Patton electronic DIALFIRE 2977 - Manual (Page 50)

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Model 2977 DialFire RAS User Manual 5 • Using the Viewer
About Patton View
Patton View is a diagnostic utility—currently available only for the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating sys-
tem—that provides tools to monitor and troubleshoot Patton adapter connections. Patton Viewer includes the
following features:
• Line monitoring that includes information on each line and virtual circuit, and on the various protocol lay-
ers
• Line tracing
• Trace filtering tools that allow you to eliminate unwanted information from the display of information cap-
tured during a trace
• Trace analysis tools that allow you to easily identify individual fields within captured frames
• Graphical user interface and context-sensitive help
To use PattonAssist Viewer, see section “Starting Patton View”.
Starting Patton View
To start PattonAssist Viewer do the following:
1. From the Start menu choose Run .
2. Enter the program name Pattonview .
3. Patton Viewer will start. For detailed information on Patton View tools, choose Help.