12 PARAGON II USER G UIDEInitial ConfigurationNote: This section includes full instructions for how to install single Base Units, cascades ofmultiple base units, or stacking switches. Follow the simplified procedure previously outlined inBasic Installation to install a simple Paragon system with a single Base Unit. See Appendix B:User Station Direct Mode, to install a “direct mode” User Station-to-CIM system with no BaseUnits. See Chapter 5: Paragon II and Z-CIM to install a Z-CIM and a local PC in your system.Using the OSUI for Initial ConfigurationYou will use the Paragon II On-Screen User Interface (OSUI) while you install the Paragonsystem, so here are some basics of the OSUI to familiarize yourself before starting yourinstallation. Once the User Station and user-station equipment are in place and powered ON,activate the OSUI by rapidly pressing the default hotkey (Scroll Lock) twice on an attachedkeyboard. Each OSUI menu contains the following sections: a menu-title line, a menu/screenbody (for text and fields), a prompt/message bar, and a status line that consists of:• The current OSUI hotkey• Scan/Skip status• NCS (Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock) status indicator• A communication-speed indicator (“L” for low or “H” for high, which will depend on yourParagon components) showing the communication speed between the User Station and BaseStation.Figure 18 Format of OSUI screensUse function keys F1, F2, F3, F4, F8, and F12 to toggle between first-level menus. Press F1while the OSUI is displayed to activate the Help Menu, a list of available help options.While the OSUI is on screen, the user-station keyboard’s Scroll Lock LED indicator blinks.Title LineMenu/ScreenBody (for textand fields)Messages BannerStatus Line –displays….…the current OSUI hotkey activator (in thiscase, the Scroll Lockkey)…Scan/Skip status(if yellow, option isON; if white, optionis OFF)…(N) Num Lock, (C) Caps Lock, (S) ScrollLock, followed by P2 Communication SpeedIndicator: (L) Low or (H) High (speed candepend on your component versions)
