Acnodes KD 81716 User manual

Model :
KD 81716
User Manual
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing KD 81716 KVM Rackmount LCD Keyboard Drawer with 16 ports KVM
switch. LCD Keyboard Drawer with 16 ports KVM switch is ideal for application where space is
critical.
KD 81716 is a combination of keyboard, Touch Pad, KVM switch and TFT LCD packed into a
drawer with features such as monitor flip up design, adjustable mounting brackets, built in LCD
OSD, centralized control of 16 PCs.
Features
• Unique mechanical design to maximize rack mountable space
• Unique monitor flip up design allows viewing through closed glass door of cabinet
• Adjustable mounting brackets for multiple depth cabinets between 650mm and 1000mm
• Lightweight aluminum construction – with a black anodize finish
• High quality keyboard with integrated trackball
• Keyboard options supporting twelve languages
• Side to side wide-angle viewing as CRT monitor
• Built in On Screen Display controlled by integral membrane switches
• Power saving feature for prolonging the life of LCD panel
• Standard D-sub 15-pin VGA input connector
• Front-access lock for security
• EMC shielding around the monitor housing to minimize interference
• All mounting hardware included
• Built in KVM switch function for easy controlling and monitoring up to 16 residing servers
• Support eight character password protection and search PC server name
• Auto scan mode for monitor PCs and flexible scan time from 5 ~ 99 sec
• LED display for easy status monitoring
• Supplied with 16 x screened cables 6 ft long
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Packing Contents
KD 81716 LCD Keyboard Drawer with KVM switch 1 PCS
User’s manual 1 PCS
AC to DC Power Adapter w/power cord 1 PCS
Rack Mount Kit 1 SET
Standard 3-in-1 KVM cable 16 PCS
Before Unpacking
It is very important to locate the LCD Keyboard Drawer with KVM switch in a suitable environment.
 The surface for placing and fixing the LCD Keyboard Drawer with KVM switch should be
stable and level or mounted into a suitable cabinet.
 Make sure the place has good ventilation, is out of direct sunlight, sway from sources of
excessive dust, dirt, heat, water, moisture and vibration.
 Convenience for connecting the LCD Keyboard Drawer with KVM switch to the related
facilities should be well considers too.
Unpacking
The LCD Keyboard Drawer with KVM switch comes with the following standard parts shown as
below. Check and make sure they are included and in good condition. If anything is missing, or
damage, contact the supplier immediately.
Connection
The DC Power inlet and connection cables are located in the lower rear panel of the LCD
Keyboard Drawer.
1. DC Power Inlet : plug in the AC to DC Power Adapter
2. VGA port : Connect to VGA port in computer
3. PS/2 Keyboard cable : Connect to keyboard port in computer
4. PS/2 Mouse cable : Connect to mouse port in computer
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Important Safeguards
Please read all of these instructions carefully before you use the device.
Save this manual for future reference.
 Unplug the LCD Keyboard Drawer with KVM switch from the power outlet before cleaning.
 Do not spray liquid cleaners or aerosol directly on the device. Wet a cloth with a neutral detergent (e.g. clean
water) and squeeze it tight, then clean the screen slightly with it.
 Do not expose the LCD Keyboard Drawer with KVM switch directly to rain, water, moisture or sunlight.
 Avoid pressure on the LCD screen to prevent permanent damage to the display.
 Do not attempt to service the device yourself. Improper operation may void your warranty. Refer all servicing to
qualified service personnel.
 Safe storage environment of the LCD Keyboard Drawer with KVM switch is ranging between –20oC and 60oC.
Permanent damage could occur if the LCD Keyboard Drawer with KVM switch is stored outside the safe range.
 Unplug the LCD Keyboard Drawer witch KVM switch immediately and call a qualified service personnel under
the following conditions:
1. The VGA signal cord is frayed or damaged.
2. If the monitor has been exposed to rain, liquid or water.
3. If the monitor has been dropped or the casing has been damaged.
What the warranty does not cover
1. Any product, on which the serial number has been defaced, modified or removed.
2. Damage, deterioration or malfunction resulting from:
a) Accident, misuse, neglect, fire, water, lightning, or other acts of nature, unauthorized product
modification, or failure to follow instructions supplied with the product.
b) Repair or attempted repair by anyone not authorized by us.
c) Any damage of the product due to shipment.
d) Removal or installation of the product.
e) Causes external to the product, such as electric power fluctuation or failure.
f) Use of supplies or parts not meeting our specifications.
g) Normal wear and tear.
h) Any other causes which does not relate to a product defect.
3. Removal, installation, and set-up service charges.
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LCD Session
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On Screen Display - OSD
 OSD is the convenient way for a user to adjust the screen performance to his satisfaction.
P
ower On/Off Menu / Selection
L
eft
R
ight
E
xit
1. Entering the OSD Meun
2. Press the to display the OSD main menu.
3. Selecting icons for adjusting
4. Use buttons to scroll through the icons within the main menu and other sub-menus
the currently selected icon will be highlighted.
5. A slider bar is displayed whenever a value is to be sent. Use buttons to scroll
along the bar.
6. Saving the settings and Exit
7. Selections / selected values is automatically saved once made.
8. Select “Auto” for autoadjust LCD quality
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Customizing the Settings
1. Brightness
• To perform brightness adjustment of the input RGB signal
2. Contrast
• To adjust the contrast level of the input signal
3. Phase
• To optimize the picture quality by adjusting the sampling clock of the input RGB Signal
4. Frequency
• To adjust the frequency of the input signal to optimize the picture quality
5. H - Position
• To adjust the horizontal position of the frame
6. V - Position
• To adjust the vertical position of the frame
7. Sharpness
• To enhance more sharpening on the appearance of images
8. Color Temperature
• To enter into the Color temperature sub-menu
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1. H - Position
• To adjust the horizontal position of the OSD frame
2. V - Position
• To adjust the vertical position of the OSD frame
3. Half Tone
• To switch the OSD color from full color to half tone
4. OSD Timeout
• To modify the duration of the OSD time-out
1. Information
• To display the existing input signal information
2. Reset
• To reset the LCD to factory setting
3. Half Tone
• To switch LCD power ON/OFF auto mode
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Resolution Setting
For Microsoft Windows
Step 1 – Press right click on the desktop
Step 2 – Choose “Properties”
Step 3 – change the “Screen Resolution” Step 4 – change the “Screen refresh rate”
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FAQ
 My display doesn’t work, even though the computer appears to work
1. Make sure the power cable is securely plugged into the display
2. Make sure the display is turned on
3. Try turning the display off and then turning it on again
4. Make sure the display’s power cord is plugged into a power outlet and into the
AC power adapter. Check to see whether the outlet works by plugging
another device into the outlet
5. Check the connection between the display and the computer, The cable
connectors must be pushed in all the way
 The message “Check Cable” appears on my display
1. This message appears when the video cable is not properly connected to the
computer
2. Make sure the analog video cable is plugged into the Analog Video Input port
on the back of the display
3. Make sure the other end of analog video cable is plugged into the PC’s video
port
 The message “No Sync” appears on my display
1. This message appears when there is no video signal from the computer
a. with cable already connected
2. Make sure that the computer’s power is turn on
3. Make sure that your graphic card has its output already
 The message “Signal Out of Range” appears on my display
1. This message appears when the input signal is beyond the display’s
capability
2. 13.3” 1024 x 768 at 70Hz (Max.)
3. 15.1” 1024 x 768 at 75Hz (Max.)
4. 17.1” 1280 x 1024 at 75Hz (Max.)
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FAQ – Sun Server
 Sun Server are using resolution at 1152 x 900 x 76Hz
 Supported resolution mode
 640 x 480 x 70/75Hz
 800 x 600 x 70/75Hz
 1024 x 768 x 70/75Hz
 1280 x 1024 x 75Hz (17” LCD)
 Note the Max. frequency of 13.3” is 70Hz
 You need to change the Sun Server resolution before you connect to LCD
Display
 Please do the following procedure to change the resolution setting :
1. as root:
you may find the following comment “/user/sbin/m64config”
2. Type “/user/sbin/m64config – prconf”
to view current resolution
3. Type “/user/sbin/m64config – res 1024x768x70 now”
to change to 1024x768 @ 70MHZ
4. the screen will be rubbish
5. Then type “pkill Xsun”
6. And Type “pkill Xsession” to restart the Xsession
Remember this process need to RESTART the server
 Under Common Desktop Environment (CDE)
 To change the OpenBoot resolution, you can type the following commend in OK
prompt
1. In OK prompt, type “setenv output-device screen:r1024x768x70”
2. Type “printenv” to confirm the resolution has been changed to 1024x768x70Hz
3. Then type “reset” to restart the system
Remember this process need to RESTART the server
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Technical Information
Size 17”
Screen Type TFT Active Matrix
Display Area 337.92mm(H) x 270.336mm(V)
Contrast Ratio 350 : 1
Viewing Angle 150(H) x 125(V) Typ.
Resolution XGA 1280 x 1024
Pixel pitch 0.264mm (H) x 0.264mm (W)
Response Time Tr=5ms, Tf=20ms Typ
Brightness 250 cd/m2
Panel Color 16.7M Colors
LCD
Back Light 4 Lamps
Synchronization Horizontal : 31-69 KHz
Range Vertical : 56-75 Hz
Video
Input Signal Analog RGB 0.7Vp-p
Power Management VESA DPMS
Power Micro on/off switch on the backsideControl
OSD Control Brightness, Contrast, Color,
H position, V position, Auto config,
OSD adjust, Dither, etc.
Power Input 12V/5A DC adapterExternal Connection
Video Input 15-pin D-Sub connector
Size 15”
Screen Type TFT
Display Area 304.1mm(H) x 228.1mm(V)
Contrast Ratio 300 : 1
Viewing Angle 130(H) x 110(V) Typ
Resolution 1024 x 768
Pixel pitch 0.297mm (H) x 0.297mm (W)
Response Time Tr=5ms, Tf=20ms Typ
Brightness 250 cd/m2
Panel Color 16.2M
LCD
Back Light 4 CCFTs (Cold Cathode Fluorescent
tube)
Synchronization Horizontal : 48.36-60 KHz
Range Vertical : 56-75 KHz
Video
Input Signal Analog RGB 0.7Vp-p
Power Management VESA DPMS
Power Micro on/off switch on the backsideControl
OSD Control Brightness, Contrast, Color,
H position, V position, Clock, Phase,
Auto config, Scaling, Input select,
Clear EEPROM, Multi window,
OSD adjust, Save
Power Input 12V/5A DC adapterExternal Connection
Video Input 15-pin D-Sub connector
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KVM Session
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KVM
Shi
f
t button Bank
Selected Channe
l
1
Channel select button Online Channe
l
Bank select button
Selected Channel - Displayed channel on monitor & red in LED
Channel select button - Press to select channel from 1 - 8
Shift button - Press & Hold follow with a channel button to select channel from 9 - 16
Online Channel - Green LED state the PC has connected and Power on
Bank no. - Display the Bank no. from 1 - 8
Bank select button - Select the bank from 1 –8 (only work in master switch)
Cascade Port Channel Port
12V DC in
p
u
t
Console
12V DC Input - To connect to the external power adapter
Cascade Port - To connect another KVM switch
Console Port - To connect the PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse and Monitor
Channel Port - To connect the PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse and VGA on the PC side
- To use the one plug connection cable between KVM & PC
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Installation
Before installation, please make sure all of peripherals and computers have been turned off.
1. Connect the Keyboard, VGA, Mouse cables to the computer ports of KVM switch
2. After Powering on computers and finishing the boot-up process, you can start to go KVM
switch.
Note:
Please don’t switch the PC port (i.e. Don’t press the push button of KVM switch or run hot key)
during the computers are under boot-up process.
Startup
1. Power on the KVM power
2. The channel which have PC connected and it is switch on will have a green LED on that
channel
3. The red LED will indicate the selected channel
4. 7 segments LED will display the bank no.
5. Press channel button to select the channel
6. Key-in the password, default is “00000000”
7. Otherwise the keyboard & mouse will be locked
8. If you forget your password, send back to Manufacturer
LED Indication
 When you change the channel
 If the PC is turn off or is disconnected
 The LED will flash otherwise is will lit
Keyboard hot key command
 Simple key sequence
 Press “ Scroll Lock” twice within 2sec
 Follow with a beep sound, going into the hot key mode
 Need to key in the hot key within 2 sec
 Go back to Operation System Control state
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Hot Key
 Press “Bank” & “Channel” at the same time to reset the KVM switch to default
setting
• S.L. + S.L. + Previous Channel
• S.L. + S.L. + Next Channel
Note: You also could press “up arrow key” or “down arrow key” longer time to speed
up selecting the destination port
• S.L. + S.L. + Page Up Previous Bank
• S.L. + S.L. + Page Down Next Bank
 To Select PC port
• S.L. + S.L. + Bank No. + Port No.
• Bank No. 1 – 8 (Max.) Port No. 01 – 16 (Max.)
• Example we select Bank 3 Channel 14
• S.L. + S.L. + 3 + 14
• Example we select Bank 7 Channel 5
• S.L. + S.L. + 7 + 05
 Beeper On/Off
• S.L. + S.L. + B(Default is On)
 Auto Scan
• S.L. + S.L. + S(Default is 10 sec from P to P)
• Press any key to stop
ROM REFLASH
 Rom Refresh
• S.L. + S.L. + R(Refresh to OSD Default Value)
• Not include the PASSWORD
 Find by PC name
F I N D : █
• S.L. + S.L. +F
• Key the PC name
• Search PC name starting from 1st PC port
 OSD Menu
• S.L. + S.L. + Spacebar
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OSD Menu
BANK : 1
01 SYSTEM 01 02
 Bank No.
SYSTEM 02 
03 SYSTEM 03 04 SYSTEM 04
05 SYSTEM 05 06 SYSTEM 06
07 SYSTEM 07 08
 PC Name List
SCAN: 1 0 SEC. CONSOLE ON/OFF
ESC : QUIT ENTER :COMPLETE
TAB : NEXT INSERT :EDIT
/: SELECT PORT  Info.
 KVM Settings
PgDn/PgUp: BANK SELECT
OSD : 1 0 SEC. CHANGE PASSWORD
SYSTEM 08
 Use “Tab” key to select items like Bank, OSD, SCAN, CHANGE PASSWORD,
CONSOLE ON/OFF, etc…
 Use Page Up & Page Down to switch previous or next bank
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OSD Menu
BANK : 1
01 SYSTEM 01 02SYSTEM 02 
03 SYSTEM 03 04 SYSTEM 04
05 SYSTEM 05 06 SYSTEM 06
07 SYSTEM 07 08 SYSTEM 08
OSD : 1 0 SEC. CHANGE PASSWORD
SCAN: 1 0 SEC. CONSOLE ON/OFF
ESC : QUIT ENTER :COMPLETE
TAB : NEXT INSERT :EDIT
/: SELECT PORT
• OSD – 10 sec
• OSD window display or PC
name exist 10 sec
• Default Value is 10 sec
• Modify from 05 – 99 sec
• Scan – 10 sec
• Scan interval from one PC port
to next PC port is 10 sec
• Default Value is 10 sec
• Max. 99 sec
• PC Name List
• “” near to the PC name represents the PC
system is powered on
• Use up arrow key “” or down arrow key “”to
select port for destination PC name and press
“Enter” to select
• Edit PC name
• Press “Ins” key for editing PC name
• PC name should not more than 8 characters
• After finish edit press “Enter”
PgDn/PgUp: BANK SELECT
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OSD - Password
• Changing Password
• Default password “00000000”
• Choose “Change Password”
• Key-in the existing password
• Enter the New Password
• Re-Enter the New Password
• Changing Password
complete
• Max. 8 digits
ESC : QUIT ENTER : COMPLETE
NEW PASSWORD COMPLETE
ESC : QUIT ENTER : COMPLETE
RETYPE NEW PASSWORD : █
ESC : QUIT ENTER : COMPLETE
ENTER NEW PASSWORD : █
ESC : QUIT ENTER :
ENTER PASSWORD : █
Console On/OFF
 ON – any user can the console
 OFF – user is not allow to use the console, unless key-in password
 Default – OFF, you need to key-in password
Escape
?SYSTEM 02102
 PC name show in the up-left corner
 Press “Esc” key to dear the message right away of OSD menu
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Cascade
Using 3 in 1 KVM cable connect from Bank 1’s “Cascade port” to Bank 2’s “Console port”. After
connected please press “Bank” & “Channel” button on the front of the KVM switch to reset the
KVM switch.
Bank 1
Bank 2
Bank 3
Bank 8 (Max)
Cascade level Max. 8 level
 Max. PC connection is 128 (all using 16 ports)
 All KVM switch is compatible & can cascade with each other
 Using 3 in 1 KVM cable to cascade
 Normal distance from one KVM to another is 15ft
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