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AutoView 1000R/AutoView 2000R Installer/User Guide
Changing the display behavior
Use the Menu dialog box to change the display order of servers and set a Screen
Delay Time for OSCAR. The display order setting alters how servers will display
in several screens including the Main, Devices and Broadcast dialog boxes.
To access the Menu dialog box:
1. Press Print Screen to launch OSCAR. The Main dialog box appears.
2. Click Setup - Menu in the Main dialog box. The Menu dialog box appears.
Figure 3.7: Menu Dialog Box
To choose the default display order of servers:
1. Select Name to display servers alphabetically by name.
-or-
Select EID to display servers numerically by EID number.
-or-
Select Port to display servers numerically by port number.
2. Click OK.
To set a Screen Delay Time for OSCAR:
1. Type in the number of seconds (Ø-9) to delay OSCAR display after you press
Print Screen. Entering Ø will instantly launch OSCAR with no delay.
2. Click OK.
Setting a Screen Delay Time allows you to complete a soft switch without OSCAR
displaying. To perform a soft switch, see Soft switching in this chapter.
Controlling the status flag
The status flag displays on your desktop and shows the name or EID number
of the selected server or the status of the selected port. Use the Flag dialog box
to configure the flag to display by server name or EID number, or to change
the flag color, opacity, display time and location on the desktop.