IOGear M1203 User manual

1 1
GCS1924
PART NO. M1203
User Manual
4-Port DualView Mini DisplayPort KVMP Switch with Peripheral Sharing
www.iogear.com

2
©2012 IOGEAR®. All Rights Reserved. PKG-M1203
IOGEAR, the IOGEAR logo, MiniView®, VSE are trademarks or registered trademarks of IOGEAR. Microsoft and Windows
are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines, Inc.
Macintosh, G3/G4 and iMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. IOGEAR makes no warranty of any kind
with regards to the information presented in this document. All information furnished here is for informational purposes only
and is subject to change without notice. IOGEAR assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies or errors that may appear
in this document.

2 3
Table of Contents
Package Content 4
System Requirements 5
GCS1924 Overview 6
Installation 9
LED Indication 14
Port Switching 15
Port Switching via Hotkeys 17
Auto Scanning 19
Hotkey Setting Mode (HSM) 20
Digital & Analog Audio Setup Table 24
Mac Keyboard Emulation 25
Factory Default Hotkeys Settings 26
Firmware Upgrade 27
Upgrade Fail 32
Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) Statement 33
CE Compliance 34
SJ/T 11364-2006 35
Limited Warranty 36
Contact 37

4
Package Content
– 1 x 4-port DualView Mini DisplayPort KVMP Switch
– 8 x Mini DisplayPort 1.1a Cable
– 4 x USB 2.0 Cable (Type A to Type B)
– 4 x 3.5mm Audio Cable (Green Head)
– 4 x 3.5mm Mic Cable (Pink Head)
– 1 x User Manuel
– 1 x Power Adapter
– 1 x Warranty Card

4 5
System Requirements
Console
– Two mini DisplayPort Monitors
– 1 x USB Keyboard
– 1 x USB Mouse
– Speaker / Microphone (Analog / Digital) – Optional *
* Front Audio Port supports Analog Audio output only
Computer
– mini DisplayPort (Single / Dual mini DisplayPort Video card)
– Type “A” USB Port
Operating System
– Window XP / VISTA / 7
– MAC OSX 10.5.4 or greater
– Linux
– Unix (Free BSI)
– Netware 6.0 / 6.5

6
GCS1924 Overview
Front View
1. Port 1 Touch Panel
2. Port 2 Touch Panel
3. Mode Touch Panel
4. Port 3 Touch Panel
5. Port 4 Touch Panel
3
24 5
1
6
6. Front Panel Console Mic. Connection (analog only)
7. Front Panel Console Audio Connection (analog only)
8. Front Panel USB 2.0 Peripheral Sharing Port (w/ Quick Charge)
9. LEDs status
78 9

6 7
Rear View
1. CPU 2 Mini DisplayPort 2B
2. CPU 2 Mini DisplayPort 2A
3. CPU 2 Mini-TOSLINK Mic.
(Digital/Analog)
4. CPU 2 Mini-TOSLINK Audio
(Digital/Analog)
5. CPU 2 USB Connection
6. CPU 1 Mini DisplayPort 1B
12. Console Mini DisplayPort B
13. Console Mini DisplayPort A
14. Console Mini-TOSLINK Mic.
(Digital/Analog)
15. Console Mini-TOSLINK Audio
(Digital/Analog)
16. Console USB Mouse Port
17. Console USB Keyboard Port
18. DC Power Jack
7. CPU 1 Mini DisplayPort 1A
8. CPU 1 Mini-TOSLINK Mic.
(Digital/Analog)
9. CPU 1 Mini-TOSLINK Audio
(Digital/Analog)
10. CPU 1 USB 2.0 Connection
11. Console USB 2.0 Peripheral
Sharing Port
3
2
4
5
16
7
89
10 11
12
13
14 15
16 17 18

8
Side View
1. CPU 4 Mini DisplayPort 4B
2. CPU 4 Mini DisplayPort 4A
3. CPU 4 Mini-TOSLINK Mic. Connection
(Digital/Analog)
4. CPU 4 Mini-TOSLINK Audio Connection
(Digital/Analog)
5. CPU 4 USB Connection
6. CPU 3 Mini DisplayPort 3B
7. CPU 3 Mini DisplayPort 3A
8. CPU 3 Mini-TOSLINK Mic. Connection
(Digital/Analog)
9. CPU 3 Mini-TOSLINK Audio Connection
(Digital/Analog)
10. CPU 3 USB 2.0 Connection
3
2
4
5
16
7
8 9
10

8 9
Installation
STEP 1
Please make sure your source devices and displays are powered off before you start.
AB
STEP 2
Connect the mini DisplayPort cables
from your monitors to the console
mini DisplayPort A and/or B. Port A
will be your main monitor and Port
B will be your extended desktop
monitor.

10
STEP 3
Connect your USB keyboard and mouse to the
console USB keyboard port and console USB
mouse port. Connect your USB devices to the
USB peripheral port, you can add a USB hub if
you need to connect multiple USB devices.

A
10 11
STEP 4
Connect your mini DisplayPort and a set of IOGEAR custom cable
(USB 2.0 and Audio Jack 3.5mm) from KVMP switch to each of your
computers – mini DisplayPort connection from mini DisplayPort A to
the mini DisplayPort output and USB connection to open USB port
from your computer. Connect the audio and mic. connectors to your
audio output and mic. input

A
B
12
STEP 5
Connect mini DisplayPort cables from mini
DisplayPort B of the KVMP to your second mini
DisplayPort output of your computers. Repeat
the same for port #2, 3 and 4.

12 13
Final Step
Installation is complete. Turn on your computers
and other devices and enjoy.
STEP 6
Plug the power adapter into the power outlet and
connect it to the DC power jack from the KVMP

14
LED Indication
LED Description
Online / Selected Dim Orange A device is connected to the KVMP switch but the port is
not on focus
Bright Orange The specic port has focus on the KVM (Keyboard, video
and mouse)
Audio Green The specic port has focus on the audio
USB Link Green The specic port has focus on the USB peripheral sharing
ports

Simply touch the front panel from the multimedia KVMP switch or trigger hotkeys from your keyboard.
Port Switching via Front Panel Touch
Function Touch Panel Control
Switch all focus (KVM, audio
and USB) to a specic port 1. Touch MODE once, KVM , AUDIO , and USB LINK LEDs will
ash
2. Then touch the specic port to switch all focus to that port
Switch KVM focus to a
specic port 1. Touch MODE twice, KVM LED will ash
2. Then touch the specic port to switch KVM port to that port
14 15
Port Switching

Switch audio focus to a
specic port 1. Touch MODE three times, AUDIO LEDs will ash
2. Then, touch the specic port to switch Audio port to that port
Switch USB focus to a
specic port 1. Touch MODE four times, USB LINK LED will ash
2. Then, touch the specic port to switch USB focus to that port
16

Port Switching via Hotkeys
Hotkeys Description
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [Enter] Switch all focus (KVM, audio and USB) to the next
port
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [Enter] Switch all focus (KVM, audio and USB) to port n*
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [k] [Enter] Switch KVM focus to the next port
Continue next page
All port swtiches begin with tapping the Scroll Lock key twice. The table below describes the actions
that each combination performs.
Note: If using the Scroll Lock key conicts with other programs running on the computer, the Ctrl key
can be used, instead. (see page 20 for details).
16 17
Port Switching via Hotkeys

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [k] [Enter] Switch KVM focus to port n*
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [s] [Enter] Switch audio focus to the next port
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [s] [Enter] Switch audio focus to port n*
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [u] [Enter] Switch USB focus to the next port
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [u] [Enter] Switch USB focus to port n*
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [k] [u] [Enter] Switch KVM and USB focus to port n*
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [k] [s] [Enter] Switch KVM and audio focus to port n*
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [u] [s] [Enter] Switch USB and audio focus to port n*
Port Switching via Hotkeys
*Note: n is an interval that stands for the Port number
k stands for KVM focus
s stands for audio focus
u stands for USB focus
18

*Note: Autoscan Mode from front panel push button will be scanning a port every 5 seconds by default. If you
wish to have the Autoscan Mode be scanning with different time interval, please refer to trigger Autoscan Mode
from hotkeys.
**Note: n is an interval between 1 and 99 that stands for the time (in second) desired for scanning each port.
You can either activate Autoscan Mode via front panel push button or hotkeys.
Function Description
Auto Scan Hotkeys
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock]
[a] [Enter]
Activate Autoscan mode. It will cycle from
port to port every 5 seconds (default)
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock]
[a] [n] [Enter]
Activate Autoscan mode. It will cycle from
port to port every n seconds**
18 19
Auto Scanning

Hotkey Description
1. Press and hold [Num Lock] (Use the
[Clear] key on a Mac keyboard.)
2. Press and release [-]
3. Release [Num Lock] (Use the [Clear]
key on a Mac keyboard.)
Invoking hotkey setting mode
Invoke HSM, then press [h] To change the HSM invocation keys from [NumLock]
and [-] to [Ctrl] and [F12].
Hotkey Setting Mode (HSM) is used to set up your GCS1924 conguratino. All operations begin with
invoking Hotkey Setting Mode (HSM). When HSM is active, the Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock LEDs ash
in succession to indicate that HSM is in effect. They stop ashing and revert to normal status when you
exit HSM. Ordinary keyboard and mouse functions are suspended - only Hotkey compliant keystrokes
and mouse clicks (described in the sections that follow) can be input.
At the conclusion of some hotkey operations, you automatically exit hotkey mode. With some
operations, you must exit manuallly. To exit HSM manually, press Esc key, or the Spacebar.
20
Hotkey Setting Mode (HSM)