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Installing the Software
Install the PC Infrared Adaptor as instructed in your adaptor’s user manual. Some
adaptors can simply be plugged in and are automatically recognised by Microsoft
Windows. Others require software to be installed BEFORE they are plugged in.
Test the infrared adaptor: Aim the 764 at the computer IR port and select SET\Data
Logging\Transmit. After a few seconds the 764 should recognise the presence of the
PC and display the PC name (No data will be transmitted unless the RView program
is running). If this does not happen further investigation of the computer’s infrared
installation is required.
To install the RView software run the installation program that is provided on a floppy
disc or that has been downloaded from our web site (www.elsec.co.uk) and follow the
instructions given. The installation file is called Rview21.exe or similar.
At the time of writing Rview has been tested with Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT,
2000 and XP.
Some early versions of Windows 95 have no infrared drivers or unreliable ones.
Infrared version 2.0 or higher should be installed. Windows 98, 2000 and XP infrared
drivers work well.
RView version 3.8 will work with Windows Vista but the installer is not Vista
compatible. To install manually proceed as follows (only do this for Windows Vista
and if you understand computers – if you don’t then get assistance):
1. Rename the installer file RView38.exe to RView38.zip
2. Create a folder “C:\Program Files\ELSEC\RView” or similar.
3. Open the RView.zip file by clicking on it.
4. Drag the files RVIEW.EXE and RVIEW.HLP from RView38.zip to the newly
created folder. Ignore any other files in RView38.zip
5. Create a shortcut to the new copy of RVIEW.EXE (one way is to right click on
it and select “send to” and “desktop”).
6. Drag the shortcut to the start menu.
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