Operations

Navigating OSCAR

 

 

4.2.4 Soft switching

Soft switching is the ability to switch servers using a hot key sequence. You can soft switch to a server by pressing Print Screen and then typing the first few char- acters of its name or number. If you have set a Screen Delay Time and you press the key sequences before that time has elapsed, OSCAR will not display.

4.2.4.1 Configuring servers for soft switching

Press Print Screen to launch OSCAR. The Main dialog box appears. Click Setup - Menu. The Menu dialog box appears.

For Screen Delay Time, type the number of seconds of delay desired before the Main dialog box is displayed after Print Screen is pressed.

Click OK.

4.2.4.2 Soft switching to a server

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 or EID number (Name or EID button is depressed), type the first few characters of the name of the server or the EID number to establish it as unique and press Enter .

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

4.3 Navigating OSCAR

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

This Keystroke

Does This

Print Screen

Opens OSCAR. Press Print Screen twice

 

to send the Print Screen keystroke to the

 

currently selected device.

F1

Opens the Help screen for the current

 

dialog box.

Escape

Closes the current dialog box without saving

 

changes and returns to the previous one.

 

In the Main dialog box, it closes OSCAR

 

and returns to the flag. In a message box,

 

it closes the pop-up box and returns to the

 

current dialog box.

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