To select the previous device:
Press Print Screen and then Backspace. This key combination toggles between the previous and current
connections.
To disconnect from a device:
Press Print Screen and then Alt+0 (zero). This leaves the user in a free state, with no device selected. The
status flag on your desktop displays the word Free.
3.1.4 Soft switching
Soft switching is the ability to switch devices using a hotkey sequence. You can soft switch to a device by
pressing Print Screen and then depending on the method you’ve selected, typing the first few characters
of its name or number. If you have set a Screen Delay Time for the OSCAR™ interface and you press the
key sequences before that time has elapsed, the OSCAR interface will not be displayed.
To soft switch to a device:
Press Print Screen, type the port number and the first few letters of the name of the device, to establish it
as unique and press Enter.
To switch back to the previous device, press Print Screen and then Backspace.
3.1.5 Navigating the OSCAR interface
The following table describes how to navigate the OSCAR interface using the keyboard and mouse.
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