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VS481C User Manual

Setting the Switch Mode

You can have VS481C automatically switch ports for display. The VS481C

supports the following switch modes:

Enabling/Disabling the Next Mode

Use any of the following methods to enable / disable the next mode

 Device Panel

Put the auto switch to ON or Off to enable or disable the next mode

respectively.

 RS-232 serial controller

Send an RS-232 command from the serial controller. For detailed steps,

refer to the Setting the Switch Mode, page 13.

Note:

When the auto switch is put to ON, the VS481C will remain in next mode

regardless of any RS-232 commands to set the unit into other switch modes.

Enabling/Disabling the Priority and the POD Mode

Send an RS-232 command from the serial controller. For detailed steps, refer

to the Setting the Switch Mode, page 13.

Switch Mode Description

off mode The VS481C does not switch ports automatically.

next mode

(default)

The VS481C switches to the next port that has a new

source device connected to it.

priority mode The VS481C switches to and only displays the source from

a user-defined port as soon as a source is detected from

the port.

POD mode The Power-on Detection (POD) mode allows the VS481C

to automatically switch to the next port with a powered-on

source device when the currently connected source device

is powered off. The POD mode works independently of the

other switch modes.