“Model Precipitation Mechanisms”
Be sure to download/FTP the file and test your file before the teletraining session. You may also preview the session in a local/test mode (see below). If you have any technical difficulties please contact us before the session so that we can troubleshoot any problems beforehand.
Please call in at least 5 minutes prior to the beginning of the start time to ensure that you are connected to the server, you have good audio quality, and we can start on time. The presentation should take a little over 60 minutes. The dates and start times are shown below:
Friday, November 3, 2006 800- 900 AM
“Model Precipitation Mechanisms”
The required download file (available now) is available at:
ftp://ftp.werh.noaa.gov/share/rah/visit/model.precip.mech.20061103.exe or http://www2.ncsu.edu/eos/service/pams/meas/sco/research/nws/visit/model.precip.mech.20061103.exe
The phone number to dial into is:
(866) 702-7489
After you've dialed the number enter the pass code:
9225126 # (regular users)
xxxxxxx # (leader)
You may hear music until the leader joins the call.
If you hear a busy signal when trying to call the number try dialing
10-10-222 877-460-7566 then enter the pass code above.
Install the session as described below on a WINDOWS PC (128MB of RAM or more recommended) which is connected to the Internet:
In order to install this lesson, you will need to create a new directory on your hard drive, download a self extracting, compressed file into this directory, and then run this file in order to extract the image and program files. The particular drive or directory name does not matter-we have included some suggested names in our examples. You may include multiple directories under a top directory called "visit" if you wish.
To get and install the VISITview lesson files:
1. Create a directory on your computer to hold this lesson.
For example, open a MS-DOS Command Prompt window and type:
cd \
mkdir visit
cd visit
mkdir model_precip
cd model_precip
You can also create this new directory using the
Windows Explorer or My Computer.
2. Get the self-extracting EXE file (it is about 18 MB in size) by aiming your Web
browser to:
ftp://ftp.werh.noaa.gov/share/rah/visit/model.precip.mech.20061103.exe or http://www2.ncsu.edu/eos/service/pams/meas/sco/research/nws/visit/model.precip.mech.20061103.exe
Note: If you are having download problems, you may try using other software
download tools as an alternative to using a browser:
3. Be sure to save this model.precip.mech.20061103.exe file into the same directory that you created in step 1.
4. To extract all the image and program files, just run the model.precip.mech.20061103.exe file by either:
opening My Computer or the Windows Explorer and clicking on the filename
model.precip.mech.20061103.exe in the \visit\ model_precip directory or
opening a Command Prompt window, typing cd \visit\ model_precip and then typing
model.precip.mech.20061103.exe
This completes the installation.
5. To test the installation:
1. open the "Display" Control Panel and make sure your Setting for the Desktop Area
is 800 x 600 or greater.
2. click on the visitlocal filename from My Computer or Windows Explorer.
Or, you could open a DOS Command Prompt window, and type:
cd \visit\model_precip
visitlocal
3. A login window and "ViewClient" window should appear, with a large red
triangular cursor. Enter your station ID for the login and click on submit. To
review the slides, click the
next button.
4. If you get an "out-of-environment space" error, please see question 7 in
the VISIT FAQ at
http://www.cira.colostate.edu/ramm/visit/visitfaq.html
5. You can also run the session locally by running the "visitlocal.bat" (located in the
same directory). This will allow you to examine the lesson slides and test the
animations, without the presence of an Instructor or an external VISIT server
connection.
6. On the day of the lesson, we will use the "visit.bat" file to connect to an
external VISIT server, and an Instructor will lead the presentation.
7. Be sure to quit all other active applications, and disable any screen savers that are
running BEFORE the teletraining session starts. During the teletraining session
remember to have your conference call phone on MUTE (not HOLD -- HOLD may
force the other offices to listen to your local NWR messages) unless speaking.
In the Command Prompt window where you entered the visit command, you will see various communications messages appearing; for the most part, you may ignore these. However, if a “Communications problem - restart" message appears (and lesson pages are not advancing correctly), you will need to Quit the ViewClient application (by clicking on the "X" icon in the upper right corner), and restart the ViewClient application by entering the "visit" command in the Command Prompt window.
If you have any questions, please contact
Jonathan Blaes (919 515-8209 ext 235) or
(919 515-8203)