Digitus DS-12404 User manual

4-Port Dual Monitor
Combo KVM Switch
MANUAL
(DS-12404)

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Index
1INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 3
1.1 FEATURES ..............................................................................................................3
1.2 PHYSICAL DIAGRAM.................................................................................................4
1.3 PACKAGE CONTENTS...............................................................................................4
2SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 GENERAL................................................................................................................5
2.2 LED INDICATORS ....................................................................................................6
3INSTALLATION........................................................................................................................... 7
3.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .........................................................................................7
3.2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION........................................................................................7
3.3 USB ENUMERATION TIME .........................................................................................8
3.4 NOTICE FOR SUN MICRO SYSTEM USER ...................................................................8
3.5 DRIVER INSTALLATION .............................................................................................9
3.5.1 OS WITHOUT DRIVER INSTALLATION ..........................................................................9
3.5.2 WINDOWS 98/SE ....................................................................................................9
4OPERATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 12
4.1 PUSH BUTTON OPERATION.....................................................................................12
4.2 HOST SELECTION ..................................................................................................12
4.2.1 HOT KEY SUPPORT ...............................................................................................12
4.2.2 CHANGE LEADING HOT KEY...................................................................................12
4.2.3 SPECIFIC CHANNEL SELECTION .............................................................................12
4.2.4 CHANNEL SHIFT FUNCTION ....................................................................................12
4.2.5 [ALT] CHANNEL SHIFT FUNCTION...........................................................................13
4.2.6 HOST SELECTED INDICATOR ..................................................................................13
4.3 USB HUB SELECTION ...........................................................................................13
4.3.1 USB HUB SWITCH BY PUSH BUTTON .....................................................................13
4.3.2 HOT KEY SWITCH FOR USB HUB SELECTION .........................................................14
4.3.3 HUB SELECTED INDICATOR ....................................................................................14
4.4 AUDIO SELECTION.................................................................................................14
4.4.1 AUDIO AUTO-SWITCH FUNCTION ...........................................................................14
4.4.2 HOT KEY SWITCH FOR AUDIO SELECTION ...............................................................14
4.5 AUTO-SCAN FUNCTION:.........................................................................................15
4.5.1 ACTIVATE AUTO-SCAN ...........................................................................................15
4.5.2 AUTO-SCAN TIME INTERVAL ...................................................................................15

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4.5.3 STOP AUTO-SCAN .................................................................................................15
4.6 BUZZER SETUP .....................................................................................................15
4.7 RESTORE FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS ..................................................................15
4.8 HOT KEY SUMMARY ..............................................................................................16
4.9 SUN MICROSYSTEMS FUNCTION KEY EMULATION: ..................................................18

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1 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing of 4 Ports USB DUAL VGA KVM Switch with
Audio. You now have a high quality and durability system to control
multiple computers/servers from one console (Mouse, Keyboard, Dual
Monitor, Microphone and Speaker).
1.1 Features
1 Controls 4 dual-video enabled computers from a single console (keyboard/mouse)
over USB connection by using standard USB cables and dual monitors.
2 Supports PS/2 keyboard/mouse and USB keyboard/mouse.
3 Compliant with USB Specification Revision 2.0 and USB Device Class
Definition for HID Revision 1.11.
4 Four computers can share two USB downstream ports.
5 Supports two types of switching:
a. Push button on front panel
b. Hot keys on PS/2 and USB keyboard
6 LED display for easy status monitoring.
7 Supply Microsoft Intellimouse 3 ~ 5 Key Mouse & Microsoft Natural
Keyboard Pro series.
8 Supports VGA interface.
9 Supports VGA resolutions up to 2048 x 1536 @ 85Hz.
10 Supports Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME/XP/VISTA/7, Linux, MAC OS9/OSX,
SUNMICRO Solaris 8 or later.
11 Provide USB HUB switching in independent method or combination with the
host switching (USB HUB Auto-Switch mode).
12 Provides audio switching in independent method.
13 Auto-Scan function (Time interval can be adjusted between 5-20 seconds
when the Auto-Scan function is enabled).
14 Plug and Play ( Windows 98/SE users might need your Windows CD to
install the HID driver for USB keyboard/mouse.)

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1.2 Physical Diagram
1.3 Package Contents
The product you purchased should contain the equipment and accessories
shown as follows:
1 1 x 4 Ports USB Dual VGA KVM Switch with Audio.
2 4 x USB/VGA cable.
3 4 x Specific USB-Audio cable.
4 1 x External power adaptor DC 5V 2A
5 1 x User Manual

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2 Specifications
2.1 General
Specification
Number Of Computer Controlled 4
Selection Method Push Button/Hot Key
LEDs
Host Selected LED (RED)
HUB Selected LED (Green)
Auto Switch & Auto Scan LED (Green)
Compliant with USB Version USB1.0 / USB1.1 / USB2.0
Compliant with HID Version USB HID 1.11
PC Connectors
Video 8 x VGA WUXGA male
USB 4 x USB Type B female (For USB)
4 x USB Type B female (For Audio)
Console port
Video 2 x VGA WUXGA female
Keyboard 1 x PS/2 6 pin mini-DIN female
1 × USB Type A female
Mouse 1 x PS/2 6 pin mini-DIN female
1 × USB Type A female
Microphone 1 x Audio Jack Female (Pink)
Speaker 1 x Audio Jack Female (Green)
USB Downstream ports 2 x USB Type A female
Auto-Scan Interval 5,10,15,20 sec
DDC, DDC2 monitor Yes(Max.Resolution:2048x1536 @85Hz)
Operating system supported Win 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7,
Mac OS9/X, Linux, Sun Micro OS
Cables Included 4 sets of specific USB - Audio cable
4 sets of USB and VGA cable
Cable Length 1.8 Meter (USB/VGA cable)
20 cm ( specific USB-Audio cable )
Power By External Adaptor
Output Voltage 5V
Output Current 2A
Hot Pluggable Yes
Device driver No
Dimensions (LxWxH) 269 x 81 x 44 mm
Unit Weight 1073 g

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2.2 LED Indicators
Host Selected Indicators (RED)
ON: Indicates which PC is available and selected.
Flash: Indicates which Host PC is selected but is not available
Hub Selected Indicators (GREEN)
Indicates which PC is connecting with USB Hub downstream ports..
Hub auto-switch / Auto-Scan Indicator (GREEN)
ON: Hub Auto-Switch mode is active.
The USB HUB will switch with selected PC.
OFF: Hub Auto-Switch mode is inactive.
The USB HUB is independent and must be switched by hot key.
Flash: Auto-Scan mode is active.

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3 Installation
3.1 System Requirements
1 Computer: PC with 1 spare USB port and 2 VGA ports.
2 Operating system: Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista/7, Mac OS9/OSX,
Linux Kernel 2.3 or later, Solaris 8 or later, Sun Microsystems OS.
3 VGA cable to computer: 2 VGA female-to-male cable per computer.
(accessory).
4 USB cable: 2 USB cable with one Type-A end and one Type-B end per
computer. (accessory)
5 Specific USB to Audio cable: 1 USB to Audio cable with one Type-B end and
speaker and micphone per computer. (accessory)
6 Two monitors support VGA interface, and two VGA cables to monitor.
7 USB and/or PS/2 keyboard/mouse as you want.
8 One speaker and micphone with relative cable if necessary.
9 Other USB device to USB downstream port if necessary.
3.2 Hardware Installation
1 Connects USB and/or PS/2 keyboard/mouse to the console front ports of KVM.
2 Connects all audio cable to each computer, KVM, speaker and micphone if
necessary.
3 Connects other USB devices to USB Hub downstream ports if necessary.
4 Connects the monitor VGA cable to the monitor output port of KVM.
5 Apply DC 5V power adaptor to power this KVM Switch.
6 Connects the VGA cable between the VGA port on the computer display card

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and the VGA input port of KVM.
7 Make sure that the USB function of your computer is enabled and working
properly. Connects the USB cable Type-A end to the computer USB port, and
the cable Type-B end to the KVM’s USB upstream port.
8 Turn on the computers and make sure that the USB ports are enabled and
working properly.
3.3 USB enumeration time
This KVM Switch supports USB plug & play; all the components can be
added and removed at any time without the need to shut the unit down.
However, it will take several seconds to enumerate USB device, the time
consumed depends on the number of USB devices and the speed of
computer.
3.4 Notice for Sun Micro System user
Due to some Sun Microsystems do not support the USB 2.0 HUB feature
during the booting period, if you are using such Sun Microsystems, it is
possible that you will see the system show up keyboard detected failed
message, screen go to blank for few minutes, then the login screen will
come out.

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Since Sun Microsystems does not support multiple keyboard and mouse,
please make sure only one set of keyboard and mouse on your KVM and
your Sun Microsystems computer.
3.5 Driver Installation
3.5.1 OS without driver installation
No driver is needed for the following operation systems.
1. Windows ME/2000/2003/XP/VISTA/7
2. MAC OS9/OSX
3. Linux kernel 2.3 or later
4. Sun Microsystems Solaris 8 or later
3.5.2 Windows 98/SE
After you connect this KVM Switch to your PC, Windows 98 will
automatically detect the device and prompt for the driver installation.
Please prepare your Windows 98 CD ready, and install the driver by
following the instructions.
A. Press “Next” to Continue.
B. Tick “Search for the best
driver for your device” and
press “Next” to continue.

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C. Please insert the
“Windows 98” CD into your
CD-ROM drive. Tick
“CD-Rom drive” and press
“Next” to continue.
D. Press “Next” to start the
installation process.
E. Sometimes Windows
cannot locate the necessary
driver automatically. So you
need to choose “Browse” to
specify the location of the
driver on your “Windows
98” CD manually.

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F. Press “OK” to continue.
G. Press “Finish” to finish
installing the USB Human
Interface Device driver for
keyboard & mouse.

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4 Operations
4.1 Push button Operation
You can switch to any desired USB host connection with audio together by
pushing the push button on the front panel of KVM Switch. You can also
disable Audio Auto-Switch function by Hotkey. Please refer section 4.4.1
Audio Auto-Switch Function.
4.2 Host Selection
4.2.1 Hot Key Support
The hot key function is working on both PS/2 and USB keyboard which is
plugged at port marked with keyboard logo of the KVM. However, there is
no hot key support for USB keyboard which is plugged to the USB Hub
downstream ports which locate on upper part of the KVM.
4.2.2 Change Leading Hot Key
The leading hot key is [Scroll Lock] by default setting. However, you can
change the leading hot key if you want. By pressing [Ctrl] twice, [New Hot
Key], then press [Enter], you can change the leading hot key. The
available leading hot key are [Scroll Lock], [Num Lock] and [Caps Lock].
Setup leading hot key to [Scroll Lock]
[Ctrl] + [Ctrl] + [Scroll Lock] + [Enter]
Setup leading hot key to [Num Lock]
[Ctrl] + [Ctrl] + [Num Lock] + [Enter]
Setup leading hot key to [Caps Lock]
[Ctrl] + [Ctrl] + [Caps Lock] + [Enter]
4.2.3 Specific Channel Selection
You can select the computer you want to control by the following hot keys:
[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [1]: Switch control to host 1
[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [2]: Switch control to host 2
[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [3]: Switch control to host 3
[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [4]: Switch control to host 4
4.2.4 Channel Shift Function
Switch control to previous host:

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[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [Left Arrow]
Switch control to next host
[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [Right Arrow] or
[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [Enter]
4.2.5 [ALT] Channel Shift Function
[ALT] channel shift function is OFF by default. After [ALT] channel shift
function is enabled, you can press left [ALT] or right [ALT] key twice, the
active host will automatically shift to left or right one channel (channel
decrease / increase to next).
Enable/Disable [ALT] channel shift function
[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [ALT] + [Enter]
Switch control to previous host
[Left ALT] + [Left ALT]
Switch control to next host
[Right ALT] + [Right ALT]
4.2.6 Host Selected Indicator
The Host Selected LED (Red ) on KVM front panel indicates the host port
status:
OFF: Indicates the host port is not selected.
ON: Indicates the host port is available and selected.
Flash: Indicates the host port is selected but is not available
4.3 USB Hub Selection
4.3.1 USB Hub Switch by Push Button
You must enable Hub Auto-Switch function before you can use push
button to switch USB Hub. There are two ways to toggle Hub Auto-Switch
alternatively:
Press any push button on KVM front panel for 3 seconds.
By using hot key: [Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [H]
After Hub Auto-Switch function is enabled, the Hub auto-switch /
Auto-Scan Indicator on front panel will turn ON statically, and USB hub
can be switched along with selection of host port by push button on front
panel. The USB hub switching time is one second later after port switch,
the reason to delay the USB hub switch is to decrease USB enumeration

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loading if user changes active port very fast.
4.3.2 Hot Key Switch for USB Hub Selection
If Hub Auto-Switch function is disabled, the USB hub switch is
independent from host port. You can use the following hot keys to switch
USB hub to specific port:
[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [Q]: Switch USB hub to port 1
[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [W]: Switch USB hub to port 2
[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [E]: Switch USB hub to port 3
[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [R]: Switch USB hub to port 4
If Hub Auto-Switch function is enabled, USB hub will be switched along
with selection of host port by Hot Key. In this mode, hot key [Hot Key] +
[Hot Key] + [Q/W/E/R] for USB hub switching are disabled.
[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [1]: Switch both host and hub to port 1
[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [2]: Switch both host and hub to port 2
[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [3]: Switch both host and hub to port 3
[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [4]: Switch both host and hub to port 4
4.3.3 Hub Selected Indicator
The Hub Selected LED (Green LED) on KVM front panel indicates the
USB hub selection status:
OFF: Indicates the USB hub is not active at this port.
ON: Indicates the USB hub is active at this port.
4.4 Audio Selection
4.4.1 Audio Auto-Switch Function
Press [Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [A], then Audio Auto-Switch function will
be disabled / enabled alternately. Audio Auto-Switch function is ON by
default.
4.4.2 Hot Key Switch for Audio Selection
You can use the following hotkeys to switch audio to specific port. There is
no any indicator for audio selection.
[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [Z] ( respectively [Y] on German keyboard ):

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Switch audio to port 1
[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [X]: Switch audio to port 2
[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [C]: Switch audio to port 3
[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [V]: Switch audio to port 4
4.5 Auto-Scan Function:
4.5.1 Activate Auto-Scan
Press [Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [S] will activate Auto-Scan function, and
the KVM will shift the display through all the ports sequentially.
4.5.2 Auto-Scan time Interval
The default time interval of Auto-Scan is 5 seconds. You can press the
numeric key [1], [2], [3], [4] to adjust the time interval during auto-scan.
The mapping table is:
n Scan Interval
[
1
]
5 sec.
[
2
]
10 sec.
[
3
]
15 sec.
[
4
]
20sec.
4.5.3 Stop Auto-Scan
Press push button on KVM front panel or any keys on keyboard excluding
number key [1], [2], [3] and [4] to turn off the Auto-Scan function, the
monitor screen will jump back to the original host port before auto-scan.
4.6 Buzzer Setup
Press [Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [B], the buzzer sound will be disabled /
enabled alternately. The buzzer sound default setting is ON.
4.7 Restore factory default settings
Press [Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [F10] to restore factory default settings:
Leading hot key: Scroll Lock
[ALT] channel shift function: OFF
Audio Auto-Scan function: ON
Hub Auto-Switch function: OFF
Buzzer: ON
Auto-Scan time interval: 5 seconds

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4.8 Hot Key Summary
Step 1 Step2 Action
Set leading hot key to [Scroll Lock]
Set leading hot key to [Caps Lock]
Set leading hot key to [Num Lock]
Enable/Disable USB HUB Auto-Switch
Switch to host 1
Switch to host 2
Switch to host 3
Switch to host 4
Switch next host
Switch the upper one host
Switch the next one host
Enable/Disable Audio Auto-Switch
Switch to the audio 1
( respectively〔Y〕on German keyboard )
Switch to the audio 2
Switch to the audio 3
Switch to the audio 4
Switch to the HUB 1
(Available only USB Hub Auto-Switch disabled)
Switch to the HUB 2
(Available only USB Hub Auto-Switch disabled)
Switch to the HUB 3
(Available only USB Hub Auto-Switch disabled)
Switch to the HUB 4
(Available only USB Hub Auto-Switch disabled)
Enable/Disable buzzer
Enable/Disable [ALT] channel shift
(L) (L)
Switch the upper one host
(Available only [ALT] channel shift enabled)
(R) (R)
Switch the next one host
(Available only [ALT] channel shift enabled)

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Restore to factory default settings.
Start to Auto-Scan
No [Hot Key]
needed
*
Auto-Scan time interval is 5 seconds
(Available only when Auto-Scan function is ON)
*
Auto-Scan time interval is 10 seconds
(Available only when Auto-Scan function is ON)
*
Auto-Scan time interval is 15 seconds
(Available only when Auto-Scan function is ON)
*
Auto-Scan time interval is 20 seconds
(Available only when Auto-Scan function is ON)
* Notice: To adjust the interval time for Auto Scan, you do not need to press the
[Hot Key], and this can be used only by normal number key.

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4.9 Sun Microsystems Function Key Emulation:
There are 16 special functions on the Sun Microsystems keyboard, the KVM Switch can
emulate these function keys. Here is the mapping table for Sun Microsystems function key
emulation. To active these emulation, you have to press the LEFT Window KEY first (this
key usually is located between the left [Ctrl] and left [Alt]), then choice the second relative
key.
Sun Microsystems
Function Key Emulation Key
Stop L_Win & L_Alt
Props L_Win & L_Ctrl
Compose L_Win & L_Shift
Front L_Win & F1
Open L_Win & F2
Find L_Win & F3
Again L_Win & F4
Undo L_Win & F5
Copy L_Win & F6
Paste L_Win & F7
Cut L_Win & F8
Help L_Win & F11
Power L_Win & F12
Mute L_Win & 1
Volume Down L_Win & 2
Volume UP L_Win & 3

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FCC Statement
This device generates and uses radio frequency and may cause interference to radio and television reception if not installed and
used properly. This has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B computing device in accordance with the
specifications in Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These specifications are designed to provide reasonable protection against such
interference in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this device does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by plugging the device
in and out, the user can try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the device and receiver.
Connect the computer into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.