Perfil CELSA Multilingual - Version 2.01
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Guide to Hot-rolled Steel Sections

INSTALLATION GUIDE

CELSA - Compañía Española de Laminación, S.L.
Poligono Industrial San Vicente, s/n.
08755 - Castellbisbal - Barcelona
Spain

Telephone : (+34) 93 773-0500
Fax	  : (+34) 93 773-0502
Website	  : www.celsa.com
E-mail	  : servicelsa@gcelsa.com 

ISBN: 84-87691-33-1
Legal deposit: B-29720-2005
Copyright (c) 2001 - 2005 Departamento de Ingeniería de la Construcción - UPC
All rights reserved


CONTENTS
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1-Introduction
2-Minimum System Requirements
3-Installation Procedure
4-Uninstalling Procedure
5-How to Contact Us
6-Disclaimer


1-Introduction
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Perfil CELSA is a programme that gives access and provides management of a guide to hot-rolled steel sections supplied by CELSA - Compañía Española de Laminación, S.L.

The programme has an easy to learn and friendly environment which enables CELSA products to be consulted quickly and simply from the most simple PCs. It has been developed so that the different agents involved in steel construction, including engineers, designers, builders and heads of constructions and steelwork industries, can consult the range of products supplied by CELSA.

Perfil CELSA provides:
· The geometrical and mechanical properties, dimensions for detailling and tolerance criteria applicable to rolled steel sections supplied by CELSA.
· The range of steels produced by CELSA, including its chemical composition and the equivalent designations in different countries.
· A search for sections that comply with the criteria defined by the user.
· The generation of reports with the entire contents of the different catalogues of sections, reports with data of a specific section as well as reports with the results of a search carried out by the user.

Perfil CELSA Multilingual provides the facility for choosing the language of the programme interface in run time. The Version 2.01 allows the user to choose Spanish or English for this purpose.

Additionally, the minimum system requirements for the use of the programme are shown as well as the procedures to install and to uninstall it. In order to install, to uninstall and to use Perfil CELSA, the user must have basic knowledge of Microsoft(R) Windows environment. Otherwise, the user should consult Microsoft(R) Windows User's Guide.


2-Minimum System Requirements
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Perfil CELSA Multilingual Version 2.01 is a programme developed for Microsoft(R) Windows 98SE/ME/NT/2000/XP(TM) single-user platforms for compatible  IBM-PC computers and requires the following minimum configuration:
· A compatible IBM-PC computer
· 64MB RAM
· Microsoft(R) Windows 98SE/ME/NT/2000/XP(TM) operating system 
· Minimum free space on hard disk of 35MB 

Perfil CELSA Multilingual Version 2.01 is not designed to be used on Windows 3.1(TM) operating systems or networks. 

The programme has been developed for standard video resolution on VGA monitors. It gives the best appearance with resolutions of       800 x 600 and 1024 x 768. In spite of the exhaustive tests carried out with several video adaptors, distortions can occur depending on the individual characteristics of some video cards.


3-Installation Procedure
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To start the installation of Perfil CELSA Multilingual Version 2.01, close all the programmes in use. Place the CD in the CD-ROM drive. The Setup programme will start itself. To start the installation procedure, click on Perfil CELSA v2.01 Installation. The user can choose the language to install Perfil CELSA from the left side Menu of the Setup programme.

If autorunning of CDs is disabled, double click on My PC icon that appears in the Windows desktop, double click on the CD drive to open the disk and double click on Setup.exe.

The installation programme is easy to use and it is similar to most common Windows programmes. Follow the steps listed below to complete the installation procedure:

1 - Read the information on the WELCOME window to install Perfil CELSA and click on NEXT to continue the installation procedure.
2 - Choose a directory to install Perfil CELSA. The programme will be installed by default in the directory C:\Program Files\Celsa\Perfil CELSA 201. Click on NEXT to continue.
3 - Choose the Programme Group where the icons will be installed. Icons will be installed by default in the Perfil CELSA 2.01 group.
4 - Click on NEXT to start copying files to the selected directories.
5 - Click on FINISH to exit the installation procedure.

If you want to start the installation procedure from the CD drive, browse the CD contents and double click on EN-PCelsa 201.exe

Once the installation is finished, keep the CD of Perfil CELSA Multilingual Version 2.01 for further installations in the future.

Accepting the default installation parameters in the list of programmes of the Windows Startup Menu, you will find the group of Perfil CELSA 2.01 programmes, where the icon for running Perfil CELSA Multilingual Version 2.01 is found. The installation program will have also created an icon on the Windows desktop, which will provide direct access to the programme by a double click on it.


4-Unistalling Procedure
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In order to uninstall Perfil CELSA Multilingual Version 2.01, click on Programmes in Windows Startup Menu and then click on Perfil CELSA 2.01 group. Click on Uninstall Perfil CELSA 2.01 to begin uninstalling the programme.

The uninstalling procedure will run automatically deleting all the files and directories that have been created during the installation procedure.


5-How to Contact Us
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Perfil CELSA Multilingual Version 2.01 has a Help system which the user can consult at any time accessing it from various points in the programme.

Therefore, if you have any doubt about the operation and/or the use of Perfil CELSA Multilingual Version 2.01, check whether the answer to your question can be found in the Help system. In case you still have doubts or if you need additional information, do not hesitate to contact:

CELSA - Compañia Española de Laminación, S.L.
Technical Department of CELSA Group - Servicecelsa

Polígono Industrial San Vicente, s/n.
08755 - Castellbisbal - Barcelona
Spain

Telephone : (+34) 93 773-0500
Fax	  : (+34) 93 773-0502
Website	  : www.celsa.com
E-mail	  : servicelsa@gcelsa.com 


6-Disclaimer
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Perfil CELSA is a programme that provides technical characteristics of hot-rolled steel sections supplied by CELSA - Compañía Española de Laminación, S.L. The user of Perfil CELSA  must have a minimum technical knowledge to enable a suitable assessment of the contents and of the results generated by the programme which may be used in other analyses and studies.

Although the data and information contained in this programme have been prepared with care and in accordance with the most up-to-date standard requirements, CELSA  Group accepts no liability for errors caused by misuse and/or incorrect interpretation of the information given by the programme.
