Nitsuko Idea Users Guide

							Getting Started8uGetting StartedChapter 1 uIssue 1-0Installing Small IDEA
Before you begin the installation procedure, make sure the IDEA Host
Computer has enough free disk space.  For the disk space requirements,
see Required Setup for Using Small Ideaon page 4.
The installation procedure gives you the option of not installing the
HELP files.  Just follow the instructions on the screen.To INSTALL Small IDEA:
1.Insert the IDEA disk into a floppy drive on the Host Computer.2.
Change to the drive containing the IDEA disk.
3.
Use the following command to begin the installation:INSTALL size [source] [destination]
For example:  To installSmall IDEA from the ÒAÓ drive to
c:\idea, type the following:  
INSTALL
small 
a: c:\idea
Then press 
ENTER.
The INSTALL program will automatically create the destina-
tion directory if it does not exist.
4.
Follow the instructions on the screen and wait for the DOS prompt to
return.  Remove the disk from the drive and store it in a safe place. 
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Issue 1-0uChapter 1Getting Started u9Starting Up Small IDEA
To start up Small IDEA:
1.Install Small IDEA on the Host Computer (see page 8).2.
Change to the directory that contains the IDEA program.
3.Type 
SM_IDEA
, press 
ENTER.
Wait for the startup screen (shown
below).
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4.
Press any key.  You see the Main Menu (shown below).
For more information on the Main Menu, see About the Main Menu 
andMain MenuTreein this chapter.
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Issue 1-0uChapter 1Getting Started u11About the Main Menu
The items on the Main Menu are briefly described below.  A menu tree is
shown on the next page.  For instructions on using the IDEA menus and
screens, see Moving AroundIDEAlater in this chapter.
n
Setup
lets you set the parameters for the COM ports on the IDEA
Host Computer.  Setupalso lets you save the parameters so you can
load them at a later date.  IDEA shows which setup parameters have
been loaded in the 
Setup Data
field at the bottom right-hand corner of
the Main Menu screen.
The related topics in Chapter 2 are as follows:
Setting Up a COM Port
Saving the Setup Data
Loading the Setup Data
n
MLV
(Memory Load/Verify) gives you access to the following fea-
tures: Backup, Restore, Verify, Archive, De-Archive, Upgrade,and
Modify Password.This guide only describes the Easy Mode MLV,
which includes the features listed above.  The additional features pro-
vided by Advanced Mode MLVare available only in 
BIG_IDEA.
The related topics in Chapter 2 are as follows:
Accessing the MLV Functions
Exiting MLV
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							Getting Started12uGetting StartedChapter 1 uIssue 1-0About the Main Menu (contÕd)
The related topics in Chapter 3 are as follows:
Saving the NVM-Series Database to the IDEA Computer
Verifying the NVM-Series Backup
Restoring theNVM-SeriesDatabase
Archiving the NVM-Series Database to the NVM-Series
Computer
De-Archiving the NVM-Series Database
Upgrading the NVM-Series Software
Using and/or Modifying the Password
nConnect
establishes a serial communications link between the IDEA
Host Computer and the NVM-Series system.  In fact, Connect can be
used to establish a serial communications link between the IDEA Host
Computer and any other RS-232 device.
The related topics in Chapter 2 are as follows:
Establishing a Communications Link 
Hanging Up the Modem
Exiting Terminal Emulation Mode
n
Help
gives you a Help screen for each item on the Main Menu.
The related topic in Chapter 1 is as follows:
Getting Help
n
Quit
lets you exit IDEA.
The related topic in Chapter 1 is as follows: 
Exiting IDEA
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Issue 1-0uChapter 1Getting Started u13AMenu Tree for the Main Menu
The IDEA Main Menu is shown below.  For more information on the
items on the Main Menu, see About the Main Menu in this chapter or see
the chapter reference in the Main Menu title boxes.
Menu Tree for IDEA Main Menu
T
M
S
L
T
M
HH
A
M
D
N
I
G
S
C
MC
S
P
B
S
D
I
E
S
R
V
A
D
U
P
M C
S
P
B
STerminal Port
Modem
Save Setup Data
Load Setup Data
Terminal Port
Modem Port
Hang Up ModemHayes-Type Modem
Automated Modem Control
Manual Modem Control
Default Data File
Named Data File
Internal Default Data
General Description
Setup
Connect
MLVCOM Port
Speed
Parity
Bits Per Char
Stop Bits
Dial-Out Number
Initialization
Exit MLV
Save
Restore
Verify
Archive
De-Archive
Upgrade
Password
Modify Password COM Port
Speed
Parity
Bits Per Character
Stop BitsED
N
Easy ModeDefault Data File
Named Data File
QuitMLVConnectSetup MAIN MenuHelp
SMCHQ
(Chapter 2)
(Chapter 3)
(Chapter 1)
(Chapter 1)
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							Getting Started14uGetting StartedChapter 1 uIssue 1-0Moving Around IDEA
The chart below shows you how to move around the IDEA screens,
which include menus, list boxes, and dialog boxes.  If a menu item has an
arrow next to it, this means the item has a sub-menu. To:Do this:Highlight a menu item
Select a menu item
Exit any menu
except Main Menu
Exit Main Menu
Select an item in a list box
Use the arrow keys.
OR
Press the highlighted letter in the
itemÕs name
Highlight item (see above),
press 
ENTER
OR
Press 
ALT
+ highlighted letter in
itemÕs name
Press 
ESC
OR
Press 
LEFT ARROW
key to exit
the screen and go to the previous
item in the previous menu.  Press
RIGHT ARROW
to exit the screen
and go to next menu.
Select Quit
Highlight item using arrow keys,
press 
ENTER
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Issue 1-0uChapter 1Getting Started u15Moving Around IDEA(contÕd)
To:Do this:Exit a list or dialog box
Enter data
Delete a character
Move cursor left/right in data
string
Move cursor to end/beginning of
data string
Toggle insert/overwrite mode for
data entry
Press 
ESC
Type data, press 
ENTER
Press 
DEL
to delete character on cur-
sor or press BACKSPACE
to delete
character before cursor
Press 
LEFT/RIGHT ARROW
Press 
END/HOME
Press
INSERT
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							Getting Started16uGetting StartedChapter 1 uIssue 1-0Getting Help
IDEA provides help screens, but only if you installed them during the
installation procedure.  There is a Help screen for General Description
and another for each of the three items on the Main Menu:  Setup, MLV
and Connect. To get Help:
1.
From the Main Menu:  Select Help.  You see the menu below. 
2.
Select the desired item.
3.
When done, press any key to return to the Main Menu.
General Description
Setup
Connect
MLV
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Issue 1-0uChapter 1Getting Started u17Exiting IDEA
The IDEA exit procedure closes all open COM ports and files and returns
you to DOS on the IDEA Host Computer.
If you use the IDEA exit procedure while in the MLV mode, the
NVM-Series system will be restarted.To exit IDEA:
1.
From the Main Menu:  SelectQuit.
2.
Type Y, press 
ENTER
to exit. 
OR
Type N, press 
ENTER
to go back to the IDEA Main Menu.
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