Discover 2014

MapInfo Professional Bundle

QUICK START GUIDE

About the Discover 2014 MapInfo
Professional Bundle
Discover 2014 MapInfo Pro is a software bundle that
combines MapInfo Professional 12.5, Discover 2014,
and Discover 3D (licensed separately) into a single
installation media set and licensed package. The
software bundle delivers the same functionality as the
standalone MapInfo Professional 12.5 and Discover 2014
software packages but has the added advantage of a
simplified installation process with a single license and
activation system to manage all software components.
MapInfo Professional is a powerful mapping and
geographic analysis application, designed to easily
visualise the relationships between data and geography.
MapInfo Professional helps business analysts, planners,
GIS professionals and even non-GIS users to gain new
insights into their markets, share information-rich maps
and graphs and improve strategic decision-making.
Discover is developed especially for geoscientists,
providing a sophisticated and easy-to-use GIS extension
for managing, manipulating, analysing, and displaying
geoscientific data sets in two and three dimensions. A
geologist in the field, an exploration manager in head
office, or a draftsperson in a regional office can use
Discover to track tenement activity, contour point data,
view drillholes in plan and section, analyse geochemical
data, facilitate map creation, easily produce scaled hard
copy output, and much more.
Discover 3D expands the capability of Discover by
enabling you to rapidly visualise, model, and analyse
drillhole and related datasets in 3D, and then
dynamically plan follow-up drilling to test theories and
targets. A basic version of Discover 3D is supplied with
every installation of Discover. To take advantage of the
full range of 3D visualisation, modelling and analytical
tools, you must purchase a separate license for the
Discover 3D module.

Documentation
After you have successfully installed the software, you
can access the comprehensive documentation installed
with the program. Or alternatively you can access
additional material available from our web site. The
following documentation can be accessed from the
MapInfo Professional, Discover, and Discover 3D Help
menus:

Help
The interactive help systems fully describe the functions
available in MapInfo Professional 12.5 and Discover 2014
and how to apply them to your own data.

User Guides
The user guides are print-friendly versions of the help
system. These electronic manuals can be accessed via
the Discover Help menu.

Online Knowledge Base

The Online Knowledge Base contains useful information
that is regularly updated, including how-to articles,
tips and tricks, error messages and their resolutions,
video tutorials, and such. You can access the knowledge
base from the Discover Help menu, or by visiting http://
encomkb.encom.com.au.

Tutorials
Tutorials in PDF format can be accessed from the
Discover Help menu. They give step-by-step instructions
on how to solve various common exploration and data
analysis problems.

System Requirements
The Discover 2014 MapInfo Pro Bundle is supported on
Windows 7 SP1 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems,
and Windows 8 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems.
This software requires .NET framework 4.0 to be
installed. These components are installed automatically
if the required versions are not detected during
installation.
The Discover 2014 MapInfo Pro Bundle is best used with
a video resolution of 1024 x 768 or better. This software
supports regional settings for numerical data handling
in accordance with the Regional and Language Options
for the Windows operating system.

Installing

Licensing

This Quick Start Guide only refers to installing,

licensing, and starting a new installation of the
Discover 2014 MapInfo Pro Bundle on a stand-alone
PC. For other types of installations and licensing
tasks, refer to the Discover User Guide.

The Discover 2014 MapInfo Pro Bundle is protected

under international copyright law. Pitney Bowes
Software Pty Ltd licensing systems are designed
to protect against unlawful copying and use of the
software. This software is normally supplied with a
hard-disk licensing system.

Before installing
If MapInfo Professional is already installed on the
computer, ensure that only one version (11.0 or
later) is present.
You must have administrator privileges to install
the software.

Installing from the DVD

After downloading the Discover 2014 MapInfo Pro
Bundle installer, run the downloaded executable file
(.exe). When selected, the install program will run
automatically.
The installation program installs MapInfo
Professional 12.5, Discover 2014, and Discover 3D,
plus related data files. The installation program
guides you through the installation procedure. As
the installation proceeds, you are presented with a
number of options. You must acknowledge and accept
the Software and Data End User License Agreement.
You should read this agreement so that you fully
understand the extents of the license for your
personal or corporate use of the software.
After the software is installed, take a moment to read
the Readme.txt for any recent information that has
not been included in this manual. Please contact
Technical Support if you experience any problems
installing the software.
When the software is installed, a shortcut is placed on
the Windows Start menu. To start the Discover 2014
MapInfo Pro Bundle , click the Windows Start button,
point to All Programs, point to MapInfo, and then
click Discover 2014 - MapInfo Pro. When the software
is launched for the first time, you will be asked to
license the software.

To license your installation:

1. Start the Discover 2014 MapInfo Pro Bundle: Click
the Windows Start button, point to All Programs,
point to MapInfo, and then click Discover 2014
- MapInfo Pro. You will be asked to license your
installation.
2. The Create License File dialog box is displayed.
Type the company name and click OK. The License
Manager is displayed.
3. Select the Activate License tab.
4. Type both the 7-Digit Customer Number and
10-digit Serial Number supplied with the software
in their respective boxes.
5. Type your contact details (User Name and E-mail)
in the corresponding boxes.
6. Press the Automatically send request
and activate button. (Alternatively use
the Save request button for manual
activation, e.g. for offline or e-mail
activations).
7. Your license should be automatically activated
within 20 seconds. Press OK on the notification
dialog, and Close the License Manager.
8. If an error message is displayed, send the
corresponding e-mail notification (sent to your
provided address) to [email protected]
for assistance.
The Discover 2014 MapInfo Professional Bundle is
now ready to use.

Configuring

Desktop Shortcuts

During installation, you can specify the paths for the

program files, configuration files, and temporary files.
Discover folder locations can be viewed and edited
at any time after installation. For information about
Discover folders and other configuration options,
refer to Help or the Discover User Guide.

Existing desktop shortcuts to MapInfo Professional

might not work after installing the Discover 2014
MapInfo Pro Bundle. To create a new desktop
shortcut, click the Windows Start button, point to
All Programs, point to MapInfo, and right-click on
Discover 2014 - MapInfo Pro. From the shortcut
menu, point to Send To, and click Desktop.

Software Updates
Discover will automatically provide a notification
when a new update for the software is
available. Alternatively, you can check using the
Discover>Discover Help>Check for Update menu
option within the product at anytime (recommended
after initial installation).

Contacting Technical Support

You can obtain product support for Discover 2014
MapInfo Pro by e-mail or from your PBS reseller.
E-mail [email protected]
Web www.pbencom.com

Troubleshooting
Starting Discover manually:
After starting the Discover 2014 MapInfo Pro Bundle ,
if the Discover menu is not displayed on the MapInfo
Professional menu bar, you will need to start Discover
manually.
1. On the MapInfo Professional Tools menu, click Run
MapBasic Program.
2. Browse to the Discover installation folder and
select the Discover.MBX file. The default location
for this file is C:\Program Files (x86)\Encom\
Discover (Windows 7/8).
3. To configure Discover to automatically load
at start-up, on the Discover menu, click
Configuration, and select the option to
Automatically start Discover when MapInfo starts.

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and MapInfo Professional are [registered] trademarks of Pitney Bowes Inc. or a subsidiary. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners. 2014 Pitney Bowes Software, Inc. All rights reserved.