GE ALPS User manual

ALPS
Advanced Line Protection™ System
Instruction Manual
Firmware Revision: V0004.04AA34 (Rev. A models)
Firmware Revision: V0005.02AA05 (Rev. B models)
Manual P/N: GEK-105555F
Copyright © 2002 GE Power Management
GE Power Management
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Note: All relays must be powered up at least once per year to avoid
deterioration of electrolytic capacitors and subsequent relay failure.
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These instructions do not purport to cover all details or variations in equipment nor provide for every possible contingency
to be met in connection with installation, operation, or maintenance. Should further information be desired or should partic-
ular problems arise which are not covered sufficiently for the purchaser’s purpose, the matter should be referred to the
General Electric Company.
To the extent required the products described herein meet applicable ANSI, IEEE, and NEMA standards; but no such
assurance is given with respect to local codes and ordinances because they vary greatly.

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1. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 1.1 GETTING STARTED
1.1.1 INSPECTION ..................................................................................................... 1-1
1.1.2 PASSWORDS, FACTORY SET......................................................................... 1-1
1.1.3 REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS VIA LOCAL PC................................................ 1-2
1.1.4 ALPS-LINK QUICK REFERENCE ..................................................................... 1-2
1.1.5 ORDERING........................................................................................................ 1-3
1.2 INTRODUCTION
1.2.1 DESCRIPTION................................................................................................... 1-4
1.2.2 APPLICATION ................................................................................................... 1-4
1.2.3 PROTECTION FUNCTIONS..............................................................................1-4
1.2.4 GROUND DISTANCE QUADRILATERAL CHARACTERISTICS......................1-5
1.2.5 LINE PROTECTION SCHEMES........................................................................ 1-8
1.3 CUSTOM PROGRAMMABILITY
1.3.1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................1-9
1.3.2 PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC ................................................................................ 1-9
1.3.3 CONFIGURABLE INPUTS.................................................................................1-9
1.3.4 CONFIGURABLE OUTPUTS........................................................................... 1-10
1.4 AUXILIARY PROTECTION FUNCTIONS
1.4.1 POTENTIAL TRANSFORMER FUSE FAILURE (PTFF) .................................1-11
1.4.2 LINE PICKUP...................................................................................................1-12
1.4.3 REMOTE-OPEN DETECTOR.......................................................................... 1-13
1.4.4 OUT-OF-STEP BLOCKING ............................................................................. 1-14
1.5 OTHER FEATURES
1.5.1 FLASH MEMORY ............................................................................................ 1-16
1.5.2 LINE OVERLOAD ............................................................................................ 1-16
1.5.3 CURRENT UNBALANCE DETECTION...........................................................1-16
1.5.4 FAULT LOCATION ..........................................................................................1-16
1.5.5 FAULT REPORT.............................................................................................. 1-16
1.5.6 OSCILLOGRAPHY .......................................................................................... 1-16
1.5.7 PLAYBACK ...................................................................................................... 1-17
1.5.8 SEQUENCE OF EVENTS................................................................................ 1-17
1.5.9 EQUIPMENT DUTY......................................................................................... 1-17
1.5.10 SELECTABLE GROUPS OF SETTINGS ........................................................ 1-17
1.5.11 TIME SYNCHRONIZATION.............................................................................1-18
1.5.12 TRIP BUS CHECK........................................................................................... 1-18
1.5.13 TRIP CIRCUIT MONITOR ...............................................................................1-18
1.5.14 ALARMS .......................................................................................................... 1-19
1.5.15 METERING ...................................................................................................... 1-19
1.5.16 BREAKER CONTROL ..................................................................................... 1-19
1.6 COMMUNICATIONS
1.6.1 KEYPAD AND DISPLAY.................................................................................. 1-20
1.6.2 SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS.......................................................................... 1-20
1.6.3 SCADA DIGITAL TO ANALOG (DTA) INTERFACE........................................ 1-20
1.7 SELF-TEST FEATURES
1.7.1 START-UP SELF-TESTS ................................................................................ 1-21
1.7.2 RUN-TIME SELF-TESTS.................................................................................1-21
1.7.3 CONTINUOUS MONITOR...............................................................................1-22
1.8 PROTECTION SCHEMES
1.8.1 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................1-23
1.8.2 STEP DISTANCE............................................................................................. 1-23
1.8.3 PERMISSIVE UNDERREACH TRANSFER TRIP (PUTT) ..............................1-25
1.8.4 PERMISSIVE OVERREACH TRANSFER TRIP (POTT1)............................... 1-27
1.8.5 POTT WITH BLOCKING FUNCTIONS (POTT2).............................................1-27
1.8.6 BLOCKING SCHEME ...................................................................................... 1-30
1.8.7 HYBRID SCHEME ........................................................................................... 1-33
1.8.8 SINGLE PHASE TRIPPING............................................................................. 1-35
1.9 PHASE IDENITIFIED CHANNEL SCHEMES
1.9.1 DESCRIPTION................................................................................................. 1-38
1.9.2 INTER-CIRCUIT FAULTS................................................................................ 1-38
1.9.3 TWO CHANNEL PHASE IDENTIFIED CHANNEL LOGIC.............................. 1-38
1.9.4 FOUR CHANNEL PHASE IDENTIFIED CHANNEL LOGIC ............................ 1-40

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1.10 OUT-OF-STEP TRIPPING (OPTIONAL)
1.10.1 DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................1-41
1.10.2 OST CHARACTERISTIC SHAPE.....................................................................1-41
1.10.3 OUT-OF-STEP DETECTION............................................................................1-42
1.10.4 TWO-CHARACTERISTIC OPERATION...........................................................1-43
1.10.5 OUT-OF-STEP OSCILLOGRAPHY CAPTURE................................................1-43
1.11 COMPENSATED POSITIVE SEQUENCE OVERVOLTAGE (OPTIONAL)
1.11.1 DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................1-44
1.11.2 APPLICATION..................................................................................................1-44
1.12 RECLOSER (OPTIONAL)
1.12.1 DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................1-45
1.12.2 RECLOSING MODE.........................................................................................1-45
1.12.3 RECLOSING PROGRAMS...............................................................................1-45
1.12.4 RECLOSER INPUTS........................................................................................1-46
1.12.5 RECLOSER OUTPUTS....................................................................................1-47
1.12.6 \SYNCHRONISM CHECK (OPTIONAL)...........................................................1-48
1.12.7 ALPS RECLOSING PROGRAM SUMMARY....................................................1-48
1.13 ELEMENTARY DIAGRAMS
1.13.1 ELEMENTARY DIAGRAMS .............................................................................1-49
2. CALCULATION OF
SETTINGS 2.1 INTRODUCTION
2.1.1 DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................2-1
2.2 GENERAL SETTINGS
2.2.1 CONFIGURATION..............................................................................................2-2
2.2.2 COMMUNICATIONS ..........................................................................................2-4
2.2.3 OSCILLOGRAPHY.............................................................................................2-6
2.2.4 EQUIPMENT DUTY............................................................................................2-6
2.2.5 PROGRAMMABLE INPUTS...............................................................................2-8
2.3 PROTECTION SETTINGS
2.3.1 Z1DISTANCE .....................................................................................................2-9
2.3.2 ZONE 2, ZONE 3, AND ZONE 4 DISTANCE FUNCTIONS.............................2-13
2.3.3 Z2DISTANCE ...................................................................................................2-14
2.3.4 Z3DISTANCE ...................................................................................................2-16
2.3.5 Z4DISTANCE ...................................................................................................2-18
2.3.6 CURSUPVISN ..................................................................................................2-22
2.3.7 OVERCURRNT ................................................................................................2-25
2.3.8 VOLTAGE.........................................................................................................2-27
2.3.9 POSITIVE-SEQUENCE VOLTAGE FUNCTIONS............................................2-28
2.3.10 BLK RECLOS ...................................................................................................2-29
2.3.11 LINEPICKUP ....................................................................................................2-30
2.3.12 REMOTEOPEN ................................................................................................2-31
2.3.13 LINEOVRLD .....................................................................................................2-32
2.3.14 SCHEME ..........................................................................................................2-32
2.3.15 SCHMTIMERS..................................................................................................2-33
2.3.16 LINE INFO ........................................................................................................2-36
2.3.17 SCADA DTA .....................................................................................................2-37
2.3.18 OS BLOCKING.................................................................................................2-38
2.3.19 OS TRIPPING...................................................................................................2-39
2.3.20 RECLOSER......................................................................................................2-41
2.3.21 NONCRIT_AL...................................................................................................2-46
2.3.22 OUTPUTS.........................................................................................................2-46
2.4 INVERSE CURVES
2.5 REFERENCE TABLES
2.5.1 INDEX NUMBERS............................................................................................2-51
2.5.2 PROTECTION SETTINGS GUIDE...................................................................2-57
2.5.3 GENERAL SETTINGS GUIDE .........................................................................2-64
2.5.4 PROTECTION SETTINGS DATA SHEETS .....................................................2-66
2.5.5 GENERAL SETTINGS DATA SHEETS............................................................2-73

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3. HARDWARE DESCRIPTION 3.1 CASE ASSEMBLY
3.1.1 CONSTRUCTION .............................................................................................. 3-1
3.1.2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS AND WIRING .................................................. 3-3
3.1.3 IDENTIFICATION...............................................................................................3-3
3.1.4 SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM ............................................................................. 3-4
3.2 INSTALLATION
3.2.1 RECEIVING, HANDLING, AND STORAGE....................................................... 3-5
3.2.2 ENVIRONMENT................................................................................................. 3-5
3.2.3 MOUNTING........................................................................................................ 3-5
3.2.4 EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS............................................................................. 3-5
3.2.5 SURGE GROUND CONNECTIONS.................................................................. 3-5
3.3 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD MODULES
3.3.1 WARNING..........................................................................................................3-6
3.3.2 BASIC CONSTRUCTION ..................................................................................3-6
3.3.3 MODULE IDENTIFICATION .............................................................................. 3-6
3.3.4 LOCAL USER INTERFACE (LUI)...................................................................... 3-6
3.3.5 INPUT BOARD................................................................................................... 3-6
3.3.6 MAGNETICS MODULE ..................................................................................... 3-8
3.3.7 COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE .................................................................... 3-9
3.3.8 DIGITAL OUTPUT / POWER SUPPLY BOARD.............................................. 3-10
3.3.9 DSP / ANI / COMM / LUI.................................................................................. 3-11
3.3.10 960 CPU BOARD............................................................................................. 3-12
4. ACCEPTANCE/PERIODIC
TESTS 4.1 OVERVIEW
4.1.1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................4-1
4.1.2 TEST EQUIPMENT............................................................................................ 4-1
4.1.3 DRAWINGS AND REFERENCES ..................................................................... 4-1
4.1.4 EQUIPMENT GROUNDING ..............................................................................4-2
4.1.5 REQUIRED SETTINGS ..................................................................................... 4-2
4.1.6 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS..............................................................................4-2
4.1.7 SETTING CHANGES......................................................................................... 4-3
4.1.8 ENTERING TEST MODE................................................................................... 4-4
4.1.9 USING COMMUNICATIONS (OPTIONAL)........................................................4-4
4.2 GENERAL RELAY TESTS
4.2.1 T1 – RELAY STATUS AND DISPLAY TESTING............................................... 4-7
4.2.2 DISPLAY AND KEYPAD TESTS ....................................................................... 4-7
4.2.3 T2 – DIGITAL OUTPUT TEST........................................................................... 4-8
4.2.4 T3 – CONFIGURABLE INPUT AND OUTPUT TEST ........................................ 4-9
4.2.5 T4 – AC SYSTEM INPUT TEST ...................................................................... 4-10
5. FUNCTIONAL TESTS
(FACTORY SETTINGS) 5.1 TEST SUMMARY
5.1.1 DESCRIPTION................................................................................................... 5-1
5.2 MEASURING UNIT TESTS
5.2.1 T1 – FAULT DETECTOR TEST......................................................................... 5-2
5.2.2 T2 – IT TRIP SUPERVISION TEST...................................................................5-2
5.2.3 T3 – IB BLOCKING SUPERVISION TEST ........................................................ 5-3
5.2.4 T4 – GROUND DIRECTIONAL TRIP TEST, IPT + NT...................................... 5-3
5.2.5 T5 – GROUND DIRECTIONAL BLOCK TEST, IPB + NB.................................. 5-3
5.2.6 T6 – PHASE INSTANTANEOUS OVERCURRENT 50 .....................................5-4
5.2.7 T7 – GROUND INSTANTANEOUS OVERCURRENT 50G...............................5-4
5.2.8 T8 – GROUND TIME OVERCURRENT 51G.....................................................5-4
5.2.9 UNDERVOLTAGE TEST ...................................................................................5-5
5.2.10 T9 – T10 – OVERVOLTAGE TEST ................................................................... 5-5
5.3 ZONE REACH AND TIMER TESTS
5.3.1 GENERAL ZONE REACH TESTING CONSIDERATIONS ............................... 5-8
5.3.2 T11 – ZONE 1 GROUND REACH, M1G GROUND FAULTS............................5-8
5.3.3 T12 – ZONE 2 GROUND REACH, MTG GROUND FAULTS............................5-9
5.3.4 T13 – ZONE 3 GROUND REACH, M3G GROUND FAULTS............................5-9
5.3.5 T14 - ZONE 4 GROUND REACH, M4G GROUND FAULTS...........................5-10

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5.3.6 T15 – GROUND (ZONE BACKUP) TIMER TESTS..........................................5-11
5.4 PHASE-TO-PHASE ZONE REACH TESTING
5.4.1 T16 – ZONE 1 PHASE REACH, M1 FAULTS..................................................5-13
5.4.2 T17 – ZONE 2 PHASE REACH, M2 FAULTS..................................................5-13
5.4.3 T18 – ZONE 3 PHASE REACH, M3 FAULTS..................................................5-14
5.4.4 T19 – ZONE 4 PHASE REACH, M4 FAULTS..................................................5-15
5.4.5 T20 – PHASE (ZONE BACK-UP) TIMER TESTS ............................................5-16
5.5 MOB TESTING
5.5.1 T21 – OUT-OF-STEP REACH, MOB................................................................5-19
5.5.2 ENDING FUNCTIONAL TESTS .......................................................................5-19
6. FUNCTIONALTESTS(USER
SETTINGS) 6.1 ALPS FUNCTIONAL TESTS
6.1.1 DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................6-1
6.1.2 DRAWINGS AND REFERENCES......................................................................6-2
6.1.3 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS...............................................................................6-3
6.1.4 ENTERING TEST MODE ...................................................................................6-3
6.1.5 USING ALPS-LINK (OPTIONAL) .......................................................................6-3
6.2 GENERAL RELAY TESTS
6.2.1 T1 – LUI RELAY STATUS..................................................................................6-4
6.2.2 T2 – LUI DISPLAY TEST....................................................................................6-4
6.2.3 T3 – DIGITAL OUTPUT TEST............................................................................6-4
6.2.4 T4 – AC SYSTEM INPUT TEST.........................................................................6-5
6.3 MEASURING UNIT TESTS
6.3.1 WARNING ..........................................................................................................6-6
6.3.2 T5 – IT TRIP SUPERVISION TEST ...................................................................6-6
6.3.3 T6 – IB BLOCKING SUPERVISION TEST (BLOCKING SCHEMES)................6-6
6.3.4 T7 – GROUND DIRECTIONAL TRIP TEST, IPT + NT.......................................6-6
6.3.5 T8 – GROUND DIRECTIONAL BLOCK TEST, IPB + NB ..................................6-7
6.4 BACKUP PROTECTION TESTS
6.4.1 T9 – PHASE INSTANTANEOUS OVERCURRENT 50......................................6-8
6.4.2 T10 – GROUND INSTANTANEOUS OVERCURRENT 50G..............................6-8
6.4.3 T11 – GROUND TIME OVERCURRENT 51G....................................................6-9
6.5 ZONE REACH TESTS
6.5.1 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS .......................................................................6-10
6.5.2 ZONE 1–4 PHASE-TO-GROUND CALCULATIONS........................................6-10
6.5.3 T12 – ZONE 1 GROUND REACH TEST, M1G GROUND FAULTS ................6-12
6.5.4 T13 – ZONE 2 GROUND REACH, MTG GROUND FAULTS ..........................6-13
6.5.5 T14 – ZONE 3 GROUND REACH, M3G GROUND FAULTS...........................6-13
6.5.6 T15 – ZONE 4 GROUND REACH, M4G GROUND FAULTS...........................6-14
6.5.7 ZONE 1 TO 4 PHASE-PHASE REACH CALCULATIONS...............................6-14
6.5.8 T16 – ZONE 1 PHASE REACH, M1 FAULTS..................................................6-16
6.5.9 T17 – ZONE 2 PHASE REACH, MT FAULTS..................................................6-16
6.5.10 T18 – ZONE 3 PHASE REACH, M3 FAULTS..................................................6-17
6.5.11 T19 – ZONE 4 PHASE REACH, M4 FAULTS..................................................6-17
6.5.12 ENDING FUNCTIONAL TESTS (USER SETTINGS).......................................6-17
7. SPECIFICATIONS 7.1 ALPS SPECIFICATIONS
7.1.1 DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................7-1
8. LOCAL USER INTERFACE 8.1 INTRODUCTION
8.1.1 DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................8-1
8.1.2 DISPLAY AND KEYPAD ....................................................................................8-1
8.1.3 CONTROL KEYS................................................................................................8-2
8.1.4 MESSAGES........................................................................................................8-3
8.1.5 SETTINGS..........................................................................................................8-4
8.1.6 EDIT PROTECTION SETTINGS........................................................................8-4
8.1.7 [END] KEY..........................................................................................................8-6

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8.1.8 EDIT GENERAL SETTINGS.............................................................................. 8-7
8.1.9 SELECT ACTIVE SETT GRP ............................................................................ 8-7
8.1.10 MODIFY DATE/TIME......................................................................................... 8-7
8.1.11 ACTIONS ........................................................................................................... 8-8
8.1.12 DISABLE OUTPUTS.......................................................................................... 8-8
8.1.13 ENABLE OUTPUTS........................................................................................... 8-9
8.1.14 TRIP BREAKER................................................................................................. 8-9
8.1.15 CLOSE BREAKER............................................................................................. 8-9
8.1.16 RELAY TEST ................................................................................................... 8-10
8.1.17 CHANNEL TEST.............................................................................................. 8-11
8.1.18 KEYPAD/DISPLAY INTERFACE TEST........................................................... 8-12
8.1.19 DIGITAL OUTPUT TEST ................................................................................. 8-12
8.1.20 PLAYBACK ...................................................................................................... 8-13
8.1.21 CHANGE PASSWORD.................................................................................... 8-14
8.1.22 ENABLE/DISABLE PASSWORDS .................................................................. 8-15
8.1.23 RESET DATA................................................................................................... 8-15
8.1.24 RESET RECLOSER ........................................................................................ 8-15
8.1.25 ADJUST CONTRAST ...................................................................................... 8-15
8.2 INFORMATION
8.2.1 DESCRIPTION................................................................................................. 8-16
8.2.2 REQUEST STATUS INFORMATION .............................................................. 8-16
8.2.3 REQUEST FAULT INFORMATION ................................................................. 8-17
8.2.4 REQUEST PRESENT VALUES....................................................................... 8-18
8.2.5 CONTACT CONVERTER STATUS.................................................................8-18
8.2.6 DIGITAL OUTPUT STATUS ............................................................................ 8-18
8.2.7 EVENT INFORMATION................................................................................... 8-19
8.2.8 COMMUNICATION PASSWORDS.................................................................. 8-21
8.2.9 REQUEST STATION/LINE ID.......................................................................... 8-21
8.2.10 REQUEST ALPS MODEL/VERSION............................................................... 8-21
8.2.11 OSCILLOGRAPHY SNAPSHOT...................................................................... 8-22
8.3 ASCII INTERFACE
8.3.1 DESCRIPTION................................................................................................. 8-23
8.3.2 RECOMMENDED REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS PACKAGE.......................8-23
8.4 REMOTE COMMUNICATION INTERFACE
8.4.1 HARDWARE SWITCHES ................................................................................ 8-24
8.4.2 MODEM CONNECTIONS AND SETTINGS .................................................... 8-24
8.4.3 PC MODEM ..................................................................................................... 8-25
8.4.4 ALPS MODEM ................................................................................................. 8-25
8.4.5 NULL-MODEM CONNECTIONS ..................................................................... 8-27
9. SERVICING 9.1 SPARES
9.1.1 DESCRIPTION................................................................................................... 9-1
9.1.2 SERVICING WITH THE RELAY SELF-TEST.................................................... 9-1
9.2 TROUBLESHOOTING
9.2.1 DESCRIPTION................................................................................................... 9-3
9.2.2 THE INFORMATION STATUS COMMAND....................................................... 9-3
9.2.3 SERVICING A CRITICAL FAILURE .................................................................. 9-3
9.2.4 LOCATING THE DEFECTIVE BOARD.............................................................. 9-4
9.2.5 SERVICING A NON-CRITICAL FAILURE ......................................................... 9-4
9.2.6 LOCATING THE DEFECTIVE BOARD.............................................................. 9-4
9.2.7 SERVICE SYSTEM STATUS FAILURES.......................................................... 9-5
10. ALPS TEST PROGRAM 10.1 INTRODUCTION
10.1.1 DESCRIPTION................................................................................................. 10-1
10.1.2 STARTING PROGRAM AFTER THE FIRST TIME ......................................... 10-1
10.2 TEST CALCULATIONS
10.2.1 DESCRIPTION................................................................................................. 10-2
10.2.2 ENTERING INPUT QUANTITIES .................................................................... 10-2
10.2.3 ENTERING A VALUE ...................................................................................... 10-3
10.2.4 SELECTING A VALUE..................................................................................... 10-3

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10.2.5 M1 PHASE UNITS – ZONE 1...........................................................................10-3
10.2.6 MT PHASE UNITS – ZONE 2...........................................................................10-4
10.2.7 M3 PHASE UNITS – ZONE 3...........................................................................10-4
10.2.8 M4 PHASE UNITS – ZONE 4...........................................................................10-5
10.2.9 MOB PHASE UNIT...........................................................................................10-5
10.2.10 MIG GROUND UNITS – ZONE 1 .....................................................................10-6
10.2.11 MTG GROUND UNITS – ZONE 2....................................................................10-6
10.2.12 M3G GROUND UNITS – ZONE 3 ....................................................................10-7
10.2.13 M4G GROUND UNITS – ZONE 4 ....................................................................10-7
10.3 FILE MENU
10.3.1 NEW TEST FILE...............................................................................................10-8
10.3.2 OPEN TEST FILE.............................................................................................10-8
10.3.3 OPEN SETTING FILE ......................................................................................10-8
10.3.4 CLOSE TEST FILE...........................................................................................10-9
10.3.5 SAVE INPUT QUANTITIES..............................................................................10-9
10.3.6 SAVE INPUT QUANTITIES AS......................................................................10-10
10.3.7 SAVE OUTPUT AS.........................................................................................10-10
10.3.8 PRINT.............................................................................................................10-10
10.3.9 PRINT SETUP................................................................................................10-10
10.3.10 LAST 4 OPENED SETTINGS FILES..............................................................10-10
10.3.11 EXIT................................................................................................................10-10
10.4 EDIT MENU
10.4.1 COPY..............................................................................................................10-11
10.4.2 COPY TEXT ONLY.........................................................................................10-11
10.4.3 COPY MHO CIRCLE ONLY ...........................................................................10-11
10.5 VIEW MENU
10.5.1 DESCRIPTION ...............................................................................................10-12
10.5.2 TOOLBAR.......................................................................................................10-12
10.5.3 STATUS BAR .................................................................................................10-12
10.6 TOOLS MENU
10.6.1 DESCRIPTION ...............................................................................................10-13
10.7 WINDOW MENU
10.7.1 DESCRIPTION ...............................................................................................10-15
10.7.2 CASCADE ......................................................................................................10-15
10.7.3 TILE ................................................................................................................10-15
10.7.4 ARRANGE ICONS..........................................................................................10-15
10.7.5 VIEWING MULTIPLE TESTS.........................................................................10-15
10.8 HELP MENU
10.8.1 CONTENTS....................................................................................................10-16
10.8.2 ABOUT ALPS_TST ........................................................................................10-16
11. ALPS-LINK USER GUIDE 11.1 INSTALLATION
11.1.1 OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................11-1
11.1.2 USING ON-LINE HELP ....................................................................................11-1
11.1.3 SUPPORTED ARCHITECTURE ......................................................................11-1
11.1.4 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..........................................................................11-1
11.1.5 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION...........................................................................11-3
11.2 USING ALPS-LINK
11.2.1 STARTUP.........................................................................................................11-5
11.2.2 MENU BAR.......................................................................................................11-5
11.2.3 TOOLBAR.........................................................................................................11-5
11.2.4 STATUS BAR ...................................................................................................11-5
11.3 SETTING UP YOUR HOST MACHINE
11.3.1 DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................11-6
11.3.2 COM PORT SETUP .........................................................................................11-6
11.3.3 MODEM SETUP...............................................................................................11-6
11.3.4 PRINTER SETUP.............................................................................................11-7
11.3.5 DEVICE SETUP ...............................................................................................11-7
11.3.6 ADDING A DEVICE..........................................................................................11-7