This feature allows you to switch between computers in order to monitor them manually. You can dwell on a particular port for as long as you like – as opposed to Auto Scanning, which automatically switches after a fixed interval. To invoke Skip Mode, key in the following Hotkey combination:
1.Invoke Hotkey Mode with the [Num Lock] + [*] or [Num Lock] +
2.Key in [Arrow]
Where [Arrow] refers to the left or right Arrow key. After you press [Arrow], you automatically exit Hotkey Mode, and enter Skip Mode where you can switch ports as follows:
←Skips from the current port to the first accessible port previous to it. (See Scan Mode, page 29, for information regarding accessible ports.)
→Skips from the current port to the next accessible port.
Once you are in Skip Mode, you can keep on skipping by pressing the Arrow keys. You don't have to use the [Num Lock] +
While Skip Mode is in effect, ordinary keyboard and mouse functions are suspended – only Skip Mode compliant keystrokes can be input. You must exit Skip Mode in order to regain normal control of the console.
3.To exit Skip Mode, press [Esc] or [Spacebar].
Hotkey Beeper ControlThe Beeper (see Activate Beeper, page 27) can be Hotkey toggled On and Off. To toggle the Beeper, key in the following Hotkey combination:
1.Invoke Hotkey Mode with the [Num Lock] + [*] or [Num Lock] +
2.Press [B]
After you press B, the Beeper toggles On or Off. The Command Line displays Beeper On or Beeper Off for one second; then the message disappears and you automatically exit Hotkey Mode.
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