User manual

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The reminder banner
As many computer screen layouts can appear very similar, the AdderView CATx
1000 provides a reminder banner option that indicates which computer port
you are currently viewing. The banner is usually displayed at the top of the
screen, using white lettering and transparent background. You can:
• Move the banner
• Change the banner colors, and/or
• Disable the banner
To move the reminder banner
1 While viewing a computer port, press and hold and .
Note: The and hotkeys may have been changed. If the combination
fails to work, then please contact the system administrator for details.
2 Press the , , and keys to move the banner to the required
position.
To change banner colors or disable the banner
1 Select the on-screen menu in one of two ways:
• By simultaneously pressing and then releasing , or
• By pressing the middle and right buttons of a three button mouse.
If you are not already logged in, do so now.
2 Press to select ‘More menus’.
3 Highlight the ‘User Preferences’ option and press to select.
4 Select the required option:
• To disable the banner – highlight ‘Reminder Banner’ and press
until ‘DISABLED’ is shown.
• To change colors – highlight ‘Reminder Color’ and press until the
desired color combination is displayed.
5 Press to save the settings. Press twice more to return to the computer
port and view your changes.
Selecting cascaded computers
The AdderView CATx 1000 is not limited to sharing just eight or sixteen
computers. By joining numerous AdderView CATx 1000 products together in a
tree-like or cascade arrangement, it is possible for each user port to view many
more computers. Although you can use exactly the same selection methods
to choose any computer, you are strongly recommended to use the on screen
menu method for the following reasons:
• The
on screen menu – this method displays the names of each computer in
alphabetical order and also allows you to search for them by name, press
– a useful feature in a long list. This really is the best way to access a large
number of computers.
• The
mouse method – this method is ne for small numbers of computers
but can take too long to reach the required computer in an extensive
conguration.
• The hotkey method – depending on their position within the connection
structure, each computer can have an address up to four digits long which
can be dicult to remember and laborious to type.
The conrmation box
The AdderView CATx 1000 provides the option of a conrmation box that
is displayed on screen for three seconds after a computer is selected. The
conrmation box indicates the current user port and your user name, the
selected computer and the connection status. You can enable or disable the
conrmation box, as required.
To enable/disable the conrmation box
1 Select the on-screen menu in one of two ways:
• By simultaneously pressing and then releasing , or
• By pressing the middle and right buttons of a three button mouse.
If you are not already logged in, do so now.
2 Press to select ‘More menus’.
3 Highlight the ‘User Preferences’ option and press to select.
4 Highlight the ‘Conrmation Box’ option and press to select ‘ENABLED’
or ‘DISABLED’, as required.
5 Press to save the settings. Press twice more to return to the computer
port and view your changes.