AdderView
Installation and Use
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Adding a computer to the menu list
With the menu visible on the screen, press the INSERT key. This will cause a new
Computer
entry field to be inserted on the menu. This is highlighted in red with a
cursor to indicate the text entry position. Type in a name up to 16 characters long.
You can use upper/lower case, special and space characters. When completed
press the RETURN key. The red highlighted area now moves into the
Port
entry field
and you can enter the port number for the named Computer. If you are using
cascaded AdderView units, the cascade routing will need to be entered (see section
3.9 for more details). To specify port 5 on a AdderView that is cascaded off port 3
you would enter port number 35. Units can be cascaded three levels deep.
Now press RETURN again to complete the entry and store it in the menu memory.
Note that you can add another Computer to the menu list at any time. If you just use
the INSERT key, the entry will be placed after the current line. To place an entry
before the current line use SHIFT and INSERT together, then edit the new name as
already described.
Deleting a computer from the menu list
With the menu visible on the screen, highlight the computer to be deleted and press
the DELETE key. To confirm deletion press RETURN. To abandon deletion press
ESC.
Editing a computer on the menu list
With the menu visible on the screen, highlight the computer to be edited and press
the SHIFT and DELETE keys together. Type in the new Computer name and port
then press RETURN. To abandon editing press ESC.
Selecting a computer on the menu list
With the menu visible on the screen, highlight the computer to be selected using the
cursor up/down or page up/down keys as required. Press the RETURN key to switch
to the highlighted computer. AdderView has an advanced ‘connection confirmation’
facility which is particularly useful in systems where many computers are displaying
the same or very similar video. The selected computer name and port number will
briefly flash up on the screen to confirm the selection has been made. If it is not
possible to make the connection, perhaps because a cascaded unit is not switched
on or is in use locally, the menu will flash ‘computer unavailable’ until the ESC key is
pressed.
Summary of keys used by the menu and their function
