Minicom Advanced Systems Minicom Supervisor Phantom - Manual (Page 14)

The OSD functions
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Skipping out unconnected or switched off computers- F6
When navigating through the list of computers, you can skip out the unconnected or switched off computers.
You do this with Autoskip. By default, Autoskip is activated.
To activate or deactivate Autoskip:
In the Setup window (F3), press F6. The F6 Autoskip in the hotkey section of the OSD changes from ON to
OFF
When Autoskip is inactive and the computer being scanned is switched off, then the Manager screen appears
dark.
Changing the keyboard language - F8
You can change the keyboard language from US English (QWERTY) US to German (QWERTZ) DE or
French (AZERTI) FR.
To change the Language:
1. In the Setup window (F3), press F8 until you reach the desired language.
2. Press Esc.
Changing the OSD display hotkey – F9
The default hotkey to display the OSD, is Shift, Shift. You can replace this hotkey with any of the following:
For the Manager PCI card:
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Ctrl, Ctrl
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Ctrl, F11
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Ctrl, F12
For the UPM:
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Ctrl, Ctrl
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Ctrl, F11
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Print Screen
With a choice of 4 different hotkeys, you can operate up to 4 OSDs from 1 KVM position. Each OSD needs a
different display hotkey. This is useful for cascading systems of for example, the Supervisor MU, Supervisor
Pro, and Phantom.
To change the hotkey:
1. In the Setup window (F3), press F9. The hotkey changes from Shift, Shift to Ctrl, Ctrl. Continue pressing
until you reach the required hotkey.
2. Press Esc. The new hotkey is set. From now on, use the new hotkey to display the OSD.
Exiting the OSD
When the OSD is displayed press Esc to exit the OSD and remain switched to the current computer.