Adder Technology 1000 Manuale Utente

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User preferences and functions
In addition to customising the reminder banner as described earlier, you can 
also: 
•  Change the colour of the on screen menu, 
•  Select the screen saver style, 
•  Restore mouse operation, or 
•  Perform power control functions. 
All of these options are discussed within 
.
Power switching (via configuration menu)
When used in conjunction with optional power switch boxes, the AdderView 
CATx 1000 allows you complete remote control over the connected computers. 
The primary function of the power switching option is to remotely power down 
and reset computers that are failing to respond.
To switch a computer on or off
1  Select the on-screen menu in one of two ways: 
•  By simultaneously pressing and then releasing 
 
  , or 
•  By pressing the middle and right buttons of a three button mouse. 
 If you are not already 
2  Switch to the computer port that needs to be switched on or off.
Note: If the computer is still responding, try to shut it down normally before 
attempting a power switch operation.
3  Display again the on screen menu and press   to select ‘More menus’.
4  The ‘Functions’ option should be highlighted, press 
.
5  Highlight ‘Power Control’ and press 
.
6  Highlight either ‘Switch Computer ON’ or ‘Switch Computer OFF’ as 
necessary and press 
. A warning message with two options will be 
displayed.
7  Press   to confirm or   to confirm and exit. The latter option clears the 
menu so that, if required, you can be ready to enter any escape sequences 
that are needed by the computer (to access its BIOS setup area), during the 
bootup sequence.