User`s guide

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OFTWARE
I
NSTALLATION AND
S
ETUP
This chapter covers software installation and setup.
I
NSTALLING THE
S
OFTWARE
1. Place the Install Disk in your disk drive.
2. Choose Run from the File menu, type A:SETUP (or B:SETUP), and choose OK to begin the
installation.
3. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.
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UNNING THE
S
OFTWARE
To run the software, double-click on the WeatherLink 4 icon. If you have no sta-
tions in the program directory when you run the software, the software will
prompt you to add a station (see “Adding a Station” below for details). If you
have more than one station in the program directory when you run the software,
the software will prompt you to indicate which station you’d like to open.
A
DDING A
S
TATION
In order to interact with your station, you must add a station, which entails naming
the station, configuring the software to work with that station and with your com-
puter hardware, and setting station values such as time, barometric pressure, total
rainfall, and calibration numbers. For performance reasons, the software reads
these values from the station configuration file (see ”Station Configuration File” on
page 94 for more information) rather than from the station itself. Therefore, you
must set station values from the software. If you set station values from the sta-
tion’s console, the readings you see in the bulletin, database, strip charts, reports,
and plots may not agree with your station’s readings.
Adding a Station
1. Choose New Station from the File menu.
The software opens the Add New Station dialog box.
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