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CHAPTER 5: Operation
5.2 The Front-Panel Pushbutton and the Remote-Control Module
You can use the Multi-Head ServSwitch’s front-panel pushbutton to select which
CPU channel (CPU port) is currently controlled by the active control port. Press
the key once during normal operation to select the next CPU channel in sequence
(for example, to select channel 4 if channel 3 is currently selected); press the key
repeatedly to manually cycle through the channels.
You can also use this button to access the Multi-Head ServSwitch’s configuration
mode (see Section 4.2.1). To access configuration mode while the Switch is
operating, press the button and hold it down for 5 seconds until “C” appears on
the Switch
’ s front-panel display.
An optional Remote-Control Module (“RCM”) is also available for the Multi-
Head ServSwitch. It’s a small hand-held component—with a SELECT key that
mimics the Switch’s pushbutton and an identical copy of the Switch’s front-panel
display—whose cord you can plug into the Switch’s RS-232 port. This is particularly
useful in applications where the Multi-Head ServSwitch is located some distance
from the shared keyboard, mouse, and monitors. The RCM can be conveniently
attached to your keyboard with the included Velcro strips so you can have channel
information and channel-selection control at your fingertips.
At the time of this writing, four different models of the Remote-Control Module
are available, each with a different cord length: 10 ft. (3 m, product code
KV6REM), 25 ft. (7.6 m, KV6REM-25), 50 ft. (15.2 m, KV6REM-50), and 75 ft.
(22.9 m, KV6REM-75).