Orban OPTIMOD-FM 8500S Operating Manual page 252

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OPERATION
Each version of 8500S PC Remote has its own top-level folder, normally under
\Program Files\Orban. (The default folder is \Program Files\Orban\Optimod 8500S.)
When you install a new version of 8500S PC Remote, the default behavior is to over-
write the old version, which is usually the desired behavior. To prevent the installer
from overwriting the old version, you must specify a different installation folder
when you install the new version (for example, \Program Files\Orban\Optimod
8500Sv2).
Each version of 8500S PC Remote will display all 8500S Aliases, even those pointing
to 8500S with incompatible version numbers. If you attempt to connect to an older
version of 8500S from a newer version of 8500S PC Remote, 8500S PC Remote will
offer to upgrade the software in the target 8500S so that it corresponds to the ver-
sion of 8500S PC Remote that is active. If you attempt to connect to newer version
of 8500S from an older version of 8500S PC Remote, it will refuse to connect and will
emit an error message regarding incompatible versions.
If you decide to install the new software to a different location on your PC, new Ali-
ases created using the new software will not be located in the same place as the old
Aliases.
To Move Alias Folders:
Even though each version of 8500S PC Remote can see all aliases, you may wish to
move the corresponding folders so they are under the folder corresponding to the
highest version of 8500S PC Remote that is currently installed on your computer (al-
though this is not required). If your Alias folders reside in different locations, you
can move all the Alias folders to the same location by using the PC Remote software.
Do not use an external file manager to do this. The old Alias folders need to be re-
created under the Optimod 8500S PC Remote software you wish to use (so that the
registry entries can be correctly updated). You can do this two different ways.
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Rename the Alias (preferred): Start the Optimod 8500S PC Remote executable
you wish to use and rename your old Aliases with a slightly different name. A
new Alias folder with the new name will be created in the same location as the
Optimod 8500S PC Remote executable.
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Delete and Recreate the Alias: Start the Optimod 8500S PC Remote executa-
ble you wish to use. Delete the old 8500S Aliases and create new ones to replace
them. New Alias folders will be created in the same location as the Optimod
8500S PC Remote executable.
Important: The deletion process will automatically erase its associated
folder, including the Backup directory. If you have anything in the
Backup directory that you wish to keep, you should therefore move that
directory elsewhere (or transfer the desired files to another, active
backup directory).
The erasure process will usually move the Backup directory to your com-
puter's Recycle Bin, so you can recover a Backup directory that you have
accidentally deleted in this way.
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