Eaton’s Cooper PowerTM series Form 6 Recloser Control

ProViewTM 5.1 Software Application Launcher Tool Instructions

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General Overview
The ProViewTM Application Launcher tool is included with Eaton’s Cooper PowerTM series Form
6 ProView 5.1 software for the Form 6 control. This tool enables easier connectivity between the
personal computer (PC) and the connected Form 6 recloser control. The ProView Application
Launcher has the ability to detect which firmware version the connected Form 6 control is
running, and will start the specific version of ProView associated with the Form 6 installed
firmware.
Note: The ProView Application Launcher is compatible with ProView 4.0, 4.0.1, and 5.0 controls and
future releases.

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Section I.

Starting the ProView 5.1 Software Application Launcher Tool

Two methods are available to access the ProView Application Launcher Tool:

Method 1
From the ProView Application Launcher Icon

1. Position the cursor over the icon and double-left click.

The Welcome to ProView Application Launcher window will open as shown below.

2. Click on the OK button. The ProView Application Launcher will open.

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 Method 2
Cooper 1. In the lower-left corner of your PC desktop, click Start > All Programs or Programs.

2. Navigate to Cooper > ProView5.1 > Application Launcher 5.1.exe.

3. Click on the program to launch the Application Launcher.

The Welcome to ProView Application Launcher window will open.

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 3. Click on the OK button. The ProView Application Launcher window will open.

Cooper

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Section II.

Configuring Versions of ProView

Only ProView 5.1 is preconfigured at the time of ProView 5.1 installation.

Versions of ProView 4.0* and 4.0.1*, and 5.0* must be configured using the “Configure ProView
4.0 or 4.0.1, 5.0 Installation” in order to open and manage versions of ProView 4.0 and 4.0.1,
and 5.0 from the Application Launcher.

*Administrative privileges are required to configure any version of ProView in the Application Launcher
Earlier Versions of ProView prior to ProView 4.0 are not configurable with the Application Launcher.
Contact Eaton’s Cooper Power series product switchgear support goup for assistance.

Question-mark symbols are available next to each Application Launcher option. For on-screen
help, click the question mark for more details.

Configure a ProView 4.0, 4.0.1, or 5.0 installation as follows:

1. Select the Advanced tab. From the ProView Application Launcher window, click the
button labeled Configure next to the label Configure ProView 4.0, 4.0.1, 5.0 Installation.

2. The Configure ProView Installation dialog will appear. The dialog box outlines what the
Configurator will do. Click the OK button.

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 The Browse to the ProView50.exe, ProView401.exe, or ProView40.exe version you
would like to configure dialog box will appear.

Note: To see all versions of ProView installed on the computer, click the "Up One Level" icon.
This will display the contents of the Cooper folder directory structure (C:\Program
Files\Cooper).

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 ® ®
Screen captures are via the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system. Other operating
systems may have slightly different visual layout.

3. Navigate to the ProView 4.0.1, 4.0, or 5.0 folder. Left-click to select the ProView
executable (Example: ProView50.exe) and then click on the Open button.

A progress-bar box will indicate the Configure ProView Installation has started.

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 A duplicate copy of the selected ProView directory is created in the root directory of
ProView 5.1. This includes all files (settings files, custom schemes, workbench modules,
oscillography files, etc.).

At the end of the copying process, the Edit Configuration Name dialog will appear.

4. Type in a descriptive name for the selected ProView executable and click the OK button.
(If there are no changes, the default name that populates the name field can be used.)

Once the descriptive name is entered, the ProView version and name will appear in the
ProView Application Launcher drop-down box located under the Basic tab.

Note: If the descriptive name needs to be changed at a later date, navigate to the ProView 5.1
directory (C:\Program Files\Cooper\ProView51) and rename the copied ProView installation
to the name required. When the ProView Application Launcher is started, the new name will
appear in the drop-down box.

After the descriptive name is entered, an import connections dialog box appears.

5. If you wish to import connections, click Yes.

The Add/Edit Connection Name Prefix box will appear.

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 6. Add a Connection Name Prefix by typing it in the box and click Add. Or you can choose
to skip without prefix and click Skip.

Note: If you import multiple connections from several ProView versions, your list of connection
ports may be duplicated and can be deleted using the Manage section of the Connection
Tab. See Section V.

7. Once the configuration is complete, the ProView 5.1 information screen will appear.
Click OK.

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 You will be returned to the ProView Application Launcher Advanced tab.

The new Executable named version of ProView will be displayed in the drop-down
window under the Basic tab.

To configure additional versions of ProView, repeat steps 1 through 7 as described

above.

IMPORTANT: 1. Once a ProView version is configured there are two exact file copies of
each ProView version. This includes all scheme files and settings files.
The original ProView install is located in the file folder with the ProView
version name. The new ProView file is located in the ProView 5.1 folder
as shown below.

2. It is highly recommended that the user uninstall the original installed

versions of ProView once they have been Configured and verified that
they are contained in the ProView 5.1 folder located in Drive
C:\Program Files(x86)\Cooper\ProView51. After the original is
uninstalled, all configured ProView versions will be accessible via the
ProView Application Launcher.

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 The Configure ProView installation process is now complete. This only needs to be done
once per specific ProView 4.0, 4.0.1, or 5.0 installation.

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Section III.

ProView Application Launcher – Basic Tab

Question-mark symbols are available next to each Application Launcher option. For on-screen
help, click the question mark for more details.

1. ProView Upgrade Wizard

A. Select the ProView Upgrade Wizard by clicking Start to launch the ProView Upgrade
Wizard application. (Refer to Bulletin B280-12016 for information on using the
Upgrade Wizard application.)

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The ProView 5.0 Upgrade Wizard is launched.

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2. Start ProView Based on Connected Control

The following message box is displayed when the “?” mark is clicked.

To start ProView software based on a connected Form 6 control running ProView 5.1, 5.0,
4.0.1, or 4.0 version software or higher, perform the following steps:

A. Establish a physical connection to the control via the front panel RS-232 port.

B. Click the Start button next to the label Start ProView Based on Connected Control.

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 C. When the Select Connection dialog opens, select the Com port used by your PC for
serial communications and click on the OK button and go to Step D.

Note: If the following screen appears, the version of ProView that you are attempting to connect to
is not configured. Proceed to Section II and follow the steps to configure a version of
ProView 4.0, 4.0.1, or 5.0. Versions of ProView prior to version 4.0 are not configurable with
the Application Launcher. Contact Eaton’s Cooper Power series product switchgear support
group for assistance.

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 D. ProView will prompt for a password. Enter the case-sensitive device password (e.g.,
the default password is “Modify”) and then click the OK button.

The ProView Login/Logout screen appears:

E. Select Password from the drop-down menu.

i. Type the case-sensitive password (Factory Default Password “Modify”).
ii. Click the Login button.

The main ProView screen will appear and the ProView Application Launcher
Window will close.

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3. Start Specific Version of ProView

To start Specific Version of ProView software based on a connected Form 6 control running
ProView 5.0, 4.0.1, or 4.0 version software or higher, perform the following steps:

A. Establish a physical connection to the control via the front panel RS-232 port.

B. Click the Start button next to the label Start Specific Version of ProView.

The ProView Login/Logout screen appears:

C. Select Password from the drop-down menu.

iii. Type the case-sensitive password (Factory Default Password “Modify”).
iv. Click the Login button.

The main ProView screen will appear and the ProView Application Launcher Window will
close.

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Section IV.

ProView Application Launcher – Advanced Tab

Question-mark symbols are available next to each Application Launcher option. For on-screen
help, click the question mark for more details.

1. Detect Control’s ProView Version

This feature is to be used when you wish to determine the version of ProView that the
connected control is running. This step does not continue to the main ProView screen to
Open the Scheme from File or Open Scheme from Device.

To Detect the Control’s ProView Version based on a connected Form 6 control running
ProView 5.1, 5.0, 4.0.1, or 4.0 version software or higher, perform the following steps:

A. Establish a physical connection to the control via the front panel RS-232 port.

B. Click the Connect button next to the label Detect Control’s ProView Version.

The Select Connection dialog box will appear.

C. Select the Com port used by your PC for serial communications and click on the OK
button and go to Step D.

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 This message box will display the version of ProView used by the connected control.

D. Click OK and the ProView version is displayed in the field underneath the Control’s
ProView Version section and also display Yes or No in the Configured in ProView
Application Launcher field. You can proceed to open that version of ProView and
connect to the control.

Note: If a configured version of ProView is not detected, then the following message box appears
as shown below.

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Section V.

ProView Application Launcher – Connections Tab

Question-mark symbols are available next to each Application Launcher option. For on-screen
help, click the question mark for more details.

1. Manage ProView 5.1 Connections

Use this feature to maintain the imported connections that can be accessed with the
ProView Application Launcher.

A. To start the Manage ProView 5.1 Connections feature, click on Manage.

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When this option is selected, you will view all connections created in ProView 5.1 and
imported connections from previous versions of ProView as shown below.

B. You are able to Add connections, Delete connections, and Edit connections that
have been imported using the Configuration button in the Advanced Tab or the
Import Connections into ProView 5.1 button on the Connections Tab.

2. Import Connections Into ProView 5.1

When this option is selected, ProView prompts the user to import connections from
previous versions of ProView. The steps to use this option are listed below.

A. Click Import next to the label Import Connections Into ProView 5.1.

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 B. A message box appears as shown below. Click the OK button.

C. Select a Phonbook.dic file from either a ProView 4.0, ProView 4.0.1, or 5.0
directory and select Open.

D. The Add/Edit Connection Name Prefix message box appears. Click Add or Skip.

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 E. A confirmation box appears as shown below. All connections from the Manage
Connections Dialog Box will be imported from the selected ProView version. Click
the OK button.

Click the OK button and you will be returned to the main Connections screen.

When you have finished using the ProView Application Launcher tool, click on the Cancel
button.

For technical support, contact Eaton’s Cooper Power series product Switchgear
Support Group between the hours of 7am-4pm (Central Time Zone).
 (800) 497-5953
 Email pssm-ssg@eaton.com

Eaton, Cooper Power, and ProView are valuable trademarks of Eaton in the U.S. and other countries.
You are not permitted to use these trademarks without the prior written permission of Eaton.
© 2015 Eaton. All Rights Reserved.

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