Working with the System Screen

This section provides instructions for interacting with the main elements of the Desigo CC system screen that are common to all applications. For background information, see the Standard UI Client section.

 

Switch Between Active Windows
  • You have multiple active windows (for example, System Manager and Event List), and you want to bring a different one to the foreground on the system screen.
  1. In the Summary bar, select Menu > Active Tasks.
  1. From the thumbnail preview of the active windows, select the one you want to bring to the foreground.
  • The selected window displays on the screen.

 

Expand or Collapse the Summary Bar
  • The Summary bar displays collapsed.
  • In the Summary bar, click down on the top right or an event indicator.
  • The Summary bar expands.

 

  • The Summary bar displays expanded.
  • In the Summary bar, click up on the top right.
  • The Summary bar collapses.

 

Show or Hide the Event Detail Bar

Depending on the client profile, you can show or hide the Event Detail bar.

Show the Event Detail Bar

  • The Event Detail bar is not visible and the command to show it is available on the Summary bar.
  • In the Summary bar, click down .
  • The Event Detail bar displays below the Summary bar.

Hide the Event Detail Bar

  • The Event Detail bar is visible, and the command to hide it is available on the Summary bar.
  • In the Summary bar, click up .
  • The Event Detail bar is hidden.

 

Temporarily Mute the Audio Alert
  • The audio alert buzzer on a Desigo CC station is sounding, and you want to mute it temporarily.
  • In the Summary bar, click Audio Alert .
  • The icon changes to muted and the sound stops, even if there are still unacknowledged events. Muting applies only to the pre-existing events: the audio alert will still sound for any new events that come in.
  • To manually unmute the audio alert, click Audio Alert again.

 

Permanently Silence the Audio Alert

Depending on the client profile, you can permanently disable the audio alert buzzer on a Desigo CC station, so that it does not sound even if new events come in.

  • In the Summary bar, right-click Audio Alert .
  • The icon changes to disabled .

 

  • To manually re-enable the audio alert, right-click Audio Alert again.

 

Silence the Audio Alert Resound
  • The audio alert resumes after 24 hours because a previously-acknowledged event has still not been fully processed (closed) by then.
  • A message also displays on the Summary bar. For example, 24 hours Trouble resound: click here to silence.
  • Click the text of the message to silence the audio alert resound.

 

Display the About Page
  • You want to view system information such as the Desigo CC version.
  1. In the Summary bar, select Menu > About Page or click the company logo.
  • The About dialog box displays, and shows general information about the software.
  1. (Optional) If you work on an installed client station, click System Info.
  • The System Information window displays detailed information about the client computer.
  1. Click OK.

 

Move a System Window to a Second Monitor

When an additional monitor is available, you can move any system window, such as, System Manager, Investigative/Assisted Treatment, Help or Event List (in some client profiles only), from the default monitor to a second monitor. The Summary bar cannot be moved.

  • Desigo CC is running as an installed client or Windows pp client on a computer connected to two monitors.
  • You want to move a window from the default monitor to the second monitor. For example, you want to move the System Manager window.
  1. Click Restore Down in the window.
  • The window restores down, you can move it to another monitor, and the icon changes to Maximize .
  1. Drag the window from the default monitor to the second monitor, and click Maximize .
  • The window displays on the second monitor. If you minimize the window that displays on the second monitor, the corresponding icon displays in the Windows taskbar of the default monitor. If you maximize the window again, it displays on the monitor where you previously minimized it.

 

Print from the System Menu
  • A printer was previously configured on the Desigo CC server.
  1. In the Summary bar, select Menu > Print.
  • The Printouts selection dialog box displays.
  1. (Optional) In the Printouts selection dialog box, do the following:
  • Clear the check boxes that correspond to the system application printouts you do not want to generate.
  • Click Move up or Move down to change the printout order.
  1. Click Preview.
  1. (Optional) In the Print Preview dialog box, do the following:
  • Use the zoom icon on the toolbar to zoom in/out and check the output. These toolbar controls only affect the preview, not the printout itself.
  • Adjust Margins (default is 50 pixels).
  • Select the desired Orientation (default is Landscape).
  • Select the Printer and Paper size.
  • Adjust Scaling (default is Fit to page) and, if available, color option.
  1. Click Print and Close.
  • The printout is sent to the selected printer.