Astro Design PORTABLE SIGNAL GENERATOR PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE SP-8848 - Manual (Page 9)

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About the SP-8848
1.1. General
The SP-8848 is an application software program for operating the VG-848, and it is designed to run in a Windows
environment. It enables the statuses of the VG-848 to be captured and its settings to be changed. It can also create
data and execute the data which has been created.
All operations are conducted at the personal computer, and the data created can be stored in the computer as files.
1.2. Features
1.2.1. Software program compatible with Windows
This program enables data to be edited and executed in a Windows environment.
1.2.2. Simple data management functions with a high degree of freedom
Timing data and pattern data can be organized separately in their own files. Data management can easily be exercised
by such features as the list display, sort function and naming function.
1.3. Software installation
This section describes how to install the files which are used for operating the SP-8848 in a Windows environment.
These instructions apply to the installation which involves the use of the following disk.
SP-8488 installation CD, Windows edition
1.3.1. Installing the SP-8848
(1) Place the SP-8848 installation CD in the CD drive, and in Windows select [Start]
→ [Settings] → [Control Panel] →
[Add/Remove Programs]
→ [Install]. The installer now starts up, and the setup begins.
(2) The "Welcome" dialog screen is the first to appear. When the
[Next] button is clicked, the setup advances to the next step;
conversely, when the [Back] button is clicked, it returns to the
previous step. The setup is aborted by pressing the [Cancel]
button.
Click the [Next] button.
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