Chapter 5: System Settings
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Changing the Operation Mode
There are two operation modes in the TMCAT17 system: Private and PC
Share modes.
Private mode: When a user is accessing any channel, the other user
cannot access the same channel unless the first user exits from that
channel.
PC Share mode: Multiple users can access the same channel
simultaneously. Only the user who first presses any key on the
keyboard or moves the mouse can control the computer, and the other
user can only view the video. See
Sharing the Computer
(on page
37) for more information.
To change the operation mode:
1. If you do not see the OSD on the screen, press the hot key twice
QUICKLY to activate it. The default hot key is Scroll Lock.
2. Press F5. The Administration Menu appears.
3. Select the first submenu, System Configuration. To select the
submenu, either press 1, or press or to highlight it and then
press Enter.
4. Press Tab or Shift+Tab to highlight the Operation Mode field, and
press Enter. The highlight color turns green.
5. Press any arrow key to switch between available options, and press
Enter to confirm your selection. The highlight color turns yellow.
6. Press S to save the changes or Esc to quit the current menu or
submenu.
If pressing Esc, the message “Save the changes [Y/N/ESC]”
appears on the message bar. Press Y to save the changes, N to
abort the changes, or Esc to return to the current menu or
submenu.
Important: Even though you have turned on the PC Share mode at the
base switch, you CANNOT share the same channels of the second-tier
devices with the other user who also logs in to the base switch. For more
information, see
Limitations of the Two-Tier System (on page 87).
