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MFC-8300 Series User Manual (Ver. 1.0)
3. Arrow Buttons
The Arrow buttons are located at the top of the vertical bar that separates the Status Area and the
Settings Area within the Device View. Click the arrows to maximize or minimize the Status and
Settings Areas in the direction of that arrow.
For example, with all areas maximized, click the top arrow to maximize the Settings Area within
the Device View. Click the bottom arrow to return the areas of the Device View to the default size.
Click the bottom arrow again to maximize the Settings Area within the Device View.
4. Settings Area
This area is located in the tabbed menu on the right side of the screen, and is used to configure the
parameters for the card. Each parameter has an appropriate control for configuring that parameter.
The following features may be available:
 a drop-down box of selections;
 a slider for limited-range variables; or
 an entry field with arrows for continuous variables.
5. Button Area
The following buttons are available at the bottom of the Device View:
 Add Frame button — Use this button to display a new frame in the Navigation Pane.
 Refresh button — Use this button to request the latest information from the card.
 Upload button — Use this button to upload new software to the card.
 Reboot button — Use this button to instruct the card to reboot.
 Close button — Use this button to close the specific Device tab.
Device View
You can select a device from the Navigation Pane to display its tab in the Device View. Selecting a
Device tab enables you to view the information on that device such as product information, monitoring
options, and editable parameters.
Each Device tab is labeled with the name of the frame, the slot number that the device is installed in,
the device type, and the status indicator. You can have several Device tabs open at any time in the
Device View such as displayed in Figure 7.1.