## Main Pane (Emulator)

The emulator Main pane defines the process to be launched by the emulator.

The behavior that occurs when launching a debug session varies based upon the SDK. Normally, starting a debug session launches the emulator (epoc.exe) and you must then navigate to your application and open it. However, starting a debug session for an .exe file will, in most cases, launch the .exe directly. This starts the emulator and then opens your application automatically. Note that some SDKs do not support this behavior. In those cases you must still open your application in the emulator manually.

Figure 1 - Debug windows emulator's Main tab

##### Table 1. Emulator Main pane —items

Item | Explanation
--- | ---
Project | The project to associate with this debug launch configuration. Click Browse to select a different project.
Process to launch | The path to the emulator or executable to launch. For Symbian OS 9.1 the emulator path is required. For Symbian OS 9.2 and later the path to the executable should be used. Click Browse to select a different emulator.

#### To access the Main Pane

1. Select the Run > Debug... menu item

The Debug window appears.

2. Select a Symbian OS System emulator configuration in the Configurations list
3. Click Main tab

The Main pane appears (Figure 1).

##### Other references

- Debug window
- Creating a Launch Configuration
- Run-mode overview
- Stop-mode overview