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Table 3.1: OSCAR Interface Status Symbols (Continued)
Symbol Description
(green letter) IQ module is being accessed by the indicated user channel.
(black letter) IQ module is blocked by the indicated user channel. For instance, in Figure 3.1, user B is viewing Forester, but is blocking access to Acton, Barrett and Edie, which are connected to the same IQ module.
(blue letter) A remote virtual media connection is established to the server connected to the indicated user channel.
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
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Print Screen | Opens the OSCAR interface. Press Print Screen twice to send the Print |
| Screen keystroke to the currently selected IQ module. |
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F1 | Opens the Help screen for the current dialog box. |
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Escape | 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 interface and displays a status flag if status flags are enabled. See the |
| Commands Dialog Box Functions on page 35 for more information. In a |
| message box, pressing Escape closes the |
| current dialog box. |
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Alt | Opens dialog boxes, selects or checks options and executes actions when |
| used with underlined or other designated letters. |
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Alt+X | Closes current dialog box and returns to previous one. |
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Alt+O | Selects the OK button, then returns to the previous dialog box. |
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Enter | Completes a switch operation in the Main dialog box and exits the |
| OSCAR interface. |
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| In a text box, |
| editing and enables the Left and Right Arrow keys to move the cursor. Press |
| Enter again to quit the Edit mode. |
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Print Screen, Backspace | Toggles back to previous selection. |
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Print Screen, Alt+0 (zero) | Immediately disengages user from a target device; no target device is selected. |
| Status flag displays Free. (This only applies to the 0 (zero) on the keyboard and |
| not the numeric keypad.) |
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