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MC1000 - NTP Time Reference System - User Manual - Version 2.012

Section 5: Remote access

5.2.1 - Installing the MC1000 Interface software application

PLEASE NOTE: The USB drivers should be installed prior to connecting the

MC1000 to the PC.

The software should be installed on a Microsoft

Windows

SP2

(or

later), Windows Vista

™

or Windows

7 PC, observing the following

procedure:

• Insert the supplied ‘MC1000 Utilities’ CD-ROM into a DVD/CD

reader on the PC.

• The ‘MC1000 Utilities’ program should automatically run. If the

program fails to start, run ‘MC1000_Utilities.exe’. (Note: Users

of Windows XP may be asked to install the Microsoft

.NET

framework. This is supplied on a separate CD-ROM and should

be installed prior to proceeding).

• In the MC1000 Utilities window, click ‘Install USB Drivers’.

• Once the USB drivers have been installed, connect the MC1000

to the PC, using the supplied USB cable.

• Again in the MC1000 Utilities window, click ‘Install MC1000

Interface Software’. The MC1000 Interface will start automatically.

For troubleshooting advice, please refer to appendix A.

5.2.2 - Controlling the MC1000 via the Interface software

The MC1000 Interface software is arranged using a tabbed menu

system with a separate tab provided for each of the main setup

menus. Additional tabs are also provided for status information and

software updates.

Initially, the status tab is displayed (see gure 5.3 below). Click on

any of the other tab titles near the top of the window to access other

tabs (as shown in gures 5.4 - 5.6). An additional tab (not shown) is

provided to access advanced settings (see section 6). The software

update tab is shown in Figure 7.1 (see section 7).

Figure 5.3 - MC1000 Interface application - Status tab