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COMPANION SOFTWARE.  THE REAR PANEL HAS AN ADDITIONAL CONNECTOR, BUT I
DIDNT SEE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT IT.  THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL IS VERY SPARSE,
FILLED MOSTLY WITH DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS.  INSTALLATION THE KOOLERTRON
SIGNAL GENERATOR REQUIRES NO INSTALLATION OR CALIBRATION TO USE IT
STANDALONE, CONTROLLING IT FROM THE FRONT PANEL.  PLUG THE POWER SUPPLY
INTO AN AC SOCKET, PRESS THE LARGE ON/OFF BUTTON LOWER LEFT, AND IT IS
READY TO USE.  YOU CAN CHOOSE LABELS IN ENGLISH OR A CHINESE DIALECT.  AS
SOMETIMES HAPPENS WITH SOFTWARE TRANSLATED FROM ANOTHER LANGUAGE INTO
ENGLISH, I HAD A LITTLE DIFFICULTY FIGURING OUT THE INSTALLATION AND
CONFIGURATION PROCESS.  FORTUNATELY, BURIED IN THE SOFTWARE WAS AN EMAIL
ADDRESS FOR SUPPORT.  AN EMAIL TO THAT ADDRESS BROUGHT A RESPONSE IN A DAY
OR TWO, ALONG WITH A LINK TO ANOTHER SET OF SOFTWARE.  NOTE THAT THE
INSTALLATION ROUTINE ALSO DOWNLOADS AND INSTALLS THE NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
NI VISA 5R4 INSTRUMENT DRIVER, MICROSOFT SILVERLIGHT, AND MICROSOFT C,
WHICH TOOK QUITE A WHILE.  ONCE I SUCCEEDED WITH THE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION,
MY PC DISPLAYED THE SCREEN SHOWN IN FIGURE 6.  MORE INFORMATION ON MY
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