Rain Bird Freedom System for Maxicom2, User Manual

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Getting Started Right Away
To get your system up and running, you must:
1 Install the Maxicom
2
software (described in Chapter One),
2 Set system properties (described in Chapter Three),
3 Set up your sites (described in Chapter Four),
4 Set up your weather sources (described in Chapter Five), and
5 Create schedules (described in Chapter Six).
If you are already familiar with computers and MAXICOM and would like to get
started using Maxicom
2 right away, the chapters listed above can be used as a
“quick start.” Follow the instructions in the sequence suggested above.
Introduction
xiv
If you need more
information about using
windows and menus, see
“Getting to Know
Maxicom
2
,” which begins on
page 2.1.
If you were using a previous
version of MAXICOM
software and you want to
maintain your existing data,
you must run the Upgrade
Utility after installing the new
software.