Multiple Installations Of Optimod 8300 Pc Remote - Orban Optimod-FM 8300 Operating Manual

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using 8300 PC Remote, there will also be a "backup" subfolder located within the
Alias folder.
Archived user preset files are text files and can be opened in a text editor
(like Notepad) if you want to examine their contents.
Alias folders and their associated backup subfolders are registered in your PC's Reg-
istry. This prevents folders from being accidentally deleted or moved. If you move or
delete Alias folders from the PC, the Alias folders recreate themselves in the previ-
ous location and restore their contents by copying it from their associated 8300s
when 8300 PC Remote connects to such an 8300.

Multiple Installations of Optimod 8300 PC Remote

Rarely, you may want to have more than one installation of 8300 PC Remote on your
computer. There are a few extra things to know if you have multiple installations.
If you install a new version of the Optimod 8300 PC Remote software on your PC,
any Alias folders and backup subfolders created in an earlier software version still
remain in their original location on your PC (and in its registry).
The version of 8300 PC Remote must match the version of the software in the 8300
controlled by it. Therefore, you will only need multiple installations of PC Remote
(having separate version numbers) if:

you are controlling multiple 8300s, and

not all of your 8300s are running the same version of 8300 software, and

you do not want to upgrade at least one controlled 8300 to the latest version of
8300 PC Remote software.
Each version of 8300 PC Remote has its own top-level folder, normally under
\Program Files\Orban. (The default folder is \Program Files\Orban\Optimod 8300.)
When you install a new version of 8300 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
8300v2).
Each version of 8300 PC Remote will display all 8300 Aliases, even those pointing to
8300s with incompatible version numbers. If you attempt to connect to an older ver-
sion of 8300 from a newer version of 8300 PC Remote, 8300 PC Remote will offer to
upgrade the software in the target 8300 so that it corresponds to the version of
8300 PC Remote that is active. If you attempt to connect to newer version of 8300
from an older version of 8300 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.
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