User`s manual

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Using MasterConsole II’s Security Feature (Two-Tier)
Follow instructions for Security in Using MasterConsole II’s Security Feature (One-Tier),
page 9.
Operating MasterConsole II (Two-Tier)
Selecting a Computer
1. Activate On-Screen User Interface.
• AutoScan is suspended, if set.
• MasterConsole II front panel buttons are disabled.
• The Selection Menu is displayed. See Figure 20 and Figure 21
2. The Selection Menu lists channels sorted either by Channel ID or alphabetically by
Name. Default sorting is by Channel ID. Press <F12> to toggle.
• The Selection Menu displays a maximum of eight channels at a time.
• The Status column shows each channel's activity and Channel-Specific Scan
Rate. A “+”in the base unit's Selection Menu indicates the device is connected
and powered ON, while a “–” indicates the device is powered OFF, or there is no
device connected. A “.” in the Status column of the second-tier Selection Menu
indicates that the status of the computer is undetermined. Snn indicates the
individual Scan Rate of nn seconds.
• As the computer status changes (active/inactive), the MCC updates the Status
column periodically. To enable a user to see the new status immediately, activate
the OSUI and press F8-Upgrade Computer Status. The MCC will scan the
channels and update the computer status and then return to the previous menu.
• For any inactive channel, the ID bar will display only the channel ID and not the
name field, when sorted by channel and will not display anything when sorted by
name-F12 toggle
The non-displayed names are still available in the MCC internal database and
can be edited with the F3 function.
3. To select a computer:
• Use the <Page Up>/<Page Down> or <Ï>/<Ð> keys to scroll to the desired
computer and press <Enter>;
OR
• When the Selection Menu is sorted by Channel ID, press the desired computer's
Key number (in the left-hand column);
OR
Important: You must use the On-Screen User Interface to operate a two-tie
r
configuration.
There is no front panel operation available.