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Basic operations, Selecting a pc – Avocent SwitchView User Manual

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Basic Operations

PCs may be powered-up one-at-a-time or all at once.

The green LEDs over each channel will light, indicating

that the attached computer is powered on. After

power-up, a lit amber LED indicates the selected com-

puter. Other PCs may now be selected for operation.

Selecting a PC

There are two ways to select a PC. One way is via

the Select push-button. This selects the next computer

in sequence. Holding the push-button down will enable

scanning of all available channels until the button is

released. The second way is by entering a short sequence

of keystrokes on the keyboard. This is called keyboard, or

hot-key, switching.

Press the Control key twice within one second to place

your SwitchView in Command Mode. Your keyboard

LEDs will flash to verify that you are operating in Com-

mand Mode. Now, whatever you type will be interpreted as

SwitchView system commands until Enter is pressed to

accept the command or Escape is pressed to cancel.

In Command Mode, type the letter for the PC you wish

to select. Press Enter to accept the new address (Addr).

See below.

Key Sequence Action

1. B Selects Channel B.
2. C Selects Channel C.

EXAMPLE

Key Sequence Action

Addr Selects an active channel via keyboard.

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