Chapter 2 Quick Start; A Glance At The Product; Front View - Raritan MCCAT18 User Manual

Chapter 2
This chapter addresses only the basic connections for setting up an
MCCAT system and basic operations for interacting with the computers
being connected to the system. For advanced hardware installation or
OSD operations, refer to Chapter 4: Advanced Operation and System
Configuration (on page 17) and Chapter 5: Two‐Tier System (on page 32)
for details.
In This Chapter
A Glance at the Product ....................................................................................4
Connecting Computers .....................................................................................6
Selecting a Channel ...........................................................................................9
Changing Channel Names..............................................................................11

A Glance at the Product

This section briefly introduces the components on the front and rear sides
of the MCCAT unit and the initial OSD menu that you will see after the
product starts to work.

Front View

The front panel provides the model number for identification and push
buttons for convenient operation of frequently used functions.
No. Component
Model name
SKIP button
Quick Start
Description
CAT18 indicates the unit is MCCAT18.
CAT116 indicates the unit is MCCAT116.
Toggles AutoSkip on/off.
When the AutoSkip function is on, the system skips inactive
channels and accesses active ones only.
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