User manual

Wizard DP Extender
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5.3 Using hotkeys
The Wizard DP Extender units provide hotkey features to allow you to check and adjust certain aspects of operation. Using the
hotkeys you can:
• MonitorlinkqualityusingtheDashboard(seeopposite),
• Choosethepreferredlinkratemode,and/or
• Choosebetweenlineinandmicrophonemodesatthereceiver.
5.3.1.1 To use hotkeys
1 Using a USB keyboard attached to one of the USB A ports on the Wizard DP Extender receiver, press (and
release) the (Ctrl) key three times in succession (either of the keyboard’s Ctrl keys can be used).
In response, the three keyboard indicators will all flash, once per second.
2 Use the numeric keys 1 to 7 located above the main section of the keyboard (not the numeric keypad), to choose the required
action:
Display the Dashboard. See opposite for details.
Select Line In mode for the receiver’s analog audio input. The icon will be displayed on screen to confirm your selec-
tion.
Select Microphone mode for the receiver’s analog audio input. The icon will be displayed on screen to confirm your
selection.
Select Low Rate (LR) mode as the preferred link speed. The icon will be displayed on screen to confirm your selection*.
Select High Rate (HR) mode as the preferred link speed. The icon will be displayed on screen to confirm your selection*.
Select Balanced mode (available in HR mode only). The icon will be displayed. Allows you to share the available video
bandwidth equally between two video displays, regardless of the EDIDs being reported by them, e.g. 1920x1200 each on
video displays that would ordinarily request a native mode of 2560x1600.
Select Priority mode (default mode). The icon will be displayed. Video link 1 will take priority, allowing it to display
resolutions greater than 1920x1200 (the limit for video link 2). Appendix B shows the logic process that is applied to the
reported EDID in order to choose the most appropriate resolution.
Note: If you do not press any key within five seconds, or press any key other than the digits 1 to 7 (or once you have success-
fully chosen an action), the keyboard will revert to normal operation. To use another hotkey function, repeat the whole proce-
dure described above.
* When changing between preferred link rates, if a rate change subsequently occurs, the entire data link will be reset. This will
cause a momentary loss of the video, audio and USB services. A successful switch to High Rate will only be possible if the link
cable is able to support the higher rate - Please see Tips for achieving good quality links for further information.
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