
Chapter 4 Using the On-Screen Display Interface
Channel ID
Whenever you access a channel, a channel ID is displayed onscreen. By default, it displays for
only 5 seconds. To extend the display time, see
.
If you turn on the channel scan function, the channel IDs are also displayed to indicate the
channel that is being scanned.
Generic channel ID
A channel ID on a stand-alone switch or on the base switch of a two-tier system looks similar to
the following.
Note:
For information on two-tier systems, see
.
1 Channel number which is being selected
2 Channel name of the selected channel
2nd-tier channel ID
On a two-tier system, if you select the channel of a 2nd-tier switch, its channel ID looks like the
following.
1 1st-tier channel number where the 2nd-tier switch is
connected
2 2nd-tier channel number which is currently selected
3 Channel name of the selected 2nd-tier channel
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