INSTALLATION

JAGUAR can be downloaded as a zipped file and can be installed as any other application. There are no separate packages for JAGUAR LITE and JAGUAR PRO: whenever the user wants to upgrade from LITE to PRO, a small authorization file needs to be saved in JAGUAR's installation folder.

Note that antivirus software may flag JAGUAR as "malware". In that case you should exclude your JAGUAR folder from antivirus checks (or exclude JAGUAR.exe and LIFESAVER.exe on the process level).

HOW TO

UPGRADING / TESTING A NEW FULL PACKAGE

If you have an earlier JAGUAR version and want to test a new full package, keeping the old installation available as a backup, please follow these instructions:

1. Rename your active JAGUAR installation folder (for example C:\JAGUAR => C:\JAGUAR_OLD)

2. Install the new package using the original JAGUAR installation folder name (for example C:\JAGUAR)

   • if you are a JAGUAR PRO user, copy the JAGUARKEY.dat file from C:\JAGUAR_OLD to C:\JAGUAR
   • in addition, if you have your own offset collection, copy also the OFFSET.txt file from the old folder to the new one
   • this will ensure that you do not have to change any desktop/taskbar shortcuts and if you ever need to restore the earlier full package, it can be done simply by renaming the two folders.

FULL PACKAGE INSTALLATION

Only the Steps 1) and 4) are mandatory but below you will find many additional steps that can be reviewed in order to make the setup run as smoothly as possible. In addition in Step 4), you can also use other JAGUAR installation folder but C:\JAGUAR is recommended. If you skip all the other steps than 1) and 4), JAGUAR will run but it will use the defaults (e.g. recording to C:\ disk) and there may be some hiccups sometimes.

Here are the detailed installation steps:

1. Install the native Perseus software and verify that Perseus.exe runs flawlessly.

2. If you use an external harddisk for recording, plug it and enable write caching on the device:

   • DISK > PROPERTIES > HARDWARE > Select the external disk > PROPERTIES > GENERAL > CHANGE SETTINGS > POLICIES > BETTER PERFORMANCE

Whenever you change the recording disk/USB port, it is good to check this definition. BETTER PERFORMANCE is not the Windows default and without it your wideband recordings may not contain all the seconds and/or the file header may be not updated when the file switch happens (ending up a corrupted file - however JAGUAR can fix that).

1. If you use a mouse wheel on Windows 10, please change this:

   • Windows Settings > Devices > Mouse & touchpad > Scroll inactive windows when I hover over them > Off

   Mouse wheel scrolling can be used in JAGUAR for changing almost all objects and W10 blocks some of these scrolls if you don't set this W10 setting off.

2. Download JAGUAR's latest full installation package from http://jaguars.kapsi.fi/download/ and unzip the package to C:\JAGUAR

3. You can pin JAGUAR.exe to TASKBAR if you like or create a desktop shortcut. If you want to run JAGUAR 24x7 and automatically recover from power breaks and Windows OS updates, please do this: create a shortcut for LIFESAVER.exe and move it to the Windows start folder. That startup folder location is OS dependent, on W10 the folder can be opened by bringing up the Run box in Windows, typing shell:startup to it and pressing ENTER.

4. Start JAGUAR: INFOBOX opens up. Click LIVE to verify that the Perseus connection works.

5. Download the latest version: click STATUS BAR > STAR button (on the right) > click "LATEST YYYY-MM-DD" INSTALL. Usually there is a newer version available.

6. The system runs in JAGUAR LITE mode by default. If you belong to the JAGUAR PRO team, please ask for the PRO upgrade by picking the 8-digit KEY number from the INFOBOX (it can be opened by pressing "I") and sending it to this email address: jaguar4Perseus@gmail.com or to IPA.

7. Ensure that you have the latest TURTLE database: open the INFOBOX (by pressing "I"), and if the DATABASE name is out of date, click CHANGE and select DOWNLOAD LATEST.

8. After the basic installation is now done, quite likely you want to customize at least these basic settings: recording bandwith, center frequency, recording disk and your recording location.

   You can define these by opening the "WORKSET" window: click "W" button on the bottom left corner of the screen and then change the following settings (keeping the WORKSET1 as your default WORKSET):

   • REC_BANDWIDTH > CHANGE 2 MHz to 1.6 MHz if you want to save 20% of the disk space used (JAGUAR PRO only)
   • CENTER_FQ > CHANGE the center frequency if needed (however, the defaults are optimal for MW)
   • REC_DISK1 > CHANGE the default C:\ to the desired target (the path given can also contain a folder)
   • LOCATION > CHANGE the default to match your own QTH. This setting is used on many graphics screens and also whenever you use sunrise/sunset based recordings: replace LONDON, 51.5, -0.12 with your own QTH and coordinates. Note that any longitude in the western hemisphere must be given as a negative value.

When you close the WORKSET window and click EXIT for the settings dashboard, your setup is ready to rock. JAGUAR has tons of additional settings and customization options but they can be changed later (if needed) after you become more familiar with the "JAGUAR style".

Happy hunting!