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Orion XC Installation and Operations Manual
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Switch Settings
The configuration of the switching parameters is set in this menu. This menu can be accessed in the OSD
and the Java Tool.
The following settings can be modified.
Field Selection Description
Activated
Users can switch to any CPU as an observer, even ones that already
have another user connected (observers have no keyboard or
mouse access).
Note: Switching between activated and deactivated is done with
the <Space> key , not <Enter>.
A user with keyboard/mouse control is not notified when another
user connects as an observer.
Video Sharing
Deactivated Function not active (default)
Activated
Users can connect to any CPU as an operator, even ones to which
another user is already connected.
Note: The previous user is set to video only status.
To share K/M control, Force Connect must be activated.
Force Connect
Deactivated Function not active (default)
Activated
An extension of Force Connect: When users connect to a CPU
which already has another user connected, previous user will be
completely disconnected.
Note: To share K/M control Force Disconnect must be deactivated.
Force
Disconnect
Deactivated Function not active (default)
Activated
If a console is not connected to a CPU, an automatic connection to
the next available CPU can be established by hitting any key or
mouse button.
CPU Auto
Connect
Deactivated Function not active (default)
CPU Timeout
0-999
minutes
Period of inactivity after which a console will be automatically
disconnected from its current CPU (default value: 0 minutes)
Activated Activate request for K/M control by keyboard event (key will be lost)
Keyboard
Connect
Deactivated Function not active (default)
Activated Activate request for K/M control by mouse event
Mouse Connect
Deactivated Function not active (default)
Release Time
0-999
seconds
Period of inactivity of a connected console after which K/M control
can be requested by other consoles connected to the CPU.
Note: Set "0" for an immediate transfer in real-time.
Only one console can have keyboard and mouse control at a
time. The other consoles that are connected to the same CPU
have a video only status (default value: 10 seconds)
If the Keyboard Connect and/or Mouse Connect options are activated, the number of seconds specified
by Release Time has to elapse before a new user can gain control.