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1. Configure Calls up a screen Figure 13 allowing you to set the on off status of sensors at the site This Set Sensors screen shows a list of all the sensors installed at the site along with the choices On Line and Off Line in the screen s upper panel To set any of the listed sensors on line or off line follow the steps below Page 34 M595141 001 REV A 5 Inthe Sensor panel click the desired sensor to highlight it Note that the VHF Radio Voice is one of the available selections allowing you to turn the voice radio output on or off remotely 6 Tosetthe on line or of line state of the sensor click the appropriate choice in the Set panel 7 Click OK to set the sensor s state to the new setting To exit without changing the sensor s state click Cancel 8 Only one sensor at a time can be configured through the Set Sensor screen To configure another sensor select Configure again from the RMM Functions screen and repeat the above steps Figure 13 Set Sensor On Off screen Wind Speed Wind Direction Temperature Dew Point VHF Radio Voice BP Offsets The BP Offsets panel contains two buttons that let you check the barometric pressure sensors offset values Get Offsets and change those values Set Offsets Note This feature will not work in the 3000 Series AWOS or with MetObserver Get Offsets Displays the barometric pressure sensors current offset values in the text buffer
2. M595141 001 REV A Figure 5 System Parameters screen about setting it to a lower value since this may not allow enough time for a successful connection to be established e Set the maximum amount of time to wait for a response from the AWOS before declaring a time out condition and disconnecting This can be set to any value between 5 and 60 seconds The default value for this setting is 30 seconds This can be set to a higher value if an AWOS repeatedly fails to respond to an RMM command within the allotted time It can also be set to a lower value but it is recommended to leave some margin and not try to set this value too tight The response time from an AWOS station is normally around 5 seconds but factors beyond the software s control can sometimes cause transmission times to be slowed Leaving this set to a higher value will not delay connection or affect processing in any way It simply sets a time limit for connection so that the RMM program does not wait indefinitely Auto Dial Parameters The settings found in the System Parameters Auto Dial Parameters panel let you Enable auto dialing Click this box to enable box checked or disable box unchecked the RMM Auto Dial feature When this box is checked the other options in this panel become active enabling you to change Page 9 M595141 001 REV A any of the auto dial parameters When the box is unchecked the auto dial parameters are inactive grayed out
3. M595141 001 REV A Site Identifier shows the site name Alarm Name shows the name of the alarm Type shows type of alarm either warning or error depending upon the severity State shows the state of the alarm either pending or acknowledged Active shows weather the alarm is active or not either true or false If the alarm is not active then the last state is shown in the State field Message gives a short description of why the alarm was triggered PRINTER The PRINTER file contains AWOS data reports for a single selected site The data is in the same format as that output to the AWOS CDP printer and consists of a compilation of data records for one day beginning at 00 00 The PRINTER files are automatically saved in the Printer subdirectory of the site s dedicated directory To view the PRINTER file for a site 6 Click the site s name on the site list to select it The PRINTER viewing option below will not be available unless a site 1s selected 7 From the main screen s File menu select View gt Archived Files PRINTER 8 A file list will open in the site s Printer directory showing a list of all saved PRINTER files for the selected site The files are named by the date collected month two digit day and two digit year As an example the file Jan0400 would be the PRINTER file for January 04 2000 9 Select the desired file highlight it and click Open Double clicking the file name will also open it 10 The file wil
4. Minutes of no DCP comm shows the amount of time during which there was no communication between the CDP and DCP DCP Comm CRC Errors shows the percentage of communication errors recorded for packets transmitted from the DCP to the CDP A percentage greater than 5 indicates a communication problem that should be investigated Hours of no ADAS comm shows the amount of time during which there was no communication between the CDP and ADAS Restarts shows the number of times the DCP and or CDP have been restarted since the data began accumulating CDP shows the amount of time during which the CDP was in any of these modes Test Mode Inoperative Mode or Manual Mode Sensor Missing a missing entry is included for any installed sensor that has been reported as missing during the period covered by the report The entry shows the total amount of time over which the sensor was reported as missing since the data began accumulating The BP Sensor entry also includes the reported current temperature at the sensors along with the Page 22 M595141 001 REV A minimum and maximum reported temperatures Day Night Changes will only be shown when no Day Night changes have been reported since the last status reset DCP If DCP errors have been reported any of the following error messages may be displayed Not Reporting Restart MaintSw OVref 2 5Vref 5Vref FanFail ROMerr RAMerr WDRefHi WDRefLo NoComm followed by the name of
5. Set Offsets Calls up a screen Figure 13 allowing you to set the barometric pressure sensors offset values This Set Offsets screen provides two input boxes one for BP Sensor 1 and one for BP Sensor 2 To enter an offset value for either of the sensors follow the steps below Page 35 M595141 001 REV A 1 Click to place the cursor in the appropriate input box BP1 or BP2 2 The default offset is 0 which is automatically entered in both input boxes To enter a new value delete the O and enter the new value 3 Click OK to set the sensors offsets to the new values To exit without changing the offsets click Cancel X Figure 13 Set BP Offsets screen Reset Status Report Clicking Reset Status Report will reset all the status flags and status will begin accumulating anew In subsequent status reports the Status accumulated since field will show the time of this reset Before resetting the status report be sure that any reported errors have been noted and investigated Retrieve Files ue The final of the Restricted Functions options is Retrieve File This option allows you to retrieve two types of files that are normally retrieved during an auto dial session The ERRLOG file contains status information compiled at twenty minute intervals the PRINTER file contains the accumulated weather data records For detailed explanations of the content of these two files refer to ERRLOG on page 26 and PRINT
6. e Set the number of auto dial retries When an auto dial connection attempt fails the RMM program will attempt to redial the station as many times as specified in this field after first dialing all the other sites on the site list This is done in an attempt to contact a site whose telephone line was busy on the first attempt e Set the auto dial start time Auto dialing can be set to start automatically at any time Enter the start time value in 24 hour format 22 00 for instance denotes 10 pm either by typing the desired time or by clicking the up or down arrows to the right of the box Clicking the up arrow will increment the time while clicking the down arrow decrements it To change the time rapidly using the arrows hold the mouse button down The auto dial start time is used as the start time for all downloads during an auto dial session even though a specific site may not actually be dialed until some time later e Set the time difference allowed between the RMM computer and the remote station s clock before resetting the remote station s clock Set this value to the amount of time discrepancy from 5 60 seconds that you want to allow between the AWOS s clock and the RMM computer s clock One of the functions of RMM is to check the remote AWOS s clock and if the clock has drifted to reset the time to match the RMM computer s clock In order for this function to work effectively the RMM computer s clock must be set to the correct
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8. Call Summary Report Error Summary Report ERRLOG file or PRINTER file Session Files Session Files collate the results of an entire auto dial session into a single file and contain information on each of the sites dialed Two Session Files are created during each auto dial session Call Summary Report e Error Summary Report These files can be opened using the File menu s View gt option Call Summary Report The Call Summary Report Figure 8 shows the results of the auto dial session indicating which of the sites was successfully reached and which if any could not be reached If a site could not be reached you will generally want to dial that site manually and download the collected information CALL SUMMARY REPORT Jan 21 2000 Retrieved Information of Rtrvl1 Error Site Call Update Rtrvl1 Errors Rtrvl Data Time ID Status CT Error Found Error Mod ed Ystrdy Today 23 31 EKAOS CONNECT 13 23 36 OMF CONNECT 16 23 42 OMFS CONNECT 23 46 EMCC CONNECT 23 54 PAVD CONNECT id E P E Figure 8 Call Summary Report Page 17 M595141 001 REV A using the Manual Operation menu commands The Call Summary Report is automatically saved in the Reports subdirectory of the main directory and named according to the date collected month two digit day and two digit year with the extension CSR for Call Summary Report As an example the file Jan0400 CSR would be the Call Summary Report for January 04 2000 To view
9. KAWI DCPA LTXMissingError error pending false Lightning sensor Missing Error Check connections 08 KAWI PWXA HtrPwrsupplyError error pending true Present weather Heater Power supply Error 08 KAWI PWXA HtrPwrSupplyError error pending false Present weather Heater Power Supply Error 08 KAWI PWXA sP2Cardwarning warning pending true Present Weather Signal Processor 2 Card Error 08 KAWI PwxA_SP2Car dwarning warning pendi ng false Present weather Signal Processor 2 Card Error 08 KAWI VisA_Thr eeHeadswarning warning pending true Visibility Three headed operation 08 KAWI VisA_ThreeHeadswarning warning pending false Visibility Three headed Operation 8 KAWI DCPA_PowerwarningMinus 5V warning pending true DCP Power Minus 5VDC Error 8 KAWI DCPA PowerwarningMinusS5v warni ng pending false DCP Power Minus 5VDC Error 8 KAWI DCPA_MARSFanwarning warning pending true MARS Fan Error 8 KAWI DCPA_MARSFanwarning warning pending false MARS Fan Error 08 KAWI DCPA_Cej lometermissingError error pending true ceilometer Communication Error check connections 08 KAWI DCPA_Cej lometermissingerror error pending false ceilometer communication Error check connections 08 KAWI DCPA_Missing error pending true DCP Communication Error check connections 8 KAWI DCPA Missing error pending false DCP Communication Error check connections 8 KAWL VisA_Dirtywindowwarning warning pending true Vi
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12. Zulu time UTC before each auto dial session This will ensure that an inaccurate PC clock does not cause the AWOS s clock to be set to the wrong time NOTE USE CAUTION WHEN ADJUSTING THIS SETTING Page 10 M595141 001 REV A The RMM Site List Creating a Site List The most common use of RMM is to call a list of AWOS sites automatically each day to check operation of the sites The first step in automating RMM functions then is creating this list of sites The top portion of the main screen shows the site list and provides the three buttons Add Modify and Delete used in creating and editing the list see Figure 6 Figure 6 Site List Site List ID Name State Phone Add V KAWI ALL WEATHER INC CA 1 916 9289664 FRI Modify Delete Auto Dial On Off checkbox To create a new site entry 1 Click the Add button to the right of the site list window The Add New Site screen Figure 7 will be displayed 2 The cursor will automatically be positioned in the ID text entry box in the Identifier panel of the Add New Site screen You may immediately begin entering the three to four character Site ID in the box 3 After entering the Site ID hit the Tab key on the keyboard to move the cursor to the Name box Enter a name to identify the site using up to 31 characters Hit the Tab key to move the cursor to the State box Enter the two letter abbreviation for the state in which the AWOS is locat
13. also enable or disable auto dialing for a site using the Tag this site for automatic dialing option when creating or editing a site Enabling System Auto Dialing and Setting the Auto Dial Parameters Before the sites enabled for auto dialing can be automatically dialed system wide auto dialing must be enabled and the auto dial parameters set This is done through the System Parameters screen Figure 5 found on the Configuration menu 1 From the Configuration menu select System Parameters 2 Enable auto dialing by checking the Enable Auto Dialing checkbox in the Auto Dial Parameters panel of the System Parameters screen Page 15 M595141 001 REV A 3 If you have not already done so set the auto dial parameters as required for your location Refer to the Auto Dial Parameters section of the RMM Setup chapter of this manual for detailed explanations of these options Auto Dialing Sessions Note When connecting to a site the voice broadcast will be heard until after a few seconds the modems establish a connection During an RMM auto dial session several things happen e A log of all errors reported over the past two days is downloaded from the site and saved to the RMM computer s hard disk e A copy of the AWOS data for the past two days is saved in a file in the same format as the AWOS printer output Note It may take up to 10 minutes per site to download all the data files e The station s status report is checked for
14. errors since the last status reset and all detected errors are compiled in the Error Summary Report e The status report is reset The time and date registered on the AWOS clock is synchronized to the RMM computer s clock e The site s configuration file is checked and if it has changed since the last RMM download a copy of the new configuration is downloaded Several files are created during the session and are saved to the RMM computer s hard disk These files can be divided into two groups Session Files and Site Files Viewing Files Note Log details may differ between the AWOS 900 and AWOS 3000 Series The examples shown here are for an AWOS 900 Session Files and Site Files are normally opened automatically by either Notepad or Wordpad utilities included with Windows after being selected from the file list as described in the following sections If desired these files can also be opened as text files in Microsoft Word or another word processing application To open a file 1 Select Open from the application s pull down menu normally the File menu Page 16 M595141 001 REV A 2 Navigate through the file list to the directory containing the desired file see page 3 for file locations 3 In the files of type box on the file list screen select All Files 4 Highlight the desired file then click Open The file naming convention for each type of file is explained in the section below covering that type of file
15. file is reported as having changed compare the current cfg and previous cfg files in the site s directory to see what the changes were Page 20 M595141 001 REV A Error Summary R eport The Error Summary Report Figure 9 shows a summary of the reported errors for all the sites dialed and is useful for quickly scanning for any potential problems For a more detailed history of a specific site s operation refer to the site s ERRLOG file The data in the Error Summary Report represents all errors reported since the last status reset A status reset is triggered automatically by an auto dial session or it can be initiated manually using the Manual Operation menu options The Error Summary Report is automatically saved in the Reports subdirectory of the main directory and named according to the date collected month two digit day and two digit year with the extension ESR for Error Summary Report As an example the file Jan0400 ESR would be the Error Summary Report for January 04 2000 ERROR SUMMARY REPORT Jan 21 20008 Site Time ID Errors Detected 23 31 KAOS Status accumulated since 81 28 2888 23 31 Hinutes of no DCP comm 135 Hours of no ADAS comm 24 WS Missing 255 minutes WD Missing 255 minutes TP Missing minutes DP Missing 491 minutes BP Hissing 221 minutes BP Temp Hin Hax F 185 B 118 UI Missing 5 ninutes CH Hissing 1323 minutes LTX Missing 1548 minutes CHI NotReporting ADAS Nofldars OMOnotSent 23 3
16. functions file viewing options and manual dialing functions The menus are explained in detail in the relevant sections throughout this manual e The site list contains the list of sites routinely dialed from this location This is one of the linchpins of the auto dialing function and is explained in detail along with the site list editing controls in the RMM Site List chapter e The auto dial status panel shows the current status of the Auto Dial function enabled or disable and shows the programmed auto dial start time if enabled During an auto dial session this panel shows the progress and status of the session Page 2 M595141 001 REV A The text buffer displays any messages from the remote site during either auto dialing or manual dialing During an auto dial session the connection status for each site and the progress of the automated RMM functions for that site will be displayed here During a manual dial session requested reports such as the one minute data report and current status report are displayed The buffer will hold 512 lines before it becomes full Once it s full the oldest half of the buffer the first 256 lines will be deleted and new text will be appended to the end During operation status messages such as the progress of a dialing attempt are displayed in the status bar incorporated into the lower right corner of the main screen frame Status messages remain visible until replaced by a
17. in place To check whether a modem is installed 1 From the Windows task bar s Start 2Control Panel 2 Double click the Phone and Modem Options icon Select the Modems tab at the top A screen will be displayed showing the installed modems If no modems are listed click the Add button 3 Follow the directions on the screen to use the Windows Hardware Installation Wizard This program will automatically detect an installed modem and add the necessary files to the operating system You may be prompted to insert the Windows CD or disks or to insert the modem manufacturer s driver disk 4 If you are installing a new modem card or connecting a new external modem to the RMM computer follow the instructions included with the modem for installing the modem and drivers Installing the RMM Software To install the RMM software follow the steps below Note Each AWOS site called will require 200 Kbytes of disk space per day for data files We recommend that at least 2 GB of free disk space be available on the installation drive 1 Insert the M469059 CD into the CD ROM 2 From Windows using Explorer or My Computer double click the file on the M469059 CD named M595141 060 exe The RMM Setup program will start automatically 3 Follow the directions given on screen by the Setup program until installation is complete Page 4 M595141 001 REV A Configuring the Modem When the RMM Program is started the Configure Modem screen Figure 2 is
18. is not entered after two minutes the CDP will disconnect Page 33 M595141 001 REV A Restricted Functions Once you have entered your password at the RMM Functions screen as explained above see Log On the buttons in the Restricted Functions panel become active These buttons allow you to view data to download data and to change certain of the AWOS s operating parameters System Date Time The buttons in the System Date Time panel let you check or set the date and time on the AWOS CDP clock Get Date Displays the current date as registered by the AWOS CDP in the text buffer Set Date Calls up a screen allowing you to reset the date on the AWOS CDP L 1 Atthe Set Date screen enter the new date you want the AWOS CDP s clock to read 2 Click OK to confirm the new date and set the AWOS CDP clock Displays the current time as registered by the AWOS CDP in the text buffer Set Time Calls up a screen allowing you to reset the time on the AWOS CDP I 3 Atthe Set Date screen enter the new time you want the AWOS CDP s clock to read 4 Click OK to confirm the new time and set the AWOS CDP clock Sensors The Sensors panel contains two buttons that let you check the sensor on off configuration Get Status and turn sensors on or off Configure The VHF radio voice output can also be turned on or off using this function Get Status Displays the current sensor on off configuration in the text buffer i
19. not change as they should or if they change erratically the sensor may need to be checked in the field Page 30 M595141 001 REV A Manual Dialing Manual Dialing provides a backup dialing method for the customary auto dial method and provides a way to perform RMM functions outside the regular schedule of auto dial sessions It allows spot checking of individual sites where problems are suspected and provides a series of maintenance and configuration functions that can be carried out remotely at any time To manually dial a site 1 Highlight the site on the site list that you want to call If you want to call a site that is not part of the site list go directly to step 2 2 Select Dial from the Manual Operation menu 3 The Dialing Options screen will appear This screen is identical to the Configure Modem screen see page 5 but with the Calling panel active If you are calling a site selected from the site list all the necessary dialing information will be filled in automatically If you are calling a site not shown on the site list fill in the necessary dialing information To use the dialing preferences specified earlier through the Dialing Properties screen see page 5 make sure the Use dialing rules checkbox is checked Unchecking this box will disable the Country and Area Code fields and you will have to enter the complete phone number directly in the Phone Number field including 9 for an outside line if necessary th
20. reported errors to differentiate between intermittent operation and failure of a sensor or component Interpreting the ERRLOG 3000 Series AWOS The ERRLOG file Figure 11 contains alarm information about the system Each time an alarm is created acknowledged or deleted it is captured in this log file The information in the file is stored as comma separated text The header is described below DB ALARM 20090828 log Notepad DER File Edit Format View Help bD MM vYYYv 28 08 2009 28 08 2009 28 08 2009 28 08 2009 28 08 2009 28 08 2009 28 08 2009 18 18 28 SS Site Identifier Alarm Name Type State Active Message 7 KAWI DCPA_ Missing error pending true DCP Communication Error check connections 5 KAWI DCPA_Responses error pending true DCP low response rate check connections 7 KAWI CHIA_LaserPowererror error pending true ceilometer Laser Power Low Q07 KAWI CHIA LaserPowerError error pending false ceilometer Laser Power Low 07 KAWI DCPA_Lightningcommwarning warning pending true Lightning Sensor communications Error 7 KAWL DCPA_Lightningcommwarning warning pending false Lightning sensor Communications Error 7 KAWL CHIA_LaSerPowerwarning warning pending true Cceilometer Laser Power Low 7 KAWL CHTA_LaserPowerwarning warning pending false ceilometer Laser Power Low 8 KAWI DCPA LTXMissingError error pending true Lightning sensor Missing Error Check connections 08
21. the Call Summary Report 1 From the main screen s File menu select View gt Call Summary Reports 2 A file list will open in the Reports directory showing a list of all saved Call Summary Reports 3 Select the desired file highlight it and click Open Double clicking the file name will also open it 4 The file will be opened in the Notepad application if size permits If the file is too large to be opened by Notepad a prompt will appear asking if you want to use Wordpad to open the file Click Yes Interpreting the Call Summary Report The Call Summary Report is organized in a tabular format and summarizes the results of the RMM session for each site dialed Time shows the time at which the site was dialed Site ID is the AWOS site ID of the site dialed Call Status indicates whether a successful connection was made and reads either CONNECT or one of the following messages If any of these messages is shown the site should be dialed manually BUSY indicates a busy signal was received from the site and no connection was made NOANSWER indicates that the site did not respond no carrier was detected DISCONNECT will be shown if the call was disrupted during the RMM session NOMODEMAVAIL is shown if the RMM computer could not detect its modem If this message is received check the modem setup using the Modem option on the Configuration menu Page 18 M595141 001 REV A Update D T indicates whether the site s date and or
22. time was updated to correspond with the RMM computers clock If T is shown the AWOS clock differed from the RMM computer s clock by at least the amount specified in the Time drift field on the System Parameters screen and the AWOS clock was reset If D is shown the AWOS s date was changed to agree with the RMM computer s If both the date and time were changed D T will be shown If neither the date nor time was changed the field will be blank The remaining fields in the report provide information on retrieved information Status Report Configuration Report PRINTER file and ERRLOG file Status Report The first two Retrieved Information fields concern the Status Report Rtrvl Error will show an S if there was an error retrieving the Status Report If the data was retrieved successfully the field will be blank When an error is reported you will usually want to dial the site manually to download the status information of Errors Found shows the total number of errors reported for the site since the last status reset This number will agree with the number of errors shown in the Error Summary Report Config Report The next two Retrieved Information fields concern the Config Report which is a check of the site s configuration file This file contains the AWOS site s basic configuration information including Site ID Magnetic Declination BP Sensor Offsets and other parameters RMM checks this configuration file to see whether it has ch
23. 6 HF Status accumulated since 01720 2000 23 40 Minutes of no DEP comm 1436 Hours of no ADAS comm 24 WS Missing 1436 minutes WD Missing 1436 minutes TP Missing 1436 minutes DP Missing 1436 minutes BP Hissing ninutes BP Tenp Hin Hax F B B B UI Missing 1436 minutes CH Missing 1436 minutes tou m eal E G o m m mw i E oo ch LTX Missing 1436 minutes Day Night Changes DCP NotReporting Figure 9 Error Summary Report Page 21 M595141 001 REV A To view the Error Summary Report 1 From the main screen s File menu select View gt Error Summary Reports 2 A file list will open in the Reports directory showing a list of all saved Error Summary Reports 3 Select the desired file highlight it and click Open Double clicking the file name will also open it 4 The file will be opened in the Notepad application if size permits If the file is too large to be opened by Notepad a prompt will appear asking if you want to use Wordpad to open the file Click Yes Interpreting the Error Summary Report The Error Summary Report contains status information for all the sites dialed Each site s report is tagged by the time at which the report was generated time of RMM connection to that site and the Site ID Any of the following messages may be displayed Status accumulated since shows the time at which the displayed status information began accumulating This is also the time of the last status reset
24. AWOS 900 Series Remote Maintenance Monitoring RMM Software Version 4 0 User s Manual M595141 allweatherinc All Weather Inc 1165 National Drive Sacramento CA 95834 800 824 5873 www allweatherinc com M595141 001 REV A Contents REMOTE MAINTENANCE MONITORING RMM 1 OVERVIEW 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 1 RMM MAIN SCREEN 2 RMM FILE STRUCTURE 3 RMM SETUP 4 INSTALLING A MODEM IN WINDOWS 4 INSTALLING THE RMM SOFTWARE 4 CONFIGURING THE MODEM 5 DIALING FROM 5 CONNECT USING 7 SETTING SYSTEM PARAMETERS 8 GENERAL PARAMETERS 8 AUTO DIAL PARAMETERS 9 THE RMM SITE LIST 11 CREATING A SITE LIST 11 EDITING THE SITE LIST 13 SORTING THE SITE LIST 13 COPYING THE SITE LIST TO ANOTHER COMPUTER 14 USING RMM 15 AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL DIALING 15 ENABLING AUTO DIALING 15 ENABLING AUTO DIALING FOR SITES 15 ENABLING SYSTEM AUTO DIALING AND SETTING THE AUTO DIAL PARAMETERS 15 AUTO DIALING SESSIONS 16 VIEWING FILES 16 SESSION FILES 17 SITE FILES 25 MANUAL DIALING 31 REMOTE FUNCTIONS 32 HANG UP 37 ALL WEATHER INC SOFTWARE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT 38 Page iii M595141 001 REV A Remote Maintenance Monitoring RMM Overview A valuable feature of All Weather Inc s 900 and 3000 Series AWOS Central Data Processor CDP Models 2090 2090 B and 3000 is their built in Remote Maintenance Monitoring RMM capability RMM enables a remote computer to access an AWOS CDP via modem and using AII Weather Inc s Windows base
25. ER on page 29 Page 36 M595141 001 REV A Figure 14 Filie Retrieval screen To retrieve either of these files follow the steps below 1 Click the radio button to the left of the file you want to retrieve to select it 2 Enter the date for which you want to retrieve data To do this click the arrow to the right of the File Date input box A calendar will appear with today s date circled and selected To select a different day click the desired day on the calendar To move to a different month click the arrows in either upper corner of the calendar The left arrow will call up the previous month s calendar the right arrow will call up the next month s calendar Click OK to begin the download Once the download is complete an alert window will appear telling you the name of the saved file and its location on your hard drive Hang Up When you ve completed the necessary RMM functions for a site disconnect from the site by selecting Hang Up from the Manual Operation menu Page 37 M595141 001 REV A ALL WEATHER INC SOFTWARE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT THIS SOFTWARE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT IS DATED FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY AS OF MARCH 26 2009 AND IS BY AND BETWEEN ALL WEATHER INC A DELAWARE CORPORATION AND LICENSEE IMPORTANT THIS AGREEMENT IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN LICENSEE AND ALL WEATHER INC READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION PROCESS AND USING THE SOFTWARE IT
26. Figure 10 ERRLOG file Minutes of no DCP communication shows the number of minutes elapsed since the last packet was received from the DCP If data could not be processed for a sensor even momentarily during the 20 minute interval Missing will be displayed followed by the name s of the sensor s Note that there are a number of reasons why a sensor might be reported missing sensor taken offline or a CDP restart for example other than a sensor failure DCP shows the status of the DCP should normally read OK PRW shows the status of the present weather sensor if installed should normally read OK VIS shows the status of the visibility sensor should normally read OK CHI shows the status of the ceilometer should normally read OK BP Temp Min Max shows the BP sensor s last measured temperature as well as the minimum and maximum temperatures measured since startup Rain shows the accumulated rainfall since midnight If no rainfall has been measured this line will not be shown Page 27 M595141 001 REV A Day Night shows the current state reported by the Day Night Sensor If a Day Night sensor error has been detected Day night sensor error will be shown Five second DCP data shows the instantaneous data received from the DCP before processing by the CDP One minute processed data shows the most recent one minute data after processing by the CDP Usage Tips Use the ERRLOG to examine the history of
27. OMOnotSent one minute message not sent this can occur when ADAS does not M595141 001 REV A ask for the one minute message or if there is an intermittent communications problem HdlcConfigErr HDLC card internal error firmware or hardware fault HdlcH Werr HDLC card internal error firmware or hardware fault HdlcXmitErr HDLC card internal error firmware or hardware fault CDP If CDP errors have been reported any of the following error messages may be shown VoiceCardErr ArchiveError DiskError Usage Tips Examine the Error Summary Report following every auto dial session for a summary of all the errors reported for all the sites since the last RMM session For sites showing many errors go to the ERRLOG for that site to examine it more closely e When sensors are reported missing check whether any CDP restarts have occurred Sensors will be reported missing for a length of time following a restart with the length of time varying depending on the sensor The wind speed and direction sensors will be missing for only 2 3 minutes for instance while the ceilometer will go missing for about 20 minutes with each restart Site Files Site Files contain information for a single site only Four Site Files are created for each site during an auto dial session e ERRLOG file for yesterday e ERRLOG file for today e PRINTER file for yesterday e PRINTER file for today These files can be opened using the File menu s View gt Arc
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29. anged since the last RMM session If the file has changed the RMM software will download the new configuration and save it in the site s dedicated directory for example Rmm QMEF as current cfg It will save the old configuration in the file previous cfg When the Configuration Report shows the configuration as having changed these two files can be compared to see what changes were made Rtrvl Error will show a C if there was an error retrieving the Configuration Report If the data was retrieved successfully the field will be blank When an error is reported you may want to dial the site manually to verify that the site s configuration has not changed unexpectedly Data Mod ed will show CfgMod if the site s configuration file has been changed since the last RMM session If the file was not changed the field will be blank When the configuration file has changed you can compare the old previous cfg and new Page 19 M595141 001 Prntr Errlog REV A current cfg configurations to see what has changed using the File menu s View Other Files command 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Click the desired site on the site list to highlight it From the main screen s File menu select View gt Other Files A file list will open in the selected site s directory Select the current cfg file highlight it and click Open Double clicking the file name will also open it The file will be opened in the Notepad application Prin
30. anual to decode this message and the AWOS s operational mode The status messages that follow this header are described below Last System Restart shows the date and time the CDP was last restarted Last DCP Restart shows the date and time the DCP was last restarted Last DCP Maint Sw shows the date and time the DCP maintenance switch was last pressed Comm shows the current status of the communication link to the DCP should normally read OK Telephone call counter shows the number of incoming calls both voice and RMM received HDLC Data Link shows the HDLC link s status OK or error mode Disconnect or Normal transmissions sent weather data and transmissions received lightning data Page 26 M595141 001 REV A File Edit Search Help 66 66 System Status Report 861866666H AUTO NORMAL 81 28 2888 21 38 Last System Restart 66 66 66 80 88 Last DCP Restart 66 66 66 66 66 Last DCP Maint Sw NotReporting BP Temp Hin Hax F 118 8 116 Five second dcp data 7R0868888888888888830 663 148 328 128 28848 28852 00 6003 662866 D68060025B88848888882138 7F One minute processed data KAOS 21 8888 168 4 16 HH HH 1 18 2893 88 28 System Status Report 188P888H AUTO NORMAL 61 26 2666 21 38 Last System Restart 66 66 66 66 66 Last DCP Restart 66 66 66 66 66 Last DCP Maint Su Comm Errors Telephone call counter 9 HDLC Data Link OK N T8 R8 Minutes of no DCP communication 1 Missing WS WD TP DP BP CH LX
31. automatically presented allowing you to specify modem and line connection settings In most cases once these settings have been specified it should not be necessary to change them If you do need to change something you can access the Configure Modem menu at any time from within the RMM software as follows 1 Select Modem from the Configuration menu on the RMM main screen s menu bar The Configure Modem screen Figure 2 will appear Configure Modem Figure 2 Dialing From C onfigure Y our Location awi X Dialing Modem Properties Screen Calling Card None Direct Dial Connect Using Modem MultiTech Systems MT5634ZBAV V32 Y Configure Calling v Country Area Code Phone Number Dialing From The Dialing From panel lets you specify general settings for the RMM computers modem connection such as location name and dialing properties 1 The current dialing location is shown in the Your Location window of the Dialing From panel Note A location named New Location with default dialing settings is automatically created by Windows when a modem is first installed If more than one location profile has Page 5 M595141 001 REV A been created you can select a different location from the drop down list that appears when you click the arrow to the right of the Your Location box 2 Select the location profile to be used for RMM then click Dialing Properties The Phone and Modem Options screen w
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33. d RMM software to set system parameters view system status and data and download data and error logs The RMM software allows manual or automatic dialing of sites and provides menu links to file viewing functions that allow downloaded files to be accessed easily from the main screen for viewing or printing without exiting the RMM program Other menu options provide links to configuration settings and manual dialing functions from the main RMM screen Figure 1 System Requirements Pentium Celeron 1 0 GHz or higher processor 128 MB RAM minimum 256 MB recommended Super VGA 800x600 video adapter Windows XP Service Pack 2 100 MB hard disk space for each AWOS to be monitored CD ROM Drive V 90 56 KB internal or external modem Page 1 M595141 001 Menu B ar File Configuration Manual Operation Help Site List ID Name State Phone vi KAWI ALL WEATHER INC CA 1 816 9289664 Site List Add Modify Delete System Auto Dial ENABLED Scheduled Dial Time 10 37 Figure 1 Main RMM screen RMM Main Screen lineGetDevCaps unhandled error 0x8000000C Status Bar REV A Auto Dial status panel Site list editing controls Text Buffer The RMM Main Screen Figure 1 consists of a menu bar site list site list editing controls auto dial status panel text buffer and status bar The menu bar provides access to all the RMM software s setup
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35. e country code are code and phone number 4 Click Dial to dial the number Note When connecting to a site the voice broadcast will be heard until after a few seconds the modems establish a connection 5 As the call is being made status messages will appear at the bottom of the main screen Once a connection is made or if it fails a message will be displayed in the text buffer see Figure 1 that makes up the lower half of the main screen This text buffer is where all responses from the AWOS are displayed during manual dialing Once a connection has been made you can perform any of the remote functions discussed in the following sections Page 31 M595141 001 REV A Remote Functions The functions available during RMM manual dialing are accessed from the Manual Operation menu s Remote Functions option Selecting this option calls up the RMM Functions screen Figure 12 Figure 12 RMM Functions screen The RMM Functions screen is divided into two panels Non Restricted functions and Restricted functions Non Restricted Functions The Non Restricted functions allow you to view the current sensor data the current status report and the current configuration Selecting any of these options will display the requested data in the main screen s text buffer You can also reset the status report from this panel None of the AWOS s operational settings configuration date time BP offsets however can be changed
36. ed ND wm amp The lower panel on the Add New Site screen Number To Call is used to enter the AWOS site s RMM telephone number The first field in the panel the checkbox labeled Use dialing rules is checked by default When this box is checked the country code area code Page 11 M595141 001 REV A and other dialing options such as outside line access number etc specified in the modem s Dialing Properties see page 6 will be included automatically in the dialing string for the site When the box is unchecked the Country and Area Code boxes will be grayed out and these along with any other preliminary numbers will need to be entered manually with the phone number e To uncheck the box simply click it Click again to restore the checkmark Figure 7 Add New Site screen United States of America 1 v 8 The Country specified in the next box determines the country code to be used when dialing the site with Use dialing rules enabled This box will be grayed out when the Use dialing rules box is unchecked The selection defaults to United States of America 1 To select a different country click the arrow to the right of the Country box and select a country from the drop down list 9 Click in the Area Code box to place the cursor there and enter the area code of the AWOS site if necessary This box will be grayed out when the Use dialing rules box is unchecked 10 Hit Tab to move the cursor to the Phone Numbe
37. hived Files gt option ERRLOG The ERRLOG files provide a detailed record of reported errors for a single selected site The ERRLOG files are automatically saved in the Errlog subdirectory of the site s dedicated directory Page 25 M595141 001 REV A To view the ERRLOG for a site 1 Click the site s name on the site list to select it The ERRLOG viewing option below will not be available unless a site 1s selected From the main screen s File menu select View gt Archived Files ERRLOG A file list will open in the site s Errlog directory showing a list of all saved ERRLOGs for the selected site The files are named by the date collected month two digit day and two digit year As an example the file Jan0400 would be the ERRLOG for January 04 2000 Select the desired file highlight it and click Open Double clicking the file name will also open it The file will be opened in the Notepad application if size permits If the file is too large to be opened by Notepad a prompt will appear asking if you want to use Wordpad to open the file Click Yes Interpreting the ERRLOG 2090 Series AWOS The ERRLOG file Figure 10 is divided into separate entries collected at 20 minute intervals each of which contains a catalogue of status messages concerning the site s operation The first line of each entry shows the time at which the data was collected followed by the latest status message refer to the AWOS CDP User s M
38. ill be shown with a list of locations Select the location you want to edit or select New to create a new location The Dialing Properties screen Figure 3 allows you to specify a location name set dialing rules whether to dial 9 etc and enter a calling card number for charge calls New Location Figure 3 Dialing Properties screen General Area Code Rules Calling Card e Location name Specify the location from which you will be dialing Country region Area code United States v Dialing rules When dialing from this location use the following rules To access an outside line for local calls dial To access an outside line for long distance calls dial Use this carrier code to make long distance calls Use this carrier code to make international calls C To disable call waiting dial Dial using Tone Pulse 4 To change the name of the selected location click the name to highlight it then type a new name 5 The remaining Dialing Properties settings will vary from location to location Specify the settings as required for your location then click OK Page 6 M595141 001 REV A Connect Using The Connect Using panel lets you select the modem to be used for dialing and through the Configure button to specify modem settings Note A modem cannot be installed directly from within the RMM software To install a modem follow the directions provided in Insta
39. ing installation the default is rmm and copy it to a removable disk Copy the RMMSITES CFG file from the removable disk to the main directory of any other RMM computer to duplicate the original site list Note This will replace the existing site list on the target computer Edit the list as necessary as explained in Editing the Site List above Page 14 M595141 001 REV A Using RMM Automatic and Manual Dialing The most common use of RMM is to call a list of AWOS sites automatically each day to check operation of the sites During an auto dial session status information configuration information current data and error logs are collected for each site and saved to the RMM computer s hard disk When necessary when RMM could not contact a station during auto dial for instance stations can be manually dialed using the RMM software A series of remote functions are available during manual dialing that allow the user to collect a full set of information for the site as well as to change configuration settings and investigate reported errors Enabling Auto Dialing Enabling auto dialing involves two steps 1 Enabling auto dialing for each site 2 Enabling system wide auto dialing and setting the auto dial parameters Enabling Auto Dialing for Sites To enable a site for auto dialing its Auto Dial On Off checkbox see Figure 6 on the site list must be checked To disable auto dialing for a site uncheck this box You can
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42. l be opened in the Notepad application if size permits If the file is too large to be opened by Notepad a prompt will appear asking if you want to use Wordpad to open the file Click Yes Interpreting the PRINTER File The PRINTER file is essentially a duplicate of the data output to the AWOS CDP s printer at the site and may be a large file Each data record within the file is contained on a single line and may include the following information NOTE that some information will not be displayed if the sensor is not installed at the site Page 29 M595141 001 REV A e Airport Identifier e Julian Day Zulu Time HHMM e Wind Direction Speed and Gust degrees magnetic and knots e Visibility statute miles if 836x series sensor is installed Lightning at airport or in vicinity TS or VCTS if lightning sensor is installed or data available from ALDARS Sky Condition if 8339 series ceilometer is installed e Temperature Dew Point Temperature Celsius e Altimeter Setting inches of Mercury Density Altitude feet only if gt 1000 feet above airport elevation e Variable Visibility statute miles if 836x series visibility sensor is installed e Variable Wind Direction magnetic degrees Precipitation Accumulation e Day Night sensor output e System status codes Usage Tips If a sensor malfunction is suspected use the PRINTER file to compare the values reported by the sensor over time If the values do
43. lling a Modem in Windows found in the RMM Setup section 1 Thecurrently selected modem is shown in the Modem window of the Connect Using panel If more than one modem has been installed you can select a different one from the drop down list that appears when you click the arrow to the right of the Modem box If you want only your active modem to appear on the list delete any other modems Standard Modem for example using the Remove function on the Modems control panel Start Menu Control Panel Modems 2 Select the modem to be used for RMM To access the Modem Properties screen for the selected modem to change modem connection settings adjust the speaker volume etc click Configure The Modem Properties screen is part of Windows and a link is provided from within the RMM software simply for convenience The Modem Properties are set to default values for a specific modem during modem installation see Installing a Modem in Windows found in the RMM Setup section and should not normally need to be changed For specific Modem Properties setting information consult your Windows or modem documentation Setting the modem speaker volume Note Depending on the modem software this feature may not be available One feature found within Modem Properties that you may want to access periodically is the modem speaker volume control To set the speaker volume 1 Click Configure on the Configure Modem screen to bring up the Modem Properties scree
44. n 2 Onthe Modem Properties screen adjust the speaker volume slider Figure 4 to the desired level Page 7 M595141 001 REV A Figure 4 Setting the speaker volume SPEAKER VOLUME CONTROL SLIDER Setting System Parameters A final configuration screen allows you to set up several general parameters governing connection to AWOS stations These are primarily timing functions that are useful in fine tuning RMM for reliable connection The System Parameters screen Figure 5 is divided into two panels The General panel lets you set the length of time to wait before attempting to send RMM commands to the station and to set the maximum length of time to wait for a response from the AWOS before declaring a time out condition the Auto Dial Parameters panel lets you change settings specific to auto dial sessions and to turn auto dialing on or off General Parameters The settings found in the System Parameters General panel let you e Set the time delay between initiation of dialing and sending of the command for the AWOS to enter RMM mode This can be set to any value between 10 and 60 seconds The default setting is 20 seconds This has been found to be a reliable setting for most installations allowing sufficient time for a connection to be made before entering RMM mode In rare cases where the time required to make a connection is especially long this may need to be set to a higher value Be cautious however Page 8
45. new message RMM File Structure When installing the RMM software the program will be installed in C AWI rmm default dir Subdirectories are automatically created within this directory as defined below The definitions below use the default name RMM for simplicity Main RMM directory contains the program files and site list file rmmsites cfg The subdirectories for the individual sites are created within this directory Site directory named according to the three or four letter Site ID specified when adding the site to the site list see Page 11 For example RMM QMEF This directory contains the sites configuration file current cfg as well as the previous configuration file previous cfg if the configuration has been changed see Page 19 Errlog directory a subdirectory of the site directory contains all the downloaded ERRLOG files for the site see Page 25 Printer directory a subdirectory of the site directory contains all the downloaded PRINTER files for the site see Page 29 Reports directory a subdirectory of the main RMM directory contains the downloaded Call Summary Reports and Error Summary Reports see Pages 17 through 25 A typical RMM directory would look like this B Cyffinni Page 3 M595141 001 REV A RMM Setup Installing a Modem in Windows Before performing any RMM tasks the RMM computer must have a modem installed and working This is done within Windows and may already be
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48. r box Page 12 M595141 001 REV A 11 12 13 Enter the phone number of the site If the Use dialing rules box is unchecked you will have to enter the number in its entirety including area code if necessary and any other preliminary numbers outside line access etc To enable this site for auto dialing click the checkbox labeled Tag this site for automatic dialing This selection can be changed at any time from the main screen by checking or unchecking the Auto Dial On Off checkbox for that site found at the start of the site s entry on the site list see Figure 6 A checkmark enables auto dialing an unchecked box omits the site from auto dial sessions When all the information is entered and correct click OK You will be returned to the main screen and the new site will be added to the site list To exit without saving the information and without adding the site to the list click Cancel Editing the Site List The site list can be edited at any time using the Modify and Delete buttons found to the right of the site list on the main screen To edit or delete a site from the list 1 Click the site ID on the site list to highlight it 2 To edit the site click the Modify button The Modify Site screen will appear This screen contains the same fields as the Add New Site screen and shows the current settings for the selected site 3 Change any of the settings by clicking in the desired text box and editing the informa
49. sibility Dirty window 8 KAWL VisA_Dirtywindowwarning warning pending false visibility Dirty window 08 KAWI PwxA_TxMCarderror error pending true Present weather Transmit modulator card Error 08 KAWI PwxA_TXMCarderror error pending false Present weather Transmit Modulator Card Error 08 KAWI DCPA_Lightningcommerror error pending true Lightning Sensor Communications Error 08 KAWI DCPA_Lightningcommerror error pending false Lightning sensor Communications Error 08 KAWI CHIA_Configerror error pending true Ceilometer configuration Error 08 KAWI CHIA_Configerror error pending false ceilometer Configuration Error 08 KAWI PwxA_SPLCardwarning warning pending true Present weather signal Processor 1 card Error 8 KAWI PwxA_SPLCardwarning warning pending false Present weather Signal Processor 1 card Error 8 KAWI DCPA_ZRCommwarning warning pending true DCP Freezing Rain sensor Communications Error 8 KAWI DCPA_ZRCommwar ning warning pending false DCP Freezing Rain Sensor Communications Error 8 KAWI PWXA_TxMCar dwarning warning pending true Present weather Transmit Modulator Card Error 8 KAWI PwxA_TxMCar dwarning warning pending false Present weather Transmit Modulator Card Error 08 KAWI CHIA_Configwarning warning pending true Ceilometer confi guration Error 08 KAWI CHIA_Confi gwarning warning pending false ceilometer configuration Error Figure 11 ERRLOG Page 28
50. t the file Again go to the main screen s File menu and select View gt Other Files Navigate to the site s directory and locate the file previous cfg Open the file Print the file and compare it to current cfg The final two Retrieved Information fields show retrieval errors for the PRINTER and ERRLOG files These two files contain error and sensor data from the previous two days The first column shows any errors in retrieving the files for the first day Ystrdy and the second column shows any errors in retrieving the files for the second day Today Usage Tips If an error occurred retrieving the PRINTER file P will be shown If an error occurred retrieving the ERRLOG file E will be shown If an error occurred retrieving both the PRINTER and ERRLOG files P E will be shown If no errors occurred the columns will be blank Examine the Call Summary Report following every auto dial session If any sites could not be reached dial them manually using the Manual Operation menu commands A quick glance at the Call Summary Report will tell you which sites reported errors so you will likely only need to view the ERRLOGs for those sites If a Status Report retrieval error is reported you can dial the site manually to retrieve the information If a Configuration Report retrieval error is reported you may want to dial the site manually to check that the configuration file has not changed unexpectedly If the configuration
51. the sensor Vis or Chi with which there is a communication problem VIS If visibility sensor errors have been reported any of the following messages may be shown Not Reporting Config Error 3 Hd Op 8364 E only Dirty Windows Data Misg NVRam ModeODir ModeOInd ModelDir ModelInd EO El DO DI CrossChk E0 Heater E1 Heater DO Heater DI Heater Aux Heater CtlrPwrSup Page 23 M595141 001 REV A CHI If ceilometer errors have been reported any of the following error messages may be shown Mode Error LOW TX PWR UNBAL DETECTO OFFSET IN DETECTOR REF VOLT ERR ZERO PT FAIL HI CURR IN S BRD HI CURR IN M BRD HI CURR IN H BRD VOLT FAIL 24V VOLT FAIL 5V VOLT FAIL 15V VOLT FAIL 15V VOLT FAIL 230 VOLT FAIL 10V VOLT FAIL 10V ADC FAIL IN H BRD RX HI VOLT FAIL TEMP FAIL OVERHEAT OUT PWR FAIL LASER CIR CHRGE FAIL IPEAK CIRC ERROR LASER HV REG FAIL IPEAK CURR ERROR LASER HV REG FAIL LASER HV CIRC FAIL RECVR FAIL DET FAIL ADDR FAUL S BRD ADDR FAULT H BRD LPF MISSING SYNC MISSING LASER TRIGGER FAIL MASTR SLAV COM FAIL RESET NotReporting ADAS If an ADAS error has occurred any of the following error messages may be shown DiscMode this means no SNRM was received from ADAS since a CDP restart the poll code may be incorrect or there may be an ADAS communication problem check hours of no ADAS comm entry NoALDARS this means no lightning data has been received from ADAS
52. tion as necessary When the information is correct click OK to return to the main screen The new information will be shown in the site s entry on the site list 4 To delete a site click Delete An alert screen will be displayed asking you to confirm that you want to delete the site from the list If you do click Yes to delete the site To return to the main screen without deleting the site click No Sorting the Site List By default the site list is sorted based on the Site ID in ascending alphabetical order A B C etc The sorting method can be changed at any time by clicking any of the column headings on the site list ID Name State or Phone Number Clicking a heading will cause the entries to be sorted by that field in ascending order Clicking the same heading a second time will sort the Page 13 M595141 001 REV A entries in descending order Z Y X etc The order in which the sites are sorted is also used as the dialing order in auto dial mode Copying the Site Listto Another Computer If several locations will be using the same or very similar site lists the site information does not need to be manually entered at each location It can be entered once at a single location and the master site file can then be copied to other RMM computers and edited as necessary To do this 1 Using Windows Explorer or a similar file handling utility locate the file RMMSITES CFG in the main directory specified dur
53. using these functions to do that requires password access to the Restricted functions via the Log On button Get Current Report mE Get Current Report displays the most recent one minute data message in the text buffer This message follows the same format as the PRINTER file Refer to the description of the PRINTER file page 29 for the meaning of each of the fields shown in the message Page 32 M595141 001 Get Status Report Bet Status Report Get Config Get Config Log On Log n REV A Get Status Report displays the most recent Status Report in the text buffer The Status Report shows the current status of the site and combines elements of the Error Summary Report and the ERRLOG file Refer to those two sections pages 21 through 29 for a description of each of the status fields shown Clicking Get Config will display the current configuration of the AWOS in the text buffer The displayed information includes Station Name Airport ID AWOS type Site configuration Field elevation feet above MSL BP sensor elevation s feet above MSL Magnetic deviation Runway number s where DCP s installed BP sensor offsets inHg x 1000 HDLC hex address ADAS link CDP software version number The Log On button calls up a user logon screen for accessing the Restricted Functions Enter your password in the Password box and click OK to activate the Restricted Functions Note If a password

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