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CATC MERLIN MOBILE 1.00 CHAPTER 2

User’s Manual Getting Started

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CHAPTER 2: GETTING STARTED

This chapter describes how to install Merlin Mobile and its software, how to start Merlin

Mobile, and how to set up the analyzer unit.

2.1 Installing Merlin Mobile

Merlin Mobile can be installed on any PC or laptop computer that uses the Windows 98 SE,

Windows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows XP operating system and has a functioning PC

Card slot. For Windows NT support, please contact CATC.

2.1.1 Software Installation

The Merlin Mobile software can be installed from the installation CD-ROM or from

installation files downloaded from the CATC website.

Install from CD-ROM

Step 1 Insert the Merlin Mobile installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of

the computer that will be connected to the Merlin Mobile analyzer unit.

The autorun program should start automatically. If it doesn’t start, use

Windows Explorer or My Computer to navigate to the CD-ROM drive

directory, double-click the file autorun.exe, and proceed to Step 2. If it still

doesn’t start, navigate to the \Software directory on the CD-ROM,

double-click the file Setup.exe, and proceed to Step 3.

Step 2 Choose Install Software to start the setup program.

Step 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Install from installation download

Step 1 Select Start > Run... from the Windows taskbar and click the Browse

button, then navigate to the Disk 1 directory of the Merlin Mobile installation

download. Select the file Setup.exe and click Open.

Step 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

2.1.2 Hardware Installation

Step 1 Insert the Merlin Mobile analyzer unit into the PC Card slot on the desktop

or laptop computer that will be running the Merlin Mobile software.

Step 2 The New Hardware Wizard will automatically detect Merlin Mobile and will

guide you through the rest of the installation.