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CONFIGURE THE CUSTOM BUTTONS TAB
Figure 129. Custom Buttons Tab for Serial Output Device
Each custom button that you define for a serial output device appears in the device’s Device Control dialog box in the VMX300(-E) client.
The operator can then click the button to send the command(s) associated with the button to the serial output device.
Each custom button can have up to two strings associated with it. The mouse down string defines the command that is sent when the custom
button is pressed. The mouse up string defines the command that is sent when the custom button is released.

Add a Custom Button

1. To add a new custom button click Add. The button appears in the list of custom buttons (in the Name column) with a generic name, and
with no strings listed in the Mouse Down and Mouse Up columns.
To add more than one custom button at once, enter the number of buttons you want to add in the Button(s) box, and then click Add.
The specified number of new buttons will appear in the list of custom buttons.
2. To add a string to the custom button complete the instructions provided below, in Edit Custom Buttons.

Edit a Custom Button

1. Double-click the button in the Name column. The Edit Button dialog box appears.
Figure 130. Edit Button Dialog Box
2. (Optional) Type a new name. The name appears on the custom button in the VMX300(-E) client. The name can include any letter, digit, or
special character, with the exception of single and double quotation marks. Custom button names are not case sensitive.
3. Type a Mouse Down string. This is the command that is sent to the serial output device when an operator presses the custom button.