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CHAPTER 1
GENERAL INFORMATION
This chapter describes the structure of this manual, and provides safety, 
contact, and version history information.
About This Manual
This manual provides you with the information necessary to properly 
maintain the Vaisala AviMetĀ® software.
This manual is mainly intended for system software maintenance 
personnel, and provides instructions for using the AviMet system 
maintenance software applications. It also describes the system 
architecture and the general operating principle of the system.
Contents of This Manual
This manual consists of the following chapters:
- Chapter 1, General Information: This chapter describes the structure 
of this manual, and provides safety, contact, and version history 
information.
- Chapter 2, Product Overview: This chapter gives an overview of the 
AviMet system and its components.
- Chapter 3, Functional Description: This chapter describes the typical 
hardware components of the AviMet systems and the basic principles 
and components of the ROA software architecture.
- Chapter 4, Getting Started: This chapter describes logging into the 
system, starting and exiting the applications, and the user environment 
common to all applications.
- Chapter 5, Diagnostics: This chapter contains instructions for 
monitoring the system operation with the Diagnostics application.