File=MANUAL1A.TXT 18th Nov 1999
For the Brantz Surveymaster PC precision Highway data collection system.

This computer program was designed to form a simple system to collect data 
from a road survey to be analysed later by means of a database or similar.
The actual distance measuring is performed by the Brantz Surveymaster which
downloads data on request to a Personal Computer running 'Windows 95' or 
compatible operating system using the serial port. Data collected could be 
used for highway maintenance or motorsport or similar purposes.
The main program is SURVEY~1.EXE which can be invoked from either the 
floppy disk or from another drive. The DLL file on the floppy disk must 
be present.

When the main program is envoked, the front screen shows a photograph of a 
Brantz meter along with a notice which advises that the disk may be copied 
freely, and its' use is licensed at nil cost to those who register with 
the licensors. Pressing the ENTER key changes the screen to the worksheet.
The software version 1.0a is indicated.
It is important that the Brantz is connected to the serial port, and that 
the instrument is switched on before going any further with the program.
By means of the computer mouse select the serial port ID (port 1 or port 2)
at the top right of the screen. The Upper Display window and the Lower 
Display window will not show any contents yet. Use the mouse to change 
the 'Sound' box (bottom centre) to beep, or not, on each keypress.
Keys 1 to 8 can be defined by a text string. Select 'Define Keys'. 
Select either the text adjacent to the number key and modify it from 
the keyboard, or scroll down the pretyped text and select that text. 
This text will be entered beside the distance readings which will be 
saved to file during the survey.
Conduct the survey, noting that control of the Surveymaster (presets, 
zeroing etc) is done on the instument itself. The distance readouts 
con be downloaded by pressing any of the number or letter keys.
At the end of the survey the data can be saved to file by means of the 
'Save As' box which will offer a choice of file names and locations.
The box marked 'Clear All Data' will empty the current data from the 
current survey. Ensure that the data file which has just been made has 
been saved before the 'Clear' key is selected if you want it to be 
retained. The data file can be viewed by any simple word processor, 
or one such as 'MS Word' which can manipulate data; or it can be 
imported into a database such as 'Excel'.
Exit the program by means of the 'Exit' button at bottom right.