				 
                           README.TXT

          Release Notes for the Timex Data Link Software

                          Version 1.0a

 (C) Copyright 1994 Timex Corporation and Microsoft(R) Corporation


This document contains release notes for the Timex Data Link 
Software version 1.0a.  Information in this document is more 
current than that in the manuals or on-line Help.


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Contents
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Part    Description
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 1      Network Installation
 2      VBX and DLL Files
 3      Files Installed by Timex Data Link Setup
 4      Time/Date Formats for Countries Other than the US
 5	Transmitted Time Of Day
 6      Video Driver Errors
 7      Connecting to Microsoft Schedule+ 1.0
 8      Importing CSV Files from Microsoft Excel


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Part 1:  Network Installation
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The Timex Data Link Setup files may be placed on a network 
server, allowing network users to install the software from the 
network.  Here is the procedure, with examples for a Novell(R)
Netware(R) 3.1X installation:

Network Administrator:

1.  Determine the desired destination directory for the Setup 
    files.  You will need 1.5 Mb of space available.  You, as 
    administrator, must have full supervisory rights and your 
    users must have read and execute permissions.

2.  Insert the Setup disk in a drive.

3.  At the MS-DOS prompt, type the drive letter of the drive.

4.  Type netsetup <destination directory>.  For example:

    A:\> netsetup f:\apps\timexdl

5.  All files from the Setup disk will be copied to the 
    destination directory you specified.  The directory will be 
    created if it does not already exist.

6.  Grant read and execute permissions to all required users.


Network User:

1.  Log in to the network.

2.  Start Microsoft Windows(TM).

3.  From Program Manager, select File menu and choose Run.

4.  Type <directory with Setup files>\setup.  For example:

    f:\apps\timexdl\setup

5.  Follow the instructions on your screen.


Setup will install itself locally on the user's workstation, as 
if the user had installed the software using the Setup disk. 

Please note that Setup will not work unless it is executed 
using a drive letter, as above.  For example, entering 
\\server\apps\timexdl\setup will not work.


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Part 2:  VBX and DLL Files
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The software uses library routines in .VBX and .DLL files, some 
of which may also be used by other programs you have.  Timex 
Data Link uses the latest versions of these files which should 
be backward-compatible with any older versions you may already 
have.  These files belong in your Windows System directory and 
Setup will move any existing versions of these files from your 
Windows directory to your Windows System directory, if 
necessary.

Old files will be updated and newer files will be left alone.

If you are running any programs which use the same library 
files as Timex Data Link, you must close those programs before 
running Setup.  If you have had these programs running prior 
to running Setup, you should restart Windows after Setup is 
done, since these libraries may be left in memory.  In general, 
this is not a problem for most installations.

Part 3 contains a list of all of the files, including VBX and 
DLL files, installed by Timex Data Link Setup.


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Part 3:  Files Installed by Timex Data Link Setup
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 File Name       Size    Date     Time      Destination
------------    ------ --------  ------   --------------

DATAZAP  DLL     24080 08-17-94   6:34p   Windows System	
MHRUN400 DLL     93456 04-28-94   4:57p   Windows System
MSAFINX  DLL     31744 04-28-93  12:00a   Windows System
SPLUS    DLL     84496 04-26-94  10:46a   Windows System
VBRUN300 DLL    398416 05-12-93  12:00a   Windows System

FPGRID10 VBX    395968 06-22-94  10:25p   Windows System
MH3B200  VBX     23456 06-28-94  12:33p   Windows System
MHAS200  VBX     30048 12-07-92  12:35p   Windows System
MHGCAL   VBX     58880 07-08-94   9:03a   Windows System
MHGGAG   VBX     37504 06-28-94  12:36p   Windows System
SPIN     VBX     22528 10-21-92  12:00a   Windows System
THREED   VBX     64432 07-16-93   3:28p   Windows System

DATALINK INI        65 08-18-94   8:13a   Windows
TIMEXDL  INI       146 08-14-94   2:42p   Windows
  (TIMEXDL.INI contains the Options menu settings.)

TIMEXDL  EXE    768358 10-07-94   2:40p   Working
DATALNK  EXE     12725 08-31-94  11:53a   Working
DATALNK  PIF       545 08-16-94   3:51p   Working
TIMEXDL  HLP     76831 10-06-94   9:37a   Working
DLWATCH  HLP    195689 10-06-94  10:25a   Working
SAMPLE   DAT      1007 09-01-94   1:18p   Working
TIMEXDL  DAT       730 09-01-94   1:17p   Working
  (TIMEXDL.DAT contains your databases and their settings.)
TIMEZONE DAT      6796 08-24-94   2:56p   Working
MEMFILL  BMP      1718 08-02-94   1:31p   Working
MEMFULL  BMP      1718 08-02-94  10:13a   Working
CHECK_0  BMP       230 06-09-94  11:47a   Working
CHECK_1  BMP       230 06-09-94  11:56a   Working
CHECK_2  BMP       230 06-09-94   1:18p   Working
CHECK_3  BMP       230 06-09-94   1:14p   Working


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Part 4:  Time/Date Formats for Countries Other than the US
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The Timex Data Link software supports MDY, DMY, and YMD date 
formats, as specified in the International section of Windows 
Control Panel.

The default time/date formats are those for the United States.
If you wish to use different formats, you must do the following:

  - Open Windows Control Panel.
  - Open International.
  - Choose OK.

You must do this even if all of the Windows settings are correct,
to ensure that these settings are saved in your WIN.INI file.

The Timex Data Link software does not support date/time formats
with the same separator character for both the time and date, as
is used in Finland.

To correct this problem:

  - Open Windows Control Panel.
  - Open International.
  - Choose Change... in either the Date Format or Time Format 
    box.
  - In the Separator text box, enter a new separator character.
  - Choose OK.

Windows 3.1 produces the wrong date format for Austria.  To 
correct the date format:

  - Open Windows Control Panel.
  - Open International.
  - For the Country, select Austria, if it isn't selected already 
  - Choose Change... in the Date Format box.
  - Choose OK.

If you make any changes to the International settings while the
Timex Data Link software is running, you must exit and restart
Timex Data Link for the changes to take effect.
 

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Part 5:  Transmitted Time Of Day
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The time of day transmitted to the watch is typically within
5 seconds of the PC's clock.  If the error between the watch
and PC clock is *consistently* greater than 5 seconds, you
may wish to increase or decrease the following setting in your
timexdl.dat file:

TimeAdjustment001=x

where x may be set to any positive integer between 0 and 30,
and the default value is 6.

Note:	The Timex Data Link Program will need to be restarted
	for the TimeAdjustment001 setting to take affect.


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Part 6:  Video Driver Errors
============================

After returning from calibration or sending data, text on 
the Windows desktop is sometimes corrupted.

To correct this problem, contact the maker of your video driver
to obtain the latest version of the driver you are using, or 
change your video driver to standard VGA.  See your Windows
manual for information on changing video drivers.


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Part 7:  Connecting to Microsoft Schedule+ 1.0
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If Microsoft Schedule+ 1.0 is installed on your PC, the Setup
program will ask you if you wish to have Schedule+ data
automatically extracted.  If you choose Yes, appointments and
tasks will be retrieved from Schedule+.

If you choose to get data from Schedule+, you should start 
Schedule+ before running the Timex Data Link software.  If you 
don't, the Timex Data Link software will start Schedule+ for you.  

If you have installed Schedule+ without Microsoft Mail, you will
get dialog boxes that ask you if you wish to work offline every
time you run Schedule+.  You can avoid them by doing the 
following:

  - From the Options menu in Schedule+, choose General Options...
  - Check Startup Offline.
  - Choose OK.

This will allow Schedule+ to run offline (without Microsoft Mail) 
automatically.

If you have never run Schedule+ before, you will be told that
your message file does not exist.  This is normal.  When you are
asked to open one, choose New.

If you choose not to automatically extract data from Schedule+,
you may choose to do so at a later date through the Options 
menu in the Timex Data Link software.

Similarly, if Schedule+ is not installed on your PC, you may use
the Options menu to select automatic extraction once Schedule+
is installed.  It is not necessary to rerun Timex Data Link 
Setup after installing Schedule+.


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Part 8:  Importing CSV Files from Microsoft Excel
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The Timex Data Link software can import data from CSV (comma 
separated value) files.  These are files which have data
separated by commas.  Microsoft Excel can produce a CSV file but
does not necessarily use commas as the separator; it will use
the List Separator character found in the International section
of Windows Control Panel.

For the United States and some other countries, the List 
Separator defaults to a comma, but for other countries it does
not.  If your country is set to something other than the United
States, and you plan on importing data from Microsoft Excel, you 
should make sure the List Separator is a comma, by doing the 
following:

  - Open Windows Control Panel.
  - Open International.
  - For the List Separator, enter a comma, if it isn't already.
  - Choose OK.


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