3.5 Using the dual control ports (A and B)
The SmartView is fitted with two control ports, A and B. Each control port has a keyboard, mouse and monitor connection. Either control port may be used to access the SmartView. Typically port A may be used for local access and port B for remote access (up to 20 metres away). The video picture is duplicated on both ports and the SmartView will accept keyboard and mouse data from one control port at a time. Whilst the other port is active, the num, caps and scroll lock keys on the inactive control port’s keyboard will flash indicating that the port is currently disabled. Once there has been no keyboard or mouse data on the active control port for the timeout period, the other keyboard can be used. Once activity is detected then this new port becomes the active port and the other port is disabled. The currently active port is indicated on the front panel. If neither the A or B lights are on then either control port may be used.
3.6 Keyboard hotkey control
SmartView can be conveniently controlled by selecting channel, autoscan mode or security locking from the keyboard. All of the hotkey control commands are invoked by holding down the two hotkeys and then pressing a command key. By default, the two hotkeys are ‘CTRL’ and ‘ALT’, although other combinations can be selected by reconfiguring the hotkeys (see section 4.5). Once the hotkey command has been activated you will need to release the hotkeys and the command key before a new hotkey command is accepted by the SmartView. HOTKEYs + TAB is an exception and this allows you to 'tab through' the ports by holding down the hotkeys and repeatedly pressing TAB.
The hotkey command are summarised below (note that the numbers on the numeric keypad do not form part of a valid hotkey) :
‘HOTKEYs’ and ‘1’ - selects channel 1 |
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‘HOTKEYs’ and ‘2’ - selects channel 2 |
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‘HOTKEYs’ and ‘3’ - selects channel 3 |
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‘HOTKEYs’ and ‘4’ - selects channel 4 |
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‘HOTKEYs’ and ‘5’ - selects channel 5 | (8,12 & 16 port models only) |
‘HOTKEYs’ and ‘6’ - selects channel 6 | (8,12 & 16 port models only) |
‘HOTKEYs’ and ‘7’ - selects channel 7 | (8,12 & 16 port models only) |
‘HOTKEYs’ and ‘8’ - selects channel 8 | (8,12 & 16 port models only) |
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