ATEN CS18208, User Manual

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4. OSD Operation
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F5: SKP
Clicking or pressing [F5] invokes Skip (SKP) mode. This function
enables you to easily skip backward or forward – switching the console focus
from the currently active computer port to the previous or next accessible one.
Enable mouse emulation for Skip mode to work (see page 42).
 The selection of computers available for skip mode switching is made with
the
Scan–Skip mode setting under the F3: SET function (see page 37).
 When you are in skip mode:
press [
←
] to skip to the previous accessible port on the list
press [
→ ]
to skip to the next accessible port on the list
press [
↑
] to skip to the previous accessible port. If the previous accessible
port has cascaded a switch, then it skips to the last accessible port of that
switch
press [
↓
] to skip to the next accessible port. If the next accessible port has
cascaded a switch, then it skips to the first accessible port of that switch
Note: When you skip, you only skip to the previous or next accessible
computer that is in the
Scan–Skip mode selection (see page 38).
 If a port has been selected for Scan–Skip mode, when the focus switches to
that port, a set of [
↑
], [
↓
], [
←
], [
→ ]
symbol appears before its port
ID displays.
 While skip mode is in effect, the console will not function normally. You
must exit skip mode in order to regain control of the console.
 To exit skip mode, press [Spacebar] or [Esc] .