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Port Selection
The Master View CS-88A provides three methods to obtain instant access to
any computer in your installation: Manual, Hotkey, and OSD.
M Manual
Simply press the appropriate Port Selection Switch on the Master View’s
front panel. After you press the switch, the Selected LED lights to indicate
that the port has the KVM focus. The OSD (see p. 21) automatically switches
to highlight the computer that you have selected.
Note: 1. On a cascaded installation, you must press the Port Selection
switch on the Master View Station that connects directly to the
computer you want to access.
2. Simultaneously pressing Port Selection buttons 7 and 8 on the First
Stage unit initiates the Auto Scan feature (see F7 SCAN, p. 30), in
which all the ports currently selected for Quick View scanning (see
Set Quick View Ports, p. 29), are cycled through. The length of time
spent on each port is determined with the Scan Duration setting
under the OSD’s F3 SET function (see p. 26).
M Hotkey
Hotkeys allow you to conveniently provide KVM focus to a particular
computer from the keyboard, instead of having to manually select them by
pressing Port Selection switches. Hotkey operation is discussed in detail
beginning on p. 15.
M OSD
OSD (On Screen Display), provides a menu driven interface to handle the
computer switching procedure to provide instant access to any computer on
the installation. OSD operation is discussed in detail beginning on p. 21.
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