Table of Contents Welcome Letter……………………………………………………....... 2 HOPSports Training System Contents……………………………… 3 System Setup…………………………………………………………... 4 A/V Cart……………………………………………………….. 4 Computer……………………………………………………… 5 Projector………………………………………………………. 9 Sound System………………………………………………… 10 Activating the HOPSports Training System………………………… 15 Accessing the HOPSports Video Library…………………………… 17 Using the Microsoft Remote Control…………………………………. 18 Shutting off the HOPSports Training System……………………….
WELCOME TO HOPSports® We are so excited that your school has become a member of the HOPSports Training System community! We look forward to a long and successful partnership in bringing active and healthy lifestyles to our youth. HOPSports is a multi-media, technology driven, standards-compliant physical education system.
Your HOPSports Training System should contain the following: o 30 HOPSports training mats* o 30 HOPSports stability balls* o 30 HOPSticks* o 30 Jump Ropes* o 30 Stretch Bands* o One Dell 2400 MP projector o One Dell OptiPlex 960, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor (2.66 GHz) operating Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (cords, remote control, infrared sensor, manuals, etc.
G GETTIN G STAR RTED A/V Cart C Setup Rem move the Box containing the A/V V cart fro om the pallet. p Op pen the ox and re emove th he conte ents. bo The box b shou uld conta ain 3 pla astic shelves, 8 le egs, 4 casters, and a a3 g (ULV approved a d) electriccal asse embly witth a 15 ftt. cord.
Compu uter Se etup No ow that the t cart is togeth her we can assemble you ur HOPS SportsTrraining Sy ystem (HTS). We will set up the t computer firsst since it is the e center piece of th he system m. Unpack the contentss of the larger Dell D box from yo our pallett. This ox should contaiin your compute c er, a boxx of computer acccessorie es (e.g. bo ca ables an nd mouse), diskss for the e factoryy installe ed softwa are, and d a box co ontaining g the com mputer keyboard.
The disks d inc cluded with w the compute er are fo or re-insttallation of Dell installed software s ONLY. These T diisks shou uld be ke ept in a secure s lo ocation. ontent iss preload ded, you u will nott receive e a set of o disks Siince the HTS co co ontaining g the HO OPSports s program m lesson ns. Place e the computer on o the bo ottom shelf of the e A/V cart. Conn nect the po ower ca able to the t com mputer and a the power strip on the A//V cart.
Computer Connections Diagram 1. Cover-Release Latch 2. Padlock Ring - will lock the cover release latch 3. Voltage Selection Switch 4. Power Connector 5. Back Panel Connectors a. GREEN Port is connected to Alto Audio System. b. BLACK USB ports for mouse. optional keyboard, and IR sensor c. BLUE VGA port will be covered up. 6. Card Slots a.
Conn nect the dual VGA video adapter to the ba ack of th he compu uter. Dual VGA V Adaptter A pla astic bag g contain ning 2 video ada apters ca an be fo ound in the t box omputer’s keybo oard and mouse. with the co The dual d VGA A adapte er picture ed above e will havve a BLA ACK con nnector and tw wo BLUE conne ectors . The other o ad dapter, w with two WHITE onnectorrs (dual DVI), is not u used in the setu up of th he HOP PSports co Trraining System.
Projec ctor Se etup Unp pack the contentts of the e smalle er Dell box. b Th his box should co ontain a black case ho olding the proje ector an nd a bo ox of prrojector acccessorie es. Placce the prrojector on the top t shelff of the A/V cartt. Conn nect the po ower cab ble to the back of o the prrojector and a the power strip s on the t A/V ca art.
Alto Setup To complete the technology setup, we will now connect the Alto OEX-400 Sound System. Unpack the contents of the Alto box. This box should contain the Alto OEX-400 audio system and the corresponding instruction manual. Detach the satellite speakers from the main control tower by lifting the latch on the side of the unit. Control Tower – Front Control Tower - Back Place the central control tower on the bottom shelf of the A/V cart, the two satellite speakers will fit on the middle shelf.
The Power P co onnectio on and ON/OFF O switch are a located on th he back off the central towe er above the storrage com mpartmen nt. All cab bles for the t audio system m are located in a comp partment on the ack side of the central c to ower. Simply pull the cables thro ough the e elastic ba ne etting. In this comparttment th here sho ould be 5 cable es/cords and 2 m microphon nes as sh hown be elow. Speaker Cable (qty: ( 2) Microphone & Cable (qty..
Conn nect the satellite e speakers to the e central control tower t ussing the included speaker s cable. One O end d should be firmly inserte ed into the t port n the fron nt of eac ch speakker. on Th he other end sho ould be fiirmly inserted intto one off the two Master Spk. po orts at th he bottom m of the control c to ower hig ghlighted in YELL LOW bellow.
The master m vo olume kn nob is lo ocated ab bove the e Master Speaker Ports, highlighted d in RED D on the e speake er conne ection diagram above. a V Volume k is tu urned clo ockwise. increases as the knob nect the speakers to the e computter using g the cab ble provided by Conn ert the sm maller BLACK B end into the t GRE EEN portt on the HOPSporrts. Inse ack of the com mputer.
The e Alto OEX-40 00 Aud dio Systtem comes with two wired m microphon nes. The ese can be conn nected to o the cen ntral conttrol towe er using an ny of the e 4 line in nputs. You can c use the inclluded wiired microphone es or con nnect yo our own s wireless sets.
Activating the HOPSports Training System With all components plugged in, it is time to turn on your HOPSports Training System! Turn on the projector with the projector remote or by firmly pushing the power button located on top of the projector. The BLUE power button on the projector’s remote is located in the top right corner. Push firmly for a few seconds and the projector will begin warming up. A light should come on showing that the projector is waiting for a signal.
Note: It is recommend ded to tu urn on th he projector befo ore startting the co omputer.. Turn n on your Alto OEX-400 sound system byy pressin ng the ON/OFF O sw witch loccated on n the back b of the con ntrol tow wer abovve the sstorage co ompartm ment. When n the sou und system is on n, a gree en light will w be on n directlyy to the e control knob on the fro ont pane el of the central left of the monitorr volume ower.
Acc cessing HOPSp ports Content C Librarry Once e at the main m scrreen (de esktop) there sho ould be only two o icons. he GREE EN Wind dows Me edia Centter icon and the iTunes icon are located Th in the mid ddle of your y scrreen. Yo ou can use u the mouse m t selectt Media to p the e GREEN N Windo ows MC button on o the middle of Center or simply push our remo ote. Push hing thiss button will auto omatically take you y to th he Vista yo Media Center.
Using the Media Center Remote Range of Vista Remote Control: Approx. 300 feet. Unit Sensitivity to Remote Signals: Very High – Nearly 180-Degree arc of sensitivity. Note: Make sure to point remote at the IR sensor – NOT at the screen.
To o shut off o the compute c er from m inside e Media Centerr ( (using t rem the mote): Press the t back button on n the rem mote until you are at a the ma ain menu (Picture Lib brary should be hig ghlighted). Press the UP arrrow once and selecct “TASKS S.” Selectin ng the firs st option, "Close," will w close the Media Center and returrn you to p. From this poin nt follow the t shut d down insttructions on the bo ottom of the desktop pa age 6.
Training Tools Included With your System Training Tool Hopsports Mat Hopsports Ball Hopstick Jump Rope Stretch Band Full System Quantity* 30 30 30 30 30 Mini System Quantity* 5 0 10 0 0 *Numbers reflect standard package quantities. HOPSport Training Mat * Please Note: actual mat design may vary slightly from that shown Assembly Instructions: Remove the 9 squares which comprise the HOPSports mat from the carrying bag.
Place e the rem maining 8 square es around the center starrting with h the quare witth the nu umber 9 directly above a th he centerr square and sq prrogressin ng clockw wise as the t numbers incrrease. The arrows a on n each square sh hould point to the e outer edge e of th he asssembled d mat. When n comple eted the mat m shou uld resem mble the e image on o page 20 hough it may m not match exactly ass the gra aphic dessign of th he mat has th be een revissed seve eral timess.
Folding the center secttion alon ng the ce entral cutt will resu ult in a lo ow hu urdle. g the cen nter secttion and attaching the short sidess will Disasssembling m make a high hurdle. Attach hing the frames remainin r ng after th he cente er section ns are re emoved orms a la adder.
Care: m can be b cleaned with a cloth and a warm m soapy water. w A small The mat mount off antibac cterial cle eanser ca an be ad dded to disinfect d the surfa ace am Do no ot use ble each to disinfect d the mats as thiss will dam mage the e de esign printed on them. Avoid abrasive or chemical cle eaners and a prolo onged co ontact witth water. Sttorage: Sports re ecommen nds storiing the mats m fullyy assemb bled on a flat HOPS urface.
WARN NING: Storing mats on edge mayy cause warping w and cou uld da amage th he tabs that t the mat m is re esting on. As a re esult HO OPSportss re ecommen nds this method only as a last ressort. elpful Tips: He Some e tabs ma ay be da amaged during d no ormal usse. If the e torn pie ece can e located d use Su uper Glue e or a sim milar pro oduct, to reattach h the piecce. If be th he torn piiece cannot be lo ocated th he mat may m continue to be b used safely s with tabs missing.
Hopsports Ball B In nflation and a Care: All HO OPSports s balls are 55 cm m. diameter balls and are e latex fre ee. essor to inflate th he balls. Usse an airr compre The ball b can be b cleane ed with a cloth and warm m soapy water. w A small mount off antibac cterial cle eanser ca an be ad dded to disinfect d the surfa ace am Do no ot use ble each to disinfect d the ball.. Avoid abrasive or chemical cle eaners. elpful Tips He All infflatable items i will lose air over tim me.
The ball b material will stretch s affter it is inflated. i This willl make the t ball ap ppear to lose air quicker than would be ottherwise e expecte ed. How wever, on nce the ball b has stretched s d to the rated sizze (55 cm m in diam meter) this sttretching will diminish. o the ela asticity off the balll materia al it is rarre for the e final dia ameter Due to (5 55 cm.) to o be reached on the initia al inflatio on.
Jum mp Rope es s off the jum mp ropes s Correct sizing Stand in the center of o the rop pe and ho old both handless in one hand. h Make e sure the participant is in n the cen nter of th he rope. The han ndles hould be at the same leve el and th here should not be b any sllack in th he sh ro ope. e the parrticipant place the e tips of the hand dles eve en with th he top Have off their shoulder nced jum mpers can shorte en the rop pe furthe er by placcing the Advan andles even with h their arm mpit.
Tie one o or tw wo knots in the ro ope direcctly below w the handles. You can c also use a pa air of plie ers to mo ove the brass b eye elets co onnecting g the handle and d rope. You mayy then cu ut off the e extra le ength of ro ope o the varrying heiights of participa p nts in diffferent se essions Due to hroughou ut the day y, HOPS Sports do oes not recomme r end makking this more m th pe ermanen nt change e in leng gth. While e jumping g, the ro ope should barelyy skim th he floor.
Care of th he Jump p Ropes The jump rop pes should be hung after use. Th his will prrolong th he life e and prevent tangling. off the rope The ro ope does s not nee ed to be hung be etween ju umping sessions s s. Siimply ha ang the ro opes at the t end of o the da ay. Prolon nged use e of an im mproperrly sized rope cou uld cause e damag ge to he rope frrom cons stant sla amming into the floor. f th Ropess may be ecome stiff s and brittle b if stored s be elow 60 degrees d ahrenheit.
HO OPStick k The HOPStick H k is desig gned as a substittute for racquets r s, bats, golf d is utilize ed in ourr stunt se equence e program ms. clubs, and As witth any fo oam mate erial, exccessive bending, b , twisting g, or pulliing can ause tears which h will eve entually break b the e stick.
Trroubles shootin ng Tips Make sure tha at all com mponentss of the system s a indee are ed plugg ged in. All components are co olor-code ed. For example e , the BLU UE VGA A cables co onnect to o the blue ports on o the CPU and projector. The Infrared (IR) Se ensor is what alllows the e remote e to control the CPU. Enssure thatt the IR Sensor is i plugge ed into any a one of the six s USB po orts located on th he back side of the comp puter.
The Project P tor In order o to transfer ownersh o ur projecttor from HOPS, you y will ip of you n need to call c Dell Custom mer Care e at 1-80 00-624-9 9897, and d be rea ady with t Service Tag number and Exp the press Service Co ode. ate the “S Service Tag num mber” as well ass the “Ex xpress Service S Loca C Code.” B Both num mbers arre found on the bottom of the projector as well a on its Dell box as x. An example e ervice Tag T number is “C CCSNT91 1.
The Comput C ter In orrder to trransfer ownership o p of yourr computter from HOPS, you y will n need to call c Dell Custom mer Care e at 1-80 00-624-9 9897, and d be rea ady with t Service Tag number and Exp the press Service Co ode. ate the “S Service Tag num mber” as well ass the “Ex xpress Service S Loca C Code.” B Both num mbers arre found on the bottom of the projector as well a on its Dell box as x. An example e ervice Tag T number is “70N92G1 1.
Re eceiving g New Content C t HOP PSports may perriodicallyy mail yo ou Conte ent Disk(ss) with which w to u update y your Content Librrary. --Open n your DVD/CD D g the button belo ow it and d to the drive byy pushing right (nea ar the top p of the compute c er).
iTunes iTunes comes pre-loaded on your computer so you can play the music of your choice during our “Free Music Choice” Lesson Plans. Load a CD of your choosing into the Disk Drive and the Computer will prompt you to either “Play the Audio CD” with various media players, “Show Songs using iTunes,” or “IMPORT songs using iTunes.” Select “Import.
iTunes will then import the songs from your CD into your Music Library. To play your songs, click on Music at the top left side and your songs will appear to the right.
Highlight the song of choice and push play at the top left side.
Once you’ve pressed play, you may play songs simultaneously with our Lesson Plans by minimizing iTunes (click the highlighted line at the top left corner of iTunes) and then clicking on, and maximizing the Media Center. Now you should be able to hear your music while working out to HOPS lesson plans. If your remote changes the song instead of operating Media Center, simply use the mouse to maximize Media Center as the primary program.
