Avitech Mkc-104 User manual

MKC-104/204 User’s Manual

Revision 1.5.0

(November, 2011)

WARNING

Do not attempt to disassemble your MKC device. Doing so may void your

warranty. There are no serviceable parts inside. Please refer all servicing to

qualified personnel.

TRADEMARKS

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respective companies.

The information in this manual is subject to change without prior notice. No part

of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,

electronic or mechanical for any purpose, without the express written permission

of Avitech International Corporation. Avitech International Corporation may have

patents, patent applications, trademarks, copyrights or other intellectual property

rights covering the subject matter in this document. Except as expressly written

by Avitech International Corporation, the furnishing of this document does not

give you any license to patents, trademarks, copyrights or other intellectual

property of Avitech International Corporation or any of its affiliates.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

If you have any questions regarding the information provided in this guide, call

our technical support help line at 425-885-3863, or our toll free help line at

1-877-AVI-TECH. You can also email us at support@avitechvideo.com

Table of Contents

Warranty .............................................................................................iii

Extended Warranty Options....................................................................... iv

Services and Repairs Outside the Warranty Period .................................. iv

Regulatory Information.......................................................................v

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement...........................v

European Union CE Marking and Compliance Notices............................. vi

Statements of Compliance.................................................................. vi

Australia and New Zealand C-Tick Marking and Compliance Notice ....... vii

Statement of Compliance .................................................................. vii

Preface..............................................................................................viii

Welcome .................................................................................................. viii

About this Manual ...................................................................................... ix

1Getting Started..............................................................................1

1.1

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

Accessories .........................................................................................3

1.2

Product Features .................................................................................4

Hardware .............................................................................................4

Software...............................................................................................5

Specifications.......................................................................................5

Operating Modes .................................................................................6

1.3

Identifying the Front Hardware Components.......................................7

1.4

Identifying the Rear Hardware Components .......................................8

1.5

Getting Your MKC Ready for Use .......................................................8

Setting-up the Galaxy Configuration Software ....................................8

Standalone MKC................................................................................16

Cascade of Multiple MKCs ................................................................23

1.6

Rack Mounting the MKC....................................................................41

2Basic Skills..................................................................................44

2.1

Pop-up Selections..............................................................................44

2.2

Using the Mouse................................................................................44

2.3

Using the Keyboard ...........................................................................46

3Galaxy Software..........................................................................49

3.1

Using the Galaxy Software ................................................................49

Checking the Baud Rate....................................................................53

Automatic Detection of Optimum Display Resolution........................55

Setting the Desired Output Resolution ..............................................57

Creating New Groups (for MKC-204) ................................................58

Using the Default Window Layouts....................................................62

Save / Load Preset File .....................................................................65

Adjusting the Window Size ................................................................71

Viewing Multiple Windows .................................................................72

Using the Label / Border Features.....................................................73

Changing the Border Width ...............................................................75

Setting the Various MKC Properties Features...................................77

Read BIOS Version ...........................................................................80

Read Galaxy Information ...................................................................82

AFirmware Upgrade ......................................................................83

A.1

Updating the Firmware ......................................................................83

A.2

Resetting to the Factory-Default State ..............................................86

BUsing the MKC With KVM...........................................................91

CGlossary ......................................................................................98

DFrequently Asked Questions .....................................................99

iii

Warranty

Avitech International Corporation (herein after referred to as “Avitech”)

warrants to the original purchaser of the products manufactured in its facility (the

“Product”), that these products will be free from defects in material and

workmanship for a period of one (1) year or fifteen (15) months from the date of

shipment of the Product to the purchaser. There is a three (3) months grace

period between shipping and installation.

If the Product proves to be defective during the one (1) year warranty period, the

purchaser’s exclusive remedy and Avitech’s sole obligation under this warranty

is expressly limited, at Avitech’s sole option, to:

(a) repairing the defective Product without charge for parts and labor; or

(b) providing a replacement in exchange for the defective Product; or

replacement Product in good working order, then the purchaser shall be entitled

to recover damages subject to the limitation of liability set forth below.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:AVITECH’S LIABILITY UNDER THIS

WARRANTY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID FOR

THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. IN NO EVENT SHALL AVITECH BE

LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS

FOR ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY.

If Avitech replaces the defective Product with a replacement Product as provided

under the terms of this Warranty, in no event will the term of the warranty on the

replacement Product exceed the number of months remaining on the warranty

covering the defective Product. Equipment manufactured by other suppliers and

supplied by Avitech carries the respective manufacturer’s warranty. Avitech

assumes no warranty responsibility either expressed or implied for equipment

manufactured by others and supplied by Avitech.

THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES

EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY

IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A

PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ALL OF WHICH ARE EXPRESSLY

DISCLAIMED.

This Hardware Warranty shall not apply to any defect, failure, or damage:

(a) caused by improper use of the Product or inadequate maintenance and care of

the Product;

(b) resulting from attempts by other than Avitech representatives to install,

repair, or service the Product;

connection of the Product to incompatible equipment; or

(d) caused by the modification of the Product or integration with other products

when the effect of such modification or integration increases the time or

difficulties of servicing the Product.

Any Product which fails under conditions other than those specifically covered

by the Hardware Warranty, will be repaired at the price of parts and labor in

effect at the time of repair. Such repairs are warranted for a period of ninety (90)

days from date of reshipment to customer.

Extended Warranty Options

Avitech offers OPTIONAL Extended Warranty plans that provide continuous

coverage for the Product after the expiration of the Warranty Period. Contact an

Avitech sales representative or details on the options that are available for your

Avitech equipment.

Services and Repairs Outside the Warranty Period

Avitech make its best offer to repair products that is outside the warranty period,

provided the product has not reached its end of life (EOL). The minimum charge

for such repair excluding shipping and handling is $200 (US dollars).

AVITECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 8655 154th Ave NE Redmond, WA 98052 TOLL FREE 1 877 AVITECH

PHONE 1 425 885 3863 FAX 1 425 885 4726 [email protected] www.avitechvideo.com

Regulatory Information

NOTE: Marking labels located on the exterior of your device indicate the regulations that

your model complies with. Please check the marking labels on your device and refer to the

corresponding statements in this chapter. Some notices apply to specific models only.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Statement

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

digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to

provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment

is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and

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

with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to

cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the

interference at his own expense.

Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to

meet FCC emission limits. Avitech is not responsible for any radio or television

interference caused by using cables and connectors other than those

recommended. Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user's

authority to operate the equipment.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not

cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference

received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

European Union CE Marking and Compliance Notices

Statements of Compliance

English

This product follows the provisions of the European Directive 1999/5/EC.

Dansk (Danish)

Dette produkt er i overensstemmelse med det europæiske direktiv 1999/5/EC.

Nederlands (Dutch)

Dit product is in navolging van de bepalingen van Europees Directief

1999/5/EC.

Suomi (Finnish)

Tämä tuote noudattaa EU-direktiivin 1999/5/EC määräyksiä.

Français (French)

Ce produit est conforme aux exigences de la Directive Européenne 1999/5/EC.

Deutsch (German)

Dieses Produkt entspricht den Bestimmungen der Europäischen Richtlinie

1999/5/EC.

Ελληνικά (Greek)

To προϊόν αυτό πληροί τις προβλέψεις της Ευρωπαϊκής Οδηγίας 1999/5/EC.

Íslenska (Icelandic)

Þessi vara stenst reglugerð Evrópska Efnahags Bandalagsins númer 1999/5/EC.

Italiano (Italian)

Questo prodotto è conforme alla Direttiva Europea 1999/5/EC.

Norsk (Norwegian)

Dette produktet er i henhold til bestemmelsene i det europeiske direktivet

1999/5/EC.

Português (Portuguese)

Este produto cumpre com as normas da Diretiva Européia 1999/5/EC.

Español (Spanish)

Este producto cumple con las normas del Directivo Europeo 1999/5/EC.

Svenska (Swedish)

Denna produkt har tillverkats i enlighet med EG-direktiv 1999/5/EC.

vii

Australia and New Zealand C-Tick Marking and

Compliance Notice

Statement of Compliance

This product complies with Australia and New Zealand's standards for radio

interference.

viii

Preface

Welcome

Congratulations on purchasing this Avitech MKC (Mouse Keyboard Controller).

The Avitech MKC provides a fast and convenient way to simultaneously

supervise numerous computers on single or multiple display configurations just

by using one keyboard and mouse combination. MKC allows you to resize and

position windows by dragging them anywhere on your display, control windows

via hotkeys, switch active windows, and swap window positions. It also comes

with automatic detection that allows you to connect up to a maximum of 15

units.

The Avitech MKC is compatible for controlling computers with the following

operating systems:

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Windows OS: 98 Special Edition, 2000 Professional, XP, Vista, Server

2003, Server 2008, Windows 7

NOTE: Windows NT is currently not supported.

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Linux OS: Fedora 10, Ubuntu 8.1, Scientific 5.2, RedHat 5.1, Mint 6.0,

Debian 5.0, PC Linux OS 2009, Open SUSE 11.1, Mandriva 2009, CentOS

5.2

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Mac OS

About this Manual

This manual contains comprehensive information about your Avitech MKC to

help you operate the device. For questions pertaining to the operation of the

VCC-8000 series, refer to the VCC-8000 series manual for more details.

Throughout the manual, the following conventions are used to distinguish

elements of text.

NOTE: provides additional hints or information that requires special attention.

CAUTION: identifies important information which, if not followed, may result in loss of data

or damage to your device.

Any name of a menu, command, icon, or button that can be seen on the screen is

shown in a bold typeset in this manual. For example:

On the

Start

menu, select

Settings

1 Getting Started

This chapter introduces you to the features and specifications, as well as the

external components of your Avitech MKC. It also guides you through the

process of setting up your MKC for use.

NOTE: Depending on the model you purchased, the cabinet color and the look of the

accessories may be different from the ones shown in this manual.

1.1 Package Contents

After unpacking the shipping carton, you should find these standard items:

Avitech MKC

Proprietary RJ-45 to RS-232 (DB9-FM) Cable

(Refer to the “NOTE” below.)

USB-A to USB-B Cable

Keyboard Mouse

Utility Disc (contains software and user’s manual) AC/DC Switching Adapter

NOTE: Due to space limitation, the serial connector is replaced with a RJ-45 connector. A

proprietary RJ-45 to RS-232 (DB9-FM) cable is needed for serial function. The pin

definition is shown next.

DB9-FM RJ-45

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 1 Tx

2 Tx 2 Gnd

3 Rx 3

4 4 Rx

5 Gnd 5 Gnd

6 6

7 7

8 5 V 8 5 V