ATEN KH1508A - Invoking Hotkey Mode; Number Lock and Minus Keys; Control and F12 Keys; Hotkey Mode Environment

KH1508A / KH1516A / KH1532A User Manual
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Invoking Hotkey Mode
All Hotkey operations begin by invoking Hotkey mode.
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To invoke Hotkey
mode you may use two possible keystroke sequences shown below. Only one
of the two key-sequences below can be operational (see Setting the Hotkey key
combination on page 48):
Number Lock and Minus Keys
1. Hold down the
[Num Lock] key;
2. Press and release the
[Minus] key;
3. Release the
[Num Lock] key:
[Num Lock] + [-]
Control and F12 Keys
1. Hold down the
[Ctrl] key;
2. Press and release the
[F12] key;
3. Release the
[Ctrl] key:
[Ctrl] + [F12]
Hotkey Mode Environment
When Hotkey mode is active:
 A command line appears on the monitor screen. The command line prompt
is the word Hotkey: in white text on a blue background, and displays the
subsequent Hotkey information that you key in.
 Ordinary keyboard and mouse functions are suspended – only Hotkey
compliant keystrokes (described in the sections that follow), can be input.
Exiting Hotkey Mode
Pressing
[ Esc ] exits Hotkey mode.
1. Make sure that the Hotkey Command Mode function is enabled and
that you key in the appropriate Hotkey. See page 31 for details.