6. Hotkeys
6.8 Starting Auto Scan
To start Auto Scanning, enter the following Hotkey combination:
1) Invoke Hotkey Mode with the [Num Lock] + [-] combination
2) Key in [A]. After you press A, you automatically exit Hotkey Mode and enter Auto Scan Mode.
3) An autoscan can be paused at any time (see below).
4) To exit Auto Scan Mode, press [Esc] or [Spacebar].
Note: While Auto Scan Mode is in effect, ordinary keyboard and mouse functions are suspended - only Auto
Scan Mode compliant keystrokes and mouse clicks can be input. You must exit Auto Scan Mode in order to
regain normal control of the console.
6.9 Pausing in Auto Scan
While in Auto Scan Mode, the scan can be paused in order to keep the focus on a particular
computer either by pressing P or with a left click of the mouse. During the time that Auto
Scanning is paused, the Command Line displays: Auto Scan: Paused.
In many cases Pausing is more convenient than Exiting the Auto Scan Mode because when you
resume scanning while in Pause, you start from where you left off. If you Exited and restarted,
scanning would start from the very first computer on the installation.
To resume Auto Scanning, press any key or left click. Scanning continues from where it left off.
6.10 Skip Mode
This feature allows you to manually sequence between computers in order to monitor them. This
manual version of the Auto Scan mode lets you dwell on a particular port for as long as you like.
To invoke Previous/Next Switching, key in the following Hotkey combination:
1) Invoke Hotkey Mode with the [Num Lock] + [-] combination
2) Key in [Arrow] refers to any of the arrow keys on the keyboard. After you press [Arrow], you
automatically exit Hotkey Mode, and enter Skip Mode where you can switch ports as follows:
f Skips from the current port to the first accessible port previous to it. (See Scan/Skip Mode,
page 16, for information regarding accessible ports.)
g Skips from the current port to the next accessible port.
h Skips from the current port to the last accessible port of the previous Station.
i Skips from the current port to the first accessible port of the next Station.
3) To exit Skip Mode, press [Esc]
Note: 1. Once Skip Mode has been invoked, until you exit, you can keep on skipping simply by pressing an
Arrow key. You don't have to use the [Num Lock] + [-] combination again.
2. While Skip Mode is in effect, ordinary keyboard and mouse functions are suspended—only Skip
Mode compliant keystrokes can be input. You must exit Skip Mode in order to regain normal control of
the console.
6.11 Hotkey Beeper Control
The Beeper can be turned On/Off via Hotkey or the OSD (see pages 14-20 for OSD details). To
toggle the Beeper, key in the following Hotkey combination:
1) Invoke Hotkey Mode with the [Num Lock] + [-] combination
2) Key in [B]
After you press [B], the Beeper toggles On or Off. The Command Line displays Beeper On or
Beeper Off for one second; then the message disappears and you automatically exit Hotkey
Mode.
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