This README file contains the information you will need to access the electronic guide, file MTT021.PDF, located on the root directory. This guide acts as the main menu by providing the links to view, navigate, search, download, and print all data on the disk. ========================================================== Contents ========================================================== Section 1. Software Requirements Section 2. CD-ROM Information Optical Character Recognition Section 3. Using Features Navigating Adobe Searching Section 4. Troubleshooting ========================================================== Section 1. Software Requirements Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 or Greater ========================================================== To browse the files on this CD-ROM, you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 or greater installed. In order to take full advantage of the CD-ROM's capabilities, we recommend using a version that includes the "Search" plug- in which enables full-text searches across documents contained on this disk. "Search" is included in the Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 installation on MTT001. VERIFICATION FOR "SEARCH" If you already have Acrobat Reader installed on your system, and you would like to maximize the usefulness of this CD-ROM, you will want to verify that you have the "Search" plug-in installed. This can be accomplished by launching Reader and checking either the Acrobat Reader Toolbar for the "Search" icon (binoculars with a piece of paper in the background) or by dropping down the Tools menu and looking for the "Search" menu item. If these options exist, "Search" is installed. If you do not have these options, you may want to proceed with one of the following: 1. Go to Adobe's website, www.adobe.com, to see if "Search" is available for your version of Reader. If it is, install according to their instructions. 2. Go to MTT001 and install Acrobat Reader according to the instructions provided in README.TXT. "Search" will automatically be installed with Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0. 3. Use this CD without having "Search" capabilities. ========================================================== Section 2. CD-ROM Information ========================================================== This material was published using Adobe(TM) Acrobat(TM) technology to create portable document format (PDF) files. This CD-ROM is a hybrid disk in ISO 9660 format. The hybrid structure allows Windows, Macintosh(R), and UNIX(R) users to share the same directory structure and access common files. Included on MTT001 are versions of Acrobat Reader + Search 3.0 for Microsoft Windows(R) (3.x, 95, 98 and NT), Apple Macintosh, and UNIX [AIX(R), IRIX, HP_UX(TM), Solaris(R), and SunOS]. ----------------------------------------------------------- Optical Character Recognition ----------------------------------------------------------- The PDFs contained on this CD-ROM were created using Acrobat Capture search technology, either by scanning printed pages or by converting electronic files. In the scanning process, the actual printed pages of the documentation are scanned to create both an image of each page as well as optical character recognition (OCR) data. What you see on your computer monitor or on the page that you print through Acrobat Reader is a rendering of the image, while the OCR data is used behind the scenes for search purposes. Since some images may have been generated from printed pages, the quality may not be as good as when input is from digital sources. In many cases, greater than 100 percent magnification is required to read documents online. Pages printed at 100 percent magnification are easy to read, however. Image quality will also vary depending on the resolution of your monitor. To improve the quality of the image, try activating the option Smooth text and Monochrome Images found in the Acrobat Reader under File/Preferences/General menu. Note: This may effect screen refresh speed. See Troubleshooting Tip below. The accuracy of the image on your screen or of the printed page should mirror the accuracy of the original page. When you conduct full-text searches, however, the results will vary. Characters that are not recognized successfully during the OCR process are bitmapped, and words containing such characters cannot be searched successfully. They also cannot be copied and printed into word processing software pages without some loss of data. ========================================================== Section 3. Using Features ========================================================== We recommend viewing the Getting Started section provided in MTT021.PDF to familiarize yourself with the navigation and tools used by the electronic guide and Acrobat Reader. In addition, the Acrobat Reader Online Guide also provides essential information. ----------------------------------------------------------- Navigating ----------------------------------------------------------- When viewing an article, there are three methods of returning to the electronic guide. * Select File/Close on the menu bar (or click on the close icon). * Click (as needed) on the Previous Link button located on the Acrobat tool bar. * Use the Window selection on the menu bar (File/MTT021.PDF). By default, Reader 3.0 will open linked documents in the same window, which closes the previous document automatically. Therefore, if you select to view (link to) a document from MTT021.PDF, MTT021.PDF will close and the document will be opened in the same window. MTT021.PDF will have to be opened again to find other documents, etc. RECOMMENDATION: Turn the cross-document feature off so that linked documents will open in their own window, leaving MTT021.PDF open. To turn this feature off: (1) Select Preferences / General from the File menu. (2) Click on "Open cross-document links in same window" to deselect the cross-document feature ("X" disappears in check box).Then use the Windows menu to navigate among multiple open files. ----------------------------------------------------------- Searching ----------------------------------------------------------- To learn about the full capabilities of this Search tool, please reference the Getting Started section, accessed via MTT021.PDF. An Online guide is also available: * For Windows, choose Plug-In Help/Using Acrobat Search from the Help menu. * For Macintosh, see SEARCH.PDF in the Help folder in the installed Acrobat Reader 3.0 folder. * For Unix, see READ.TAR. RECOMMENDATION: Turn ON the Show Fields option under File/Preferences/Search. This allows the Title, Author, Keywords, and Subject fields to be visible when specifying search criteria. ========================================================== Section 4. Troubleshooting ========================================================== Q: When I print a document, some of the text is cut off. A: Select Shrink to Fit under File/Print. This will capture the entire image on to your print out. Q: When I closed the file I was viewing, the Guide file was also closed and I had to reopen it. A: Under File/Preferences/General, turn off the option for Open Cross-Document Links in Same Window. Q: I only seem to be able to view one file at a time. A: The materials included on this CD-ROM are designed to be viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader + Search 3.0 and its plug-ins. If a previous or subsequent version is used, some navigation may be limited to viewing only the current file. Install Adobe Acrobat Reader + Search 3.0 (go to MTT001 for instructions (README.TXT) and installation software). Q: Screen refresh and printing takes an extraordinarily long time on my system. A: Under File/Preferences/General, turn off the option for Smooth Text & Monochrome Images. Q: When I open the file for the guide, I only get part of the opening image. For example, I see bookmarks on the left hand of the screen, but nothing on the right. A: You are using an earlier version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. Install Adobe Acrobat Reader + Search 3.0 (go to MTT001 for instructions (README.TXT) and installation software). ========================================================== ========================================================== This CD-ROM was produced by Sony Electronic Publishing Services. Visit our website at www.seps.com. Sony Electronic Publishing Services One Lower Ragsdale Drive, Suite 130 Monterey, CA 93940 Phone: (831)657-2424 Facsimile: (831)372-7145 Unpublished-rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. Adobe Systems Incorporated, 1585 Charleston Road, P.O. Box 7900 Mountain View, CA 94039-7900. ----------------------------------------------------------- Sony is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation. Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark and Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft in the U.S. and other countries. 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