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CHAPTER 5: Operation
5.5 Keyboard Hotkey Commands
You can control many of the functions of the ServSwitch Duo/Quadro—including
selecting and autoscanning computers—from the keyboard, using commands
triggered with the Duo’s/Quadro’s currently selected hotkey combination. All of
the hotkey-control commands are invoked by holding down the one or two hotkeys
and then pressing a command key. By default, the two hotkeys are [Ctrl] and [Alt],
although you can choose any of several other keystroke combinations (see
Section 4.7.3).
Normally, when you send a hotkey command, you have to release the hotkeys
and the command key before you can send another one. There are two exceptions
to this rule:
• You can use {Hotkeys} + [Tab] to switch to the next available computer
channel in numeric sequence. You can hold down the hotkeys and repeatedly
press [Tab] to “tab through” the channels one at a time.
• You can use {Hotkeys} + {[↑], [↓], [←], or [→] arrow key} to shift the position
of the on-screen menu. (Use the arrow keys on the main part of the keyboard,
not those on the numeric keypad.) Each individual keypress of an arrow key
moves the menu through about
1
⁄88 of the available screen area, but you can
hold down the hotkeys and repeatedly press or hold down the arrow keys to
maneuver the menu window to wherever you want it.
The rest of the hotkey commands are summarized in the remainder of this
section. When commands contain numbers, press the number keys on the top row
of the main section of the keyboard, not the number keys on the keypad; the Duo/
Quadro does not recognize keypad numbers.
The only computer channels that users can select with hotkey commands are
those for which they have access rights (see Section 4.5).
NOTE
Selecting computers with hotkey commands is suitable for systems with
just a few computers. But for systems with more computers, it’s usually
easier to use the on-screen menu for computer selection.