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Performing a Soft Switch, Performing a Screen Capture

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Using the OSD Performing a Soft Switch After opening the OSD menus, the user can switch between computers without having the OSD menus display. To perform a soft switch: 1. Click Setup, Menu. 2. Enter in a time to delay displaying the Main OSD menu after the Print Scrn key is pressed. 3. Click OK. 4. At the Main menu screen, enter the port number or first few letters of the computer name to establish it as unique and press the Enter key. 5. To switch to another computer, press the Print Scrn key and enter the port number or first few letters of the computer name. If the switch is performed before the delay time has expired, the OSD menus do not display. Performing a Screen Capture In the Server Console Switch system, pressing the Print Scrn key opens the OSD menus. To print a screen capture displayed by a computer, use the following procedures: • On a computer connected to a primary console switch, press the Print Scrn key twice. The first keystroke opens OSD menus in the primary console switch. The second keystroke clears the screen, sends the keystrokes through to the other device, then captures or prints the screen. • On a computer connected to a secondary console switch in a tiered configuration, press the Print Scrn key four times. The first keystroke brings up the OSD in the primary console switch. The second keystroke brings up the OSD in the secondary console switch. The third keystroke brings up both OSDs. The fourth keystroke clears the screen, then captures or prints the screen. 4-32 Compaq Server Console Switch User Guide

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Using the OSD
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Compaq Server Console Switch User Guide
Performing a Soft Switch
After opening the OSD menus, the user can switch between computers without
having the OSD menus display.
To perform a soft switch:
1.
Click
Setup,
Menu.
2.
Enter in a time to delay displaying the Main OSD menu after the
Print Scrn
key
is pressed.
3.
Click
OK.
4.
At the
Main
menu screen, enter the port number or first few letters of the
computer name to establish it as unique and press the
Enter
key.
5.
To switch to another computer, press the
Print Scrn
key and enter the port
number or first few letters of the computer name. If the switch is performed
before the delay time has expired, the OSD menus do not display.
Performing a Screen Capture
In the Server Console Switch system, pressing the
Print Scrn
key opens the OSD
menus. To print a screen capture displayed by a computer, use the following
procedures:
•
On a computer connected to a primary console switch, press the
Print Scrn
key
twice. The first keystroke opens OSD menus in the primary console switch. The
second keystroke clears the screen, sends the keystrokes through to the other
device, then captures or prints the screen.
•
On a computer connected to a secondary console switch in a tiered configuration,
press the
Print
Scrn
key four times. The first keystroke brings up the OSD in the
primary console switch. The second keystroke brings up the OSD in the
secondary console switch. The third keystroke brings up both OSDs. The fourth
keystroke clears the screen, then captures or prints the screen.