B and K BKC Suite Owners manual

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BKcSuite
Installing the BKcSuite
Step 1
Remove the ToolBox CD-ROM from
Step 2
the packaging.
Step 3 Step 4
Locate and double click on the “My Computer” icon on the Desktop or Start Menu, depending on your version of Windows.
Turn on the PC and put the CD-ROM into the CD drive.
Locate and double click on the CD­ROM icon labeled “BK_ToolBox_0204”.
Step 5
Locate and double click on “BKcSuite_Install.exe” and follow through the Installation Wizard.
Installation Wizard
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BKcSuite
Running the BKcSuite
Step 1
Start BKcSuite by pointing to Start -> Programs -> BKcSuite -> BKcSuite.
Step 2
Step 1a
Alternatively, you can double click the BK Task icon on the Desktop, then select BKcSuite A/V Setup.
Step 2a
After starting the BKcSuite a window will open and search for any attached B & K components.
Step 2b
If no device is found, the software will display a prompt asking you to try again, manually configure, connect via network, or select a product without a connected device. Select “manually configure” and click ok.
*Note* If after step 2c you proceed back to step 2a and still have problems connecting, please visit our website @ www.bkcomp.com/FAQs.asp and view the help page entitled “Why will my PC not communicate with the B & K product?”
You should see a window that states a device was found and the software should begin to interrogate the unit after a small time-out, or after clicking “ok”. If so, go on to step 3, if not see step 2b.
Step 2c
Select “Local Comm Port” NOT “Network Connection”, Baud Rate 9600, and the proper Comm Port that corresponds with the port the B & K component is physically attached to on the PC, then click “Apply” and proceed back to step 2a. Also, see the note at the bottom left of this page.
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BKcSuite
Running the BKcSuite
Step 3
After interrogation of the unit is complete, you may be presented with a warning. This simply suggests that you choose “Select Product for operation without a connected device” in step 2b.* You can continue by clicking “OK”.
*Note* You can employ a virtual “safety net” by canceling the “Device Investigator” when it
pops up, and selecting “Select Product for operation without a connected device”. This will
allow you to set up all the features, save to a file then load that file when the unit is actually
connected. This is to help avoid “real-time” communication issues often encountered on
unstable or older, slower computers. See step #9 for more information.
Step 5
Step 4
CT Series Units
All Other Units
The BKcSuite will then leave you with a blank page with a strip of icons at the top. These icons activate the modules that the connected unit supports. Certain B & K components will cause the strip of icons to vary slightly.
Step 6
The “Basic Setup” icon (CT Series Only) allows you to set up the absolute most basic features of a CT receiver, useful if you are planning on installing and running the unit right out of the box without any advanced integration or programming.
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The “Edit Presets” icon (CT Series Only) allows you to set up, program and save the internal presets (100max.) in a CT receiver.
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BKcSuite
Running the BKcSuite
Step 7
The “Advanced Setup” icon allows you to set up all the features of a B & K component, this is recommended for advanced system designers and programmers of the CT series receivers, and is required to set up other B & K units via the BKcSuite software.
Step 9
Step 8
The “RS-232 Macros” (CT Series Only) icon allows you to set up RS-232 macros to be stored and executed from within a CT receiver. This also allows you to define various conditions that will trigger the macros to execute.
Step 10
The “Select a ‘B & K Virtual Product’” icon opens a window where you can select any supported B&K components to setup and configure without actually having the equipment attached to the PC.
The “Run the Device Investigator” icon, like in step 2 of “Running the BKcSuite”, triggers the BKcSuite software to automatically begin searching for attached B & K components to set up and configure.
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Running the BKcSuite
Step 11
The “View / Set Communication Properties” icon will bring up a window where the Comm Port and Baud Rate can be chosen manually if no device was found in the automatic scan in step 2. *Note* the “Network Connection“ is NOT currently supported.
Step 13
Step 12
The “Select a Server” icon is currently
UNSUPPORTED, and should be avoided so it
does not cause confusion.
Step 14
The “View B & K Documentation” or “User Guide” icon will bring up a window where you can select and view any of the INSTALLED .pdf documentation. Important note : an installation of Adobe
® Acrobat Reader is required to be on the
PC in order to be able to view documentation. Also, you must have installed the .pdf documents from the installation CD-ROM, or downloaded and installed them from the internet. Get the free Acrobat Reader from www.adobe.com.
B & K Components, Ltd. Copyrighted 2004
B & K Components, Ltd. warranty applies only to B& K Components, Ltd. products purchased from an Authorized B& K Dealer.
B & K Components, Ltd. offers support and service only to an Authorized B& K Components, Ltd. Service Provider
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The “View Information About this Connection” icon will bring up a window where you can view information about the BKcSuite version, Communication Information, and Connected Device Information. If you have technical questions, please contact B & K Technical Support @ (800)543-5252. Please be familiar with this screen, as the Technical Support Agent will likely ask you for information contained on it.
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