IOGear GCS62HU User manual

Installation
Installation Guide
2-Port HD Cable KVM Switch with Audio
GCS62HU
PART NO. M1130

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Table of Contents
Package Contents 4
System Requirements 5
Overview 6
Standard Installation 7
Advanced Installation 9
LED Indication 12
Port Switching 13
Hotkeys Summary Table 14
Hotkeys Summary Table Cont. 15
Autoscan Interval Table 16
Mac Keyboard Emulation 17
Factory Default Settings 18
Firmware Upgrade 19
Upgrade Fail 23
Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) Statement
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CE Compliance 25
SJ/T 11364-2006 26
Limited Warranty 27
Contact 28

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Package Contents
1 x 2-Port HD Cable KVM Switch•
1 x Installation Guide•
1 x Warranty Card•

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System Requirements
Console
1 HD display•
1 set of USB keyboard and mouse•
Powered speakers and microphone (optional)•
Computers
1 HD port•
2 USB ports•
3.5mm audio and microphone connections (optional)•
Operating System
Windows XP•
Windows Vista (32bit/64bit)•
Windows 7•
Mac OS X or greater•
Sun Solaris workstation•
Linux, UNIX and other USB supported systems*•
*Additional drivers and support may be needed

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Overview
PC 1 LEDs1.
PC 2 LEDs2.
Console USB Mouse Port3.
Console HD Port4.
Console USB Keyboard Port5.
Console Audio Port6.
Console Mic. Port7.
CPUs Audio connection8.
CPUs USB Keyboard connection9.
CPUs HD connection10.
CPUs USB Keyboard connection11.
CPUs Mic. connection12.
Remote Switch Button13.
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Step 1
Please make sure your computers and monitor are
powered off before you start.
Step2
Connect the HD cable from your monitor to the
console HD monitor port. Then, turn on the monitor.
Step 3
Connect your USB keyboard and mouse to the
console USB keyboard port and console USB
mouse port.
Standard Installation

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Step 4
Connect your powered speaker and mic. to the
console audio port and console mic. port.
Step 5
Connect a set of your molded KVM cable to each of
your computers – HD cable to the HD output, USB
cables to open USB ports from your computer,
audio cable to your audio output and mic. cable to
the mic. Input.
Final Step
Turn on your computers.

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Step 1
Please make sure your computers and monitor are
powered off before you start.
Step2
Connect the HD cable from your monitor to the
console HD monitor port. Then, turn on the monitor.
Step 3
Connect your USB keyboard to the console USB
keyboard port.
Advanced Installation

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Step 4
Connect a powered USB hub to the console mouse
port, then connect the mouse to any available USB
port in the hub. Then, connect any peripherals that
you want to share between your computers to the
other available USB ports in the hub.
Note: Please make sure mouse emulation has been
disabled for this setup to function correctly.
Step 5
Connect your powered speaker and mic. to the
console audio port and console mic. port.

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Step 6
Connect a set of your molded KVM cable to each
of your computers – HD cable to the HD output,
USB cables to open USB ports from your computer,
audio cable to your audio output and mic. cable to
the mic. input.
Final Step
Turn on your computers.

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- LED will light up in Green showing the port that can be controlled by the console.
-BothLEDswillbeashingtogetherwhentheKVMisinFirewareUpgradeMode.
LED Indication

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You can switch port via remote switch button,
mouse or hotkey commands.
Port Switching via Remote Switch Button
Simply press the remote switch button once to
switch focus to the next port.
Port Switching via Mouse
Simply press scroll wheel button twice rapidly to
switch focus to the next port.*
*Note: This feature requires a mouse that has a
scroll wheel. Also, this feature can only be used
when both Mouse Emulation Mode and Mouse
Port-Switching Mode are enabled.
Port Switching
Port Switching via Hotkey Commands
To trigger a Hotkey Mode, simply press [Scroll Lock]
[Scroll Lock]. Please refer to Hotkey Summary Table
for details.
**Note:Ifthereisaconictusing[ScrollLock][Scroll
Lock] sequence, you can change to the alternative
sequence [Ctrl] [Ctrl] by press and holding the remote
switch button for 3 seconds. When you press and
hold the remote switch button for 3 second when the
sequence is [Ctrl] [Ctrl], it will change the sequence
back to [Scroll Lock] [Scoll Lock].

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Hotkeys Summary Table
Hotkey combination Description
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock]
+ or
[Ctrl] [Ctrl]* +
*Note: If alternative hotkey
sequence is chosen
[Enter] Switch KVM and audio focus to the next port
[k] [Enter] Switch KVM focus to the next port
[s] [Enter] Switch audio focus to the next port
[a] [Enter] Activate Autoscan Mode. It will toggle between the two computers every
5 seconds
[a] [Enter] [n]
Activate Autoscan Mode. It will toggle between the two computers with the
specictimedependingontheinterval[n]thatyouhaveinput.Pleasesee
Autoscan Interval Table for details.
[x] [Enter] Change hotkey sequence to the alternative sequence
[m] [Enter] Enable/disable mouse emulation
[n] [Enter] Enable/disable Keyboard emulation
Note: Disabling keyboard emulation allows the use of gaming keyboards.
[d] [Enter] Captureandstoremonitor’sEDIDonspecicport
[w] [Enter]
Enable/disable mouse port-switching function
Note: If you enable this feature when Mouse Emulation Mode is disabled,
Mouse Emulation Mode will be enabled automatically
[F2] [Enter] Enable Mac keyboard emulation

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Hotkey combination Description
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] +
or
[Ctrl] [Ctrl]* +
*Note: If alternative hotkey
sequence is chosen
[F4] [Enter]
List out current settings
Note: Please have a Notepad or word document opened before you
trigger this function.
[F5] [Enter] Perform a USB keyboard and mouse reset
[F6][nn]
[Enter]
Sets the keyboard language layout.
Note: nn is a two digit number that represents one of the
following keyboard languages. US English 33; French 08;
Japanese 15.
[F10] [Enter] Auto detect keyboard operating system
[r] [Enter] Resets to factory default settings
Hotkeys Summary Table Cont.

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Autoscan Interval Table
n Description
1 3 seconds
2 5 seconds (default)
3 10 seconds
4 20 seconds

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The PC compatible (101/104 key) keyboard can emulate the functions of the Mac keyboard. The emulation
mappings are listed in the table below.
Mac Keyboard Emulation
*Note:Whenusingkeycombinations,pressandreleasetherstkey(Ctrl),thenpressandreleasethe
second key.
PC Keyboard Mac Keyboard
[Shift] Shift
[Crtl] Ctrl
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[Ctrl] [1]
[Ctrl] [2]
[Ctrl] [3]
[Ctrl] [4]
[Alt] Alt
[Print Screen] F13
[Scroll Lock] F14
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[Enter] Return
[Backspace] Delete
[Insert] Help
[Ctrl] F15

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Factory Default Settings
Function Default Setting
Autoscan Interval 5 seconds
Hotkeys [Scroll Lock] [ Scroll Lock]
Keyboard Operating Platform PC compatible
Mouse Emulation On
Mouse Port-Switching Off
Keyboard Emulation On

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Firmware Upgrade
Note:Inordertoperformarmwareupgrade,you
need to use a computer that’s not connected to
the KVM.
Step 1
Go to www.iogear.com to download the latest
availablermwareorthespecicrmwarethatyou
wish to upgrade to.
Step 2
Please disconnect all computers from the KVM.
Step 3
Press and hold the remote switch button of the
KVM while connecting the 2 USB connections of a
set of KVM cable to the computer that you will use
toperformthermwareupgrade.Whenyousee
the2LEDsareashingontheKVM,youcannow
release the remote switch button.
Note: The computer that you use to perform the
rmwareupgrademustbepoweredonbebefore
you connect the 2 USB connections to it.

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Step 4
Windows will now install all the required drivers.
You may see the below message popup in tray
icon area.
Step 5
After you see the below message “Your new
hardware is installed and ready to use.”, extract
thedownloadedlewithWinRARorcompatible
software.Thendoubleclickontheexecuteleto
begin with the Firmware Upgrade Utility.