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Send the current configuration file to the device (see “ Sending a Configuration File to a Device ” on
page 4–33).
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• assigning a menu navigation button, refer to “ Assigning Menu Navigation to a Button ” on page 4–25.
Assigning a Function Button
A function button enables you to assign a specific task to a button on the panel.
To assign a function to a button:
1. Open the RCP-QE Panel Configuration editor (see “ Opening the RCP-QE Panel Configuration Editor ” on
page 4–4).
2. On the simulated RCP-QE, select the button that you want to use for the function.
The Button configuration box opens.
3. In the Button list, select Function Key .
4. Use the Value list to select one of the following functions:
• Take — the trigger that ends a hold on a switch sequence.
• Protect — a single button that places a block on the current destination. It can also be used to lock the panel.
• Chop — a single button that starts a slow or fast toggle between the two most recently selected sources for a
given destination.
• Deassign — a single button that has two-fold functionality: a single button that provides a convenient
method for disconnecting machine control ports and, if using virtual routing, a single button that allows you
to free up resources when they are no longer needed for a path.
• MC Key — a single button that provides a method for enabling reciprocal switching when machine control
is used.
• Panel Lock — a single button that locks the panel from accidental or unwanted changes.
• Breakaway Step — a single button that selects the next breakaway in the Breakaway table.
5. Close the Button configuration box.
The simulated RCP-QE in DashBoard shows the type of shift and shift page on the selected button. For
example,
SRC SH2 .
6. Send the current configuration file to the device (see “ Sending a Configuration File to a Device ” on
page 4–33).
Assigning a Level Button
A level button enables you to select one router level per button for a switch. While a breakaway is similar,
breakaways can contain more than one router level.
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Multiple level buttons can be assigned on a panel.
To assign a level to a button:
1. Open the RCP-QE Panel Configuration editor (see “ Opening the RCP-QE Panel Configuration Editor ” on
page 4–4).
2. On the simulated RCP-QE, click the button that you want to use for the level.
The Button configuration box opens.
3. In the Button list, select Level .
4. In the Value list, select the router level that you want to assign to this button.
5. Close the Button configuration box.