Specifications

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MULTI-HEAD SERVSWITCH™
5.3 The Status Display
The Multi-Head ServSwitch’s front-panel 7-segment status display usually shows the
number of the currently selected computer channel, while the dot LED alongside
it flashes in response to data from the shared keyboard or mouse (see the top
illustration in Figure 5-2). If you select autoscan mode, however, the display will
alternately (a) display the current channel number and (b) light each of its outer
six LED segments, one after the other, in a clockwise sequence, as shown in the
second illustration. If the Switch is in configuration mode, it will display “C”. If the
Switch has been locked, it will display “P” until a valid password has been typed to
unlock the Switch. Finally, if the screen-saver mode has been activated, the channel
number will flash.
Figure 5-2. The front-panel status display during regular operation.
DISPLAY SHOWS:
Channel number 1 through 8,
steadily lit
As above, with flashing dot in
lower right-hand corner
Zero
Alternately, channel number and
clockwise progression of lit
segments
The letter “P”
The letter “C”
Channel number, flashing
MEANING:
That channel is selected
Switch is receiving keyboard or
mouse data to be transmitted to
the selected computer
Displays are disabled, but not controls
Switch is in autoscan mode,
scanning from channel to channel
at user-selected rate
Switch is locked and is waiting for
the password to be entered
Switch is in configuration mode
Switch is in screen-saver mode
and is waiting for keyboard or
mouse activity to restore video