Chapter 4. OSD Operation
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F7: SCAN
Clicking the
F7
field or pressing
[F7]
invokes
Auto Scan
mode. This function
allows you to automatically switch among the available computers at regular
intervals so that you can monitor their activity without having to take the
trouble of switching yourself.
The selection of computers to be included for auto-scanning is made with
the
Scan–Skip
mode setting under the
F3: SET
function (see page 24).
The amount of time that each port displays for is set with the
Scan
Duration
setting under the
F3: SET
function (see page 23). When you
want to stop at a particular location, press the [Spacebar] to stop scanning.
If the scanning stops on an empty port, or one where the computer is
attached but is powered Off, the monitor screen will be blank, and the
mouse and keyboard will have no effect. After the
Scan Duration
time is
up, the scan function will move on to the next port.
As each computer is accessed, an
S
appears in front of the port ID display
to indicate that it is being accessed under
Auto Scan
mode.
While
Auto Scan
mode is in effect, the console will not function normally.
You must exit
Auto Scan
mode in order to regain control of the console.
While you are in
Auto Scan
mode, you can pause the scanning in order to
keep the focus on a particular computer either by pressing
P
, or with a left-
click of the mouse. See
Invoking Auto Scan
, page 33, for details.
To exit
Auto Scan
mode, press the
[Spacebar]
or
[Esc]
.
