Excalibur Se Windows; Excalibur Se Setup; Dialog Boxes; Initial Startup Note - American Dynamics Excalibur SE Installation & Setup Instructions Manual

EXCALIBUR SE WINDOWS

It is assumed that the user is familiar with Windows operating
procedures, and has experience in using Windows applications.
This manual does not explain "standard" Windows functions,
operating procedures, and dialog boxes, unless they differ from
Windows standards. Refer to the PC's Windows Operating
Manual/Procedures for instructions on any standard Windows
procedures, such as opening and closing programs from the
Excalibur SE Program Group.
Each Excalibur SE program is executed by opening its icon
from the Windows Excalibur SE Program Group, as for any
Windows application operation.
When an Excalibur SE program is opened, a new program
window is created. Each Excalibur SE program window
contains the standard window control box and
maximize/minimize buttons in the top line, and a menu bar
with several functions and pull-down menus. Some Excalibur
SE program windows also have a button bar, at the bottom,
containing unique action buttons.
The mouse and keyboard are the primary input devices for all
Excalibur SE programs. The left mouse button is used in
conjunction with the mouse pointer for selecting menu items,
selecting dialog box options, drawing objects, moving objects,
etc. The right mouse button is used to cancel actions or escape
from a function. If a touch-screen is installed, it may be used
in place of the mouse to select menu or dialog box items.
The keyboard can be used in place of the mouse for certain
actions. The keyboard "Enter" key is equivalent to the left
mouse button. The "Escape" key is equivalent to the right
mouse button.
The keyboard is used in dialog boxes to enter alphanumeric
data such as operator names, passwords, etc. The standard
Windows keyboard functions may also be used for most
Excalibur SE Window operations, such as the Alt key
combinations (Alt-TAB to switch between windows, Alt-F4 to
close/exit a window, etc.).

Dialog boxes

The Excalibur SE programs use dialog boxes for many
functions, with various check boxes and type-in fields within
each dialog box. Several of these are standard windows dialog
boxes, such as File Open, Save, and Print. Refer to the
Windows manual for explanation of these boxes.
The dialog boxes that are unique to Excalibur SE are explained
fully in this manual. Samples of these unique dialog boxes are
illustrated in each section of this manual.

EXCALIBUR SE SETUP

There are three setup programs for Excalibur SE:
System Setup:
CAD Program:
Icons Setup:
The Excalibur SE System Setup program defines the system
information needed by all Excalibur SE functions. This
includes defining directories for data and program files,
switcher port setup, operators and passwords, and map
sequences. This program must be run first to identify the
data directory for all other programs.
The Excalibur CAD program is a drawing program used to
create the background maps and place the icons used by
Excalibur SE. The maps must be drawn and icons placed by
the Excalibur CAD program before the Excalibur SE Icons
Setup program is run.
The Excalibur SE Icons Setup program is the setup for the
icons that reference switcher actions. This program allows the
attributes for each icon to be defined, such as a specific camera
icon calling a specified surveillance camera.

INITIAL STARTUP NOTE:

For initial setup of a new installation, certain setup
functions must be run before others, as follows:
1. Run System Setup first to set the data directory, and to
define at least one "Master" operator with System Setup
privileges.
2. Run the CAD program next to create the surveillance
area maps and to place all icons on the maps.
3. Run System Setup next to set the order of the maps and
to set up the switching system Com port.
4. Run the Icons Setup program last to set the icon
responses.
Following these initial system setup steps, additional setup
procedures can be performed in any order.
NOTE: Excalibur SE will not operate until at least one map
has been drawn, at least one icon placed on that map, the
map has been entered into the map sequence, and the data
for that icon defined using the icon setup program. Failure
to define at least one map and one icon will result in the
Excalibur SE program exiting with an error message.
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