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8. Unwrap a computer cable, CCSnn. Plug the DB25 connector to a Channel on the
back panel of
SMX
unit.
9. Plug the other end of the cable to a Sun’s keyboard/monitor ports (if you have a 15-
pin HD15 video port, you can purchase a Raritan adapter, P/N 1396C, to convert the
13W3 female cable plug to an HD15 male plug).
10. Power on the Sun.
11. The Sun channel on the
Selection Menu
will turn green.
12. Use the
<
!
>
and
<
"
>
keys to
select the green line, and press
<Enter>.
13. You will now be able to operate the Sun connected to
SMX
.
Congratulations! This quick test is complete.
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To go back to the
SMX
selection menu, press
<Scroll Lock>
key twice rapidly. This
activates the on-screen user interface.
The
<Scroll Lock>
LED on the user console
keyboard blinks indicating the on-screen user interface has been activated.
SMX
on-screen user interface (OSUI)
SMX
on-screen user interface (OSUI) consists of a simple hierarchy of menus and
screens. Each menu (except Login Menu) contains the following sections (Figure 1.):
•
Title Line
•
Menu/Screen Body (for text and fields)
•
Help Messages
•
Status Line (displays Skip/Scan status, OSUI activator, and P-View indicator if
appropriate)
Function keys F1, F2, F4, and F5 switch between different first-level menus.
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Pressing
<F1>
while the on-screen user interface is active invokes the Help Screen,
which details all options available to the user.
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Whenever the on-screen user interface is activated on a user console, that console
keyboard’s
<Scroll Lock>
LED indicator blinks.
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This symbol,
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,
provides hints and tips.
