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1. M Setup new projects open existing projects and record them to CD ROM M View stored SIM 3 data traces from exported SIM 3 projects INSTALLATION The SIM 3 operating system and native software application are pre loaded on the SIM 3 au dio analyzer s dedicated solid sate non volatile Fast Flash Disk The SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer is supplied on CD ROM for installation on your Windows PC CAUTION The SIM 3 audio analyzer ships with a CD ROM to use for restor ing SIM 3 software in case of a booting problem Do not attempt to copy or install any of the files on this CD ROM to your Windows PC In addition under no circumstances should this CD ROM be used to boot your Windows PC as this may compromise both the PC s operating system and data files Future updates or program enhancements to the SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer will be avail able on CD ROM and on Meyer Sound s Web site www meyersound com System Requirements The following are the minimum system requirements necessary to run the SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer B Windows 98 NT 4 0 2000 XP E Pentium Ill processor B 64 MB RAM B 8 MB video card M Atleast 40 MB free hard drive space USER GUIDE SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer For optimal performance and ease of use Meyer Sound recommends the following additional system specifications E Pentium IV processor or higher B 256 MB RAM B 16 MB video card or higher M CD R or CD RW drive for recording files to2. CD Installing the Software To install the SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer to your PC perform the following steps 1 Insert the SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer CD ROM into an available CD drive attached to your PC Launch Windows Explorer by selecting Programs gt Accessories from the Start menu Select the SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer CD ROM in Windows Explorer Launch the SIMSSetupandDataViewer exe file from the SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer CD ROM The SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer setup windows appears WinZip Self Extractor Install SIM3Setup DataV x To unzip all files in this self extractor file to the Unzip specified folder press the Unzip button Run WinZip Unzip to folder S Browse Close Iv Overwrite files without prompting About Help NOT LICENSED FOR DISTRIBUTION OF ANY KIND 5 Select an installation destination by clicking the Browse button on the right side of the dialog then click Unzip to copy the files to their destination A confirmation dialog appears when copying is complete USER GUIDE SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer SETTING UP PROJECT FILES Just like the SIM 3 audio analyzer software application the SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer application works with project files to keep individual projects separated and organized The SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer is perfect for setting up and naming project files and branches for later use with the SIM 3 audio analyzer NOTE For detailed informatio
3. or D Once you have recalled a data group the data is displayed on the Names tab located just to the right of the Selector tab Names values SESS Console Processor Microphone Sw 1 Cons 1 119 Sw 1 Proc 9 Sw 1 Mic 1 Swi Cons 1 Sw Proc 9 kaa ii aac A N The rows on these tabs give you a quick glimpse of some of the most important information available to you through the Recall Measurement dialog 13 USER GUIDE SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer Deleting a Data Group To delete any data group click Recall Measurement from the Data menu The Recall Mea surement dialog appears Select the data group you wish to delete and click the Delete button A dialog will appear asking you to confirm the deletion Click OK to delete the data group from memory CAUTION Deleting a data group only deletes it from memory in order to delete the data group from the current project you will need to re save the project Exporting the Current Screen To export any SIM 3 screen you re currently viewing to a 3rd party application Microsoft Word or PowerPoint for example use the Print Screen key or press CTRL C on your computer s keyboard to copy the screen contents to the Windows clipboard When you open the desired application you can paste the image directly from the clipboard typically using a Copy command or CTRL V on the keyboard N Meyer r Sound Meyer Sound Laboratories Inc 2832 San Pablo Avenue
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6. USER GUIDE INTEGRATION TOOLS SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer 7 Meyer A Sound SIM3 Setup and Data Viewer Ble Yew Branch Settings Mode Procedure Date Genesio Tabs Heb Mode MINE Project FE Verve NI Band Specbum Line Spectrum Delay Finder Frequency Response Console 000 41000 Names Values Console SS Processor as SWI Mic Sw 1 Mic 1 RT I EXE BE Microphone rn Ad foh Jad Ch 1 amp FP v 0 Generator s FP i 2LineIn2 FP v 3Mic z 2 Branch1 0 Z 1 Sw0 Cons 1 yo 8 Sw 0 Proc 9 yo v 1 SwO Mic 1 x 3 Branch 2 0 2SwO Cons 2 ME 10 Sw 0 Proc 10 bait 2 Sw 0 Mic 2 x 4 Branch 3 0 39w Cons3 yO y 11 Sw0 Proc 11 vio 3 SwO Mic 3 z 5 Branch 4 0 v 4Sw Cons4 yO J129w Proc 12 yO x4 SwO Mic 4 bd 6 Branch5 0 v 59w Cons5 balk 13 Sw 0 Proc 13 bal 5 SwO Mic 5 zi 7 Branch 0 vj8S9w Cons8 z 0 14 Sw 0 Proc 14 yo 8 Sw D Mic 6 Ic 8 Branch v S9wO Cons yo v 15 Sw Proc 15 bd z 7 SwO Mic 7 gl 9 Branch8 0 8 Sw 0 Cons 8 b LU 18 Sw 0 Proc 16 yo y 8 SwO Mic 8 i 10 Branch 9 1 1 Sw Cons 1 z 89w 1 Proc 8 h yi 1 Sw 1 Mic 1 11 Bran
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8. d select Copy from the resulting pop up menu Figure 3 A Setup and Data Viewer User Data File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Qk P Psearch E Folders Er File and Folder Tasks Eg Move the selected items A Copy the selected items Publish the selected items the Web 3 E mail the selected items Edit XK Delete the selected items DropStuff Open With Scan with The Cleaner Other Places t WinZip Sim 3 Setup and Data Scan with McAfee VirusScan Viewer a My Documents Shared Documents Cut 4 My Computer u My Network Places Create Shortcut Delete Rename Send To Details Properties 2 items selected Total File Size 84 0 KB Figure 3 Copy the files in normal Windows fashion CAUTION There are two files for any project each with the same name but with different file extensions BIN and XML Make sure you select and copy both files USER GUIDE SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer 4 Openthe Writable CD folder from the Windows XP task bar right click and select Paste from the resulting pop up menu Depending on how many files you have Windows will begin copying the files to a temporary spot somewhere on your hard drive and then present you with shortcut icons when finished Figure 4 File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q Back 9 a P Search Ey Folders 3 Files Ready to Be Written to the CD CD Writing Tasks gg Write these files to C all fij Delet
9. d data it cannot store any useful data itself since it is not a part of the SIM 3 hardware system and hence does not have access to source signals 11 USER GUIDE SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer Recalling a Data Group To recall any data group choose Data gt Recall Measurement The Recall Measurement dialog appears Branch 9 Branch 9 Branch 9 Branch 9 Delete Free Sw1Mic1 15 38 Free CHEESE Sw1 C Sw1 Pro Sw1Mic1 15 38 ar 9n Free procedure Sw 1 C Sw 1 Pro Sw 1 Mic1 15 39 5 19 2 Free procedure Sw 1 C Sw 1 Pro Sw Mic 1 16 39 5 19 2 Number Close To recall a measurement simply click the Recall button 12 910111213141516 910111213141516 910111213141516 910111213141516 910111213141516 910111213141516 910111213141516 Recall DataGroup into Memory Row MemA C MemB C MemC C MemD USER GUIDE SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer NOTE You can also use the tabbed Selector window located at the lower left side of the SIM 3 interface to launch the Store Measurement or Recall Mea surement dialogs Selector Branch Data Store Recall Live Branch Q l lv Mem All Branch9 v flat y 5 Mem B Branch9 v flat v a fem Branch v anotherBac v Mem p Branch 8 flat bd E NOTE To store a data group simply click the Store button the Store Measurement dialog will appear To recall a measurement click one of the four Mem buttons A B C
10. e temporary file My Project xml My Project bin File and Folder Tasks I Make a new folder 8 Publish this folder to the Web Other Places My Computer E My Documents Shared Documents u My Network Places Details Figure 4 Project files are ready to be burned 5 On the top left side of the Writable CD folder click Write these files to CD The CD Writ ing Wizard will launch 6 Type in a descriptive name in the CD Name text box if desired then click Next Windows XP will begin burning the files to your CD R or CD RW media 10 USER GUIDE SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer Q TIP Once the files have been burned to CD you can click on the drive letter associated with your CD R CD RW drive to display its content and verify that the recording was successful VIEWING DATA The Data menu allows you to save and recall a complete set of data called a data group individually by measurement This means that you can store and recall data specifically for a Band Spectrum Line Spectrum Delay Finder and Frequency Response measurement Data remains in memory as long as the SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer is running From the Data menu the primary data functions are E Restart Measurement Restarts the current measurement E Store Measurement Stores live data in memory E Recall Measurement Recalls data from memory to the screen NOTE The SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer is designed to view previously store
11. n about working with branches refer to Chapter 4 SIM3 Software Starting a New Project To begin a new project perform the following steps 1 Choose File gt New A dialog appears asking you if you want to clear all data branch and hardware names and restore default branches Click YES Confirm e Clear all measurement data branch and hardware names and restore default branches 2 Choose File gt Properties to bring up the Project Properties dialog USER GUIDE SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer BH H H H HB Project Properties mB Project My Project Engineer John Artist The Daisies Venue Memorial Stadium Switchers 2 Fill in the following fields in the Project Properties dialog Project The title of the project Engineer The name of the SIM 3 engineer Artist The name of the artist Venue The name of the venue Switchers The number of switchers you plan to use for this project NOTE The switcher field is for your infomation only It is not used to specify the actual number of switchers in the project Click OK to exit the Project Properties dialog TIP It S a good idea to save your new project immediately after creation To do so follow the steps in the Saving a Project section later in this chapter USER GUIDE SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer Opening a Project To open a new project perform the following steps 1 Choose File gt Open The Open SIM 3 Pr
12. ng application with a solid history of reliability and a user friendly interface Consult www roxio com for more details Presuming you have a CD R or CD RW drive perform the following steps 1 Insert a blank CD into your CD R CD RW drive The CD Drive dialog appears Figure 1 CD Drive E Windows can perform the same action each time you insert a disk or connect a device with this kind of file fj Blank CD What do you want Windows to do Open writable CD folder sing Windows Explore Take no action C Always do the selected action Figure 1 Windows XP automatically detects when a blank CD has been inserted USER GUIDE SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer 2 Make sure that Open Writable CD Folder Using Windows Explorer is highlighted it should be by default and click OK A blank folder will appear Figure 2 Minimize the folder File Edit View Favorites Tools Help i Ok 0 8 J Search Folders Fr j CD Writing Tasks A 9j Write these files to CD File and Folder Tasks Z9 Make a new folder Publish this folder to the Web Other Places My Computer B My Documents Shared Documents u My Network Places Details Figure 2 Windows Explorer will start you out with a clean slate USER GUIDE SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer 3 Open another Windows Explorer window by selecting Programs gt Accessories from the Start menu Locate and select the project files you wish to copy then right click an
13. oject dialog appears Open Sim 3 Project Look in C User Data e eB a Emm My Network Object name My Project xml Places Objects of type SIM 3 Project 7 2 Select a file to open from the list of available files then click the Open button to load the project USER GUIDE SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer Saving a Project To save a project perform the following steps 1 Choose File gt Save to bring up the Save dialog Save in User Data 5 et E3 My Network Object name wy Project xml Places Save as type Setup Files X 2 In the Save dialog select a name for the project and then click the Save button NOTE You can also save a project with a different filename by choosing Save As from the File menu follow the same steps as above to save the project to a new or different file USER GUIDE SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer Recording Project Files to a CD To use project files that you ve set up in the SIM 3 Setup and Data Viewer on the SIM 3 audio analyzer you will first need to burn the files to CD R or CD RW media NOTE For more information on the SIM 3 analyzer s CD RW drive including how to burn CDs refer to Chapter 4 SIM 3 Software Although most CD RW drives sold today are bundled with CD recording software Windows XP and higher have the capability to burn a data CD If you are not using Windows XP Roxio s Easy Media Creator is a CD burni
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