Dell Console Switch - Navigating the OSCAR Interface

24 Basic Operation
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2 Click Setup - Menu. The Menu dialog box appears.
3 Set a Screen Delay Time by typing the number of seconds of delay you want between <Print
Screen>
being pressed and the Main dialog box displaying.
4 Click OK .
To soft switch to a server:
1 To select a server, press <Print Screen> . If the display order of your server list is by port ( Port
button is depressed), type the port number and press <Enter> .
-or-
If the display order of your server list is by name or EID number (
Name or EID button is
depressed), type the first few characters of the name of the server or the EID number to
establish it as unique and press <Enter>.
2 To switch back to the previous server, press <Print Screen> then <Backspace>.
Navigating the OSCAR Interface
This table describes how to navigate the OSCAR interface using the keyboard
and mouse.
Table 3-2. OSCAR Interface Navigation Basics
This Keystroke Does This
Print Screen Press <Print Screen> twice to send the <Print Screen>
keystroke to the currently selected device.
F1 Opens the Help screen for the current dialog box.
Escape Closes the current dialog box without saving changes
and returns to the previous one. In the Main dialog box,
it closes the OSCAR interface and returns to the flag. In
a message box, it closes the pop-up box and returns to
the current dialog box.
Alt (Hotkey) Opens dialog boxes, selects or checks options and
executes actions when used with underlined or other
designated letters.
Alt+X Closes the current dialog box and returns to the
previous one.
Alt+O Selects the OK button, then returns to the previous
dialog box.
Single-click, Enter In a text box, selects the text for editing and enables the
Left and Right Arrow keys to move the cursor. Press
<Enter> again to quit the edit mode.