Black Box ServSwitch DKM FX - 5 Operation; Operation Via Hotkeys; Direct Switching

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Chapter 5: Operation
5. Operation
You can operate the ServSwitch DKM FX in three different ways:
1. Direct Switching
•฀฀via฀a฀keyboard฀connected฀to฀a฀CON฀port฀and฀the฀hotkeys
•฀฀by฀a฀macro฀keyboard฀connected฀to฀a฀console฀port
2. OSD
•฀฀via฀keyboard/mouse฀directly฀connected฀to฀the฀CPU฀board฀of฀the฀matrix
•฀฀via฀keyboard/mouse฀connected฀to฀a฀CON฀Unit฀and฀the฀OSD
3. External Switching Commands:
•฀฀via฀an฀external฀computer฀via฀Java฀tool฀(network฀connection฀required)
•฀฀via฀a฀media฀control฀(network฀or฀serial฀connection฀required)
5.1฀Operation฀via฀Hotkeys
5.1.1฀Direct฀Switching
The direct switching by hotkeys on a keyboard is the fastest way for a user to
switch at his console between different CPUs. He can switch video, keyboard and
mouse, or only video.
Direct฀Switching฀of฀Video,฀Keyboard,฀and฀Mouse
1. Start Command Mode with the hotkey. For control, the LEDs Shift and Scroll
flash at the keyboard, if Command Mode is activated.
2. Enter the index number of the new CPU from the list of favorites and confirm
with <Enter>. At the same time, the Command Mode is closed and the console
is connected to the new CPU with complete control.
NOTE: For best switching time, use identical mice, keyboards, and monitors.
This contributes to a smooth and delayless direct switching of the matrix.
Switching฀in฀Private฀Mode
1. Start Command Mode with the hotkey. The Shift and Scroll LEDs on the
keyboard flash at the keyboard when command mode is activated.
2. Enter the index number of the new CPU from the list of favorites and confirm
with <left Shift>, <Enter>. The Command Mode closes and the console
connects to the new CPU with complete control in Private Mode
.