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Contents Install the QStart software 2 Registering QStart 4 Using your Starter Series Prompter 7 Prompt output Dual screens Enable a prompt monitor Change the size Change the position 8 8 9 9 9 Create and prompt scripts Save your script Prompt your script Scroll the script 11 13 13 13 Prepare your text Create
Install the QStart software QStart for Windows software is distributed by Autocue via USB thumb drive or as a download from the Autocue website. If you have the QStart USB thumb drive, insert it into your Windows computer. On the root of the QStart USB thumb drive you will find autorun.exe file.
Note: If you are re-‐installing or upgrading your software, refer to “Upgrading Starter Series Prompter components” for further information. ·∙ Read and accept the licence agreement and click Install. ·∙ On the next dialog box click OK to use the default installation folder.
Registering QStart When the QStart installation process finishes, you will find the QStart shortcut on your Desktop. To use the full version of QStart software, you must first register the software with the Serial Number supplied. To register your QStart software you will need internet connectivity.
Shortly after registering, you will receive an email containing your personal Full Version Registration code. Please enter your Full Registration code into the QStart Registration window and press the ‘Submit’ button.
This will complete your registration.
Using your Starter Series Prompter The remainder of this section assumes that you are using a computer to create/edit/scroll scripts that will appear on the monitor of the Starter Series Prompter you have just assembled. 1. Launch QStart from the shortcut on the desktop. 2.
Prompt output You can configure a secondary output monitor by changing the Windows display properties. The most important property to change is the option to extend your computer desktop across both screens. Refer to the user manuals for your computer or graphics card for guidance on changing the display settings.
Enable a prompt monitor If your script is being displayed on the teleprompter you can follow its progress using the in -‐built Prompt Monitor window. When it is first enabled the Prompt Monitor is set to Full Screen mode. Change the size Click on the required thumbnail in the Size of Monitor panel.
Note: You should not need to change any parameters on the other tabs of the QStart Options interface. If required, there is detailed information in the “Make the most of your prompter” section later in this manual. Enable a Multilingual Support for complex languages 1.
Create and prompt scripts It is presumed that most scripts will be imported from some other text editor. QStart can import Word (.doc), Rich Text (.rtf), Text (.txt) files.
1. Click the Import File button. Navigate to select the required file. If requested, select the appropriate file format. The text is inserted at the position of the cursor.
Save your script When you have finished typing your script you should save the file so that you do not lose your work. It is good practice to regularly save your work. Click the Save button. If your script has not previously been saved you will have to give it a name and save it to a folder on your computer.
Import, edit and prompt scripts Prepare your text Create a new script QStart opens with a blank script already open in the Editor window. You can start typing directly into this area. Alternatively, click the New File button to open a blank file.
Import text QStart can import Word files (.doc), Rich Text (.rtf), Text (.txt) 1. Click the Import File button. 2. Navigate to select the required file 3. If requested, select the appropriate file format 4. The text is inserted at the position of the cursor.
Save file Click the Save button to save any changes you have made to the current script. If the file has not been saved before, the standard Windows save file dialog will be displayed. Export file If you wish to change the name of the script you are editing, click the Export File button.
Format your scripts If no text is selected, changes made using the Format All interface will apply to the entire script. Most of the buttons of the Format All interface have three states. Leave: retain formatting already applied to the selected text. ·∙ On: apply the formatting to the selected text.
There are five colours available for the text in the script editor pane. Click the required colour button to change any selected text to that colour Change the appearance of the prompt output You can add extra space between the lines of the prompt output and also change the colour of the text on the output monitor.
Text and background colour Use the slider controls to change the colour of the text and the background of the prompt output. (These do not change the appearance of your script in the editing window.) Dividing long scripts or using multiple presenters Sometimes you may want several people to read different sections of a script.
5. Enter a description or name for the marker in the Comment field 6. Enter a sequence of keystrokes that you can use to jump to this marker position while the script is being prompted Note: If an inappropriate key sequence is selected, the dialog box will show this. 7.
The number in the first column of the list refers to the relative position of a marker in the script. If you have two markers already and add another marker at a position between them, the new marker will be numbered 2 and the previous marker 2 will be renumbered as 3.
Edit markers You can alter the comment and shortcut of a Marker using the controls of the Markers dialog. 1. Click the Marker button 2. The Markers list window is displayed. 3. Select an entry 4.
3. Click on the appropriate picture for the type of controller you will be using to control the movement of the prompt output. 4. Click OK to return to the Script Editor window.
The Up arrow key increases the speed each time it is pressed and the down arrow key decrease the scroll rate. Press the left arrow key to change direction and the right arrow key to stop scrolling. Use the Home key to jump to the top of your script and the End key to jump to the bottom of the script.
ShuttleXpress The default actions of the ShuttleXpress buttons are, from left to right: ·∙ Jump to Previous Marker ·∙ Jump to Next Marker ·∙ Change Direction (at the current speed) ·∙ 'Cruise Control' ·∙ Reset to top of list Foot Controller The pedal of the controller varies the speed at which the text move
2. Click on the Display Sensitivity tab. Display Sensitivity compensates for the performance capabilities of different computers when controlling both the main prompt output and the prompt monitor window. This is usually shown by movement of the text in the prompt output halting as the CPU is made to work harder.
2. If you are using a single monitor the Prompt Output tab of the Options interface will look similar to the image below. Prompt output If required you can configure your computer by clicking the “OS Display Properties” button to access the standard operating system display controls.
Use the controls of the Prompt Output Configuration panel to select the orientation of the prompted text on your computer screen. If you are using your computer as the teleprompter or are using it with a conference stand, you can flip the text so that the words are orientated correctly when they are mirrored.
Mac OS Special requirement: The software must be run using Windows XP under Bootcamp. Autocue has a version of QStart software specifically designed to run natively on Mac OS based computers. Contact the sales team for details of, or to purchase, this product.
Support Our hardware and software support is provided by in-‐house teams of experienced and dedicated staff. We provide free telephone support for prompting customers during UK office hours (9am till 6pm GMT) and US office hours (9am till 5pm EST). When contacting the technical support teams, please provide as much detail as possible.
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