AdderView Omega 1 2 User Guide
Everyday use Switching between computers ................................................... 7 Basic switching options .......................................................... 7 Hotkeys ................................................................................... 7 Indications ............................................................................... 7 Other switching options ........................................................ 8 Switching audio separately ..................................
Welcome Computer 1 Computer 2 • Control two PCs using a single keyboard, monitor, mouse, speaker set and microphone. • Continuous keyboard and mouse emulation on all ports ensures problem free computer boot-up. • No mains power needed – AdderView Omega draws its power from the connected computers for maximum convenience.
Your AdderView Omega at a glance Connections to your speakers and microphone Indicators Show you which computer is currently selected Keyboard, monitor, mouse and audio connections to computer 2 1 The Omega button Press to change between your computers 2 Keyboard, monitor, mouse and audio connections to computer 1 Audio cable set* (x 2) These link your computer’s microphone and speaker ports to the AdderView Omega * Note: Depending on the purchased package
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8 Connect the plugs at the other end of the Audio cable set to the microphone and speaker sockets on your computer. 9 Now repeat steps 5 to 8 for the second computer, using the channel 2 sockets on the right side of your AdderView Omega. 4 Decide which of your two computers will connect to channel 1 – the sockets for this channel are located on the left side of the AdderView Omega.
USB plug USB socket and symbol Your AdderView Omega includes two special adaptors which allow you to use it with systems that use USB keyboard and mouse connections. You can then use your standard PC keyboard and mouse to control any pairing of PC, laptop, Mac or Sun workstation. Each adaptor attaches to the keyboard plug of the KVM cable set and then connects to a USB socket on the system.
Hotkeys The and the keys, when used in combination, are known as ‘Hotkeys’. They signal to the AdderView Omega that you wish to talk to it (using the keyboard) rather than the computer. The AdderView Omega’s standard hotkeys are set at manufacture to be the and keys. However, you may find that the standard hotkeys interfere with other devices or software used with your computer(s).
To resume normal (combined KVM and audio) operation: • Select a channel in the normal manner using either the Omega button, the keyboard or the mouse. Using channel isolation mode Channel isolation mode allows you to quickly blank the screen and isolate the keyboard, mouse and audio channels from both computers. If your monitor has a power save mode, then your AdderView Omega’s channel isolation action should cause it to automatically enter a low power sleep state.
Special features To enter and use configuration mode: 1 Press and hold the Omega button for roughly five seconds until both of the AdderView Omega indicators light as well as all three of the keyboard indicators (‘Num Lock’, ‘Caps Lock’ and ‘Scroll Lock’). Your AdderView Omega is now ready to accept new configuration options.
These configuration options allow you to blank the screen after a set period of time has elapsed since the keyboard or mouse were last used. Power saving monitors can sense the screen blanking action and change to sleep mode. The currently selected audio remains unaffected. B1 Screen blanking feature disabled (default setting). B2 Blank screen after 1 minute of inactivity. B3 Blank screen after 2 minutes of inactivity. B4 Blank screen after 4 minutes of inactivity.
Mouse third button selection These configuration options allow you to determine whether the third (or the scroll wheel) button of a three button mouse should be used for channel switching or reserved only for functions on the computer(s). U1 Use the third mouse button to initiate AdderView Omega channel switching. When selected, the third button is not available for use with computer applications (default setting). U2 Do not use the third mouse button to initiate channel switching.
Setting and using a password If you forget your password: 1 Switch off both computers (or temporarily remove the keyboard connections from both computers). 2 Switch on one of the computers (or reconnect a keyboard connection) while holding down the Omega button on the top panel of your AdderView Omega. After five seconds both AdderView Omega indicators will flash in unison. Release the Omega button and then press it again and hold it down until until both indicators light.
To restore mouse operation when hot plugging: 1 Carefully connect your AdderView Omega to the keyboard, mouse, monitor, audio and the two systems. 2 Use the Omega button to select the channel of the system affected by hot plugging. 3 Press and hold the Omega button for roughly five seconds until both of the AdderView Omega indicators light as well as all three of the keyboard indicators.
In common with our professional switching products, you can expand its use and switch more than two computers. This is called ‘cascading’ and is achieved by connecting the keyboard, video and mouse ports of the AdderView Omega to one of the channels of another switching product. When you use our switches in this way, channel selection is performed by an extended keyboard sequence.
To download the files 1 Access the Adder Technology Ltd website (www.adder.com), enter the Support section. Choose the upgrade option that best suits your requirements and download it to your system. 2 Decompress the downloaded file. Depending on the chosen option, there will be a collection of suitable files. As a minimum, there should be the following files: • AUTOEXEC.BAT – directs the computer to run the driver update and firmware upgrade programs. • AVOMxxx.
OMEGAUSB STAN101 /C21 REM AVOM141 4 When all required changes have been made, save the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Do not change the name otherwise it will not be recognized by the system. Now please follow Stage D.
Stage D - Reconnect the AdderView Omega and reboot 1 Using one of the KVM cable sets, connect the keyboard port from channel 1 of your AdderView Omega to the keyboard socket of the computer from which you will run the upgrade (your AdderView Omega may already be connected in this manner). Disconnect the keyboard connection from the other computer to channel 2 or alternatively, switch off the other computer.
• Email – support@adder.com • Fax in the UK: in the US: 01954 780081 +1 888 275 1117 • Phone in the UK: in the US: 01954 780044 +1 888 275 3337 Troubleshooting If you experience problems when installing or using your AdderView Omega, please check through this section for a possible solution. If your problem is not listed here and you cannot resolve the issue, then please refer to the ‘Getting assistance’ section.
Adder Technology Ltd warrants that this product shall be free from defects in workmanship and materials for a period of two years from the date of original purchase. If the product should fail to operate correctly in normal use during the warranty period, Adder will replace or repair it free of charge. No liability can be accepted for damage due to misuse or circumstances outside Adder’s control.
