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- AOR Hawk "README.TXT" FILE
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- This file contains information not included in the printed manual or
- help files.
-
- DEMONSTRATION VERSION
- ----------------------
-
- Welcome. The demo versions of the AOR Hawk 5000 package is fully working
- with the following exceptions:
-
- 1. Video recording and the File|Save As... option is 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 AOR Data Master, 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/
-
- For further details of AOR Hawk and other AOR software packages,
- vist: http://www.sapphire.win-uk.net/products.htm
-
-
- SDU5000 EEPROM VERSION REQUIREMENTS
- -----------------------------------
-
- This software is designed to work with version 7.0 of the SDU5000 EEPROM.
- This version of the SDU's internal software supports the high speed "K"
- command and the AR5000.
-
- If your SDU5000 has a serial number below 005901 and you have not already
- upgraded, you will need to do so. A version 7.0 (or above) EEPROM can be
- obtained from your AOR dealer.
-
-
- USING THE SDU5000 WITH AN AR5000
- --------------------------------
-
- Attenuator
-
- The attenuator is only available below 1000 MHz when the 10dB or 0dB (off)
- settings can be seleted. Above 1000 MHz, the attenuator is ignored
-
- Operating mode
-
- The SDU5000 will display "WFM" when the AR5000 is in FM mode with an IF
- bandwidth of more than 30 kHz. Otherwise "NFM" is shown on the SDU500 and
- the AR5000 remains in FM mode. It is possible to select "AUT" (auto) mode.
-
-
- COPY PROTECTION
- ---------------
-
- AOR Hawk 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).
-
- Specific points to remember:
-
- 1. The distribution disk contains a 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 program
- that is provided. Contact your AOR distributor if you need additional
- copies of the software.
-
- 2. You should keep you 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 Hawk
- directory (SDU5000.CCC and CCONTROL.SYS) 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, AOR Hawk will not run.
-
- 4. If you are using a backup utility, make sure that the two hidden files
- are not backed up. When restored, the copy protection scheme may not be
- able to validate the installation and AOR Hawk 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 AOR Hawk 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 Point's 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
- SDU5000 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!.
-
-
- MACHINE SPEED AND VIDEO FRAME RATE
- ----------------------------------
-
- The software attempts to automatically match the rate at which video
- frames are requested with the rate that they can be displayed on your PC.
- This means that faster PCs will display video faster than slower ones. The
- algorithm used determines the correct rate to use and will settle down in
- the first ten minutes of operation.
-
- If you change your PC for a faster one, you can obtain improved performance
- by decreasing the "delay" value in the "[RS-232]" section of the SDU5000.INI
- file. Try setting the value to 200 (milliseconds) then restart the program.
- You can do this using a text editor (such as Windows Notepad) to edit the
- value. ONLY DO THIS WHILE AOR Hawk IS NOT RUNNING. Alternatively, you can
- manually copy the original version of SDU5000.INI from the distribution disk
- onto your system (again while Hawk 5000 is not running).
-
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