Orban OPTIMOD 6300 Operating Manual page 213

OPTIMOD 6300 DIGITAL
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you are controlling multiple 6300s, and
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not all of your 6300s are running the same version of 6300 software, and
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you do not want to upgrade at least one controlled 6300 to the latest version of
6300 PC Remote software.
Each version of 6300 PC Remote has its own top-level folder, normally under
\Program Files\Orban. (The default folder is \Program Files\Orban\Optimod 6300.)
When you install a new version of 6300 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
6300v2).
Each version of 6300 PC Remote will display all 6300 Aliases, even those pointing to
6300s with incompatible version numbers. If you attempt to connect to an older ver-
sion of 6300 from a newer version of 6300 PC Remote, 6300 PC Remote will offer to
upgrade the software in the target 6300 so that it corresponds to the version of
6300 PC Remote that is active. If you attempt to connect to newer version of 6300
from an older version of 6300 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 6300 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 6300 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 (like Windows Explorer) to do this. The old Alias
folders need to be re-created under the Optimod 6300 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 6300 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 6300 PC Remote executable.
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Delete and Recreate the Alias: Start the Optimod 6300 PC Remote executable
you wish to use. Delete the old 6300 Aliases and create new ones to replace
them. New Alias folders will be created in the same location as the Optimod
6300 PC Remote executable.
Important: The deletion process will automatically erase its associated
folder, including the Backup directory. If you have anything in the
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