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CHAPTER 4: Configuration
key while you plug in the ServSwitch Duo; do not release SELECT until the
ServSwitch Duo displays “C” to show that it is in configuration mode.
• To enter configure mode while the ServSwitch Duo is running, hold down the
SELECT key for 5 seconds until the front-panel display shows “C”.
In configuration mode, you can change settings by typing a single-letter command
(for a given feature), followed by a single-digit numeric argument (for how you
want that feature to behave), followed by the [Enter] key. Press the [Esc] (escape)
key to abort a setting change before you fully enter it. The ServSwitch Duo will
remain in configuration mode until you type the letter “E” followed by [Enter] key.
For example: To set the hotkey sequence to option #2 ([Ctrl] + [Shift] +
command key), type [H][2][Enter] while the ServSwitch Duo is displaying “C”,
then type [E][Enter] to exit configuration mode.
The remaining sections of this chapter describe the Switch’s user-configurable
settings.
4.2.2 S
ETTING THE
S
CREEN
-S
AVER
T
IMEOUT
The ServSwitch Duo has a programmable screen-saver function which will blank
the display on both shared monitors after a certain time elapses with no activity on
the shared keyboard or mouse of the active control port (or of either control port
if the switchover timeout has expired—see Section 4.2.4). If a password has been
set (see Section 4.2.9), the Switch will also lock itself when it activates the screen
saver.
The Switch’s front-panel display will flash while the Switch is in screen-saver
mode. If the switch is locked, you will have to type in the password to unlock it and
deactivate the screen saver; otherwise, simply typing at the keyboard or moving the
mouse of the active control port—or at either control port if the switchover
timeout has expired—will restore the blanked monitor display. Use the “B”
command (type [B] [digit] [Enter]) to set how long the ServSwitch Duo waits for
keyboard or mouse activity before activating the screen saver:
• B1 = Screen saver disabled (default)
• B2 = Screen saver is activated after 1 minute of inactivity
• B3 = 2 minutes
• B4 = 4 minutes
• B5 = 8 minutes
• B6 = 12 minutes
• B7 = 16 minutes
• B8 = 20 minutes
