StarTech.com SV831HD User manual

Manual Revision: 09/28/2011
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SV831HD
SV1631HD
8 Port 1U Rack Mount USB PS2 KVM Switch
with OSD
*actual product may vary from photos

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Table of Contents
Introduction............................................................................................1
Installation ..............................................................................................1
Cascade Conguration............................................................................................................................ 2
Operating Your KVM Switch .................................................................2
Push Buttons............................................................................................................................................... 2
OSD Operations......................................................................................................................................... 3
OSD Function Keys ................................................................................................................................... 4
Hot Key Commands ...............................................................................7
Changing Your Conguration ..............................................................9
Keyboard Mapping (SV831HD, SV1631HD only)...................... 9
Troubleshooting.....................................................................................11
Specications..........................................................................................12
Technical Support ..................................................................................14
Warranty Information............................................................................14

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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a StarTech.com 1U KVM switch. Our universal KVM switches
let you control either 8 (SV831HD) or 16 (SV1631HD) USB or PS/2 computers using only
one PS/2 keyboard, mouse, and monitor. Our slim 16-port PS/2 switch (SV1631D1U)
lets you connect 16 PS/2 computers using only one PS/2 keyboard, mouse, and
monitor. Switching between your PCs is easy thanks to pushbutton or hotkey
commands. These slim KVM switches take up only 1U of space in your cabinet and use
rear cable connections for maximum space eciency. Each KVM can be cascaded to
support 64 (SV831HD) or 136 (SV1631HD, SV1631D1U) computers and support both
Manual and Auto scan modes for easy monitoring of your PCs.
Packaging Contents
• 1 x StarView KVM Switch (SV831HD, SV1631HD, SV1631D1U)
• 1 x power adapter (9V 600mA DC)
System Requirements
• 1 x PS/2 mouse (6-pin mini-DIN male connector)
• 1 x PS/2 keyboard (6-pin mini-DIN male connector)
• 1 x HD-15 monitor (Male connector)
• SV831HD, SV1631HD: StarTech.com’s 2-in-1 USB KVM cables or 3-in-1 PS/2 KVM
cables
• SV1631D1U: StarTech.com’s 3-in-1 PS/2 KVM cables
Installation
This section will guide you through the hardware installation of your KVM switch.
Please read through this section carefully and complete each step in the order listed.
1. Make sure all computers and devices are powered o.
2. Plug a PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, and monitor into the labelled keyboard, mouse,
and monitor Console ports on the back of the KVM.
3. Attach each of your managed computers to your StarView KVM switch’s PC ports
using ultra-thin KVM cables. The SV831HD and SV1631HD are capable of using
either 2-in-1 USB or 3-in-1 PS/2 cables. The SV1631D1U uses 3-in-1 PS/2 cables.
Use the cables to connect one of the PC ports on the back of the switch to the
computer’s keyboard, mouse, and video ports. Note: These instructions are for a
single KVM switch only. For information on cascading multiple KVMs, see Cascade
Conguration below.
4. Plug the 9V DC power adapter into the power port on the KVM.
5. Turn on your computers.
Note: After the initial power up, you can hot-plug additional computers or slave KVM
switches without having to power down your KVM.

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Cascade Conguration
You can connect a second level of KVMs to one or more of your Master KVM switch’s
PC ports. The KVM switches connected to the Master switch are know as Slaves. Once
connected, the KVM switches will automatically congure themselves as either Masters
or Slaves. You can only connect an equal or “smaller” KVM to the Master KVM. For
example, a 16-port Master KVM switch can have both 16-port and 8-port slaves. An
8-port Master KVM switch can only have 8-port KVM slaves or lower.
The 8-port KVM can support 64 PCs, with 8 8-port Slave KVMs, each connected to 8
PCs. The 16-port KVM can support 136 computers, with 8 16-port Slave KVMs, each
connected to 16 computers. The Slave KVM’s must be connected to the Console, not
the A~H ports.
To cascade your KVMs, use a 3-in-1 PS/2 KVM cable to connect one of your Master
switch’s PC ports to the Slave switch’s Console ports. When turning on your cascaded
switches, turn on the Master switch before turning on any of the others.
Operating Your KVM Switch
To toggle between computers, you can use the hot-key commands, OSD (On-Screen
Display) menu or by using the pushbuttons.
Push Buttons
The LEDs on the KVM switch indicate which computers are turned on (solid green)
and which computer is selected (solid red). The indicator ashes red when in Auto or
Manual Scan mode. You can press any of the corresponding pushbuttons to select the
active computer. On the 16 port models, Port 1 and Port A share the same pushbutton,
as do Port 2 and Port B, etc. To select Ports 1 through 8, press the pushbutton once. To
select Ports A through H, press and hold the pushbutton for two seconds. Alternatively,
if Port 1 is currently selected and you want to select Port A, you can press the
pushbutton once to switch to Port A.
The K/M Reset function recongures your system without powering down your
computers or your KVM switch. To reset the switch, press and hold the front-panel 1
and 2 buttons simultaneously.
The Auto-Scan function automatically scrolls through your connected computers. Press
and hold the frontpanel 7 and 8 buttons simultaneously to enter Auto Scan mode.

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OSD Operations
By hitting the left <CTRL> key twice within two seconds, you may see the ‘Hotkey
Menu’if it is enabled (an OSD option). Or, by hitting the left <CTRL> key three times
within two seconds, you will see a ‘KVM MENU’ screen showing a list of the computers
with corresponding channel addresses, names and status.
The port number (or channel address) of the currently selected computer is displayed
in red in the top right of the screen.
The device name is green if the device has power and is ready for selection or white if
it has no power. The OSD menu automatically updates the color when it is activated.
On the 16-port models, use the <Page Up> and <Page Down> keys to view the other
8 computers.
Use the <UP>, <DOWN>, 1~8, or A~H keys to highlight a computer and <ENTER> to
select it.

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Press <ESCAPE> to exit the OSD menu and remove the OSD menu from the screen.
A triangle mark on the right side of the screen indicates the port is cascaded to a
Slave KVM; the number at the left of the triangle mark shows the number of ports the
Slave has. With that port highlighted, press <ENTER> to bring up a screen listing the
computers connected to that Slave. The name of the Slave KVM will be shown at the
upper right corner of the OSD menu.
An eye mark on the right side of the screen indicates that the computer has been
selected to be monitored in Scan mode. You can switch this mark on and o using
function key <F2>.
Press <ESCAPE> to exit the OSD and to return to using the selected computer. The
computer name is shown on the screen.
OSD Function Keys
You can use the function keys when the OSD menu is active.
Function key <F1>
Edits the name of a computer or a Slave KVM. First, use the <UP> and <DOWN> arrow
keys to highlight a channel then press <F1> followed by name entry. Your name can
be up to 14 characters long. Valid characters are A to Z, 0 to 9, and the dash character.
Lowercase letters are converted to uppercase. Press <BACKSPACE> to delete a letter
one at a time. Non-volatile memory stores all name entries until you change, even if
the unit is powered down.
Function key <F2>
Marks a computer to be scanned by switching the eye mark on or o. First, use the
<UP> and <DOWN> arrow keys to highlight the device, then press <F2> to switch its
eye mark on or o. If Scan Type is Ready PC + Eye (see Function key <F4>), only the
powered and eye-marked computers will be displayed in Scan mode.
Function key <F3>
Locks a device (a computer or a Slave) from unauthorized access. To lock a device, use
the <UP> and <DOWN> arrow keys to highlight it, then press <F3>. Now, enter up to
4 characters (A to Z, 0 to 9, dash) followed by <ENTER> as new password. A Security-
enabled device is marked with a lock beside its channel number. To permanently
disable the security function from a locked device, highlight it, press <F3> then enter
the password.
If you want to access the locked device temporarily, simply highlight it and
press <ENTER>. Enter the password and you can access the device. The device is
automatically re-locked once you switch to another device. During Scan mode, OSD
skips the security-enabled device.

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If you forget the password, the only way to permanently erase all passwords is to press
and hold pushbuttons 1 and 2, then press and hold pushbuttons 7 and 8. Release 7
and 8 then release 1 and 2.
Function key <F4>
More functions are available by hitting <F4>. A new screen pops up displaying the
functions described below. Most of them are marked with a triangle indicating
there are options to choose from. Using the <UP> and <DOWN> arrow keys, select
the function and press <ENTER>. Available options will be shown in the middle
of the screen. To select an option, use the <UP> and <DOWN> arrow keys then
press<ENTER> to select the option. You can press <ESCAPE> to exit at any time.
Auto Scan
In this mode, the KVM automatically switches from one power-on computer to the
next sequentially in a xed interval. During Auto Scan mode, the OSD displays the
name of the selected computer. When Auto Scan detects any keyboard or mouse
activity, it suspends the scanning until activity stops; it then resumes with the next
computer in sequence. To abort Auto Scan mode, press the left <CTRL> twice, or press
any front button. Scan Type and Scan Rate set the scan pattern. Scan Type (<F4>:
More\Scan Type) determines if scanned computers must also be eye mark selected.
Scan Rate (<F4>: More\Scan Rate) sets the display interval when a computer is selected
before selecting the next one.
Manual Scan
Scans through power-on computers using keyboard control. Scan Type (<F4>: More\
Scan Type) determines if scanned computers must also be eye mark selected. Press the
up arrow key to select the previous computer and the down arrow key to select the
next computer. Press any other key to abortthe Manual Scan mode.
Audio Stick
An optional multimedia module can be LINKed to the back of each StarView for
selecting microphone and stereo speaker signals. There are two options for Audio
Stick: On and O. When set to On, audio selection follows computer selection. When
set to O, audio selection stops following computer selection. O mode is useful if you
want to listen to a particular computer’s audio signal while operating other computers.
The non-volatile memory stores the Audio Stick setting.

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Scan Type
Ready PC + Eye: In Scan mode, scans through only power-on and eye-marked selected
computers.
Ready PC: In Scan mode, scans through all power-on computers.
Eye only: In Scan mode, scans through any Eye-selected computer regardless of power
status.
The non-volatile memory stores the Scan Type setting.
Scan Rate
Sets the duration of a computer displayed in Auto Scan mode. The options are 3
seconds, 8 seconds,15 seconds and 30 seconds. The non-volatile memory stores the
Scan Rate setting.
Keyboard Speed
StarView oers a keyboard typematic setting that overrides the typematic settings in
the BIOS and Windows operating system. Available speed options are Low, Middle, Fast
and Faster as 10, 15, 20 and 30 characters/sec respectively. The non-volatile memory
stores the Keyboard Speed setting.
Hotkey Menu
When you hit the left <CTRL> key twice within two seconds, the Hotkey Menu appears
displaying a list of hot-key commands if the option is On. The Hotkey Menu can be
turned O if you prefer not to see it when the left <CTRL> key is hit twice. The non-
volatile memory stores the Hotkey Menu setting.
CH Display
Auto O: After you select a computer, the channel address and name of the computer
will appear on the screen for 3 seconds then disappear automatically. Always On: The
channel address and name of a selected computer and/or OSD status displayed on the
screen all the time. The non-volatile memory stores the CH Display setting.
Position
You can choose where the selected computer name and/or OSD status is displayed on
your screen during operation. The actual display position shifts due to dierent VGA
resolution, the higher the resolution the higher the display position. The non-volatile
memory stores the Position setting.
UL as Upper Left UR as Upper Right
LL as Lower Left LR as Lower Right
MI as Middle

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Country Code for Sun (SV831HD, SV1631HD only)
Sun keyboards of dierent languages have dierent layouts. This KVM switch can
emulate a Sun keyboard for a specic language type (or country). Select the proper
country code that matches all your Sun computers.
Function Key <F5> (SV831HD, SV1631HD only)
Switches the Sun mark on or o. The Sun mark indicates that the port is connected to a Sun server. First, use
the <UP> and <DOWN> arrow keys to highlight the device, then press <F5> to switch its Sun mark on or o.
When a Sun-marked port is selected, the KVM will translate the keys from a PS/2 keyboard to a Sun keyboard.
For more information see Keyboard Mapping on page 10.
ESC: To exit the OSD, press the <ESCAPE> key
Hot Key Commands
A hot key command is a short keyboard sequence to select a computer, activate
a computer scan, etc. A hot-key sequence starts with two Left Control keystrokes
followed by one or two more keystrokes. A built-in buzzer generates a high-pitched
beep for correct hot-key sequences and a low-pitched beep for errors or bad key
combinations that will not be carried out.
The short form hot-key menu can be turned on as an OSD function (<F4>: More\
Hotkey Menu) every time the left <CTRL> key is pressed twice.
• Left Ctrl refers to the <CTRL> key located at the left side of the keyboard.
• 1~8/A~H refer to the number keys 1 to 8 at the upper row of the keyboard (Do
not use the keypad atthe right of the keyboard) and character keys A to H (case
insensitive).
Selecting a Computer
To select a computer by hot-key command you need to know the device’s channel
address, which is determined by the StarView connection.
For a computer connected to a Master KVM, the address is represented by the PC
port number (1~8 or A~H). For example, to access the PC plugged into port 7 of the
Master KVM switch, type:
left Ctrl + left Ctrl + 7
For a computer connected to a Slave KVM, you need to know the channel address of
the Slave unit (1~8) and then the channel address of the device (1~8 or A~H). (Please
note that only Master’s PC 1 to PC 8 ports can be connected to a Slave.) For example, to
access the computer plugged into port C of the Slave KVM Switch that is plugged into
Port 6 of the Master KVM, type:
left Ctrl + left Ctrl + 6 + C