Minicom Advanced Systems Minicom Supervisor Phantom - Manual (Page 8)

The hotkey functions
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Selecting a Computer
To select a computer:
1. Navigate to the desired computer with the Up and Down Arrow keys.
Or
Type the computer number. It will appear in the “SELECT COMPUTER” line. See Figure 2-1.
2. Press Enter. The selected computer’s screen replaces the Manager’s screen. A Confirmation label appears
showing which computer is accessed. See Figure 2-2. Control and monitor the computer from the Manager
KVM position.
Figure 2-2 The Confirmation label
To return to the OSD:
Press Shift, Shift.
To return to the Manager computer screen:
Press Shift, Esc.
To return to the previously accessed computer screen:
Press Shift, Tab.
The hotkey functions
The OSD hotkey functions are briefly outlined in the table below.
Hotkey Function
F1 Move label identifying the current selected computer to anywhere on the screen
F2 Opens Edit window to edit text – change computer names etc.
F3 Opens Setup window to set parameters – scan times etc.
F4 Activate scan
F5 Image tuning
F6 Autoskip – during a scan skip inactive computers
F7 Opens Password window to activate password protection – explained in chapter 3
F8 Keyboard language
F9 Change the display hotkey
F10 Firmware upgrade/ Numbering software access mode – explained in chapters 5&6
F11 Load defaults – explained in chapter 4
F12 Auto-numbering – explained in chapter 3