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5.4.3.C Show Computer Number
This item determines whether or not the computer number is displayed along with
the computer label. To change this setting, press [Enter] while “Show computer
number” is highlighted. A yes/no input box appears. Use the arrow keys to select
“Yes” or “No” and hit [Enter]. The input box disappears and the new setting
appears in the “Show computer number” field. Factory default is “Yes.”
5.4.3.D Fade Out
This item determines how long the ServSwitch continues to display the computer
label after you switch to a different CPU before allowing it to “fade out.” If you set
“Fade out” to anything from 1 to 254, the Serv unit will wait that number of
seconds before fading out the computer label. If you set “Fade out” to 255, the unit
will display the label at all times. If you set “Fade out” to 0, the unit will never
display the computer label at all.
This item also determines how long the Switch displays the computer label after
receiving a Display Label (
[Ctrl] [D]
) keyboard command (see
Section 4.3.9
).
The Switch will display the label for five seconds if “Fade out” is set to 0, for the
corresponding number of seconds if “Fade out” is set to 1 to 254, or always if “Fade
out” is set to 255. Factory default is 5 seconds.
To change the fadeout setting, press [Enter] while “Fade out (seconds)” is
highlighted. An “Input new value” box appears. Use the shared keyboard’s number
keys to input a new value from 0 to 255 and hit [Enter]. The input box disappears
and the new setting appears in the “Fade out (seconds)” field.
5.4.3.E Font
This item determines in which font the ServSwitch displays the computer label.
The choices are: 8x16 modern, 8x16 classic, 16x24 modern (the factory default),
16x24 classic, 16x32 modern, and 16x32 classic.
8x16 is the size of the text in the configuration menus. 16x24 is twice as tall and
half again as wide. 16x32 is both twice as tall and twice as wide. The “modern” font
is a sans-serif font similar to Helvetica
®
. The “classic” font is a serifed font similar to
Times
®
. The actual size of the font on the screen depends on the resolution of the
input video from the CPUs. At higher resolutions the fonts are proportionally
smaller, so use larger sizes to keep the labels legible.
To change the font, press [Enter] while font is highlighted. A font-input box
appears. Use the arrow keys to select the desired font and hit [Enter]. The input
box disappears and the new setting appears in the “Font” field.
