B. G. I. Series will not run on FM-TOWNS Windows platforms.
･Notes
This CD-ROM is comprised of two parts: "Accessories" and "B. G. I. Series". The "Accessories" part consists of desktop accessories with a "Nadia" theme, and is stored in separate folders within the "ACCESSORY" folder. Please copy these files, folders and all, to your harddisk before using them.
(Windows 3.1 users will find a folder labeled "WIN31" inside the "ACCESSORY" folder. The files in this folder are meant specifically for Windows 3.1; please use these and not the other files in the "ACCESSORY" folder.)
The "B. G. I. Series" explanation follows the accessories explanations.
The Accessories:
･Calculator (calc)
To activate: Double-click the "calc" icon.
To quit: Either click on the Shutdown button in the upper-right of the window, press Alt-F4, or the Escape key.
Keys:
･"Convert" = changes between base-10 and base-16 computations. Current setting is shown in upper-left part of display.
･"OFF" = Switches application off.
･"CLIP" = Store results in clipboard.
･"Clr" = Clear results from display.
Functions:
･Can perform computations up to 9 digits in base-10, and up to 7 digits in base-16.
･Cannot perform computations larger than the designated number of digits. Attempts to do so will result in an "ERROR!" message being displayed, and the window being cleared (reset to 0)
･Minus calculations cannot be performed in base-16.
･Cannot perform decimal computations. If a computation results in a decimal value, all digits to the right of the decimal point will be truncated.
･Press the shift key to switch between base-10 and base-16.
･Calendar
To activate: Double-click the "calendar" icon.
To quit: Either click on the Shutdown button in the upper-right of the window, press Alt-F4, or the Escape key.
Functions:
･Use the direction buttons on the upper-right of the display to move forward and backwards in monthly or yearly increments. The center button returns the display to the current date.
･A graphic appears randomly in the calendar's background at startup. This graphic also changes randomly when the calendar month changes. You can also change the background with the button that resets the display to the current date.
･The calendar can display dates from the year 1 to the year 9999.
･The calendar has no support for holiday entries.
･Clock
To activate: Double-click the "clock" icon.
To quit: Either click on the Shutdown button in the upper-right of the window, press Alt-F4, or the Escape key.
Functions:
･King chimes the hour like a cuckoo clock.
･At 3PM, the clock face changes into a picture of Marie.
･Click the button on the upper right of the clock face (to the right of where King shows his face) to mute the tick-tock sound (this has no effect on the hourly chimes)
･Scheduler
To activate: Double-click the "schedule" icon.
To quit: Either click on the Shutdown button in the upper-right of the window, press Alt-F4, or the Escape key.
Functions:
･Click on the column for the date you want to enter an appointment.
･You can make entries for up to one month from the present date.
･When the appointed date passes, the appointment info is automatically deleted.
･If you want to change or delete a given entry, click on the column for the date in question, and then either overwrite the existing entry or else hit the Delete key to remove the entry altogether.
･You can use the left and right direction buttons in the upper part of the screen to change the date in two-week intervals. Press the round button next to the direction buttons to return to the present date.
･The calendar has no support for holiday entries.
*) The only area that can receive input is the portion currently in the window. A segment must be displayed before it can be examined or altered.
･Messenger (message)
To activate: Double-click the "message" icon.
To quit: Click on the image of Gratan to bring up the dialog window which asks to confirm that you want to quit, and click the quit button. Else, press Alt-F4, or the Escape key.
Functions:
･On activation, an input window appears. Enter the name of the intended recipient in the first line, and the body of the message in the lines that follow.
･By unchecking the sound checkbox in the input window, you can turn off the sound of Gratan's engine.
･When you have finished entering your message, Gratan will drag it around your screen at random.
･Position the cursor on the sign to make Gratan stop. Use the up and down buttons on the right-hand side of the message box to scroll the information therein. Remove the cursor from Gratan to start it up again. If you do not move the cursor for more than one minute, Gratan will keep moving even if the cursor is touching Gratan and the sign.
*) You can enter a maximum of 16 double-byte characters per line. More than that per line will be entered, but cannot be displayed. You can have as many lines as memory will hold.
The B. G. I. Series
･Setup and Startup
For Windows 95 users:
Place the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive and double-click on SETUP.EXE. If there are no problems, enter "BGI Nadia Setup" in the Start Menu and shut down. Henceforth, you will be able to run the software by choosing the "BGI Nadia Setup" icon.
For Windows 3.1 users who are using Program Manager:
Use "Choose filename and execute" within in the icon menu. Use the indicator button to highlight the inside of the CD-ROM drive, choose SETUP.EXE on the root level, and click the "OK" button to activate. If you know the CD-ROM drive number, you can type "Drive number:¥SETUP.EXE" directly into the command line in the "Choose filename and execute" window.
For Windows 3.1 users who are using File Manager:
Select the files in the CD-ROM drive, and double-click on SETUP.EXE at the root level. If there are no problems with installation, the Back Ground Image Series group window will be automatically registered with Program Manager, which will register the "BGI Nadia Setup" icon and others. Henceforth, you will be able to run the software by choosing the "BGI Nadia Setup" icon.
･Virtual Memory (Swap File)
Windows has a "Virtual Memory (Swap File)" setting, but care is required when this is not set to either "Automatic" or " Default". When installing the image files, please use a minimal install configuration if you have insufficient harddisk space for a full install. Windows 95 users should set their Virtual Memory settings to "Automatic", while Windows 3.1 users should set their "Swap File" settings to " Default".
･Applications
You will need the CD-ROM for the various configurations, including installation. If you have multiple applications running, you may have a situation wherein "BGI Nadia Setup" cannot run properly because of inadequate system resources. If this happens, activate it after shutting down all other applications.
･Memo Function
Memos such as those which can be stored in the Scheduler can only be displayed in an area no larger than 1/4 the size of the screen. You can perform cut, copy, paste and undo operations on this text from the keyboard.
･Using Original Pictures
You can add pictures of your choice, on whatever day you'd like. The application accepts bitmap (.bmp) files, edited with Paintbrush or other tool. Color images may not appear properly because of possible problems with the color palette.
･Panic Button
You can use any of the alphanumeric keys, so long as you do not choose a combination that conflicts with a key combination already in use by another application. In particular, avoid combinations that include any of the special keys: Ctrl, Alt, NFER, XFER, GRAPH, function keys, etc.
･Slideshow
In slideshow mode, the application may sometimes not run properly, changing in less than three seconds, if you are using a slow CD-ROM drive, or if the images it is trying to read are too large. To quit the slideshow, click the right button on the mouse, or click the image and press the ESC button.
･Sound Files
You can set the Datebook to play a sound on a particular date by choosing that date and clicking the Sound button, or else by double-clicking to the left of an image icon in the Datebook, which will bring up a dialog window for choosing a sound. At this point, choose the sound you want. A speaker icon will appear in entries for dates with sounds set for them, and those sounds will go off at system startup.
Note: Sound files which can be set for this purpose are of the WAVE (.WAV) type. Also, be sure to use only files which are stored on your harddisk. If you want to use sounds which are stored on a CD-ROM or other external source, please copy them to your harddisk first.
Also note that this CD-ROM does not contain any sound files.
･When Pausing "B. G. I. Engine"
"B. G. I. Engine" is designed to run in the background once Windows is activated. Thus, when running other software, there are times when you should shut down "B. G. I. Engine".
Windows 95 users will find a button in the taskbar which appears with a right click, that will shut down "B. G. I. Engine". Use this to shut down the application.
Windows 3.1 users should click on the "B. G. I. Engine" icon to shut the application down. "B. G. I. Engine" is normally needed only at Windows startup time. You can reactivate it either by restarting Windows, or by running BGISU.EXE.
When reactivating "B. G. I. Engine", Windows 95 users should choose "B. G. I. Engine" from within "Startup" within "Start Menu". Windows 3.1 users should double-click on the "B. G. I. Engine" icon.
Preferences as configured with this application will be reflected in the wallpaper when Windows starts up, or when BGISU.EXE is activated.
･Removing the B. G. I. Series
Windows 95 users should right-click on the taskbar to open the "Taskbar Properties" window. Select "Start Menu Preferences", click on "Expert Settings", and delete "Back Ground Image Series" from Program Group, and "B. G. I. Engine" from Startup. After shutting down "B. G. I. Engine" by right-clicking, delete the data files from the harddisk. Files installed with SETUP.EXE include, in addition to the files in the installed directory, the settings file BGI.INI, in the windows directory.
Windows 3.1 users should delete "B. G. I. Engine" from Startup Group in Program Manager. After shutting down "B. G. I. Engine", delete the data files from the harddisk. Files installed with SETUP.EXE include, in addition to the files in the installed directory, the settings file BGI.INI, in the windows directory.
･Multiple Applications Running
If you have multiple applications running, you may have a situation wherein "BGI Nadia Setup" cannot run properly because of inadequate system resources. If this happens, activate it after shutting down all other applications.
･Multiple B. G. I. Series
If you have multiple B. G. I. Series installed on the same machine, you may get runtime errors. To avoid this problem, we suggest that you place each series in a separate directory from the others.
･What to do when the selected image won't appear
If, while running B. G. I. Series, you change the date, using either a control panel or some other device, to be earlier than the actual present date, and then shut down the B. G. I. Series application, the creation date and date changed for selected files will revert, and in rare situations the image displayed will differ from the one selected, appear at random, or not appear at all. If this happens, delete the following two files and then restart the application.
(C:¥bgi¥shedule.bgi, C:¥bgi¥nadimage¥image.bgi)
The newest personal computer systems and graphic adapters may have problems with display drivers, such that they display a message, and do not produce the wallpaper. The standard APIs for development of Windows software may not have been ported to the display drivers, and if a runtime error occurs as a result, you may have problems with "B. G. I. Engine" generation of wallpaper. The solution in this case is to update to the latest version of the device driver in question. Contact the manufacturer of the hardware for this information. Another possibility is that the latest device drivers are installed automatically when installing Windows 95, which can also solve the problem in some cases.
･User Support
If you have problems with the "Nadia of the Seas of Wonder/The Secret of Blue Water Desktop Accessory Collection", please have the following information ready when you contact us. It will be of even greater help if you can call from a phone near the affected machine. If you want to receive support via fax, please provide a fax number where we can reach.
Please note that we cannot answer any questions regarding the contents or makeup of the software or datafiles contained on this CD-ROM, nor can we receive visitors in person.
･Software name
･When purchased
･Where purchased (store name)
･Condition (Specify details, and whether the problem is reproducible)
･Make, model and OS version of the machine on which you had the problem
･The display mode you were using when the problem occurred (number of colors and resolution)
･Amount of installed RAM
･Available harddisk space
･Frequently used software
･Network setup
･Pioneer LDC Customer Service Center
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Phone: 03-5721-9876 (81 3-5721-9876 from outside Japan)
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Closed Weekends, holidays, and the first Wednesday of the month
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･If games or other applications start running very slowly, shut down B. G. I. Engine while only those applications are running. By right-clicking on B. G. I. Engine in the taskbar, the shutdown button will appear. Choose it to quit B. G. I. Engine.
To restart B. G. I. Engine, choose "B. G. I. Engine" from "Startup" in " Start Menu".
･Running B. G. I. Engine at the same time as Internet Explorer 4.0's Active Desktop may result in runtime errors. If this happens, either turn off B. G. I. Engine, or uncheck "Display as Webpage" in the desktop settings.
･If you change the desktop area with B. G. I. Engine running, images may not appear as intended. In that case, either restart Windows or B. G. I. Engine.
･In the Edit Menu, there are commands which only work on strings of text that can be used for editing from within the Image Book and Datebook. Please use keyboard shortcuts for these commands:
