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Autoscanning
When enabled, the autoscan mode switches between the connected computers
in sequence. This is useful to allow you to sample activity among the connected
computers.
Three scanning modes are available:
• SCAN LIST – Only computers declared within an autoscan list will be viewed.
• ACTIVE PCs – Only computer ports where an active computer is detected will
be viewed. This mode avoids blank screens from being displayed and helps
to prevent the viewing monitor from entering a power-down state on every
scan cycle.
Additionally, when this mode is selected, whenever you use either the
mouse buttons or hot keys + tab to change channels, only computers that
are active will be visited. No other preparation is required to achieve this,
apart from setting the 'Autoscan Mode' to 'ACTIVE PCs'.
• ALL PCs – This mode visits, in turn, to each connected computer. This mode
should be used with care due to the reasons given in the warning below.
To start autoscanning mode, press
WARNING: Many monitors are fitted with automatic power saving
relays that switch off after a few seconds when connected to an inactive
computer. If you are using such a monitor, do not use the 'ALL PCs' mode.
Continual switching on and off of the monitor's relay will eventually
damage the monitor. If using such a monitor in conjunction with the
'Scan List' option, ensure that all selected computers are active.
There are up to three steps that need to be configured to use autoscanning:
• Select the autoscan mode: SCAN LIST, ACTIVE PCs or ALL PCs.
• Select the autoscan period. This is the time that is spent viewing each
computer. This step also enables and disables the autoscan feature.
• Define the autoscan list. This step is only required when the Scan List option
is selected and allows you to select which computers will be scanned.
To select an autoscan mode
Configuration
menu.
1 Display the
2 Highlight the 'Global Preferences' option and press
3 Highlight the 'Autoscan Mode' option and press
desired setting is displayed: SCAN LIST, ACTIVE PCs or ALL PCs.
: SCAN LIST, ACTIVE PCs or ALL PCs.
4 Press
Press
to return to the 'Configuration Menu'.
Note: The setting of this option also affects which computers are visited
when the channel is changed using the mouse buttons or hot key + tab.
on the keyboard.
to select.
repeatedly until the
To select an autoscan period
1 Display the
Configuration
menu.
2 Highlight the 'Global Preferences' option and press
3 Highlight the 'Autoscan Period' option and press
required time to view each computer is displayed, ranging from 2 seconds to
5 minutes.
4 Press
Press
to return to the 'Configuration Menu'.
To define an autoscan list
Note: This stage is required only when the 'SCAN LIST' mode is selected.
Configuration
menu.
1 Display the
2 Highlight the 'Edit Computer List' option and press
all eight possible computer locations will be displayed. Only computers that
show a 'X' marker on the right of the list will be autoscanned.
3 Highlight a computer name, then press
marker.
4 Press
Press
to return to the 'Configuration Menu'.
To start autoscanning
• On the keyboard, press
Notes:
During autoscanning, mouse switching, hot key + tab and interactivity with the
computers are all disabled.
During autoscanning, only the KVM and speaker ports are switched to each
visited computer channel, the two USB device ports remain connected to their
currently selected channels.
To stop autoscanning
You can stop the autoscanning process in several ways:
• Select the on-screen menu,
• Press the
button on the front panel, or
COMPUTER
• Select a specific channel using the hot keys + channel number.
to select.
repeatedly until the
to select. A list of
Only computers that
to apply, or remove, the 'X'
.
the
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