Quick Guide

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Quick guideARI-MyValve

1.0 About ARI-MyValveARI-MyValve is a program that helps you calculate your system components quickly, safely and reliably. For each selected product, it also generates the product data as well as various documents (e.g. ordering data, spare part drawings, data sheets or operating instructions).

2.0 Installation instructions

2.1 Local installation on Windows operating systems To install the ARI-myValve calculation program, start the installation file ":\ fscommand \ setup_ARImyValve.exe" from the DVD.Note: For installation you need administrator rights!Please observe the information during the installation and specify the program directory (usually C:\Programme\ARImyValve\). For the program directory of ARI-myValve, the user should have writing access, so he can perform an update by himself when there is a version modification (otherwise, the update process must be done with administrator rights).After successful installation, you can start at C:\Programme\ARImyValve\ in your preferred language.

Quick guide ARI-myValve A detailed user support can be found at the menu "Help"You can use our website (http://www.ari-armaturen.de/de/download/myvalve.html) to check your ARI-myValve version of timeliness and update it if necessary (refer also to item 7.0).

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Or start from the desktop icon:

Note: You need for ARI-myValve the JAVA Runtime version 1.5.0_16 or higher. The runtime can be installed from the DVD "jre-1_5_0_16-windows-i586-p.exe" or for JAVA 6 "jre-6u24-windows-i586.exe". Please observe your company-used standards. If ARI-myValve can not be started, first you must install the Java Runtime.

2.2 Network installation on Windows operating systems If you like to work with ARI-myValve in your network, please copy the folder "ARImyValve" from the DVD to a folder of your choice. ARI-myValve can then be started in the needed language version (. Exe or .Bat file).

Here is a linking from the startup-files to the clients recommended.

On the respective client computers the Java Runtime must also be installed.

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3.0 Calculation

3.1 Select module

3.2 Enter values

Because of various different basics of product calculations, codes and product allocations ARI-myValve is subdivided into several modules for the different product groups. With ARI-Product-Selector a large part of ARI's product range can be selected without prior calculation.

Enter all for the calculation of the respective product necessary calculation data and start with the button "Calculate". (here for example: "ARI-Control valves ARI-STEVI-Calculation")

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3.3 Product list

3.4 Managing/Saving results

The result of the calculation is shown in a product list. With product parameters (e.g. for STEVI: "Material", "Sealing", "Plug variation" and "Series") the displayed product list can be filtered. Select "show all" if you want to display all possible options of the previous picklist for further filtering.

In order to avoid product restrictions, the filter lists will be rebuilt after each calculation.

1. Create project data (refer to item 4.0)

2. Allocate a Tag-No. or Calculation-Nr.

3. Put-out in PDF file (see item 3.5) The unique definition of the filename for the PDF-output, the drawings and calculations are allocated as follows: Project-No. + TAG-No. = Filename.xml/.pdf(e.g. 2009001-w015-calc.pdf)

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3.5 Product information

3.6 Save calculation

1. By using the context menu of the product list (right mouse-button)

After selecting a product from the product list, information can be queried/issued about it. - PDF-output:

Output of the calculation in PDF-format- Drawing:

Sparepart drawings with parts and dimensions- Data sheets - Operating Instructions- Pressure-Temp: Pressure-temperature-diagram - Flow characteristic: Kvs-characteristic-diagram- Save calculation: refer to item 3.6.

2. By using the program field "Documents (top right of the window)

At the menu "File" you can manage/save the calculations, input values and results.Save calculation:

- the calculation is saved in the respective module directory (. xml). The file name will be generated automatically including the Project-No. and TAG-No. (Note: if the file name was edited manually, the file in the project management will not be considered furtheron.)

- you can also save a project from the context menue of the product list (refer to item 3.5)

- for "Changing the saving directory refer to item 5.4.

Load calculation: - opens the browser window to open the

calculation file.Load last calculation:

- opens the last saved calculation

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4.0 Create project data Fill in the fields and confirm your entries with the button "Save". Note: Please do not use spaces or special characters (especially "/).

If a PDF-output is generated (refer to item 3.5) and the calculation data are saved (refer to item 3.6), they will be deposited to the project data. In the result data list, you can see the projects which are already stored with associated calculations. when there are several projects, you can search by using a filter.If a project was selected from the list, you can load the saved calculation data, the PDF-output and the sparepart drawings by using the corresponding button (if they were stored).

With the button "Delete record" the selected project can be deleted.With the button "Delete calculation" the selected calculation can be deleted.

Attention: The deleting can not be undone! The project will only be cleared when all the calculation data were deleted.(Notes to save your data, refer to item 6.0)

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5.0 Settings 5.1 Calculation basis - Calculation in SI- or ANSI-units- Calculation with absolut- or gauge pressure

5.2 User settings (are shown in the PDF-documents)

Attribute "Differential pressure-isolation:Setting parameter for the selection of nominal diameters for isolation valves and control valves (shut-off function)

5.3 Media-DataHerewith you can create your own media data (liquids and vapors/gases), if they are not included in the database yet. (The uniqueness is defined by name and temperature of the medium.)

At the media selection, the new created medium can be choosen via "free data-set entry" (at the bottom of the list).

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6.0 Saving your data

The backup will be saved in the default directory "C:/Documents and Settings/user/arimyvalve/ZIP/", if no other location has been defined (refer to item 5.4). Note: Back-up your data continuously in ZIP-format on an additional disk.

5.4 Change directoryEnter the new directory path manually or open with "Selection" the browser window. You can work with local-level or network-level. A folder "ARI-myValve" will automatically be created with sub-structure for each module. If you have very specific requirements in relation to project-backup or archiving, please contact us.

At the menu "File you can create a backup/summary in ZIP-format for the current project. You can choose if you want to save "only PDF-Report, "PDF-Report and Drawing or "all drawings and data to the selected project in a folder-bundled secure.

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7.0 Version-check/update by Internet7.1 Check on current version If you do not have the latest ARI-myValve-version, you can perform an update (refer to item 7.3).

7.2 Proxy-settings If you can not connect to the internet, please adjust your proxy settings.

7.3 Update - Please start the download of the

ZIP-file first: (example based on vers. 1.02)ARI-myValve-Update-1.02.

- Exit ARI-myValve.- Unzip the ZIP-file und and start

the EXE-file:

- Confirm the required information, ARI-myValve is updated on your computer.

- Restart ARI-myValve again.

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1.0 About ARI-MyValve2.0 Installation instructions2.1 Local installation on Windows operating systems2.2 Network installation on Windows operating systems

3.0 Calculation3.1 Select module3.2 Enter values3.3 Product list3.4 Managing/Saving results3.5 Product information3.6 Save calculation

4.0 Create project data5.0 Settings5.1 Calculation basis5.2 User settings5.3 Media-Data5.4 Change directory

6.0 Saving your data7.0 Version-check/update by Internet7.1 Check on current version7.2 Proxy-settings7.3 Update

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