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Hot key mode operation – Raritan Engineering CS2(R) User Manual

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Skip

Restricts channel selection to only active channels (i.e., channels with powered
computers connected).

To activate, press the Skip button (toggle on/off). The light above the button will be ON,
and only active channels will be selected.

Hot Key Mode Operation

In Hot Key Mode, CompuSwitch captures and interprets all keystrokes as front panel
functions. No keystrokes pass through to the computer(s). Hot Key Mode operation
requires either a PS/2-style keyboard or an Extended AT-style keyboard.

Activate Hot Key Mode

To activate Hot Key Mode, press twice rapidly. The three LEDs (Num
Lock, Caps Lock and Scroll Lock) on the keyboard will blink continuously, twice per
second. CompuSwitch is now in Hot Key Mode. To quit Hot Key Mode at any time,
press .

Select a channel

Press and then press the key with the channel number of the connected computer;
press . The light above the corresponding button on the front panel will be ON
to indicate the channel selected. For example, select channel 2 by pressing <2>
.

You may also step through the channels up or down (increment or decrement). Press
the "up" or "right" arrow to increment. Press the "down" or "left" arrow to decrement.
The light above the button will indicate the channel selected.

Scan channels

Press (toggle on/off). When Scan is activated, the light above the Scan button will
be ON and CompuSwitch will begin scanning.

Set scan rate

Press and then press the key with the number that corresponds to the desired Scan
rate (1 to 99 seconds). Press . A light above one of the numbered channel
buttons will blink twice to acknowledge the setting, and scanning will start at the new
rate.

Skip

Press (toggle on/off). When Skip is activated, the light above the Skip button will be
ON and only active channels will be selected.