CSM 3 in 1 SIMULATOR v10 1998

SUPPLIMENTARY NOTES
This file covers known problems not covered by the manual.

SIMULATOR SOFTWARE FAILS TO FIND THE INTERFACE / TRANSMITTER

The following causes have been identified:

a) With some Futaba transmitters the buddy box connector is very recessed and, as a 
consequence, the signal connections are intermittant. This can be cured by removing about 
0.5 to 1 mm of the insulation around the DIN plug on the interface cable.

b) The simulator requires the transmitter to be in PPM (FM) mode Many transmitters with 
switchable PCM/PPM modulation (such as the Futaba FF7 / Super 7) only change mode 
when the transmitter is powered down. Remember when changing mode to briefly power 
down and back up again to get the change to take effect.

c) If you have a printer connected through the interface, make sure this is turned on as we 
have found that some printers when turned off pull the signal lines on the printer port down 
and prevent correct operation of the interface

d) Some computer manufacturers use non-standard addresses for the printer port. The 
software searches the standard addresses These are:
	     378h
	     278h
	     3BCh

e) If your computer has a printer port that is configurable in the BIOS setup you should set 
it as an ECP port. Configurable ports in other modes (e.g. SPP) sometimes fail to interact 
correctly with the sim. interface


Checking the port address under DOS.
You can check the address and the general health of the printer port on your PC by using 
Microsoft Diagnostics. To do this just type:
      MSD  (enter)
at the DOS prompt. This will initiate the Microsoft Diagnostics program. When this has 
finished analysing your system, press 'L' and the information on your printer parallel port(s) 
will be displayed. 

Checking the mode and address of your printer (parallel) port (LPT1). under Windows 95

1.) At the start up screen double click on the 'My Computer' Icon
2.) In the window that now opens up double click on the 'Control Panel' icon
3.) In the window that now opens double click on the 'System' icon
4.) Now single click on the 'Device Manager' heading
5.) In the list that now drops down double click on  'Ports(COM & LPT)'
6.) This will now open out the list to show COM and LPT ports seperately. 
      Double click on 'ECP Printer Port (LPT1)'
7.) Single click on 'General' and this will confirm the mode my saying 'ECP Printer Port 
(LPT1)'
8.) Single click on the 'Resources' heading.
9.) Now read the 'Input/Output range' it should read as '0378 - 037B' (the simulator is also 
capable of working with a range of  0278 - 027A which is the normal range for LPT2)

Now close all the windows using 'Cancel' or the X in the top right corner until you are 
again at the opening screen.

If the mode or address are incorrect you will need to adjust the settings in the BIOS of the 
PC.
This will vary from machine to machine but the following sequence is for an 'AWARD' 
BIOS machine.

1) Shut down Windows 95.
2) At the 'You may now turn off your PC' screen press 'Ctrl', 'Alt' and 'Delete' keys together.
3) As soon as the machine starts to boot, press the 'Delete' key. This will take you to the 
BIOS setup screen
4) Select the 'Chipset Features Setup' option.
5) This screen will have 'Onboard Parallel port Mode' and  'Onboard Parallel port Address' 
as adjustable values. Set them to ECP and 378 respectively.
6) Hit 'Esc' key to return to main BIOS screen.
7) Select 'Save and Exit'
8) At the 'Do you want to save changes' prompt press 'Y'.
9) Your machine will restart and Win95 will spend some time resetting drivers etc. to take 
account of the changes.
10) Try the 'TXTEST.EXE' program in the simulator directory. Hopefully, the display will 
be a steady bar graph that responds smoothly to the stick movements on your transmitter.


If you find that the port address does not appear in the list above please contact CSM 
(email: CSM_Ltd@COMPUSERVE.COM) giving the details of your machine and the port 
address.

In order to help you check out problems with the interface or transmitter  an additional 
program called 'TXTEST.EXE' has been included with the simulator which displays the 
signal coming from the transmitter channel by channel as a bar graph. To run this simply 
type:

    CD CSM10     (enter)    {this gets you into the CSM directory}

    TXTEST       (enter)     {this runs the 'TXTEST.EXE' program}

You will be prompted to connect the interface and transmitter and to
press any key when you have. The display presented shows the number of channels being 
received by the interface, and the pulse width (in milliseconds)for each channel togeter with 
a bar graph display.
With this display it is easy to see what the channels on your transmitter are doing as you 
move the sticks and operate the switches.

PROBLEMS WITH PRINTING THROUGH THE INTERFACE

Due to the variability of printer demands and printer port capabilities it is not possible to 
guarantee that printers will operate correctly when  through-connected to the simulator 
interface. In production, interfaces are tested for through connection using HP DeskJet 
870CXi printers, HP comunications test utility & PCs with Intel VX chipset mothercard.  

If you experience problems printing through the interface the best solution is the addition 
of a second parallel port to your PC.  The interface can be connected to either LPT1 or 
LPT2 - it will be auto detected by the simulator software in either location.

IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS STARTING THE SIMULATOR FROM THE WIN 95 
SHORTCUTS
If you are unable to start the simulator from the Shortcuts configured as described in the 
installation procedure, you should re-configure the shortcuts as follows:-

	Right mouse button click on the Shortcut icon.
	With the left mouse button pick 'Properties' from the resulting list.
	Click on 'Program' heading.
	Click on 'Advanced'.
	Tick the 'MS-DOS mode' option box.
	Mark the 'Specify a new MS-DOS configuration' option.
	Click on the 'Configuration' button.
	You will be warned about changes to AUTOEXEC and CONFIG files. Accept by 
clicking on 		the 'YES' button.
	In the resulting window make sure that the Expanded memory (EMS) option is 
ticked.
	If available, make sure the 'Mouse' option is ticked.
	(The other options are not critical)
	Click the 'OK' buttons (three of them) to accept the new shortcut configuration.

If problems of launching the simulator from the shortcuts continues even when the shortcut 
is configured as described here you should launch the simulator by restarting your machine 
in MS-DOS mode and launch the simulators as follows:-

at the C:\windows> prompt type:-

CD\		(enter)
HELI		(enter)

to start the helicopter simulator or

CD\		(enter)
AERO		(enter)

to start the aeroplane simulator.

Depending on your system, mouse support may be absent when running in MS-DOS mode. 


ADDITIONAL INFO ON AIRFIELD & HELICOPTER GRAPHICS FILES IS 
INCLUDED IN A TEXT FILE 
CALLED 'FILEINFO.TXT'


