Adding a computer to the menu list
With the menu visible on the screen, press the INSERT key. This will cause a new Computer entry field to be inserted on the menu. This is highlighted in red with a cursor to indicate the text entry position. Type in a name up to 16 characters long. You can use upper/lower case, special and space characters. When completed press the RETURN key. The red highlighted area now moves into the Port entry field and you can enter the port number for the named Computer. If you are using cascaded AdderView units, the cascade routing will need to be entered (see section
3.9for more details). To specify port 5 on a AdderView that is cascaded off port 3 you would enter port number 35. Units can be cascaded three levels deep.
Now press RETURN again to complete the entry and store it in the menu memory.
Note that you can add another Computer to the menu list at any time. If you just use the INSERT key, the entry will be placed after the current line. To place an entry before the current line use SHIFT and INSERT together, then edit the new name as already described.
Deleting a computer from the menu list
With the menu visible on the screen, highlight the computer to be deleted and press the DELETE key. To confirm deletion press RETURN. To abandon deletion press ESC.
Editing a computer on the menu list
With the menu visible on the screen, highlight the computer to be edited and press the SHIFT and DELETE keys together. Type in the new Computer name and port then press RETURN. To abandon editing press ESC.
Selecting a computer on the menu list
With the menu visible on the screen, highlight the computer to be selected using the cursor up/down or page up/down keys as required. Press the RETURN key to switch to the highlighted computer. AdderView has an advanced ‘connection confirmation’ facility which is particularly useful in systems where many computers are displaying the same or very similar video. The selected computer name and port number will briefly flash up on the screen to confirm the selection has been made. If it is not possible to make the connection, perhaps because a cascaded unit is not switched on or is in use locally, the menu will flash ‘computer unavailable’ until the ESC key is pressed.
Summary of keys used by the menu and their function
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