                    Chapter 1 - Installation and Operation         Page1-1

PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE CHAPTER BEFORE PROCEEDING. IT IS
ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT YOU READ AT LEAST THE FIRST PAGE OF
ALL OTHER CHAPTERS TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE
CAPABILITIES OF THE MONITOR II.

1.1   Hardware Requirements

The Monitor II has the following hardware requirements:

*	IBM 286/386/486 or 100% compatible (512k minimum)
*	VGA graphics adapter and video monitor
*	Microsoft or compatible mouse
*	1 serial port or Hayes compatible modem (external rec.)
*	1.2 megabyte (5 1/4") or 1.44 megabyte (3 1/2") disk drive
*	Infinity CX9100 with command line support or AC256/AC8

1.2   Installation

To install The Monitor II on a hard disk drive, insert the
original disk in drive A and type:

A: [Enter].
INSTALL A: C: [Enter]

Either drive letter may be changed, but BOTH must be
supplied. The installation program will create the following
directories:

*	\MONITOR        The main program directory
*	\MONITOR\GRP    The graphic screen directory
*	\MONITOR\ALM    The alarm directory
*	\MONITOR\PRG    The backup/reload directory
*	\MONITOR\SCR    The script file directory
*	\MONITOR\HST    The history graph directory
*	\MONITOR\SCH    The schedule directory

The installation program will then copy The Monitor II onto
the hard disk drive.

If it becomes necessary to remove The Monitor II from the
hard disk (to reformat, etc.), put the original diskette in
drive A and type:

MMOVE C: A: [Enter]

This will move the authorization back onto the original
floppy diskette. The authorization can then be moved to a
different computer by typing:

MMOVE A: C:

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1.3   Executing The Monitor II

To execute The Monitor II, type MONITOR and press [Enter].
The following command line parameters are supported:

*	/U  Your username (for bypassing the opening screen)
*	/P  Your password (for bypassing the opening screen)
*	/S  Script filename to execute
*	/F  Menu function number to execute (Connect=1,View
            Graphic=5,Etc)

EXAMPLE: MONITOR /Ujohn /Ppass3 /Sconnect /F5 [Enter]

This example will bypass the opening screen, execute the
script file "CONNECT.SCR" and then execute pull-down menu
function #5 (View Graphic).

BOTH the username and password must be supplied for the /F
parameter to work.


1.4   Logging Into The Monitor II

If a valid username AND password are not supplied on the
command line, The Monitor II will load the opening screen.
To log into The Monitor II, type your username and press
[Enter]. Then type your password and press [Enter].

THE MONITOR II IS SHIPPED WITH THE DEFAULT USERNAME OF
"MONITOR" AND THE DEFAULT PASSWORD OF "MASTER". THIS SHOULD
BE CHANGED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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1.5   General Operation

The Monitor II uses pull-down menus and pop-up dialog boxes.
To select from a pull-down menu, point the mouse at the menu
and press the left mouse button, or hold down <Alt> and
press the highlighted letter of the menu name.

Once the menu has been displayed, you may press the
highlighted letter, point and click the left mouse button,
or use the arrow keys to select and press [Enter] to execute
any menu function.

There are two ways to enter information into a dialog box:
Text Input and Toggle Input. Text Input is simply typing the
input (descriptions, phone numbers, etc.). The following
editing keys are available during Text Input:

*	Home        - Go to beginning of input
*	End         - Go to end of input
*	Left Arrow  - Go left 1 character
*	Right Arrow - Go right 1 character
*	Ins         - Toggle insert mode
*	Del         - Delete the next character to the right
*	Backspace   - Delete the next character to the left
*	<Ctrl>-Home - Delete all of the input and go to beginning
                      of input
*	Enter       - Accepts the typed input
*	Esc         - Abort the dialog box (when allowable)

For Toggle Input, simply press the space bar to cycle
through the choices, and press [Enter] to accept or [Esc] to
Abort.

1.6   Scroll Lists

A Scroll List is used for selecting an item from a list of
choices. Scroll Lists are used throughout The Monitor II
(for selecting a controller, graphics, Etc.). To select an
item, use the arrow keys or the mouse to highlight an item
and press [Enter] or the left mouse button. Then press the
OK screen button (either by mouse point and click or by
pressing the 'O' key).

1.7   Online Help

To access the online help feature, press F1 or the right
mouse button from almost any menu or dialog box. Often,
there is more help information than will fit into one
screen. In this case, the up and down arrow keys may be used
to view all of the text.


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1.8   Status Line

At all times, there is a status line displayed at the bottom
of the screen. The status line displays the controller name
currently connected with, the online/offline status, the
number of un-acknowledged alarms and the current time of
day. The time of day is read from the PC, not the
controller.


1.9   Printer Screen Dump

After the printer has been set up properly (see chapter 2),
the user may press <Ctrl>-D at almost any point in the
program to dump the current screen image to the printer.
It usually takes between 1-5 minutes to print the entire
screen, depending on the type of printer that is connected.


1.10   Modem Configuration

The Monitor II is designed to operate with all types of
modems. There are, however, many different types of 9600
baud modems. The Monitor II should work with all modems as
long as the modem supports the Hayes "AT" command set.

To help with modem incompatibility problems, make sure the
modem cable used has the "CD" and "DTR" lines connected.

The modem should also be setup as follows:

*	CD (or DCD) true if connected (NOT always true).
*	Disconnect on loss of DTR (NOT ignore DTR).
*	Lockon to host baud rate (if applicable).

There are usually either dip switches or "AT" commands to
setup the modem in this way.


SEE EXAMPLE SETUP ON FOLLOWING PAGE


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This is the setup for the SUPRA FAX Modem 9600/14.4k Baud.
You should only have to do this once. The modem will
remember this setup even after the power is turned off.

From terminal mode type:

AT&F    [Enter]     (loads factory default settings)

You should see 'OK', if you don't, check your COM port and
baud rate settings in the SETUP COMMUNICATIONS (Chapter 2)

Then type all of these commands, in this order:

AT&Q5   [Enter]     (set mode to ERROR CORRECTION ASYNC)
AT\N3   [Enter]     (set operating mode to AUTO RELIABLE)
AT&C1   [Enter]     (set carrier detect true if connected)
AT&D2   [Enter]     (set disconnect on DTR loss)
ATN0    [Enter]     (Connect at speed in register S37)
ATS37=0 [Enter]     (connect at last AT command baud rate)
ATW1    [Enter]     (report error correction progress)
AT&K3   [Enter]     (enable RTS/CTS flow control)
AT&R0   [Enter]     (sync mode: CTS responds to RTS)
AT&Y0   [Enter]     (load configuration #0 at power up)
AT&W0   [Enter]     (save current configuration as #0)


Most other modems setup should be similar to this.


