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Table of Contents:
QUICK START ...........................................................................................................................................................4
CONNECTING A SIMIAN REMOTE CLIENT TO THE SIMIAN GATEWAY .........................................................................4
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................5
Simian Remote Features........................................................................................................................................6
Ease of Use............................................................................................................................................................6
Advanced Technology............................................................................................................................................6
Versatility ..............................................................................................................................................................6
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................................7
CONTACT US:.............................................................................................................................................................8
CHAPTER 2: GENERAL PRE-SETUP INFORMATION.....................................................................................9
WINDOWS ISSUES.......................................................................................................................................................9
PC MANAGEMENT......................................................................................................................................................9
Your PC as Broadcast Equipment .......................................................................................................................10
Why Use Professional Sound Cards? ..................................................................................................................11
Production Issues ................................................................................................................................................11
CHOOSING AUDIO FILE FORMATS ............................................................................................................................11
Considerations.....................................................................................................................................................11
CHAPTER 3: INSTALLATION..............................................................................................................................12
BEFORE YOU INSTALL SIMIAN REMOTE:..................................................................................................................12
INSTALLING SIMIAN REMOTE...................................................................................................................................13
Considerations.....................................................................................................................................................13
CHAPTER 4: GETTING TO KNOW SIMIAN GATEWAY ...............................................................................14
THE SIMIAN REMOTE FOR PC USER INTERFACE.......................................................................................................14
Menus ..................................................................................................................................................................15
Main User Interface.............................................................................................................................................16
CHAPTER 5: OPERATION ....................................................................................................................................18
Remotely Importing Program Logs .....................................................................................................................18
Viewing and Loading Trigger Sets Remotely.......................................................................................................18
Viewing and Loading Scheduled Events Sets.......................................................................................................19
Configuring Program Options.............................................................................................................................19
CHAPTER 6: TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................................................................................................21
OPTIMIZING WINDOWS
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INSTALLATION PROBLEMS........................................................................................................................................21
RANDOM PROBLEMS ................................................................................................................................................23
TECHNICAL SUPPORT ...............................................................................................................................................24
TECHNICAL SUPPORT OR TRAINING?........................................................................................................................26
Tech Support........................................................................................................................................................26
Training ...............................................................................................................................................................26
Customer Assistance Contact info .......................................................................................................................26
APPENDIX ................................................................................................................................................................27
CONTACT INFORMATION ..........................................................................................................................................27
OTHER PRODUCTS FROM BSI AND OUR PARTNERS..................................................................................................27
VENDOR CONTACT INFORMATION............................................................................................................................28
LEGAL INFORMATION...............................................................................................................................................28
GLOSSARY ...............................................................................................................................................................29
INDEX ........................................................................................................................................................................37