6 Introduction WinCHAP User’s Manual
Most new computers have one or more USB ports. (They look like small rect-
angular holes on the back of your computer.) If you have one, you can get a
USB to RS232 hub. This is a small box that plugs into the USB port that adds
multiple communications ports onto your computer. You can hook your FONIX
analyzer up to one port, your FONIX audiometer to another, and your program
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mer to a third.
A cheaper solution, if you have a desktop computer, is to buy an electronics
card with an additional serial port. Ask your local computer expert for help.
1.4 Instrument Requirements
In order to communicate with WinCHAP, your FONIX instrument needs to be
equipped with RS232. The required software versions for each instrument are:
6500-CX 4.50 and higher
FP40 and FP40-D 3.40 and higher
FP35 2.0 and higher
FA-10 and FA-12 all versions
7000 1.10 and higher
Note: WinCHAP may work with earlier software version of the FP40 and 6500-
CX, but not all functions may be available.
1.5 Registration
If you purchased your copy of WinCHAP, or if you are receiving a free upgrade
from a previous version of WinCHAP, both the serial number and the registra
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tion key should be included on the WinCHAP CD-ROM case.
If you ordered a demo copy of WinCHAP in order to evaluate the software
before purchasing it, only the serial number of that copy of WinCHAP was
included. In order to purchase the software and receive the registration key,
please contact us at:
Frye Electronics, Inc.
PO Box 23391
Tigard, OR 97281-3391
(503) 620-2722
(800) 547-8209
Fax: (503) 639-0128
sales@frye.com
If you have not yet registered your copy of WinCHAP, upon opening WinCHAP,
a window will pop up, asking if you would like to register your copy of
WinCHAP. Click Yes and enter in the serial number and registration key. Once
this has been done, the prompts will no longer appear.
