Avitech Sequoia 4K60 User manual

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Setup the Sequoia 4K60 (The following figure shows a typical setup with an Avitech Sequoia 4K60 module connected to four computer systems and a touchscreen display device via a USB hub.)
1. Connect one end of the USB A/B cable to
the USB Type-B port marked 1 on the
rear panel of Sequoia 4K60. Connect the
other end to the first computer’s USB
Type-A port. Connect another USB A/B
cables to the USB Type-B ports marked 2
/ 3/ 4on the rear panel of Sequoia 4K60
and the other end to the second / third /
fourth computer’s USB Type-A ports.
2. Connect one end of the HDMI signal cable
to the port marked HDMI IN 1on the rear
panel of Sequoia 4K60. Connect the other
end to the first computer’s HDMI / DVI (a
DVI-to-HDMI converter may be required)
port. Connect another HDMI signal cable
to the port marked HDMI IN 2connector
on the rear panel of Sequoia 4K60 and the
other end to the second computer’s HDMI
/ DVI port. Do the same for the third and
fourth computer.
3. Connect one end of the HDMI signal cable to
the port marked HDMI OUT 1 on the front
panel of Sequoia 4K60. Connect the other end
to the touchscreen display device’s HDMI port.
4. Connect a USB hub to the USB Type-A port
marked 1 on the front panel of Sequoia
4K60. Then connect one end of the USB A/B
cable to the USB Type-B port to the
touchscreen display device and connect other
end to the USB hub.
5. Connect the mouse and keyboard devices to
the USB hub.
6. Connect the 12 V DC power adapter to Sequoia
4K60.
7. Press the power switch to the ON position of
Sequoia 4K60. The image will be displayed on
touchscreen display device around 20 seconds.
8. Turn on power of the four computers and the
touchscreen display device.
9. Press Ctrl + Ton your keyboard or tap
anywhere (except the yellow and orange marks
shown in below figure) and hold the spot for 7
seconds to perform touchscreen calibration
(when using the touchscreen display device
with the Sequoia 4K60 for the very first time, or
upon resetting your Sequoia 4K60 to the
default state).
Use your finger tip or a stylus to tap and
continue pressing on the center of the
symbol that will appear on the top left portion
for approximately five (5) seconds until the next
symbol appears on the top right portion.
Perform the same step for this, as well as the
symbol that would appear on the lower left
portion and lower right portion of your monitor
display.
10. Upon completing touchscreen calibration,
tap anywhere on the touchscreen display
device or press the Pause/Break key and the
mouse pointer will appear on touchscreen
display device.
11. Move the mouse pointer to the window’s top
right portion of the particular computer.
When the pop-up menu appears
click the “ ” symbol. You can now use the
mouse or keyboard hotkeys to perform
various tasks. The default mouse and
keyboard is located on the Sequoia 4K60
Host operation mode.
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Operating Modes
Host Operation Mode
When the Sequoia 4K60 is in the Host operation
mode, the mouse cursor is controlled by a local
mouse device connected to the master Sequoia
device. There is a Host cursor to control all the
position and size of up to four remote
computers.
Remote Operation Mode
When the Sequoia 4K60 is in the Remote
operation mode, the mouse cursor and
keyboard is used to control a specific computer
connected to the Sequoia.
September, 2022 R3.0
Quick Start Guide
Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Avitech Sequoia 4K60
This guide provides step-by-step instructions for a quick setup of your Sequoia 4K60

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Front / Rear Components
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Sequoia 4K60 Front Components
Sequoia 4K60 Rear Components
Move/Resize Window
A few simple gestures –tap, drag, and pinch –are all you need to
use the touch-screen with Sequoia 4K60.
Window Repositioning –
Use one finger to tap-and-drag a window to a desired position.
Window Resizing –
Use two fingers to tap-and-drag (pinch) inward to make a window
smaller, or tap-and-drag (pinch) outward using two fingers
(depending on the size of a display you may need to use the index
finger of both hands) to make a window bigger.
Window Closing –
Use three fingers to tap-and-drag (pinch) inward to close a
window.
Window Adding –
Since the newly add window cannot be overlay with the other
three windows, use one finger to tap-and-drag within the blank
area to add a window to the desired position.
Window Swapping –
Tap once on a window, a pop-up selection will appear on the
top-right corner; tap the icon. Then tap anywhere within
another window to swap two windows' including label’s positions.
The image/video size may change according to the two positions’
former window size.
Full Screen Window –
Tap once on a window, a pop-up selection will appear on the
top-right corner; tap the icon and then the window will
maximize to full screen. Alternatively tap the icon to return
from full screen.
Access a Remote Computer –
Method 1: Double-tap on a window to enter the remote computer
mode.
Method 2: Tap once on a window, , a pop-up selection will appear
on the top-right corner, then taps on icon.
Full screen window –
Use two fingers to tap on a particular window and hold for
approximately 2 seconds then the window will maximize to full
screen. When in fullscreen mode, use two fingers to tap and
hold for approximately 2 seconds to return to quad-view
display.
Return back to Host mode –
To exit from Remote operation mode back to Host operation
mode, press within half inch of the upper or lower edges of the
touchscreen and hold for approximately 2 seconds.
Switch Control (Cycle) Between Full Screen Windows –
To switch window (cycle) while in full screen Remote operation
mode; press within half inch of the left or right edges of the
touchscreen and hold for approximately 2 seconds.
Cycle Forward: press right side of screen:
window 1  window 2  window 3  window 4  window 1
Cycle Backward: press left side of screen:
window 1  window 4  window 3  window 2  window 1
Returns to Default Layout –
To switch the four windows’ size and position back to its default
layout (only available in Host mode), press within the area
shown in below figure and hold for approximately 2 seconds.

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Using the Keyboard / Mouse
Pop-up Selections
Move the host cursor onto a window, the following
pop-up selection appears on the top-right corner:
On a computer window:
On a computer window in full screen mode:
: denotes swap window
: denotes enter a computer window
: denotes switching to display Input 1’s source
: denotes switching to display Input 1’s source
: denotes switching to display Input 2’s source
: denotes switching to display Input 3’s source
: denotes switching to display duplicated
Quad-view source
: denotes full screen
: denotes return from full screen
Using the Mouse –
You can double-click the window of a particular
computer you want to control.
Window Resizing –
Drag the border of a window to a desired size.
Window Repositioning –
Drag a window to a new position.
Window Closing –
Move the host cursor on a specific window, then
double-clicking the mouse right button to close this
window.
Window Adding –
Since the newly add window cannot be overlay with
the other three windows, move the host cursor to the
blank area, then click and hold the left button to select
a rectangle, release the moue left key, the newly add
window will appear on the display.
Window Swapping –
Move the host cursor to the top right corner of a
window, select the capital letter S, and then click the left
button. Move the host cursor (still a capital letter S) to
destination window and click the left button.
Full Screen Window –
Move the host cursor to the top right corner of a window,
select then click the left button and the window will
maximize to full screen mode.
Again move the host cursor to the top right corner of a
window, select to return back from full screen mode.
Surfer Mode Switching –
You can use mouse side-key to toggle the “Surfer” feature
on and off.
Access a Remote Computer –
Method 1: Move the host cursor to the top right corner of
a remote computer window, select then click the left
button. The newly accessed remote system will be
displayed on the editing window.
Method 2: Double-click the mouse when the host cursor is
on a remote computer window. The newly accessed remote
system will be displayed on the editing window. The remote
system that was just exited will be displayed in the window
previously occupied by the newly switched remote system.
From then on all mouse and keyboard inputs will be
directed to that particular remote computer.
Using the Keyboard
Use the following hot keys only in the Host operation mode.
The input letter is not case sensitive.
Keys
Function
Ctrl –
Monitor
ID –
Window
ID
To set a particular window to full screen mode
(e.g., Ctrl –2 –3 would set the third window on
monitor 2 to display in full screen mode).
Home
Returns the four windows to its default layout.
Ctrl –
Monitor
ID –Q
To set a particular monitor’s layout returning to
Quad-view layout mode (e.g., Ctrl –2 –Q
would set the monitor 2 to return to quad-view
layout).
Ctrl + S
Saves the display configuration as the latest
preset to the Sequoia UHD so that on the next
boot-up the latest preset will be loaded.
PageUp/
PageDown
Switch between the three factory-default
layout presets.

Load the previous user-created preset file.

Load the next user-created preset file.
Use the following hot keys only in the Remote operation
mode.
Keys
Function
Pause
Break
Exit from the remote operation mode to the
host operation mode.
Note: When using a keyboard without
“Pause/Break” key, use “control + option
(Alt) + shift + p” instead to perform Remote
mode to Host mode switch.
Ctrl + Alt
+ Shift +
F8
Toggles the “Surfer” feature on and off;
moving mouse to a border shared with
another computer will cause the Sequoia’s
(Host) keyboard and mouse to control the
other computer.
Web-browser Graphical User Interface (GUI)
To access the web-browser GUI for more
advanced functions, connect the Sequoia 4K60L IP
port to a computer using an ethernet cable.
Make sure the computer is on the same subnet as
the Sequoia 4K60 (factory default IP address is
192.168.0.5), open a web browser such as Google
Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, or
Microsoft Edge, and enter “192.168.0.5” in the
web browser address bar.
Log in to control the unit with the factory default
password “admin”.
The Sequoia 4K60 is compatible with the following
operating systems:
Windows OS: 98 Special Edition, 2000 Professional, XP,
Vista, Server 2003, Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8,
Windows 10.
Linux OS: Fedora 10, Ubuntu 8.1, Scientific 5.2, RedHat,
Mint 6.0, Debian 5.0, PC Linux OS 2009, SUSE 11.1,
Mandriva 2009, CentOS 5.2
Mac OS: O/S X 10.5 or later version only.
NOTE: Windows NT is currently not supported.