HP 531671-001 manual Using basic OSD navigation keys, Configuring switches for soft switching

Configuring switches for soft switching

1.From the Main dialog box ("Accessing the Main dialog box" on page 17), click Setup>Menu. The Menu dialog box appears.

2.For Screen Delay Time, enter the number of seconds of delay desired before the Main dialog box displays after the Print Scrn key is pressed.

3.Click OK to save settings.

Soft switching to a previous server

Press the Print Scrn key, then press the Backspace key. This key combination toggles between the previous and current connection.

Disconnecting from a server

Press the Print Scrn key and press the Alt+0 keys, or click Disconnect.

This leaves no server selected and the console switch is in a free state. The status flag ("Controlling the status flag" on page 23) on the OSD appears as Free.

Using basic OSD navigation keys

Keystroke	Description
Print Scrn	Opens the OSD Main dialog box. Press the Print Scrn key twice to send the
	Print Scrn keystroke to the currently selected device.
F1	Opens the Help screen for the current dialog box.
Esc	Closes the current dialog box without saving changes and returns to the
	previous dialog box. In the Main dialog box, it closes the OSD and returns to
	the selected server. In a message box, it closes the pop-up box and returns to
	the current dialog box.
Alt	Opens dialog boxes, selects options, and executes actions, when used in
	combination with the other keys.
Alt + X	Closes the current dialog box and returns to the previous dialog box.
Alt + 0	Selects the OK button and returns to the previous dialog box.
Enter	Completes the console switch operation in the Main dialog box and exits the
	OSD.
Single-click, Enter	Selects the text, in a text box, for editing and enables the left and right arrow
	keys to move the cursor. Press the Enter key again to quit Edit mode.
Print Scrn, Backspace	Toggles back to the previous selection if no other keystrokes have been
	entered.
Print Scrn, Alt + 0	Disengages the user immediately from a server–no server is selected. Status
	Flag displays Free. (This only applies to the 0 on the keyboard, not the
	keypad.)
Print Scrn, Pause	Activates the Screen Saver mode immediately and prevents access to that
	particular console if it is password protected.
Up or Down arrows	Moves the cursor from line to line.

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