MCUSA/Panasonic Part Number : 500X01601O Technical Information on CD Version : O Date : Dec 2002 ********************************************** ** IMPORTANT ** ********************************************** ** BEFORE OPERATING YOUR PANASONIC PRODUCT, ** ** PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY ** ** AND SAVE THIS CD-ROM FOR FUTURE USE. ** ********************************************** ** IMPORTANT ** ********************************************** README.TXT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IF YOU READ NOTHING ELSE... READ THIS. To start using Manuals on CD 1. If you don't have an HTML Browser, load Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 from this CD-ROM. (See Section 2.0 of this file for more details). 2. Load the CD in your CD-ROM player. The CD-ROM automatically initiates the HTML-based navigation system. 3. Because the opening splash page runs via Macromedia Flash, you must also have Flash 5 Player installed for your particular browser. When initially loading this CD, you are automatically prompted to install Flash Player. Two Flash Player versions are provided on this CD (IE and Netscape). Alternatively, if your PC is actively connected to the Internet, Flash will automatically attempt to download the Player files necessary to view the splash page. (See Section 5.0 of this file for more details.) ************************************************* * NOTE: You must have the US/English version of * * Windows to auto load this CD. If the * * system doesn't auto load, open Explore, * * locate and open the CD Drive, and double* * click the file named sel_flash.htm from * * the list of files. * ************************************************* 3. If you don't have a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader (Version 5.05), load it from the /reader/ subdirectory on this CD-ROM. (see Section 4.0 of this file for more details). 4. Follow the instructions on the home page of the web-based navigation system. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 1.0 What's New in this Version 2.0 The Navigation System 3.0 Using the Navigation System 4.0 The PDF Reader 5.0 Macromedia Flash Player 1.0 What's New in this Version? This version of Technical Information on CD includes revised manuals for Sections 300, 400, 450, 581, 660, 700, 750 and 900 for the DBS 576 and 576HD. In addition, a new version of DBS Manager (V5.2)is provided for the 576/HD. ********************************************************* * NOTE: You must have the US/English version of Windows * * to auto load this CD. * ********************************************************* DBS 576 Manager Version 5.2 ---------------------------- Available for your convenience, we have included a copy of DBS 576 Manager Version 5.2 with this CD. To install your copy of DBS 576 Manager, go to the "Software" section of the CD-ROM and follow the simple instructions. PCAS for ICX and S-ICX Version 6.4 ---------------------------------- We have also included copies of PCAS for ICX and S-ICX Version 6.4 with this CD. To install your copy of PCAS, go to the "Software" section of the CD-ROM and follow the instructions. Marking-up Your Manuals ----------------------- Did you know that you could put notes to yourself directly onto the pages of the electronic manuals? If you have a copy of Adobe Acrobat (not Adobe Acrobat Reader), you can annotate (mark up) copies of your manuals. To do this: a. Right click on the manual you want to annotate. b. Select the Copy Shortcut menu option. c. Click the Address field on your browser. d. Press CTRL-V to paste the shortcut into the browser Address field. e. Press Enter. Adobe Acrobat opens and loads the manual you selected. f. Click the Text Annotation Tool icon. g. Point to and click the area you want to include the annotation. h. Type-in your annotation. i. Repeat steps g and h for any other annotations you want to include. j. Click on the Hand Tool icon. k. Save the annotated manual to your hard drive. 2.0 The Navigation System ****************************************************** * MCUSA/Panasonic in no way endorses the use of one * * Internet browser over any other. The addition of * * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on this CD-ROM is * * merely as a convenience to users who do not have a * * browser installed on their PC. * ****************************************************** This CD-ROM comes with an HTML-based navigation system. To use this system, you will need an HTML browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. This CD-ROM includes the setup file for Microsoft Internet Explorer, Version 6.0. To load this browser, click the appropriate hypertext link title under "Software" or use Explorer to run the ie6setup.exe file located in the root directory of this CD-ROM. ********************************************************* * NOTE: * * Internet Explorer 6.0 features Active Setup, that * * requires you connect to the Internet before double- * * clicking the ie6setup.exe file. * * * * Active Setup will prompt you to choose between a * * Typical or Custom installation package. * * * * You must remain connected to the Internet to * * download IE6.0. * ********************************************************* We recommend that you install the browser before you load the PDF Reader (see Section 4.0 of these notes). 3.0 Using the Navigation System Once you have opened your document, you can use the controls on the reader to search for text, make the page larger or smaller, and print the page or document. This navigator was designed to work with both Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. You can get the best view of it if you set your: * screen resolution to 800x600 pixels (or better) * color setting to True Color (16 million colors) * browser font setting to MEDIUM or smaller. If you have any problems with this navigator, you can get helpful hints by clicking the Help icon. If you still have questions, and you are connected to the Internet, you can e-mail us by clicking the e-mail icon. Working with Documents To find the document you need, simply click the system for which you need the document (next to the red arrow). A list of the available documents appears in this window. Access to technician manuals is controlled. To display these manuals, you will need an access code, which is supplied by your Panasonic Sales Representative. If your document is available, simply click the document title to display the document on the screen. If you want to save the document to your hard drive: * Right click the appropriate Save to Disk icon; * Select Save Target As... from the popup menu; * Select the subdirectory into which you want to save the document, and... * Click OK. 4.0 The PDF Reader All of the manuals included on this CD are of the Portable Document Format (PDF) type. To read these files, you will need a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, Version 5.0 or later. Adobe Acrobat Reader, Version 5.05 is included on this CD and you can install it by either: * Clicking the Adobe Acrobat logo from the HTML navigation system screen, or the hypertext link title on Software screen, or... * Using Explore, locate and double-click the file called ar505enu.exe (located in the /reader/ subdirectory). **************************************************** * NOTE: If you have an earlier version of Adobe * * Acrobat Reader, you should uninstall it * * BEFORE you install Version 5.05. * * * * Uninstalling the earlier version AFTER you * * have installed Version 5.05 may cause * * problems with your system. * **************************************************** If you want the ability to annotate your online manuals, you can download the document to your hard drive and, using Adobe Acrobat Exchange (not included in this CD) you can attach and save comments to the document. 5.0 Macromedia Flash 5 Player The opening splash page of this CD uses Flash 5 Player by Macromedia. Most of today's browsers are already configured to run Flash pages with little- to-no action required by the user. In fact, when connected "live" to the Internet, these drivers will load automatically as you launch this CD (if Flash detects the need to do so). To make sure that all users have Flash 5 Player properly installed, we provide an initial screen on CD launch that requires the user to install (or skip if already installed) Flash 5 Player into their particular browser. If this screen is not viewing properly, you may use Windows Explorer to navigate to either of the following executable files in the CD root directory: - if IE is your browser of choice, select flashplayer5AXinstaller.exe - if Netscape is your browser of choice, select flashplayer5installer.exe After Flash Player is installed, simply re-load the CD, click "SKIP THIS STEP", and the opening splash page should appear shortly. ============================================================