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────────────────────────────────
V : Log
Professional
Video Library
Management
────────────────────────────────
──── Configuration Program ─────
Version 3
Copyright (C) 1988-1992 Sprenger Development
All Rights Reserved
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CONTENTS
Topic Page
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Configuration Files ......................... 2
Creating Configuration Files ................ 2
Main VLCONFIG Menu .......................... 2-4
Video Menu .................................. 4
Printer Configuration Menu .................. 4-5
Function Key Menu ........................... 5
Version 2 Configuration Files ............... 6
Page 1 - Configuration Program
Configuration Files
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A configuration file lets you customize the V:Log
working environment. When a configuration
file is loaded, the settings in the file alter
characteristics of the program, such as sound
generation, video display attributes, printing, and so
on.
A default file extension of ".CFG" is used for
configuration files. This is only a naming convention.
No particular file name or extension is required.
There are two ways to use a configuration file:
■ When the V:Log program starts up, it
looks in the current working
directory (the active drive /
directory) for a file named
"VL.CFG". If this file is found,
it is automatically used to
configure the program.
■ You can also load a configuration
file while using V:Log. Select
"Load CFG", in the Utilities Menu.
Select the configuration file and
press [ENTER]. The settings in
the file will be made the active
settings.
Creating Configuration Files
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Configuration files are created with the program named
"VLCONFIG.EXE".
Type "vlconfig" [ENTER] at the DOS prompt. If
a configuration file named "VL.CFG" is in the current
directory, it will be loaded. The settings in this
file will be displayed, allowing you to alter an
existing file instead of starting 'from scratch'.
You can also load a configuration file with a name other
than "VL.CFG". This process is described below.
Main VLCONFIG Menu
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The following menu selections are available in the main
menu in VLCONFIG:
Video ................. Takes you to a mock V:Log screen,
and the Video menu (described below).
Sound ................. Turns sound (beeps and other audio
warnings) on or off.
Page 2 - Configuration Program
End-of-line ........... Sets the end-of-line characters used when
printing. For most printers, the default
Carriage Return (CR) character, followed by a
Line Feed (LF) character, produces
satisfactory printing. Some printers,
however, automatically perform a Line Feed
whenever a Carriage Return is sent.
The following sub-menu will appear:
CR
LF
CR/LF
Print test
ESCape
If you have trouble printing, select the
"Print test" operation in the submenu. This
will print out a sample page using each of the
end-of-line combinations.
Page mode ............. Selects either continuous printing, or pausing
at the end of each page to allow you to insert
more paper.
Lines/page ............ Sets the number of lines per page. The
default value is 66. The number of lines
includes any 'header' lines (see next menu
selection). You can enter any number from 1
to 99.
Format ................ Selects the 'header' information which will be
printed whenever you print a file, partial
file or Search Results. The header choices
include page numbers, the current date, the
current time, and the file name being printed.
You can choose to include all, none, or any
combination of these choices.
Shown below is a sample of a printout, with
all of the possible header information
included:
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
FILE: CAT_DOG.LOG page 1
DATE: 1/1/92 TIME: 14:00
1 15:36:00:00 CU Terrier eating.
15:38:00:00 -00:02:00:00- V A2
2 15:38:10:00 MS ZI stacks of dog food bags.
15:40:30:00 -00:02:20:00- V
(page body)
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Page 3 - Configuration Program
Configure printer ..... Brings up the printer configuration menu
(see below).
Auto hour ............. Set the Auto Hour to either ON or OFF. You
will be able to change this from within VL,
but the value in the configuration file will
be used when the file is loaded.
Video Menu
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When you select "Video" from the main VLCONFIG Menu, a
mock V:Log screen will appear, with the
following menu in the center of the screen:
Mono .................. Selects monochrome display 'colors'.
CGA ................... Selects the default color pallette for CGA
adapters.
EGA ................... Selects the default color pallette for EGA
adapters.
+ SnowCheck ........... Forces snow checking to be used, no matter
what the installed video adapter card.
- SnowCheck ........... Forces snow checking to be disabled, no matter
what the installed video adapter card.
Snow test ............. Use this operation to test whether snow
checking should be enabled on your PC. When
you select "Snow test", continuous writing of
lines to the monitor will begin. Look closely
at the monitor. If there are spots, speckles
or sparkles that randomly occur, you should
turn snow checking ON. The screen will not be
updated as quickly, but the interference
("snow") will be reduced.
ESCape ................ Returns you to the Main VLCONFIG Menu.
Printer Configuration Menu
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When "Configure printer" is selected from the main
menu, the following menu selections will appear.
Position the hilite bar on the selection you wish to
change, then press [ENTER] until the desired setting
appears.
If possible, you should use one of the parallel or
serial printer settings with your printer. Because
DOS print services are marginal at best, select the
"DOS default" only if no others work. Print errors
using this setting are likely to lock up the computer
rather than providing an error message and aborting.
Page 4 - Configuration Program
With a parallel printer or DOS default, the remaining
settings (baud rate, stop bits, etc.) are immaterial.
The "Test Printer" menu selection will print out a copy
of the current printer settings, to the currently
selected printer.
Chosen printer ........ Parallel LPT1:
Parallel LPT2:
Parallel LPT3:
Serial COM1
Serial COM2
DOS default
Baud rate ............. 110
150
300
600
1200
2400
4800
9600
Parity ................ None
Odd
Even
Stick
Zero
Stop bits ............. One bits
Two bits
Data size ............. 7 bits
8 bits
Function Key Menu
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The following operations are available in the Main
VLCONFIG screen. The choices appear along the bottom
of the screen:
F6 defaults ........... Restores all settings to the default values.
F7 load ............... Loads an existing configuration file.
F8 save ............... Saves the current settings to a configuration
file.
Alt-X quit ............ Quit VLCONFIG and return to DOS.
Page 5 - Configuration Program
Version 2 Configuration Files
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V:Log configuration files created with earlier versions
of VLCONFIG (before version 3.0) cannot be used directly
with V:Log. However, VLCONFIG will load those
earlier files. To use an older CFG file, load it into
VLCONFIG, check all settings, then save the file. It
will automatically be saved as a version 3.0
configuration file, which can be used with V:Log.
Page 6 - Configuration Program