Initial setup, M6-lhs software installation, Com port assignment – VICI M Series User Manual
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Initial Setup
M6-LHS Software Installation
Insert	the	M6-LHS	software	CD	into	the	PC.		If	the	installation	doesn’t	begin	
automatically,	browse	the	CD	and	double	click	on	the	file	called	setup.exe. 
The installer will place an icon for M6-LHS on the Windows desktop.
COM Port Assignment
1. Double click the icon on the desktop to start the M6-LHS software.
2. On main menu, choose Utility > Setup, as in
Figure 4.
3. Select the correct COM port for the pump and
valve. If no valve is being used, select None. 
(
Figure 5)
4. Click Apply, then Close.
Figure 4: Select “Setup”
Initialization
1. On the main menu, choose Utility > Initialize Pump. If initialization is
successful, proceed to the next section, “Setting the Backlash and 
Volume/Revolution	Values”.
2. If the error message in
Figure 6 appears, close the 
window, then check that all 
the connectors are com-
pletely plugged in and make 
sure all the dip switches on 
the controller are in the “up” 
position.		Repeat	Step	1.
3. If initialization is successful,
proceed to the next section, 
“Setting	the	Backlash	and	Volume/Revolution	Values”.
4. If the error message persists, make sure that the COM port assignments
correspond to the ports to which the cables are physically connected. 
Repeat	Step	1.	
Figure 5: Select COM ports for pump and valve
ASSIGN	COM	PORT	
VALUES	FOR	PUMP	
AND	VALVE
Figure 6: Initialization error message
