Chapter 3: Local Port Operation

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Soft switching

Soft switching is the ability to switch servers using a hotkey sequence. You can soft switch to a server 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 servers for soft switching:

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 server:

1.To select a server, press Print Screen. If the display order of your server list is by port (Port button is depressed), type the port number and press Enter. -or-

If the display order of your server list is by name (Name button is depressed), type the first few letters of the name of the server to establish it as unique, and press Enter.

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

Navigating the OSCAR Interface

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

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.