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installation of the system. The next few pages of the manual describe the checkout installation.
You need not use the final mounting hardware to perform this test, however, this is a good time
to review your installation plan for your field site.

2.2 Installing EcoWatch DCP

Choose a computer with these minimum requirements: 386 processor with 4 MB of RAM, at
least one COM port and Windows

3.1. A 3.5” disk drive is needed to load EcoWatch DCP, and

you will need at least 4 MB of available hard disk space. Although these minimum requirements
work, we recommend a 486DX processor with 8 MB of RAM and 2 COM ports. The EcoWatch
DCP software is also fully compatible with the Pentium

processor and Windows 95

and

Windows NT

The system has also been designed and tested with current beta versions of

Windows 98

To install on Windows 3.1:

Insert Disk 1 into your 3.5” drive. From Program Manager, click on File, then
choose Run. In the box labeled Command Line type in “a:\setup.exe” then click on
OK. If the disk is in drive B, change the command to “b:\setup.exe”. Follow the
instructions and prompts on the screen to complete software installation. Once complete,
store your disks in a safe place in the event you need to reload the software at a later
date.

To install on a Windows 95 or NT machine:

Insert Disk 1 into the proper drive, then click on Start at the bottom left of the screen,
then Run from the submenu. In the box type in “a:\setup.exe” then click on OK. If the
disk is in drive B, change the command to “b:\setup.exe”. Follow the instructions and
prompts on the screen to complete software installation. Once complete, store your disks
in a safe place in the event you need to reload the software at a later date.

When you double click on the EcoWatch DCP icon, the main screen will display a window with
menu bar and icons similar to the one shown below. Below is a Windows 95 illustration.
Windows 3.1 will look slightly different, but not be functionally different.

There are limits to what you can do with EcoWatch DCP at this time, so you should now turn
your attention to making hardware connections. If part of your 6200 DAS includes a sonde, your
first use of EcoWatch DCP software will be to communicate with the sonde to set sensors and
report parameters and to calibrate the sonde. This is described below in Section 2