Chapters 1 overview Performance The program mctool offers you the possibility, your Multiplex mc3030 even efficient, just as with increased performance to start. Data-protection Individual model-storages can her/it/them, that ZBV - mixers or also all data together, backup, on diskette or hard disk abspeichem and anytime again to the station back transfers. Memory expansion Through the possibility, to secure model-storage on diskette or hard disk, is practically inexhaustible the storage-size of the Multiplex mc3030, since before each business the required models and ZBV - mixers into the station can be transferred. Clearness The content of the model-storages can be represented completely on the screen and printers. All programmings and attitudes are returned. The cunnings get more transparency and can function as reference work. Moreover, this is a quite considerable Sicherheitsfaktot, that can rescue a model, through recognizing faulty-attitudes. Piece of information Information, like Benutzemame, version-numbers of software and text, montage-date, serial number and date of the last sets, can indicated and is printed out. Service As Windows - program fully exploits mctool the advantages of this graphic user-interface. Among other things, the context-dependent help, pressure-preview, ad of several documents (for example model-storage) belong simultaneously and much more. Compatible mctool for Windows is completely compatible to the old mctools for DOS - versions. This means that you can further-process your old data also with mctool and can fully use the widened pressure - and ad-functions of mctool for Windows consequently. All versions of the Multiplex mc3030 are supported until including version 3. Mctool recognizes independently with it the attached transmitter is which version. Also the number of that existing storage areas is recognized by mctool. The fullness of the performances of mctool rounds off the performance of the Multiplex mc3030 and does the installation not only for the competition-pilot even more interesting. On the possibility to produce model-storage from the PC from or to change, was abstained consciously, since hardly still outbidding the input with the Multiplex mc3030 at comfort is and it does no sense to manage a second input-possibility. System-prerequisites Following system-requests are put for the installation and the business of mctool for Windows: Microsoft Windows from version 3.1 Computers with 386 -, 486 -, or Pentium - processor or higher, with at least 25 MHz bar-frequencies 4 MB RAM or more. VGA - adapter or other Windows 3.1 compatible chart-circuit boards with entspre - chendem monitor 500 kB free storage areas on the hard disk serial interface Optional are supported: Microsoft mouse or compatible Zeigegerät (very commendable) Windows compatible printer The program mctool was developed exclusively for the Femsteuersender Multiplex mc3030. The function nüt another appliance cannot be guaranteed. Only the versions are supported 1.x to 3.x of the Multiplex mc3030. Chapters 2 first steps Installs from mctool Before you begin with the installation, you read the file READS. WRI, that itself on the mcTool - program-diskette decides. This file contains information, that has only originated after printing of this handbook. So, you install mctool: 1. puts you the mcTool - program-diskette into a disk drive one. 2. chooses you the command Ausfiihren from the menu File in the program - managers of Windows. 3. gives you following into the field Command line a: a:\setup. If you have put in the program-diskette in drive B, you give b:\setup one. 1. chooses you the button OK. 2. follows you the instructions on the screen. Installs the transfer-cable The connection between the station Multiplex mc3030 and the PC takes place with the included transfer-cable. The cable comprises an electronics, which plans the adaptation between Multiplex mc3030 and PC. Connection of the transfer-cable at the PC Put the 25 - polige socket of the cable on the serial interface of your PC. case's your PC several serial interfaces possesses, you can an any from maximum four interfaces, selects. Use an adapter-cable, in the computer-specialized store available, if your PC only a 9 - poligen interface-connection possesses. If the serial interface uses for the connection of a mouse otherwise becomes, must become guarantee, that the mouse-driver is in the storage no longer. The mouse-driver must to it from her/it AUTOEXEC. ASKED as well as CONFIG. SYS remove and the system becomes gebootet again. Same is applied to other programs or drivers, that access the serial interface. Also the DOS - command FASHION cannot be applied on the relevant serial interface. It is not the program commendable however to want to serve without mouse. Connection of the transfer-cable at the Multiplex mc3030 The 7 - polige DIN - plugs is pocketed with relaxed station into the drawer-socket of your Multiplex mc3030. Starts from mctool So, you start mctool of the Windows program - managers from: Change to the program - managers and opens you the group-window, in which itself the mcTool - symbol decides. Follow one of the taking second place procedures: Double-click on the mcTool - symbol. Mark the mcTool - symbol with the arrow-buttons and presses them/her/it in you - offering-feel. If mctool will first time start that, you are asked to input the serial number of your program-version. you finds the serial number on the original-diskette printed. mctool starts also without statement of a serial number through selection of the demo-mode as well as press of the button Demolition. In this mode, you can test mctool. The functions import, export and printing are not available in the demo-mode however. If you the field Station-simulation marks, mctool simulates a connected station. This means that you can test all functions also without transfer-cables and stations. Confirm your selection with O.K. afterwards or break with Demolition from. Furnishes from mctool Before you can use mctool with a Multiplex mc3030, you must first declare over which serial interface mctool should communicate. Choose to it from the menu Stations the command Communication. In the dialogue-window Communication choose in the list then Interface that interface used by you from. Her/it/them can the communication through dialing the button Test immediately over - tests. A Multiplex mc3030 must connect to this purpose however and switched on. If the expected success-news should not appear, you press the button FI during the ad of the Fehlerineldung and now follow her/it that on - blinded mistake-description. By selection of the button OK, the attitude is stored and remains gotten also after program-end. Chapters 3 mcTools - Gundlagen Documents mctool knows altogether four document-types for the different data of the Multiplex mc3030: Model-storage. Contains the data exactly one model-attic. ZBV - mixers. Contains the data of all three ZBVS - mixers. Backup. Contains the data of all model-storages and ZBV - mixers of a station. Station-piece of information. Contains information to the station; like for example stations - ID, montage-date… Each document (shaping of a Dokumenttyps) is represented by mctool in an individual window. It is possible through it, opened several documents in mctool simultaneously to have and to show these consequently and to compare. Still, each document contains information over the Dokumenttyp in the head-area, preparation-date and - time, origin stations - ID or file-name (with takeover of Altdateien), the version-number of the station, from which the data come, and the mode as well as the serial number of mctool. With several documents opened simultaneously is an always the current, marks through a stained window-framework. Dependent on the current document as well as Dokumenttyp, also only the commands possible for it are available. Is for the Dokumenttyp Senderinfor for example - mation the command Pressures available, the command Export but not. The type has a special-role with the document-types station-piece of information. Documents of this type cannot be stored in contrast to all others, opens, exports and becomes also over an individual command , Info-nation, from the station import. universe other document-types becomes over the command Import import and has also stored itself uniformly, opens and exports. mctool supports also the takeover of the files of older mcTool - versions. These are changed automatically when opening into a new format and are stored also in this. With the import of the station also as with the takeover of older files, the station-version is noted in the document; dependent on this is generated also the ad and the pressure then. This means that for example model-storage of the station-version 3.x also the functions limit, Slow etc shows. Dokumenttyp model-storage A model-storage - document contains the data of a model-storage from one Multiplex mc3030. to it belongs all values of the givers and power and all sonsti - towards model-storage-referential data like Combi - Switch, stopwatch, teachers - students - Attitudes and much more. A document of this type becomes through the command Import under statement of the option Generates model-storage and the storage-number, from the station transfers. further - to, it is possible, a model-storage - document also through the command Umwan - deln from a backup - document, to extract. documents this of type has always the file-name-expansion ". mod ". Dokumenttyp ZBV - mixers A ZBV - mixers - document contains the data of all three ZBVS - mixers from a Multiplex mc3030. A document of this type becomes through the command Import under statement of the option ZBV - mixers generates, from the station transfers. still is possible it, a ZBV - Mixers - document also through the command Changes from a backup - , To extract document. documents this of type always has the file-name-expansion ". zbv ". Dokumenttyp backup A backup - document contains the data of all model-storages and ZBV - mixers from a Multiplex mc3030. the number of the model-storages is dependent on the vomits - cherausbau of the station, from which the document is imported. became the Doku - ment of an older mcTool - version stored, so the backup contains - document no ZBV - mixers. 10 Chapters 3 mcTool - Gundlagen A document of this type becomes through the command Import under statement of the option Backup generates, from the station transfers. documents this of type always has the file-name-expansion ". all ". Dokumenttyp Station-piece of information A Senderinformations - document contains general information to a Multiplex mc3030. these information is: Stations - ID Stations identification, that with the in - switches the station is shown. Montages Date, at which the station was manufactured. Version & text Version-number the station - software and the texts. Number Serial number of the station. Business-time Current business-time of the station. Services Date of the last sets of the station with Multiplex. Active storage Currently activated model-storage in the station. Students Ad, whether student-mode of the Sen - ders a - or is turned off. Pay down storage Pay down to the available Modellspei - cherplätze in your Multiplex mc3030. Before you model-storage, ZBV - mixers or a backup to a Multiplex mc3030 transfers, should first produce you a Senderinfortnationsdokument of this at stations and should test whether the indicated number of the storages agrees with the storage-extension of the connected station. Chapters 3 mcTools - Gundlagen 1 1 The on-line use - help mctool is with a very detailed online - help equips. In order to find help to a wished point, three selection-methods are available to you: 1. The button F1 Press the button FI always if you require help to the current document, windows, menu-point or an indicated news. The help-text is shown automatically to the exactly current context. 2. the button Through clicking of this button with the mouse in the symbol-strip, the mouse-pointer changes into a pointer with question marks. Click with this mouse-pointer on the Bildschin afterwards - nelement, moreover you help requires. 3. the button Through clicking of this button with the mouse in the symbol-strip, the synopsis of the on-line becomes - help to mctool lit up. From here, you can work through yourself/themselves, going out from the indicated main-topics, through the entire help. Clicking of this button corresponds to the command Overview from the menu Help. You should help to the use of the on-line - help in general requires, you choose the command Use the help from the menu Help. Summary After you have now installed mctool and have gotten a short admission, we wish you much success with the new program. You should despite this handbook and the on-line - help, questions or problems with mctool has, you please turn to your mcTool - dealers. This will help you or your questions at the developer-team refer. The developer-team is grateful also for stimulations and criticism of you. 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