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Chapter 3: Local Port Operation 15
Navigating the OSCAR interface
This table describes how to navigate the OSCAR interface using the keyboard and mouse.
(yellow circle) The designated IQ module is being upgraded. When this symbol displays, do not
cycle power to the AutoView 3050/3100/3200 switch or connected target devices and do not
disconnect IQ modules. Doing so may render the module permanently inoperable and require
the IQ module to be returned to the factory for repair.
(green letter) IQ module is being accessed by the indicated user channel.
(black letter) IQ module is blocked by the indicated user channel. For instance, in Figure 3.1,
user B is viewing Forester, but is blocking access to Acton, Barrett and Edie, which are
c
onnect
ed to the same IQ module.
Table 3.1: OSCAR Interface Status Symbols (Continued)
Sy
m
bol Description
Table 3.2: OSCAR Interface Navigation Basics
Keystroke Function
Print Screen Opens the OSCAR interface. Press Pri
nt Screen twice to send the Print
Screen keystroke to the currently selected IQ module.
F1 Opens the Help screen for the current dialog box.
Escape Closes the current dialog box without saving changes and returns to the
pr
evious one.
If the Main dialog box is displayed, pressing Escape closes the
OSCAR interface and displays a status flag if status flags are enabled. See the
Commands Dialog Box Functions o
n p
age 31 for more information. In a
message box, pressing Escap
e closes the pop-up box and returns to the
current dialog box.
Alt Opens dialog boxes, selects or checks opt
ions
and executes actions when
used with underlined or other designated letters.
Alt+X Closes current dialog box and returns to previous one.
Alt+O Selects the OK
button, then returns to the previous dialog box.
Enter Completes a switch operation in the Main dialog box and exits the
OSCAR
interface.
Single-click, Enter In a text box, single-clicking an entry and pressing En
ter
selects the text for
editing and enables the Left and Right Arrow keys to move the cursor. Press
Enter again to quit the Edit mode.
Print Screen, Backspace Toggles back to previous selection.