IBM LCM8, Инструкция по установке и эксплуатации

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Chapter 3: Local port operation 17
To select the previous device:
Press
Print Screen
and then
Backspace
. This key combination toggles you between the previous and
current connections.
To disconnect from a device:
Press Print Screen and then Alt+0 (zero). This leaves the user in a free state, with no device
selected. The status flag on your desktop displays Free.
Soft switching
Soft switching is the ability to switch devices using a hotkey sequence. You can soft switch to a
device by pressing
Print Screen
and then, depending on the method you’ve selected, typing the first
few characters of its name or number. If you have set a Screen Delay Time for the OSCAR
interface and you press the key sequences before that time has elapsed, the OSCAR interface will
not display.
To soft switch to a device:
Press Print Screen and type the port number the first few letters of the name of the device to
establish it as unique and press Enter.
To switch back to the previous device, press Print Screen then Backspace.
Viewing the status of your LCM8/LCM16 switching system
The status of devices in your system is indicated in the far right columns of the Main dialog box.
The following table describes the status symbols.
Table 3.2: OSCAR interface status symbols
Symbol Description
(green circle) Device connected, turned on, and the CO cable is online.
Connected device is turned off or is not operating properly, and the CO cable is offline.
Connected switch is online.
Connected switch is offline or not operating properly.
(yellow circle) The designated CO cable is being upgraded. When this symbol displays, do not
cycle power to the LCM8/LCM16 switch or connected devices and do not disconnect CO
cables. Doing so may render the module permanently inoperable and require the CO cable to
be returned to the factory for repair.
(green letter) CO cable is being accessed by the indicated user channel.
(black letter) CO cable is blocked by the indicated user channel.