StarTech.com SV231DVIUA - Manual (Page 8)

Instruction Manual 5
Operation
Front Panel
Port Selection/Link LED
The LED turns green when the connected computer is powered-on. The corresponding LED will
also illuminate red when that PC port is currently selected.
Port Selection Button
Pressing the front panel “Select” button toggles between the PC ports on the KVM switch.
HotKey Control
A Hotkey command is a short keyboard sequence for selecting a computer, activating computer
scan, etc. A hotkey sequence starts with two left <CTRL> keystrokes (successively within 0.2
seconds) followed by one or two more keystrokes. A high-pitch beep will be generated for each
correct hotkey command; otherwise, one low-pitch beep is generated for errors and the bad key
sequence will not be forwarded to the selected computer.
NOTE: Press and hold Left <SHIFT> and press <NumLock> twice, then release <SHIFT> followed
by pressing left <CTRL> once, which will enable / disable the hotkey feature.
To select a computer:
Left <CTRL> + Left <CTRL> + <1>
(Example: Selects the computer at port 1.)
Left <CTRL> + Left <CTRL> + <2>
(Example: Selects the computer at port 2.)
NOTE: Do not use the keypad on the right-side of the keyboard.
Auto Scan
The KVM automatically scans through the powered-on computers in sequence on a fixed time
interval (see Scan Time below).
To start Auto Scan:
Left <CTRL> + Left <CTRL> + <F1>
To abort the Auto Scan mode, press the left <CTRL> key twice.
NOTE: When Auto Scan detects any keyboard activity, it suspends the scanning 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.