F7 Defaults

Operation (continued)

Changing the OSD hotkey

By pressing [Shift], [Shift] the OSD appears. You can replace [Shift], [Shift] with any of the following:

•[Ctrl], [Ctrl]

•[Ctrl], [F11]

•[Print Screen]

To change the hotkey:

1.Navigate to the Hotkey line.

2.Press the [Space] bar to toggle between options. To display the OSD in the future, press the new hotkey.

Autoskip

With the Autoskip feature set, the arrow keys will only access the active computer lines on the OSD. When Autoskip is Off, the arrow keys will access both active and inactive computer lines.

To change the Autoskip setting:

1.Navigate to the Autoskip line.

2.Toggle between the options using the Space bar.

Serial port

The Serial port is used for the Firmware upgrade. Serial port On means the program can be used.

To change the Serial port setting:

1.Navigate to the Serial port line.

2.Toggle between the options using the Space bar.

Changing the Keyboard language

The keyboard is preset to US English. It can be changed to French (FR) or German (DE) by doing the following:

1.Navigate to the Keyboard language line.

2.Toggle between the options using the Space bar.

Editing the Switch name

You can name a switch using a character string up to 18 characters long. A space constitutes a character. When there is more than one switch in the system, give each switch's OSD a different name.

Press F7 to return the OSD to the factory default settings. Note: All changes that have been made will be removed.

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