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The short form hotkey menu can be turned on as an OSD function (<F4>:More\Hotkey
Menu) every time the left <CTRL> is pressed twice.
NOTE: Left <CTRL>: refers to the Control key on the left side of the keyboard.
1~8/A~H: refers to the number keys ‘1’~’8’ in the upper row of the keyboard and
character keys ‘A’ ~ ‘H’. Do not use the keypad at the right of the keyboard.
To select a computer by hotkey command, you must know its port number, which is
determined by the KVM Switch connection. For a computer connected to a Slave, two
characters represent its port. The first character is the port number of the Master unit
(1~8) and the second one is the port number of the Slave (1~8 or A~H). Please note
that only the Master’s ‘PC1’ ~ ‘PC8’ ports can be connected to a Slave.
EXAMPLES:
Left
Left
connected to port 6 of the Master.
Auto Scan
In this mode, the KVM Switch automatically switches from one power-on computer
to the next, sequentially, in a fixed interval. During AutoScan mode, the OSD displays
the name of the selected computer.
Left
When Auto Scan detects any keyboard or mouse activity, it suspends the scanning
until the activity stops. It then resumes with the next computer in sequence. The
length of the Auto Scan interval (Scan Rate) is adjustable. To abort Auto Scan mode,
press the left <CTRL> key twice.
NOTE: Scan Type determines whether an eye-marked computer is to be displayed
during Auto Scan.
Manual Scan enables you to manually switch back and forth between the
powered computers:
Left
Press the <UP> arrow key to select the previous computer and the <DOWN> arrow
key to select the next computer. Press any other key to abort Manual Scan mode.
NOTE: Scan Type determines whether an eye-marked computer is to be displayed
during Auto Scan.
To adjust Scan Rate, which sets the duration before switching to the next computer in
Auto Scan:
Left
The switch will beep one to four times indicating the scan interval of 3, 8, 15 and 30
seconds respectively.