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Appendix D D-4 ATP 3-09.02 16 February 2016 Enter the Login Name and Password for this computer. The Start button is displayed. OK the next two messages. Click on the start button. The five Start button options are displayed. Place pointer on the Help option, then Click “View PSS-SOF 2008 Guide”. Note. Once digital precision strike suite (DPSS) software is loaded onto your computer, the PSS- SOF Help application becomes available for your use. Select “Setting Your Preferences”. Setting Your Preferences information is displayed. Read the information on Setting Your Preferences. (Maximize the Help application for more comfortable reading.). Select the Index tab on the left. The thirty-three options under the Index tab are listed. Select the first “Image Navigation”. An explanation of Image Navigation is displayed. Read this information. Exit the Help program by selecting ‘X’ at the top right of the screen. The Start Bar is displayed. D-19. Step 2—Select the preferred settings for operating in PSS-SOF: Select Start, Programs. The five Program options are displayed. Note. Once DPSS-Suite software has been loaded onto a FOS system, these additional applications become available under Programs: (1) PSS-SOF (2) DPSS-SM, (3) PFI Generator, (4) NITF-Chipper, (5) NITF-Viewer, (6) File Manager, (7) Chart Tool, and (8) DPPDB Manager. Each of these applications is a tool used to more precisely define a target. Select PSS-SOF. The PSS-SOF toolbar is displayed. Select Tools, Program Options. The ‘PSS-SOF Configuration’ window is displayed. Observe the four tabs: Position, Connection Options, Environment Options, and Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED). Select the Position tab. There are five options (1) Degrees Minutes Seconds, (2) Degrees, (3) Military Grid Reference System, (4) Universal Traverse Mercator and (5) Latitude and Longitude. Select ‘Universal Transverse Mercator’ under Position as the coordinate format. Notice that Height Above Ellipsoid (HAE) is the default setting under height. There are 3 Additional Options: (1) Mean Sea Level (Earth Gravity Model (EGM)96), (2)Mean Sea Level (EGM84/JDAM), and (3) Mean Sea Level (EGM84-NS/GLMRS). You should select the Height option based on your available imagery and NOTE: EGM96 imagery is considered the most precise. EGM96 imagery is 15’ x 15’ post spacing, high resolution. DPPDB is this. Select the Environment Options tab. From the Environment Options tab you can set certain PSS- SOF parameters that deal with image view, display of No Strike Points, chip size, and logo display. Check ‘Rotate Imagery to North Up.’ For Windows, check Show Inconsistent NO STRIKE POINTS. For Logo display, select No Logo. Do not change Chip Size unless directed. Select the DTED tab. Do not change DTED information unless directed. Select Apply and OK. (Windows only). Note. Because of the way we are used to looking at maps, most images of the earth’s surface are easier to understand if north is straight up. The DTED optional levels (0-2) provide additional terrain resolution data (when software is available) for PSS-SOF computation. Select OK when the ‘PSS-SOF DPPDB Exploitation Tool’ warning is displayed. Close the PSS-SOF DPPDB Exploitation Tool. You have now established the settings in DPSS for your mode of operation.