As many computer screen layouts can appear very similar, the MC5 provides a
reminder banner option that indicates which computer port you are currently
viewing. The banner is usually displayed at the top of the screen, using blue
lettering and transparent background. You can:

• Move the banner
• Change the banner colours, and/or
• Disable the banner

To move the reminder banner

1 While viewing a computer port, press and hold

and

Note: The

and

hotkeys may have been changed. If the combination

fails to work, then please contact the system administrator for details.

2 Press the , , and keys to move the banner to the required

position.

To change banner colours or disable the banner

1 Select the on-screen menu in one of three ways:

• By simultaneously pressing and then releasing

• By pressing the middle and right buttons of a three button mouse, or
• By selecting port using the front panel buttons

If you are not already

logged in

, do so now.

2 Press to select ‘More menus’.
3 Highlight the ‘User Preferences’ option and press

to select.

4 Select the required option:

• To disable the banner – highlight ‘Reminder Banner’ and press

until ‘DISABLED’ is shown.

• To change colours – highlight ‘Reminder Colour’ and press

until

the desired colour combination is displayed.

5 Press to save the settings. Press twice more to return to the computer

port and view your changes.

Routing status

On occasions it may be useful to know which computers are being accessed,
in which modes and by whom. The most common reason for this would be if
you were denied access to a computer port and needed to find out if another
user has selected ‘Exclusive’ access. For this purpose the MC5 provides the very
handy Routing status feature which provides an ‘at a glance’ view of all current
user connections.

To use the Routing status feature

1 Select the on-screen menu in one of three ways:

• By simultaneously pressing and then releasing

Note: The

and

hotkeys may have been changed. If the

combination fails to work, then please contact the system administrator
for details.

• By pressing the middle and right buttons of a three button mouse, or
• By selecting port using the front panel buttons

If you are not already

logged in

, do so now.

2 Press to select ‘More menus’.
3 Use or your mouse scroll wheel to highlight the ‘Routing status’ option.
4 Press

or the left mouse button to select. The Routing status screen will

be displayed:

Here you can instantly see which computer ports are being accessed and by

whom. The screen will be displayed for ten seconds.