Preparations For Installation - Omron NS-CXDC1-V3 - 12-2009 User Manual

Preparations for Installation

2-1 Preparations for Installation
System Requirements
Item
Operating system (OS)
(See note 1.)
Japanese or English system
Computer
Memory
Hard disk
Display
Disk drive
Communications ports
Other
Using CX-Designer with
Windows Vista or 7
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Check to be sure that the following system requirements have been met
before installing the CX-Designer.
The system requirements for the CX-Designer are given in the following table.
Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows
2000 (Service Pack 4 XP
or higher)
IBM PC/AT or compatible with a Pentium II
333 MHz or faster processor
(Pentium III 1 GHz or faster recommended.)
A minimum of 256 MB of memory is
required, and a minimum of 1 GB is recom-
mended.
Approx. 700 MB or more available space is required to install.
SVGA (800 × 600) or better high-resolution display with 256 colors min.
CD-ROM drive
1 port minimum, either RS-232C or USB (See note 2.)
Internet access is required for online user registration, including a modem or other hard-
ware connection method.
(1) CX-Designer Operating System Precaution
The CX-Designer will not run on Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT, Me, or
any other OS not listed above. If such an OS is being used on the client
computer, the OS must be upgraded before installing the CX-Designer.
System requirements and hard disk space may vary with the system en-
vironment.
(2) An RS-232C or USB port is required to connect to the NS-series PT.
(3) The following restrictions apply when using CX-Designer version 2.1 or
higher with Microsoft Windows Vista or 7.
Some help files cannot be referenced.
Help files can be referenced if the help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Win-
dows Vista or 7 (distributed by Microsoft Corporation) is imported. For de-
tails, either refer to the Microsoft home page below or contact Microsoft
Corporation. (When connected online, the download page is displayed
automatically by opening the help file.)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917607/en
The following restrictions apply when using CX-Designer with Windows Vista
or 7.
Item
Fonts
Memory Card Transfer
Support Software
Requirement
Microsoft Windows Vista or 7 (except for 64-
bit edition) (See note 3.)
IBM AT-compatible personal computer with
the processor recommended by Microsoft.
A minimum of 1 GHz is recommended.
A minimum of 1 GB of memory is required,
and a minimum of 1.5 GB is recommended.
Contents
When project data created outside of Windows Vista or 7
is saved in Windows Vista or 7, characters using fonts
that are different in Windows Vista or 7 will be changed.
Similarly, characters in project data using fonts added or
changed in Windows Vista or 7 will be changed when
saved outside of Windows Vista or 7.
Two-bytes characters used in file names and folder
names on the Memory Card will not be displayed nor-
mally.
Section 2-1