Metrohm 790 Personal IC - Manual (Page 30)

2.5 Connection to the PC
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2.5 Connection to the PC
2.5.1 Connecting cable
Always switch off 790 Personal IC and PC before you connect the two
instruments with the 6.2134.100 Cable.
Connect the RS232 interface 14 14 14 14 at the 790 Personal IC to one of the se-
rial COM ports at the PC using the 6.2134.100 Cable (9 pin/9 pin). If
only a 25-pin COM interface is available on the PC then the 6.2125.110
Adapter cable or a commercially available adapter must be used.
2.5.2 Software installation
The PC program «790 Personal IC 1.0» is required for the operation
of the 790 Personal IC; this is contained on the 6.6035.003 CD included
in the accessories. This program runs under Windows 95, Windows 98,
Windows NT and Windows 2000 operating systems and is installed as
follows:
1 Install program
• Insert 6.6035.003 Installation CD into CD drive.
• Select
<Start> and Run . Browse for the setup.exe file on the
installation CD and click on
<OK>
. Follow the instructions
given in the setup program.
The software package will be installed in the desired direc-
tory. Icons are created in the program folder and in the
startup folder. In addition to the program files, the following
folders are installed:
Data Folder for storage of chromatogram files
( *.chw ) and batch reprocessing files ( *.bar )
Devices Folder for storage of device files ( *.dev )
Methods Folder for storage of method files ( *.mtw )
Reports Folder for storage of report files ( *.txt )
and graphic files ( *.wmf )
Systems Folder with subfolders with system files
(
*.smt
) and sample queue files (
*.que
).
2 Registration
• Please send us your 8.790.8007 Registration card as soon as
possible. Only registered users will get updated program ver-
sions at a special price.
The installed files (incl. system and method files) are generally not
write-protected. To prevent these files from being deleted by mistake,
switch on the write-protection or make a backup copy in another
directory.