ConnectorMax2

Release Notes

Introduction
In these release notes, you will find information to help you install and use the
FIP-400B Fiber Inspection Probe and ConnectorMax2 on your computer.

IMPORTANT
The installation of ConnectorMax2 takes several minutes.

For more information about the FIP-400B Fiber Inspection Probe and
ConnectorMax2, refer to the online help.

System Requirements
To be able to install and run ConnectorMax2 on your computer, you must meet the
minimum requirements below:

Minimum Requirement Minimum Requirement

System Element
(Windows XP) (Windows 7)
Processor Pentium Pentium
(800 MHz or higher (1.6 GHz or higher
recommended) recommended)
RAM 256 MB (512 MB 512 MB (2 GB recommended)
recommended)
Disk Space 40 MB
Monitor EXFO recommends a minimum screen resolution of
800 X 600 and a color quality value of at least 16 bits.
Other requirements  Latest version of .NET Framework 3.5
 DirectX 9.0 (Windows 7)

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Installing ConnectorMax2
ConnectorMax2 is the application that is used to view and analyze the fibers you
want to inspect. For more information about the application, refer to the
corresponding documentation.
To install ConnectorMax2 on a computer:
1. Insert the installation DVD into the DVD-ROM drive of your computer.
2. Install ConnectorMax2 as follows:
2a. On the taskbar, click Start, and then select My Computer.
2b. Select your DVD-ROM drive.
2c. Locate the EXFO ConnectorMax 3.0.msi file on the DVD and click Open.
3. Click OK to start the installation.
4. From the welcome dialog box, click Next.

5. Read and accept the licence term agreement, then click Next to proceed to the
next step.

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6. Enter the customer information, then click Next.

7. Click Install to begin the process.

8. When the installation is complete, click Finish to exit the wizard.

You are now ready to use ConnectorMax2.

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Troubleshooting Computer Installation

If a problem occurs during the installation or during the operation of your unit, the
following suggestions are likely to solve most issues.
The setup wizard requests the administrators level of access.
Make sure you have the administrators level of access on the computer.

Problem Cause and Solution

You are prompted to install USB Ensure that the USB Video driver is installed.
drivers on your computer. Update the device driver from Windows Device
Manager.
The driver information file can be found
in C:\Windows\inf

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Removing the Software

You can remove ConnectorMax2 by using the add/remove programs functions
found in Windows Control Panel.

IMPORTANT
You have to disconnect the probe before removing the software.
Otherwise, you will not be able to reinstall the software.

Viewing User Guides in PDF Format

A PDF version of the latest user guides is always available on your installation DVD.
Simply double-click a file to view it in Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 9.00 and
later).

Release History
This release of ConnectorMax2 includes the latest upgrades for your product.
All changes are identified below.

Product Release Changes

ConnectorMax2 New product
version 3.0
Addition of the ConnectorMax2 application to control the
FIP-410B (inspection) and FIP-420B (auto centering and auto
analysis) probes.

Metrino is a registered trademark of EXFO Inc. in Canada and is used to develop

software, namely software used for fiber-optic test and measurement applications.

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