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OMNIScanner User Guide
Chapter 10 - Updating Scanner Soft-
ware
Downloading Software from the Microtest WWW site
Software updates can be easily downloaded from the Microtest World Wide
Web site. If you are connected to the Internet, you can access our web site
by entering http://support.microtest.com in the URL address field.
1. Choose Download to open the Microtest Customer Support section.
2. Enter your login name and your password.
3. Choose OMNIScanner from the drop-down list and click Find Files.
4. Select the file you need by clicking on it, and then save it to the hard
disk.
5. Execute the downloaded .exe file to extract the software update.
Note: To ensure compatibility, always update the OMNIScanner software
together with the Scanlink
©
Tools software.
Updating OMNIScanner and OMNIRemote Software
Note: The update process will erase all test results stored in memory. Use
Scanlink to upload the results before updating OMNIScanner’s software.
To update OMNI
Scanner
with the files you have downloaded from the
WWW to your PC proceed as follows:
1. Connect the DB-9 end of the serial cable to OMNI
Scanner
’s serial port,
and then connect the DB-9 or DB-25 end of the serial cable to your PC’s
serial port.