FCO Tracker is a file utility that enables service personnel to keep track of the Field Change Orders (FCOs) implemented on a specific platesetter.
Each FCO has its own unique FCO Tracker file. Whenever an FCO is implemented, its associated FCO Tracker file should be installed.

• FCO Tracker helps to eliminate the problem of trying to visually detect which FCOs have been implemented on a specific platesetter.

• FCO Tracker increases efficiency. Previously, when there was no tracking utility, an FCO may have been shipped to a specific site on more than one occasion. FCO Tracker eliminates this problem.

FCO Tracker is compatible with all Lotem models and all versions of Microsoft^® Windows^® operating systems.

There are two methods for implementing FCO tracker:

• Via the FCO kit diskette (When implementing a new FCO)
• Via TechPlanet (Use this method for previously installed FCOs)

  
  Implement FCO Tracker via the FCO kit diskette (When implementing a new FCO)
  Commencing from November 2004, each individual FCO kit is shipped with a diskette. The diskette contains two small files, a *.bat file and a ins_date.exe file. The *.bat file is unique to that specific FCO.

1. Insert the diskette into the platesetter’s diskette drive.
2. Locate drive A.
3. Double-click the FCO Tracker file (FCOxxx-xxxxx.bat).
4. Remove the diskette.

Implement FCO Tracker via TechPlanet (Use this method for previously installed FCOs)

1. Insert a blank diskette into your computer.
2. Navigate to the FCO page.
3. Locate the specific FCO that was implemented on the platesetter, and click Download:
   
   
   
4. Save the compressed file to your desktop.
5. Extract the compressed file to the diskette in your A drive.
   Two files appear:
   • *.bat file
   • ins_date.exe file.
     Note: The ins_date.exe file is hidden, and therefore will only be displayed if your computer is configured to show hidden files.
     
     

   Important: If you are updating the list of implemented FCOs on a platesetter, and need to extract more than one FCO Tracker file (one file per FCO) to a single diskette, the following message appears: Click Yes. A further message appears: Click Yes to overwrite the ins_date.exe file.

6. Insert the diskette into the platesetter’s diskette drive.
7. On the Lotem, locate drive A.
8. Double-click the FCO Tracker file (FCOxxx-xxxxx.bat).
9. Remove the diskette.

1. From the Start menu, click Run.... The Run dialogue box opens.
2. Type regedit and click OK:
   
   
   
   
3. The Registry Editor window appears. The pane on the right side of the window contains a list of all the FCOs that have been implemented on the platesetter:
   
   
   

When service personnel visit a site, they should visually check to see which FCOs have been implemented on the platesetter, and compare this to the FCO Tracker list displayed in the Registry Editor window. If the list is incomplete, the service personnel should navigate to the FCO Page and download the FCO Tracker utility file associated with implemented FCO.

Viewing the FCO Tracker via Remote Service Support (RSS).

If you have mistakenly installed an FCO Tracker file:

• Locate the Registry Editor window.

• Right-click the incorrect FCO Tracker file and select Delete: