User manual

1
INTRODUCTIO
N
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on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the 8x1 DVI KVM DL
S
witcher. Your
c
omplete satis
f
action is ver
y
important to us.
G
efen
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e
f
en delivers innovative, pro
g
ressive computer and electronics add-on solutions
that harness inte
g
ration, extension, distribution and conversion technolo
g
ies.
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e
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en’s reliable, plu
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-and-pla
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products supplement cross-plat
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orm computer
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stems, pro
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essional audio
/
video environments and HDTV s
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stems o
f
all sizes
with hard-workin
g
solutions that are eas
y
to implement and simple to operate.
T
he Gefen 8x1 DVI KVM DL Switcher
The rack-mountable
G
e
f
en
8
x1 DVI KVM DL
S
witcher o
ff
ers an economical
s
olution b
y
eliminatin
g
the need to purchase man
y
displa
y
s
f
or each computer in
a studio or lab situation. A plu
g
-and-pla
y
solution that supports both Macintosh
and IBM-P
C
computers, the 8x1 DVI KVM DL
S
witcher shares one DVI displa
y
with up to ei
g
ht computers or other DVI video sources. A sin
g
le U
S
B 2.0 port,
k
e
y
board
&
mouse ports, and an analo
g
audio
j
ack are also switched. The
s
witcher saves space on
y
our desktop b
y
eliminatin
g
a crowded workspace
f
ull
o
f
DVI monitors, ke
y
boards
&
mice, and U
S
B and audio cables.
S
witchin
g
o
f
DVI
s
ources is eas
y
and reliable.
How It Works
The DVI monitor is connected to the 8x1 DVI KVM DL
S
witcher’s output. Up to
e
i
g
ht DVI video sources connect to the switcher
’
s DVI inputs usin
g
included hi
g
h
q
ualit
y
DVI cables. The included power suppl
y
is connected to the switcher via
the lockin
g
power plu
g
and then to a power outlet. The currentl
y
selected DVI
video si
g
nal appears on the shared monitor. DVI Video sources
(
and optionall
y
k
e
y
boards and mice, U
S
B and audio cables
)
are selected
/
switched usin
g
the
R
MT-8IR remote control, R
S
-232 control, or the input selector push button on the
f
ront panel o
f
the switcher.