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FITWIN
User guide
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Copyright 1998 IMPACT TECHNOLOGIES
IMPACT TECHNOLOGIES reserves the right to modify the contents of this documentat any time. Although the accuracy of the information it contains has been controlledwith care, IMPACT TECHNOLOGIES assumes no responsibility for the consequencesof any errors or omissions. This document, or part of it, cannot be reproduced or trans-lated without written authorization of IMPACT TECHNOLOGIES.
Printed in FRANCE
registered trademarks
FITWIN is a registered trademark of IMPACT TECHNOLOGIES.Trademarks of other products mentioned in this manual are held by the companies pro-ducing them.
Ref Titre/Title Rev Date
NU-FWN FITWIN A 10/1998
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Contents
1 PRESENTATION 1
1.1 THE FITWIN RANGE 11.2 CHARACTERISTICS COMMON TO THE ENTIRE RANGE 11.3 FITWIN95 21.4 FITWINPRO 21.5 FITWINPRO8 21.6 FITWINTPV 2
2 RECOMMENDATIONS 3
2.1 INSTALLING THE BOARD 32.2 LINK CABLES 32.3 CONNECTING THE LINK CABLES 3
3 INSTALLATION 5
3.1 GENERAL 53.2 FITWIN95 AND FITWINPRO 53.3 FITWINTPV 63.4 FITWINPRO8 7
4 CABLING 9
4.1 CABLE CONNECTORS 94.2 INTERFACE RS232 10
5 WINDOWS 95, 98, NT 15
5.1 FITWIN CONFIGURATOR 165.2 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION 195.3 IF PROBLEMS OCCUR 20
6 WINDOWS 3.1, 3.11 21
6.2 THE FITWIN CONFIGURATOR 216.3 INSTALLING A FITWIN BOARD 226.4 IF PROBLEMS OCCUR 23
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7 MS-DOS 25
7.1 INSTALLING THE FILES REQUIRED BY FITWIN 257.2 IF PROBLEMS OCCUR 27
8 APPENDICES 29
8.1 DRAWER CONTROL APPLICATION DIAGRAM 298.2 DOCUMENTATION AND APPLICATION EXAMPLES 29
9 WARRANTY 31
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1 PRESENTATION
1.1 THE FITWIN RANGEThe FITWIN range comprises:• FITWIN95 a 4 port board for DOS, WINDOWS3x,
WINDOWS95.• FITWINPRO a 4 port board for DOS, WINDOWS3x,
WINDOWS95, WINDOWSNT.• FITWINPRO8 an 8 port board for DOS, WINDOWS3x,
WINDOWS95, WINDOWSNT.• FTWINTPV a 4 port board dedicated to point of sale
applications for DOS, WINDOWS3x, WINDOWS95,WINDOWSNT.
1.2 CHARACTERISTICS COMMON TO THE ENTIRE RANGE
Bus ISA 16 bitsSize 1 short slotMaximum configuration 2 boardsSignals available TX,RX,CTS,RTS,DT
R,DSR,DCDMax. speedMax. speed, extended mode
115200 baud576000 baud
Addresses 200 to 3F8 HInterrupt levels (shareable oneach board)
3,4,5,7(*),9,10,11,12,15.(*)exceptFITWINPRO8
Protection against E.S.D Built-in, on each portPower supply ( ± 5 %) +5v, +12v, -12v
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1.3 FITWIN95
Number of ports 4Connections RJ45 + RJ45 to DB9
or DB25 adapterOperating systems DOS, WINDOWS3x,
WINDOWS95
1.4 FITWINPRO
Number of ports 4Connections RJ45 + RJ45 to DB9
or DB25 adapterOperating systems DOS, WINDOWS3x,
WINDOWS95,WINDOWSNT
1.5 FITWINPRO8
Number of ports 8Connections DB62 to DB9Operating systems DOS, WINDOWS3x,
WINDOWS95,WINDOWSNT
1.6 FITWINTPV
Number of ports 4Connections DB37 to DB9 female.
6 point Mini-DIN forthe drawer (option)
Peripheral supply +5V 400 ma/channel+ 12V 750 ma/ch.
Power supply protection Resettable fusesDrawer command OptionalOperating systems DOS, WINDOWS3x,
WINDOWS95,WINDOWSNT
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2 RECOMMENDATIONS
2.1 INSTALLING THE BOARDPrior to performing any action on a FITWIN board, ensurethat all of your configuration, (microcomputer and relatedperipherals) is powered-down.Carefully lock all connections to avoid any accidental dis-connection during operation.
2.2 LINK CABLESTo avoid the different forms of environment related inter-ference, the link cables between the CPU and itsperipherals must be shielded.Connecting an RS-232 peripheral to an RS-422 interface isunadvisable, given the incompatible voltage levels onthese two interfaces.
2.3 CONNECTING THE LINK CABLESEnsure that the microcomputer and its peripherals arepowered-down before attempting any link cable connec-tion/disconnection.
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3 INSTALLATION
3.1 GENERALTo install the FITWIN board in your computer, follow thesteps outlined below:• Shutdown the computer as well as all of the peripher-
als connected.• Choose an available ISA slot and insert the FITWIN
board, pressing it down firmly into the connector. Se-cure the board’s back panel to the microcomputerchassis.
• Connect the peripherals to the RS-232 outputs fromthe FITWIN board.
3.2 FITWIN95 AND FITWINPRO
3.2.1 Jumper Positions
Remove the jumper if FITWIN is a second board.
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EQTPV
3.3 FITWINTPV
3.3.1 Jumper Positions
Remove the jumper if FITWINTPV is a second board.
3.3.2 DB37 to Four DB9 Adapter Cable
3.3.3 Drawer Option Connector
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3.4 FITWINPRO8
3.4.1 Jumper Positions
Remove the jumper if FITWINPRO8 is a second board.
3.4.2 DB62 to Eight DB9 Adapter Cable
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CONNECTORS
1 1
146
1 8
CONNECTTPV
1-12v(1)
6-DSR
5-GND 4-DTR
9-5v(2)
3-TX
8-CTS
2-RX
7-RTS
4 CABLING
4.1 CABLE CONNECTORS
4.1.1 FITWINTPV Data Connector
(1) 12v (750ma max. per channel),(2) 5v (750 ma max. per channel pair).
4.1.2 FITWINTPV Drawer Connector
(1) Drawer opencommand(2) Drawer status(3) Ground(4) NC(5) NC(6) +12V 2A max.
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T2525
3
5
8
7
4
20
2
6
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
3
5
8
7
4
20
2
6
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
1 PG
T925
2
8
1
5
7
4
3
6
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
3
5
8
7
4
20
2
6
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
1 PG
TRJ25
7
4
3
5
2
6
1
8
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
3
5
8
7
1
4
20
2
6
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
PG
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
4.2 INTERFACE RS232
4.2.1 Terminal cable (DTE) DB/9 - DB/25
4.2.2 Terminal cable (DTE) DB/25 - DB/25
4.2.3 Terminal cable (DTE) RJ-45 - DB/25
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T259
3
5
8
7
4
20
2
6
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
2
8
1
5
7
4
3
6
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
T99
2
8
1
5
7
4
3
6
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
2
8
1
5
7
4
3
6
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
TRJ9
7
4
3
5
2
6
1
8
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
2
8
1
5
7
4
3
6
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
4.2.4 Terminal cable (DTE) DB/25 –DB/9
4.2.5 Terminal cable (DTE) DB/9 - DB/9
4.2.6 Terminal cable (DTE) RJ45 -DB/9
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M925
2
8
1
5
7
4
3
6
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
3
5
8
7
4
20
2
6
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
1 PG
M2525
3
5
8
7
4
20
2
6
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
3
5
8
7
4
20
2
6
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
1 PG
MRJ25
7
4
3
5
2
6
1
8
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
3
5
8
7
4
20
2
6
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
1 PG
4.2.7 Modem cable DB9 - DB/25
4.2.8 Modem cable DB25 - DB/25
4.2.9 Modem cable RJ45 DB/25
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M99
2
8
1
5
7
4
3
6
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
2
8
1
5
7
4
3
6
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
MRJ9
7
4
3
5
2
6
1
8
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
2
8
1
5
7
4
3
6
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
M259
3
5
8
7
4
20
2
6
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
2
8
1
5
7
4
3
6
RX
CTS
DCD
GND
RTS
DTR
TX
DSR
4.2.10 Modem cable DB/9 - DB/9
4.2.11 Modem cable DB25 - DB/9
4.2.12 Modem cable RJ45- DB/9
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5 Windows 95, 98, NT
• Place the CD in the drive,• Run the “ start.exe” program located in directory
\fitwin\win95_nt and follow the instructions displayedby the installation assistant.
Specify a directory where the files required by FITWIN willbe installed. To install the FITWIN program in a differentdirectory from the one proposed by default, click on“browse ” to specify another path.
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Click on “ finish ” to quit the installation assistant and runthe FITWIN board configurator. To install FITWIN later, runthe configurator from the control panel.
5.1 FITWIN CONFIGURATOR
5.1.1 Installing a FITWIN board
Click on the “FITWIN configurator ” icon in the controlpanel.
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From the “ type of board ” field, select the FITWIN board toinstall.Click on the “assistant ” button to start the installation as-sistant. The assistant simplifies the installation procedurefor the user by looking for resources (addresses and IRQs)to assign to FITWIN.
In the installation assistant’s step 1 of 2 , specify whetherall of FITWIN’s serial ports are managed in “Shared IRQ”mode (recommended default setting).Specify the number of channels to install for each board,then click on the next button in order to move to the nextstep.
In step 2 of 2 , check FITWIN’s parameters. If they are cor-rect, click on “ finish ” to exit the assistant and return to theFITWIN configurator’s main menu.
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Click on the “Apply ” button to update the register databaseto match the FITWIN configuration parameters.Click on the “OK” button to exit the configurator. You mustthen restart your system for FITWIN to become opera-tional.
5.1.2 Adding a second FITWIN board
To install a second FITWIN board in your computer, thesecond board must be configured as “board n°2 ” .
Click on the “FITWIN configurator ” icon in the controlpanel.Click on the “FitWin2 ” thumbnail to access the configura-tion parameters for the second board.
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Refer to sub-section 5.1 to continue the installation of asecond FITWIN board.
5.2 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION
5.2.1 Modifying channel parameters
After an installation phase performed using the installationassistant, it is always possible to manually change any ofthe proposed channel parameter settings:• Click on the “Name” fields for the channel to modify
and select a new name from the pull-down list.• Click on the “Address” fields for the channel to mod-
ify and select an available address from the pull-downlist.
• Click on the “ Interrupts ” fields for the channel tomodify and select an available interrupt number fromthe pull-down list.
) Note :To avoid address or interrupt conflicts between FITWINand any other peripheral installed in your computer, theconfigurator uses an asterisk to mark any resources(Name, address, IRQ) already used by the system. It ishowever possible to validate a FITWIN board configurationusing resources that conflict with those used by anotherboard: the configurator will then display a box to promptyou to correct the conflict. If you do not make any correc-tions, it is up to you to make any changes necessary toyour system so as to release the resources that you haveassigned to FITWIN.
5.2.2 Setting FIFO buffer parameters
Run the FITWIN configurator and click on the “Advancedconfiguration ” button.
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Select the channel for which you wish to modify the FIFOparameters.Increase or reduce the size of the FIFO buffers to improveperformance or resolve connection problems. (Generally,the default parameters settings obtained by clicking on theDefault button suit all applications).
5.2.3 Extended mode
The extended mode lets FITWIN communicate at speedsof over 115200 baud.Run the FITWIN configurator and click on the “Advancedconfiguration ” button.Click on the “Extended mode ” box.
5.3 IF PROBLEMS OCCUR� Click on the configurator’s diagnostics thumbnail todisplay the “ fitwin.log ” file.
� Use the configurator’s “Resource ” thumbnail tocheck that FITWIN’s parameters do not conflict with thoseof another peripheral. Use the configurator’s “Jumpers ”thumbnail to ensure that the (one or more) FITWINboard(s) are correctly configured (board number 1 – boardnumber 2).
� One of the FITWIN serial ports is experiencingproblems sending or receiving characters
� Set the FITWIN parameters to use a different IRQ.
� On some machines, the I/O address range from200h to 207h is not accessible correctly, so the serialport configured in this address range will not workcorrectly.
� Use the next address range (208h to 210h).
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6 Windows 3.1, 3.11
6.1.1 General
The FITWIN board allows adding up to eight high perform-ance serial ports to your computer. Each board supportsfour ports and you can use two boards simultaneously.With FITWIN all of the serial ports on the same board mayuse the same Interrupt, thereby releasing resources forother peripherals.
6.1.2 Installing FITWIN software
• Place the CD in the drive,• Run the “ setup.exe ” program located in the
\fitwin\win311\fra directory and follow the instructionsdisplayed by the installation assistant.
6.2 THE FITWIN CONFIGURATORThe FITWIN configurator may be accessed from the con-trol panel. It allows installing up to two FITWIN boards.
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6.3 INSTALLING A FITWIN BOARDClick on the “FITWIN board ” icon in the Windows controlpanel.For each channel to install, specify: the port name, the I/Oaddress and the interrupt used.
6.3.1 Choosing the port name
Port N°1 on the board must always be configured to allowthe board to operate.Select a name in the range COM1 to COM9. If your PC al-ready has two serial ports called COM1 and COM2, youmust select a name in the range COM3 to COM9.Each serial port on your PC must have a unique name.Prefer the use of names in sequence, starting from the firstavailable name.If one (or more) channels on the FITWIN board are notused, select "None " in the corresponding "Name" field.
Avoid configurations with "holes" for ports COM1 to COM4(e.g. COM1, COM3, COM4...) as these will be reorganizedby the machine’s BIOS to become COM1, COM2, COM3.
6.3.2 Choosing the I/O address
For each port to configure, choose a unique I/O address(one not used by another peripheral).The I/O addresses for the FITWIN ports do not have to beconsecutive ones (this makes it possible, for example toavoid addressing conflicts with peripherals that use a wideaddress range).When ports COM1 to COM4 are selected, the configura-tion window proposes the default addresses generallyused by these ports. If you have any doubts on the choiceof an address, use these default addresses.
6.3.3 Choosing the Interrupt Used by Each Port
Each of the computer’s peripherals must use a differentinterrupt line.Identify the interrupts available on the machine.
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Assign an available interrupt (one not used by another pe-ripheral) to the FITWIN ports to configure.If there are few available interrupts left in your system, usea single interrupt to manage all of FITWIN’s serial ports.(To simplify FITWIN installation, using a single interruptcommon to all of the ports to install is recommended).If you intend to use one of FITWIN’s ports to connect themouse, never share its interrupt with any other port on theboard.Do not use interrupts 3 and 4 if your machine already hastwo serial ports called COM1 and COM2.
6.3.4 Validating the Configuration
Click on the Install button after specifying the name, I/Oaddress and the interrupt used by each port. If no conflictis detected, the program will prompt you to update thesystem files (config.sys and system.ini) and then restartyour system.If a conflict occurs, the configurator will inform you by dis-playing an error message during installation. You mayignore this message if you intend to remove the portcausing the conflict once installation is complete.
) Warning : After each installation or de-installation op-eration the system must be restarted for the newconfiguration to take effect.
6.4 IF PROBLEMS OCCUR� The communication ports do not work correctly:
� Refer to the “ fitwin.log ” troubleshooting file tocheck that board initialization was performed correctly.
� Check that the port parameters (Name, Address,Interrupt) do not conflict with those of other peripherals.
� If your mouse is connected to one of the FITWIN 95ports, ensure that this port does not share the interrupt thatit uses with any other port on the board.
� Perform a “Cold restart":
� Exit Windows, shutdown the computer using thepower “On/Off” switch, power-up the computer once againand restart Windows.
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7 MS-DOS
7.1 INSTALLING THE FILES REQUIRED BY FITWIN• Create an installation directory on your hard disk
drive. For example c:\fitwin,• Copy the files contained in \fitwin\dos to the installa-
tion directory.
7.1.1 Modifying the Config.sys File to AcceptFITWIN
• Add the following declaration line to the config.sysfile:
Device=(path)\fitwin.exe/f:(path)\configuration_file /l:(path)\log_file /c:language
Where :
(path) : is the access path to the FITWIN directoryConfiguration_File : is the file where the channelname, interrupt and address are stated.Log_File : contains the initialization report for FITWINboards that is generated each time the machine isinitialized.Language : fra for French, eng for English or deu forGerman.
Example:De-vice=c:\fitwin\fitwin.exe/f:c:\fitwin\fitwin.cnf/l:c:\fitwin\fitwin.log /c:fra
7.1.2 Creating a Configuration for FITWINParameters
• Create a configuration file in the installation directorytaking care to follow the syntax shown below for eachconfigured serial channel:
COMxBase =adr
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COMxIrq =irqCOMxFitwin =n
With:X : the channel’s COM number.Adr : the channel’s address (in hexadecimal notation).irq : the interrupt used by the channel.n : the channel number on the board.from 1 to 4 for channels on the first board.from 5 to 8 for channels on the second board.
To validate the drawer command function on aFITWINTPV board, add the following line to the con-figuration file:
TIROIRxFitwin=adrWith:X : taking a value of 1 for board n°1 and 2 for boardn° 2Adr : the address of the drawer command, (same syn-tax as for channels).
Example:To configure a FITWIN board with four channels and thefollowing parameters:Channel 1: COM3 with address 220 and interrupt 5Channel 2: COM4 with address 228 and interrupt 5Channel 3: COM5 with address 230 and interrupt 5Channel 4: COM6 with address 238 and interrupt 5
The configuration file will look like:COM3Base=220hCOM3Irq=5COM3Fitwin=1COM4Base=228hCOM4Irq=5COM4Fitwin=2COM5Base=230hCOM5Irq=5COM5Fitwin=3COM6Base=238hCOM6Irq=5COM6Fitwin=4
To set the channel parameters• Shutdown the machine and restart it for the changes
to take effect.• Refer to the initialization report (log_file) to check that
the FITWIN program correctly initialized the board.
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7.1.3 Channel Parameter Settings (speed/parity ...)
For standard COM channels (a CMOS value), used theMODE.COM command. Otherwise, use a specific applica-tion.
Important notes:MS-DOS will only be able to directly recognize the four ba-sic COM ports (COM 1 to 4) with their standard IRQs andaddresses:
COM1: address 3F8, IRQ4COM2: address 2F8, IRQ3COM3: address 3E8, IRQ4COM4: address 2E8, IRQ3
) It is possible to set the channels on the same boardto the same IRQ; but it is impossible to share an IRQ be-tween two boards.
) It is impossible, for example, to have a standardCOM1 (IRQ4) on a board and a standard COM3 (IRQ4) onanother board.
If the board must be used with MS-DOS and WINDOWS3.X, use the WINDOWS configuration tools. The ports de-clared to the standard IRQs and addresses will also beaccessible in MS-DOS.
7.2 IF PROBLEMS OCCUR� Check the contents of the fitwin.log file generatedby the FITWIN program on start-up.
� Check the syntax of the FITWING program’s entrypoint in the config.sys file.
� Check the configuration file (fitwin.cnf ) syntax.
� Check that the parameters assigned to FITWIN donot conflict with those of another board.
� Ensure that your MS-DOS application is able to cor-rectly access the FITWIN uarts when a non-standardconfiguration is used (channels higher than COM4 and ad-dresses other than 3F8, 2F8.
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2
3
1100 MA max
6
FUSE 2A
+12V
4,7K
+5V
8 APPENDICES
8.1 DRAWER CONTROL APPLICA TION DIAGRAMFITWINTPV board DRAWER
8.2 DOCUMENTATION AND APPLICATION EXAMPLES
In WINDOWS NT\fitwin\cash\ntsample\readme.doc.
In DOS, WINDOWS3.x, WINDOWS95\fitwin\cash\dos\readme.doc.
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9 WARRANTY
New hardware components are guaranteed by IMPACTTECHNOLOGIES for a period of one year starting on thedate of delivery, unless this period is modified by specificconditions. Warranty is limited to the repair or replacementof defective hardware components. Components suppliedin exchange for defective parts may be new, or may beused components whose useful life is equivalent to that ofa new component. All components and products ex-changed become the property of IMPACTTECHNOLOGIES.
Work carried out under the terms of this warranty does notunder any circumstances extend the warranty period.
This warranty does not cover the repair of damage causedby accident, disaster, abuse, use for purposes other thanthose for which the product is designed or modificationsnot carried out by IMPACT TECHNOLOGIES.
IMPACT TECHNOLOGIES MAKES NO EXPLICIT ORIMPLIED GUARANTEES AS TO THE ABILITY OFPRODUCTS TO MEET CUSTOMERS' REQUIREMENTS.
IMPACT TECHNOLOGIES cannot be held responsible forany indirect damage, such as loss of revenue, loss of or-ders,disruption of business or legal action taken againstthe customer by a third party, which may result from theuse of this product, even if IMPACT TECHNOLOGIES hasbeen informed of such damage.
REMINDER
It may be necessary to obtain a license to export or re-export this product.
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