SonTek/YSI Argonaut-XR Technical Manual - HydroScientific West

Section 2. Software Installation
SonTek/YSI
All Argonaut software comes on a single CD-ROM disk that contains both Windows and DOSbased
software. To install the software on your PC-compatible computer, use the following steps:
1. Insert the Argonaut software CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2. Wait a moment for the SonTek Argonaut Software menu to appear (Figure 1). If the menu
does not appear, use either Windows Explorer or Start | Run to locate and run Install.exe
from the CD.
3. Use the Read Me option to learn more about the programs on the CD, and to review any
last-minute information that may not be contained in the printed documentation.
4. Windows-based Software: Use the program setup options (i.e., ViewArgonaut Setup,
SonUtils Setup) to install the individual Windows-based Argonaut programs. Follow the
on-screen instructions. Note that you will be asked to enter Name, Company, and Serial
information. For the Serial field, use the serial number of your instrument.
5. DOS-based Software: Create a directory on your hard disk in which to store the Argonaut’s
DOS-based software (suggested directory name: ArgDOS). Use the Argonaut DOS
Programs option (not Arg-ADV) to manually copy the entire contents of this CD folder
into the directory you created on your hard disk. Note that the subdirectory named SRC
can also be copied to your computer. It contains source code for some of the DOS programs
in case you wish to create your own data extraction and analysis programs.
Figure 1 – Argonaut Software Setup Menu
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