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Chapter 3: Local Port Operation 21

To select the previous server:

Press Print Screen and then Backspace. This key combination toggles you

between the previous and current connections.

To disengage the user from a server:

Press Print Screen and then Alt+Ø. This leaves the user in a free state, with no

server selected. The status flag on your desktop displays Free.

Soft switching

Soft switching is the ability to switch servers using a hotkey sequence. You can soft

switch to a server by pressing Print Screen and then typing the first few

characters of its name or number. If you have set a Screen Delay Time and you

press the key sequences before that time has elapsed, OSCAR will not display.

To conﬁ gure servers for soft switching:

1. Press Print Screen to launch OSCAR. The Main dialog box appears.

2. Click Setup - Menu. The Menu dialog box appears.

3. For Screen Delay Time, type the number of seconds of delay desired

before the Main dialog box is displayed after Print Screen is pressed.

4. Click OK.

To soft switch to a server:

1. To select a server, press Print Screen. If the display order of your server list

is by port (Port button is depressed), type the port number and press Enter.

-or-

If the display order of your server list is by name or EID number (Name or

EID button is depressed), type the ﬁ rst few characters of the name of the

server or the EID number to establish it as unique and press Enter.

2. To switch back to the previous server, press Print Screen then Backspace.

Navigating OSCAR

This table describes how to navigate OSCAR using the keyboard and mouse.

OSCAR Navigation Basics

This Keystroke Does This

Print Screen Opens OSCAR. Press Print Screen twice to send the Print

Screen keystroke to the currently selected AVRIQ module.

F1 Opens the Help screen for the current dialog box.

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