Chapter 5: Local Management

5.2LOCAL MANAGEMENT KEYBOARD CONVENTIONS

All key names appear as capital letters in this manual. Table 5-1explains the keyboard conventions and the key functions that are used.

 

Table 5-1 Keyboard Conventions

 

 

 

 

Key

 

Function

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are selection keys that perform the same

 

ENTER Key

 

Local Management function. For example, “Press

 

 

ENTER” means that you can press either ENTER

 

RETURN Key

 

 

 

or RETURN, unless this manual specifically

 

 

 

 

 

 

instructs you otherwise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This key allows an escape from a Local

 

ESCAPE (ESC) Key

 

Management screen without saving changes. For

 

 

example, “Press ESC twice” means the ESC key

 

 

 

 

 

 

must be pressed quickly two times.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These keys cycle through selections in some Local

 

SPACE Bar

 

Management fields. Use the SPACE bar to cycle

 

BACKSPACE Key

 

forward through selections and use BACKSPACE

 

 

 

to cycle backward through selections.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are navigation keys. Use the UP-ARROW,

 

 

 

DOWN-ARROW, LEFT-ARROW, and

 

Arrow Keys

 

RIGHT-ARROW keys to move the screen cursor.

 

 

For example, “Use the arrow keys” means to press

 

 

 

 

 

 

whichever arrow key moves the cursor to the

 

 

 

desired field on the Local Management screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This key decreases values from a Local

 

[] Key

 

Management increment field. For example, “Press

 

 

 

[]” means to press the minus sign key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The DEL (Delete) key removes characters from a

 

DEL Key

 

Local Management field. For example, “Press DEL”

 

 

 

means to press the Delete key.

 

 

 

 

 

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2E48-27R/2E49-27R User’s Guide

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2E49-27R, 2E48-27R specifications

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