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OSD Overview

The settings are explained in the table below:

Setting

Function

 

 

Channel Display

Selects how the Port ID is displayed. There are three choices: Number plus the

Mode

Name (PN + NAME), Number alone (PN) or Name alone (NAME).

 

 

Channel Display

Determines how long a Port ID is displayed. There are two choices: 3 seconds

Duration

and always on.

 

 

Channel Display

Allows you to position the Port ID on the screen. After you highlight this item

Position

and press [Enter], the menu disappears and the port ID is displayed. Use the

 

arrow keys, Pg Up, Pg Dn, Home and 5 (on the numeric pad with the Num Lock

 

off) to position the port ID display then press [Enter] to lock the position and

 

return to the Set Submenu.

 

 

Scan Duration

Determines how long the display dwells on each Port when it cycles through the

 

selected Ports in the Quick View Scan Mode. The available options are: 3, 5,10,

 

15, 20, 30, 40 and 60 seconds.

 

 

OSD Activating

Selects which Hotkey combination will activate the OSD function: [Ctrl] [Ctrl]

Hotkey

or [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock]. The default is the Ctrl key combination, but this

 

may conflict with programs running on the computers, in which case, the Scroll

 

Lock option should be selected.

 

 

Set Password

Allows you to set a password in order to control access to Locking/Unlocking

 

the Console (see the OSD Security Features section, below, for details).

 

 

Clear Name List*

Clears all the Port Names from the Name List. You will be asked to Confirm

 

before the procedure takes place. A message will be displayed while the Names

 

are being cleared. Once the Names have been cleared, a message will appear

 

indicating that the procedure was completed successfully.

 

 

Restore Default

Clears all the Settings from the memory and returns the unit to the factory

Values*

settings. You will be asked to Confirm before the procedure takes place. A

 

message will be displayed while the Settings are being cleared. Once the

 

Settings have been cleared, a message will appear indicating that the procedure

 

was completed successfully.

 

 

Lock Console*

Locks / Unlocks the Console. When the Console is locked, only the current

 

monitor screen displays. Attempts to input information from the console have

 

no effect; attempts to switch to a different port, either from the Console or by

 

pressing the manual switches, have no effect either. The only way to regain

 

access to the computers is by Unlocking the Console. If a password has been

 

set, you must provide the password in order to Lock / Unlock the Console. If no

 

password has been set, pressing [Enter] will Lock / Unlock the Console.

 

 

*If a password has been set, these settings require you to supply a proper password in order to access them. See the OSD Security section, below, for details.

Factory Default Settings:

The factory default settings are as follows:

Setting

Default

 

 

Display Duration

Always On

 

 

Display Mode

The Port Number plus the Port Name

 

 

Scan Duration

3 Seconds

 

 

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B007-008 specifications

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