Help (Menu and other information)

[Craig Maier]

The Help Menu

With this product, we strive to provide you with the best possible documentation, help and support. To that end, in addition to this in-depth User’s Manual, we also include a computerized Help File that is always available at the click of a mouse. Integrated into the Help File are a Table of Contents, a comprehensive Index, a Search Engine and a Favorites selector (Add, Display or Remove items). If you find a topic that you consider to be of great importance, you can print the displayed topic via the Help file print feature.
Tip of the Day

This feature is normally displayed on the splash screen after you launch the software. It can also be invoked under this menu item. It provides useful hints on the operation of the software contained within roughly 330 total tips. It advances through the list one item at a time each time the software is opened. When it gets to the last tip, it returns to the first item in the listing and starts the sequence over again. The tip file is common to two Diamond Cut Software programs, so some tips may not be relevant to your application(s). If you are not interested in using the tip of the day feature, uncheck the box that indicates "Show Tips on Start-Up" found in it’s dialog box.
Restoring a Recording


This feature links you to a section of the Help File that describes step-by-step details regarding the restoration of an old recording.
Restoring the demo1.wav

This feature links you to a section of the Help File that describes in step-by-step detail the process for restoring the demo1.wav file that is included with the software package. This is an excellent exercise to go through to get an initial idea of the operation of the system.



Contents


The DCArt10 & DC Forensics10 program contains an extensive Help file. These topics are printable from within the help file for your convenience. The following types of information are available:

• DCArt10/DC Forensics10 Program Overview
• Tutorial Information on each filter
• Step-by-Step procedures for utilizing each filter and editing feature
• Audio Restoration process procedures
• Practical Hints on recording procedures
• Extensive Glossary with definitions, tables of values, and Appendix information.
• Licensing Agreement, Warranty, and Software Program History information
• FAQ’s
• Acknowledgements

Context Sensitive Help


This button will provide you with on-line context sensitive Help from the DCArt10/DC Forensics10 Help file.
Using Context Sensitive Help (Tutorial)



Method #1

1. Point the mouse pointer to the portion of the DCArt10/DC Forensics10 program display about which you would like some Help file information.
2. Depress the special function key F1.
3. Help file information will appear in a window. This information is usually only summary procedural information on the particular topic. For more detailed information, refer to the actual Help file, and look for tutorial information on the topic of interest.
4. When done, click on the - button at the top left-hand side of the Help window.

Method #2

1. Using the left mouse button, click on the button with the “?” contained within its perimeter on the toolbar.
2. A black, mouse controlled “?” will appear next to the mouse pointer.
3. Move the pointer to the area of the program display about which you would like some Help file information.
4. Click on the left mouse button.
5. Help file information will appear in a window. This information is usually only summary procedural information on the particular topic. For more detailed information, refer to the actual Help file, and look for tutorial information on the topic of interest.
6. When done, click on the - button located at the top left-hand side of the Help window.

Note:
Under some circumstances, Method Forum will not activate the context sensitive Help file. When this occurs, use method Home

The Help file search engine includes some special search filter checkboxes located in the lower corner of the search box including:

1. Search Previous Results
2. Match Similar Words
3. Search Titles Only

Important Note:
Features which have not been implemented in your particular version of DCArt10/DC Forensics10 but which may be provided in different releases of the program will be described in italics.
Online Knowledge Base


Clicking on this will link you to a body of knowledge and information that you may find helpful with your audio work. It includes numerous application notes that are always being added to over time. It is worthwhile to check out this knowledge base now and then to stay up to date. User’s Manual .pdf


Clicking on this item will take you to the documentation package in .pdf (User’s Guide) for the software products so that you can download it on various computers if desired.
Web Homepage


Clicking on “Web Homepage” will link you up to the Diamond Cut Productions, Inc. website where you can view our latest product offerings. Check for Updates


This like will compare the version of software that you have against the latest release and let you know if you are up-to-date.
About DC-Art

The following information is obtainable under the “About DC-Art” feature:

• Program Name and Version #
• Copyright Information including Copyright Dates
• Upgrade Contact Information
• Program Registration Information
• System RAM Size Free
• Hard Drive Disk Space Available for use on the temp drive
• Program Registration Name (email address of user)
• Serial Number (25 digit alpha-numeric code)
• Registration Code (12 digit hex code)
• Manufacturer Contact Information
• Check for Updates (this will ping the Diamond Cut Server and let you know if your installed version is the latest)