Generic hid, Chapter 3: generic hid – Guntermann & Drunck DVICenter DP16 Target Modules and User Modules - Standard Variants User Manual

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106 · Target and user modules

In

Generic HID

mode, data of the USB input device connected to the

Generic

socket of

the user module remains unaltered when transmitted to the active target module.

The use of Generic HID devices is possible only after you enable the Generic HID mode

of the user module and of the target module.

In Generic HID mode, you can connect USB hubs or USB composite devices to the

Generic

socket of the user module.

USB composite devices are USB devices that are connected to a computer via one USB

cable, but consist of separate HID devices (e.g. keyboard/mouse or touchpad/mouse.

When connecting a USB hub or a USB composite device containing multiple USB

devices, only the first of the connected HID devices can be used in Generic HID

mode. The OSD informs you if other HID devices of the composite device or the

hub are detected.

Enabling/disabling the user module’s

Generic HID mode

How to enable/disable the user module’s Generic HID mode:
1. Press

Ctrl+Num

(default) to open the on-screen display.

2. Press

F11

to open the Configuration menu.

3. Select

Console

and press

Enter

.

4. Select

Generic HID

and press

F8

to select one of the following options:

NOTE:

With enabled

Generic HID

mode, it is not possible to operate the OSD with a

keyboard connected to the

Generic

socket.

NOTE:

In Multi User mode, the Generic HID device is available to the first active user

module. Once the user module logs off and another user module logs in, the

Generic HID device of the now active user module becomes available.

off:

Connect either a USB keyboard or a USB mouse to the user module’s

Generic

interface.

on:

The data of any USB input device connected to the user module’s

Generic

interface remains unaltered when transmitted to the active tar-

get module.

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Generic HID

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