Glossary
G&D DVIVision ·
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Glossary
Alt key:
The Alt key is located on the left side of the space bar. Usu-
ally, it is pressed in combination with one or more keys.
Alt Gr key:
The Alt Gr key is located on the right side of the space bar. It
is an abbreviation for
alternate Graphics
.
ATX:
The ATX form factor was invented by Intel and is a norm for
casings, power packs and motherboards of computers.
AWG:
AWG (American Wire Gauge) is a coding for the wire gauge.
Backspace key:
The Backspace key is located above the
Enter key.
BIOS:
The BIOS (Basic Input Output System) is the basic software
of the computer that is loaded directly after the switch-on of
the computer.
Cascade:
Some G&D devices can be combined with each other to use
the functional range of these devices in parallel. The daisy-
chaining of several devices is called cascade.
Computer module:
The computer, whose signals are transmitted to the remote
console, is connected to the computer module.
Computer:
The computer to be operated is connected to the computer
module (DVIVision-CPU). It can be operated at the
DVIVision system through the user’s keyboard and mouse.
Console:
The console consists of the monitor connected to the
DVIVision system as well as a keyboard and a mouse. The
console enables to access the connected computer.
Ctrl key:
The Ctrl key (abbreviation for “control”) is located at the bot-
tom left and right corner within the main key block of the
keyboard.
Double hotkey:
Optionally to the use of a hotkey, the user can activate a dou-
ble hotkey. It consists of two hotkeys that have to be pressed
at the same time.
Hot plug:
The hot plug technology enables the changing of hardware
while the computer is in operation. Directly after the change
such hardware is ready for operation.
Hotkey delay:
In the default setting of the DVIVision system the key combi-
nation to call the setup function has to be pressed for seven
seconds. The user can deactivate this hotkey delay.
Hotkey:
The hotkey is part of a key combination to operate the
DVIVision. The keys
Ctrl
,
Win
,
Alt
,
Alt Gr
and
Shift
can be
defined as hotkey.
Key combination:
A key combination (e.g.
Ctrl
+
Backspace
) consists of several
keys. These keys have to be pressed simultaneously. By
pressing these keys, a control command is transmitted to the
connected computer or to the DVIVision system.
Main key block:
The main key block consists of the alphanumeric keys.
