Installing viscpro, Software, Computer requirements – Cannon Instrument miniAV-X User Manual
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CANNON
®
miniAV-X Automatic Viscometer with VISCPRO
®
Instruction & Operation Manual
Version 1.0b— March, 2012;
CANNON
®
Instrument Company
2139 High Tech Road • State College, PA 16803 • USA
Installing VISCPRO
®
software
To install the VISCPRO
®
software, follow the instructions below in the
sequence presented. Make certain that you complete the sections on
checking instrument settings and initial calibration data. If you encounter
difficulties at any stage in the installation process, call
CANNON
®
service at 814-353-8000.
Computer requirements
Consult
CANNON
®
Instrument Company at 814-353-8000 for current
computer specifications. The computer should be a PC with a working
version of the Windows
®
XP
®
operating system installed.
Windows
®
XP
®
installation
1. Turn on your computer. Wait for the Windows
®
software to load.
2. Insert the VISCPRO
®
installation CD-ROM into the disk drive. If the
installation program does not begin automatically, click the
Control
Panel
option from the Windows
®
Start Bar. Then double-click the
Add/Remove Programs
icon and follow the Windows
®
prompts to
complete the installation procedure. The executable file for
VISCPRO
®
software installation is
SETUP.EXE
.
Installation actions
The installation program will:
create a directory for your program files. The default directory is
C:\Program Files\Cannon Instrument\VISCPRO
.
write
SETUP
information to the Windows
®
registry.
copy the software executable file and other necessary files to the
directory you specify.
update other files in your Windows
®
directories to versions fully
compatible with the current VISCPRO
®
software.
place a shortcut icon for the VISCPRO
®
executable file on your
Windows
®
desktop.
place a copy of the VISCPRO database in the appropriate directory
for your operating system (see table below). The installation CD-
ROM copy of the SAMPLES.MDB file contains initial factory
calibration data unique to that instrument.
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