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OSD (On-Screen-Display) Operation
KNV104D,KNV108D,KNV116D,KNV2108D,KNV2116D
Figure 7: OSD screen illustration
By hitting the left <CTRL> key twice within two seconds, you may see
the '
Hotkey Menu
' if it is enabled (an OSD option). Or, by hitting the
left <CTRL> key three times within two seconds, you will see a '
KVM
MENU
' screen showing a list of the computers with corresponding
port numbers, names and status, see figure 7. The OSD menu of a
4-port KVM switch looks slightly different.
The port number of the currently selected computer is displayed in
red, sam e as the f ront indicat or, at t he right c orner of the OSD menu.
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The color of a device name is green if it has power and is ready for
operation, or the color is white as it has no power. OSD menu
updates the color when it is activated. The <PageUp> and
<PageDown> key s can be used to view 8 other computers at a time;
not ef f ectiv e f or a 4-port KVM switch.
Use the “
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“, “1“ ~ “8“ or “A“ ~ “H“ to highlight a computer and
the <ENTER> key to select it. Or, you may press <ESCAPE> to exit
OSD and remove the OSD menu from the display; the status window
returns to the display and indicates the currently selected computer
or operating status. For a 4-port KVM switch, you can only use the
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“ arrow keys to highlight a computer.
A triangle mark (!) to the right of a name indicates the port is
cascaded to a Slave; the number at the left of the triangle mark
shows the number of ports the Slave has, i.e.
8
!for an 8-port switch.
<ENTER> key brings you one level down and another screen pops
up listing the names of the computers on that Slave. The name of
the Slave will be shown at the upper right corner of the OSD menu.
It is useful to group computers and still be able to see the group
name.
An ey e mark (
#
) to the right of a name indicating the computer is
selected to be monitored in Scan mode. In OSD, this mark can be
switched on or off by function key <F2>.
Press <ESCAPE> key to exit OSD and to return to the selected
computer; the computer name is also shown on the screen.
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Function key <F1>: To edit name entry of a computer or a
Slave with up to 14 characters. For 4-port KVM s witches, the
maximum number of character is 8. First, highlight a port then
press <F1> f ollowed by name entry. Valid characters are ‘A’~’Z’,
‘0’~’9’ and the dash character. Lowercase letters are converted
to uppercase ones. Press <BACKSPACE> to delete a letter
one at a time. Non-v olatile memory stores all name entries until
you change, even if the unit is powered down.