Making Input Selections; Switching Between Screen Work Areas - Paradyne FrameSaver 9120 User Manual

User Interface

Making Input Selections

Switching Between Screen Work Areas

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You can enter information into a field in one of several ways. Once the field is
selected, you can:
Manually type in (enter) the field value or command.
Example:
Entering bjk as a user's Login ID on the Administer Logins screen ( from the
Control menu/branch ).
Type in (enter) the first letter(s) of a field value or command, using the access
unit's character-matching feature.
Example:
When configuring a port's physical characteristics with the Control Leads
Supported configuration option/field selected ( possible settings include
Disable, DTR, RTS, and Both ), entering d or D displays the first value starting
with d – Disable. In this example, entering dt or DT would display DTR as the
selection.
Switch from the screen area to the screen function area and select or enter
the designated screen function key. See
Areas for an example.
If a field is blank and the System Messages and Field Values screen area
displays valid selections, press the spacebar; the first valid setting for the field
appears. Continue pressing the spacebar to scroll through other possible
settings.
Using Ctrl-a allows you to switch between the screen area and screen
keys area (see page 2-4).
Procedure
To access the screen function area:
1. Press Ctrl-a to switch from the screen area to the screen function keys area.
2. Select either the function's designated (underlined) character or Tab to the
desired function key.
Example:
To save a configuration option change, enter s or S ( Save).
3. Press Return. The function is performed.
4. To return to the screen area, press Ctrl-a again.
Switching Between Screen Work
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