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Chapter 3: Local Port Operation 25
To disconnect from a server or serial device:
Press Print Screen and then Alt+Ø. This leaves the user in a free state, with no
server or serial device 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 (Name button is
depressed), type the fi rst few letters of the name of the server 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 DSRIQ module.
F1 Opens the Help screen for the current dialog box.