Ultra GammaView 2555 User manual

GammaView 2555
2-Port Value DVI KVM
©2011 Streak Products, Inc.
PAPE-1337-SY1G Printing date: 02/2011
All brand names and trademarks are the registered property of their respective owners.
U12-41379
User Manual

FCC Information
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may
cause interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna;
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver;
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that which the receiver is connected;
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for help.
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U12-41379 User
Manual
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Package Contents
The GammaView 2555 2-Port Value DVI KVM (U12-41379)
package contains the following items:
1 GammaView 2555 2-Port Value DVI KVM
1 Remote Port Selector
1 User Manual*
1 Registration Card
Check to make sure that all the components are present and that
nothing got damaged in shipping. If you encounter a problem,
contact your dealer.
Read this manual thoroughly and follow the installation and
operation procedures carefully to preventanydamagetothe unit,
and/or any of the devices connected to it.
*Features may have been added to the GammaView 2555 2-
Port Value DVI KVM since this manual was printed. Please
visitourwebsiteto download the mostup-to-dateversionof the
manual.
Copyright © 2011 Streak Products, Inc.
Manual Date: 2011-03-11
ULTRA and the ULTRA logo are trademarks of Streak Products, Inc. All rights
reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Overview
The GammaView 2555 2-Port Value DVI KVM takes a giant step
forward from prior cable KVM models by offering DVI
functionality,USB 2.0 peripheral sharing(via aUSBhubattached
to the USB mouse port), a rich bass experience for 2.1 surround
systems,andafirmwareupgradefunction thatallowsyoutokeep
up with latest available versions.
Another new feature of the GammaView is the implementation of
a remote port selector. This means that you can now control port
switching from the desktop while the switch itself can be placed
in a convenient, out-of-the-way, location. Also, in addition to new
hotkeys, the GammaView offers the latest mouse port-switching
function–simplydouble-clickonthescrollwheel ofaUSBmouse
to change ports.
Furthermore, the GammaView features enhanced Video
DynaSync technology, which eliminates boot-up display
problems and optimizes resolution when switching between
ports.
Finally, the GammaView's new Power on detection feature
means that if one of the computers is powered off, switch will
automatically switch to the other powered-on computer.
Featuring an unbeatable combination of DVI functionality, USB
2.0 peripheral sharing convenience, and enhanced user-friendly
operations, the GammaView allows users to keep up with the
latest innovations in desktop multimedia applications.

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Features
One DVI video console controls two USB computers
Fully DVI-Digital specification compliant
Computer selection via remote port selector, hotkeys, and
USB mouse
Audio-enabled – full bass response provides a rich
experience for 2.1 channel surround sound systems
Multiplatform support – Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7, Mac,
Sun, Linux
Compact design, built-in all-in-one cables (2 x 4 ft)
Superior video quality – up to 1920 x 1200
Compatible with widescreen LCD monitors
Video DynaSync – exclusive ULTRA technology which
eliminates boot-up display problems and optimizes resolution
when switching between ports
Power on detection – if either of the computers is powered
off, the U12-41379 will automatically switch to the other
computer
Supports multimedia keyboards
Supports wireless keyboards and mice
Console mouse port emulation/bypass feature supports most
mouse drivers and multifunction mice
Mac/Sun keyboard support and emulation*
USB 2.0 mouse port can be used for USB hub and USB
peripheral sharing
HDCP compatible
Non-Powered
Firmware upgradable
Note: 1. PC keyboard combinations emulate Mac/Sun
keyboards.
2. Mac/Sun keyboards work only with their own
computers.

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3. To use the USB 2.0 mouse port as a USB hub, you
must first disable mouse emulation mode.
See Hotkey Summary Table, page 15 for
information. An additional power adaptor for USB
hub is recommended.
System Requirements
Console
A DVI monitor capable of the highest resolution that you will
be using on any computer in the installation
A USB Keyboard and a USB Mouse
Speakers and microphone (optional)
Computers
Thefollowing equipment mustbeinstalledoneachcomputerthat
is to be connected to the system:
A DVI video port
USB Type A port
Speaker and microphone ports (optional)
Cables
The GammaView’s innovative design features built-in KVM and
audio cables for extra convenience. No further cables are
necessary.

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Operating Systems
Supported operating systems are shown in the table, below:
OS Version
Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7
Linux RedHat 6.0 and higher
SuSE 8.2 and higher
Mandriva (Mandrake) 9.0 and higher
UNIX AIX 4.3 and higher
FreeBSD 3.51 and higher
Sun Solaris 9 and higher
Novell Netware 5.0 and higher
Mac OS 9 and higher
DOS 6.2 and higher

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Components
U12-41379
Remote Port Selector
1
2
3
5
6
7
3
4
8

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No. Component Description
1 Console Audio Ports Your console speakers and microphone
plug in here.
2 Console Monitor Port Your console DVI monitor plugs in here.
3 Port LEDs The Port LEDs indicate status.
The LED lights on to indicate that the
computer attached to the corresponding
port is selected and has the KVM focus.
The LED flashes to indicate that the
computer attached to its corresponding
port is being scanned by the Auto Scan
function.
The LED is off to indicate the port is not
selected.
4 KVM Cable The connectors on the built-in KVM
cables attach to the two computers in
your U12-41379 installation. See the
diagram on page 12 for further details.
5 Console Keyboard
Port Your console USB keyboard plugs in here.
6 Console Mouse Port Your console USB mouse plugs in here.
7 Remote Port Selector
Jack The Remote Port Selector plugs in here.
8PortSelection
Pushbutton Press the Port Selection Pushbutton to toggle the KVM and Audio focus
between the two computers.

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Installation
1. Plug your keyboard and mouse into their USB ports, located
on the side of the U12-41379. The ports are color coded and
labeled with an appropriate icon.
Note: The mouse connector is actually a USB 2.0 port, and can
accept any USB compatible peripheral. You can even
connect a hub to install multiple USB devices (This may
require an extra power adapter).
2. Plug your monitor into the DVI port, located on the front of the
U12-41379. Power on the monitor.
3. Plug your speakers and microphone into the console audio
ports, located on the front of the U12-41379 (Optional).
4. Plug the USB, video, and audio connectors of the KVM
cables into their respective ports on the computers you are
installing.
5. If you choose to use the remote port selector, plug its cable
into the remote port selector jack, located on the side of the
unit.
6. Power on the computers.
Note: By default the switch links to the first computer that is
powered on.
1. Make sure that the power to any device that you
connect to the installation has been turned off. You
must unplug the power cords of any computers that
have the Keyboard Power On function.
2. Make sure that all devices you will be installing are
properly grounded.

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Installation Diagram
3
5
1
2
4
KVM Cable

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Operation
The GammaView provides three convenient methods of
selecting computers: Manual – click the pushbutton on the
Remote Port Selector; Mouse – click the mouse’s scroll wheel;
and Hotkey – enter combinations from the keyboard.
Manual Port Selection
Press the port selection pushbutton on the Remote Port Selector
to toggle the KVM and Audio focus between the two computers.
The Port LED lights to indicate that the computer attached to its
corresponding port has the focus.
Note: Do not switch ports while a USB device is in operation.
Mouse Port Selection
Simply double-click the scroll wheel on your USB mouse to
switch between ports. The mouse port-switching function allows
you to toggle back and forth between the ports.
Note: 1. This feature is only supported by USB 3-key scroll
wheel mice.
2. The default setting is OFF.
3. This feature isonlysupportedwhenmouseemulation is
also enabled.
See Hotkey Summary Table, page 15 for further details.

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Hotkey Port Selection
All hotkey operations begin by tapping the Scroll Lock keytwice.
See the Hotkey Summary Table for full details.
Note: If using [Scroll Lock] conflicts with other programs, [Ctrl]
can be used instead.
Alternate Entering Hotkey Mode
Press [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [x] [Enter]. The entering
hotkey mode hotkey is now [Ctrl].
or
Press and hold the remote port selector switch for three
seconds. The entering hotkey mode hotkey is now [Ctrl].
Note: These procedures toggle between the two methods.

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Hotkey Summary Table
Scan Interval Table
Combination Function
[Scroll
Lock]
[Scroll
Lock] +
[Enter] Toggles the KVM and Audio focus between the two
ports.
Note: If the KVM and Audio focus are on different
ports, only the KVM focus switches.
[k] [Enter] Only toggles the KVM focus.
[s] [Enter] Only toggles the Audio focus.
[a] [Enter] [n] Starts Auto Scan. The KVM focus cycles from port
to port at nsecond intervals.
Note: Replace nwith a number between 1 and 4
(see Scan Interval Table below).
To exit Auto Scan, press [Esc] or [Spacebar]. Auto
Scanning stops when you exit Auto Scan mode.
[x] [Enter] Toggles the hotkey invocation key between [Scroll
Lock] and [Ctrl].
[m] [Enter] Enables/disables mouse emulation function.
[w] [Enter] Enables/disables mouse port-switching function.
[F2] [Enter] Activates Mac keyboard mapping.
[F3] [Enter] Activates Sun keyboard mapping.
[F10] [Enter] Auto detects keyboard operating platform.
[F4] [Enter] Lists current switch settings.
[F5] [Enter] Performs a USB keyboard and mouse reset.
[d] [Enter] Invokes the Video DynaSync function, which
eliminates boot-up display problems and optimizes
resolution when switching between ports.
[r] [Enter] Resets hotkeys to the default setting.
nSecs.
1 3 secs.
2 5 secs. (default)
3 10 secs.
4 20 secs.

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Keyboard Emulation
Note: When using key combinations, press and release the first
key (Ctrl), then press and release the activation key.
PC Keyboard Mac Keyboard PC Keyboard Sun Keyboard
[Shift] Shift [Ctrl] [T] Stop
[Ctrl] Ctrl [Ctrl] [F2] Again
[Ctrl] [F3] Props
[Ctrl] [1] [Ctrl] [F4] Undo
[Ctrl] [2] [Ctrl] [F5] Front
[Ctrl] [3] [Ctrl] [F6] Copy
[Ctrl] [4] [Ctrl] [F7] Open
[Alt] Alt [Ctrl] [F8] Paste
[Print Screen] F13 [Ctrl] [F9] Find
[Scroll Lock] F14 [Ctrl] [F10] Cut
=[Ctrl][1]
[Enter] Return [Ctrl] [2]
[Backspace] Delete [Ctrl] [3]
[Insert] Help [Ctrl] [4]
[Ctrl] F15 [Ctrl] [H] Help
Compose

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The Firmware Upgrade Utility
To upgrade the GammaView’s firmware, do the following:
1. From a computer that is not part of your KVM installation,
download the latest Firmware Upgrade package for the KVM
from our Internet support site (www.ultraproducts.com).
2. Disconnect the GammaView from your KVM installation.
Press and hold the Remote Port Selector’s pushbutton. While
you are still holding the pushbutton, connect the KVM cable’s
purple USB connector to a USB port on the computer you
have downloaded the Firmware Upgrade package to.
3. The GammaView now enters Firmware Upgrade Mode. The
two Ports LEDs flash together to indicate that the unit is in
Firmware Upgrade Mode.
Note: While the GammaView is in Firmware Upgrade Mode,
normal keyboard and mouse functions are suspended.
You must complete the firmware upgrade or exit
Firmware Upgrade Mode to regain normal control of the
console.
4. Run the Firmware Upgrade Package file. The Firmware
Upgrade Utility Welcome screen appears.
5. Read the License Agreement and enable to I Agree button.
6. Click Next to continue. The Firmware Upgrade Utility main
screen appears. All the devices capable of being upgraded by
the package are listed in the Devices List panel.
7. Select your device. Its description appears in the Device
Description panel. Click Next to perform the upgrade.
As the upgrade proceeds, status messages appear in the
Status Messages panel, and the progress towards completion
is shown in the Progress bar.
8. After the upgrade has completed, a screen appears to inform
you that procedure was successful. Click Finish to close the
Firmware Upgrade Utility.
9. Set up your KVM installation again. See Installation, page 11.

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Upgrade Failed
If the Upgrade Succeeded screen doesn’t appear, it means that
the upgrade failed to complete successfully, in which case you
should do the following:
1. Disconnect the USB connectors on the KVM cables from the
computer.
2. Press and hold the Remote Port Selector’s pushbutton. While
you are still holding the pushbutton, reconnect the KVM
cable’s USB connectors to the computer.
3. Power on the GammaView. It will now work with the factory
default firmware. Follow steps 3 to 9 on page 17 again.
Troubleshooting
Symptom Possible Cause Action
Monitor does
not display
after the KVM
cable set is
hot-plugged.
DVI graphics card
is not compatible
with cable set hot-
plugging.
Power off all devices on the
installation; power off the U12-
41379; confirm all KVM cables are
properly connected; power on the
U12-41379; power on the
computers.
Graphics card
driver is not up-to-
date.
Upgrade to the latest graphics
card driver.
Mouse and/or
keyboard is
not
responding.
Switch needs to
be reset. Power off all devices on the installation; power off the U12-
41379; wait five seconds; power
on the U12-41379 again.
Mouse port-
switching
function is not
responding.
Mouse does not
support this
function.
This feature is only supported by
USB 3-key scroll wheel mice.
Mouse emulation
is disabled. Enable mouse emulation. See Hotkey Summary Table, page 15,
for details.
Cannotswitch
ports by
pressing
[Scroll Lock]
twice.
Keyboard is
incompatible with
[Scroll Lock]
invocation.
Switch to the alternate HSM
invocation keys. See Alternate
Entering Hotkey Mode, page 14,
for details.

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Specifications
Function U12-41379
Computer Connections 2
Console Connections 1
Port Selection Remote Port Selector, Mouse, Hotkeys
Connectors Console
Ports KB 1 x USB Type A Female (Silver)
Video 1 x DVI-D Female (White)
Mouse 1 x USB Type A Female (Silver)
Speakers 1 x Mini Stereo Jack Female (Green)
Mic. 1 x Mini Stereo Jack Female (Pink)
KVM Ports KB 2 x USB Type A Male (Purple)
Video 2 x DVI-D Male (Black)
Mouse 2 x USB Type A Male (Black)
Speakers 2 x Mini Stereo Jack Female (Green)
Mic. 2 x Mini Stereo Jack Female (Pink)
Remote Port Selector 1 x Mini Stereo Jack
LEDs KVM 2 (Green)
Cable Length KVM 2 x 4 Ft
Remote Port Selector 6 Ft
Emulation KB / Mouse USB
Video 1920 x 1200
Scan Interval 3, 5, 10, 20 secs. (default 5 secs.)
Power Consumption 5V, 3.05W
Environment Operating Temp. 32–122ºF
Storage Temp. -4–140ºF
Humidity 0–80% RH, Non-condensing
Physical
Properties Housing Plastic
Weight 1.1 lbs
Dimensions (L x W x H) 4.37 x 3.07 x 0.98 in

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Fa c t o ry D e fa u lt H o t k e y S e tt i n g s
Setting Default
Port Switching [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock]
Auto Scan Interval 5 seconds
Keyboard Operating Platform PC Compatible
Mouse Emulation On
Mouse Port-Switching Off
Limited Warranty
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