User Manual

VERSION 1.30 4  QTV 2001
1 Installing WinCuePro News on your PC ________________________________8
1.1 Minimum Hardware Requirements _______________________________________8
1.2 Before Installing Your Chosen Operating System___________________________9
1.3 The WinCuePro News Package __________________________________________9
1.4 IMT Scroll Card _______________________________________________________9
1.5 Installing the Hardware - Desktop PCs ____________________________________9
Installing the IMT Card Inside a PC __________________________________________________ 9
Connecting a Scroll Control _______________________________________________________ 10
Connecting a Composite Video Feed________________________________________________ 10
Connecting a Genlock Feed _______________________________________________________ 10
1.6 Installing the Hardware - Laptops _______________________________________10
Connecting the IMT Box to a Laptop ________________________________________________ 10
Connecting a Scroll Control _______________________________________________________ 11
Connecting a Composite Video Feed________________________________________________ 11
Connecting a Genlock Feed _______________________________________________________ 11
Connecting a Power Supply _______________________________________________________ 11
1.7 Restarting Your PC ___________________________________________________11
1.8 Installing the Software ________________________________________________11
1.9 Starting WinCuePro News for the First Time ______________________________13
2 Introducing WinCuePro News _______________________________________14
2.1 What’s on the WinCuePro News Screen? ________________________________14
2.2 Using the Mouse _____________________________________________________15
2.3 Choosing Commands_________________________________________________16
2.4 WinCuePro News toolbars and tools ____________________________________17
Standard Toolbar _______________________________________________________________ 18
Formatting Toolbar ______________________________________________________________ 19
2.5 WinCuePro News Keyboard Shortcuts___________________________________19
Text Formatting ________________________________________________________________ 19
Deleting and Copying ____________________________________________________________ 20
Prompting Shortcuts _____________________________________________________________ 20
Menu Commands _______________________________________________________________ 20
Function Key Commands _________________________________________________________ 20
2.6 The Principles of Prompting ___________________________________________21
Prompters _____________________________________________________________________ 21
The Script Editor________________________________________________________________ 21
Rundowns_____________________________________________________________________ 21
The Scroll Controller_____________________________________________________________ 21
3 AvStar ___________________________________________________________22
3.1 AvStar Server Setup __________________________________________________22
3.1.1 RXNET Configuration_____________________________________________________ 22
3.1.2 Adding Prompting Users __________________________________________________ 23