ADDER CCS-PRO - Selecting a computer using hotkeys

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Selecting a computer using hotkeys
Using hotkey combinations, you can quickly switch the keyboard and mouse, speakers
and USB peripherals to any computer channel.
To select a computer using hotkeys
The standard hotkey press combinations allow you to change channels with the minimum
of keypresses:
1 Simultaneously press and hold and (or other hotkeys, if altered).
2 While still holding and , press the number key of the required channel address
(or the TAB key), then release all of the keys.
 Note: The numbers on your keyboard’s numeric keypad are not valid, use only the numeral
keys above the QWERTY section.
 The ports (K/M, audio and/or USB) that are switched using this method depend upon
the switching mode that is currently set using the control panel buttons.
The range of standard hotkey combinations are as follows:
Note: If your hotkeys have been changed, substitute them for and in the examples
given here.
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Selects channel 1

Selects channel 2

Selects channel 3

Selects channel 4

Isolates the user console from all channels
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Selects the next channel (see note
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To disable/enable Free-Flow
Once Free-Flow is in operation, you can temporarily disable (and re-enable) it. You can
tell when Free-Flow is in operation when the four lower indicators on the CCS-PRO4
front panel scroll across every few seconds.
• Simultaneously press and hold and , then press
Choosing which computers are accessed when using hot keys + tab
The computer channels that are visited when you use the hot keys + tab (or mouse
buttons) are determined by a setting within the Conguration menu:
1 Enter the General conguration page of the CCS Manager.
2 Choose the required Port cycling option, either:
• Cycle all ports (visits even inactive ports), or
• Cycle only active ports.
3 Click the Save button.
What are hotkeys?
The and keys when pressed in combination are called ‘hotkeys’ and they
signal to the CCS-PRO4 switch that you wish to control it, rather than the computer.
However, if these particular hotkeys clash with another device or program, you can
change them to a different combination within the General conguration page of the
CCS Manager.