OSD Navigation

CS-1708 / CS-1716 User Manual

Please note the following:

wThe diagram depicts the Administrator’s Main Screen. The User Main Screen does not show the F4 ADM function.

wOSD always starts in List view, with the highlight bar at the same position it was in the last time it was closed.

wOnly the ports that have been set accessible by the Administrator for the currently logged in User are visible (see Set Accessible Ports, p. 31, for details).

wTo dismiss the menu, and deactivate OSD, Click the X at the upper right corner of the OSD Window; or press [Esc].

wTo Logout, Click F8 or the ZZZ symbol at the top of the Main Screen, or press [F8].

wTo move up or down through the list one line at a time, Click the Up and Down Triangle symbols (▲▼) or use the Up and Down Arrow Keys. If there are more list entries than what can appear on the Main Screen, the screen will scroll.

wTo move up or down through the list one screen at a time, Click the Up and Down Arrow symbols (éê), or use the [Pg Up] and [Pg Dn] keys. If there are more list entries than what can appear on the Main Screen, the screen will scroll.

wTo activate a port, Double Click it, or move the Highlight Bar to it then press [Enter].

wAfter executing any action, you automatically go back to the menu one level above.

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CS-1708 specifications

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