Daxten DSR1020 Navigating the Oscar Interface, Soft switching, To disconnect from a target device

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To disconnect from a target device:

Press Print Screen and then Alt+0 (zero). This leaves the user in a free state, with no target device selected. The status flag on your desktop displays Free.

Soft switching

Soft switching is the ability to switch target devices using a hotkey sequence. You can soft switch to a target device by pressing Print Screen and then typing the first few characters of its name or number. If you have set a Screen Delay Time and you press the key sequences before that time has elapsed, the OSCAR interface will not display.

To configure the OSCAR interface screen delay:

1.Press Print Screen to launch the OSCAR interface. The Main dialog box appears.

2.Click Setup - Menu. The Menu dialog box appears.

3.For Screen Delay Time, type the number of seconds of delay desired before the Main dialog box is displayed after Print Screen is pressed.

4.Click OK.

To soft switch to a target device:

1.Press Print Screen. If the display order of the Main dialog is by port (Port button is depressed), type the port number and press Enter.

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If the display order of the Main dialog is by name (Name button is depressed), type the first few letters of the name of the target device to establish it as unique and press Enter.

2.To switch back to the previous target device, press Print Screen then Backspace.

Navigating the OSCAR Interface

This table describes how to navigate the OSCAR interface using the keyboard and mouse.

Table 3.2: OSCAR Interface Navigation Basics

This Keystroke	Does This
Print Screen	Opens the OSCAR interface. Press Print Screen twice to send the Print Screen
	keystroke to the currently selected DSRIQ module.
F1	Opens the Help screen for the current dialog box.
	Closes the current dialog box without saving changes and returns to the previous
	one. If the Main dialog box is displayed, pressing Escape closes the OSCAR
Escape	interface and displays a status flag if status flags are enabled. See Controlling the
	status flag in this chapter for more information. In a message box, pressing Escape
	closes the pop-up box and returns to the current dialog box.
Alt	Opens dialog boxes, selects or checks options and executes actions when used with
	underlined or other designated letters.