Digitus DS-12800 User manual

DVI Desktop 4-Port
Audio-Combo-KVM Switch
User’s Manual
(DS-12800)

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Index
1INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................... 2
1.1 FEATURES ......................................................................................................................... 2
1.2 PHYSICAL DIAGRAM ......................................................................................................... 3
1.3 PACKAGE CONTENTS......................................................................................................... 3
2SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 GENERAL .......................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 LED INDICATORS.............................................................................................................. 5
3INSTALLATION...................................................................................................................................... 6
3.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS................................................................................................... 6
3.2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............................................................................................... 6
3.3 FIRMWARE DOWNLOAD CONNECTOR……………………………………………………7
3.4 USB ENUMERATION TIME.................................................................................................. 7
3.5 NOTICE FOR SUN MICRO SYSTEM USER ............................................................................ 7
3.6 DRIVER INSTALLATION...................................................................................................... 8
4OPERATIONS.........................................................................................................................................11
4.1 HOST SELECTION .............................................................................................................11
4.2 USB HUB SELECTION ..................................................................................................... 12
4.3 AUDIO SELECTION .......................................................................................................... 13
4.4 AUTO-SCAN FUNCTION:.................................................................................................. 14
4.5 BUZZER SETUP................................................................................................................ 14
4.6 RESTORE FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS............................................................................ 14
4.7 HOT KEY SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... 15
4.8 SUN MICRO SYSTEM FUNCTION KEY EMULATION:......................................................... 17
5DISPLAY INTERFACE CONNECTION............................................................................................... 18
5.1 DISPLAY INTERFACE INTRODUCTION............................................................................... 18
5.2 CONNECT TO DVI MONITOR (DIGITAL INTERFACE) ........................................................ 19
5.3 CONNECT TO VGAMONITOR (ANALOG INTERFACE)...................................................... 19

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1Introduction
Thank you for purchasing of 4 Ports USB 2.0 DVI KVM Switch with USB 2.0
HUB and Audio. You now have a high quality and durability system to control
multiple computers/servers from one console (Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor,
Microphone and Speaker).
1.1 Features
1Controls 4 computers from a single console (keyboard/mouse) over USB connection by
using standard USB cables.
2Supports PS/2 keyboard/mouse and USB keyboard/mouse.
3Compliant with USB Specification Revision 2.0 and USB Device Class Definition
for HID Revision 1.11.
4Four computers can share two USB downstream ports.
5Supports two types of switching:
a. Push button on front panel
b. Hot keys on PS/2 and USB keyboard
6LED display for easy status monitoring.
7Supply Microsoft Intellimouse 3 ~ 5 Key Mouse & Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro
series.
8Supports DVI-I interface.
9Supports WUXGAresolutions up to 1920 x 1200 @ 60HZ.
10 Supports Windows 98/98SE/2000/Me/Xp/VISTA, Linux, MAC OS9/OSX,
SUNMICRO Solaris 8 or later.
11 Provide 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.)
15 KVM firmware is upgradeable via on-board mini-USB download connector
and external mini-programmer.

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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:
11 x 4 Ports USB 2.0 DVI KVM Switch with USB 2.0 HUB and Audio.
22 x USB cable.
32 x DVI-D cable.
42 x Audio cable.
51 x External power adaptor DC 5V 2A
61 x User’s Manual

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2Specifications
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 4 x DVI-I WUXGA female
USB 4 x USB Type B female
Microphone 4 x Audio Jack Female (Pink)
Speaker 4 x Audio Jack Female (Green)
Console port
Video 1 x DVI-D WUXGA female
Keyboard 1 x PS/2 6 pin mini-DIN 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:1920x1200 @60Hz)
Operating system supported Win 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista,
Mac OS9/X, Linux, Sun Micro OS
Cables Included 2 sets of USB, DVI and audio cable
Cable Length 1.8M
Power By External Adaptor
Output Voltage 5V
Output Current 2A
Hot Pluggable Yes
Firmware upgrade connector Mini USB female
Dimensions (LxWxH) 280 x 91 x 54 mm
Unit Weight 1018g

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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 downstream ports..
Hub auto-switch / Auto-Scan Indicator (GREEN)
ON: Hub Auto-Switch mode is active. The USB HUB will switch with PC.
OFF: Hub Auto-Switch mode is inactive. The USB HUB is independent from
PC and must be switched by hot key.
Flash: Auto-Scan mode is active.

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3Installation
3.1 System Requirements
1Computer: PC with 1 spare USB port and 1 DVI port.
2Operating system: Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista, Mac OS9/OSX, Linux
Kernel 2.3 or later, Solaris 8 or later, Sun Micro OS.
3DVI cable to computer: 1 DVI-I or DVI-D male-to-male cable per computer. (DVI-D
cable is accessoriy).
4USB cable: 1 USB cable with one Type-A end and one Type-B end per computer.
(accessoriy)
5Audio cable: 1 audio cable with speaker and micphone per computer. (accessoriy)
6One monitor supports DVI interface, and one DVI-D cable to monitor.
7USB and/or PS/2 keyboard/mouse as you want.
8One speaker and micphone with relative cable if necessary.
9Other USB device to USB downstream port if necessary.
Notes: The typical display connection is DVI monitor, if you want to use VGA
monitor instead, please refer section 5 “Display Interface Connection” for detail.
3.2 Hardware Installation
1Connect USB and/or PS/2 keyboard/mouse to the specific front ports of KVM.
2Connect all audio cable to each computer, KVM, speaker and micphone if necessary.
3Connect other USB devices to USB downstream ports if necessary.
4Connect the monitor DVI cable to the monitor output port of KVM.

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5Apply DC 5V power adaptor to power this KVM Switch.
6Connect the DVI cable between the DVI port on the computer’s display card and the
DVI input port of KVM.
7Make sure that the USB function of your computer is enabled and working properly.
Connect the USB cable’s Type-A end to the computer’s USB port, and the cable’s
Type-B end to the KVM’s USB upstream port.
8Turn on the computers and make sure that the USB ports are enabled and working
properly.
3.3 Firmware download connector
The min-USB female connector on the rear of KVM switch is for firmware
upgrade function. To update your KVM firmware, please contact with your dealer.
3.4 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.
3.5 Notice for Sun Micro System user
Due to some Sun Micro systems do not support the USB 2.0 HUB feature during
the booting period, if you are using such Sun Micro System, it is possible that you

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will see the system show up keyboard detected failed message, screen go to blank
for few minutes, then the login screen will come out.
Since Sun Micro system does not support multiple keyboard and mouse, please
make sure only one set of keyboard and mouse on your KVM and your Sun Micro
computer.
Depends on the display card settings, it’s possible that you can not see the boot
message on DVI monitor until the login window is displayed. The boot message
may display on traditional VGA channel instead.
3.6 Driver Installation
3.6.1 OS without driver installation
No driver is needed for the following operation systems.
1. Windows ME/2000/2003/XP/VISTA
2. MAC OS9/OSX
3. Linux kernel 2.3 or later
4. Sun Micro Solaris 8 or later
3.6.2 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.

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B. Tick “Search for the best
driver for your device” and
press “Next” to continue.
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.

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

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4Operations
4.1 Host Selection
4.1.1 Host Switch by Push Button
You can switch to any desired USB host connection by pushing the push button on
the front panel of KVM Switch.
4.1.2 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 downstream ports which
locate on upper part of the KVM.
4.1.3 Change Leading Hot Key
The leading hot key is [Scroll Lock] by default. 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]
4.1.4 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

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4.1.5 Channel Shift Function
Switch control to previous host:
[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [Left Arrow]
Switch control to next host
[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [Right Arrow] or
[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [Enter]
4.1.6 [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]
4.1.7 Host Selected Indicator
The Host Selected LED (Red LED) 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
4.2 USB Hub Selection
4.2.1 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
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switching time is one second later after port switch, the reason to delay the USB
hub switch is to decrease USB enumeration loading if user changes active port
very fast.
4.2.2 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
4.2.3 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.
4.3 Audio Selection
The audio selection is always independent from host port separately, and you
must use the following hot keys to switch audio to specific port. There is no any
indicator for audio selection.
[Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [Z]: 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

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4.4 Auto-Scan Function:
4.4.1 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.
4.4.2 Auto-Scan time Interval
The default time interval ofAuto-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.
4.4.3 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.
4.5 Buzzer Setup
Press [Hot Key] + [Hot Key] + [B], the buzzer sound will be disabled / enabled
alternately. The buzzer sound default setting is ON.
4.6 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
Hub Auto-Switch function: OFF
Buzzer: ON
Auto-Scan time interval: 5 seconds

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4.7 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
Switch to the audio 1
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)
Restore to factory default settings.

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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 forAuto Scan, you do not need to press the
[Hot Key], and this can be used only by normal number key.

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4.8 Sun Micro System Function Key Emulation:
There are 16 special functions on the Sun Micro system keyboard, the KVM Switch can emulate
these function keys. Here is the mapping table for Sun Micro 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 Micro System
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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5Display Interface Connection
5.1 Display Interface Introduction
As well as digital signals, the DVI connector includes pins providing the same analog
signals found on a VGAconnector, allowing a VGA monitor to be connected with a
simple plug adapter. This feature was included in order to make DVI universal, as it
allows either type of monitor (analog or digital) to be operated from the same connector.
Depending on what kind of signal implemented, the type of DVI connectors have:
DVI-D (digital only)
DVI-A (analog only)
DVI-I (integrated, digital & analog)
DVI/VGA converter
DVI to VGA converter

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5.2 Connect to DVI Monitor (Digital Interface)
If you connect the KVM switch to monitor’s DVI port with DVI-D cable, then the video
signal from display card MUST be in digital interface. You can connect KVM switch with
your display card of each computer via DVI-I or DVI-D cable.
Interface to display card Signal Type Support Status
DVI-I Analog/Digital Yes
DVI-D Digital Yes
DVI-A Analog No
VGA / DVI converter Analog No
5.3 Connect to VGA Monitor (Analog Interface)
If you connect the KVM switch to monitor’s VGA port with DVI to VGAconverter,
then the video signal from display card MUST be in analog interface. You can connect
KVM switch with your display card of each computer via DVI-I cable or DVI to VGA
converter. You may need additional VGA extension cable for each DVI to VGA converter.
Interface to display card Signal Type Support Status
DVI-I Analog/Digital Yes
DVI-D Digital No
DVI-A Analog Yes
VGA / DVI converter Analog Yes