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MATRIX SERVSWITCH™
• The Matrix ServSwitch is designed to support IBM PC compatible 101-, 102-,
104-, or 105-key keyboards and IBM PC keyboard-scan modes 1, 2, and 3; it’s
also designed to work with PC-type CPUs/keyboards that use 5-pin DIN or
6-pin mini-DIN keyboard connectors. The Matrix ServSwitch will try to pass
through keyboard codes that it doesn’t recognize without altering them, which
allows it to support the DEC LK461 keyboard (see Appendix D for the key
mappings), Japanese 106- and 109-key keyboards, and certain other keyboards
that use special or proprietary keys. However, we cannot guarantee that the
Switch will be able to fully support—or even work at all with—any PC-type
keyboard that uses nonstandard keys, connectors, or keyboard-scan modes.
• If you are using a Sun keyboard, it must be a Type 5 or Type 5c model, not
Type 6 (the Matrix ServSwitch isn’t yet fully Type 6 compatible). If the
keyboard is designed for a keyboard language other than “US” (standard
North American English), you’ll need to select the language under “Keyboard
settings” in the Configure System page of the configuration menu (see
Section 4.2.2).