Specifications

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----------------- Operations
Front Panel operation
Yo u may switch to a different computer by pressing the
front panel push-button directly or by issuing hot-key
commands. The front-panel LED illuminates indicating
the active port. The LED flashes while in either Auto
Scan or Manual Scan mode.
Should you encounter any keyboard or mouse problem,
press and hold down the push-button for 3 seconds to
initialize the keyboard and mouse.
Hot-key commands
Hot-key command is a short keyboard sequence to
select a computer or to activate computer scanning.
The switch interprets keystrokes for hot-keys all the time.
A hot-key sequence starts with two left Ctrl keystrokes
followed by one or two more keystrokes.
= To select a computer:
left Ctrl + left Ctrl + 1
Selects the computer at PC 1.
left Ctrl + left Ctrl + 2
Selects the computer at PC 2.
left Ctrl + left Ctrl + 3
Selects the computer at PC 3 (for
SW0407C only).
left Ctrl + left Ctrl + 4
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Selects the computer at PC 4 (for
SW0407C only).
NOTE: Do not use the keypad at the right side of
the keyboard for hot key commands.
=To start Auto Scan, automatically scans all
ports one by one at a fixed interval:
left Ctrl + left Ctrl + F 1
To abort the Auto Scan mode, press the left Ctrl
key twice. Keyboard and mouse are both
operational during Auto Scan. When it detects
any keyboard or mouse activity, it suspends Auto
Scan until the activity stops; it then resumes with
the next computer in sequence. The length of
the Auto Scan interval (Scan Rate) is adjustable,
see below. LED flashes during Auto Scan for
SW0407C only.
= Manual Scan enables you to manually switch
back and forth between computers.
left Ctrl + left Ctrl + F2
Press ↑or ↓to select the previous or the next
computer in sequence. And, press any other
key to abort the Manual Scan. LED flashes
during Manual Scan for SW0407C only.
= To adjust Scan Rate which sets the duration
before switching to the next computer in Auto
Scan:
left Ctrl + left Ctrl + F3