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Aerosim NDB SMITH Conversion Utility
The Aerosim NDB SMITH Conversion tilit! converts " SMITH #rint $ile n"vig"tion"l
d"t"%"se into Aerosim $orm"t to %e &sed %! the 'light M"n"gement S!stem Tr"ining
('MST) tr"ining so$t*"re.
The SMITH #rint $ile is &s&"ll! on " $lo##! dis+ "nd is in " ,i##ed $orm"t. This $ile needs
to %e co#ied to the h"rd drive "nd &n,i##ed %e$ore the NDB SMITH conversion &tilit!
c"n %e r&n.
The n"me o$ the $ile th"t r&ns the &tilit! is e-ec&t"%le $ile ndbsmith.exe. .hen !o& r&n the
&tilit!, the $ollo*ing m"in screen "##e"rs/
0nter the drive, #"th, "nd $ile n"me o$ the d"t"%"se !o& *ish to convert in the $irst $ield
"%ove, or clic+ on the Browse %&tton to the right o$ the $ield to dis#l"! the $ollo*ing/
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N"vig"te to the desired in#&t $ile, highlight it, "nd clic+ on Open. 'or e-"m#le, *e select
$ile D"l121.mdt.
A$ter !o& clic+ Open, !o& *ill ret&rn to the m"in screen *ith the $ollo*ing di"log %o-
dis#l"!ed/
The D"t"%"se C!cle D"te Selection di"log dis#l"!s on to# o$ the m"in screen. In the
e-"m#le "%ove, there "re t*o #ossi%le c!cle d"tes to choose $rom. Clic+ on the c!cle d"te
!o& *"nt. (I$ the d"t"%"se h"s onl! one c!cle d"te, the C!cle D"te Selection di"log *ill
not "##e"r.) Clic+ Cancel to "%ort the conversion #rocess.
I$ !o& select " c!cle d"te, the D"t"%"se C!cle D"te Selection di"log *ill %e removed "nd
the m"in screen *ill loo+ li+e this/
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The destin"tion #"th is "&tom"tic"ll! selected "nd entered $or !o&. It is the s"me #"th "s
the in#&t $ile. I$ !o& *"nt to &se " di$$erent destin"tion #"th, over*rite the ne* #"th in
the $ield. As *ith the in#&t $ile, !o& c"n clic+ on Browse "nd n"vig"te to the desired
director!. The selected c!cle d"te "nd the "##ro-im"te #rocessing time to convert the $ile
is dis#l"!ed "t the %ottom o$ the *indo*.
Clic+ Run Convert . The #rogr"m #rom#ts i$ !o& *o&ld li+e to gener"te " li%r"r!
d"t"%"se. 'or no*, select No. This is " $e"t&re th"t *ill %e "v"il"%le "t " l"ter d"te.
The conversion #rocess %egins. The $ields "t the right o$ the m"in screen *ill $ill in "s the
conversion #rogresses. .hen the conversion #rocess s&ccess$&ll! com#letes, the $ollo*ing
di"log *ill dis#l"!/
Clic+ OK to le"ve the conversion #rogr"m. Chec+ the destin"tion #"th to ens&re th"t the
o&t#&t $iles "##e"r *here !o& e-#ect them.
3nce the conversion is com#lete, !o& *ill need to co#! the 4.nd% $iles to the 'MST
lo"ding director! (&s&"ll! C/5Aerosim5B161N75nd%). See !o&r "dministr"tor $or the e-"ct
#"th. ."rning/ M"+e s&re !o& m"+e " %"c+&# o$ the old director! $irst.
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