========== README.TXT ========== Release Notes for the Timex Data Link Software v2.1d (C)Copyright 1994-1997 Timex Corporation and Microsoft(R) Corporation This document contains release notes for the Timex Data Link Software version 2.1d. Information in this document is more current than that in the manuals or on-line Help. ======== Contents ======== Part Description ---- ----------- 1 Network Installation 2 VBX and DLL Files 3 Files Installed by Timex Data Link Setup 4 Time/Date Formats for Countries Other than the US 5 Transmitted Time Of Day 6 Video Driver Errors 7 Importing CSV Files from Microsoft Excel 8 Connecting to Microsoft Schedule+ 1.0 9 Schedule+ 7.0 users running Windows NT 10 Running Windows NT in Safe Mode 11 Using 'CRT Mode 4 - Windows Framed' transmission 12 Timex Laptop Adapter FCC Labeling 13 Canadian Equipment Identification Requirements ============================= Part 1: Network Installation ============================= The Timex Data Link Setup files may be placed on a network server, allowing network users to install the software from the network. Setup executed off the server will install Timex Data Link software locally on the user's workstation, as if the user had installed the software using the Setup disk. ** Note to Novell Netware Users ** Novell Netware has a bug which can cause your PC to reboot if you transmit using the 'CRT Mode 1 - Windows Unframed' transmit option, and later in your Windows session you receive a network broadcast message. Such messages may be used to notify you that a file has printed on a networked printer. The Timex Data Link Software will automatically set the default transmit option for Novell NetWare users to 'CRT Mode 2 - DOS Unframed'. The problem will not occur with this transmit type. Please contact Novell for updated Netware drivers. This problem will not occur running Windows95. ========================== Part 2: VBX and DLL Files ========================== The software uses library routines in .VBX and .DLL files, some of which may also be used by other programs you have. Timex Data Link uses the latest versions of these files which should be backward-compatible with any older versions you may already have. These files belong in your Windows System directory and Setup will move any existing versions of these files from your Windows directory to your Windows System directory, if necessary. Old files will be updated and newer files will be left alone. If you are running any programs which use the same library files as Timex Data Link, you must close those programs before running Setup. If you have had these programs running prior to running Setup, you should restart Windows after Setup is done, since these libraries may be left in memory. In general, this is not a problem for most installations. Part 3 contains a list of all of the files, including VBX and DLL files, installed by Timex Data Link Setup. ================================================= Part 3: Files Installed by Timex Data Link Setup ================================================= File Name Size Date Time Destination ------------ ------ -------- ------ ------------- BACKUP BAT 348 09-19-97 2:10a Working RESTORE BAT 403 09-19-97 2:10a Working EXTRA DAT 694 09-19-97 2:10a Working TIMEXDL DAT 926 09-19-97 2:10a Working TIMEZONE DAT 8,921 09-19-97 2:10a Working TDLRC21 DLL 28,128 09-19-97 2:10a Working NOTE EXE 24,688 09-20-97 11:05a Working TDLSPREG EXE 11,776 01-28-97 2:10a Working TIMEXDL EXE 755,605 09-06-97 2:10a Working WATCHAPP HLP 20,682 08-10-96 2:00p Working TIMEXDL HLP 68,464 09-19-97 2:10a Working LICENSE TXT 12,460 09-19-97 2:10a Working TDLANN DAT 145 09-19-97 2:10a Working\DAT TDLAPPT DAT 161 09-19-97 2:10a Working\DAT TDLPHONE DAT 141 09-19-97 2:10a Working\DAT TDLTODO DAT 137 09-19-97 2:10a Working\DAT DEFAULT SPC 50 09-19-97 2:10a Working\SND DEFHIGH SPC 47 09-19-97 2:10a Working\SND DEFLOW SPC 49 09-19-97 2:10a Working\SND DOESIT SPC 64 09-19-97 2:10a Working\SND GROOVES SPC 68 09-19-97 2:10a Working\SND LIVING SPC 67 09-19-97 2:10a Working\SND MAINLINE SPC 58 09-19-97 2:10a Working\SND PAISLEY SPC 65 09-19-97 2:10a Working\SND SPICY SPC 66 09-19-97 2:10a Working\SND WILD SPC 68 09-19-97 2:10a Working\SND CHRONO12 ZAP 3,496 09-19-97 2:10a Working\APP MELODY17 ZAP 3,135 09-19-97 2:10a Working\APP NOTE13 ZAP 3,252 09-19-97 2:10a Working\APP QUICK13 ZAP 4,116 09-19-97 2:10a Working\APP TIMER13 ZAP 3,811 09-19-97 2:10a Working\APP WKSISO11 ZAP 3,720 09-19-97 2:10a Working\APP WKSUSA11 ZAP 3,684 09-19-97 2:10a Working\APP DATALINK INI 0 09-19-97 2:10a Windows TIMEXDL INI 0 09-19-97 2:10a Windows TDL150 HLP 52,926 09-19-97 2:10a Windows\Help TDL70 HLP 195,689 09-19-97 2:10a Windows\Help DATAZAP DLL 101,312 08-19-97 12:18p Windows\System DATZAP32 DLL 141,824 08-21-97 11:41a Windows\System MHRUN400 DLL 96,384 09-26-95 11:43p Windows\System MSAFINX DLL 31,744 04-27-93 11:00p Windows\System PROTLL16 DLL 15,456 09-18-96 1:46p Windows\System PROTLL32 DLL 52,224 03-13-97 4:05p Windows\System SPLUS DLL 84,496 04-26-94 9:46a Windows\System TDLCOM16 DLL 254,544 08-25-97 3:04p Windows\System TDLIR16 DLL 25,344 03-10-97 2:39p Windows\System TDLIR32 DLL 68,096 03-10-97 2:39p Windows\System VBRUN300 DLL 394,416 05-12-93 12:00a Windows\System TDLUTIL DLL 11,440 08-25-97 2:55p Windows\System DATCRT EXE 42,384 12-10-96 2:48p Windows\System DATCRT PIF 995 06-24-96 11:36a Windows\System FPGRID10 VBX 409,200 05-12-95 10:06a Windows\System MH3B200 VBX 23,456 06-28-94 11:33a Windows\System MHGCAL VBX 59,600 09-25-95 1:02p Windows\System SPIN VBX 22,528 10-20-92 11:00p Windows\System THREED VBX 64,432 10-28-94 12:00p Windows\System ========================================================== Part 4: Time/Date Formats for Countries Other than the US ========================================================== The Timex Data Link software supports MDY, DMY, and YMD date formats, as specified in the International section of Windows 3.1 or Windows NT Control Panel and the Regional settings section of the Windows 95 Control Panel. The default time/date formats are those for the United States. If you wish to use different formats, you must do the following: - Close the Timex Data Link application (if active) - Open Windows Control Panel. - Open International (Regional for Windows 95). - Make the changes to a different short date format - Choose OK and close the International or Regional dialog - Restart the Timex Data Link application To ensure correct operation of Timex Data Link software with the modified date format, the user MUST close and restart the Data Link program. The user must also select OK and close the International or Regional settings dialog to ensure that the changed date format is saved in WIN.INI file before Timex Data Link software is restarted. The Timex Data Link software does not support date formats with a semicolon as the separator character, as is used in Finland. To correct this problem in Windows 3.1/Windows NT 3.51: - Open Windows Control Panel. - Open International. - Choose Change... in the Date Format box. - In the Separator text box, enter a new separator character. - Choose OK. In Windows 95/NT 4.0: - Open Windows Control Panel. - Open Regional settings. - Choose Date - In the Separator text box, enter a new separator character. - Choose OK. Windows 3.1 produces the wrong date format for Austria. To correct the date format: - Open Windows Control Panel. - Open International. - For the Country, select Austria, if it isn't selected already - Choose Change... in the Date Format box. - Choose OK. ================================ Part 5: Transmitted Time Of Day ================================ The time of day transmitted to the watch is typically within 5 seconds of the PC's clock. If the error between the watch and PC clock is *consistently* greater than 5 seconds, you may wish to increase or decrease the following setting in your timexdl.dat file: TimeAdjustment001=x where x may be set to any positive integer between 0 and 30, and the default value is 6. Note: The Timex Data Link Program will need to be restarted for the TimeAdjustment001 setting to take affect. PLEASE NOTE: If you use Schedule+ to set the watch time, the current PC time is read just before the "COMM READY" screen appears. That determines what time will be sent to the watch. If you delay before pressing the "OK" button, the time sent to the watch will be off by the amount of the delay. Example: If you delay 1 minute before pressing OK, the watch time will be off by 1 minute. To avoid this situation you may do one of the following: Option 1 - When the "COMM READY" screen appears, press the "OK" button right away. Option 2 - Use the Timex Data link software to set the watch time. Do not use Schedule+ to set the watch time (uncheck "Current time and time zone information" in the Schedule+ Watch Wizard). Remember, once the watch time is set, it is accurate to +/- 15 seconds a month. It is not necessary to set the time on every download! Set the time only when you are changing time zones. ============================ Part 6: Video Driver Errors ============================ After returning from calibration or sending data, text on the Windows desktop is sometimes corrupted. To correct this problem, contact the maker of your video driver to obtain the latest version of the driver you are using, or change your video driver to standard VGA. See your Windows manual for information on changing video drivers. For a work around, refer to "Advanced Options" in the Software Help appendices. ================================================= Part 7: Importing CSV Files from Microsoft Excel ================================================= The Timex Data Link software can import data from CSV (comma separated value) files. These are files which have data separated by commas. Microsoft Excel can produce a CSV file but does not necessarily use commas as the separator; it will use the List Separator character found in the International section of Windows 3.1 Control Panel or the Regional settings section of your Windows 95 Control Panel. For the United States and some other countries, the List Separator defaults to a comma, but for other countries it does not. If your country is set to something other than the United States, and you plan on importing data from Microsoft Excel, you should make sure the List Separator is a comma, by doing the following: In Windows 3.1/Windows NT 3.51: - Open Control Panel. - Open International. - For the List Separator, enter a comma, if it isn't already. - Choose OK. In Windows 95/Windows NT 4.0: - Open Control Panel. - Open Regional settings. - Choose Number - For the List Separator, enter a comma, if it isn't already. - Choose OK. ============================================== Part 8: Connecting to Microsoft Schedule+ 1.0 ============================================== If Microsoft Schedule+ 1.0 is installed on your PC and you want to get your appointments and/or Task information from it, you should check any items that apply in the Options menu on the main screen of the software. If you choose to get data from Schedule+, you should start Schedule+ before running the Timex Data Link software. If you don't, the Timex Data Link software will start Schedule+ for you. If you have installed Schedule+ without Microsoft Mail, you will get dialog boxes that ask you if you wish to work offline every time you run Schedule+. You can avoid them by doing the following: - From the Options menu in Schedule+, choose General Options... - Check Startup Offline. - Choose OK. This will allow Schedule+ to run offline (without Microsoft Mail) automatically. If you have never run Schedule+ before, you will be told that your message file does not exist. This is normal. When you are asked to open one, choose New. If Schedule+ is not installed on your PC, you may use the Options menu to select automatic extraction once Schedule+ is installed. It is not necessary to rerun Timex Data Link Setup after installing Schedule+. =============================================== Part 9: Schedule+ 7.0 users running Windows NT =============================================== Schedule+ 7.0 will not activate the Timex Watch Wizard when running on Windows NT. Schedule+ 7.0a will, however, activate the Timex Watch Wizard but only _after_ the Timex Data Software has been installed and executed at least once. Schedule+ 7.0a will use whatever options are set for Watch Type and Output Type in the Timex Data Link Software. To change one of these options, close down Schedule+7.0a, make the changes in the Timex Data Link Software and reopen Schedule+7.0a. ========================================= Part 10: Running Windows NT in Safe Mode ========================================= Timex Data Link communications _may_ not be reliable when running Windows NT in Safe Mode. To transmit reliably under Windows NT, your machine should be booted up in regular mode. ========================================================== Part 11: Using 'CRT Mode 4 - Windows Framed' transmission ========================================================== Transmitting with 'CRT Mode 4 - Windows Framed' transmission type works best when the resolution of the monitor is set to 640x480 or 800x600. The higher the resolution, the less reliable the communications may be. If you are using CRT Mode 4 and are experiencing problems, either reduce the resolution of your monitor or select another transmission type. =========================================== Part 12: Timex Laptop Adapter FCC Labeling =========================================== Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Fules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: - Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that which the receiver is connected. - Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help. ======================================================== Part 13: Canadian Equipment Identification Requirements ======================================================== In English: This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. En Francais: Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. ========================================================= TIMEX is a registered trademark and service mark of Timex Corporation. INDIGLO is a registered trademark of Indiglo Corporation. Microsoft is a registered trademark and Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. NetWare and Novell are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc.Download Driver Pack
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