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- I M P O R T A N T
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- AOR AR5000 RS-232 Control software "README.TXT" FILE
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- This file contains information not included in printed form or in the help
- files.
-
- DEMONSTRATION VERSION
- ---------------------
-
- Welcome. The demo versions of this radio control package is fully working
- with the following two exceptions:
-
- 1. The File|Save... and File|Save As... options are disabled
- 2. The program runs for 10 minute periods before exiting
-
- To install the demonstration, you just need to unzip the distibution file
- (if appropriate) and run the INSTALL.EXE program. All the distribution
- files will be copied into a directory on your hard disk. Note, no files
- will be copied into your Windows directory and your system INI files will
- not be edited. This makes removal of the demo simple.
-
- To obtain the full version of the package, contact your international
- AOR dealer or:
-
- AOR (UK) Ltd,
- 4E East Mill,
- Bridgefoot,
- Belper,
- Derbyshire,
- DE56 2UA
- ENGLAND
- Tel: +44 1773 880788
- Fax: +44 1773 880780
- E-mail: info@aor.co.uk
- WWW: http://www.demon.co.uk/aor/
-
-
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
- ---------------
-
- This program uses data placed in the public domain by Fred Pospeschil
- and Antonio Riveria. Original coordinate data was created by the
- Central Intelligence Agency.
-
-
- NEW AR5000 HARDWARE FEATURES
- ----------------------------
-
- The RS-232 command set was revised in March 1997 to support new
- hardware features: AFC, synchronous AM and a noise blanker. This
- software supports these new features, however, if you do not have
- these features on your AR5000 the software will still work. Any
- RS-232 commands not supported by your AR5000 hardware are be
- ignored.
-
- To check if your AR5000 supports the new features, you can try the
- following experiment. Launch Windows Terminal using the AR5000.TRM
- file provided with this package (note, some adjustment to the serial
- port parameters may be required).
-
- 1. Automatic Frequency control (AFC)
-
- Type "AF0<enter>" and observe the resonse. If it is a "?" character
- you do not have AFC.
-
- 2. Synchronous AM
-
- Type "MD5<enter>" and observe the response. If it is a "?" character
- you do not have SAM.
-
- 3. Noise blanker
-
- Type "NB0<enter>" and observe the response. If it is a "?" character
- you do not have a noise blanker.
-
- There is no indication in hardware on the AR5000 when the noise
- blanker is active, however the AR5000 Tuner software on your PC
- is able to make use of the unused "PRIO" indicator in the front
- panel window and replace it with an "NB" indicator.
-
-
- AOR CLOCK
- ---------
-
- This program needs a Windows system that supports Win32s. You can
- run AOR Clock on any Windows 3.x system that has Win32s installed or
- under Windows 95 (with no additional software installed).
-
- Windows 95 determines when daylight saving time is recognised by your
- system. AOR Clock uses this information to display the correct value
- of GMT. The default daylight saving offset is -60 minutes, but you can
- edit the CLOCK.INI file to include a different offset time if necessary.
-
- In the CLOCK.INI file, you will find the following:
-
- [Daylight]
- offset=-60
-
- where the daylight saving offset is show in minutes. Use NOTEPAD to
- alter the offset for your geographical location.
-
-
- COPY PROTECTION (not demo version)
- ---------------
-
- AOR software is copy protected using a system which places a
- token on your hard disk when you install the program. The program will
- only work on the disk you installed it to. There is no dongle or
- key-disk, so once installed the program runs completely normally and you
- will not be inconvenienced (unlike other schemes). However, you cannot
- DISKCOPY the distrubution disk or duplicate it with COPY commands.
-
- Specific points to remember:
-
- 1. The distribution disk contains two tokens. This means that you can
- install up to two complete copies of the software on separate machines
- at once. You cannot transfer the program to another machine without
- first moving one of the tokens back onto the original distribution disk
- then re-installing. The tokens can easily be moved with the MOVE.EXE
- program that is provided. Contact your AOR distributor if you need
- additional copies of the software.
-
- 2. You should keep your original disk in a safe place away from strong
- magnetic fields, high humidity or other environmental conditions that
- could damage it. You will not be able to re-install the software or move
- it to another machine without the original distribution disk.
-
- 3. Two hidden files are copied to a hidden subdirectory of the target
- directory when you install the software. These contain configuration
- information for the copy protection scheme and are normal DOS format files.
- DO NOT DELETE THESE FILES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. If these files are
- deleted, your AOR software will not run.
-
- 4. If you are using a backup utility, make sure that the two hidden files
- are not backed up otherwise, when restored, the copy protection scheme may
- not be able to validate the installation and your AOR software will not run.
- Most backup utilities do not touch these files because they have the hidden,
- system and read-only attributes set. The two copy protection files also do
- not have the archive bit set, so you should be able to exclude them from
- backups by setting up your backup software to ignore files without an
- archive bit. Remember, it is not the backup but the restore that can
- cause problems.
-
- 5. The /d+ option of the PC-Kwik disk cache software from Multisoft
- Corporation is not compatible with the copy protection scheme and should be
- temporarily disabled when installing your AOR software or moving the token.
- HyperCache also affects the copy protection scheme in the same way because
- of non-standard methods of accessing the floppy disk drive. Again, it
- should be temporarily disabled, but both caches may be used at other times.
-
- 6. The copy protection scheme is compatible with disk drives compressed with
- SuperStor, Stacker and DoubleSpace. However, you should temporarily remove
- the token from the hard disk when installing one of these compression
- utilities because the protection will appear invalid when the drives are
- compressed. The disk compression utilities warn you of this in their manuals.
-
- 7. The copy protection scheme is known to be compatible with the following
- disk defragmenters: Central PointÆs Compress, Digital Research's Diskopt,
- Stac's Sdefrag and Microsoft's Defrag.
-
- 8. The copy protection scheme is not currently compatible with Windows NT.
-
- 9. The copy protection scheme is not compatible with non-standard floppy
- disk systems. At present (7/95) this includes the following PCs:
-
- Evesham Vale Voyager laptop
- Zeos Pentiums
-
- It is possible to install onto a PC with a non-standard floppy disk (or no
- floppy disk) using a networked standard drive. The easiest way to do this
- if you do not already have a network is to use the INTERLNK or INTERSVR
- utilities supplied with MS-DOS.
-
- 10. The copy protection scheme is compatible with Windows 95. However,
- you can completely erase your tokens using Explorer to drag and drop the
- AOR directory onto the Recycle bin. Although the token files are
- not deleted, they cannot be restored to their original positions on disk.
- EXPLORER DOES NOT GIVE WARNINGS LIKE FILE MANAGER UNDER WINDOWS 3.X!.
-
- 11. Some problems with deleted token have been reported using Norton Speed
- Disk.
-
-
- USING SCREEN SAVERS
- -------------------
-
- Some screen savers may interfere with your AOR software when they first
- operate. Under some circumstances a run time error can occur because of the
- addition of extra system resources that these screen savers demand. For
- reliable operation over long periods, screen savers should be disabled.
-
-
- RESPONSE FORM
- -------------
-
- Please use the "Response Form" to let us have your comments on this AOR
- software. You can send your form to:
-
- Simon Collings, G4SGI
- 46 St. Michaels Road,
- Cheltenham,
- Gloucestershire
- GL51 5RR
- ENGLAND
-
- Alternatively, you can e-mail simon.collings@cableinet.co.uk
-
- Why not visit my WWW home page http://wkweb4.cableinet.co.uk/simon.collings
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