IBM 1735R16, Installer And User Manual

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Chapter 3: Analog Port Operation
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Soft switching
Soft switching is the ability to switch servers using a hotkey sequence. You can soft
switch to a server by pressing Print Screen and then typing the first few
characters of its name or number. If you have a delay time set and you press the
key sequences before that time has elapsed, OSCAR will not display.
To confi gure servers for soft switching:
1. Press Print Screen to launch OSCAR. The Main dialog box appears.
2. Click Setup - Menu . The Menu dialog box appears.
3. For Screen Delay Time, type the number of seconds of delay desired
before the Main dialog box is displayed after Print Screen is pressed.
4. Click OK .
To soft switch to a server:
1. To select a server, press Print Screen . If the display order of your server list
is by port ( Port button is depressed), type the port number and press Enter .
-or-
If the display order of your server list is by name or eID number (
Name or
eID button is depressed), type the fi rst few characters of the name of the
server or the eID number to establish it as unique and press Enter .
2. To switch back to the previous server, press Print Screen then Backspace .
OSCAR navigation basics
This table describes how to navigate OSCAR using the keyboard and mouse.
This Keystroke Does This
Print Screen Opens OSCAR. Press Print Screen twice to send the Print
Screen keystroke to the currently selected device.
F1 Opens the Help screen for the current dialog box.
Escape Closes the current dialog box without saving changes and returns
to the previous one. In the Main dialog box, it closes OSCAR and
returns to the selected server. In a message box, it closes the
pop-up box and returns to the current dialog box.
Alt Opens dialog boxes, selects or checks options and executes
actions when used with underlined or other designated letters.
Alt+X Closes the current dialog box and returns to the previous one.
Alt+O Selects the
OK
button, then returns to the previous dialog box.
Enter Completes a switch in the Main dialog box and exits OSCAR.
Single-click, Enter In a text box, it selects the text for editing and enables the Left
and Right Arrow keys to move the cursor. Press Enter again to
quit the edit mode.