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SERVSWITCH™ DUO AND SERVSWITCH™ QUADRO
4.7.9 A
UTOSCAN
M
ODE
Accessed through: GLOBAL PREFERENCES
Possible settings: SCAN LIST (factory default), ACTIVE PCs, ALL
The Duo/Quadro is capable of “autoscanning,” automatically scanning between
the connected computers in sequence, briefly displaying each computer’s video in
turn. You can set your Duo/Quadro to any of three scanning patterns:
• SCAN LIST scans each of the system computers that you’ve added to the
“autoscan list” (see Section 4.8 ), in the order in which they appear on the list
(whether they’re currently powered on or off). This type of scanning is the
only one that can reach cascaded computers attached to subsidiary
Duo/Quadro chassis.
• ACTIVE PCs scans all of the active (currently powered-on) computers that are
attached to the Duo/Quadro chassis where the scan was initiated. Scanning
just the active computers keeps blank screens from being displayed and stops
the monitor from going into a power-down state on every scan cycle.
• ALL scans all of the available computers (whether they’re currently powered
on or off) that are attached to the Duo/Quadro chassis where the scan was
initiated.
CAUTION!
Many modern monitors are fitted with automatic relays that operate
whenever the video resolution changes, including when the Duo or
Quadro switches or scans from one CPU channel to another one
that uses a different resolution. If you need to do a lot of
autoscanning and your monitor constantly switches its relay on
and off during while it scans, this might eventually damage the
monitor; you might want to consider using a flat-panel display
instead.
4.7.10 A
UTOSCAN
P
ERIOD
Accessed through: GLOBAL PREFERENCES
Possible settings: DISABLED; 2 SECONDS; 5 SECONDS (factory default); 7, 10, 15,
20, and 30 SECONDS
While autoscanning, the Duo/Quadro will pause at each channel to display that
channel’s video signal before switching to the next computer. It will pause for the
duration of the currently selected autoscan time. If you choose the DISABLED
setting, the autoscanning function itself will be completely disabled.