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Operation<br />

Starting<br />

↓ To start the VRack tool<br />

Figure 8 — The VRack Interface<br />

THE SYSTEM TOOLS<br />

The VRack tool is started from the Windows 2000 Start Menu.<br />

1. From the Start Menu select <strong>Huron</strong> 3.2.<br />

2. Click on VRack.<br />

After the splash screen appears, the VRack will<br />

start.<br />

At the top of the VRack is the Rack Menu. This menu is used<br />

to select configurations, set various user options and exit the<br />

VRack. The menu is also used for putting new rack units into<br />

the VRack itself.<br />

Menu Item Contains<br />

File Options for saving, loading and naming VRack<br />

workspace configurations.<br />

Options Review the hardware configuration, and adjust the<br />

properties of the VRack.<br />

New Loads the virtual rack modules into the VRack.<br />

In the centre of the VRack are the Rack Spaces. When a DSP<br />

software or engineering application is launched, an icon<br />

representing the program will fill one of the spaces, these icons<br />

are known as Rack Panels.<br />

Each rack panel describes an application using a word and a<br />

symbol. These word/symbol associations are used throughout<br />

the DSP tool suites to allow quick visual identification of<br />

programs and their function. Each panel also has an Indicator<br />

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