IOGear Switch GCS52U User Manual

MiniView Micro USB  
2-Port KVM Switch with Built-in KVM Cables  
Installation Manual (GCS52U)  
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Thank you for purchasing one of the most feature-rich keyboard, video, and mouse  
switches on the market. IOGEAR’s MiniView™ Micro switches are first-rate  
connectivity accessories designed to help reduce the frustration of managing multiple  
computer systems. With the MiniView™ Micro by IOGEAR, you can access two  
computers from a single console(keyboard, mouse and monitor). MiniView™ Micro  
allows you to change ports easily by entering Hot Key combinations from the  
keyboard. Setup is fast and easy; plugging cables into their appropriate ports is all  
that is entailed.  
We hope you enjoy using your MiniView™ Micro USB KVM, yet another first-rate  
connectivity solution from IOGEAR.  
 
Table of Contents  
Package Contents  
Overview  
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Features  
Requirements  
Introduction  
Installation  
Operation  
Appendix (HotKey)  
Specification  
Troubleshooting  
Tech Support  
Radio & TV Interference Statement  
Limited Warranty  
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Package Contents  
This package contains:  
1 MiniViewTM Micro USB 2-port KVM switch  
1 User Manual  
1 Quick Start Guide  
1 Warranty Registration Card  
If any items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer.  
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Overview  
The MiniView™ Micro USB (GCS52U) KVM switch allows access to two USB  
computers from a single console (keyboard, monitor, and mouse). This cost-effective  
way to access two computers, without extra hardware, is highly efficient and easy to  
use. By allowing a single console to manage both computers, the MiniView™ Micro  
eliminates the expense of purchasing extra keyboards, monitors, mice, and the  
MiniView™ Micro eliminates the extra space they would take up.  
The MiniView™ Micro USB KVM is small, portable, and fits right on or under your  
desktop. It also comes with a built-in KVM cable set to simplify the installation.  
Setup is fast and easy: plugging cables into the appropriate ports is all that is  
entailed. There is no software to configure, and no imcompatibility problems. Since  
the MiniView™ Micro intercepts keyboard input directly, it works on virtually any  
hardware platform and with virtually all operating system.  
The MiniView™ Micro USB KVM provides a convenient method to access the  
computers by simple Hot Key combinations from the keyboard.  
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Features  
- Use one keyboard, monitor and mouse to control two computers  
- Very compact KVM switch with molded cables for computer connections  
- Supports Microsoft IntelliMouse and the scrolling wheel on most mice  
- Easy to install – No Software Required !  
- Easy to operate – PC selection via convenient Hot Keys  
- AutoScan function to monitor computer operation  
- LED display for easy status monitoring  
- Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock states are saved and restored when  
switching  
- Hot pluggable – add or remove computers without powering down the switch  
- Keyboard and mouse emulation for error free PC booting  
- Self Powered – No need for external power supply  
- Superior video quality – up to 1920x1440; DDC, DDC2, DDC2B  
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Requirements  
Computers with a PS/2 mouse and keyboard connection, VGA connection, and an  
available USB port.  
PS/2 connection  
USB port  
VGA connection  
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Introduction  
1. VGA port for the console monitor  
2. PS/2 port for the console keyboard  
3. PS/2 port for the console mouse  
4. VGA connector to the computer  
5. USB connector to the computer  
6. Port selected LEDs  
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Installation  
Step. 1  
Before you begin, please turn off the computers you are going to connect to the MiniView™ Micro USB KVM.  
If you have never installed a USB mouse and Keyboard on your computer before you may need to leave  
your PS/2 mouse and keyboard attached during the first boot-up after installing the GCS52U. After you  
have installed the KVM shutdown your computer and move the PS/2 mouse and keyboard to the GCS52U  
console port. You have now installed the unit.  
1. Connect your monitor VGA cable to the  
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female VGA port (item# 1) on your  
MiniView™ Micro.  
2. Connect your PS/2 keyboard directly  
into the PS/2 keyboard port (item# 2)  
on your MiniView™ Micro.  
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3. Connect your PS/2 mouse directly into  
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the PS/2 mouse port (item# 3) on  
your MiniView™ Micro.  
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Ins4tallation  
Step. 2  
4.Connect the VGA cable (item# 4) that is built into the KVM cable of your MiniView™  
Micro to the VGA port on your computer.  
5.Connect the USB cable (item# 5) that is built into  
the KVM cable of your MiniView™ Micro to the USB  
port on your computer.  
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Installation  
Step. 3  
Repeat Step 2 for your second computer.  
Step. 4  
Turn the power of your computers on.  
To switch between computers, tap the Scroll Lock key twice.  
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Operation  
Operations  
MiniView™ Micro allows you to access the computers through Hot Key combinations  
from the keyboard.  
1. Selecting computers  
You can toggle between the two computers by pressing and releasing the Scroll Lock  
key twice: [Scroll Lock]+[Scroll Lock].  
2. AutoScan Mode  
The MiniView™ Micro USB KVM offers AutoScan feature and allows you to monitor  
the activity of the connected computers without taking the trouble of switching  
yourself.  
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Operation  
Operations con’d  
To initiate the AutoScan mode, press and release the left Shift key, then press and  
release the right Shift key: [Left Shift] + [Right Shift].  
NOTE: The interval between these two keys should be no more than 0.5 seconds.  
Once the scanning begins, it continues until you press the [Space Bar] to exit  
AutoScan Mode. The port that was active at the time the scanning stopped would  
remain active.  
Note: While AutoScan Mode is in effect, none of the keyboard keys except [Space  
Bar] will function. You must exit AutoScan Mode by pressing the [Space Bar] in order  
to use the keyboard for other purposes.  
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Operation  
Operations con’d  
You can customize the scan interval time with the following Hot Key combination:  
[Left Shift] + [Right Shift] + [S] + [n].  
[n] represents a number from 1 to 4 which sets the desired scan interval as shown in  
the table below:  
n
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2
3
4
Scan Interval  
3 seconds  
5 seconds  
10 seconds  
20 seconds  
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Appendix  
LED Display  
Activity  
Off  
Function  
Port is not selected  
On (Steady)  
Port is connected to an active computer  
Port is connected to an active computer, and is being accessed in  
AutoScan Mode  
Flashing  
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Specification  
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Specification Con’d  
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Troubleshooting  
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Troubleshooting Con’d  
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Technical Support  
If you need technical support, please check out our IOGEAR Tech Info Library  
(T.I.L.) at www.iogear.com/support for the latest tips, tricks, and troubleshoot-  
ing. The IOGEAR T.I.L. was designed to provide you with the latest technical  
information about our products. Most of the answers to your questions can be  
found here, so please try it out before contacting technical support.  
Technical support is available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm  
PST and can be reached at (949) 453-8782 or by email [email protected].  
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Radio & TV Interference Statement  
WARNING!!! 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. This equipment has been  
tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device  
pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide  
reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial  
environment. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause  
interference, in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take  
whatever measures may be required to correct the interference.  
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Limited Warranty  
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DIRECT VENDOR’S LIABILITY FOR DIRECT,  
INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES  
RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, DISK OR ITS DOCUMEN-  
TATION EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT.  
The direct vendor makes no warranty or representation, expressed, implied, or  
statutory with respect to the contents or use of this documentation, and  
especially disclaims its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for any  
particular purpose.  
The direct vendor also reserves the right to revise or update the device or  
documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity of such  
revisions, or updates. For further inquires please contact your direct vendor.  
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