
Chapter 2. Getting Started
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Chapter 2. Getting Started
Installing the Software
From CD-ROM
1. Insert the Cambridge Aero Explorer CD-ROM your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The
installation program starts if your computer is configured to automatically run the
CD-ROM install program.
2. If the installation program doesn’t start, double-click the My Computer icon
normally located in the top left corner of the Windows desktop screen. Double-click
the CD-ROM drive icon, and then double-click the Setup.exe program to start the
installation program.
From Internet File
To download the Cambridge Aero Explorer from the Internet, follow these steps.
1. Go to the Cambridge Aero website at http://www.cambridge-aero.com.
2. Click the link for Aero Explorer
3. Follow the directions on the page to download the program. Make sure you note the
directory where your computer saves the downloaded file.
4. After downloading the file, double-click the My Computer icon normally located in
the top left corner of the Windows desktop screen.
5. Double-click the hard drive icon, and then navigate to the directory where you stored
the installation program.
6. Double-click the installation program to install the software.
Note: The installation program searches for the older Cambridge DOS-based flight
viewing software on your C: or D: hard drives in a folder names CAI. If it locates the old
DOS-based program, it automatically creates workspaces for your existing files.
Starting Cambridge Aero Explorer
The software installation procedure automatically places an icon on the desktop of your
computer labeled Cambridge Aero Explorer. Double click this icon to start the program
or go to Start, point to Programs, then to Cambridge Aero Explorer.
The Cambridge Aero Explorer User Interface
The Cambridge Aero Explorer uses the standard Windows interface components.
The title bar is located at the top of the screen and contains the title of the program.
The menu bar contains the names of the command menus.
The toolbar contains a row of buttons representing commands. You can use the buttons
to quickly choose a command, instead of choosing the command from a menu.
The Recorder pane is the upper-left pane. It shows the contents of the GPS recorder if
one is connected to the computer.
The PC pane is the lower-left pane. It displays the contents of the workspaces on your
computer and any removable drives (flash card, floppy diskette, etc...)
The right side of the program window is for graphical displays of flights, tasks, and
navpoints. It is divided into the Barograph pane (upper-right) that displays a vertical
profile of the flight, and the Plot pane (lower-right) that displays a 3 dimensional view of
the flight.
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