ADDER SmartView X PRO Manual

SmartView XProInstallation and UsePage 404. Using the SmartView XProThis section explains the general operation of the SmartView XPro. We recommend
that you read this section before starting to use the product.
4.1 Rear panel special function switches
Before powering on the SmartView ensure that the two option switches on the rear
are set to the OFF (up) position. Option switch 1 is reserved for future use and
option switch 2 is used to enable firmware upgrades (see section 5).
4.2 Power supply...

SmartView XProInstallation and UsePage 414.4 COMPUTER display and key switch
The COMPUTER key selects the computer port that is to be connected to the user
port that is currently displayed on the green USER display (see figure 1). Pressing
the key will cause the red COMPUTER display to change to the next available
computer port in numerical sequence. The next available computer port is defined
by the way that the SmartView XPro is configured.
There are two special computer ports that may be selected...

SmartView XProInstallation and UsePage 424.5 Activity indicators
The SmartView XPro has a front panel activity indicator for each user port (see
figure 1). The indicator will flash when keyboard or mouse data is received by the
SmartView. These indicators provide a useful confirmation that the keyboards and
mice connected to the SmartView are functioning normally.
4.6 Selecting a computer using the front panel controls
To select a computer using the front panel controls, press the USER key until the...

SmartView XProInstallation and UsePage 43Action of the COMPUTER key if no security has been set and the front panel
controls are enabledAction of the COMPUTER key if the front panel controls are enabled, security has
been set and the current logged in user only has access to computer ports 1,3 and 7Action of the COMPUTER key if the front panel controls have been disable.4.7 Logging on to the SmartView XPro
If password security has been set on the system then the following login menu will
appear when the...

SmartView XProInstallation and UsePage 44name and password to access the SmartView.4.8 Keyboard hotkeys
SmartView XPro can be conveniently controlled using special keyboard hotkey
combinations. These hotkey combinations can be used to select computers and
perform a number of other useful functions. All of the hotkey control commands are
invoked by holding down the hotkeys and then pressing a command key. By default,
the two hotkeys are ‘CTRL’ and ‘ALT’, although other combinations can be selected
by...

SmartView XProInstallation and UsePage 45‘HOTKEYs’ and ‘1’ - selects channel 1
‘HOTKEYs’ and ‘2’ - selects channel 2
‘HOTKEYs’ and ‘3’ - selects channel 3
‘HOTKEYs’ and ‘4’ - selects channel 4
‘HOTKEYs’ and ‘5’ - selects channel 5 (8,12 & 16 port models only)
‘HOTKEYs’ and ‘6’ - selects channel 6(8,12 & 16 port models only)
‘HOTKEYs’ and ‘7’ - selects channel 7(8,12 & 16 port models only)
‘HOTKEYs’ and ‘8’ - selects channel 8(8,12 & 16 port models only)
‘HOTKEYs’ and ‘9’ - selects channel 9 (12 & 16 port...

SmartView XProInstallation and UsePage 46be selected. For example HOTKEYs + 0 10216 would select port 1 (01) on the
current SmartView, port 2 (02) on the next cascaded SmartView and port 16 on the
last SmartView.
Examples of common hotkey sequences (assuming CTRL + ALT hotkey option):
To select channel 2:
pressba ba
2 2release 2 2ba ba
To tab through channels:
pressba ba
 v v
 release v v
 pressv v
release v v
 pressv v
release vba vba
To select channel 12 (on a 12 or 16 port SmartView):
pressba ba
1   1...

SmartView XProInstallation and UsePage 474.9 Selecting computers using the mouse
Computers may conveniently be selected using a three button mouse. In order to
switch to the next computer simply hold down the central mouse button (the wheel
mouse button on an IntelliMouse) and click on the left hand mouse button to select
the next computer. If password security has been set then the SmartView will select
the next available channel, otherwise it will select the next numerical channel.
Mouse switching may...

SmartView XProInstallation and UsePage 484.10 Selecting computers using the on-screen menu
You can conveniently select computers by name using the SmartViews on-screen
menu. For systems with many computers this is the recommended method of
computer selection. The on-screen menu is called up by pressing the ‘HOTKEYs’
and the ‘M’ key together. Its position on the screen may be moved using the
HOTKEYs and the cursor keys (see section 4.8)
For example, with the default hotkeys (CTRL + ALT) the key...

SmartView XProInstallation and UsePage 49To connect to a computer, place the menu bar over the computer name using a
combination of the up and down cursor keys and the page up / page down keys.
You may also use the wheel on a wheel mouse to move the menu bar up and down.
If you have enabled mouse control (see section 3.6.7).