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Hotkey Control

A Hotkey command is a short keyboard sequence for selecting a computer, activating

computer scan, etc. A hotkey sequence starts with two left keystrokes

(successively within 0.2 seconds) followed by one or two more keystrokes. A built-in

tone generator creates a high-pitch beep for correct hotkey command; otherwise, one

low-pitch beep is generated for errors and the bad key sequence will not be forwarded

to the selected computer.
NOTE: Press and hold Left and press twice, then release

followed by pressing left once, which will enable / disable the hotkey feature.
To select a computer:

Left + Left + <1>

(Example: Selects the computer at port 1.)

Left + Left + <2>

(Example: Selects the computer at port 2.)

NOTE: Do not use the keypad on the right-side of the keyboard.
Auto Scan

The KVM automatically scans through the powered-on computers in sequence on a

fixed time interval (see Scan Time below).
To start Auto Scan:

Left + Left +

To abort the Auto Scan mode, press the left key twice. When Auto Scan

detects any keyboard or mouse activity, it suspends the scanning till the activity

stops; it then resumes with the next computer in sequence. The length of the Auto

Scan interval (Scan Time) is adjustable, see below.

Manual Scan allows users to manually switch back and forth between powered-on computers.

Left + Left +

To select the previous or the next computer, press or arrow keys. To

abort the Manual Scan, press any other key.

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