Click on the Config button to display Pathfinder's Configuration window, and
Specify your callsign, which is needed for some QSL searches
Leave the Hide script error notification box unchecked unless you are encountering script errors when viewing web pages, in which case check this box
If you have more than one monitor, check the Use multiple monitors box
Leave the Display information in title bars box checked
Leave the Log debugging info box unchecked
If desired, setup Pathfinder to respond to callbook lookup directives from DXKeeper by querying QRZ.com:
Specify the Username and Password to your free QRZ.com account; after changing your username or password, you can manually log in by clicking the Login button
Indicate whether Pathfinder should automatically log in to QRZ.com on startup
automatic login will not succeed if you have QRZ.com configured to employ two-factor authentication
Indicate whether Pathfinder should warn you when a callbook lookup directives has been executed without being logged into QRZ.com, which limits the information returned to a name and address
Setup Pathfinder to access HamCall.net by specifying the Username and Password to your Free HamCall.net account
In the Configuration window's Internet Explorer panel, click the Update Emulation button; doing so will add an entry to the Windows Registry that enables Pathfinder to display web pages using the full capabilities of the version of Internet Explorer installed on your computer. Depending upon the version of Windows you are running, a small User Account Control window seeking your approval may appear; this window may only be visible on the Windows Taskbar, in which case you should open it from there. After you approve this action, Pathfinder will offer to terminate so that you can restart it with the new Windows Registry setting in force.
If Pathfinder's title bar indicates the presence of an errorlog.txt file, click the Display Errorlog button to display the contents of that file
Click the Display License button to display Pathfinder's License
To adjust the size of the information displayed in Pathfinder's Main window,
Enter a target callsign, and then click one of the 12 search buttons to search its associated site
Striking keys F1 to F6 is equivalent to clicking on a top-row search button; F7 to F12, a bottom-row search button
Strike the Enter key to search the most recently used site
Click on the HC button to search the most recently used site for the target callsign's home callsign (only available after a site has been searched for the target callsign and the target callsign is different than its home callsign)
Depressing the Alt key while striking clicking a search button or striking F7 to F12 initiates a search for the target callsign's home callsign
Click on the Stop button or strike the Esc key to terminate a search
Click on the X button or strike the Home key to clear the target callsign
CTRL-click the X button to clear the target callsign and the results display
After you enter a callsign, a country-specific callbook search button will appear if a web-accessible callbook for the callsign country is available
Striking the numeric keypad / key is equivalent to clicking on the country-specific callbook search button
DXKeeper, SpotCollector, and WinWarbler are all capable of sending callsigns to Pathfinder's Target Callsign textbox
If you want Pathfinder to automatically perform a search when a callsign arrives from one of these applications, then depress the Ctrl key while clicking on the appropriate search button and check the Auto box in its Pathfinder Search dialog; when you click the OK button, the caption of this search button will be underlined to indicate that it will automatically be invoked.
DXLab applications can direct Pathfinder to perform an online callbook lookup for a specified callsign; Pathfinder navigates to the specified site and displays a web page containing detailed information, extracts a subset of this information (e.g. name, QTH, address, state, province, country, grid square), and returns it to the requesting application
If you have questions or suggestions, please send them via email to the DXLab reflector.