TABLE OF CONTENTS
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8. Operation ............................................................................................................................................... 79
8.1 Basic Operation ............................................................................................................................. 79
8.2 Keyboard Control .......................................................................................................................... 81
8.2.1 Keystroke Notation ............................................................................................................. 81
8.2.2 Keyboard-Based Switching ..................................................................................................81
8.3 Multiuser Operation ...................................................................................................................... 82
8.4 Multiplatform Keyboard Mapping (Character Translation) ...................................................... 84
8.5 Audio and Serial Functions (Audio Cables Only) ....................................................................... 89
8.6 Channel Scanning ......................................................................................................................... 90
8.7 Broadcast Mode ............................................................................................................................. 91
8.8 Follow Mode ................................................................................................................................... 92
8.9 Swap Mode...................................................................................................................................... 92
8.10 Privacy Mode .................................................................................................................................. 92
8.11 Command Forwarding .................................................................................................................. 93
8.12 Choosing an Alternate Command-Mode Hotkey ........................................................................ 93
8.13 Upgrading Card/Module Firmware Through Consoles’ Serial Ports ....................................... 94
8.14 Overriding the Settings of a CPU-Interface Card’s DIP Switches ............................................... 98
8.15 Other Commands: System Control and Maintenance ................................................................ 99
9. Using the On-Screen Display (UICD Consoles Only) ....................................................................... 101
9.1 Display Overview .......................................................................................................................... 101
9.1.1 Features .............................................................................................................................. 101
9.1.2 Logging In and Out of the System ................................................................................... 101
9.2 The On-Screen Menus ................................................................................................................ 102
9.2.1 The Channel-List Menu .................................................................................................... 102
9.2.2 The User-List Menu (Administrator Only) ..................................................................... 103
9.2.3 The User/Administrator-Controls Menu ........................................................................ 104
9.2.3.A Scanning ............................................................................................................... 104
9.2.3.B Menu Activation ................................................................................................... 104
9.2.3.C Switch Alt. User Module ...................................................................................... 105
9.2.3.D Control Alt. User Module ................................................................................... 105
9.2.4 The Command-Line Entry Window .................................................................................. 106
9.3 Administrator Functions in the Channel-List and User-List Menus (Administrator Only) ..... 107
9.3.1 Channel-List Menu Functions ........................................................................................... 107
9.3.1.A Adding New Computer-Channel Configurations ............................................... 107
9.3.1.B Editing Computer-Channel Configurations ........................................................ 108
9.3.1.C Deleting Computer-Channel Configurations ..................................................... 108
9.3.2 User-List Menu Functions .................................................................................................. 110
9.3.2.A Administrator Setup ............................................................................................. 110
9.3.2.B Adding New User Profiles .................................................................................... 110
9.3.2.C Editing User Profiles ............................................................................................. 110
9.3.2.D Deleting User Profiles .......................................................................................... 110
9.3.2.E Setting Users’ Access Privileges ............................................................................ 111