequired e g to reflectthe position ofthe workstations in the room 1 Switch on the power pack to supply M KVision plus with power normal operation 2 Unplug the connector at the rear of the control panel 3 Now keep the key CA pressed while restarting
10. e display is only sentto the members ofthe active groups This means that in this case the groups thatare to view the display may be defined before activating the feature by means ofthe for all key All Participant PCs Locked classic comfoft M ouse and keyboard locked In both the classic and comfort versions the mice and keyboards of all computers receivers will w ith the only exception ofthe sender automatically be locked whenever participants cannotview theirown display The lock is released by deactivating the for all feature or by pressing the clear key lights up Sender lights up example 13 Teacher Views Participant s Image Features Teacher views the image ofa selected participanton his her screen the participants continue to view theirown screen image Procedure Press clear then selectsender by momentarily touching the relevantkey intended participant in the control panel The teacher automatically becomes the receiver To deactivate simply press clear again O ptionally press the remote control key in addition the participant s computer is under remote control from the teacher s panel Indicators The pilotlamp ofthe sender selected participant is lighted thatof the receiver teacher flashes N ote O nce the feature Teacher views participant s image has been activated the keys for other participants canbe pressed withoutholding
11. elp Features A key identified by a life belt atthe participant s workstation allows each participantto ask the teacher for discreethelp Accelerated flashing of the lamp in the M KVision plus keyboard allows the teacher to identify the participantcalling forhelp and to acknowledge the help request Procedure To activate the help request feature ER the teacher has to press the life belt key O nce a help requestis available the teacher presses the required participant key in the M KVision plus keyboard to acknowledge To deactivate this feature press clear or again press the life belt key In either case any help requests thatmay be active willbe cancelled and acknowledged Indicators LED in the life belt key lights up An incoming help requestin addition makes the lamp of the participant key in the M KVision plus keyboard flash O nce the teacher has acknowledged the request both this lamp and the lamp in the participant s help button will go out thus showing the participantthatthe teacher is aware ofthe help request N ote W hen starting M KVision plus this feature is deactivated W ith the feature activated the load image key and the participant s help key may have to be pressed a litle bitlonger 421 Grouping comfoft The globalfeatures forall and blanking only affectthe active groups Active groups can be identified by means of lighted lamps Assigning the participants to
12. ers as required see under teacher to student Active groups blanked mouse and keyboard locked Exception teacher and display or beamer Receiver controls mouse and keyboard functions of the student called up remote control W ith the function activated students can individually AM call up source LEE C sean J All student screens are successively called up on the teacher s monitor Help function on off at the same time all help requests are cancelled C Change between audio functions LED on conference circuit activated LED off listening activated only State of on image source flashing receiver KVision plus pilotla mps off uninvolved flashing quickly help request 41 Service W e willbe pleased to assist you also after expiry of the guarantee period SYSTECH rasselerStr 56 38110 Braunschweig Tel 4940 5307 9609 0 Fax 44940 5307 9609 11 Email serviceg systech de www systech de SYSTECH G rasselerStr 56 38110 Braunschweig Tel 49 0 5307 9609 0 Fax 49 0 5307 9609 11 Email vertrieb systech de www systech de Artikel r 13105
13. etc to view additional workstations 14 and Remote Controls the Participant s classic comfoft M ouse and Keyboard Remote Control If under your M KVision plus mice and keyboards are networked you may additionally control the mouse and keyboard ofthe participant whose screen you view from yourown workstation Forthatpurpose just additionally press remote control thus automatically locking the participants mouse and keyboard Using Remote control this feature can be activated and deactivated asrequired to interactively solve any problems the participantmay have Active remote control is indicated by the pilotlamp in the remote control key Procedure Press remote control To deactivate press remote control again oractuate clear N ote M ouse and keyboard remote control can be activated only if the station in charge of remote control is viewing the participant s screen in the station to station transmission mode if justone sender and one receiver have been activated comfoft O nce the remote control key has been activated the keys for other participants can be pressed to remote control additional workstations Receiver Remote contol Sender lighted flashes lighted example 15 Participant Views Teacher s Image Remote Controls Teacher Features O ne or several selected participants view the teacher s image on their monitors the teacher views his herow
14. g the mice and keyboards of all participantcomputers will automatically be locked The teachercan proceed asrequired To release the lock deactivate the blanking feature or press the clear key If the teacher should have remote controlled one ofthe workstations before activating this feature remote control will remain active This allows the teacherto remote control the participant s computer w itho ut the participantviewing his herscreen lighted m 18 Individual Access to Sender The teacher may single outany image e g for illustration purposes forindividual retrieval by the participants By means of the load image key which is installed in all the participant workstations each participantma y view this image Features The load image key lasso function allows the participants to individually view on theirown screens an image selected by the teacher Allthat is needed isthe stroke of a key withoutthe teacher having to become active again The key is a changeover switch an LED signalling the activated state mg Procedure Selectsenderby momentarily touching the required key normally and following clear this is the teacher s station Release access by pressing the sender is maintained key To end access again actuate sender is maintained or press Clear teacheragain becomes the sender Indicators As access is released the pilotlamp in the key sender is maintained lights up as we
15. hould thatnotbe intended eliminate by pressing the D key Deactivate by simply actuating clear i hold participantkey Indicators pilotlamp ofthe sender selected participant is lighted those of the receivers fla sh Principles W hen pressing and holding one participantkey or the teacher s key Dozent itis norma lly the workstation keptpressed thatbecomes the sender while the stations selected asa nextstep are defined as receivers Additional receivers may be added in the same way To exclude specific receivers just press their keys again This can only be done after the sender key has been released comfoft UnderM KVision plus comfort any participantmay have his hercomputer remote controlled by another participant To do so establisha connection with one ofthe participants as before then additionally press remote control N ow more participants may be connected Receiver fla shes Sender lighted example example Teacher flashes if notdeactivated 17 Blanking All Participant PCs Features The PCs ofallparticipants active groups are blanked the teacher and the participants of the non active groups continue to view theirown screen images Procedure Press the key blanking To deactivate again press the blanking key or clear Indicators Pilotlamp in the blanking key classic comfoft Should your M KVision plus permit mouse and keyboard networkin
16. if the faultdoes notoccur again can the unit itself assumed to be defective Image transmitted with distorted colours or serious reflections Connectorofatleastone bus cable hasworked loose Bus cable defective Terminating connector has notbeen provided orhas worked loose Please checkthatconnectors always fitproperly For this purpose tighten all locking screws 36 Trouble Shooting The participant s keyboard does notrespond Computer and keyboard connection of the participants unithave been interchanged M ouse and keyboard have been interchanged Individual workstations affected by disturbances Check all the connectors for perfectconnection disturbances may also be caused ifthe connector ofa unit not immediately affected has come loose Connectmonitor keyboard and mouse ofthe workstation affected witho utusing the participant s unit If the disturbance persists the PC itself will be defective If you suspecta defect in one of the terminal units bus cable justreplace same by another unitof M KVision plus You may cutthe system shortforthis purpose by moving the terminating connectors from the bus ends towards the middle M ice and keyboards cannot be remote controlled when starting DO S programs ake sure thatall the networked PC s have actually loaded a mouse driver even if the programs used may notsupporta mouse also see 0 uestions N either mouse nor keyboard ofthe teacher s computer work after re
17. itors will assume a receive function Change Sender Should yetanother key be pressed once senderand receiver s have been selected the workstation concerned will become the new sender while the previous sender returns to its own image Exclude Receiver W hen pressing the key ofa workstation already connected in the receive mode this workstation will be excluded from the list of receivers selected and return to its own image Add more Receivers To extend the number of receivers again press and hold the key of the presentsenderand select new workstations as described The D Key Teacher The teacher s station can be operated in the same manner as any ofthe other participants workstations For special features please referto the section teacher views and controls participa nts monitor computer Automatic mouse keyboard lockout If a participantis no longerable to view his her screen mouse and keyboard are automatically disabled The teacher can in addition use the remote control key to remote control a workstation thathas been activated asa sender comfoft Grouping Underthe comfort version participants can be assigned to one ofthree groups This is why the functions forall and blanking only referto the activated groups which can be identified by lighted keys W hen supplied allthe participants are assigned to group A 10 The Clear Function Features The M KVision plus startcondition is restored
18. ll as thatof the sender selected Principles The key sender is maintained has an O N O FF feature itmay be activated ordeactivated atany time W hen activated orfollowing reset the individual access feature is deactivated JM lighted example 19 Automatic Participant PC Scanning comfoft Features The teacher is successively shown the screen images of all the workstations Since in this case no other M KVision plus features need to be operated this isa very convenient way forthe teacherto keep track ofthe progress made atthe participants workstations and to immediately intervene if there are any problems Procedure Een Press scan key scan Deactivate by pressing the clear key scan may also be pressed again to deactivate this feature The teacher will in this case however continue to view the participantscreen lastdisplayed Indicators Pilotlamp in the scan key ison Programming the scan time 28 Keep scan key pressed until itstarts to flash Press the group keys A B C i to seta scan time of 2 4 078 seconds Use clear to confirm and end programming press the clear key to briefly have the scan time setdisplayed d The group keys are used to setthe scan intervals 2 sec group key A 4 sec group key B or 8 sec group key 20 Help Request From Participant comfoft The teacher can allow participants to ask fordiscreeth
19. mote control of participant X The lastparticipantcomputer has crashed Resetthe system clear key and bootthe computers of both the teacherand the participantconcerned M ice and keyboards operate in the local mode W hen remote controlled keyboard entries and mouse operations do notwork properly and produce beeps Should this be observed with all the participants computers please check the teacher s computer and the relevantterminal unit as mouse and keyboard connections may have been interchanged Should itoccuronly when some participant computers are remote controlled please check the mouse and keyboard connections of the terminal units concerned to make sure thatthe connections have notbeen interchanged 37 Trouble Shooting amp Questions Keyboard remote control does not work with all the participants computers Local mouse and keyboard operation are however notaffected Check ifas froma certain number all the participants PC s do longerpermit remote control Should this be the case replace the bus cable of the terminal unitconcerned this is the cable thatconnects the terminal unit still operating with the defective one M ouse remote control does not work for all the participants computers Local mouse and keyboard operation is possible See keyboard remote control Questions Can the participants computers be booted from the teacher s terminal Yes but In particular when netw
20. n screen image Procedure Press and hold key D press one or several participantkeys release D Deactivate by justactuating C lear hold teacher key Indicators The pilotlamp ofthe selected sender teacher is lighted those ofthe receivers participants fla sh Principles W hen pressing and holding one participantkey orthe D key normally the workstation keptpressed becomes the sender while the stations selected asa nextstep are defined as receivers Additional receivers may be added in the same way To exclude specific receivers just press their keys again This can only be done after key D hasbeen released comfoft Under M KVision Comfort the teacher may have his her computer remote controlled by one ofthe participants To do so establish a connection with one ofthe participants see above then additionally press BE Remote control N ow more participants can be connected Sender lighted Receiver flashing example 16 Participant Views Participant s Image and Remote Controls Participant Features O orseveral selected participants receive the image of another participanton their monitors the teacher and the participants notinvolved view theirown screen image Procedure Press and hold participantkey intended source press one or several participantkeys intended receivers release participantkey source the teacher will automatically become the receiver S
21. one of the three groups To assign the participants to one ofthe three SP groups A B orC press the required key longer than itflashes Ze You may now actuate the keys of the participants a to be assigned to thatgroup Terminals already assigned are indicated by an extinguished light o EE Use clear to end programming C G roupkeys Audio transmission comfoft Features Should your M KVision plus include the optional audio transmission feature you will a uto matically tra nsmit stereo sound together with the screen contents provided this function has been activated N o additional keys need to be operated forthis purpose In case ofa 1 1 connection one sender one receiver a conference circuitcan be activated in addition which permits communication with a student Allthatneeds to be provided is an audio box foreach workstation This upgrading can proceed atany time Procedure Press audio key Keep pressing this key to change between the two functions stereo sound included only and conference circuit To deactivate press the clear key Indicators Pilotlamp in the audio key is lighted Conference circuitactivated Pilotlamp notlig hted Stereo sound is included only audio is switched offonce the clear key hasbeenoperated Locking the Control Panel Features 0 peration of M KVision plus may be locked completely This permits the participants
22. orks are large itis tempting and obviously more convenientto change configurations for the participants computers C O N FIG SYS AUTO EXEC BAT under remote control from the teacher s terminal Please note in this connection thatM KVision should notbe operated while booting the system as otherwise the computers concerned may notbe able to find their keyboard and mouse Should keyboard error M aus nichtgefunden mouse notfound be reported please resetM KVision and bootthe relevant participantcomputer by means ofa hardware reset W hatdo have to observe with M KVision plus if one of the participants computers crashes when under remote control Two situations are possible The computer thathas crashed does notaffectthe mouse interface In thatcase remote control can be deactivated and the teacherisin a position to operate his her own computer with mouse and keyboard the computer concerned can be booted either locally orunderremote control using Strg A It Entf 38 Q uestions The computerthathas crashed blocksthe mouse interface You will notice this when in deactivating remote control teacher views own image neither the teacher s northe participant s mouse and keyboard work The teacher s mouse and keyboard are physically still connected with the participant s computer Switch the system offforabout3 sec and after restart bootthe computer ofthe participantconcerned aswellas yourown computer using a hard
23. power supply unit All maintenance and repair work should be leftto the skilled staff thathas been trained for the purpose fte gepr Sicherheit M KVision plus carriesthe G S and C E marks Contents STARTING M KVISON D lUS INSTRUCTION S FOR O PERA Eve 10 EEG leat EE 11 Image ID ne en ca eoe oe e t ete M Mn ace MD tee 1 2 and All ParticipantPC s OIC E 13 Teacher Views Participants E 14 and Remote ParuciDd DIES P Gase aos e 15 Participants Views Teacher s Image Remote Controls Teacher 16 ParticipantViews Participant s Image and Remote Controls Participant 17 Blanking All ParticipantPC Sac e Ee e etel etu 18 Individual Access to Sender a ostio ira da cue 19 Automatic e Lull 20 Help ReguestTom Pa TtClparnE uiucn acuta Qa tn d D RI Usa Rd 21 Cru 22 locking thecontol pan EE 23 AUGI ee 23 Special Feature EE 24 Structured C ontrol Panel forthe classic Version essri 25 G uarantee services THELEN EE 26 IN STRUCTION S FOR IN STALLATION HEEN 27 enee ee 28 HEEN 29 Assigning the ParticipantKeys to the terminal units
24. quately supplied with power even in large systems cf illustration p 32 Since the power supply unitdoes notincorporate any control elements itmay also be integrated in a table base unitor the like Especially in large systems the unit may heatup considerably therefore please make sure thatadequate ventilation is safeguarded and that in particular the vents are notcovered Installation Position the power supply unitata central pointof M K Vision plus Connectthe power supply unitwith a mains outlet 230 V using the power cable furnished 481 System O rganization The bus cables B N ow the power supply unitand all the terminal units need to be connected For this purpose please use the special bus cable furnished A bus structure is used for connection which has two ends thatmust be terminated by means of the terminating connectors supplied Startatone end with one of the two terminating connectors A using the 1 q bus connecton KV bus and then 5 H d 8 install bus cables proceeding d i i 707 from unitto unitand including the power supply unit 1 E gt 4 The open end ofthe last unitfina lly needs to be closed with the second terminating connector t ur power supply D N ote The physical position of the units within the bus has nothing to do with the coding procedure mentioned before The power supply unit for instance may be looped into th
25. t N ow connectthe mouse and the keyboard with the remaining sockets atthe other end ofthe M KVplus housing RS 232 Standard PCs keyboard DIN connector mouse RS232 and M KVision plus M KVplus terminal units in addition have one SUB D9 male and SUB D9 female socket oe 99 for connection 0785232 mice For keyboards with DIN connectors the adapters furnished n RS232 DINK M iniDIN DIN need to be used ias 55 Use the extension cables furnished to connectthe RS232 mouse socketwith the serial PC port and the keyboard socketwith the PC keyboard port using one ofthe adapters furnished Then plug the mouse and the keyboard into the required sockets atthe opposite end ofthe M KVplus terminal unit 30 System O rganization The audio box G Ifthe M KVision plus comes with the optional audio function the audio box foreach workstation has to be connected to the studentline unitorterminal unitby means ofthe cable furnished M iniDIN 8 pole The othertwo cables with 3 5 mm connectors are used to connectthe computer s sound board with the jacks atone end ofthe audio box following which the headsetis connected atthe other end Please note the diagram on the audio box The frontend controller can be used for individual volume control The power supply unit OU The power supply unitshould be installed ata central pointwithin the M KVision plus system to make sure thatunits installed atthe end ofthe bus cable are ade
26. thatthere are two switches The C PU mains switch can always remain in its on position If mains voltage is available poweron lamp willlightup and M KVision plus control panel canbe switched on oroffusing the second switch in the control panel The monitor does not synchronize when an image is transmitted oblique lines on the screen Incompatible horizontal frequencies dissolution of monitors and graphics cards Important Excessively high horizontal frequencies may destroy the monitor Setall graphics cards fora dissolution thatis compatible forthe weakestmonitor Transmission produces a wobbling image or lines travel across the screen In your classroom the protective conductor is affected by offsetvoltages As generally the protective conductoris used for grounding the computers and as ground connection ofthe graphics cards also links up with the protective conductor offset voltagesonthe ground wire add up to the video signal transmitted This is often the case when the computers in the classroom use different mains outlets thatare connected to different phases ofthe lighting system W herever possible try to have all the computers and monitors use one supply source or have the electrician provide additonal ground wire connections directly in the classroom Local screens show colour error The VG A or monitor cable connector has worked loose VG A or monitor cable is defective Connectboth cables O nly
27. the blanking key for blanking keep pressed and in addition press the key for the teacher s workstation m The pilotla mp in the control panel as well as thatin the participantbutton will go out Save by pressing the C key in the control panel Projector key beamer key Temporarily connect one participant button to the beamer unit and repeat steps 1 6 as described on page 33 Instead of pressing a key for a participant workstation the control panel EY press the help request release key keep pressed and in addition press the key for the beamer op The pilotlamp in the control panel as well as thatin the participantbutton will go out Again save by pressing the C key in the control panel 34 Putting into O peration Important Before starting the system make sure thatall the monitors used are Suited for the image refresh rate of all the networked units W hen transmitting a high resolution image to a monitor notsuited for the purpose this monitor may otherwise notbe able to synchronize and in the worst case itmay be damaged Startby switching on the power supply unit the poweron lamp willlightup N ow startM KVision plus using the switch atthe control panel and only then startthe computer with M KVplus switched off the networked PC s may otherwise reportan error keyboard error monitor error N ow all the computers should be ready for use i e all the monitors show the local
28. to work locally attheir Workstations irrespective ofthe feature lastactivated switch dE EE Procedure Ferry Actuate switch in the control board c 5 M Ar key operated switch Actuate key operated switch in the control board 23 Special Feature Beamer W here required the M KVision plus features may be extended by anLC display ora beamer zs classic The basic classic versions do notprovide neithera special function nora key for this feature W ith these versions the beamer is simply connected to the teacher s terminal unitinstead of or together with the monitor N ote Should the bea mer be located ata certain distance e g when ceiling mounted the video signal may be transmitted with some losses reduced brightness imperfectfocus control In such cases the beamerand the monitor should be connected by means ofa video splitter e g VS12 VS12L comfoft W ith the comfort version the beamer is connected like the participants monitors by means ofa separate terminal unit Dea mer unit A separate computer is however notrequired This feature allows the teacher to centrally display any ofthe participants images which the teacher may even process his her own computer O peration will in this case only proceed from the control panel Procedure Simple activation deactivation ofthe special beamer key connects the active sender to the beamer Structured Control Panel
29. ugh to be fitted into a cable ductif necessary The participantunits carry a schematic connection diagram W hen installed in a cable duct adequate clearance distance between the terminal unitand other energised lines hasto be maintained Please note the relevant safety regulations Each student workstation is called up by means ofa key on the keyboard which will be described later W hen first starting the system these keys have to be assigned to the different workstations as described on page 33 29 Adam amp Eve M KVision plus provides for the connection of PS 2 computers or PCs with RS232 mouse socket serial mo use and standard keyboard 5 pole DIN outlet Itis for the time being notpossible to combine PS 2 computers and PCs with RS232 mouse socket within one M KVision plus system Should you nevertheless need to have PS 2 computers and standard PC s linked within one system we will inform you ofany available options 5 2 PS 2 computers and M KVision plus The M KVplus terminal units have one o o 22 Mi o_o o_o M iniDIN socketon each side which are intended forconnection ofthe keyboard PS 2mouse PS 2keyboard aswellasanadditional M iniDIN forconnection ofthe mouse Use the extension cables M iniDIN iniDIN furnished to connectthe PC s mouse and keyboard sockets with the marked sockets ofthe M KVplus terminal units Please note the connection diagram on each terminal uni
30. ware reset Does KVision plus also work withouta mouse Some programs running under DO S do notrequire a mouse and cannoteven be used with a mouse In thatcase itseemsto be logic notto install a mouse or mouse driver atall There are also special systems thatare operated withouta keyboard M KVision plus can work with both versions A mouse need notnecessarily be connected If no keyboard is connected a PS 2 mouse needs to be used Itis not possible to use an RS232 mouse only serial mouse Brief Instructions Teacher views own screen clear gt Teacher screen to groups 1 Grouping SP E Ze E Teacher calls up student screen Teacher to student smi Student to other student i sg Blanking all groups M ouse keyboard remote control Release load image function Automatic scan Release help function Audio transmission conference keep pressed if required Brief Instructions Deactivate Note The teacher s workstation is source no workstation receive load image and help function not active We Selected source teacher after clear is transmitted a to the active groups The LEDs of the active groups are lighted EIS actuate again to deactivate C Because of the teacher automation if suffieces to just press the student key Keep teacher key D pressed select required student s C release teacher key C Include additional receiv
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