LevelOne ViewCon KVM-0405 - Manual (Page 5)

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Front Panel operation
You may switch to a different computer by pressing the
front panel push-button directly or by issuing hot-key
commands. The front-panel LED illuminates indicating
the active port. The LED flashes while in either Auto
Scan or Manual Scan mode.
Should you encounter any keyboard or mouse problem,
press and hold down the push-button for 3 seconds to
initialize the keyboard and mouse.
Hot-key commands
Hot-key command is a short keyboard sequence to
select a computer or to activate computer scanning.
LevelOne Palm-Sized KVM interprets keystrokes for
hot-keys all the time. A hot-key sequence starts with
two left Ctrl keystrokes followed by one or two more
keystrokes.
! To select a computer:
left Ctrl + left Ctrl + 1
Selects the computer at PC 1.
left Ctrl + left Ctrl + 2
Selects the computer at PC 2.
left Ctrl + left Ctrl + 3
Selects the computer at PC 3 (for
KVM-0405 only).
left Ctrl + left Ctrl + 4
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Selects the computer at PC 4 (for
KVM-0405 only).
NOTE: Do not use the keypad at the right side of
the keyboard for hot key commands.
!To start Auto Scan, automatically scans all
ports one by one at a fixed interval:
left Ctrl + left Ctrl + F 1
To abort the Auto Scan mode, press the left Ctrl
key twice. Keyboard and mouse are both
operational during Auto Scan. When it detects
any keyboard or mouse activity, it suspends Auto
Scan until the activity stops; it then resumes with
the next computer in sequence. The length of
the Auto Scan interval (Scan Rate) is adjustable,
see below. LED flashes during Auto Scan for
KVM-0405 only.
! Manual Scan enables you to manually switch
back and forth between computers.
left Ctrl + left Ctrl + F2
Press ↑or ↓to select the previous or the next
computer in sequence. And, press any other
key to abort the Manual Scan. LED flashes
during Manual Scan for KVM-0405 only.
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To adjust Scan Rate which sets the duration
before switching to the next computer in Auto
Scan:
left Ctrl + left Ctrl + F3
There are four options: 3, 8, 15 and 30 seconds.