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Wireless Network Optimization Platform
Agilent E6474A
User’s Guide
Manual Part Number
Warranty
Safety Notices
Notices
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Welcome to Agilent E6474A Wireless Network Optimization Platform
About this guide
“Index”
Information you need
Appendix C, “System
Appendix D
About this guide
3 Set Up Your System
Install the E6474A software
Get Ready
Batteries
Indoor Setup
External antennas
Indoor positioning
5 Get results fast
4 Use Your System
Changing a Sagem phone’s operating mode
6 Get Assistance, if You Need It
After the Tutorial
Online Help Accessing Online Help Using Online Help
Symbols
A Safety and Regulatory Information
B Connection Panels and LED Indicators
Signal and input power
Options and Part Numbers
D Permanent In-Vehicle Hardware Installation
USB data cable
1 Index
Connecting the ignition sense lead to the fuse block
Connecting the ignition sense lead to a switched 12 Volt
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Get Ready
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Unpacking your boxes
1 Get Ready
Before installing the software
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Installing the Software
What you’ll find in this chapter
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2 Installing the Software
What is on the CD
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Install the E6474A software
Installing the Software
Select this option
2 Installing the Software
Install Analysis Reporter software
install the Adobe Reader software
Install Adobe Reader software
To install the Adobe Reader software
To view documents
Do This
2 Installing the Software
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Uninstalling the Walkabout or VoicePrint software
Uninstalling Existing Software
Installing the Software
2 Installing the Software
Verifying your software installation
An option will appear in your program listing
Start the software and check you license options
connected a valid license dongle
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match your ordered license
options
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2 Installing the Software
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Overview
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Windows 2000 and XP
E6473B High Speed Direct Connect Hub
3 Set Up Your System
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How to connect the E6473B hub
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How to power your E6473B hub
Power the E6473B hub from the in-vehicle lighter socket
3 Set Up Your System
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Power the E6473B hub using the in-vehicle chassis
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Battery
Power the E6473B hub from a battery
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Power ground cable to vehicle
Attach USB License Dongle
How to connect a license key dongle to the E6473B hub
How to connect other devices to the E6473B hub
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3 Set Up Your System
Connecting two direct connect hub systems
Verifying E6473B hub installation
Direct connect hub connections
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Verifying installation using the Configuration Utility
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Figure 8 Confidence Test dialog box
3 Set Up Your System
4 Enable Use Digital Loopback option 5 Select Begin Test
Figure 9 Device Manager showing E6473B ports
Verifying Installation using the Device Manager
Set Up Your System
2 Select Start Settings Control Panel
Start Programs Agilent Wireless Solutions E6474A
Phone connection using direct serial port
Phones
3 Set Up Your System
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Phone connection using PCMCIA PC Card
Phone connection using the E6473B hub
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A BC D Figure 11 COM port allocation for phone ports
3 Set Up Your System
Headsets Figure 12 Connecting two phones to the E6473B hub
Adapters used in kits
Phone connection using a USB port
External antennas
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Refer to
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Overview
Figure 13 Serial port connection for Agilent digital receiver
Connect directly to your laptop
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Serial port RF Antenna
3 Set Up Your System
Connect to the E6473B hub
Connect two receivers to your in-vehicle E6473B hub
Connections for receiver
E6473B Hub
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Connections for receiver
Receiver
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Connect multiple receivers
To connect multiple receivers
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Pulse trigger the receiver
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Figure 16 Connecting more than one receiver to your laptop
Figure 17 Connecting the pulse trigger cable
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GPS and GPS/DR
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Figure 18 Internal GPS with optional differential GPS
Example 1 - Using the internal GPS with a differential GPS antenna
Example 2 - Using Placer GPS
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Example 3 - Placer 455 with differential GPS
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Figure 19 External GPS - Placer
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Figure 20 Placer 455 GPS with differential GPS
Figure 21 Connect the GPS to the AUX connector
External GPS using the E6473B hub
Agilent GPS/DR navigator
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Method 1 - In-vehicle chassis
Method 2 - USB connection
Method 3 - Serial connection
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Connecting the Speed Pulse
Gyro positioning
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Indoor positioning
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Charging the battery
Batteries
Checking the remaining charge
3 Set Up Your System
Safe handling and disposal
Always use the battery charger provided with the battery
Portable system cable connections
Indoor Setup
Carry pack final assembly
Using carry pack assembly with the shoulder strap
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Using the carry pack as a backpack
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Figure 26 Side view of the carry pack showing the shoulder strap
Figure 28 Carry pack outside view
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Figure 27 Carry pack inside view
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Portable digital receiver system
Figure 29 Carry pack side view
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Chassis and backpack assembly
Side Panels Figure 30 Single receiver backpack right side view
Final assembly
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Antenna Loop Phone Pouch Direct connect hub Receiver Battery
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Using the single-receiver backpack
Portable dual E645xx receiver system
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Cable routing within the backpack
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Cable routing through the shoulder straps
3 Set Up Your System
Figure 32 Inside the backpack
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Receiver and hub mounting
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Figure 33 Routing cables through the shoulder straps
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Cable connections to the E6473B hub
Cable connections to the receiver
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Dual receiver backpack final assembly
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Figure 35 Backpack exterior features
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Adjusting the backpack harness
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Figure 36 Tightening the shoulder straps on the backpack
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License Manager
Introduction
For more information
Configuring and creating a WAMS project Option 740
Use Your System
Turning the power on
Configuring devices and views
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Battery charging
E6473B high speed direct connect hub
Turning the power on
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LEDs and display during power-up
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Determining GPS receiver status
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Calibration of dead reckoning
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Starting the software
To start the software
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Confirm you license options
To check your license options
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Creating a new project
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System Setup view
To create a new plan
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Identifying devices
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Identify devices
Figure 41 System setup view showing pop-up menu
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Enabling the devices
Figure 42 System Setup View with a phone identified on COM
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Configuring devices and views
To configure a device
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To configure measurement views
Figure 43 An example of a device properties dialog box
4 Use Your System
It is recommended that you also use the Edit Label command on the pop-up menu, to give the device a meaningful name. For Data Devices, it is helpful if the label includes the COM port that the device is connected to. The label will appear in the title bar of the views associated with the device
Use Your System
File types and locations
Description
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Add a modem connection to the computer
Configuring and creating a data project
Configure the phone
Generic data devices
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Configure the network and dial-up connection
Testing the phone/modem configuration
Figure 44 Adding a data device
Adding a data device
To add a device to the data port
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Configuring data device properties
4 Use Your System
Configuring and creating a WAMS project Option
To configure a WAMS sequence
To start the WAMS interface
What you’ll find in this chapter
Get results fast
“Using Quick Basics - the Online Tutorial on
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Using Quick Basics - the Online Tutorial
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To run the tutorial
After the Tutorial
5 Get results fast
Accessing Online Help
Online Help
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Figure 47 A typical online help browser display
5 Get results fast
Using Online Help
Getting familiar with new features
Getting Information about Views
Using the contents tab
Using the index tab
Using the search tab
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3 Open the book for the phone or receiver 4 Open the View Menu topic
5 Click the links for the views listed
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Get Assistance, if You Need It
“Troubleshooting your E6474A
Online frequently asked questions
Remedies
Troubleshooting your E6474A system
Device communication problems
Causes
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Setting an iDEN phone’s baud rate
Changing a Sagem phone’s operating mode
Toshiba C-103T
Toshiba phone power-up issues
Toshiba direct-connect phone power-up
Toshiba 10-CT
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6 Press the F key 7 Power the computer on
4 Press the F key
5 Choose the upper DIAGE option. Do not choose the DIAGE AUX option
Preparing the hardware
Test 1 - Receiver testing using a signal generator
Verifying your System
Overview
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Do not connect the signal generator at this stage
Span 1 MHz Averaging Running Averages
Preparing the software
3 Click Log Start Live Mode
6 Get Assistance, if You Need It
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Testing the signal
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Table 4 Signal Generator Downlink Settings
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Accuracy
Passing the test
1 Connect the system as shown in Figure
Test 2 - Receiver testing by measuring a known channel
Preparing the hardware
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Passing the test
Testing the signal
3 Click Log Start Live Mode
Preparing the software
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Test 3 - Receiver testing by measuring the noise floor
Preparing the hardware
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3 Click Log Start Live Mode
Preparing the software
Averaging Running Averages
Passing the test
Test 4 - GPS receiver testing
Table 5 Noise Floor Frequency Settings for Step
Table 6 Noise Floor Frequency Settings for Step
Testing the signal
Test 5 - Phone testing using a test call
Setting up the hardware
Setting Up the hardware
Passing the test
Testing the phone
6 For GSM, click View GSM Signal
7 For iDEN, click View iDEN Signal Parameters
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Online Frequently Asked Questions
6 Get Assistance, if You Need It
Updating E645xx Receiver Firmware
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Figure 56 Firmware upgrade required, second dialog box
Figure 57 Receiver with dongle attached
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Replacement firmware security key
Figure 58 Firmware update successful dialog box
Figure 59 Short these pins to update the firmware
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Contacting Customer Support
Technical telephone assistance
Numbers to call
6 Get Assistance, if You Need It
Returning the System for Service
Warranty repair
Get Assistance, if You Need It
Preparing the system for shipping
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Additional Information
6 Get Assistance, if You Need It
HANDLE WITH CARE” 6 Retain copies of all shipping papers
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A Safety and Regulatory Information
General safety considerations
Warning and caution notices
Enclosure protection IP40 according to IEC
Installation, Use, and Storage
A Safety and Regulatory Information
productdamage
Signal and input power
Symbols
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11,2*11
Supplementary Information
Declaration of Conformity - Analog and Digital Cellular RF Receivers
Safety and Regulatory Information A
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Declaration of Conformity - Agilent Direct Connect Hub
A Safety and Regulatory Information
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B Connection Panels and LED Indicators
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Overview
Figure 60 E6473B High Speed Direct Connect Hub front panel
B Connection Panels and LED Indicators
E6473B High Speed Direct Connect Hub
Receiver or Scanner Data port
Connection Panels and LED Indicators B
E6473B hub rear panel descriptions see Figure
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B Connection Panels and LED Indicators
E645xx Receiver
Table 11 Agilent High Speed Direct connect GPS/DR front panel
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Connection Panels and LED Indicators B
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Serial Port and GPS 1PPS
B Connection Panels and LED Indicators
Used to connects to power supply when the unit is in the rack
Figure 64 Agilent High Speed Direct connect GPS/DR rear panel
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Trimble Placer GPS 455DR
Connection Panels and LED Indicators B
Trimble Placer connector panel
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C System Information
Specifications on page
“Receiver Specifications on page
C System Information
Computer Hardware and Software Requirements
System Information
Battery Specifications part of E6473B, options 022, 023, and
Charger specifications part of E6473B Options 022, 023, and
Battery disposal
C System Information
Power cable
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E6473B High Speed Direct Connect Hub Specifications
Specification
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Receiver Specifications
E6450C CDMA/TDMA PCS 1.9 GHz receiver specifications
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80% for temperatures up to 31C, decreasing
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E6451A/E6451C GSM900 receiver specifications
80% for temperatures up to 31C, decreasing linearly
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Power internal GPS, Option 310, 330
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E6452C CDMA/TDMA cellular band receiver specifications
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Transformer AC Power supplied with
System Information
synchronization
E6452A Option 002/E6457C Japan cellular band receiver specifications
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Description
Specification
System Information
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C System Information
E6453C GSM1800 and Korean CDMA band receiver specifications
Description
Specification
System Information
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E6454C 1.9 GHz CDMA/GSM1900 receiver specifications
+10 dBm, 20V DC, characteristic
15 dBm, characteristic
Description
Specification
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± 0.5 dB typical from - 25 dBm to - 110 dBm 20 to
E6455C 2.1 GHz W-CDMA/UMTS/cdma2000 receiver specifications
80% for temperatures up to 31C, decreasing linearly to
C System Information
Support for Pulse triggering measurements
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E6456C 1.9 GHz W-CDMA/UMTS/cdma2000 receiver specifications
Support for Pulse triggering measurements
System Information
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E6458C GSM 850 receiver specifications
Description
Specification
System Information
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E7456C iDEN/CDMA RF receiver specifications
Description
Specification
System Information
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C System Information
Phone Support
To view a list of supported phones
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System Information C
Options and Part Numbers
Cable part numbers
E6473B phone interface cable options
These kits include an antenna clip
Antenna kit part numbers
C System Information
System Information C
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Hardware included with E6474A software licenses
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C System Information
“Antenna Installation on page
D Permanent In-Vehicle Hardware Installation
To install this
“Direct Connect Hub Installation on page
D Permanent In-Vehicle Hardware Installation
Installation Guidelines
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Permanent In-Vehicle Hardware Installation D
D Permanent In-Vehicle Hardware Installation
Direct Connect Hub Installation
Mounting the E645x receiver
Permanent In-Vehicle Hardware Installation D
Antenna Installation
Installation guidelines
GPS antenna
D Permanent In-Vehicle Hardware Installation
Computer mount installation
Cellular antennas
USB data cable
Cable Installation
Main power cable
Phone extender cables
D Permanent In-Vehicle Hardware Installation
Power cable connections to the vehicle
Connecting the ignition sense lead to the fuse block
Ignition sense lead
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Connecting the ignition sense lead to a switched 12 Volt lead
Speed Pulse Cable
Permanent In-Vehicle Hardware Installation D
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Index
Index
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Index
Wireless Application Measurement System WAMS
VoicePrint, 15 VoicePrint uninstallation
What is on the CD
Walkabout, 15, 21 uninstallation