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10. On-Screen Display (OSD) Operation
10.2.5 F5: SKP
Clicking the F5 field or pressing [F5] invokes Skip (SKP) mode. This function enables you to easily skip backward or forward – switching the console
focus from the currently active computer port to the previous or next accessible one.
Enable mouse emulation for Skip mode to work (see section
11.11.3 Mouse Emulation Control ).
• The selection of computers available for skip mode switching is made with the Scan–Skip mode setting under the F3: SET function (see Table 10-3 ).
• When you are in skip mode:
Press [
←
] to skip to the previous accessible port on the list, in skip mode.
Press [
→
] to skip to the next accessible port on the list, in skip mode.
Press [
↑
] to skip to the next accessible port. If the next accessible port has cascaded a switch, then it skips to the first accessible port of
that switch.
Press
[
↓
] to skip to the previous accessible port. If the previous accessible port has cascaded a switch, then it skips to the last accessible
port of that switch.
Note: When skipping, you can skip only to the previous or next accessible computer that is in the Scan-Skip mode selection (see Table 10-3 ).
• If a port has been selected for Scan–Skip mode, when the focus switches to that port a left/right triangle symbol appears before its port ID
display. When the port ID with the triangle symbol displays, the background screen is blank.
• While skip mode is in effect, the console will not function normally. You must exit skip mode in order to regain control of the console.
• When the selected port displays, skip mode is automatically disabled.
• To exit skip mode, press
[Spacebar] or [Esc] .
10.2.6 F6: BRC
F6 is an administrator-only function. Clicking the F6 field, or pressing [F6] , invokes Broadcast (BRC) mode. When this function is in effect,
commands sent from the console are broadcast to all available computers on the installation.
This function is particularly useful for operations that need to be performed on multiple computers, such as performing a system wide shutdown,
installing or upgrading software, etc.
• While BRC mode is in effect, a speaker symbol appears before the port ID display of the port that currently has the console focus. When the
port ID with the speaker symbol displays, the background screen is blank.
• While BRC mode is in effect, the mouse will not function normally. You must exit BRC mode in order to regain control of the mouse.
• To exit BRC mode, invoke the OSD (with the OSD hot key), then click the
F6 field, or press [F6] , to turn BRC mode off.
• When BRC mode is in effect, the Scroll Lock LED flashes. It stops flashing and reverts to normal status when you exit BRC.
10.2.7 F7: SCAN
Clicking the F7 field or pressing [F7] invokes Auto Scan mode. This function enables automatic switching among the available computers at regular
intervals so that you can monitor their activity without having to switch manually. Enable mouse emulation for Auto Scan to work (see section
11.11.3 Mouse Emulation Control ).
• The selection of computers to be included for auto-scanning is made with the Scan–Skip mode setting under the
F3: SET
function (see
Table 10-3
).
• The amount of time that each port displays for is set with the Scan Duration setting under the
F3: SET
function (see see
Table 10-3
). When
you want to stop at a particular location, press the [Spacebar] to stop scanning.
• If the scanning stops on an empty port, or one where the computer is attached but is powered off, the monitor screen will be blank, and the
mouse and keyboard will have no effect. After the Scan Duration time is up, the scan function will move on to the next port.
• As each computer is accessed, an S appears in front of the port ID display to indicate that it is being accessed under Auto Scan mode. When
the port ID with the symbol displays, the background screen is blank.
• While Auto Scan mode is in effect, the console will not function normally. You must exit Auto Scan mode in order to regain control of the console.
• While you are in Auto Scan mode, you can pause the scanning in order to keep the focus on a particular computer either by pressing P , or with
a left click of the mouse. See section 11.4.1 Invoking Auto Scan for details.
• To exit Auto Scan mode, press the [Spacebar] or [Esc] .