Lindy MC5-IP manual To select a computer using hotkeys, Standard hotkeys

To select a computer using hotkeys

1Simultaneously press and hold and .

Note: The and keys when pressed in combination are called ‘hotkeys’ and they signal to the MC5 that you wish to control it, rather than the computer. However, if these particular hotkeys clash with another device or program, then your administrator may change them to a different

combination. If the combination fails to work, then please contact the system administrator for details.

2While still holding and , press the first numeral of the required port address, then:

•If the port address is a single character, release all of the keys.

•If the port address is two or more characters, release the first numeral key and press the second – repeat this procedure until all of the port

address numerals have been entered, then release and .

Note: The numbers on your keyboard’s numeric keypad are not valid, use only the numeral keys above the QWERTY section.

Note: If your user port does not have authorisation to view the selected port then an ‘Insufficient user rights’ messages will be displayed.

Standard hotkeys

The range of hotkey combinations are as follows:

Note: If your hotkeys have been changed, substitute them for and in the examples given here.

	Selects port 1
	Selects port 2
•	•
•	•
then	Selects port 10
•	•
then	Selects port 24
	Note: When entering multiple digit addresses as
	above or for even longer cascaded computers,
	keep	and	pressed down until all other
	numbers have been entered.

Selects the next available port

Selects autoscan mode where each (authorised) port is displayed for a period determined by the administrator. To cancel autoscan mode, simply select any fixed channel using any of the suggested methods.

Switches off the video signal – this will cause a power saving monitor to enter its standby mode. To awaken the monitor, simply select any fixed channel using any of the suggested methods.

Logs out the current user (if security is enabled) or selects port 0 to disable the video signal (if security is disabled).

& , , or	Moves the currently displayed on-screen menu
	around the screen.

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