e2v ARGUS 13, Users Manual And Warranty Terms

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5 Software
Using the camera data port and cable provided, a number of the camera
functions can be set, enabled and adjusted by the user from a standard laptop/
PC. The software is supplied on CD-ROM in the back of this manual. The
software allows the user to:
Download stored images.
Upload splash screens.
Set, enable or disable time and date.
Use, enable or disable the zoom function.
Set, enable or disable temperature display and units.
Set white or black hot and colour options.
Enable or disable the transmitter and select channel (if option is fitted).
To change the camera settings, connect the interface lead 9-way D socket to the
laptop/PC serial port. If the PC serial port has 25 pins, an adaptor will be
required. Plug the interface lead 5-pin round plug into the camera data port.
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Operating Systems
The Argus
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3 customer software supports the following operating systems:
Windows
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NT (all versions).
Windows
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2000 service pack 3 or newer.
Windows
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XP (all versions).
If the laptop/PC is running Windows
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95, 98 or ME, the Argus
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3 software will
run and install but can have some problems with older versions. As Microsoft no
longer supports these operating systems, e2v technologies cannot provide full
support for them.
If the laptop/PC is running Windows
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2000 with an unsupported service pack,
visit the Windows
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update web page at http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
en/default.asp. Click on the search button and insert the service pack update
required. Follow the on-screen information.
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Installing the Software
Insert the Argus
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3 Information CD into the CD drive of the laptop/PC. After a
short time the CD will autostart and open up the main page of the Argus
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3
Information CD. If the CD does not autostart, the main page can be viewed by
opening local file D:\index.htm in a web browser (replace ’D’ with the drive letter
of the CD-ROM drive if necessary).
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