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1. T 7 5 0ters M 58 i M 4 gt MBy Region By Gender Sheet2 Ix anne a 197 Table of Contents 198 OLAP Data Analysis Wizard to Launch the OLAP report To analyze the data dynamically using OLAP PivotTable you can choose OLAP Data Analysis from PowerCom in the Menu bar By following the steps below you can analyze the data using The Pivot Table tool in Excel form Step 1 Click Browse to allocate the Analysis File you want to export the data into the file must be csv and click the Next Step 2 Available dimensions will be displayed in the left list box choose the row dimensions you want to view and click the arrow button the dimensions you select will be in the right list box Click Next Step 3 From this window select the column dimensions you want to view and click the Next Step 4 Finish 199 Table of Contents PivotTable Reports A PivotTable report is an interactive table that you can use to quickly summarize large amounts of data You can rotate its rows and columns to see different summaries of the source data filter the data by displaying different pages or display the details for areas of interest PivotTable Reports Data Organization Fields and I tems A PivotTable report contains fields each of which corresponds to a column or OLAP dimension in the source data and summarizes multiple rows of information from the sou
2. Stats with ipto Starts with Disabled accounts Non expiting password ay smce last logon DSI VISTA DSHVISTA DSI VISTA DSI VISTA DSI VISTA Choose the current login user for example DSI is the current login by double clicking the user DSI or clicking the current user DSI then click OK Select this object type Users Groups or Built in security principals From this location DSI VISTA Enter the object names to select Examples VISTA Click OK to select the current user e g user DSI on DSI Vista computer 215 Table of Contents i CREATOR OWNER amp SYSTEM R Administrators DSI Vista Administrators f Users DSI Vista Users S Trostedinstaller 9 Add permissions for the current user DSI by selecting the box in the Allow column next to the Full control and Modify rows then click OK 216 PowerCom Vista and Office 2007 Compatibility jo Permissions for PowerCom 0 Security Object name C Program Files PowerCom Group or user names CREATOR OWNER amp SYSTEM 82 Administrators DSI Vista Administrators 3 DSI DSI Vista DSI amp 2 Users DSI Vista Users amp 2 Trustedinstaller Permissions for DSI Full control Modify Read amp execute List folder contents Read Leam about access control and permissions 10 Now you have the Full Control and Modify
3. Your region 1 North East 2 South 3 Central 4 West 5 Others 3 23 2007 10 48 41 PM 28 49 42 59 72 Graph Type Horizontal Cylin Demographic Question 2 Gender Current Totak 2 3 Display Polling Data Display Demographic Data First Previous If you want to export the results data file to HTML or Word go to the Create Office Documents under Reports menu Related Topics 168 Demographic Analysis Overview Demographic Cut Step by Step Illustration Demographic Analysis by Demographic Slide Report 16 Demographic Analysis Report 17 Demographic Analysis with Charts Report 169 Table of Contents OLAP Data Analysis Report Tool PowerCom incorporates a powerful data analysis reporting tool called OLAP OLAP is an acronym for On Line Analytical Processing It is an approach to quickly provide the answer to analytical queries that are dimensional in nature It is part of the broader category of business intelligence The typical applications of OLAP are in business reporting for sales marketing management reporting business performance management BPM budgeting and forecasting financial reporting and similar areas You can run the OLAP report tool on y after the slideshow You can use demographic analysis to perform data analysis during the slideshow Demographic analysis always displays demographic cut data by one demographic question slide In OLAP every question slide is a candidate of demographic
4. Display Display results by vote counts and percentages see Report 16 Demographic Analysis 7596 80 81 78 69 1 No 2 Yes Count Percentage Count Percentage 1 North East 7 25 21 2 South 10 20 39 3 Central 8 19 34 4 West 13 22 46 5 Others 22 31 50 Total 60 190 250 Total 28 49 42 59 72 250 145 Table of Contents Your Gender 1 Female 1 Heri E 2 Sanit 3 Santral 2 Male ae 3 Others 1 2j Display Display results by vote counts and percentages see Report 16 Demographic Analysis 1 Female 2 Male Count Percentage Count Percentage Total 1 North East 6 21 22 79 28 2 South 10 20 39 80 49 3 Central 8 19 34 81 42 4 West 15 25 44 75 59 5 Others 17 24 55 76 72 Total 56 194 250 146 The Presentation Demographic Analysis by Demographic Slide You can perform demographic analysis by using previously polled demographic slides during the slideshow You must run a demographic slide before you can perform any demographic analysis For example say you have voting results on a demographic slide called Gender with 185 male participants and 65 female participants When you complete an opinion poll called Do you agree maternity leave is a Short term disability the polling result is 198 Yes 52 No Using the information gathered from the previous demographic slide you can discover the correlation between gender and the op
5. Condition This can not be done during voting and can only be completed in any other stage including the non question slide When a presenter requests an Impromptu question during the slideshow PowerCom will display a popup window at bottom of the screen prompting the presenter to enter the following parameters Impromptu amp Summary Scale Yes No v Graph ofvotes v Copy Question Slide Cancel 1 Summary Question summary description This is a mandatory field 2 Scale of answer choices Yes No True False and any number of choices from 2 to 10 3 Graph Show percent of votes number of votes or both Click OK PowerCom will then create a new slide with the question title that the presenter entered with the allowing participants to start voting The rest of the presentation is exactly the same as a normal question slide with PowerCom will insert this new slide after the current slide and the presenter should save the PowerPoint file after the slideshow to preserve the Impromptu question slide Since there is no the presenter may want to enter the answer after the slideshow If there are default and settings then the presenter can click T or M to start and stop and The beauty of the Impromptu question feature is that the presenter can create a new question slide without exiting the slideshow However the limitations are 1 The presenter can not type in all answer choices 2 The presenter may not have time t
6. 2 Vista Display Settings a Only one monitor available 1 Generic PnP Monitor on Intel R 820656 Graphics Contrcller Microsoft Comeration XDDM Rezot tion Colors Low High highest G2 bit v 1024 by 765 poel Hew sie Last the best displayT Agzenced Settings b Dual monitor available 155 Table of Contents Display Settings mm Monitor Drag the icons to match your monitors 2 Generic PnP Monitor on Mobile Intel R 945GM Express Chipset Family FPEO The ecko OTe wile Thro Tor Resolution Colors Low High Highest 32 bit 1280 by 800 pixels How h isplay Advanced Settings Ie Tips 1 Dual monitor capability has become a standard built in feature on laptops Most of today s modern laptops have a built in video card 2 Dual monitor video card usually is an add on interface card in desktop computers and is not a standard feature You can search the Internet for dual monitor video card to find a compatible video card for your desktop computer Dual Monitor Support aka Multiple Monitor Support Hardware Requirement Your computer must be equipped with a dual monitor video card You can check if your computer has dual monitor video card by right clicking on the Desktop selecting Properties and clicking the Settings tab The details of your display can be found under this tab Please review the following PowerPoint online help topics
7. ide Os will see a Poller box displayed on the bottom right corner of presenter s screen PowerCom will display a voting box object on audience s screen secondary screen at the bottom right corner the same location as in the non dual monitor mode to show vote count lfwe were to enter an Asian market 00 09 which country region should be our first choice regardless of cost Japan South Korea China Taiwan Singapore Thailand Side 11612 Vietnam Vietnam From here on you can use the PowerCom shortcut keys or right click the Poller box to conduct your poll lfwe were to enter an Asian market 00 06 which country region should be our first choice regardless of cost 2 Japan South Korea China Taiwan Singapore Thailand mmm D A240A241A242A243 Cente a me Side 1196 12 Vietnam You can decide to display the following screens on the audience s or presenter s screen 1 The absentee list shortcut key A will initially be displayed on presenter s screen You can decide to drag this to the audience s screen or keep it at the presenter s screen 2 The Winner s screen shortcut key W will initially be displayed on the presenter s screen You can decide to drag to audience s screen or keep it at presenter s screen 3 Polling Box with color coded background will be displayed at the bottom corner of the presenter s screen PowerCom will display a voting box with the vote count on audience s screen This is
8. EE P EE ea PowerCom recommends that you do this to make sure you have connected the ports correctly Keypads will be listed from A001 A250 for channel A B001 B250 for channel B and so forth For Reply EU which can take up to 650 keypad responses keypads will be listed as A001 A650 B001 B650 etc For Reply EZ which can take up to 50 keypad responses keypads will be listed as A001 A050 B001 B050 etc PowerCom allows a total of 15 channels to be used The max number of keypads allowed therefore is 4550 This configuration includes 13 Reply WorldWide bases 250 keypads each and 2 Reply EU bases 650 keypads each Related Topic Using Multiple Com Ports Reply WorldWide keypad Reply EU keypad Test Keypad View and change Reply keypad no and channel no 72 System Setup and Configuration Finding the COM Port Number From DeviceManager select View devices by type Then open Ports COM amp LPT to find out the Com Port number Changing the COM Port Number From DeviceManager select View devices by type gt Ports COM amp LPT Select the USB serial port and click Properties Select the Port Settings tab Then click Advanced Choose the required COM port number from the list and click OK Notes If a modem is attached to the USB serial port when the port number is changed it will continue to work under the new port number If a modem had been attached to the USB serial port but was not
9. Footprint smaller than a credit card Is compatible with Reply Worldwide keypad same RF protocol same firmware and is exchangeable e Can interface with Reply Worldwide base station CRS940 or Reply Solo base station WRS960X e Can be combined use with Reply Worldwide keypad using PowerCom for Reply Worldwide software e Ideal for attending multi event conference The Mini s functions are exactly the same as Reply Worldwide with the exception of only having 5 choices More Detailed Information User Identification e Each keypad has an RF device identity address between 1 250 and a channel identity between either 1 15 standard version stocked item or 1 72 custom arena version by special order special terms and pricing applies Addresses may be changed by using an optional WRS960X T portable programmer Each keypad also has a unique device serial number Serial numbers are permanent and set during manufacturing Both the address and serial number are transmitted with each keypad s response User Input e 5 elastomeric buttons for entering multiple choice responses Buttons labeled 1 5 A E e Entries can be speed scored to 0 05 seconds 50 milliseconds resolution to identify group response sequence PowerCom Fastest Finger function during competitive events Display e Green and Red LEDs confirm user keypresses and indicate when the base station accepts the keypad s inputs RF Technology e Two way RF keypad us
10. Turn on dual monitor support Run a presentation on two monitors About running a presentation on two monitors Set up a presentation to run on a second monitor Troubleshoot running a presentation on more than one monitor 156 Dual Monitor Display Preparing Dual Monitor Display 1 Check display settings to determine if your computer has dual monitor capability See Dual Monitor Hardware for details 2 Turn on Dual Monitor features by right clicking on the Desktop Choose Properties Click Settings tab Display Settings Monitor Drag the icons to match your monitors Identify Monitors l2 Generic PnP Monitor on Mobile Intel R 945GM Express Chipset Family This is my main monitor V Extend the desktop onto this monitor Resolution Colors Low J High Highest 32 bit v T024 by 768 pixels How he best display Advanced Settings Le J exe J av J 3 Turn on Dual monitor by selecting the Setup Show sub menu in the PowerPoint Slideshow menu In the Multiple Monitors section select Display slideshow on Monitor 2 Use PowerPoint Presenter s view by checking Show Presenter view and select Display slideshow on Monitor 2 default Monitor 157 Table of Contents Set Up Show Show type Q Presented by a speaker ful screen Browsed by an individual window Show scrollbar Custom show Browsed at a kiosk full screen Show options Advance slides Loop
11. 5 Others Display results by vote counts and percentages see Report 16 Demographic analysis 1 Female 2 Male Total Slide 3 1 North East Count 926 6 1196 22 1196 28 V Fama 2 Mals Your region 2 South Count 26 10 1896 39 2096 49 12121 2254 Display 3 Central Count 926 8 1496 34 18 42 The Presentation 4 West Count 15 27 44 23 59 143 5 Others Count 17 309 55 289 72 Table of Contents Do you agree maternity leave is a short term disability 1 No Tj 2 Yes Total 239 If you would like to see who answered Yes or No by gender you can use the demographic cut function To display the demographic cut by Gender Right click on the Poller Box Demographic Question List 2 Gender Do you agree maternity leave is a short term disability e 1 No e 2 Yes 1 Fomate 2 Mal Wa Display Display results by vote counts and percentages see Report 16 Demographic Analysis 1 No 2 Yes Count Percentage Count Percentage Total 1 Female 9 16 47 84 56 2 Male 51 26 143 74 194 144 Total 60 190 To display a demographic cut by Region Right click on the Poller Box then Demographic Question List 2 Region Do you agree maternity leave is a short term disability e 1 No e 2 Yes 1 torth Eo 2 Sout 3 Gantra 3 Weat a 3 Others 1 2 The Presentation
12. 970 Display current firmware version number 973 Display Change Data Channel Option Commands default Extract from Reply manuals Reply is a registered trademark of Fleetwood Group Inc Copyright 2005 Fleetwood Group Inc 38 Reply Hardware Reply EU Export hardware overview Technical Specifications for Wireless Keypad Model CRS4200 Note Reply EU is a discontinued model Enclosure e Each wireless keypad is housed in a lightweight compact and rugged A B S plastic molded enclosure e Dimensions 17 cm L x 7 9 cm W x 3 8 cm H Weight 215 grams User I nput e Soft touch sealed membrane switch panel with 12 tactile keys e Ten keys are numbered 1 10 Additional key markings include A E on keys 1 5 and Yes and No on keys 1 2 Clear and user defined asterisk keys provide additional functions Display e Seven segment LED displays user input and is extremely visible even in reduced lighting conditions A proprietary acknowledgement feature is integrated with the display to show the status of data delivery as well as verify the acceptance of each keypad entry by the Base Station Power and Power Management Powered by a 9 volt battery and internally regulated to 5 volts for consistent performance throughout the life of the battery e Keypad is using power only when transmitting and acknowledging an entered response Low battery is indicated by the rapidly flashing seven segment LED display w
13. Poller wizard step 1 Graph type dropdown selection Poller wizard step 3 Show percent and or number of votes Poller wizard step 3 Update and synchronize the answer choices and bar labels contents by clicking this icon Music dropdown Poller wizard step 4 Click Play music while polling to select un select this setting Click Open File to select music file Bar Labels Poller wizard step 1 and 2 7 Timer Clock dropdown Poller wizard step 4 Click the Start Countdown right after slide shown to select un select this setting Click Timer Clock to set the timer clock in seconds 8 Roster and Team 9 Launch Poller Wizard 10 PowerCom Online Help c e o N gt b DSIGraphic Control Object Properties This poller property dialog box displays the completed Poller attributes by 4 category tabs OsiGeaph Cestret Properties Gerani Coker Fort Dersogaphe Kap Code Sce 1 3 w Dest Tye Heasores Cyinder v ShewNean Gish Daly Perant OF Voss x C Show Cucten Graph Label Laba Fort Sz 34 el Donors bioh Lebet 1 Yer 6 2 Ho 3 Het corghtdy a 5a c Native Poller Properties Right click a Poller and click Properties to display all attributes of the poller property 109 Table of Contents You can alter the value of the poller property attributes However we recommend you do not change the values here except the attributes with drop down selection such as background color BackColor Bar Color BarC
14. S 130 Show Confirm form When view Slide 61 Slide show and polling navigation 160 Slide Show PowerCom Confirmation Screen 120 Slide Sorter 173 Software Troubleshooting 244 Standard Reply hardware overview 35 Step 1 Set up new a new Roster Template and create Team 96 Step 2 Populating the Roster File 97 Step 3 Use the Roster File with a Power Point presentation 98 Stop the Polling 130 Stopping the Timer 112 Switching between PowerCom for Reply Worldwide and PowerCom for Reply Plus 21 System Configuration 57 System Requirements 5 System wide configuration settings 57 T T 130 Team 90 Team Cumulative 138 Team Scores 136 Team set up procedure 91 Timer Clock count down 130 Timer countdown clock overview 109 Timer Operation Procedure 112 To Do List after the meeting 206 Troubleshooting Installation 241 U upgrade Powercom 9 Using Multiple Com Ports 45 V View and change Reply keypad no and channel no 53 Ww W130 Welcome to PowerCom 3 What you can do in PowerCom 4 When to start timer 112 Winners Overview 134 Winners screen 130 Wizard to launch the OLAP report 197 Write to log 60
15. Slides x How long have you been with the company 00 30 Less than three years Three to nine years Nine to fifteen years More than fifteen years 178 Report 02 PowerPoint Polling Slides Only Report number 02 Office document type PowerPoint File name suffix PowerPoint Polling slides Only ppt Report description Creates a copy of your PowerPoint file like Report 01 except that only polling slides are included 179 Table of Contents 03 Excel Summary Report Report number 03 Office document type Excel File name suffix Excel Summary xls Report description Creates an Excel document that shows the slide text choices number of votes for each choice and the percent of votes for each choice This choice will generate a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that displays the question title with answer choices and the number of responses for each choice with percentages A B E D E F i Excel Summary Report 2 File Name D WShieh PowerCom4ReplyWWAV2 temp Sample V2 ppt 3 Total keypads 250 4 5 il 16 Less than three years IE Three to nine years 18 Nine to fifteen years 19 More than fifteen years 20 21 22 Kirk 23 Spoke 24 Uhura Z5 Worf EE 27 Cyn 28 29 30 Tyrone 31 Tiber 32 Toblerone 83 Tobierious Print Preview 180 G H Count 36 62 58 94 I Percent 14 40 24 80 23 20 37 60 100 00 8 40 20 00 14 00 16 00 24 40 100 00 8 40 14 8
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17. keep the description as short as possible and perhaps to use short one word synonyms to describe the question The maximum length for the column heading label is 30 characters Naming rules is as follows 1 The first character must be one of the following e A letter as defined by the Unicode Standard 2 0 The Unicode definition of letters includes Latin characters from a through z and from A through Z in addition to letter characters from other languages e The underscore at sign or number sign 2 Subsequent characters can be e Letters as defined in the Unicode Standard 2 0 e Decimal numbers from either Basic Latin or other national scripts e The or signs 3 Embedded spaces or special characters are not allowed 103 Table of Contents Tips You can navigate your mouse out of the Poller Wizard and click and hold the right mouse on the question word s on the slide to highlight the word s then copy right mouse or Ctrl C the word s to paste Ctrl V to Wizard 2 Check Demographic question box if this question is a demographic question By identifying this question as a demographic question you can perform data analysis on a later question based on the demographic questions All demographic questions should be placed near the beginning as the first group of questions 3 Start polling right after slide shown PowerCom defaults this setting to ON The audience can start voting right aft
18. 2 after the meeting These 2 reports take snapshots of the voting result graph and convert them to a Microsoft graph which can be view in any regular PPT viewer Generate Office Document reports as needed Save the report files for future reference Run the OLAP Data Analysis reporting tool under the Reports menu to analyze the poll results 208 PowerCom Vista and Office 2007 Compatibility Overview and Compatibility Summary PowerCom is compatible with Vista for all versions of Microsoft Office supported by Vista However since Vista has enforced a more secure Desktop called User Account Control UAC you should grant proper access rights to PowerCom You should also use the same access rights group as the user installing PowerCom Please reference the Vista compatibility topic for more information The 2007 Microsoft Office system introduces a new file format that is based on XML It is called Microsoft Office Open XML Formats and it applies to Microsoft Office Word 2007 Microsoft Office Excel 2007 and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 For more information see Office 2007 Help Topic Introduction to new file name extensions and Office XML Formats PPTX is PowerPoint 2007 s new filetype PowerCom supports this new file format and you can create question slides and inset poller objects in your presentation and save in PPTX format You may sometimes need to save your PowerPoint files in earlier versions of PowerPoint the PPT file format
19. Folder Contains all Poller result s PowerPoint slides images file Your PowerPoint file Name csv Analysis Poller result s OLAP file PowerComLog txt Log file when PowerCom runs For debugging PowerCom slideshow ReportTemplate xls Report template file when user generates some Poller report Excel file Roster Template files PowerCom creates Roster Template files with PRTfile type and stores them in the Roster folder Table of Contents Roster List files Powercom creates Roster List files with PRL filetype and stores them in the Roster folder After PowerCom installation PowerCom will create several files in 2 folders A Program Files PowerCom 1 addIn reg 2 Default dat Note this file is created the first time you use Save as Default in Poller wizard 3 PowerComLog txt B My Documents PowerCom Roster folder and a sample PowerCom Roster Template PRT file XML file CSV file Note PowerCom will create these 2 files in the same folder as your PowerPoint PPT file when you run the first question slide polling during your slideshow Tip For better file maintenance it is recommended that you create a new folder for the PPT file when conducting an ARS live meeting because PowerCom will generate result files XML amp CSV files for each new session and create backup files during the meeting PowerCom will also generate report files when you run Office Document Report after the meeting Introduction USB Driver I
20. HTML Document B Copy this file 4 kB Publish this file to the Web 3 E mail this file XK Delete this file a Other Places GS PowerComReplywwv2 EJ My Documents amp Shared Documents i My Computer J My Network Places i HASP SRM Run time Setup Welcome to the HASP SRM Run time Installation Wizard It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this setup program Click Cancel to quit the setup program then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue the installation WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law Aladdin SECURING THT GLOBAL VILLAGE Just click Next and then Finish 236 How To use Dongle in PowerCom i HASP SRM Run time Setup HASP SRM Run time has been successfully installed Click the Finish button to exit this installation Aladdin CURING THE GLOBAL VILLAGE Finish Now Close PowerPoint and re open it again check PowerCom gt Help gt About PowerCom You will see the PowerCom license has been upgraded You have now installed the USB Hasp onto that specific computer Do this with any other computer with Powercom installed on it 237 Table of Contents About PowerCos
21. I SER CE HER 21 Switching between PowerCom for Reply Worldwide and PowerCom for Reply Plus sssssssseeeeeenee 23 QUICK dira PP 27 Reply Hardware E M G 29 Keypads Compatible with PowerCom Reply Worldwide sess nennen 29 Reply Worldwide hardware overview sssessssssesseeseeneenneennnenneenenenreennnee need tnitnrset nitens erns etre etse enn sete tns inns 30 Reply Mini keypad CRS5000 Hardware essent nennen en rennetr enne tnn erre nne trennen ernst e neni 34 CRS941 USB stick Base station Standard Reply hardware overview Reply EU Export hardware Overview ssccsssccssssesesssccessesseesssecesorsesscssesessesseessoeeessnseseseceseneesseaseoeessoesesssonsesenseoneessoes 39 Reply SAEI CIIM Reply hardware specifications GOON SINS ss cee ccc hace eect E M e Motel M ur I M dis Mod se Lp Using Multiple Com Ports mordere e meme iam 47 Gonftiguring GomiPorls erc ed e E ede OR IEEE Tea E EMITE UE xe e RAN CURE Rn ER EE a UR eR tates 48 Reply Worldwide Keypad Settings cate ite cte t ti te etc a e tede ded Cera det t e olg 49 Reply Worldwide Keypad User Guide sesssssseseseeeneee nennen nennen nnne nnne tr erre nn trennen enne 51 How to use Reply Mini with PowerCom Reply Worldwide c cescsecseceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeseeesaeseeeaeeaeeeaeeaeseneseeseeeeaeeaeees 52
22. PRL 2 Tryto enter a brief and short name for the field name or use abbreviations 3 Itis a good practice to store the Roster Files at a single place under a folder designated for storing roster and team related files A good place to store roster files is My Documents PowerComRoster Do not store in the same folder as your PowerPoint files 4 Youcan perform some Windows system functions such as Delete file Rename file Save as file for Roster Template file and Roster List file However you must use the PRT and PRL filetypes 5 Both PRT and PRL files are XML files In case you can not open these files from PowerCom you can use any XML editor to examine the contents of the files Team Team Overview During setup of the roster template you can add team name list to the template You can assign each participant to a team when you populate the roster list Purpose of Team 1 Fun 2 Group Competition 92 Que o Ne Roster and Team Team Setup Procedure 1 Enter the team name at Roster Template Maintenance screen 2 Assign a team to each participant by checking the checkbox under the team you want to assign at Roster List maintenance screen 3 You can use team feature after selecting the roster list for the PowerPoint file you are currently using Tips To populate the team checkbox click the team checkbox of the first row then use space bar to set the check box on or off then use down up arrow key
23. PowerCom is not capable of systematically determining and validating the match between keypad numbers and participants information including names and contacts because login is not required for most of the wireless keypads in the current market see Notes Therefore PowerCom can not validate the keypad numbers and their holder by login authentication Teachers and meeting organizers need to develop a procedure to make sure the accuracy of the participant names on the roster list match their keypad numbers Anonymity is the key ARS feature by default Roster changes the nature of ARS anonymity by providing the association between the keypad with the participant who is holding the keypad with personal indicative data such as name ID and contacts When the teacher is capable of identifying keypad number by student ID or name then the teacher can then use the student ID or name with class position and publish more meaningful information in the reports than with just the keypad number PowerCom uses Roster Template file PRT file type and Roster List file PRL file type to store Roster data and Select and Deselect functions to associate Roster data with a PowerPoint file Set up Roster Template file and Roster List file and associate a Roster List file with the PowerPoint file you are using to enable the roster feature If you decide not to use roster feature after the roster files are set up simply deselect the roster list file from your PowerP
24. R6pott 2 et ie ce t d edere oh ERREUR RE ERR DE o a E edad 193 15 Fastest Finger Report Excel rtr tenente terere tene ren ni ien dr n ree ree dta idat 194 16 Demographic Analysis Excel 196 17 Demographic Analysis with Charts Excel nennen enne nnnn rennen nrennn nns 197 OLAP D t Analysis te prmh datas en chien iia saad ieee ee ea d SERERE ra ue EAS 199 Wizard to launch the OLAP report oett t ree eg e to e i te e D Eder eve eO EL e iU Ue ee Y da Dd 199 PivotTable Reports Elements of a PivotTable Report rerit rper nente tne nie beer do nete EE ena nrbe nire E eee ere nena 201 Adding ANd REMOVING Fields eret tr re terre enr renun Fr ve eee n uasa a a XE Re TRU RS UY RR Re Ee e DEN eR e REA UNE NdS 202 Manage PowerComr like a Prontas roast tc bei Dite t HE D Foe e ec Det a Co te e I d dev da e tede dtes 205 Conducting a meeting with multiple speakers and multiple presentation slides ssssessees 205 Preparing EMI REPE a 206 Pre slide show check list irren ee eor Dre rotae tt ee eere oie EF Ee C Pre eaae EE e Ua aseo CE Ee iaa REGE 207 To Do List after the meeting nett rre rere terere ien eren en n dee a rr ee e D PR ere aa 208 PowerCom Vista and Office 2007 Compatibility eesesseseseeseeeeeeenennennenneenenn eene nennen 209 Overview and Compatibility Summary Vista Compatibility e Ea a E S N a E aE En
25. Settings Administrator My Doourments PowerCom Worldwide S ample xn Browse 5 Taskbar Preparation The taskbar contains the Start button and appears by default at the bottom of the desktop You click the taskbar buttons to switch between programs You can also hide the taskbar move it to the sides or top of your screen and customize it in other ways PowerCom displays Poller Box at the bottom right corner of the screen During the slideshow with a single monitor the taskbar will not show up and the Poller box will be displayed at the bottom right corner However when you use dual monitor display the presenter s screen will show the taskbar and may overlap the Poller Box display It is important to keep the Poller Box in display at all times so it is recommended that you Auto hide your taskbar Do not select keep the taskbar on top of other windows To prevent the overlay of the taskbar with the Poller Box preferred lock the taskbar at the top of your screen and keep the taskbar on top of other windows To move the taskbar to the top of window simply drag the taskbar from the bottom of the screen to the top of the screen then right click the taskbar area and check Lock the Taskbar 159 Table of Contents Have you reviewed last quarter s financial report No Not completely Meet ie 5 Pt tng Prem yay been mt be cere Eee mmes lt m se iode Nem Have you review s s Have you reviewed last quarter s
26. Slide sesssssseseseeeeeeeeenee nennen nennen nnnm 91 Team Setup Procedure uu inerte tenere ge i e e I UR d eed A E I ET E d cn 93 Create team by question slide during slide show sseeeeneeeneneenneeemeeeeme nennen nennen 94 Quickstart ROster and Teal irri rne eere rep e en e e rU E ed pte a tec reae er PER Quickstart Roster and Team x Step 1 Setting Up a New Roster Template and Create a Team ssssssssssssesesseeeeeeneennee nennen 98 Step 2 Populating the Roster File enne nennen etn nnne nnne rnnt nnns nnns enne nennen nnns 99 Step 3 Using the Roster File with a PowerPoint Presentation nennen Roster and Team Reports seio etr nete ae dence E Ek Er REY EDS ED UE E FE Ree rr MR RE uS Ee E TER rea Rn Reports Related to Roster amp Team neret rine ree deer a a aea d rand b Pee dno Inserting PowerCom Poller on Slide OVGrVIeW ceci eoe eode ette Inserting a PowerComoPOoller n erre ee EUROPE EEORDER IR ep AAA EPI rU E EE ERR ERRDRAEENES PowerGom Pollet 3 9 rerit tede eee Her eet Roe en RO PEERS The PowerCom Poller Wizard eere etienne npe enean ora Rake ene rie ERR Enero e aa davubnesvaseats Maintaining Poller Propertles ertet tr rer ere erre nir rr n ee pre e e reda e en ein ra ead THIMEP COUNTIOWNSIOCK SERRA APEE P rE Timer Countdown Clock Overview Purpose of Timer Countdown CLOCK cscceceess
27. To view or edit details for a permission entry select the entry and then dick Edit Object name E Windows System32 Administrators dsii PC Administrators Administrators dsii PC Administrators E Indude inheritable permissions from this object s parent E Replace all existing inheritable permissions on all descendants with inheritable permissions from this object Managing permission entries 10 Click Advanced button Select this object type User Group or Built in security principal From this location DSII PC Enterthe object name to select examples c emen 11 Click Find Now button 227 Table of Contents User Group or Built in security Common Queries Name Starts with Description Starts with C Disabled accounts Non expiring password Days since last logon v 12 Locate the current login to this computer then click OK 228 PowerCom Vista and Office 2007 Compatibility Sauwh Dssrpsoe Samewth Dwapled sccouriv Non exprmg pesswort Search eniti Name RON ER CREATOR GROUP CREATOR OWNER Cryptographic Operators DIALUP Detrbulad COM Uenes Evert Log Readers Everyone 13 Click OK again 14 Check Full control Allow checkbox ON then click OK 229 Table of Contents Full control Traverse folder execute file List folder read
28. Update Look in a PowerCom zl e tet Ed Roster V2C file H Documents and Settings root My My Recent C Sample Pictures Documents PowerCom UpdateDongle c2v is invalid Doeuinents Desktop My Documents Update File toot M ly Documents PowerCom UpdateD ongle c2v My Computer Apply Update My Network File name UpdsteDongle v2c gt i Places Files of type Update File v2c z E 7 Then press Update to install the new file The picture above shows what happens if you make a mistake such as upgrade the wrong dongle when upgrading multiple Dongles The picture below gives an example of the correct installation of a new v2c file P HASP SRM RUS Collect Key Status Information Apply License Update 20 30 52 Applying update from file C Documents and SettingssRusselDesktop Now DonglesLpdate20080808 Plus Dongle 1 Plus2 31 100Keypads 233720332 v2c Update written successfully Update File llus Dongle 1 Plus2 31 100Keypads 299720332 v2c _ Apply Update 241 Table of Contents How to upgrade the keypad capability when using the PowerCom Dongle 242 After completing the PowerCom key count upgrade purchase follow the same procedure as Upgrading dongle PowerCom version to save the current key status to a C2v file Send email to PowerCom dsii net with prove of purchase Please indicate Your current keypad count and the key
29. You may copy PowerPoint 2003 or earlier version PPT files to the PowerPoint 2007 environment For this reason the 2007 Office release still allows you to save files in PPT format and run the PPT file as Compatibility Mode PowerCom supports running both PPT and PPTX file formats in the Office 2007 environment You can open and work on a file that was created in an earlier version of Office and then save it in its existing format For example you can copy a PPT file from Office 2003 to the PowerPoint 2007 environment and continue using the PPT format in Compatibility Mode You also can create a new PPTX file in PowerPoint 2007 or save the PowerPoint file as a PPTX file When you install Office 2007 the PowerPoint 2007 ActiveX default setting is disabled which will prevent PowerCom s Poller from working properly When working on an existing PPT file with a poller object the following error may occur When you go to the question slide you can see the Poller Graph but when you click the poller object the PowerCom poller object has no PowerCom behavior You will also see that PowerPoint has a Security warning displayed under the PowerPoint toolbar Macros have been disabled LOTT px y J Format Painter sige x Delete Clipboard fa Slides Fc W Security Warning Macros have been disabled Options Slides Outline x i CO When you work on PowerCom Poller in the PowerPoint 2007 environment you must enable ActiveX cont
30. area the values from the field are summarized for the row and column field items Adding fields to the filter area A filter field is similar to a page field in a Microsoft Excel PivotTable report Use filter fields to confine the view to a particular part of the available data When you select an item in a filter field data is displayed and calculated only for that item for example if you add a Region filter field you can have the PivotTable list display and calculate data for the regions you select Removing fields To eliminate data that you don t want to see or summarize you can remove fields from the PivotTable list layout Removing a field does not remove it from the available source data A field that you remove is no longer displayed in the PivotTable list but it remains available in the field list for viewing Moving fields 202 OLAP Data Analysis After you add a field to a PivotTable list you can move it to other areas When you move a field you change the layout of the PivotTable list and you change the data that s displayed and the summaries that are calculated Viewing information about fields You can view information about fields in a PivotTable list including information about the field in the source database from which the data is taken and the type of data that the source database supplies for the field 203 Manage PowerCom like a Pro Conducting a meeting with multiple speakers and multiple presentation
31. as gender age group geographic region educational attainment marital status PowerCom s Demographic analysis function slices the voting results data by demographic question In PowerCom you need to create at least one demographic question to enable you to perform demographic analysis Designing demographic questions is a profiling process A demographic profile refers to a demographic group or segment In PowerCom designating a participant profiling question can be done by checking the Designate as a demographic question allows data comparison in Poller wizard Step 1 140 The Presentation Choices and Labels Demographic questions form demographic profiles that usually should be inserted at the beginning of presentations After completing the demographic profiles you can use the profiles to perform demographic analysis on any question slides including other demographic question slides Theoretically every question slide may be a candidate of a demographic question slide Assigning appropriate question slides as demographic question slides is based on your own judgment In general you should design demographic questions with brief and simple answer choices Demographic analysis utilizes demographic profiles to explore the voting results Demographic Cut graphs display voting answers by participant profile to illustrate the answer percentage with a demographic question selected by presenter Please download the sample
32. continuously unti Esc Manually Ll Show without narration 9 Using timings if present Cl Show without animation Multiple monitors Display side show 9n Pen color sv Monitor 2 Default Monitor Show Presenter View Performance Cluse hardware graphics acceleration Slide show resolution Use Current Resolution Ca id E uA Sample Compatibility Mode Microsoft PowerPoint Home Insert Design Animations Slide Show Review View Add Ins fr KS Record Narration m Resolution Use Current Resolution 7 o E Bee GIs Er ete e oa d amp Rehearse Timings ag Show Presentation On Monitor 2 Generic PnP From From Custom Set Up Hide _ B Beginning Current Slide Slide Show SlideShow Slide V Use Rehearsed Timings V Use Presenter View Start Slide Show Set Up Monitors Note Please use Dual Monitor with Presenter View by checking Show Presenter View 4 In the PowerCom System Configuration screen General tab turn on the Add a Voting box when using Dual Monitor 158 Dual Monitor Display xi Combine Data Files V Demo Mode Use diagnostic mode writing any errors to a log File v Prompt for action when data already exists for this presentation Demographic Analysis Flexible Font Reset Poller altes slide show Hot Backup Location Browse Replication Test Pasticipant Scoring Show the Top on Location of data file for this presentation C Documents and
33. description given to the Poller graphic bar With PowerCom you can customize the graph labels or skip the short description and show only the 1 to 10 numbers or the alpha characters Base Also called base station The base is the receiver or transceiver of used to communicate with participant s keypad and transmit the voting to PowerCom software via a USB cable Reply systems are able to provide true two way communication between keypad and base station Base station Also called base The base station is the receiver or transceiver of used to communicate with participant s keypad and transmit the voting to PowerCom software via a USB cable Reply systems are able to provide true two way communication between keypad and base station Basic Data Review This term describes one of the PowerCom reporting functions that displays Polling Data and Demographic Data slide by slide c Channel The base station uses a specific channel to communicate with keypads called the Radio Channel A unique number is assigned to each base station The Reply system uses an integrated RF antenna combined with a proprietary frequency hopping algorithm to ensure reliable RF performance When there is a lot of RF interference being generated from other RF devices such as wireless Internet cordless phones etc RF base stations use different radio frequency to communicate with keypads Most of the Reply base station channel numbers are programmable except some olde
34. design view and several tools on presenter s monitor that greatly enhance the presenter s slide show navigation ability By using two monitors you can run other programs that your audience will not see and you can access the Presenter s view The Presenter view offers the following features to make it easier for you to present information 1 You can use thumbnails to select slides out of sequence and create a customized presentation for your audience 2 Preview text shows you what your next click will add to the screen such as a new slide or the next bullet in a list 3 Speaker s notes are shown in large clear type so that you can use them as a script for your presentation 4 Youcan black out the screen during your presentation and then resume where you left off Strategic Planning Annual Off Site Workshop Net Side 2 Nene techrcingy n our meeng los j Ai aroei y naul Poem Conn you can sun di Poe fo epenemce Cose om n Demo mode Uv AS eqaceent nmi 6 We wal now Bey 9 1 Thumbnails of slides that you can click to skip a slide or to return to a slide that you already presented 2The slide that you are currently showing to the audience 3The End Show button which you can click at any time to end your presentation 151 Table of Contents 4The Black out button which you can click to temporarily darken the audience screen and then click again to show the current slide SUp Next which indicates th
35. existing presentation as a template Test Keypads This function tests the keypad to make sure they are interacting properly with the base station Users press the keypad number and a visual display of the number entered appears on Reply Utility or PowerCom Test Keypad Screen Timer Also called clock or timer countdown clock A Timer is used to set the voting time limit for a given question V Video Card The card that is responsible for the display on your LCD or CRT monitor In several systems the Video Card is integrated into the motherboard such as in laptops However the more capable cards that support dual monitor can also be purchased separately as in the case of Desktops Voting box A display that PowerCom adds to the audience s screen when dual monitor is used for all question slides during a slide show Ww Winners PowerCom has game capabilities Its winner function is used during the slide show to display the Winners and their performance ranking A winners screen displays top performers of individual and team as well as winners for current slide and cumulative total Write to log This function allows PowerCom users to use diagnostic mode writing for any errors received Errors are entered into a log file during the slide show 261 Index 0 04 Graphical Result Summary By Question Excel 180 07 Detailed Results By Question with snapshoot Word 183 08 Result Summary By Question HTML 184 09 Result Question By Que
36. financia financial report No Not completely Tip You have to unlock the taskbar before you can move the taskbar To change the taskbar settings right click the taskbar Show the Desktop Task Manager v Lock the Taskbar Properties Then click Properties 160 Dual Monitor Display Taskbar and Start Menu Properties Taskbar Stat Menu Taskbar appearance Ml Lock the taskbs Auto hide the taskbar C Keep the taskbar on top of other windows C Group similar taskbar buttons CI Show Quick Launch Notification area Show the clock You can keep the notification area uncluthered by hiding icons that you have not clicked recently v Hide inactive icons Auto hide the taskbar Check Auto hide the taskbar Turn on off Keep the taskbar on top of other windows Check or uncheck Keep the taskbar on top of other windows Note Turning on this option will force the Windows taskbar to always be the topmost item and it may force the Poller Box to hide under this taskbar Please set this option off when your taskbar is at bottom of the screen To display taskbar point to where you last saw it to show it again If you can t remember where you last saw it try pointing to the bottom of the screen first and then to the side or the top of the screen if necessary You might need to move the pointer almost off the screen to show the taskbar For example if the taskbar was last seen at the bottom
37. keypad synthesized show as 3 digits keypad View and change keypad channel View Channel Chg Channel Reply Worldwide 1 Cir 2 then or Hold Cir 973 2 Hold Cir 973 After view enter 2 digits 02 Release Clr enter Standard Hold Clr 973 After view enter 3 digits 002 Reply synthesized keypad Standard Hold Cir 973 Can not change Reply non synthesized keypad You can change base station channel via ReplyWW Utility program or using PowerCom 1 Start PowerPoint Click Start a Base station sub menu from PowerCom menu 2 Plug in base station USB cable to your computer then click Find Base Station button 3 After PowerCom locate the base station simply change the channel number and then press enter Now the channel is changed 55 Table of Contents Reply Wireless Response System Meeting Room Setup Reply Worldwide The Base Station can be located anywhere in the area where the keypads are to be used CRS5200 keypads can operate in a room up to 450 x 450 in size Despite a robust communication system walls and some other 2 4 GHz devices can moderately to severely limit the CRS940 system s performance If coverage of a larger area is necessary elevation of the Base Station can usually improve the reception of the keypad signals NOTE Due to the properties of signals operating at 2 4 GHz Fleetwood does not recommend placing any walls between the base station and the ke
38. list is used and names are available as well as the points assigned if points were being awarded for that question G Graph format This is the format of the polling results graph It includes setting bar colors and the background Graph chart format attributes are result data display show percent or show number or both use text shadow show mean use custom label and Font settings 258 Glossary Graph Type This is the type of chart chosen for the polling result graph PowerCom provides 6 chart types 3D Vertical Bar 2D Vertical Bar 3D Horizontal Bar 2D Horizontal Bar Vertical Cylinder Horizontal Cylinder Horizontal Cylinder and Vertical Cylinder are the two best choices Group Response System Also known as Audience Response System ARS and GRS An Audience Response System is a system of wireless keypads that are held by audience members during a presentation or meeting This system allows presenters to give their real time feedback to opinion polling questions training questions evaluations and even interactive audience games H Hot key Also called accelerator keys or shortcut keys This is a term given to a set of keys that perform a predefined function These functions can often be done through menus or other indirect mechanism but with a shortcut key users only need to press on key on their keyboard to accomplish the same task Impromptu The Impromptu questions feature allows the user to insert a new question s
39. number of keypads to vote during the slideshow Dou computer must connect to Internet to activate Powercom Open PowerPoint after installing PowerCom Go to the menu PowerCom gt Help gt Activate S 3 Activate PowerCom 5 Keypads On line Activation Internet connection is mandatory Serial Number is either on the PowerCom CD cover or via email notification when you purchase PowerCom Please call 212 337 2000 or email powercom dsii net for license inquiry Please enter the 32 digits Serial Number Register with Email Powercom offers free Gold technical support via email or telephone for the 1st year when you register with your email Review Email Privacy Thank you for choosing PowerCom Please visit our web site http www PowerCom4AS com for powercom resources Enter the PowerCom serial number your email address and then click the Activate button PowerCom will connect to PowerCom registration servers and activate PowerCom You are now registered Activate PowerCom x 1 Your PowerCom will not be activated till you restart If it pops up this Message Your PowerCom will not be activated till you restart It shows you already active PowerCom successfully You need close PowerPoint then open PowerPoint Click PowerCom menu gt Help gt About PowerCom view PowerCom license number If you have difficulty activating PowerCom contact your PowerCom dealer for assistance 21 Table of Co
40. of the field Hint To help in populating the Team field click one of the team names 6 Give the file a name and save The file will be saved to the Roster subfolder that is situated in My Documents PowerCom Ensure that you give the Roster Template a relevant name 98 Roster and Team Step 2 Populating the Roster File 1 Go to Roster List and click on Add this will open a list of the Roster Templates Choose the Roster Template that is required Pane Tom Bosw Path C Orreri md Somer Funnel Cle My Cmm i Poneka aa fnm Select a roster template file Upper High School prt m Uu Bosw Path Orreri md Lore Funnel Cle Cmm ti Puro fnm Madly Dum 1 00 2006 1699 40 2 Enter the relevant data for the Roster List by pressing the Enter button after the details of each participant entered Hint Enter 1 line of text for the first participant remembering to press the Enter once the first line of data is in Export the file to Excel and a spreadsheet file will be formed You can enter the data into all the participant data into the spreadsheet file and then save the file The advantage of doing this is that the correct headers will be on the spreadsheet You could also transfer data directly from a database into the spreadsheet making the process simpler Warning ensure that you have no duplicates in the Roster List after importing the spreadsheet 99 Table of Contents Step 3
41. of the screen move your mouse down to the bottom of the Desktop screen so the taskbar will show up again Tip When you are in the PowerPoint slideshow program and you want to see the taskbar from the presenter screen click Ctrl Esc to bring back taskbar 161 Table of Contents Slideshow and Polling Navigation Dual Monitor with Presenter s View Navigation Procedure 1 Start slideshow and PowerCom confirmation screen Note PowerPoint Dual Monitor behaves differently between PowerPoint 2007 and older Office versions e g PowerPoint 2003 Office 2007 When you start the slideshow the PowerCom confirmation screen will display on the presenter s monitor This is the right place to display the confirmation screen because the audience has no need to view this screen Office 2003 and earlier versions When you start the slideshow the PowerCom confirmation screen will display on audience s monitor You can drag this to the Presenter s screen PowerPoint 2007 PowerComoa for R Pluss ao PowerCom for Reply Plus sample PowerPoint Based on PowerPoint 2003 strategic Planning Annual Off Site Workshop 2 Non question Slide When displaying a non question slide you can use SpaceBar to advance the presentation or use PowerPoint s Slide Design View screen left panel on presenter s computer to navigate slide presentation 3 Question Slide Polling Mode 162 Dual Monitor Display When you enter a question sl
42. report serves as a detailed voting result by question and participant It is very useful to import the data to other applications for data analysis PowerCom Office Docoment Re port 09 Excel Detail Report Fik Name DAW SI kb PowerComdReply WAV tenh Sange V ppt Created Dat 2006 06 20 0204 Totalkeypads 250 al 4 Mak Yes Hine to fifi en yeas 2 Female 3 Notcompletely 2 T hree b nine yeas 23Female No Nine to fiften yeas 23Female 3 Notcompletely 2T hree b nine yeas 2 Female 2 No dbio than fifteen yeas Female 3 Notcompletely 2 T bree b nine yeas Mak Colotcompletely 2 T bree b nine yeas 2 Female 2 No ULess than three yeas Drak No DLess than three yeas 23Female 3 Not comp More than fiften yeas Drak Not comp Nine to fiften yeas 2 Female 2 No0 4 More than fiften yeas 2 Female D Yez 4 More than fifien yeas Drak Not comp 4 More than fiften yeas 2 Female 2 No More than fiften yeas 2 Female No 4 More than fiften yeas Female 33Hot comp Nine to fifieen yeas 2 Female 2 No More than fifteen yeas 2 Female 3 Not comp 237 bree b nine yeas 2 Female D Yes 237 bree b nine yeas Drak o More than fifteen yeas Drak Notcompletely 237 bree b nine yeas 2 Female 3 Notcompletely 1 Less than three yeas 23Female 3 Notcompletely hore than fifien yeas 2 Female bot completely QFemale DYes Drak Not mpleteh 2Female D Yes 2Female 2 No 2XFemale No Drak Not completely 2 Female 3 Not complet
43. same base station model i e the CRS940 Stand Reply has several base station and keypad models primarily differentiated by synthesized and non synthesized keypad models You cannot change the keypad channel number for the non Synthesized keypad Channel number of the synthesized keypad is configurable by keypad command the 973 command You can connect all 5 keypad models via base station or mix any or all of them in any combination and connect them to the computer running PowerCom for Reply Worldwide because the CRS940 OCX API can communicate with all the 5 Reply keypad models The maximum capacity is 4550 keypads and that will consist of 2 base stations of Reply EU each of which has a capacity of 650 keypads per base station The other base station the 13 Reply Worldwide has a capacity of 250 keypads per base station When you use all 15 Reply Worldwide base stations the total capacity will be 3750 Please review the 5 Reply model comparisons at http www powercomars com hardware reply worldwide reply mini standard reply reply eu and reply ez keypad comparison html At the PowerCom Find Base station screen or System Configuration screen Hardware tab select the Reply model and assign a unique base alpha A to O before you connect to the base station You then enter the keypad range for each keypad model according to the physical keypad you have prepared for the meeting Please review these 5 Reply model topics within the Repl
44. slide there is no need to create any demographic slides to enable OLAP reporting at slideshow s end You can identify question slide for row and column dimensions during the 4 step OLAP wizard and during the OLAP reporting you can dynamically change the row and column dimension as you wish 170 Report Create Office Documents Generate Office Report main screen Please run the report and save the report file right after the slideshow session ends In the Select files section PowerCom automatically selects the current PowerPoint file at PowerPoint file list box and the Result XML file These are the most current session files of the PowerPoint presentation voted on If you want to generate a report for the same PowerPoint slide but use the previous session s result XML file click the Browse button to select the XML file which adds backup and date time suffix You can generate the following reports by going to the PowerCom dropdown menu and selecting Create Office Documents submenu in the Report section There are 15 different reports that can be generated 1 PowerPoint all slides PowerPoint 2 PowerPoint Polling slides only PowerPoint 3 Excel Summary Report Excel 4 Excel Summary Report with Charts Excel 5 Word Summary Report with Charts Word 6 Word Summary Report Word 7 Word Detail Report with Charts Word 8 HTML Report HTML 9 Excel Detail Report Excel The following reports are related to Rost
45. slides 1 It is good practice to create a separate PowerPoint PPT file for the questions slide especially if you have multiple speakers presenting in a meeting This isolates and protects the final version of the question slides from being overridden by the earlier versions Each speaker will have their own presentation slide and you as an ARS professional maintain a question slide file for all speakers 2 A frequently asked question is Should I combine all question slides into one PPT file or should I keep separate PPT files for each speaker You should determine this by asking yourself the following questions A Will the same audience attend the session from beginning to the end for every speaker B Do you have the same set of demographic slides for all speakers If the answers to both questions are yes then you should create a combined question slide file PowerCom recommends creating separated slide files under the circumstances of 1 Same audience in multiple ARS sessions and you have demographic slide creating a combined PPT to share the same demographic slide result for all the question slides 2 Multiple speakers in an ARS event that share the same presentation computer Last minute change to content is common but not to questions So we recommend combined question slides from all speakers and keep separated PPT files for each speaker The speakers may not have the final question slide with poller Either the speaker has not installed
46. the Base Station to at least keypad height or higher if possible for best reception Check out the keypads before use Use a data stream test utility to assure that data is properly flowing to the PC Verify the channel number of each keypad Make sure it matches the Base Station channel i e Channel 1 pads can only talk to a Base Station when it is set to Channel 1 DON Ts Avoid placing the Base Station on large metal areas such as a TV cart The metal could cause some RF performance deterioration Never position the Base Station inside or near a metal enclosure Avoid positioning the keypad on a metal surface during operation as this may cause the RF performance to deteriorate Never have two Base Stations with the same channel turned on at the same time Never have two keypads with the same ID number assigned to avoid overwriting keypad responses Never use a keypad that has a rapidly flashing display This indicates a low battery that must be replaced Caution Use of the system in an outdoor location or different indoor environments can significantly alter the range of the keypads TROUBLESHOOTI NG GUI DELI NES Problem Keypad LED remains illuminated Keypad does not hear the Base Station transmitter This is usually because the Base Station corresponding to the same channel as the keypad is not turned on In some circumstances the Base Station could be simply out of range of the keypad 1 Verify keypad chan
47. the same position at the bottom right corner as when you turn on the Add a Voting box when use Dual Monitor at System Configuration screen General Tab 163 Table of Contents Timer shortcut key T will show on both the presenter s amp audience s screen 4 Question slide stop and display modes lf we were to enter an Asian market which country region should be our first choice regardless of cost Japan South Korea China Taiwan Singapore Thailand Vietnam Vietnam oc R amp OoOnN At Stop and Display polling result stages you can click different slides to navigate out of the question slide lf we were to enter an Asian market which country region should be our first choice regardless of cost Japan South Korea China Siti L OCLLAAR Taiwan Singapore Thailand Vietnam Lo o0 RON Side 1106 12 5 Insert an Impromptu Question When you insert an impromptu question the question screen will show up on the presenter s screen the audience will not see the screen Presenter will be free to enter more detailed information Wie would now Mee you to rate each of the following pars in ofthesr importance to reacnin financia Qoal of increasing p y 7 Summary Scale Yes No Graph of votes DK Cancel i 164 Notes Dual Monitor Display Make sure the audience s screen is your focus by clicking the audience screen program to ensure that you can navigate the
48. tracking entries by individual A proprietary acknowledgement function positively confirms the system s acceptance of all user inputs Intuitive keyboard and display are ideal for voting answering multiple choice or continuum questions and rank ordering options Reply EZ This is an entry level product that s ideal for most classroom and boardroom applications It is simple to setup easy to operate and delivers all the advantages of radio speed barrier free operation reliability with a price comparable with less functional and less reliable products Reply Worldwide hardware model numbers Keypad Model CRS5200 Base Station Model CRS940 Frequency a license free 2 4 GHz and patented Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FHSS Radio Frequency Capacity CRS940 processes responses of up to 250 keypads on a single radio There are 15 radio channels available to support a maximum of 3 750 keypads per room if 15 systems are used together Standard Reply hardware model numbers Keypad Model CRS1200 Base Station Model CRS930 Frequency a 216 220 MHz transmitter Model TX216SYN Capacity 250 keypads per channel 8 RF channels available for up to 2000 keypads per site Adding keypads to an existing channel requires them to be set to new unused addresses No change is required on the Reply Base Station when keypads of the same channel are added Related Topic Introduction Reply is a registered trademark of Fleetwood Group
49. voted by different group of audience that uses the same keypad address from different ARS meetings There are three situations when you may want to combine or merge result XML files 1 When the same audience holding the same keypad attending different meeting sessions does voting for different sets of questions 77 Table of Contents 2 When the same audience attends the same meeting but creates multiple result XML files To combine different question result XML files Use Combine file 3 When the same question set is used at different meetings and voted by different audiences In this case use Merge You may want to add one or two meeting attributes as artificial demographic questions such as Meeting location meeting date etc Situation 1 amp 2 You may want to combine different question sets voted by the same audience in a meeting Multiple ARS meeting result files for a given meeting Instead of continue the session but create new session accidentally Same audience using the same keypad in a ARS meeting accidentally create a new ARS session instead of continue the ARS session presenter then skip those question slides have been voted to the new question slide Assume no question has been voted twice Situation 3 Go to System Configuration menu Combine data files tab and use Merge function to merge same question voted by different audiences in different sessions To Combine or Merge Data Files If you know that
50. you will ultimately combine or merge the data from multiple identical presentations it will help if you give each presentation a meaningful name such as Focus01 Focus02 Focus03 and so on Select the Combine Data Files tab from PowerCom s System menu Name the source files in each of the boxes provided or use the Browse button to locate them You must also specify a destination file which will be assigned a filename extension of xml Once the files have been specified click on Combine or Merge PowerCom will then join the files If you need to combine or merge more than 10 files combine or merge the first 10 Then combine or merge the next 10 or fewer naming the same destination file as the first The second group of files will be added to the destination Note When different question sets voted by different audiences where the same keypad used in different meeting is used by different audiences In this case you should NOT use combine or merge file features 78 Roster and Team Roster Roster Overview Roster is an optional feature in PowerCom Roster is useful in educational and training institutions for teachers and trainers to identify the holder of the keypads by meaningful names instead of keypad numbers Roster files establish the link between the participants and their keypad numbers For example presenters can use roster to track each participant s class position percentage correct and points scored However
51. 0 17 60 12 40 PowerCom Office Docoment Re port 403 Exca Summary Report Fik Name DAN SI Rb Powe Icom Re po Wi 2 e mp cample v2 ppt Totalkeypads 250 Com Apo Male 75 30 00 Femat 175 70 00 253 100 0055 Yes 45 1600 hb BO 3460 Not cp lle 47 20 253 100 0055 Ies tha fem yeas 35 1440 Thee fo ninm yeas g 24 0 Jane b Bien yeas Sb 23 20 More flan fien yeas 94 3760 253 100 0055 Ext 21 b40 Spo 3 20 00 Uhura 35 1400 Worf 4 16009 dba l 24 40 25 100 0055 Tose 21 b40 Tite 3 14 60 Tphievarm d 1760 Tphierpus 31 1240 Zyrennipus 35 1440 Toeg sl 20 40 25 100 0055 i 27 10 80 Z d 16 60 Report 181 Table of Contents 04 Excel Summary Report with Charts Report number 04 Office document type Excel File name suffix Excel Summary with Charts xls Report description Creates an Excel document that shows the slide text choices number of votes for each choice and the percent of votes for each choice The report includes a Microsoft graph for each question This report generates a Microsoft Excel file with MS Graphs next to the question fe bien Cee e De a ee Se SS eae Excel Summary Report with Charts File Name D WVShieh PowerCom4Reply AAAA 2 temp Sample V2 ppt Total keypads 250 1 2 3 4 5 Count Percent 69 70 Kirk Spoke Ubura 14 00 Worf 16 00 8 40 20 00 JRE EM 24 40 100 0096 Cyion 40 Uhura Worf Garr
52. 25 pads for each interface numbered 1 125 PowerCom will report your keypad numbers as 1 to 125 for interface 1 and 251 to 375 for interface 2 Note that there are no keypads numbered 126 250 If you do not understand this and you are using more that one system stop and re read it carefully It is important to understand this concept because you will need to physically re label your keypads according to PowerCom s Virtual Numbering Plan 47 Table of Contents Configuring Com Ports If you are unable to read interface data you should first launch HyperTerminal Create a new connection and select Direct to Com Port 1 Set the baud for 9600 and leave other port settings as they are When you click OK a new window should show With the interface on you should see data in the window It will use a format of A then 50 underscores then YZZ followed by B etc If you do not see this data Windows is not reading the port correctly On Win9x Win2000 and Windows XP machines use the Device Manager to manually configure your ports Your settings should be Com 1 IRQ 4 address 3F8 Com 2 IRQ 3 address 2F8 Com 3 IRQ 4 address 3E8 Com 4 IRQ 3 address 2E8 In Win NT use Control Panel Ports Advanced Your settings should be Com 1 IRQ 4 address 3F8 Com 2 IRQ 3 address 2F8 Com 3 IRQ any available but not 3 or 4 address 3E8 Com 4 IRQ any available but not 3 or 4 address 2E8 Once you have confirmed port configurations
53. 369 MHz RF keypad transmitter sends keypress information to the Base Station s receiver This transmitter is frequency synthesized and frequency modulated Range The system is designed to provide reliable operation in an area 200 feet by 200 feet with standard omnidirectional quarter wave whip antennas Note Range can vary due to a room s geometry and its RF propagation characteristics Performance may be improved by using the optional auditorium hall antenna kit This kit includes high gain dipole antennas that replace the standard antennas Reply EZ Each keypad has a unique address between 1 and 50 and a radio frequency RF channel number A345 MHz RF keypad transmitter sends keypress information to the Base Station s receiver This transmitter is frequency synthesized and frequency modulated e Multiple channels provide installation flexibility Range The system is designed to provide reliable operation in an area 150 feet by 150 feet using the Base Station s internal antenna Greater range may be achieved by elevating the base station to reduce barriers to transmission Reply EU Export is a 433 92 MHz radio frequency RF keypad for Europe Each keypad has a unique radio frequency RF address between 1 and 650 Range 43 44 Table of Contents The system is designed to provide reliable operation in an area 100 meters by 100 meters Note Range can vary due to a room s geometry and its RF propagation chara
54. 57 West 38 Street 12 FL New York NY 10018 USA Tel 1 212 997 2000 Fax 1 212 997 4297 Email PowerCom dsii net 251 Appendix and Glossary Glossary For Terms A Absent List Absentee Accept Only Initial Response Activation Animation Answer Choice Audience Response System B Background Bar Colors Bar Labels Base Base station Basic Data Review C Channel Choice Classroom Performance System Clr key Combine Data Files Confirmation Screen Countdown clock CRT Custom label D Demo mode Demographic Analysis Demographic Cut Demographic Filter Demographic question Digit Echo Dual Monitor 253 Table of Contents F Fastest Finger G Graph format Graph Type Group Response System H Hot key l Impromptu Individual Cumulative infrared IR K Keypad Address Keypad number Keypad Range Keypad Settings L Label Label Format LCD Low Battery Notification M Mean multiple monitor Music N Oo Office document Report On Line Analytical Processing 254 P Points Poller Poller Box Poller Wizard Polling Post Acknowledgement Presenter view Q Question label R Radio Frequency Re vote Reply EU Reply EZ Reply IQ Roster List Roster Template S Save as default Shortcut key Soft Keys Standard Reply 1 Team Cumulative Team Scores Template Test Keypads Timer V Video Card Voting box Ww Winners Write to log Appendix and Gl
55. Choose to Switch the software Reply Worldwinde or Reply Plus Click Switch Switch PowerCom Version Select PowerCom Version 3 g PowerCom for Reply Worldwide G BN a PowerCom for Reply Plus Detect Switch 25 Table of Contents 6 PowerCom will automatically determine the proper version to install when you plug in the base station Switch PowerCom Version m Select PowerCom Version rL PowerCom for Reply worldwide iPowerCom for Reply Plus Detect Switch 26 Introduction Quick Start The best way to explore PowerCom s functionality is to review the PowerCom sample ppt demo file Then follow the step by step demo of inserting a to sample questions and run slide show in the to experience the benefits of PowerCom If you are an experienced PowerCom user you may want to discover its newest features on your own If not you can still get a good feel for PowerCom s software by running the included sample PowerPoint presentation Strategic Planning Annual Off Site Workshop You can also download the sample Power Point presentation from the Documents menu online at http www PowerComARS com The sample Power Point presentation Survey the best price for a new product contains surveys relevant to price setting for a product The example slides contain an analysis of age gender education marriage status and income Tip Please review PowerCom Tutorial a
56. EW vou also have the option of specifying a correct answer or best answer You can select one or more correct answer You can assign point s to any answer choice regardless if it is correct or not You even can assign negative point s as point deduction of wrong answer PowerCom Winners screen will track scoring if you enter points for the answer choices it will flash any bars that you have checked as being correct There is also an option to specify that the majority vote will be considered the correct answer Step 3 Graph Type and Format ff Polling Wizard x Graph Type and Format 3 of 4 General Kirk M 16 7 20 Chat Horizontai Cyinder sed Spoke 16 7 20 Graph Show Percent amp Numbe e Uhura W 16 7 20 v TewShadow MM Worf 16 7 20 EU NO ees Garrett M 16 7 20 l Cylon 16 7 20 Total 120 Save as default Cancel lt Back Next gt Finish Here you can set the Graph Type whether to have percent labels or not and the font style and size Try using one of the horizontal graph types This will give you more room for the labels This screen contains three tabs General Bar Colors and Background General tab PowerCom provides 6 chart types 3D Vertical Bar 2D Vertical Bar 3D Horizontal Bar 2D Horizontal Bar 105 Table of Contents Vertical Cylinder Horizontal Cylinder The best choice for horizontal display is Horizontal Cylinder which has a
57. Inc Copyright 2005 Fleetwood Group Inc Table of Contents PowerCom Installation Prerequisites Before installing PowerCom on your computer ensure that your operating system has the latest Service Pack security fixes hardware drivers and other patches You can get these from Microsoft via the regular Windows Update option and the updates via the Software Update option You can also check for regular updates for the Operating System and Microsoft Office from Microsoft s website The Internet Explorer update improves the PowerCom XML engine Note 1 You must have Internet Explorer 6 0 or above installed on your computer 2 You must also have Office 2000 or above and Windows 2000 or above installed on your computer 3 Ensure that you have the complete PowerPoint version and not the PowerPoint viewer version Introduction Installing and Uninstalling PowerCom Installation This topic describes how to install PowerCom on your PC 1 Locate the setup folder and double click the Setup exe file on the folder on your CD or folder on your computer to start the PowerCom installation program Note If there is an existing version of PowerCom on your computer you have to uninstall it before installing a newer version Powercom will not delete any system configuration settings nor will it delete any PowerPoint files you have created However the sample ppt file in the My Documents PowerCom folder will be replaced PowerCom Inst
58. Jennifer MN V 2 Female 191 Table of Contents 13 Class Report Summary Report Report number 13 Office document type Excel File name suffix Master Grade sheet short form xls Report description Creates an Excel document for the instructor which provides a summary view of each student s performance This Excel report aka Master Grade Sheet Short Form lists question by question summary grade sheet by student with points earned for each question Ce lel a ee ee a E I Master Grade sheet short form File Name D WShiehPowerCom4 Reply WW V2 temp Sample V2 ppt Created Date 2006 08 20 02 04 Total roster participants 34 BBLS SBS R ja ew ry pe Responses What are You Have vou reviewed Bst quarter s financial report How long bave you been with the company 5 What does the T in Jamies T Kirk stand for us 6 Workforce Reduction Acquisition of GEN Labs Inc Launch AH Three New Products Enter New Geographic Markets If we were to enter ap Asian market which country region should be our first choice regardiess of cost 100 0095 2 1 of 34 Percentage Correct Points Scored Class Position 192 Report 14 Class Report Detailed Report Report number 14 Office document type Excel File name suffix Master Grade sheet long form xls Report description Creates an Excel document for the instructor which provides a detailed view of each student s performance This Excel report al
59. K Keypad Address Also known as keypad number Each keypad has a unique address per base station This is called the keypad address or the keypad number The keypad address uses an artificial base letter A B C D plus a keypad address so presenters can differentiate the keypad number as well as the different base station channel Keypad number Also known as keypad addresses Each keypad has a unique address per base station This is called the keypad address or the keypad number The keypad address uses an artificial base letter A B C D plus a keypad address so presenters can differentiate the keypad number as well as the different base station channel Keypad Range The range of keypad numbers that will be used for polling the default is always the maximum number of keypads from 1 to 250 but you can also input a string of keypad numbers Here s a sample of a string 1 3 6 10 21 29 38 Keypad numbers separated by commas are treated as individual keypads whereas the keypads separated by a hyphen will be interpreted as an inclusive range Keypad Settings Keypad configuration either via base station or manually set on keypad using the keypad membrane When set to Base all keypads that are within range and powered up will be automatically reconfigured Keypad Settings such as Digit Echo Post Acknowledgement Low Battery Notification L Label See Question label as question summary and Custom label for answer choice label Label Forma
60. PowerCom for Reply Worldwide User Manual Welcome To PowerCom Help Select a topic in the left window CUR P RT 3 MEER NER MENT a For Technical Support and Product I nformation Dynamic Services I nternational Inc 57 West 38th Street 12 Floor New York NY 10018 Phone 212 997 2000 Fax 212 997 4297 Toll Free in the US and Canada 877 DSI NFO7 http www PowerComARS com Email PowerCom dsii net Version 2 32 2 01 16 2009 Table of Contents Ierigereltreirpm e 5 What is PoWerGOIm oce rere Re ee etc Re P RN ree fia ee Nee egre a ve RYE uade Or YR Pe Rae ea ree e REED e Y P EN Res 5 What you can do with PowerCom System Requirements eseesssseeseeeseesenee eee nennen tenni tne trennen nenne trennt nns inne tne trennen enne nnne ens 7 PowerCom Keypad Communication Methodology esses nne trennen 8 PowerCom Installation Prerequisites sssesesssseeseeeeeeee enne nennen nennen enne tns innen nnne nnne enne trennen 10 lnstalling and Uninstalling POWerGCOI iet tp centre ic Hee ee Deco need v dae ee blo e db e n pied 11 Files Created by PowerCom Setup esses enne nennen nnnm en nrtnn etsi nn ense nette nnre nnne enne 15 USB Briver InistallatiGri 2 rtt tt ertet erre ite miden mer e er pere REPE 17 How to Activate Power Com tiv n eget eet de e estf e REP Teide ede ha d
61. PowerCom or the event master is in control of the question slide design Any replacement of the speaker s PPT file may not contain the latest question slide and may not be well tested This is the best way to minimize ARS error in a formal meeting 205 Table of Contents Preparing a Meeting A Powercom 1 Make the PPT file name as short as possible Powercom uses the PPT file name as a base and adds a pre fix and suffix to the name to generate result data files and report files 2 When conducting a meeting put the final version of the PPT file in a new folder During the testing period your testing folder may contain multiple versions of files generated by Powercom You want to have a clear start that is easy to manage 3 Print a copy of Presentation Functions At a Glance PDF file from the Powercom web site as the slide show short cut key reference and keypad and channel settings reference 4 Set up and test the roster and team tool if applicable 5 Run the slide show in Powercom demo mode to adjust the poller size and position for each question slide 6 Generate all reports and review the reports to vilify the setting of the pollers Report 09 14 are very useful to validate the poller settings B Computer 1 Always prepare a spare laptop just in case Contact the dealer you purchased Powercom from or a Powercom team member to obtain an emergency Powercom license 2 Make sure you have all the accessories and drivers USB ad
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63. Roster Template to an Excel book to view the field listing and to perform data entry outside of PowerCom Roster List data entry 87 Table of Contents Populating and Maintaining Roster List Files Open Roster Team menu under PowerCom main menu then click Roster List Tab You can Add Edit Copy Delete and Select De Select a Roster List The Roster List screen is used to store the Roster data and associate the Roster List with the PowerPoint slide you currently have open To populate Roster List data you can either enter the Roster List data line by line or import from an Excel file You also can export the Roster List to an Excel file by clicking Export to Excel button Use Add or Edit to perform the Roster List data entry 88 Roster and Team Creating a Roster List Click Add button PowerCom will prompt you a list of existing Roster Templates PRT file created at Roster Template Tab for you to select as the Roster Template Click the Roster Template file desired to populate the roster data and then click OK At end of the data entry PowerCom will prompt for you to enter a Roster List filename The rest of the adding roster list procedures are the same as Editing a Roster List 89 Table of Contents Editing a Roster List Select a Roster List by checking the Roster List and then click Edit The Roster List data entry screen allows you to enter new roster list data row by row from the top 1 row Press Enter wh
64. USER Software Microsoft Office PowerPoint Addins PowerCom AddIn FriendlyName PowerCom Add In Description PowerCom Add In For PowerPoint SatelliteDIIName PowerCom Add In LoadBehavior dword 00000003 CommandLineSafe dword 00000000 Make sure the registry has LoadBehavior dword 00000003 and not dword 00000002 2 Default dat is a PowerCom system file that stores Poller default settings 3 PowerComLog txt is a runtime trace log file that is turned on in the PowerCom menu Open the menu go to System Configuration then General Tab and then check Write To Log This file allows the PowerCom development team to debug any runtime error Here is the list of the System files created by PowerCom Default dat Saves some configuration information when users click the Save as default button in Poller Wizard step 3 Graph type and Format and step 4 Music file Your PowerPoint file Name xml Saves some poller result information Example user keypad total poller count etc The XML file is the voting results file generated by Powercom during the slide show One for each session with polling slide with voting results The XML file has exact same filename as your PowerPoint file name with a different filetype xml Notes If there are several incomplete session result XML data files you have to review Please use Combine Data Files function under System menu to combine result XML files Your PowerPoint file Name Pictures
65. Using the Roster File with a PowerPoint Presentation Select a Roster List for the PowerPoint slide you are currently using after creating and or editing a roster list file in the Roster List Tab screen The Roster List screen publishes the roster data and links the roster data with the PowerPoint slide After completing the roster setup the roster team feature of PowerCom may be used Roster and Team Reports Reports Related to Roster amp Team 10 Team Comparison Excel 11 Team Comparison with graphs Excel 12 Individual Scoring Summary Excel 13 Class Report Summary Excel 14 Class Report Detailed Excel 15 Fastest finger Excel 100 Inserting PowerCom Poller on Slide Overview Suggested Method The suggested method to having poller objects in your presentation is to maintain a separate presentation file for questions slides only This practice boosts PowerPoint performance during the slideshow resulting in better coordination for presentation projects The main purpose is to maintain a smaller PowerPoint file that uses PowerCom poller objects The disadvantage of this practice is presentation navigation The presenter has to switch between two different PowerPoint slideshows with one being the main presentation show and the other being the questions slideshow By using the Windows command Alt Tab the presenter should be able to navigate between the two slideshows fairly easily Wor
66. a This allows you to view the data that you collected in a previously conducted presentation Use the Browse button to locate the data file that you want to view Once selected use the First Next Previous and Last buttons to navigate the file and display each graph Basic Data Review Data File Ic Documents and Settings Administrator My Documents Demographic analysis Demo xml Browse Your region 1 North East 2 South 3 Central 4 West 5 Others 3 23 2007 10 48 41 PM 28 49 42 59 72 Graph Type Horizontal Cylin Demographic Question 3 Region Curent Total 2 3 Display Polling Data Display Demographic Data 11 2 28 19 6 49 16 8 42 a 23 6 59 28 8 72 Total 250 Display Demographic Data 167 Table of Contents When you have a demographic question slide in your presentation you can display demographic cut data by clicking on the Display Demographic Data tab You can review the demographic cut data series by selecting one demographic question slide at a time and then browse all question slides as demographic cut graphics All question slides results data will be sliced by that demographic question slide you selected When the demographic cut graphic results in 10096 it means that you are comparing the demographic question by itself you may ignore this Basic Data Review Data File c Documents and SettingsN amp dministratorMy Documents Demographic analysis Demo xml Browse
67. a Microsoft graph for each team Correct answers shown in green highlights Excel Team Comparison Report File Name D WvShiehhPowerCom4 Reply WWiV2 temp Sample V2 ppt Created Date 2006 08 20 02 04 Total roster participants 34 A B 0 00 10 00 ade eee 0 20 2 0 2 0 15 jl p 15 0 15 0 1 0 1 Kirk Spoke Uhura Wort 190 Report 12 Individual Scoring Summary Report Report number 12 Office document type Excel File name suffix Excel Detail Roster xls Report description Creates an Excel document that lists every individual along with team assignments responses to each question their percentage correct and points scored This Excel report displays question responses by Roster it carries the same report layout as Report 09 with additional roster field information EUN B c Co ea F LE TEC dL d 1 l Excel Detail Roster Report 2 File Name D WShieh PowerCom4Reply W WiV2 temp Sample V2 ppt 3 Created Date 2006 08 20 02 04 4 Total roster participants 34 5 Team Team Team Ql 6 7 JA 1 ARR Burd Rich NJ V 1 Male 8 A 2 ARR Campione Tom NJ V 2 Female 9 JA 3 ARS Optiz Steve NJ V 2 Female 10 JA 4 ComTec Garbutt Bryan NJ V 2 Female I1 lA 5 CSI Beir Michael NJ V 2 Female 12 JA 6 DSI Shieh Winston NY V 2 Female 13 A TET Howard Jone WA V 1 Male 14 A 8 ET Murray Mary Beth NY V 2 Female 15 A 9 ET McCloughlin Austin NY V 1 Male 16 A 10 EIS Johnson
68. able ActiveX in Office 2007 coectetuer D te id ede vd ee d e reda dd How to set Windows System32 permission in Vista ssssssssssseeeeeeeneeene nennen nennen 221 How To use Dongle in PowerGOm 1er esci it eer dece Eee dee ELE e ener Ee iei FE HR EE ERE RES Ea 233 PowerCom dongle licensing overview eseesseseeeeeeeeenennee nennen nennen ennt nnne nennen nenne te trennen innen 233 Installirig dongle USB driver crociera we e ee HL ge aeta s cene cca evi deer HO e ea 235 How to upgrade the Dongle for an upgraded Powerom sssssssseeeeeenee nennen rennen nennen 239 How to upgrade the keypad capability when using the PowerCom Dongle eene 242 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Installatioh corte rtr etn e nne tee i te nh d Pene i n D Duda an 243 Reply Worldwide Troubleshooting Procedures ssssssssseseseseeeneeeee nennen nennen rennen nenne enn en nre n tenete 244 Software Troubleshooting 2 retener a eee di te ee ente 246 Software Troubleshootifig 25 cess one d e d e ER Doe P ERR cede Ex ee dre bata co ara rea 246 Hardware Troubleshootirig nr hri rre rr ere n t ee de eee o E EC at eere rre 247 PowerCom Support and Resources esssssssssseeseeeeenee nennen nnne tenerte enne tre tete nnne nenne trennen enne nnn 249 Contact the PowerCom Team e eiecti cere d ee e e e e e b e caine ava e erae y d Ce And 251 A
69. able short cut keys After Polling Stop or result displayed PowerPoint shortcut keys during slide show for slides with Poller Function Name Shortcut First Slide Home 1 4 Enter Last Slide End End The Slide Show ESC CTRL BREAK or HYPHEN Next Slide Page Down Previous Slide Page Up Next Action SpaceBar or Next Arrow or Down Arrow Display you can use these useful 135 Table of Contents Display close a black screen B or PERIOD Display close a white screen W or COMMA Note A PDF format of Presentation Functions at a Glance is posted at PowerCom website documents section Winners Winners Overview Winners function is used during the slideshow to display the Winners and their performance ranking Winners screen displays top performers of individual and team winners for current slide and cumulative total Winners screen has 4 functions For current slide 1 Fastest Finger 2 Team Scores For cumulative total 3 Individual Cumulative 4 Team Cumulative By definition you have to setup teams to enable Team winners function 2 amp 4 Roster is not a mandatory requirement for Fastest Finger and Individual Cumulative functions If there is no roster list for this slide or the participant has no name associated with the participant Winners will display base keypad number You can display winners scree
70. ad 3 with or without the physical keypad In demo mode keypad is not used Display result summary for each question slide at the end of voting Conduct by 4 Generate after a slide presentation is completed Export voting results and display voting results in a graph presentation Introduction System Requirements PowerCom is a Microsoft Office add in and therefore the hardware and software should comply with Microsoft Office requirements Currently PowerCom supports Office 2000 or later and has been tested on Windows 2000 and later versions of the Windows operating system Hardware Pentium PC with 800 MHz CPU 64MB Free Memory 128 MB preferred USB Driver port is necessary to connect the USB driver software is located in the PowerCom folder This can be found once PowerCom is installed Note For a larger sized meeting a more powerful computer is needed Software Operating System Windows 2000 or above Windows Vista requires additional memory Software Microsoft PowerPoint Excel Word from Microsoft Office 2000 or above must also be installed in order to use PowerCom successfully PowerPoint must be running too Ensure PowerPoint is not the viewer version It needs to be the regular version Internet Browser Internet Explorer 6 or above Tip 1 Use Ctrl Alt Del to open Task Manager then click Performance tab to check free memory before and after opening PowerPoint and during
71. al If it is but there is still no power replace the Interface you should always have a back up unit The wireless keypads function as individual terminals sending user entered digits to the Interface via wireless Radio Frequency transmission Each keypad has an electronically stored address or ID which is also written on its bottom cover This address is a number from 1 to 250 Please see the Fleetwood manual for information on re addressing keypads and for re assigning channels on the synthesized keypads In a multi system environment it is critical that keypads are placed within the maximum radio range about 75 of the interface s receiving antennas This is typically accomplished by using an external antenna system 45 Table of Contents 46 Reply Hardware Using Multiple Com Ports To use multiple Reply systems simultaneously each system must use a different channel Also you need multiple Com Ports one for each Reply system Virtual Numbering Since each interface can address up to 250 keypads and all keypads use individual addresses between 1 and 250 PowerCom will convert physical keypad addresses to virtual addresses for all Com Ports after the first Keypads associated with your lowest number port remain numbered 1 250 Any keypads on your next port are assigned virtual addresses of 251 500 The next port will be assigned 501 750 etc So for example if you are using two interfaces Channel 1 and 2 with 1
72. allShield Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully PowerCom for Reply Worldwide software usage agreement Please read the following license agreement By agreeing to the content layed forth in this license agreement you are acknowledging that you have read it and have chosen to be bound by its terms If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this license then do not install use or distribute PowerCom 1 Grant of License PowerCom hereby grants you the right to use PowerCom incorporate the software and to publicly perform and authorize others to perform and use the products resultant from the use of this software You recognize that you possess a copy but do not own any of the software or intellectual properties that are expressed in the software Ownership of this I do not accept the terms of the license agreement This dialog displays the PowerCom software license agreement 2 Click Yes to accept the PowerCom license agreement The next page of the wizard is displayed 11 Table of Contents PowerCom InstallShield Wizard Check Required Component Verifying that this machine can run PowerCom Operating System Pass Ff Windows Office PASS Intenet Explorer pass Operating System Microsoft Windows XP 5 1 2600 Service Pack 2 Required System Microsoft Windows 2000 or later version This page displays a Check Re
73. am Files PowerCom Music folder you have to re set the music file location after copying the PPT file to another computer 2 Do not install PowerCom on your desktop Too many files will be created by the software that will overcrowd and eventually fill your desktop 6 View the Read Me file and or Open the sample PowerPoint file to start using PowerCom Note After installation there will be a new PowerCom dropdown menu the next time you open Microsoft PowerPoint Note 1 To the complete version and convert from the trial version insert the Registration key You can find the registration code from the product CD or if you received the same via email 2 Upgrading Powercom to newer version will not affect the license status Uninstallation Follow the procedure below to uninstall PowerCom from your computer and to remove the custom menu from Microsoft PowerPoint 1 Click Start gt Program gt PowerCom gt Uninstall PowerCom to remove the files from your system 2 Launch Microsoft PowerPoint 3 Click Tools gt Customize gt PowerCom Bar and click Delete 4 Right click the PowerCom menu and select Delete to remove the custom menu Table of Contents 14 Introduction Files Created by PowerCom Setup 1 addIn reg is a Windows registry file that controls the PowerCom PowerPoint Add in DLL Windows registration The content is as follows Windows Registry Editor Version 5 00 HKEY_CURRENT_
74. anagement system such as WebCT or BlackBoard If the answer is yes please check the external system you want to interface with Does it have a standard import template What are the minimum mandatory fields you have to populate What is are the unique key field s Do your homework before you start setting up the Roster 81 Table of Contents Roster Setup Procedure 82 Go to the PowerCom menu and click submenu Roster Team to open Publish a roster template by creating or editing a roster template in the Roster Template tab screen The Roster Template defines the roster field layout Select a roster list for the PowerPoint slide you are currently using after creating and or editing a roster list file in the Roster List Tab screen Publish the roster data and link the roster data with the PowerPoint slide After completing the roster setup you can now use the roster feature of PowerCom You can de select the Roster List file to disable the roster feature Roster and Team Assigning Points When using Roster and Team you should assign points to each question slide for the answer choices in Step 2 of the Poller Wizard Customer label and correct answer You don t have to check the correct answer for the choice to assign points and you can assign points to none one more or all choices PowerCom accepts points for each answer choice from 0 to 999 as whole number no fractional points allowed 83 Table of Contents Creati
75. and reselect COM port 4 When the PPT file is a big one users will see some delay after starting the slideshow 5 PowerCom Poller Object Backward Compatibility Issues When opening a PowerPoint file a message popup appears Cause The PowerPoint file contains an older version of the PowerCom Poller object Solution Delete and recreate the Pollers 6 Runtime error message during PowerPoint slideshow Cause PowerCom runtime error due to program conflicts Solution 1 Please capture the error message screen Hold Alt key and press Print Screen key then paste to Word document 2 Try to replicate the error and write down how the error occurs 3 Email this screenshot and steps to error replication to powercom dsii net Please include the System Information by screen capture alt PrintScreen from the PowerCom Menu Help in About PowerCom PowerCom will get back to you and try to solve your problem as soon as possible 246 Troubleshooting Hardware Troubleshooting From time to time you may experience operational difficulties with your Reply system At those rare times it is important to understand how the system works and how to remedy these problems quickly In this guide it is assumed that you know how to connect and test your hardware System Operation The Reply interface contains one transmitter with an antenna and two receivers with antennas For the CRS 920 and CRS930 the long antenna is for the transm
76. ange owner to Leam about object ownership 5 Select Administrators then click OK 223 Table of Contents You can take or assign ownership of this object if you have the required permissions or privileges Object name E Windows System32 Replace owner on subcontainers and objects Leam about object ownership 6 Vista popup a message box If you have just taken ownership of this object you will need to close and reopen this object s properties before you can view or change permissions Le jJ 7 Click OK Current owner will be changed to Administrator 224 PowerCom Vista and Office 2007 Compatibility You can take or assign ownership of this object if you have the required permissions or privileges Object name E Windows System32 Edt Leam about object ownership 8 Click Permissions Tab then click Edit button 225 Table of Contents Pemissons Audting Owner Eectve Pemissons To view or edit details for a permission entry select the entry and then click Edit Object name E Windows System32 SYSTEM SYSTEM Administrators dsii PC Administrators Administrators dsii PC Administrators Users dsii PC Users CREATOR OWNER QE C Include inheritable permissions from this object s parent Managing pemission entries 9 Then click Add button 226 PowerCom Vista and Office 2007 Compatibility
77. apter handy 3 Test the compatibility of your laptop with the LCD projector and determine whether or not the resolution is acceptable 4 Check to see if you need an extension cord and or a power plug adapter 5 Check your laptop to see if you have enough USB ports for connection to the base station s and the mouse Bring a multiple port USB Hub USB Splitter to gain additional USB ports 6 Bring a flash memory drive in case you need to copy files between computers C Base station and Keypads 1 Foran important meeting always bring a back up base station and some spare keypads 2 For multiple base station usage label keypads to their base station using letters A to Z and properly test the channel number for each set of keypads 3 For single base station usage check that all keypads are set to the same channel number for the base station 4 Test keypads to make sure all keypads work using the Powercom test keypad function after connecting to the base station in the Find a Base station menu 5 Check and configure ReplyWorldWide keypad settings as desired such as Digit Echo and Post Acknowledgement A Meeting room set up Refer to the Reply Wireless Response System meeting room set up topic in the Reply hardware section 206 Manage PowerCom like a Pro Pre slide show check list DUET NOU BW 10 11 Turn off the screen saver Check the laptop power management power scheme settings Never turn off
78. are overview Reply EZ hardware overview 70 System Setup and Configuration Operating Multiple Base Stations Starting in Version 2 PowerCom allows the connection of multiple ports Before adding multiple base stations make sure the drivers for the base stations are all installed A driver for Standard Reply may not necessarily work for Reply Worldwide In order to add a base station go to the Start a Base Station option in the PowerCom menu and add a base station S System Configuration Gees J Hades C Corne Daa fier Base Staten Base A Modail Rieck waidai gt Find BareStaton Disconnect Test Keypad Pet Modsi Base Chanrml Total Keypads Keypad Flange Allowed wi Comt0 Reply Worldwide A 5 250 Double Click cument row set keypad setting for reply worldwide Alest Your coltvesre wil support a masimum of 5 keypads To inceeace this quantity cortact pour vappler In the base station adder there will be two dropdown menus The first menu called Base allows PowerCom to differentiate between the different bases The default base is A If you want to add multiple ports you must choose a different base name for each base added The second dropdown menu allows you to choose which kind of base station you are adding Click Find Base Station button to start the base station search Please select the right type of base and do not use the same base alpha A Z When the base stat
79. ates for team assignment are Gender age region How it works Depending on whether you have assigned a roster file for this presentation or not PowerCom will handle the team assignment differently I When there is a roster file associated with the presentation PowerCom will append new columns at the end of the Roster file and place an indicator for the team participant vote on II When there is no roster file associated with the presentation PowerCom will create a new roster file with standard column settings and populate First name as Base ID A B C etc last name as keypad address 001 to 250 and also populate new columns for team listing and place an indicator for the team participant vote on The roster file name is constructed as a combination of PowerPoint file name plus the team name PowerCom will automatically back up roster file if the file name already exists How to assign Team by question slide 1 When inserting a Poller in the Polling Wizard step 2 select Assign Team by checking the Assign Team box 94 Roster and Team ff Polling Wizard Custom Labels and Correct Answer 2 of 4 The graph labels and Points shown below will be used in certain reports and can be customized here Use the check boxes to mark one or more options as correct and assign points for answer choices B Male Jo l6 d E IF Female o Custom Labels option to check the Assign Team check box 95 Table
80. ator login and password to be able to run as administrator When working on a question slide and running a slideshow it is strongly suggested that you login as the same level or group used in the PowerCom installation The following procedure demonstrates how to assign the right permission for the current user to write to the PowerCom system files such as a log file and when you perform Save as default in Poller wizard step 3 and step 4 1 Click Start then All Programs locate the PowerCom program then right click PowerCom to enter PowerCom Properties 211 Table of Contents C Program Files 26 4 MB 27 737 690 bytes 26 5 MB 27 852 800 bytes 58 Files 8 Folders Thursday August 30 2007 8 08 06 PM ii eon E Hidden Object name C Program Fles PowerCom Si CREATOR OWNER S SYSTEM R Administrators DSI Vista Administrators For special permissions or advanced settings cick Advanced 212 PowerCom Vista and Office 2007 Compatibility 3 Click Edit button Ji Permissions for PowerCom R Administrators DSI Vista Administrators S Users DSI Vista Users 5 Trustedinstaler 5 Click Advanced button 213 Table of Contents Name Descipon Sissi gt Disabled accounts Non expiring password Days since last logon 6 Click Find Now to locate the current login user 214 PowerCom Vista and Office 2007 Compatibility
81. attached when the port number was changed it will not work when re attached under the new port number In this case the modem must be removed from the system and re installed In general if there are devices which have been attached previously to the USB serial port they may not work after the port number has been changed If this is true remove the device from the system and re install it 73 Table of Contents Defining Keypad Range and Testing Keypads Test keypad screen display Base Alpha A Z Com Port number and Channel CHNL as tab title Click the tab to test base station The selected tab will have broken dot line as border a Test Keypads A Pat 10 CHNL5 tepadi Range o Pot 190 Yx TERATE us Keypads Enter the range of keypad numbers that you wish to use for the polling the default is the maximum number of keypads This box is used to define the keypad number range and to allow the defined group to participate in voting during the slide show It accepts a string of the following format 1 3 6 10 21 29 38 Keypad numbers separated by commas are treated as individual keypads while keypads separated by a dash are interpreted as an inclusive range Set Button Click Set button to save the definition of the keypad number range and allow the defined group to participate voting during the slide show Non responding keypad numbers will be displayed as Absent Keypads list during the slide show by right cl
82. attery message 941 Enable sending low battery message A is sent after each response if the battery is low 951 Setup the keypad s address 952 Disable the C 1 and C 2 shortcut keys 953 Enable the C 1 and C 2 shortcut keys 960 Display the keypad s 6 digit serial number in Hex 970 Display the keypad s firmware revision 973 Setup the keypad s channel 980 Reset EEPROM to default settings 983 Disable key lockout Any key can be pressed at any time 984 Enable key lockout Only the first key is accepted until an acknowledgement is received Option Commands default Most of the keypad settings are controlled by a series of 9XX codes where XX represents a two digit number To enter a 9XX code press and hold down the C key type in the 3 digit 9XX code and release the C key For example to enter the code 970 press and hold the C key type 9 7 0 and then release all keys In this example the keypad will blink back the firmware revision Base Station Overview The Base Station contains a 2 4 GHz RF transceiver and the hardware necessary to send keypad votes to a PC via USB connection The CRS940 can change channels so systems in close proximity can be set to different channels to prevent interference The CRS940 uses an integrated RF antenna combined with a proprietary frequency hopping algorithm to ensure reliable RF performance when there is a lot of RF interference being generated from oth
83. ccount And this folder has the same ppt files and same file name too as the primary computer If there is roster file configuration in primary computer You must set the roster file in back up computer Run ppt file in Demo Mode on both computers simultaneously to ensure that all necessary files exist on both computers Set up Procedure 1 Open PowerPoint Click PowerCom menu then System sub menu General Tab check Hot backup location 67 Table of Contents Combine Data Files Use diagnostic mode writing any errors to a log file v Prompt for action when data already exists for this presentation Demographic Analysis Flexible Font Add 8 Voting Box when use Dual Monitor Reset Poller altes slide show IV HotBackup Location 172 31 1 9 PowerComShace Browse Replication Test Participant Scoring Show the Top 5 Location of data file for this presentation c Documerts and Settings Administrator My Documents NPowerComNwoddwideNS ample vri Browse 2 Enter the backup computer PowerCom result XML file folder location by Wcomputer name folder name or by MP address folder name Note The voting result file should reside in the same folder as the PowerPoint file PPT or PPTX 3 Click Replication Test to replicate all files including the voting result files from primary computer to backup computer You should create result files by running slide show in demo mode or live mode Replication Test Fi
84. censing overview PowerCom Installation and Pre requisities PowerCom keypad communication methodology PowerCom Poller Wizard PowerCom Shortcut keys during slide show Powercom software support Preparing dual monitor display Presentation Functions At A Glance Pre slide show check list Purpose of Timer countdown clock Purpose of using a Roster Q Question slide comparison during slide show Quick Start Quick Start Roster and Team R Replicate a question slide during slide show as an advanced Impromptu feature Replicate voting result file to a back up computer Reply EU Export hardware overview Reply EZ hardware overview Reply hardware specifications Reply Hardware support Reply mini keypad CRS5000 hardware 172 168 69 207 112 209 81 86 231 100 127 247 155 133 205 110 78 124 25 94 123 64 37 39 41 248 32 Reply Wireless Response System meeting room set up Reply Worldwide hardware overview Reply Worldwide Troubleshooting Procedures Reply WorldwideKeypad Settings ReplyWorldWide keypad user guide Reports Reports related to Roster amp team Resetting the Timer restart a timer Result polling data path Result snapshoot all slides Result snapshoot Polling slides only Result Sorter Result Summary By Question 264 54 28 242 74 49 169 98 112 112 63 175 177 175 178 Result Summary By Question Word 181 182 Roster overview 77 Roster set up Procedure 80 Running Your Presentation 119 S
85. cept for the following features From the audience point of view UT cS IO E ES Only 5 choices 1 5 A E are permitted No 7 segment LED to display your answer choice When you press any key the green LED will light to indicate keypad power on When the vote is received by the base station the green LED light goes off If the keypad is unable to send the vote after a period of 9 seconds the red LED will light for 3 seconds and then power off keypad Red LED will blink quickly 4 times when the battery power is low From the Presenter and ARS technician point of view 10 52 Can be set up to answer 5 choices for a given question Reply worldwide keypad settings are not applicable to Reply Mini You need the special equipment WRS960X T Programmer Model to change the channel number and keypad ID This equipment is mandatory for breakout events You can view the keypad channel ID and keypad address by pressing the 1 and 5 key simultaneously for 3 seconds Either the red or the green led will light to start a sequence of blinks representing the Base ID from 01 to 15 and the keypad address from 1 to 250 A green LED flash represents the numerical values separated by the red LED indicator The format is as follows Reply Hardware Blink sequence gt Base Station 1 digit D or blink Representing 2nd digit D to 5 blinks Pads NENNEN ee ee eee Keypad Address 1 digit D to 2 blinks Representing and digit D to 9 bl
86. characters To arrange for the best sizing of the demographic display run your slideshow in demo mode After completing all polling simulations exit the slideshow right click the Poller and click DSIGraphic Control Object Properties to open Poller dialog box Manipulate the values of the demographic data in the Demographic tab to experience different variations of data distributions by question slide EMITE Powe Poin Sarnple ppl rf LEES Cao Tons Sheesh Vaal nbs H daal vacd 0 wi EX m zj tg ss B 3 med his X a im IP OA e cDNA DH TEDA vr Pebaeek a HasaldTHala end AA e E Hf tos EP w Disifsrnph Control Properlics x 7 zcna Ucov bol Teraciseh eerie cre lo enter an Asian market bewcqp c cba bza D FwedaFa pras AE ER ER E tps fecawurws M pEuessc ce regardiess of cost eren Thailand Vietnam Ir I pedom CITCASKA S sra 2212 C1113 Eite are select hzet ord axiala ters Cxtor co Mees die sullen sie and aasiliur for de inae effect ec disp vf resell vp zx dre Mr N X Akl xli Iga ios T9shC 27 ci 149 Dual Monitor Display Dual Monitor Overview ENS The PowerPoint Dual Monitor Display feature enables the presenter to run PowerPoint presentation from one monitor at a podium for example while your audience views it on a second monitor a projector screen PowerPoint Dual Monitor with Presenter s view feature offers slide
87. clock is used to set the voting time limit for a given question CRT Cathode Ray Tube the original display units now being largely replaced by LCD monitors Custom label Custom labels allow presenters to customize the graph chart so the answers are more meaningful Instead of Numerical 1 to 10 or Alphabetical A to E labels short summary descriptions of the answer choice can be used D Demo mode Without connecting to a physical base station and keypads presenters can run a PowerCom slide show using demo mode Demo mode is a great way to simulate ARS meetings and do a presentation rehearsal When you start the slide show press F5 your computer won t connect to a base station but instead PowerCom will automatically launch in demo mode Demographic Analysis Also known as Demographic Cut and Demographic Filter This feature allows presenters to analyze responses based on the demographic makeup of the audience Presenters can display a demographic cut graph that shows the demographic profiles of the participants and the answer percentage by a demographic question selected by the presenter Demographic Cut Also known as Demographic Analysis and Demographic Filter This feature allows presenters to analyze responses based on the demographic makeup of the audience Presenters can display a demographic cut graph that shows the demographic profiles of the participants and the answer percentage by a demographic question selected by the prese
88. cteristics Performance may be improved by elevating the base station and or positioning it in the center of the group Reply Hardware Components Your group response system is a peripheral device that attaches to a PC or notebook The interface also called a base station or controller communicates with each keypad and your computer The Interface The Interface includes transmit and receive modules along with a serial cable that connects to the computer The Interface communicates with up to 250 keypads on a specific radio frequency channel and sends data to one of the computer s serial communications ports for processing There are eight different radio channels available within the Fleetwood Standard Reply hardware platform A Channel 1 interface can only communicate with Channel 1 keypads A Channel 2 interface can only communicate with Channel 2 keypads The same holds true for all other channels PowerCom supports up to 2000 keypads with eight serial ports To Set Up A Four I nterface System Be certain you have 4 different channel Reply systems Be certain you have 4 available Com Ports numbered from 1 10 Set the 4 interfaces on a table near your computer With the computer and interfaces off connect the 1st interface cable to your first serial port Connect the others cables to the ports in the same way Turn on the Interfaces and computer If an interface s power lamp fails to light be sure that the AC outlet is operation
89. d document that displays each PowerPoint slide with a poll on it question title and answer choices and the ID number of each clicker that voted for each question This Word report shows a detailed Results by Question with Charts snapshot It displays detailed results response information with PowerPoint results thumbnails Powerom Office Document Report 807 Word Detail Report with Charts e PowerPoint file name Sample V2 ppte Total 250 keypadse Slidee Question Answer resulte e Slide 4e Question Title What are You Demograpluc t What are You Question No correct answer Male 75 3099 e A1 A7 A49 A411 A14 A21 A422 A27 A51 438 446 448 452 454 A62 A467 A70 A77 3 476 478 480 482 A84 A86 A87 A91 494 495 A109 4 110 4 112 4 114 4 115 116 4118 4129 41350 4134 4 142 A 144 A148 4149 4150 4158 4159 4166 4167 A173 4174 4175 4176 4178 4180 418 5 4190 A4193 4195 A197 4198 A201 A2 10 4212 A4214 4219 A222 226 A4230 231 4238 4239 A240 A241 A242 A247 4249 Female 175 7094e 185 Table of Contents 08 HTML Report Report number 08 Office document type HTML File name suffix HTML Report htm Report description Creates a standard HTML document like the Word document Report 06 This option generates a webpage that lays out each question with the number of votes and percentages for each answer choice PowerCom Office Document Report 08 Result Summary By Questio
90. data Read attributes Read extended attributes Create files write data Create folders append data Write attributes Write extended attributes Delete subfolders and files Delete pu 0h fese dedi containers within this container ESI S S S S S S S S S o p p E2000 Managing permissions You are about to change the permission settings on system folders which can result in unexpected access problems and reduce security Do you want to continue 15 Click Yes Click OK again 230 PowerCom Vista and Office 2007 Compatibility To view or edit details for a permission entry select the entry and then dick Edit Object name E Windows System32 Permissi Administrators dsii PC Administrators Special Administrators dsii PC Administrators Special Users dsii PClUsers Read amp execute CREATOR OWNER Special dsi DSII PC dsii Full control jg E Indude inheritable permissions from this object s parent Managing permission entries 16 Click OK again Vista will popup a message Stopping the propagation of permission settings leads to an inconsistent state in which some objects have the settings but others don t If you made the change by mistake you should apply the correct change immediately to achieve a consistent state 17 Click OK 231 Table of Contents To view or edit details for a permission entry sel
91. demographic analysis demo presentation Demographic analysis Demo ppt from PowerCom Forum Files menu Samples folder http forum powercomars com forums files 23 default aspx and follow the Demographic Cut Step by Step Illustration to get a better grasp of demographic analysis Related Topics Demographic Cut Step by Step Illustration Demographic Analysis by Demographic Slide 141 Table of Contents Demographic Cut Function Step by Step Illustration This demo presentation contains two demographic slides and one normal question slide The presenter first gathers demographic data from participants to form a participant profile 1 2 What is your gender Polling Result Female 60 Male 190 What is your region 1 North East 2 South 3 Central 4 West 5 Others Polling Result 1 oc e O N North East 27 South 36 Central 57 West 55 Others 75 Your region 1 l 103A 27 57 22 3 37 22 0 35 piis Total 250 Display After creating the participant profile the presenter then uses these voting results of the demographic slides to perform a demographic analysis If you would like to break the participant region down by gender you can use the demographic cut function To display the demographic cut by gender Right click on the Poller Box then Demographic Question List menu then Gender 142 1 North East 2 South 3 Central 4 West
92. driver installation Found New Hardware Wizard Please wait while the wizard searches e Fleetwood Reply CRS940 Base a Cancel Windows will display a message indicating that the installation was successful Click Finish to complete the installation The serial converter is now installed Windows will popup a second message Found New Hardware USB Serial Port The COM port emulation driver must be installed after this has completed Follow this same procedure to install the serial converter driver 7 After installing the serial converter driver you should see Windows popup the Your new hardware is installed and ready to use Note 1 2 20 PowerCom provides FTDI USB driver V2 0 in the PowerCom setup software and also creates USB driver files in the Program files PowerCom USB driver folder PowerCom uses DPInst exe to ensure Base station driver installation will give warning message when USB driver setup program detects USB installation may override a newer USB driver with an older version Please review FTDI USB driver installation guide in the Program files PowerCom DPInst folder Introduction How to Activate PowerCom The serial number given to you by PowerCom can only be used on one computer Activating PowerCom by using the same serial number on different computers is a violation of the PowerCom license agreement Each serial number is associated with a maximum keypad allowed number that allows only a certain
93. e The number of your choice should appear in the LED display When your vote has been accepted the LED display will show three horizontal lines to acknowledge that your vote has been accepted The display will then return to blank To switch your vote press the number for your new answer choice The receiver will accept your most recent answer as your response For example if you have already voted choice 1 but later during the poll decide that choice 2 is better you can press 2 on the keypad and the program will automatically change your vote from 1 to 2 If you vote for a choice that is not one of the answer choices your vote will not be accepted If a poll has a choice 10 pressing just the 0 key will accept as choice 10 for you For polls that have letter answer choices keys 1 5 correspond to A E For polls that have True or False answers pressing 1 on the keypad means a response of True and 2 on the keypad means a response of False The Clr key if pressed after a vote has been accepted will not recall your vote If the Clr key has been pressed before the vote has been accepted it will recall your vote Notes PowerCom does not employ the use of the top three keys and the key Pressing these keys will not alter the outcome of voting 51 Table of Contents How to use Reply Mini with PowerCom Reply Worldwide The Reply Mini is similar to the Reply Worldwide ex
94. e Font Change Font Color Change Font Style Change Font Size Subtle Color Ware Vertical Highlight Bold Flash Brash On Underline Moderate Shimmer Teeter Exciting Bold Reveal Style Emphasis 118 Ware 3 Exit Basic Wheel Diamond Plus Wedge Random Effects Subtle Faded Swivel Moderate Grow amp Turn Color Typewriter Unfold Exciting Pinwheel Flip Whip Swish 4 Motion Paths Basic Equal Triangle Crescent Moon Lines amp Curves Wave Zigzag Special Curvy Star Neutron Custom Animation Please download the PowerCom Custom Animation Samples for Question Slides PPT and run the slideshow to experience the animation effects of good schemes The scheme selection is based on PowerPoint 2003 Please be careful to control the flow of the slideshow presentation when you enter the question slide with animation effects during the slideshow We strongly recommend using the default setting of Start polling automatically when slide is presented This setting allows the audience to start voting without any action on your part SpaceBar We also recommend you use the Start with previous or Start after previous 119 Table of Contents Start Settings These two settings allow the slideshow presentation text or object to automatically appear without your intervention When you need to control the flow and appearance of each individual text or object then you may use the Start on cl
95. e copied 3 Click Copy Question Slide in Impromptu Windows PowerCom will popup a menu including all question slide titles displayed as the SlideIndex a numeric slide number plus the Slide Title 4 Click a question slide that you want to replicate Copying a slide also copies the original slide s background and music options 5 Copy question slide will create a new PowerPoint slide after the current slide and display this new slide immediately after you select the question slide you wish to copy 6 If you want to modify the title of a new question slide please input the title in the Summary column Note Answer type choices numbers graph options are not applicable when you use copy Question Slide option Related topic 125 Table of Contents Question slide comparison during slide show NEW Overview Many a times you may just want to view the outcome of votes of one slide and compare it with the votes of another slide on the same screen You can use the Question slide comparison feature to let the audience see the difference and compare 2 screens simultaneously You can select the Location Chart and Graph without exiting the slide show Prerequisite 1 You must have an existing similar question slide result 2 Compared question slide should have the same answer choices listing Tips This feature can be used when the audience has voted on the same question more than once Especially when you use Imprompt
96. e show to see a list of controls 131 Table of Contents Available Polling Functions at Each Polling Stage For the slides with objects PowerCom disables most of the PowerPoint shortcut keys except special shortcut keys designed for PowerCom navigation We encourage you to use SpaceBar to navigate the normal polling A normal polling procedure Assumptions 1 nm 2 System parameter is OFF System default can be changed via Windows Registry Editor Normal Procedure Use Spacebar to navigate from one stage to next stage and use A M T W during the polling When the question slide is shown the displays 0 keypads voted starts Tell the participants to begin voting Press W key to display screen When most of the participants have voted you can click to check who has not voted yet marc ate 5 You can optionally use T to start clock countdown QD This option can be set at step 4 Press T again to stop clock Participants can still poll after you stop the clock l l Stop When the Timer is down to 0 seconds the polling will be stopped 6 If you are not using Timer but you consider that time is up you can press Stop or Sto Spacebar The Poller Box will display Stop 7 Atthe Stop stage you can press C to continue or R to clear and re poll 8 From here you can press Spacebar again to display the results graph or press Page Down to skip the results and advance to next slide 9 Fo
97. e slide that your audience will see next amp Buttons that you can click to move forward or backward through your presentation 7The slide number for example Slide 7 of 12 The elapsed time in hours and minutes since the start of your presentation 9The speaker s notes which you can use as a script for your presentation When you enable the PowerPoint dual monitor display with presenter s view in the PowerCom question slide the presenter inherits all the benefits of PowerPoint dual monitor features plus the PowerCom slideshow feature on the presenter s monitor display During the question slide voting stage the audience will be able to see a vote count box similar to the poller box but will not get any right click functionality or any Timer display Once the voting is complete the voting box will disappear When the presenter decides to show the voting results the results graphic will be displayed on the audience s secondary monitor Further benefits for PowerCom polling manipulation are when the presenter decides to display Absentee lists Winners screens Base and Keypad Settings screens These screens will be displayed on the presenter s monitor first Presenter can then drag the screen to the audience s monitor at the appropriate moment or may decide not to display them to the audience at all When inserting a new question slide during slideshow as Impromptu the question slide construction screen will be displayed on the presenter
98. e the base station connected to your PC or laptop please end the slide show and go to the System menu Keypad section to check the connection You can set demo mode at slideshow confirmation screen when you start the slide show Related topic Slideshow PowerCom Confirmation Screen 61 Table of Contents Writing to log file Use diagnostic mode writing any errors to a log file System default off When turned on PowerCom will record system debugging traces in the file Related Topic PowerCom System Files 62 System Setup and Configuration Displaying Confirmation Form in Slide View Prompt for action when data already exists for this presentation System default on Leaving the system default on is recommended if you are reviewing and changing settings Confirmation Screen before the start of the slideshow when the presentation has at least one poller inserted Related Topic Slide Show PowerCom Confirmation Screen 63 Table of Contents Displaying Results Instantly After Polling System default off This feature is disabled from the System menu to prevent the presentation from going to the next slide when you set Do not display result graphic for this slide on However you can get this option through Windows Registry Editor See PowerCom Windows Registry for more information 64 System Setup and Configuration Polling Results Data Path Location of data file for this presentation Used to identify the fold
99. ect the entry and then click Edit Object name E Windows System32 SYSTEM SYSTEM Administrators dsii PC Administrators Administrators dsii PC Administrators Users dsii PC Users CREATOR OWNER dsii dsii PC dsii Full control lt not inherited This folder su C Include inheritable permissions from this object s parent Managing pemission entries 18 At completion you should see that the current user has full control of the system32 folder 232 How To use Dongle in PowerCom PowerCom dongle licensing overview The Dongle stores the PowerCom keypad counts and the PowerCom version that allows your computer to interact with a limited number of keypads with that particular version of PowerCom When you plug the dongle into your computer you upgrade the 5 keypad trial version of Powercom to work with the number of keypads allowed by the dongle When you remove the dongle your Powercom reverts to the 5 keypad trial version You install Popwercom on every computer that you want to use for voting and then you install the dongle on each computer When you upgrade your PowerCom say from V2 28 to V2 31 you have to upgrade the dongle as well See how to upgrade dongle PowerCom version for upgrade procedure You can also increase the keypad capability of the dongle or the license key as well Please refer to how to upgrade dongle PowerCom key count After Installing PowerCom Check PowerC
100. ed the software from 2 Visit the PowerCom web site at http Awww PowerComARS com 3 Visit the PowerCom discussion forum forum powercomars com on the PowerCom website a Browse the forum by topic or perform a search to see if you can find an answer to your problem b Post your own question on the PowerCom Forum A PowerCom support technician will try to answer your question within a reasonable time frame or other forum users may help to answer your question c Email PowerCom dsii net if you have a subscription to the PowerCom support contract d For Windows and Office related issues visit the Microsoft websites www microsoft com www msdn com 249 Table of Contents Reply Hardware Support Contact the dealer you purchased the keypads from If you cannot locate the dealer contact Fleetwood Web site http www replysystems com Company address and phone Fleetwood Group Inc 11832 James Street Holland Michigan 49424 1 800 257 6390 PowerCom web site http www PowerComARS com provides some hardware support references PowerCom Forum forum powercomars com ARS Hardware Group provides some hardware support references 250 PowerCom Support and Resources Contact the PowerCom Team PowerCom is developed by Dynamic Services International Inc DSII www dsii net PowerCom http www PowerComARS com PowerCom Online Chat Support http www powercomars com support chat online html Corporate Address
101. eh m i eens Je Je p gt le go re ze ze re e ees oe re e oes oe oe foc to o om foc to ro ze ze ro os to ro i This option is particularly useful when you want to find out how specific participants voted Chine fo fiften yeas 2 T bree b nine yeas 2I bree b nine yeas Hine to fiften yeas 2T bree b nine yeas 4 More than fiften yeas Hine to fiften yeas Nine to fifien yeas eur 187 Table of Contents 188 Report 10 Team Comparison Report Report number 10 Office document type Excel File name suffix Excel Team Comparison xls Report description Creates an Excel document showing how each team answered each question This Excel report displays a breakdown of question response information by Team Corrected answers shown in green highlights A B E D E 1 I Team Comparison 2 File Name D WShiehPowerCom4 Reply WW V2 temp Sample V2 ppt 3 Created Date 2006 08 20 02 04 4 Total roster participants 34 5 cel 34 29 36 3T 38 39 40 41 42 43 Tota Points 44 45 46 47 48 49 Tyrone 50 Tiber Sil Toblerone 189 Table of Contents 11 Excel Team Comparison with Graphs Report number 11 Office document type Excel File name suffix Excel Team Comparison with Chart xls Report description Creates an Excel document like Report 10 Team Comparison but adds a graph for each question This Excel report displays question response information by Team includes
102. eign countries Reply EZ most classroom and boardroom applications It is simple to setup easy to operate and delivers all the advantages of radio speed barrier free operation reliability near the price of less functional reliable 260 Glossary infrared products Reply EZ support 50 keypad address per channel and 2 user selectable channels Maximum capacity is 100 participants Although still used the EZ model was discontinued by Reply in 2005 Reply IQ The Reply IQ is the advanced keypad used mainly for interactive meetings by education and research professionals Standard features include large graphics LCD shows question and answer options and has multiple digit entry user ID vote verification speed scoring moment to moment polling and text messaging Expansion port allows capabilities to be added with plug in modules Roster List With PowerCom presenters can create a Roster List that stores the participant information Roster List is the actual data in tabular format with the column label being the first row of data The Roster List uses a PRL file type acronym Roster Template PowerCom uses a Roster template to define the participant information The Roster Template is the data definition of the Roster file and does not contain actual data The Roster Template has a PRT file type acronym S Save as default This function is used to set the defaults for PowerCom Poller properties Defaults can be saved for Graphic
103. en checked a key that is pressed will display the value of the key on the keypad display For example with digit echo on pressing key 2 displays 2 on the keypad display Enable Star Key When checked the keypad key will be enabled By default the key is disabled Low Battery Notification When checked a low battery warning will be given when a keypad experiences low battery power Post Acknowledgement When checked a key that is pressed will display horizontal bars on the keypad display after the base has acknowledged receipt of the key press This will be displayed for three seconds Shortcut When checked the keypad shortcuts for changing the keypad address and channel are enabled Soft Keys 76 System Setup and Configuration When checked the Soft Keys at the top of the keypad membrane will be responsive to user actions The default base behavior sets these soft keys to inactive Accept Only Initial Response When checked only the initial keypress will be sent to the base This property is easy to misunderstand To clarify if this property is enabled a keypad user who presses 4 can press clear and change their response before the base reads the keypress value The user cannot press 4 then press 2 before the base has read the keypress value The 2 will be rejected by the keypad Once the 4 has been read the user can then press 2 and it will be accepted by the keypad Lock KeyPads When checked keypad manual config
104. en you complete the data entry for the row If you want to delete a row highlight the existing row and click Delete Click Save to save the Roster File after editing Click Save As to save the roster list under a new filename Use the Import Excel button to import Roster List from an Excel file If there is existing data in the Roster List file PowerCom will append the data to the end of the file Use the Export Excel button to export Roster List data to Excel 90 Roster and Team Assigning a Roster File to a PowerPoint Slide Choose the PowerPoint presentation that you are going to use Select the relevant Roster List and run your presentation Select a Roster List by checking a Roster List then click Select PowerCom will publish the Roster List name with the path of the current Roster File list You can optionally change the name and path of the file by typing the path and filename However this is not recommended De select the Roster List file to disable the roster feature 91 Table of Contents Managing the Roster File 1 Naming convention to closely associate Roster List name to their respective Roster Template name is important Please name by using the Roster List file with Roster template name as a prefix For example name a math class Roster Template math PRT and name the 2006 Fall Semester roster list as math2006Fall PRL and the Spring Semester roster list as math2007Spring
105. er 2 4 GHz devices such as wireless internet cordless phones etc Change CRS940 Channel Number The CRS940 base station can be set to any of the 15 available channels through the Reply Configuration and Diagnostic Utility Extract from Reply manuals Reply is a registered trademark of Fleetwood Group Inc Copyright 2005 Fleetwood Group Inc 32 Reply Hardware 33 Table of Contents Reply Mini keypad CRS5000 Hardware Reply amp Mini Model CRS5000 is a miniaturized version of the popular Reply amp Worldwide keypad that is being used extensively in audience response group response or interactive voting sessions and presentations The CRS5000 wireless audience response keypads and a CRS940 base station comprise of a versatile two way interactive voting system that includes these features e Slim case with soft touch elastomeric keyboard and LED indicators e Smaller than a credit card and weighs less than an ounce Fits easily in the palm and may be comfortably worn with an optional lanyard e Two way spread spectrum radio employing an advanced communications protocol Frequency hopping delivers high immunity to interference plus signal security to allow the system to operate in the presence of other wireless devices Works with Reply amp Worldwide Model CRS940 base stations Allows drop in use with scores of Reply8 compliant software applications Ultra lightweight Less than 1 oz with battery
106. er and Team you must setup a Roster file and Team file before you can run these reports 10 Team Comparison Excel 11 Excel Team Comparison with Graphs Excel 12 Individual Scoring Summary Excel The following reports can be executed without setup of Roster and Team files 13 Class Report Summary Excel 14 Class Report Detailed Excel 15 Fastest finger Excel Demographic analysis reports 16 Demographic analysis Excel 17 Demographic analysis with Charts Excel Double click a report to generate and open the report Alternatively you can select more than one report by checking the checkbox in front of the report name Click Generate to create all reports selected and save the reports in the same folder as the PowerPoint file To select all reports check Select all reports box at bottom right corner 171 Table of Contents 172 Report Choosing an Office Document Report Office document reports are saved in Microsoft Office format Word Excel HTML and PowerPoint files The reports display voting results in graphic or descriptive numbers and words format The reports are generally broken down by 4 categories Summary Voting summary by question no keypad info Detail Who votes what by each question lists keypad info Roster Lists participant information in detailed voting results Team Team comparison reports PON If you are not sure which Office Document report to choose from check
107. er the slide shown We recommend you do not change this setting since this is the most common practice It is highly recommended not to put anything other than question and answer choices on a slide with a poller object to avoid cramming the slide 4 Do not display result graphic for this slide You can use this option to skip the results graph display For example for questions like Please rate today s presentation 5 You then need to specify whether you want you use the Numerical 1 10 the default setting or Alphabetical A E buttons on the keypad Step 2 Custom Labels and Correct Answer ff Polling Wizard x Custom Labels and Correct Answer 2 of 4 The graph labels and Points shown below will be used in certain reports and can be customized here Use the check boxes to mark one or more options as correct and assign points for answer choices EN o gom l 2 JJ bir a funa ff Pe p D4 wt ft ro MS fore ff Pip 9 The majority vote is the correct answer o Cancel lt Back Next gt Einish Here you can specify custom bar labels The default setting is either the numbers or letters you specified in Step 1 Tips 104 Inserting PowerCom Poller on Slide You can navigate your mouse out of the Poller Wizard and click and hold the right mouse on the answer choice word s on the slide to high light the word s then copy right mouse or Ctrl C the word s to paste Ctrl V to Wizard N
108. er where all the polling results data and screen will be stored PowerCom will default the data path to directory where the current PowerPoint presentation is located PowerCom will automatically rename the previous results data files by appending the date and time to the end of the file To prevent complications and confusion you should rename the files to a meaningful name related to the slide show session immediately after you have completed the slideshow and before you start another slideshow Search for the same name as your PowerPoint file file types are XML CSV DOC and a folder with same PowerPoint filename plus suffix Pictures Make sure that the names match PowerCom will only recognize matching names in the Picture folder for PowerPoint presentations 65 Table of Contents Real time replication of voting result file to a back up computer NEWS When should we use this feature During the ARS meeting especially when it is a critical one you do all the necessary preparation to prevent any kind of interruption during the meeting You can have a stand by computer load with same PowerPoint slides and have a spare base station placed next to the stand by computer to deal with any computer melt function or PowerPoint crash However when you switch the slide show presentation to the stand by computer when the primary computer encounters an error and you cannot fix it quickly your stand by computer has the same PowerPoint file but
109. erCom Poller in the slide PowerCom Poller The PowerCom Poller Wizard 102 Inserting PowerCom Poller on Slide From the PowerCom menu or toolbar select Insert Poller This will launch the 4 step Polling Wizard Please click the Next button when you complete the entering of data at each step and at the last step click Finish PowerCom will then insert a Poller object on the PowerPoint slide Step 1 Choices and Labels ff Polling Wizard x Choices and Labels 1 of 4 How many choices are there to this question E zl You must provide a one or two word Enterprise 1701d summary description ofthis question 1 PI Designate as a demographic question allows data comparison iv Start polling automatically when this slide is presented Do not display the results graph for this slide What label format would you like to use for this graph Numerical 1 2 3 Alphabetical A B C C Yes No C True False Cancel lt Back Next gt Einish On the Choices and Labels screen enter the total number of choices for the current question For the above example you would enter 6 Normally if you follow the question slide creation rule PowerCom will detect the presence of 6 choices and correspondingly insert 6 for you Please enter one or two words to describe the question The word s entered will become the column heading or label title for data analysis and reporting purposes We recommend you
110. erCom Poller on Slide If you would like PowerCom to play Music while people are voting browse for and select a music file here The type of music files that you can play is totally dependent upon the version of Windows Media Player that you have installed If you would like to use this music file for all of your voting music click the Save as Default button If you would like to use formats such mp3s or streaming audio files and they do not play when you test them you should get the latest Media Player from www microsoft com NEW When you check the Play Music While Polling and select a music file the music will start when polling starts However if the presenter may want to explain the question when the question slide is presented and if you would not want to disturb the presenter s comments you can un check the Play Music While Polling box This setting allows you to control music playback with shortcut key M to start playback and M again to mute the music Timer Clock Countdown Using a countdown clock Check this box to turn on Timer Clock option Time on clock Set Timer clock countdown in seconds from 1 to 999 Zero seconds means no timer clock When you enter a non zero time PowerCom will insert a clock icon e at left bottom screen by default You can move the Timer Clock to your preferred location by dragging the icon to that location You can change the Clock and Font size just as if you are changing a PowerPoint ob
111. erform the previous animation or return to the previous slide Note Question slide with question cannot use animation feature number ENTER Go to slide number B or PERIOD Display a black screen or return to the slideshow from a black screen W or COMMA Display a white screen or return to the slideshow from a white screen S or PLUS SIGN Stop or restart an automatic slideshow ESC CTRL BREAK or HYPHEN End a slideshow Erase on screen annotations Go to the next hidden slide 129 Table of Contents 1 Set new timings while rehearsing O Use original timings while rehearsing M Use mouse click to advance while rehearsing 1 ENTER or press both mouse buttons for 2 seconds Return to the first slide CTRL P Redisplay hidden pointer and or change the pointer to a pen CTRL A Redisplay hidden pointer and or change the pointer to an arrow CTRL H Hide the pointer and navigation button immediately CTRL U Hide the pointer and navigation button in 15 seconds SHIFT F10 or right click Display the Shortcut Menu Note PowerCom disables the right click shortcut key TAB Go to the first or next hyperlink on a slide SHIFT TAB Go to the last or previous hyperlink on a slide ENTER while a hyperlink is selected Perform the mouse click behavior of the selected hyperlink 130 The Presentation SHIFT ENTER while a hyperlink is selected Perform the mouse over behavior of the selected hyperlink Tip You can press F1 during a slid
112. erly received by the Base Station The design also allows the system to refuse to acknowledge any invalid entries This is clearly superior to other technologies using one way radio or infrared which do not provide acknowledgment to the keypad when its entry is received and do not have any way of rejecting invalid entries The Base Station is the control center for the system and operates according to commands issued by the application software Each Base Station can process responses from up to 250 keypads A radio frequency with an assigned channel number is used by the Base Station to address each individual keypad This frequency is modulated by the Base Station microprocessor with a serial digital address signal that transmits continuously whenever the Base Station is turned on A different radio frequency but with the same channel number is used by the keypad to send response information to the Base Station When a key is pressed on the keypad this transmitter is automatically activated when addressed by the base transmitter Channel numbers are used only to denote the pair of operational frequencies as used by the Base Station and keypad unit 37 Table of Contents How it works The keypads are rapidly and continually interrogated by the Base Station in sequence to securely process responses System timing the interrogation cycle is adjustable from 0 5 2 5 seconds depending on group size Keypads transmit their response info
113. es eligible license free license exempt frequencies to communicate keypresses to the base station and receive from the base station control information and acknowledgments of successful entries e Employs Fleetwood engineered 2 4 GHz frequency hopping spread spectrum FHSS transceivers e FHSS offers excellent range immunity to interference and signal security e Patented and proprietary radio protocol 34 Reply Hardware e Creates a secure communications network between keypads and their associated base station e User entries are acknowledged when received by the base station This message acknowledgment method is just one of the many patented features of Reply8 systems e Permits Reply systems to operate in the presence of other RF devices WLANs PDAs phones etc e Integrated error checking discriminates system signals from all other RF traffic to ensure data accuracy and enhanced security e Depending on the version 15 72 channel identities are available to provide installation flexibility and support up to 3 750 18 000 keypads per room e Internal antenna is protected by the keypad enclosure Range e Reply Mini is designed to operate in an indoor area 300 x 300 feet e Elevating the base station often results in a performance advantage Capacity e 250 keypads per base station channel identity e Stock configuration Default 15 identities available for 3 750 keypads per room site e Arena configuration Non stock
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115. estions Participants who answer correctly receive the value of the points The winning individuals or teams can be calculated Poller The Poller is a special object PowerCom uses to control the voting in a PowerPoint slide During slide design by inserting the PowerCom Poller object you can size and position the result graphic to be displayed at end of the polling question See Poller Wizard and Poller Box for more information Poller Box The Poller Box is a small box on a question slide that is found at the bottom of the PowerPoint screen during the slide show The Poller Box background color give base station connection status green means base is connected and vote will be received red means base is not detected so no vote will be registered This Poller Box also indicates voting stages and will show vote count during the Polling stage then Stop then Display Poller Wizard The Poller Wizard is used to create a PowerCom Poller It s a 4 steps processing procedure that creates a Poller object and sets the Polling characteristics Characteristics include playing music setting a Timer Graphic type and corrected answer and points Polling A term used for voting participant that express an opinion or preference when the keypads are pressed Post Acknowledgement This is a ReplyWorldwide keypad setting When this key is pressed the Reply keypad will display horizontal bars on the keypad for three seconds This confirms that the base has ac
116. ett Kirk Spoke Cylon 233 8 0 88 S 8 a a a aa 182 Report 05 Word Summary Report with Charts Report number 05 Office document type Word File name suffix Word Summary with Charts doc Report description Creates a Word document using a standard table that shows the slide details and a thumbnail view of each slide Includes text choices number of votes for each choice with percentages for each choice This option generates a Microsoft Word document that shows the resulting poll thumbnail with number and percentages of votes for each choice 10 1 Sunstss Po wsaPonw fib mms cunpb V2 ppt Ion12 0 hype This Ones ton Aw wa result Tl On ton Tih What are You Demographic Question x ITo correct ans wer Mab 75 30 Rusk 175 70 Total 250 thle Ones ton Till Have you reviews hst quarter s fnoncil repo rt Vee Demographic Queccion x ITo co rrect ons wer We 45 15 No S7 3 Sn Netcempbtl 113 470 Total 250 thle i Omer ton Tib i How bng hove you been wih the company Demographic Question Io corre answer Lisdend seyer 5 14 444 Ila w uiw year 2 2 5 Nis w fifkemyeas 552 Mor anfftoeryear 37 46 Tota t250 Shle 7 Onerton liie Who commanded the Enterpree 101c X Not Demographic Quart ien x Cart answer e En MS Sel 50 20 Towa 35 14 Wort 40 18 Garett 3 172 183 Table of Contents 06 Word Summary Report Report n
117. f central position is not desirable then you may want to reposition the Base Station to the perimeter of the room front back or side After repositioning the Base Station you should elevate it above keypad height and again test keypads to verify coverage Test by placing the keypads farthest from the Base Station on the floor If their responses are collected on their first transmissions no further action on your part should be necessary If responses are not quickly collected then you need to decide on EITHER moving the Base Station back to the central position OR performing a coverage zone expansion strategy to increase the Base Station s reception area and or strength There are two commonly used coverage zone expansion strategies one uses your existing whip antennae and one replaces your whip antenna with high performance dipole antennas Multiple Base Station Coverage For Large Audiences Rooms When using multiple Base Stations to service more than 250 keypads in a single room create zones of coverage In each zone place keypads and a Base Station of the same radio channel 56 Reply Hardware Central position of Base Stations in each zone will provide all of the advantages discussed in Diagram 1 The Base Stations MUST BE ON DIFFERENT CHANNELS For best results maintain a minimum separation of 15 between Base Stations of a different channel Alternate positions of the Base Stations are possible i e all against a single
118. for Reply CRS940 15 Dual Monitor Overview 149 Dual MonitorHardware 152 E Edit a Roster List 88 Elements of a PivotTable report 199 enable ActiveX In Office 2007 216 Export Roster Template 85 F Fastest Finger 135 G Getting started with Roster set up 79 Glossary For Terms 251 Good animation effect Schemes 116 Graphical Result Summary By Question 180 H Hardware Troubleshooting 245 Help for Reply World Wide Keypad Settings 47 How to Activate PowerCom 19 How to Design Timer 111 How to find the COM Port Number 71 How to maintain Poller Properties 107 How to set Windows System32 permission in placeVista 219 How to upgrade the keypad capability when using the PowerCom Dongle 240 How to use Reply Mini with PowerCom Reply Worldwide 50 l Ill How to upgrade the Dongle for an upgraded PowerCom 237 Impromptu questions 122 Individual Cumulative 137 Informational Files Created by PowerCom Setup 13 Insert a PowerCom Poller 100 Inserting PowerCom Poller Overview 99 Installation and Uninstallation 9 Installing dongle USB driver 233 K Keypads compatible with PowerCom Reply Worldwide 27 M M 130 Manage Roster file 90 Meeting Preparation 204 music 130 263 Table of Contents 0 Office Document Report format standard OLAP Data Analysis Report tool Operating Multiple Base Stations Overview and compatibility summary P Pausing the Timer placeVista compatibility Points Populate and maintain roster list file PowerCom dongle li
119. from the listing below Summary Detail Roster Team PowerPoint All slides 01 Question slides 02 only Excel No Graph 03 09 12 13 10 14 15 Graph 04 11 Word No Graph 05 Graph 06 07 HTML 08 When you create a roster in PowerCom and would like to see the participant s information instead of just the keypad number you should use Roster and Team reports Report 12 has the same layout as Report 09 and adds roster information if Roster list is chosen Report 13 is the Class Report Summary Report Master Grade Sheet Sort Form Report 14 is the Class Report Detailed Report Master Grade Sheet Long Form Report 15 is the Fastest Finger Report plus overall rankings at the end of the report 173 Table of Contents Office Document Report Format Standard 1 Report Header for Excel and Word at upper left corner PowerCom Office document report nn 2 Filename The physical PowerPoint file location 3 Creation date and time 4 Total keypads and total roster participants Total keypads indicates the keypad range setting and total roster participants indicates the roster list entry number 5 Report Label headers stay as non scrollable heading 6 Highlight the correct answers Correct answers will be highlighted in green for all reports incorrect answers in red for detailed reports only Report filename naming convention a Using report number as prefix PowerCom creates report filenames using the report
120. g and Removing Fields Depending on how the creator of the PivotTable list has setup the data you might be able to display additional data or remove data that you don t want to view or summarize Viewing the fields available to the PivotTable list Use the field list to view the list of field sets and fields that are available from the source data and to add fields to the row column filter data and detail areas of the PivotTable list In the field list the fields that are not bold are available but not yet displayed in the PivotTable list The bold fields are already displayed You can scroll and click the expand indicators next to the field sets to show or hide fields in the field list Adding fields to the detail area Use detail fields to display all of the available detail data and see what data is available to be summarized When you add fields to the detail area you display all of the detail records from the source data for the fields Field names become column labels and the detail records are displayed in rows below the column labels Adding fields to the row or column area Use row and column fields to summarize and compare data These fields display the unique items of data within a field down rows or across columns The cell at each row and column intersection summarizes the data for an item Adding fields to the data area Data fields provide the values to be summarized in the PivotTable list When you add a field to the data
121. gradient effect The best choice for vertical display is Vertical Cylinder which has a gradient effect Click the 1st graph type and scroll down to decide the best graph type for your polling results display For the results graph you can choose either Show Percent or Show Number or both You can shadow the text by checking the Text Shadow checkbox You can change the shadow color by clicking the color box You can change the background color by checking the checkbox and clicking the colorbox For transparency uncheck the box Check Show Mean to display the average approximating the statistical norm Click Font to set your font Bar Colors tab You can customize the color for results graph bar 1 to 10 by clicking the color box next to the bar st Choose your graph type and click Save as default The font and graph style default will apply to all your new graph displays from now on However you always can override the type and format later on or save a new default Step 4 Polling Music and Timer ff Polling Wizard x Polling Music and Timer 4 of 4 Would you like play music while polling v Play Music While Polling Select The Music File Ic Program Files PowerCom Music J azz Body heat mp Test Browse Time on clock in seconds Start automatically when slide is presented Save as default Cancel lt Back Finish Music 106 Inserting Pow
122. hard disks and never turn on system standby Disable antivirus auto protect Disable all programs that may have pop up ads Disable Windows Automatic updates XP may notify you with a pop up Do not connect to the internet Do not run Instant Messenger programs You may receive instant messenger alerts during the slide show Minimize back ground running programs such as Microsoft SQL Server Move your mouse over to the System Tray at the right bottom corner of your desk top and right mouse click to stop or disable unnecessary background programs Reboot the laptop before running the slide show to clear up unused memory Disable the wireless LAN to prevent popup when a wireless connection is detected Print a final version of PowerPoint slide using Handouts style Go to PowerPoint menu File Print Print What Choose Handouts 3 6 or 9 slides per page 207 Ww Table of Contents To Do List after the meeting 1 Backup 3 important files right after the meeting is completed the PowerPoint file the CSV file and the XML file If you have multiple versions of CSV amp XML files back them up together Do not open the PPT file and run the slide show again Copy the PPT file to another folder and run the slide show from there You don t want to create different result files after the official meting has ended Your guest speakers do not have to download Powercom to view the result slides You can email Office Document report 1 and
123. has no previous voting results You have to copy the file over or run the slide show with a new result file This may not be an issue if you do not have demographic slides in your break down computer or you never have to re visit the question slides on the break down computer To be able to port the complete slide and voting result data from primary computer to the backup computer Powercom provides a new feature of real time voting result replication in Version 2 32 How it works PowerCom copies the following PowerCom files in real time mode from the primary computer to the backup computer 1 The voting result XML 2 The OLAP data analysis CSV file 3 The slide Poller Result Picture File As you run your Presentation these PowerCom files are updated on both the main and backup machines simultaneously So if your primary computer experiences any technical difficulty during the PowerPoint slide show you can start the Presentation from the backup with all the data ported over from the primary computer Requirements amp preparations l 1 You should first establish a computer to computer connection using Ethernet LAN connection via a hub or switch and RJ45 LAN cables Other computer to computer connections such as Infra rate blue tooth or computer to computer connection using a category 5e crossover patch cable because the connection may not be stable Note What is a Category 5e crossover patch cable Actually it s a cable that d
124. heck icon to remove a team name 3 Save the Roster Template by giving it a name PowerCom will assign PRT as the filetype Note If you create a Roster List file based on a Roster Template and then alter the Roster Template field layout it has no impact to the Roster List file that has been created previously In other words altering Roster Template has no retrospective effect 84 Roster and Team Copying Roster Template Click Copy to copy a selected checked Roster Template to a new filename Copy function is similar to Save As of a file by a different filename It preserves the original Roster List file contents and modifies the new Save As file instead of overriding an existing template For example a math teacher may want to save an existing Math I class roster and copy over the Math roster to a Math II class roster and then edit the roster list because the majority of Math Il class students has taken Math I class 85 Table of Contents Deleting Roster Template Click Delete button to remove a Roster Template file Alternatively you can delete roster files from Windows file system via Windows Explorer Note You can delete a Roster Template file that has been associated with a Roster List The only impact is that you cannot use this deleted roster template anymore Delete Roster Template has no retrospective effect on Roster List 86 Roster and Team Exporting Roster Template Click Export button to export a
125. hen about 100 responses are remaining Also keypad transmits a warning to the Base Station e Battery provides sufficient power for 10 000 responses before requiring replacement User Identification e Each keypad has a unique radio frequency RF address between 1 and 650 Combining this address feature with a patented response verification method provides additional security Keypads operate independently of each other and keypad addresses are programmable Additionally keypads may be password enabled to protect configuration RF Technology e Proprietary radio communication system provides secure barrier free operation between keypads and their associated base station User entries are acknowledged when received by the base station e Integrated error checking ensures accurate communication of responses and control functions 39 Table of Contents e Compact radio transceiver transmitter receiver combination processes address control signals from the Base Station and sends keypress information to the Base Station on 433 92 MHz e Communications to from the Base Station are crystal referenced Receiver is SAW referenced superheterodyne design with phase lock detection for superior sensitivity stability and selectivity e Internal antenna is protected by the keypad enclosure Range e The system is designed to provide reliable operation in an area 100 meters by 100 meters e Range can vary due to a room s geo
126. hree the keypad is set to a different channel than the interface Or four the transmitter portion of the interface has malfunctioned First be sure the pad is within 75 of the interface Then check that the power is on Also check that the antennas are connected and that the keypads are set to the same channel as the interface If the problem still exists on all or most of the keypads the transmitter has malfunctioned and must be repaired If this happens to only a few keypads the keypads need maintenance Preventive Measures In small rooms the above keypad problems will most likely never appear However in larger rooms that are setup for 100 or more people you must be more careful of equipment placement 247 Table of Contents Do not place the Reply Interface next to projectors metal objects or any device that may generate radio noise It is strongly suggested that you use a frequency counter to scan for interference and when necessary place extended antennas strategically This equipment is available from your hardware dealer You should also leave ample setup time so that you can test the entire system well before its use For large rooms you should obtain floor plans and decide on equipment placement ahead of time Also be sure to have your hardware dealer s phone number with you for further technical assistance 248 PowerCom Support and Resources PowerCom Software Support 1 Contact the dealer you purchas
127. ial cabling As keys are pressed the digits are echoed on the seven segment display SSD During normal operation the displayed digit will go out within 3 seconds This indicates to the user that the Base Station has accepted the entry and the hardware is operational If the light blinks and comes back on this means that the Base Station addressed the keypad but was not able to accept the entry This could mean one of a few things An invalid choice was made Some software packages use a key masking function that rejects entries from certain keys For example keys 3 9 and 0 may be marked as invalid answers and keys 1 2 as valid answers to a Yes No question The participant should press the Clear key and enter a new valid answer To dlear a response the CLEAR key must be pressed and released before the Reply CRS940 Base Station receives the keypad transmission Depending on the number of keypads being scanned this may take 0 5 second 50 keypads to 2 5 seconds 200 keypads While the Clear key is depressed the keypad will display the letter C on the SSD The keypad is out of range of the Base Station Try moving the keypad closer to the base An out of range keypad s LED indicator will wink approximately every 2 5 seconds with 250 keypads polling If the LED indicator on one keypad stays on and never blinks while other keypads are working check the address and channel of the keypad If everything appears to be
128. ical Cylinder 3D Vertical Bar or 2D Vertical Bar We recommend you place the result graph box at bottom right corner Now you can create your next slide and repeat the process as needed Important Notes e You can use the PowerCom toolbar to change the Poller properties e f your question has identical choices you can copy and paste the Poller in another slide rather than run the Wizard each time However please remember to change the question label to avoid duplicated label error e You can either right click the small box located on the lower right hand side of the slideshow screen or use hot keys to play Music M start stop Timer clock T stop polls S continue polling C clear data R display data D and show absent clickers A 108 Inserting PowerCom Poller on Slide Maintaining Poller Properties To modify the Poller property you can either delete and recreate the poller or right click the Poller to modify the Poller properties There are three ways to modify the poller properties a Click Poller The Poller toolbar will show up You can modify the poller property attributes via tool bar b Right click the Poller and click DSIGraphic Control Object then click Properties c Right click the Poller then click Properties a Poller property tool bar i year with comp Horizontal Cylinder gt Percent Of Votes Music M Timer ec 1d 9 Icon descriptions from left to right 1 Question title
129. ick setting for example if you need to explain or illustrate each answer choice after the text or object is presented In this case you should keep in mind how many clicks will reach the end of the last item because after the last item is displayed the next click will stop the polling If you want to break the Start on click animation effect before completing all the animation items first use the PowerCom shortcut key S to stop the polling then use the PowerCom shortcut key D or spacebar to display the result or Page Down to advance to the next slide The shortcut key S has no effect on Start with previous and Start after previous 120 The Presentation Running Your Presentation PowerCom is an ARS software as a Microsoft PowerPoint amp add in There is only one way to deliver your presentation with PowerPoint presentation with a live speaker You can run PowerCom slideshow in either or real mode simulates 250 keypads without a connection to Real mode requires a connection During the slideshow you use on the keyboard to advance the slideshow Start polling automatically when the slide is presented this is the system default setting Audiences can vote when the question slide appears You can optionally play and or display a during the polling When the timer expires PowerCom will automatically stop the polling You can freeze the timer before it expires by press If you are not using the timer but want
130. icking the Poller box or by pressing the A key Test keypads Click the Start Polling button to start test keypad Press the keypad number and see the visual display of number entered Color codes in keypad list area 74 System Setup and Configuration Inactive Active Grey Unset Active outside of defined group Low battery Clear Grid Clears the keypad voting display and color codes _ Keypads of _ Displays the number of keypads used for this computer according to the keypad range setting on this screen There is no need to click the Stop Polling button just close the Test Keypad Window and return to System Configuration Window Keypad Tab and click OK button to save the settings Also See Reply Worldwide Keypad Settings Connect Base Station Operating Multiple Base Stations 75 Table of Contents Setting Reply Worldwide Keypad Settings Keypad Settings x m Keypad Settings m Configure Via C Keypad Base Apply Cancel Help i Low Battery Notification Post Acknowledgement Short Cut IV Soft Keys Accept Only Initial Response Lock KeyPads Transmit Power High v Configure Via Section When set to Keypad all keypad changes must be made manually using the keypad membrane When set to Base all keypads that are within range and powered up will be automatically reconfigured based on the following Keypad Settings Digit Echo Wh
131. ilable com ports in the Port drop down list box for you to make a selection See How to find the COM Port Number for how to determine the USB com port number PowerCom for Reply WorldWide software supports four Reply keypad types Standard Reply Reply WorldWide Reply EU and Reply EZ With your interface s connected Power on Reply WorldWide auto power on when you connect to USB port click the Connect button to connect the base station After the base station is connected PowerCom will display the product name version number channel number and the number of keypad used for this computer according to the keypad range setting in the test keypad screen After the base station is connected you can test keypad by clicking Test Keypad button Reply keypads capacities and limitations Standard Reply Supports up to 8 channels 250 keypads each channel 69 Table of Contents Reply Worldwide Supports up to 15 channels 250 keypads each channel For the Reply Worldwide keypad you can configure Keypad settings Please see Reply Worldwide Keypad Settings for detail Reply EU Supports up to 2 channels 650 keypads each channel Reply EZ Supports 1 channel only and up to 50 keypads Note You can connect different types of base stations to the same computer to conduct the poll See multiple base stations for more detail Related topics Reply Worldwide hardware overview Standard Reply hardware overview Reply EU hardw
132. inion to the question by using demographic analysis Another example in which demographic cut can be used is in the correlation between age and retirement planning The presenter would first collect the age groups data to create a demographic slide and then ask How important is retirement planning to you After the poll is completed the presenter will use the age group data to analyze the correlation between the importance of retirement and age After displaying the polling results you can perform demographic analysis according to gender by right clicking the Poller box to display the navigation menu Demographic Question List gt Gender At the Demographic Analysis display you can use shortcut keys Alt 1 to Alt 9 to switch Demographic questions For example you can use Alt 1 to switch to the 1 demographic question to perform Demographic Analysis by the 1 question slide You can use shortcut keys to switch up to 9 demographic slides without right clicking on Poller box After displaying the Demographic cut press the D Display shortcut key to switch back to the polling results Please run the Demographic Cut demo PowerPoint sample slide to see an example of the Demographic Analysis function Reference to the Demographic Cut Step by Step Illustration for Demographic Analysis is a simplified version of OLAP with only one demographic slide allowed The graph produced by Demographic analysis is easier to understand tha
133. inks ue 50 Note If the Base ID is below 10 the sequence will begin with a red flash For any 0 digits there will be no green flashes For example 00 0 representing Base ID 02 Keypad Address 103 Additional information for the presenter and the ARS technician The serial numbers of the CRS5200 Reply Worldwide and CRS5000 Reply Mini do not overlap and therefore the keypads can be mixed on a single system In other words no CRS5200 will have the same serial number as a CRS5000 or vise versa The Reply Mini has Timestamp capacity and speed so can be used in the Fastest Finger competition on the Winners screen Reply Worldwide Keypad s settings are not applicable to the Reply Mini such as Accept Only Initial Response and echo 53 Table of Contents For hardware specification comparison between Reply Mini and Reply worldwide please review Reply Worldwide and Reply Mini Keypad Comparison 54 View and Change Reply Keypad Number and Channel Number View and Change Keypad Number Reply Hardware View Keypad Change Keypad Reply Worldwide 1 Clr 1 then or Hold Cir 951 2 Hold Clr 95 1 After view enter keypad as 3 Release Clr enter digits 002 Standard Reply Hold Clr till it blink After view enter 3 digits 002 synthesized then let go keypad keypad show as 3 digits Standard Hold Clr till it blink After view enter 3 digits 002 Reply non then let go
134. ints Base Keypadt Participants info 1 10 A222 222 1 10 4220 220 1 10 A213 213 Cumulative team scores Individual Cumulative displays cumulative total points for top ranking individuals and their cumulative point scores Notes 1 Please refresh the screen by pressing W shortcut key to update the Winners status 2 PowerCom determines each participant s last keypress as the final choice For a participant who selects the correct answer but then selects another answer PowerCom will void the correct answer point value and replace with the new answer s point value Related Topics Office Document Report 15 139 Table of Contents Team Cumulative Current slide fastest finger correct answer Rank BasesKeypadt Participants info 1 A219 219 2 A220 220 A222 222 Current slide team scores Individual highest score cumulative Rank Points Base Keypadi Participants info 1 10 A222 222 asi A220 220 10 A219 219 Cumulative team scores Team Cumulative displays cumulative total points for top ranking teams and their cumulative point scores Related Topics Office Document Report 15 Demographic Analysis Demographic Analysis Overview Demographic Analysis also called Demographic Cut or Demographic Filter After displaying the voting results of a question slide you may want to analyze the voting results data by participant profile such
135. ion is located Powercom will display the base station with Comm Port base model type assigned base alpha channel for Reply WorldWide only total keypads selected and keypad range setting The check box at left most side is a base station selection indicator In most cases it should be checked One exception is when you want to disconnect a base station but not all base stations then you uncheck all other base stations except the one you want to disconnect then click Disconnect button The checked base station line will disappear Make sure you check all the remaining base stations otherwise Powercom will not use the bases not checked The different bases must be set to different channels You cannot have two base stations set to the same channel PowerCom suggests plugging in and adding base stations one by one which means plugging in one base station at a time into your computer and adding it using PowerCom s base station adder Then plugging in another base into your computer and adding that If you want to test the base stations to make sure they are fully functional you can check the tab e g A Port 14 CHNL 3 that contains the base station you want to test and press the Test a button This will bring up a new screen that will display keypad responses highlighted in 71 Table of Contents lest Keypads A Pat 10CHNLS Merpati Range to Pot 9 7 CE FE EF FEFFE at a at at m a at Al A al at SSS
136. ion screen PowerCom recommendation On Demographic Analysis Flexible Font Select this option when you like PowerCom to dynamically adjust the Result Graphic Font when displaying Demographic cut PowerCom recommendation On Add a Voting Box when use Dual Monitor PowerCom will display a vote count box on question slide during slide show when dual monitor display is used PowerCom recommendation On Reset Poller after slide show After the slide show set to resume poller for the default PowerCom recommendation On NEW Hot Backup Location Real time replication of voting result file to a back up computer PowerCom recommendation On 60 System Setup and Configuration Running in Demo Mode You can run the PowerCom slideshow without connecting to a physical base station and keypads using demo mode Demo mode is for meeting presentation simulations We encourage presentation authors to utilize the demo mode during the PowerPoint presentation s design and construction stage to get a sense and feel for how the slideshow will look Demo mode will allow you to figure out the best screen layouts for the results graph Running demo mode is the best practice method to perfect your presentation You can use demo mode to conduct pre meeting rehearsal and sneak previews of your presentation and polling result graph displays When PowerCom cannot detect a base station connection PowerCom will automatically set itself to demo mode If you hav
137. irectly links one computer to another on a Local Area Network LAN The RJ45 CAT 5e UTP crossover cable with molded strain relief is designed to provide Hub to Hub PC to PC connection The computer environment on both the computers should be identical Windows version Office version and PowerCom version should be totally identical 2 First locate the folder on the backup computer that you would like to share or make a new folder 3 Right click on that folder and click on the option Sharing and security 66 System Setup and Configuration Dm Open Explore Search Sharing and Security Scan For Viruses Send To gt Cut Copy Create Shortcut Delete Rename Properties 4 A small dialog box will appear with the title data properties Under the Sharing tab select the check box Share this folder on the network under the Network sharing and security 5 Set the permission level on this folder to be writable to the primary computer login account 6 The path and name of PowerPoint file music file and other PowerCom system files must be identical on both primary and backup computers If you use roster files you must set up roster files on the same shared folder PowerCom menu Roster Team Roster path You must establish a File Sharing network between your two computers and ensure that the File Sharing folder on the back up computer has write read permission for primary computer s login a
138. itter and is mounted on the front For the CS 910 the long antenna is mounted on the center post The transmitter interrogates each pad sequentially on a given frequency e g 216 01 MHZ for channel 1 When the pad sees its address it transmits the digit entered on a separate frequency e g 345 MHZ for channel 1 The number in the pad s window will disappear and the interface will send an acknowledgement of receipt If the Number Flashes in the Pad Window When a user presses a key on the pad the number appears in the window Once the transmitter signals that pad the digit is sent and the display disappears If it is not received error free the number will reappear in what appears to be a slow flash every 2 3 seconds There are three possible reasons for this One the pad is in a drop out zone Two the pad is too far from the interface or receiving antenna Or three there is Radio Frequency Interference In any case the solution is the same get the pad closer to the interface Either move the interface so that is centrally located move keypads or use an antenna extension kit If the Number Stays Solid and Does Not Disappear When a key is pressed on the pad it should appear in the window and then extinguish after 1 or 2 seconds If it does not the pad does not see the transmitter at all There are four possible reasons for this One the pad is too far from the interface 125 or more Two power to the interface is off T
139. izontal Cylinder Chart Horizontal Cylinder M d Graph allows the user to select one of the three Graph types PowerCom uses Percent Of Votes Number Of Votes and Show Percent amp Number Percent Of Votes Number Of Votes Show Percent amp Numb Graph Percent Of Votes v e Show Mean 1 PowerCom displays the question slide comparison screen as a popup screen The best practice is to use PowerPoint Dual monitor display feature and display the question slide comparison screen on the monitor you prefer to display 2 Comparison slide is a popup windows PowerCom recommends the use of Dual Monitor display with presenter s view In this way you can decide where to display the comparison first 128 The Presentation PowerCom Shortcut Keys During a Slideshow You can use the following shortcut keys while running your slide show presentation in full screen mode A function key or key combination such as F5 or CTRL A that you can use to carry out a menu command In contrast an access key is a key combination such as ALT F that moves the focus to a menu command or control PowerCom is adopting PowerPoint shortcut keys for slides that have no Exception notes are written under each shortcut key N ENTER PAGE DOWN RIGHT ARROW DOWN ARROW or the SPACEBAR Perform the next or advance to the next slide Note Question slide containing the question cannot use animations P PAGE UP LEFT ARROW UP ARROW or BACKSPACE P
140. ject Start automatically when slide is presented Select this Check Box means that you want to start the Timer Clock countdown immediately after a slide is shown It is best used for a time limit test question During the slideshow the presenter may use shortcut key T to start and stop the Timer Clock countdown Tip Checking the Start Count Down right after slide shown and setting 0 seconds as Timer Clock would have no timer effect Notes Poller Wizard Step 4 is optional You can save the Music and Timer clock as default and all the pollers you create will have the same effects regardless of whether you click Step 4 or not Once Finished Once you have finished with the wizard PowerCom will place an example graph on your slide You can move or resize the graph to arrange the results graph display in the slide During the presentation and voting the graph will pop up as a transparent graph and will be located in the same position and size as the example graph on the slide 107 Table of Contents Who commanded the Enterprise 1701c Kirk Spoke Uhura Worf Garrett Cylon For a long list of answer choices more than 3 we recommend you use horizontal graph type such as Horizontal Cylinder 3D Horizontal Bar or 2D Horizontal Bar You can line up the results graph next to the answer list Run slideshow in demo mode to position the best fit For short list answer we recommend you use vertical graph types such as Vert
141. king with PowerCom question slides There are only two things you should be aware of when you are working with PowerCom question slides Insert a Poller and Maintain an Existing Poller Object Property 101 Table of Contents Inserting a PowerCom Poller You should first create your question in PowerPoint using standard conventions except that when listing the choices for your question you must label each choice with either a number or a letter Rapid question creation rule In a question slide you should have only two text objects a title text for question and a text for answer choices If you follow this rule PowerCom will automatically capture the number of answer choices to the question and text of all the answer choices Notes 1 No animation is allowed for question slides Save them for the main presentation slideshow With animation in questions PowerCom Polling will not work 2 The Reply system allows up to 10 choices when using numbers 1 through 9 and 0 for 10 and up to 5 choices when using letters A through E For example your PowerPoint slide could look like Who commanded the Enterprise 1701c Kirk Spoke Uhura Worf Garrett Cylon From the PowerCom menu or toolbar select Insert Poller This will launch the 4 step Polling Wizard Alternatively you can click the Insert Poller button a in the PowerCom toolbar PowerCom Bar It will show a Poller wizard that will allow you to insert a Pow
142. knowledged receipt of the key pressed Presenter view A monitor that is exclusively used for the presenter It is also called the Primary monitor Presenter s view A monitor that is exclusively used for the presenter It is also called the Primary monitor Q Question label When PowerCom performs a Demographic Analysis or OLAP instead of displaying the whole sentence of the question as a label PowerCom lets presenters create a one or two word summary description of the question as a question label It is also called question summary R Radio Frequency Keypads communicate with the Base Station using what is called a radio frequency 2 4 GHz wireless Radio Frequency RF technology The Base Station is the control center for the system and operates according to commands issued by the application software When a key is pressed on the keypad it s transmitted using radio frequency The base station continuously sends out a radio frequency packet when the unit is powered on Re vote This function clears the Poll resets the Poller counter to 0 and allows participants to re vote The PowerCom short cut key R but beware as no warning message or confirmation is given and the reset cannot be undone Reply EU A Reply EU is a Reply radio frequency keypad model designed for the European region The ReplyExport System is a variant of the Standard Reply system and was modified to meet the radio regulatory rules of the European Union and other for
143. le List Current PowerPoint File Poller result xml OLAP csv File Current Roster File Slide Poller Result Picture Folder and all files PowerCom copy question slide voting result files to backup computer after voting is stopped and copy one more time after voting result is displayed Related topics 1 Files Created by PowerCom Setup 2 Preparing a Meeting Hardware Tab 68 System Setup and Configuration Connecting the Base Station Here you select the right Com port for the base station and make base station connections before you can connect the base station and test the keypads S System Configuration Haedware Combine Date Fier Base Staton Base A l Modei Reci Woddende Find Bate Station Decore Test Keypads Pet Model Base Channel Total Keypads Keypad Range Allowed wi Omio Reply Workdwide A Double Click curmert row set keypad setting for reply workdwide Meet Your coltvesre will support a maxmum of Skeypads To reeoace thes Quantity contact your It is highly recommended that you Install PowerCom before trying to connect the base station The Base Station USB driver will be installed after complete the PowerCom installation The very first time you connect the base station the system will prompt you to install the USB driver You can locate the USB driver under PowerCom folder After installing the base station USB driver if you go to Hardware tab PowerCom will list all the ava
144. lide during the slide show by pressing the shortcut key I In other words PowerCom allows a presenter to insert a question slide on the fly without existing the slide show Individual Cumulative When points are assigned to questions This feature accumulates the total points and displays the top ranking individuals and their point scores infrared Also known as IR Infrared radiation IR is electromagnetic radiation it means below red red being the color of visible light of longest wavelength IR does not penetrate walls and does not interfere with other devices in adjoining rooms TV remote control is the most popular Infrared appliances IR communication requires straight point to point aiming with limited angle Its range and keypad capacity are limited so it works best in small size meetings RF has better speed and quality than IR in ARS meetings See RF for more related information IR Also known as Infrared radiation IR is electromagnetic radiation it means below red red being the color of visible light of longest wavelength IR does not penetrate walls and does not interfere with other devices in adjoining rooms TV remote control is the most popular Infrared appliances IR communication requires straight point to point aiming with limited angle Its range and keypad capacity are limited so it works best in small size meetings RF has better speed and quality than IR in ARS meetings See RF for more related information
145. ling First of all a question slide should be as simple as possible Excess animation will only confuse and distract the audience during the polling We strongly recommend that you do not use animations on a question slide unless it is necessary Another reason not to use excess animation is during the slide show we use SpaceBar to control the flow of information If you apply animations on answer choices using on click as the animation start option then you have to be careful not to press spacebar after all answer choices are displayed Otherwise the polling will be stopped and may be accidentally display the result before the audience has the time and opportunity to vote 115 Table of Contents Applying Custom Animations to a Question Slide Applying a custom animation to a question slide Let s examine the PowerPoint animation mechanism and the impact of the PowerCom polling procedure You can apply animations to all slides using the slide master or by editing the slide template in case of a multiple slide master in a slide file Animation scheme and animation timing sequence are two of the most important slide animation tools available to PowerCom question slide design and operation Preset and Custom Animation A preset animation scheme ties together several types of animation effects that complement each other Instead of applying each individual effect you may just apply one whole scheme The general types of effec
146. m 238 How To use Dongle in PowerCom How to upgrade the Dongle for an upgraded PowerCom As well as downloading and installing a new version upgrade of Powercom you need to upgrade both your Dongle and Powercom the Dongle version must be the same version as Powercom You need to extract what is called the c2v file from the USB Dongle send it to Powercom for changing then when the new c2v has been received back install the new c2v file onto the Dongle If you are upgrading multiple dongles then make sure that each dongle is clearly identified with a physical label or key fob type tag Dongle 1 Dongle 2 Dongle 3 etc and that the c2v file is similarly named when saved so that the correct c2v file can be re installed onto the correct Dongle you cannot mix and match the c2v files with the wrong Dongle 1 Plug in your Dongle to the PowerCom computer Run PowerCom Dongle License Update exe under Program files PowerCom HASP_SRM_Runtime_setup folder to collect key status information by pressing Collect information button in the Collect Key Status Information Tab HASP SRM RUS TE Update PowerCom License Number 1 212 997 2000 1 212 997 4297 For Saks aid Customer Se nice sales ah powe rcomars com Si West38 Street 12 Fibor New York NY 10018 s Collect information 239 Table of Contents HASP SRM RUS Collect Key Status Information Apply License Update Update PowerCom License Save ke
147. m this slide The 1 Create a new session start from 1 slide treats the slideshow as a new session If you are running the same PowerPoint file from the same folder and there is any previous created XML and CSV PowerCom will assume that you want to create a new session and will back up the results files with a timestamp suffix Tip Save the PowerPoint file as a new file with location and or date time suffix before running the slideshow will make the results file management easier The settings for 2 and 3 choice are for continuing from a previous slideshow When you want PowerCom to continue saving the polling result on the results files you use one of these options Keypad List view only See Topic for detail 122 The Presentation Demo mode Users may run the simulation polling without using and keypads When PowerCom detects no station plugged in PowerCom will force to and cannot reset by user See topic for details Write to log For debugging PowerCom slideshow See Topic for detail Location of data file for this presentation This is the name of the file including the full path where your data will be stored After the presentation you can view the data from the Display Polling Data tab See Topic for details Related topics 123 Table of Contents Impromptu Questions The questions feature allows the user to insert a new question slide during the slideshow by pressing the I
148. mer Alternatively the presenter can drag the Absentee List and the Winners screen to the audience s monitor for display For dual monitor usage ensure that the computer you are using for the presentation has multiple monitor capability Most desktop computers require two video cards for multiple monitor capability and many laptop computers have multiple monitor capabilities built in 153 Table of Contents Dual Monitor Hardware Check display settings to determine if your computer has dual monitor capability Right click your Desktop gt Properties gt Settings tab 1 Windows XP a Display property settings indicate that no dual monitor video card is installed or configured Display Properties Themes Desktop Screen Saver Appearance Setlings Display Plug and Play Montor on Intel R Extreme Graphics Controller Screen resolution Color quality 1 Highest 32 bit v 1024 by 768 pixels IE uc x b Dual monitor available 154 Dual Monitor Display Display Properties Themes Desktop Screen Saver Appearance Settings Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arrangement of your monitors Display 2 Plug and Play Monitor on Mobile Intel R 315GM GMS 310GML Exp Screen resolution Color quality Less OD More Highest 32 bit v 1024 by 768 pixels ii NU C Use this device as the primary monitor Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor Troubleshoot
149. mert C terMierasott OffceQtfficez 2OFFRMD OU Presentation Noter C Ber Microsett Office OMicel 2 0FFRIHD DU Document Retated Adti No Docormemt Aeates A0 Drsat es Appicamoa Ado ins No Dasme opac anon Asd ut Abdin PoweirCom Add dn Publiher toner locaton C Pvogeam Mees PowerCom PowerComA dain dii Orremptiere PowerCam Addn for PowerPoint Click Go to see COM add ins detail you can also uninstall PowerCom by deleting this add in from here 220 How to set Windows System32 permission in Vista PowerCom Vista and Office 2007 Compatibility 1 Rigth mouse click System32 folder then click Properties Vocuments Pictures Music More ders Expand Search Open as Notebook in OneNote Explore System 32 File Folder E Windows 2 26 GB 2 434 920 853 bytes 229GB 2 465 902 592 bytes 14 723 Fies 800 Folders Thursday November 02 2006 7 18 36 PM 221 Table of Contents 2 Click Security tab To view or ed details for a permission entry select the entry and then click Edt Object name E MWindowsNSystem32 Include inherttable pemissions from this object s parent 222 PowerCom Vista and Office 2007 Compatibility 4 Click the Owner Tab Then click Edit button You can take or assign ownership of this object if you have the required permissions or privileges Object name E Windows System32 Current owner Trustedlnstaller Ch
150. metry and RF propagation characteristics Performance may be improved by elevating the base station and or positioning it in the center of the group Speed e The Base Station scans each keypad in rapid fire sequence Scan duration is 1 100th of a second Within each brief time slice the Base Station simultaneously determines a keypad s identification and processes acknowledges its response information e This look listen verify routine is both intelligent and fast Polling cycles are adjustable to optimize speed to group size For example a group of 50 keypads can be sampled every one half second whereas an audience of 650 per room site can be sampled every 6 seconds Control e Utilizes a high performance microprocessor and external permanent memory for storage of setup parameters and keypad addresses e Firmware is resident in the microprocessor chip which can be replaced to facilitate easy upgrade during the life of the product Capacity e 650 keypads per radio channel Adding keypads to an existing Base Station requires them to be set to new unused addresses No change is required on the Base Station when keypads of the same radio channel are added Extract from Reply manuals Reply is a registered trademark of Fleetwood Group Inc Copyright 2005 Fleetwood Group Inc 40 Reply Hardware Reply EZ hardware overview Technical Specifications for Wireless Keypad Model CRS1200 EZ Note Reply EZ is a discontin
151. n Slide Number 1 Number of Votes Percent of Votes What are You Gender M 75 30 00 175 70 0095 Total 250 Total 100 Slide Number 2 Number of Votes Percent of Votes Have you reviewed last quarter s Financial report review ies 45 18 00 Not completel 97 2500 peer 118 47 20 Total 250 Total 100 Slide Number 3 Number of Votes Percent of Votes How long have you been with the company Year with company iiie x 14 40 Hole 62 24 80 Nine to fifteen years More than Fifteen years E eee 94 37 6095 Total 250 Total 100 Slide Number 4 Number of Votes Percent of Votes Who commanded the Enterprise 1701c Enterprise 1701c Kirk 21 8 40 oe 50 20 00 Work 35 14 0095 el 40 16 00 Cylon 61 24 40 Total 250 Total 100 186 Report 09 Excel Detail Report Report number 09 Office document type Excel File name suffix Excel Detail Report xls Report description Create an Excel document showing how every person answered every question This option will generate a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that displays each participant and their votes Each participant will be listed vertically and their answers will be shown horizontally Base in Column 1 List participants in Column 2 and Questions start in Column 3 LEN Total Scoring Points column is added to the end of each row To see the class ranking with Fastest Finger consideration please see the ranking display at the end of Report 15 Fastest Finger Report The
152. n OLAP and requires less space on the screen Tips and guidelines You can display Demographic Cut on a demographic slide You can display Demographic Cut using only one demographic slide no nesting a Demographic Cut Use OLAP for nesting a Demographic Cut You must complete Demographic Slide polling with non zero results before using the slide as Demographic Cut Demographic Cut results graph displays in Horizontal Cylinder format only Demographic Cut results graph displays percentages only 147 Table of Contents Demographic Cut results graph s labels display only the first 10 characters for aesthetic purposes You cannot change the color of the bars in the Demographic Cut graph Demographic Cut displays the percentage of votes only not by number of votes You cannot move or resize the Demographic Cut results graph Demographic Analysis Reports Report 16 Demographic Analysis Report 17 Demographic Analysis with Charts 148 The Presentation Demographic Analysis Display Fixed Flexible Fonts and Sizing PowerCom provides two options to display font in Demographic Analysis Fixed Font and Flexible Font You can set this option at System menu s General Tab Flexible font will try to display all bar percentage labels to the extreme However a mix of many different fonts may overcrowd and confuse the demographic bar display Fixed font will display at least one label for each bar unless the bar label is less than 5
153. n during the slideshow by press shortcut key W Press W again to refresh the status of Winners Note You can set the number of participants to be displayed at General tab of System Configuration screen Related Topics Roster and Team Points Office Document Report 15 136 The Presentation Fastest Finger Current slide fastest finger correct answer Rank Base Keypadit Participants info 1 A218 218 2 A220 220 3 A221 221 Current slide team scores Ran Team Pons 1 1 E 20 2 10 2 B 10 Individual highest score cumulative Rank Points BasesKeypadt Participants info 10 A221 221 10 A220 220 10 A218 218 Fastest Finger displays the top performers of the current slide question The current slide question should have correct answer s Although it s optional we recommend you enter points for the correct answer so PowerCom can track cumulative scoring for individual and team PowerCom displays the quickest participants who select the correct answer s their ranking and participant names if roster list is used and names are available NEW Voy can run the question slides in any sequence or re poll any question slide The Winners screen will always track and display the current winners Revisiting the previous question slide and pressing shortcut key W will display the current winners too Notes 1 The Fastest Finger function only applies
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155. nel are enabled Soft Keys When checked the Soft Keys at the top of the keypad membrane will be responsive to user actions The default base behavior sets these Soft Keys to inactive Accept Only Initial Response When checked only the initial keypress will be sent to the base This property is easy to misunderstand To clarify if this property is enabled a keypad user presses 4 can press clear and change their response before the base reads the keypress value The user cannot press 4 then press 2 before the base has read the keypress value The 2 will be rejected by the keypad Once the 4 has been read the user can then press 2 and it will be accepted by the keypad Lock Keypads When checked keypad manual configuration will be locked No shortcuts will work on the keypad This setting is intended to prevent keypad users from inadvertently or intentionally changing keypad settings Transmit Power Normally full power is appropriate and results in the longest range of RF communication Occasionally when interference is a problem Experimenting with lower power levels will yield less RF interference at the expense of keypad range 49 Table of Contents Extract from Reply manuals Reply is a registered trademark of Fleetwood Group Inc Copyright 2005 Fleetwood Group Inc 50 Reply Hardware Reply Worldwide Keypad User Guide Keypads do not need to be turned on or off To vote simply press the number of your answer choic
156. nel is same as Base Station 2 Make sure the application software is polling the keypads Problem Keypad LED flashes approximately once every 2 seconds Keypad hears the Base Station transmitter but the Base Station receivers cannot collect keypad data This happens when the Base Station receivers are out of range of the keypad Try moving the keypad closer to the Base Station Problem Keypad LED flashes at a fast rate approximately 5 times per second There is a low battery detect circuit built into the keypad to notify the user when the battery is getting low and needs replacement This causes the LED indicator to flash at a high rate several times per second when the battery is getting low and should be replaced See Section 7 3 for information on how to change the battery 244 Troubleshooting Problem Number of recorded responses is less than total number of keypads Software is not processing keypad responses This is frequently because the user is not responding properly e g fails to enter answer in polling time granted enter one of the available responses or engage the keyboard tactile to illuminate LED or is using a keypad of a different channel Also the operator s PC may not be properly configured to process data from the COM port to which the Base Station is connected 1 Verify data stream present use Reply compliant software data stream utility 2 Verify keypad channel is same as Base Station 3 Verify softwa
157. ng and Maintaining a Roster Template Choose the relevant Roster List and add or delete data accordingly Open the Roster Team menu under the PowerCom main menu and then click the Roster List Tab You can Add Edit Copy Delete and Select De Select a Roster List The Roster List screen is used to store the Roster data and associate the Roster List with the PowerPoint slide you are currently using To populate Roster List data you can either enter the Roster List data line by line or perform an import from an Excel file You also can export the Roster List to an Excel file by clicking Export to Excel button Use Add or Edit to perform the Roster List data entry There are 3 steps required to complete the creation of a Roster Template 1 Define Roster Template fields Create team names optional Save the Roster Template by giving it a name PowerCom will assign PRT as the filetype 1 Define Roster Template fields a Click the available fields pre defined by PowerCom and then click the right arrow to select fields Click the double arrow no need to select any field to select all available fields b Click the up or down arrows to arrange the sequence of the fields C Use the green to create a new field name that doesn t exists in the current available fields pre defined by PowerCom d Use Red X check icon to remove the field 2 Create Team names a Enter a team name and click green to publish a team name b Use Red X c
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159. nician provide onsite assistance for operating the presentation and for help with keypad polling Tip and has the same effect as SpaceBar 121 Table of Contents The Slideshow PowerCom Confirmation Screen PowerCom Confirmation New session ot Continue from previous session p Keypad List C Create a new session starting from the first slide Keypads 4 250 n C Continue the session from the current slide Continue the session from the previously completed side E Launch All Three New Products 250 keypads used v DemoMode White ToLog Location of data file for this presentation C DOCUME 1 AdminNMy Documents PowerCom S ample xml Browse New session or Continue from previous session 1 Create a new session starting from the 1 slide Run the slideshow as a brand new session The previous session result will be saved 2 Continue the session from current slide Slideshow from current side equivalent to Shift F5 The previous session results will be saved as part of the current session results file 3 Continue the session from previous completed slide PowerCom will determine which slide to start from based on the following rules a When previous slide has and is completed PowerCom will start from next slide b When previous slide has poller and polling is not completed before Stop PowerCom will start from this polling slide and repoll c When previous slide has no poller PowerCom will start fro
160. ning Office 2003 and Office 2007 PowerCom will not provide support for versions of Microsoft Office prior to Office 2003 running on Vista Windows Vista is the most secure version of Windows that Microsoft has ever developed Security threat is the most challenging issue to the Microsoft Windows environment and how to balance computer security while enabling user productivity is a hot topic on Vista A significant focus of Windows Vista and a fundamental piece of Microsoft s overall vision is security Windows Vista provides a simple and secure mechanism for running end user accounts with standard user privileges while eliminating the need for administrator privileges when performing many common tasks such as installing a printer driver or connecting to a secure wireless network This fundamental shift provides security at the OS level by preventing malware and root kits from damaging company wide files and settings Vista deploys User Account Control UAC to deliver a more secure desktop The main goal of User Account Control is to reduce the exposure and attack surface of the operating system by requiring that all users run in standard user mode This limitation minimizes the ability for users to make changes that could destabilize their computers or inadvertently expose the network to viruses through undetected malware that has infected their computer With User Account Control IT administrators can run most applications components and pr
161. nown content recommended When you work on PowerCom Poller in PowerPoint 2007 environment you must enable ActiveX control first The following procedure shows you how to enable Activex 1 Click the Office 2007 button then click PowerPoint options PowerPoint 2007 Options setting 218 PowerCom Vista and Office 2007 Compatibility ae Tog options for working with Pamer oint E Show tm Toana on semen Id nabis Liv Preview 0 E Snow evelaper tab i the Rioban Gebriteme Bie iz Cuitoerine Adan Wuit Center Sqeenfip style Show feature descriations in Soeenfipi iz Revsurcec Pervonakze your cogy of Microsoft Office User nere iie pea Choose the l nguagei you wart fo uie with Mosel Offke Language Settings Macs Settings Fox maios In documents nit i a Poste fo Q0 0 Duatile aj marcs without notacion D Dinbi af mace with nattaeoe Dviatile ab macros except diglady egred namas A nace ail manos net eecommesaed potentully dangerous code an rum Sevitoper Maso Settings T fest saten te the YEA prepret abject nosel Now your ActiveX is enabled If you Click Add ins you will see if the PowerCom add in is installed and where it is installed 219 Table of Contents Active Application Add ins PowerCom Add n Inactive Appl sbon Add im Custam IML Date C Sei Microscett Oftice Omce TOFFRIO DU VWwiibW On Side Comment C Sen Microsoft OffceOmcet 2OFFRAD OU Off Hide Co
162. nstallation After installing PowerCom on your PC or notebook a USB Driver folder will be copied to the PowerCom program folder This topic details the USB driver installation for the Reply CRS940 If a previous USB driver is installed on your PC it must be removed before installing the new one To delete the old USB drivers go to Start gt Control Panel gt Add Remove Programs Remove the USB Serial Converter Drivers program Fleetwood uses FTDI USB controller Read related information under the Powercom USB Driver folder after the installation For more FTDI product information visit the FTDI web site at http www ftdichip com Fleetwood comes with the RS232 connector If you are using the RS232 with the USB connector please install the correct USB to Serial Comm Port Driver provided by the manufacturer of the connector Note Please visit Powercom Forums at http forum powercomars com forums for more information and for driver downloads To install the USB driver 1 Connect the device to a USB port on your PC or notebook Windows will popup a message Found New Hardware Fleetwood Reply CRS940 Base in the Notification area bottom right corner This will launch the Windows Found New Hardware Wizard Table of Contents Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for Fleetwood Reply CRS340 Base If your hardware came with an installation CD l
163. ntents Or email us at powercom dsii net with a screen print or error message You can also call us at 212 997 2000 Monday thru Friday 9 to 5 for assistance Add permission prompt message when user activates on Vista machine D Activate PowerCom 5 Keypads On line Activation Internet connection is mandatory p Vista permission issue pionen epn iha eee UNUM Warming To be compatible with Vista you MUST grant permission to PowerCom related folders Please read online help book Serial Number is either on the PowerCom CD cover or via email notification 2 m Vista and Office 2007 Compatibility and follow these when you purchase PowerCom Please call 212 997 2000 or email prOGeuMres powercom dsii net for license inquiry 1 PowerCom folder permission Register with Email How to set PowerCom folder permission in Vista Powercom offers free Gold technical support via email or telephone for the 2 System32 folder permission 1st year when you register with your email Review Email Privacy Activate How to set System32 folder permission in Vista Thank you for choosing PowerCom Please visit our web site http www PowerCom4AS com for powercom resources Tips Activate your license carefully We allow three activations for each license however only one ARS meeting at a given time can use PowerCom Note Read PowerCom agreement for more information 22 Introduction Swi
164. nter Demographic Filter Also known as Demographic Cut and Demographic Analysis This feature allows presenters to analyze responses based on the demographic makeup of the audience Presenters can display a demographic cut graph that shows the demographic profiles of the participants and the answer percentage by a demographic question selected by the presenter Demographic question A demographic question is a slide designated for the purpose of demographic analysis These questions are used as part of the demographic profile building process and used to describe a demographic grouping or segment Digit Echo When checked this feature allows the user to display the value of the key pressed on the keypad display For example with digit echo on pressing key 2 displays 2 on the keypad display Dual Monitor Dual Monitor support in Powerpoint allows you to display your presentation on a projector and display your slides and notes on the computer This is a PowerPoint feature that allows a presenter to run a slide show on the full screen of a secondary monitor while viewing the presentation in normal view on the primary monitor This lets the presenter see his or her outline and notes with the slides while an audience sees only the slides F Fastest Finger Fastest Finger is a PowerCom feature that identifies and displays the audience member who answered a specific question first It also displays their ranking and participant names if roster
165. number as filename prefix such as 01 making it easy to identify the report filename b Using report name as suffix Same as report name Tips 1 Use Print Preview to see the header and footer 2 Adjust the layout size the column width and page setup to fit your print page before printing the reports 174 Report Slide Sorter Click Slide Sorter listed under the PowerCom Reports menu and open Slide Sorter option to choose View Sorter item You will find that all PPT micro slides are displayed in a form Chart 1 The polling results will also be revealed on the slides which have pollers that have been voted on during the presentation k View Slide Sorter E I What is your aye group LL What is your render L Mandoak f 1 Fernale 2 Zl 2 Male 5 31 W LEUTE 5 31 t 60 di M VL What is the maximum price you it pray for his new pruiduct Chart 1 You can view the original sized slides by double clicking any of the miniatures as well as Chart 2 showed Close or double click the extended form to see micro slides in the previous status 175 Table of Contents fI View Slide Sorter III What is your marital status 1 Single 2 Married EXT 2 61 189 Mean 1 8 Total 250 Chart 2 176 Report Results Sorter You may use this function to see the results of polling You first need to choose which XML file you want to see After choosing the file you should click Vie
166. o display different data and to change the layout 200 OLAP Data Analysis Elements of a PivotTable Report Row Fields Fields from the underlying source data that are assigned a row orientation in a PivotTable report A PivotTable report that has more than one row field has one inner row field the one closest to the data area Any other row fields are referred to as outer row fields For example Gender Age and Mstatus Column Field A field that s assigned a column orientation in a PivotTable report A PivotTable report can have multiple column fields just as it can have multiple row fields Most indented format PivotTable reports do not have column fields For example Mprice Page Field A field that s assigned to a page filter orientation When you click a different item in a page field the entire PivotTable report changes to display only the summarized data associated with that item Page Field Item Each unique entry or value from the field or column in the source list or table becomes an item in the page field list Data Field A field from a source list or database that contains data to be summarized For example Vote count Data Area The part of a PivotTable report that contains summary data The cells of the data area show summarized data for the items in the row and column fields Each value in the data area represents a summary of data from the source records or rows 201 Table of Contents Addin
167. o enter an Asian market which country region should be our first choice regardless of cost Japan South Korea China Taiwan Singapore Thailand Vietnam You can right click the Poller Box to navigate polling 165 Table of Contents lfwe were to enter an Asian market which country region should be our first choice regardless of cost Japan South Korea China Taiwan Singapore Thailand Vietnam Dual Monitor with Presenter s View Navigation DO s and DON T s DO s 1 Try to use the mouse to navigate instead of SpaceBar 2 Removing the navigation device is supported in PowerCom assuming you are not switching to another program during the slideshow 3 When you return to the slideshow after switching programs please make sure you click the Poller box to gain focus DON T s 1 Do not click other slides during polling You should finish the voting before changing slides 2 Please try not to switch programs during the entire slideshow especially during voting because PowerPoint will lose focus and the shortcut keys may not work when you return to the slideshow Your PowerCom navigation may also be out of sequence 3 When you return to the slideshow after switching programs do not use SpaceBar to navigate Click the poller box first to gain screen focus 166 Report Basic Data ReviewRhGlossDef Basic20Data20Review Display Polling Data Tab Click on the Display Polling Data tab to display the basic Polling dat
168. o type in the whole question 3 The presenter must be quick so the lecture can be continued without delay When to use the Impromptu question feature A good usage of impromptu question is when the presenter wants to alter the current question slide answer choice but does not want to exit and resume slide show 124 Replicate a question slide during slide show as an advanced Impromptu feature NEW Overview The Presentation There may be times when you want the audience to vote on the same question slide more than once during a slide show but do not wish to override the voting result Impromptu allows you to create a new question slide on the fly without exiting the slide show This is considered as an out of script on demand question However if you already know the question and answer choice but like to have the freedom to vote the same question during the slide show anywhere you wish to display the question For this PowerCom has Copy Question Slide as an advanced impromptu feature Copy question slide procedure 1 When you want to replicate a question slide during the slide show Please Press I or Click Impromptu from poller box Impromptu Summary Scale Yes No v Graph of votes w fx Copy Question Slide 2 You can optionally enter a new question title in the summary field This will override the question slide title after you select the question slide to b
169. ocesses with a limited privilege but have elevation potential for specific administrative tasks and application functions Conversely when users encounter a system task that requires administrator privileges such as attempting to install an application Windows Vista will notify the user and require administrator authorization This type of prompting helps ensure that users do not accidentally make modifications to their desktops It also helps eliminate the ability for malware to invoke administrator privileges without a user s knowledge As a defense in depth measure User Account Control also provides additional protection for administrators through its Administrator Approval Mode With Administrator Approval Mode Windows Vista will run most applications with standard user permissions even if the user is an administrator If a user wishes to run a program that requires administrator permissions they must give consent through a User Account Control prompt This helps limit malware s ability to make system wide changes without the administrator s knowledge However Administrator Approval Mode does not provide the same level of security or control as a true standard user account When you install PowerCom please run setup exe and use the login that has the Administrator rights When the current login has no administrator rights you can right mouse click the setup exe and select run as Administrator In this case you must have an administr
170. of Contents m Custom Labels One or two words to describe this question Gender Designate as a demographic question allows data comparison V Start polling automatically when this slide is presented Do not display the results graph for this slide Iv Show Custom Labels Show Mean Cancel oo r B The majority vote is the correct answer Tip The customer label answer choices should be meaningful names do not use 1 2 3 or blanks Blank label will be rejected Note There can be only one question slide that can be assigned as a team If you assign a second team in the same PowerPoint file PowerCom will automatically remove the first team assignment slide Quickstart Roster and Team Quickstart Roster and Team The Roster File capability allows you to assign keypads to named individuals It is a useful feature in training and education as it allows responses to be traced by name rather than by keypad and base station number assuming keypad numbers and names are correctly allocated Teachers and meeting organizers need to develop a procedure to ensure high corresponding accuracy between the participant names on the roster list and their keypad numbers In common with other parts of PowerCom the roster file is an XML based routine and can be viewed directly in an XML reader There are two parts to the Roster feature The first part is the Roster Template File PRT which is used
171. oint file to keep the participants identities anonymous Note ReplylQ provides login feature 79 Table of Contents Purpose of using a Roster 1 Take attendance in PowerCom 2 Identifying the keypad user by more than just a keypad number Examples of useful roster applications 1 Fastest Finger Identifying the person who has the 1 correct answer to a question 2 Class position rankings The highest point earned at any point during the session The highest point earned at the end of the session 3 Identifying keypad user by name instead of keypad number in the reports 80 Roster and Team Getting started with Roster Setup When deciding which fields should be populated in the Roster Template the following questions should be asked What kind of information would you like to associate with the person holding the keypad How would you like to announce the participants i e nickname first name first and last name ID List all the possible information you would like to use Assign a brief field name to each piece of information Then add some additional fields like student ID telephone and email address Each piece of information becomes a field collected in the Roster Template Publish the Roster Template to create Roster fields and then populate the Roster List to create the Roster data that matches the keypad numbers Do you want to export the polling result data to an external system file i e a course m
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173. om license version click PowerCom Help About PowerCom Sample ppt System Start a base Station Insert Poller Roster Team Show ToolBar Reports Activate PowerCom Help 5 keypads is for trial version 233 Table of Contents About PowerCom 234 How To use Dongle in PowerCom Installing dongle USB driver The first time that you install the dongle into the computer Windows will prompt Found New Hardware Wizard Cancel it Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software O Yes this time only Yes now and every time connect a device No not this time Click Next to continue With the Dongle plugged into the computer go to the folder named HASP Runtime setup And then run by double clicking the HASPUserSetup exe from the HASP Runtime setup folder 235 Table of Contents amp HASP SRM Runtime setup File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q e M o amp Ap Search Folders taal Address E D PowerComReplyWwWV2 25 HASP_SRM_Runtime_setup Ee E n E PowerCom Dongle License Ll File and Folder Tasks Ly HASP SRM RUS 1 NE ZF Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd mf Rename this file gy Move this file readme html
174. on a single radio channel There are 8 radio channels available to support a maximum of 2 000 keypads per room Base Station Carrycase Model CRS899B 32 High impact ABS shell die cut foam insert and locking clasps Holds Base Station 32 keypads antennas serial cable and power supply Lockable Keypad Carrycase Model CRS899K High impact ABS shell die cut foam insert and locking clasps Holds 50 keypads for security and shipping protection Auditorium Hall Antenna Kit Model CRSXANT20 Consists of a pair of special dipole antennas with mounting slots Replaces standard whip antennas to increase Base Station reception Includes coaxial cable and connectors to attach antennas to the Base Station This type of antenna system is recommended for large audiences in large areas The user of the system provides a personal computer or notebook and any desired projection device Any personal computer with an available serial connection can potentially be used with the Reply System The Standard Reply uses the latest in wireless technology to turn any meeting into a dynamic interactive experience for each participant without having to deal with a nightmare of cables and connectors Fleetwood is unique in the marketplace with its patented system utilizing two separate radio frequencies to provide a two way link with the keypads This design ensures that no responses are missed by requiring a keypad to retransmit the user s response until it is prop
175. ossary 255 Table of Contents 256 Glossary A Absent List Also called an absentee or a non voting keypad PowerCom has the ability to track any keypads that don t place a vote During the slide show a presenter can display a listing with Base 3 digit keypad addresses to remind participants that they haven t responded yet Once a response is given the keypad number will disappear Absentee Also called an absent list or a non voting keypad PowerCom has the ability to track any keypads that don t place a vote During the slide show a presenter can display a listing with Base 3 digit keypad addresses to remind participants that they haven t responded yet Once a response is given the keypad number will disappear Accept Only Initial Response This is a ReplyWorldwide keypad setting option When this option is set to true a keypad user can change their response before the base reads the keypress value Only the first response keypress will be sent to the base When this option is not checked a keypad user is able to change their responses and the last response before the time expires will be sent to the base When set to true a key that is pressed will display horizontal bars on the keypad display When the base has acknowledged receipt of the key press the bars will disappear Activation This term defines the process of applying a PowerCom license key to enable a full version license Animation Animation is a PowerPoint op
176. pad count you are upgrading to Your current version of PowerCom that you are using and if you wish to upgrade to the most current version PowerCom team will perform upgrade and send you back a new C2V file that will enable you to upgrade your PowerCom license Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Installation Symptom No PowerCom menu or no PowerCom submenu in PowerPoint after installing PowerCom software Cause During PowerCom un installation the system will set the registry entry to LoadBehavior dword 00000002 to remove the PowerCom submenus Somehow during re installation the entry never resets to LoadBehavior dword 00000003 The registry s not reset is the cause of PowerPoint not showing the PowerCom menus Solution 1 Go to the PowerCom Folder and right click the AddIn reg file and click Property Uncheck Read Only to allow editing of this file 2 Right click the AddIn reg file again Edit this file using notepad then Edit the file registry and change the entry from LoadBehavior 2dword 00000002 to LoadBehavior dword 00000003 3 Save and close the file Double click the AddIn reg file and the system will pop up a message Click yes 4 Run PowerPoint and the PowerCom menu should contain the right submenus 243 Table of Contents Reply Worldwide Troubleshooting Procedures DOs Position the Base Station in a clear open location such as the top of a desk This will provide optimal performance Elevate
177. pad design uses license free frequencies for communicating key presses to the base station A 345 MHz RF keypad transmitter sends key press information to the base station s receiver 41 Table of Contents This transmitter is frequency synthesized and frequency modulated Multiple channels provide installation flexibility e Internal antenna is enclosed and protected by the keypad housing Extract from Reply manuals Reply is a registered trademark of Fleetwood Group Inc Copyright 2005 Fleetwood Group Inc 42 Reply Hardware Reply hardware specifications Reply Worldwide Employs 2 4 GHz frequency hopping spread spectrum FHSS transceivers FHSS offers excellent range immunity to interference and security Range Spread spectrum technology is designed to operate in an indoor area 450 x 450 feet 150 x 150 meters A rooms geometry and RF propagation characteristics will influence actual range experienced Elevating the base station often results in a performance advantage Reply Standard employs radio frequency RF technology to communicate between keypads and their associated Base Station Reply Standard has 2 Separate frequencies are used to address control the keypad and communicate keypresses to the Base Station A 216 220 MHz RF keypad receiver processes address control signals from the Base Station s transmitter This receiver is dual conversion crystal referenced frequency modulated A 345
178. permissions for the PowerCom program folder Tips This action enables you to have full control of 1 Writing PowerCom system file default dat when you Save as default in the Poller Wizard 2 Writing to PowerComLog txt at the slideshow confirmation screen for debugging purposes 217 Table of Contents Enable ActiveX in Office 2007 When you open an existing PPT file with a poller object you must enable ActiveX before you can work on a Poller object in a question slide Without enabling ActiveX a Security warming will display under PowerPoint toolbar Ribbon Macros have been disabled when you open the PowerPoint file with a Poller Maurum o OAS Veo ET CI S4 pees ye 2 sz yu Format Painter siige xd Delete Clipboard fa Slides Fc e Security Warning Macros have been disabled Options Slides i x f O m When you run the PowerPoint presentation file with a Poller on it PowerPoint will prompt you with a popup message asking you to enable the content Macro Macros have been disabled Macros might contain viruses or other security hazards Do not enable this content unless you trust the source of this file Warning It is not possible to determine that this content came from a source You should leave this content disabled unless the content provides critical functionality and you trust its source More information Fie Path C Program Files PowerCom Sample ppt Help protect me from unk
179. ppendix and GIOSSALY ee eeeeceeseeeeeeseeneeeeeeaeceeeeesaeeeaesaeeeeeaecaeesaecaeeeaesaeesaecaeeseeeaeseeeaesaeseaesaeeeaesaeseeeeaeeneseeseeesaeeeeeaeeatenes 253 Glossary For Terms 253 GIOSSANY PN 257 Introduction What is PowerCom PowerComQ is an ARS or GRS software used as a Microsoft Office PowerPoint add in It cannot be used as a stand alone ARS software When conducting meetings trainings and presentations PowerCom allows you to conduct polls and gather results from the audience PowerCom is designed for use with the Fleetwood By using PowerCom along with the wireless keypads you can record data and display the resulting data in a graph PowerCom is a registered trademark of Dynamic Services International Inc PowerPoint is a registered trademark of Microsoft Reply is a registered trademark of Fleetwood Table of Contents What you can do with PowerCom PowerCom establishes a data communication link between PowerPoint and the wireless keypads via the Note Even without the Keypads and the station you can run PowerCom using the Once a connection is established you can 1 Design a four step for a Question slide and define how the answer from each keypad will be organized and presented as a graph at the end of voting Alternatively you can also choose not to display poll results Please see the topic for more details 2 Configure Com Port number set voting parameters set and test keyp
180. presentation by shortcut keys If you do not you turn on the Add a Voting box when use Dual Monitor there will not be a voting box visible to the audience You can switch to other programs other than the PowerPoint slide design screen However this is not recommended because you will lose screen focus and the shortcut key may not work In case the shortcut keys do not function properly always use your mouse to click the audience s screen to gain the screen focus In any situation you always can right click the Poller Box on the presenter s screen to navigate polling Make sure the audience s screen is your focus by clicking the audience screen program to ensure that you can navigate the presentation with shortcut keys Try to close all other running programs when running dual monitor mode Only keep PowerPoint running to simplify the presentation processing In case of base station disconnection during polling right click on the poller box to ensure shortcut B is enabled When PowerCom indicates that base station is not connected to the PowerCom computer red poller Box background it is OK to disconnect and reconnect the USB cable back to the PowerCom computer When you plug in the USB cable you should hear the audio signal from the PowerCom computer indicating that USB is connected again If you forget to turn on the Add a Voting box when use Dual Monitor the voting box will not show up on the audience s screen lf we were t
181. quired Component window to display the PowerCom installation pre requisites 3 Click Next if all 3 statuses are all indicated as Pass If the status is Warming or Failed then click More Information to display information about the current version of PowerCom and the components required such as a specific operating system version of Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer PowerCom InstallShield Wizard PowerCom Version Select the defaut PowerCom Version that best suits your needs Please indicate the default PowerCom Version you wish to use g PowerCom for Reply Wordwide G IN e PowerCom for Reply Plus Introduction This page is Select the PowerCom Version that best suits your needs 4 Checkthe to verify the installation pre requisites and apply Microsoft service packs updates and patches Note Click Go to at the Internet Explorer section to locate the link to http www microsoft com windows ie which provides an upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer 5 For Choose Destination Location it is suggested that you use default folder The Wizard then proceeds to complete installation of PowerCom Tip 1 Install PowerCom on a folder other than C Program Files PowerCom because this may introduce maintenance overheads for you if you create a question slide on one computer and then move the PPT file onto another computer For example if you use music file provided by PowerCom from C Progr
182. r Standard Reply models Each base station model has limited keypad capacity ReplyWorldwide is 250 keypads per base and up to 15 channels Standard reply also provides 250 keypads capacity per base Reply EZ base only capable to communicate with 50 keypads Reply EU base has 650 keypads capacity 257 Table of Contents Choice Also known as Answer Choice This is a list of possible answers that an audience can select from For example an answer choice for the question What is your gender would have two answer choices male or female Classroom Performance Sysetm Also known as CPS A classroom performance system is a term used to classify an audience response system ARS used for the education and training industries Classroom Performance System Also known as CPS A classroom performance system is a term used to classify an audience response system ARS used for the education and training industries Cir key This key is found on the ReplyWorldwide keypad Clr is the abbreviation of Clear and is used by a keypad holder to clear the pending signal Combine Data Files This feature allows you to combine up to ten PowerCom result Data Files at a time and is typically used for rolling up data from multiple meetings with same question set Confirmation Screen PowerCom re start or re run slide show option choice confirmation screen at beginning of slide show Countdown clock Also called timer countdown clock A countdown
183. r re votes press R to clear results and start the voting again What actions can you take at each stage 1 Polling The Poller Box displays from 0 to n n is the total keypad set in the a Show Winners screen W b Check Hide A c Start Stop music M 132 The Presentation d Start Stop Timer Clock countdown T e Stop the polling S or SpaceBar f Exit slide show Esc Note During the polling you cannot go to another slide or switch to other program until polling stops The visual indication is when the background color of poller box changes to red If PowerCom displays a station lost connection warning message click OK to close the popup windows Immediately press shortcut key B to re connect base station The LIS Base station connection lost during polling background color of poller box should change to green when the connection is re established You can continue polling without losing existing votes There is no need to exit slideshow to go to Find menu ste a Show winners screen W 3 Stop b Continue voting C d Clear the Poll prepare for R System will display a confirmed message e Display Graph D or SpaceBar f Right click Poller Box for all available navigation options g Go to next slide SpaceBar or Page Up Down Note Pressing PageUp or PageDown keys after polling skips the display of the Result graph 4 Display a Show winners screen W b Clea
184. r the poll prepare for re vote R c Right click Poller Box for all available navigation options d Advance to next slide SpaceBar or Page Up Down 133 Table of Contents NEW Note If you experience a loss in base station connection during Polling Stop or Poll Display stages no action needs to be taken When you advance to next question slide PowerCom will try to connect the base station again If you see red background in the Poller Box then you should fellow Step 2 of Lost Base Station connection during Polling procedure to re connect base 134 Presentation Functions at a Glance Print this page and keep it near you during your PowerCom Presentation PowerCom shortcut keys Function Name Available From Shortcut Next Action Screen SpaceBar Stop Polling Polling Screen SpaceBar or S Connect Polling Screen B Continue Polling Stop Screen C Display Chart Stop Screen D Clear Data amp Stop or Display Screen R Show Hide Polling Screen A Start Stop Polling Screen M Start Stop Polling Screen T Start from 1 question Wu with corrected answer Display Screen Alt N Right Click on for all available action shortcuts The Presentation To display use Alt 1 to Alt 9 to switch the Same as click Drop down menu Note During the polling all short cut keys are disabled except SpaceBar and PowerCom applic
185. rce data Fields in a PivotTable report list items of data across rows or down columns The cells where the rows and columns intersect show summarized data for the items at the top of the column and the left side of the row For example Gender Age and Marriage status can be a column dimension and Price can be a row dimension Data Fields and Cells A data field provides the values that are summarized in the PivotTable report For example the Vote Count as the data field Summary Functions To summarize the data field values PivotTable reports use summary functions such as Sum Count or Average These functions automatically provide subtotals and grand totals wherever you choose to show them Viewing Details In most PivotTable reports you can view the detail rows from the source data that make up the summary value in a particular data cell Changing the Layout By dragging a field button to another part of the PivotTable report you can view your data in various ways and calculate different summarized values Graphical Views of PivotTable Data A PivotChart report is an interactive chart that you can use to view and rearrange data graphically in a similar manner to a PivotTable report A PivotChart report always has an associated PivotTable report in the same workbook and includes all of the source data from the associated report Also like a PivotTable report a PivotChart report has field buttons that you can use t
186. re preferences rosters authorize response from all keypads 4 Selected applications only Verify software license equals or exceeds total number of keypads being used 5 Use software to compare keypad responses to keypad addresses 6 Verify keypad address 7 Check COM port run OS hardware test try a different serial component Problem No Data Stream There is no serial data present This is usually because the Base Station is off the wrong COM port is assigned in the software or the operator s PC has a COM port conflict 1 Insure proper COM Port is assigned in software 2 Inspect Base Station connections make sure they are secure 3 Check to make sure the Base Station power is on 4 Verify serviceability of COM Port run OS hardware test try another serial device Extract from Reply manuals Reply is a registered trademark of Fleetwood Group Inc Copyright 2005 Fleetwood Group Inc 245 Table of Contents Software Troubleshooting Software Troubleshooting 1 When users run the PowerCom View Slide instead of starting from 1st slide it jumps to another slide Solution Check the PowerCom System Panel Select Keep the data and start from slide 2 When users get the error message Path not found after opening the slide Solution Check PowerCom menu and reselect Results Polling data path 3 Error message Can not find any COM port in settings after opening the slide Solution Check PowerCom menu
187. rmation for a duration of 10 milliseconds 1 100th of a second after receiving their address Once the Base Station acknowledges a keypad s response information the keypad turns off to conserve battery life Change Check Keypad Channel Number To change the Channel Number simultaneously hold the Clear key and press key s 9 7 3 Then release the Clear key The current Channel Number will flash on the LED The user can now enter any valid 3 digit Channel Number 002 003 004 006 007 008 or press the Clear key to exit the Channel Change Mode While in the Channel Change Mode use the 0 10 key when you want to enter a 0 Up to four seconds is allowed to enter each digit After this interval the keypad will also shut down The keypad will shut down after the third digit is entered To check Channel Number follow the same procedure as to change Channel Number then press Clear key when complete Keypad Option Commands Entering option commands is identical to entering a new Channel Number All option commands start with the digit 9 See Table 1 for the list of available options Option Description 910 Display will display key number 0 9 911 Display will show bar instead of number 92x Post acknowledge time out x 0 9 0 930 Asterisk key disabled in standard mode 931 Asterisk key enabled in standard mode 940 Suppress low battery transmission in standard mode 941 Allow low battery transmission
188. roject Sample V2 ppt 3 Created Date 2006 09 05 18 04 4 Total roster participants 34 Team points ranking current question 194 Report 305 Individual total points ranking amp Fastest Finger Count 1 Place 2 Place 3 Place 4 Place _ 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 po tt oo 0 3 ee es ee E a 0 ie OM NENNEN ae ae ROC 1 33 6 Ai6 2 1 J0 1 1 344 6 A12 to tt 0 3s 6 A2 J Jojo 0 36 6 as 2 0 O0 1 1 37 6 A6 Cf to oj o o 0 38 6 A2 3 w 4 0 90 90 0 39 6 mo 3 to Jojojo 0 30 6 22 A4 Jjoj o o 0 31 6 am 2 Lf 0 332 165 A3 Ct to 1 1 O0 1 1 3 3 16 A10 Cf to 0 2 2 0 34 io A5 quuo o j 1 j 1 0 222 223 224 225 228 227 Notes 1 You can configure the number of top performers at System configuration s General tab 2 Press shortcut key W to display Winners screen in slideshow during polling or after completion of the voting 195 Table of Contents 16 Demographic Analysis Excel Report number 16 Office document type Excel File name suffix _ Demographic Analysis xls Report description Creates an Excel document showing demographic analysis by counts and percentages This is a Demographic analysis report by demographic slides PowerCom creates one data sheet for each demographic slide and names the tab by the Question summary Excel displays polling da
189. rol first Please reference the enable ActiveX in Office 2007 topic for more information 209 Table of Contents Please be aware of the following conditions when running PowerCom in the Office 2007 environment 1 The PowerCom menu will be installed under the Add Ins Tab To use the PowerCom menu you first must click the Add ins Tab Note The new PowerCom 2007 for Reply Worldwide will install a new PowerPoint tab PowerCom and a complete new set of Office 2007 Ribbons 2 The PowerCom menu will be in a Ribbon group called Menu Commands under the Add ins Tab When you click a poller the Poller toolbar is in the Custom toolbars Ribbon Group Opening the Office 2007 release files in earlier versions of Office is supported by Microsoft You can open and edit a 2007 PowerPoint PPTX file in an earlier version of PowerPoint by downloading the necessary file converters On computers with an earlier version of Office go to the Download Center and download the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for 2007 Office Word Excel and PowerPoint File Formats http Awww microsoft com downloads details aspx Familyld 941b3470 3ae9 4aee 8f43 c6bb74cd1466 amp displaylang en However running PPTX in Office 2003 or an earlier version is NOT supported by PowerCom You must use the PPT file format in PowerPoint 2003 or an earlier version 210 PowerCom Vista and Office 2007 Compatibility Vista Compatibility PowerCom is compatible with Vista run
190. s Music or the Timer counter clock Shortcut key Also called accelerator keys or hot keys This is a term given to a set of keys that perform a predefined function These functions can often be done through menus or other indirect mechanism but with a shortcut key users only need to press on key on their keyboard to accomplish the same task Soft Keys Reply has 3 soft keys at the top of the keypad membrane If enabled these keys can be used as 3 extra general purpose response buttons for non numeric responses PowerCom does not currently use these soft keys Standard Reply With over 400 000 units in service worldwide Standard Reply is considered the industry workhorse This trusted keypad has a unique RF Id for tracking entries by individuals and a proprietary acknowledgement function that positively confirms the system s acceptance of all user inputs Its intuitive keyboard and display are ideal for voting answering multiple choice or continuum questions and rank ordering options This keypad supports 250 keypad addresses per channel with a maximum capacity of 8 channels T Team Cumulative Team Cumulative displays cumulative total points for top ranking teams and their cumulative point Scores Team Scores Team Scores display a slide of teams total points and their ranking Template A template is a slide or presentation that provides a predefined format and color scheme that can be applied to another presentation You can use an
191. s monitor but not on the audience s monitor When right clicking the poller box to navigate polling the audience will not see the poller box at all These operations should be done behind the scenes and must not be visible to the audience This is particularly the case when the base station gets disconnected from the PowerCom computer and you definitely don t want to distract the audience with the red Poller box PowerCom with Dual Monitor Display contains most of the PowerCom add on objects screens on the presenter s monitor while containing the voting boxes Timer and results graph on the audience s monitor 152 Dual Monitor Display If we were to enter an Asian market which country region should be our first choice regardless of cost Japan South Korea a Singapore China a Taiwan Singapore Thailand Vietnam If we were to enter an Asian market which country region should be our first choice regardless of cost Japan South Korea China Taiwan Singapore Thailand Vietnam 1 Right click Poller Box to display PowerCom slideshow navigation menu and initiate polling actions Display Absentee List shortcut key A Display Winners screen and see current standings of winners Create and construct an Impromptu question Observe base station connectivity status and reconnect base station in the case of a lost connection without disturbing the audience Voting counter box co OI gt 7 Ti
192. s need more time to vote you can pause the timer by pressing T Voters can still vote when the timer is paused To resume the countdown press T again Stopping the Timer If enough people have voted and the timer has not yet run out you can stop the timer and end voting by pressing S or spacebar Timers do not have to be used during the slideshow If enough people have voted you can press S or spacebar and end voting without using a timer even if you have put a timer on the page Resetting the Timer after Voting Has Stopped To restart a timer after voting has stopped without resetting the votes press C to continue voting If the timer does not appear press T The time on the timer will be the same as what you have set it to be Related Topics 114 Custom Animation Animation Overview PowerPoint animation is one of the most complex PowerPoint functions PowerPoint animation adds special visual or sound effects to a text or an object According to the Microsoft Office document the main objectives of PowerPoint animation are Captivate audiences attention Focus on important points RhGlossDef Points Control the flow of information Po n gt Add interest to your presentation For a non question slide you can apply an animation with any effect without affecting the PowerCom polling However when you are entering a question slide you should consider that the fewer animations there are the better and safer the pol
193. set correctly then the pad might need factory repair There is also a low battery detect circuit built into the keypad to notify the user when the battery is getting low and needs replacement This causes the LED indicator to flash at a high rate several times per second when the battery is getting low and should be replaced There 30 Reply Hardware will however still be several hours of usage left in the battery allowing use of the keypad until the meeting is completed Softkeys A new feature for the CRS5200 keypad is the addition of 3 Softkeys If enabled these keys can be used as 3 extra general purpose response buttons for non numeric responses Change Check Keypad Address Model CRS5200 keypads have a mode that allows the user to change or recall the current keypad address There are two methods for accessing this mode Enter code 951 This feature may be disabled from a previous base command If it is disabled use the 951 code listed above Once one of the above actions has been performed the two lower horizontal segments will light on the keypad At this point you have 5 seconds to do one of the following actions To recall the current address press the key The address will blink out on the display 001 250 To set a new address simply type in the new 3 digit address i e 0 0 1 address 1 and 2 5 0 address 250 If the address was changed the keypad will use this new address on
194. slide show The more questions you have the more free memory is needed 2 A laptop is more suitable than a desktop because of mobililty Note Even without the Keypads and the station you can run PowerCom This can be done using the Table of Contents PowerCom Keypad Communication Methodology The Reply Worldwide Keypads communicate with the using 2 4 GHz wireless Radio Frequency RF technology The North America Version incorporates a 216 220 MHz transmitter Model TX216SYN Backward Reverse Compatibility The Reply WW system uses the same protocol as the previous Fleetwood Standard Reply products i e CRS920 and CRS930 This allows older software packages to run with newer systems without the need of any software upgrades However Reply WW keypads and Stations are not compatible with the older Reply hardware Reply WW system is one of several electronics products available from Fleetwood Group Inc Other products include Reply IQ This product is the advanced for interactive meetings educational settings and research professionals A large graphics LCD shows question and answer options Multiple digit entry user ID and vote verification speed scoring moment to moment and text messaging are standard Expansion port allows capabilities to be added with plug in modules Standard Reply This product is the industry s trusted workhorse with over 400 000 units in service worldwide This keypad has a unique RF ID for
195. so known as Master Grade Sheet Long Form lists question by question detail grade sheet by student with points earned for each question iL Master Grade sheet long form 2 File Narne D WYShieh PowerCom4Reply WW V2 temp Sample V2 ppt 3 Created Date 2006 08 20 02 04 Iz Total roster participants 34 5 Correct Responses Points 1372 Percentage Correct 0 00 373 Points Scored 0 374 Class Position 13 of 34 375 376 37101 What are You 378 Male 379 Female 2 Female 380 381 02 Have you reviewed Bst quarter s financial report 382 Yes 383 No 384 Not completely 3 Not completely 385 386 Q3 How long bave you been with the company 387 Less than three years 388 Three to nine years 2 Three to nine years 389 Nine to fifteen years 390 More than fifteen years 193 Table of Contents 15 Fastest Finger Report Excel Report number 15 Office document type Excel File name suffix Fastest Finger xls Report description Creates an Excel document showing who the faster fingers are and which teams are the top performers NEW This report displays overall ranking for all participants as Individual total points ranking amp Fastest Finger Count When more than one participant have the same points PowerCom will adjust the ranking sequence within the same rank by calculating the participant with more less Fastest Finger questions B C D ELSE G 1 Faster Finger Report 2 File Name C ARSP
196. special terms and pricing apply Up to 72 identities for 18 000 users per venue Speed e Determined by base station See Reply Worldwide Base Station Model CRS940 specifications e Time stamping is available to identify each keypad s input sequence in group s response 35 Table of Contents CRS941 USB stick Base station NEW Reply Worldwide Base Station Model CRS941 Base Station in compact USB Stick styling that communicates with Reply Worldwide and Reply Mini Worldwide keypads Like CRS940 controlled by value added software purchased separately Reply Worldwide Base Station Model CRS941 e USB Stick version of CRS940 Dimensions 3 1 L x 0 9 W x 0 57 H Same performance characteristics as CRS940 Base stations do not include accessories such as software and carry cases These additional items are priced separately 36 Reply Hardware Standard Reply hardware overview Note Standard Reply is a discontinued model The standard Reply Wireless Response System consists of the following items 1 Wireless Keypads Model CRS1200 is a calculator style radio frequency device with a numeric button panel on the top surface Keypads are given to each participant in the group They are used to respond to questions presented during the meeting Each Keypad is powered by an internal 9 volt battery and has no external wires or electrical connections 2 Base Station Model CRS930 processes responses of up to 250 keypads
197. stion By Participants Excel185 1 10 Team Comparison Excel 187 11 Team Comparison with graphs Excel 188 12 Roster Results Question By Question By Participants Excel 189 13 Master Grade sheet short form Excel 190 14 Master Grade sheet long form Excel 191 15 Fastest Finger Report Excel 192 16 Demographic analysis Excel 194 17 Demographic analysis with Charts Excel 195 A A 130 About adding and removing fields 200 About PivotTable reports 198 Absent list 130 Add a Roster List 87 Animation overview 113 Apply Custom animation to question slide 114 Assign a roster file to a PowerPoint slide 89 Available Polling Functions at each polling stage 130 C C 130 Choosing an Office document report 171 Combine Data Files 75 Components 43 Conducting a meeting with multiple speakers and multiple presentation slides 203 Configuring Com Ports 46 Connect Base Station 67 Contact the Powercom team 249 Copy Roster Template 83 Create team by question slide during slide show 92 Creating and maintaining a roster template 82 CRS941 USB stick Base station 34 D Define keypad Range and Test Keypads 72 Delete Roster Template 84 Demo Mode 59 Demographic Analysis by Demographic slide 145 Demographic Analysis display fixed flexible font and sizing 147 Demographic analysis overview 138 Demographic Cut Function Step by Step illustration 140 diagnostic mode 60 Display Polling Data 165 Display Result right after Stop Polling 62 Driver Installation Guide
198. t The label format is the format given to the answer choices Options include Numerical 1 to 10 Alphabetical A to E Yes No or True False LCD Liquid crystal display A form of display commonly used in Laptop computer displays and now used for desktop displays as well Low Battery Notification This is a ReplyWorldwide keypad feature When set on this feature a low battery warning will be given when a keypad experiences low battery power 259 Table of Contents M Mean The mean is a display of the average approximating the statistical norm multiple monitor Usage of two or more monitors Computers are able to provide inputs for two or more displays LCD s CRT s or both In some cases the output can also be fed to projection systems Music With PowerCom presenters have the ability to play music Presenters can turn on or off the music during a polling question le Office document Report PowerCom generates many reports The Office Document Report saves data in a Microsoft Office format Word Excel HTML and PowerPoint files The reports display voting results in graphic format or descriptive numbers and words On Line Analytical Processing OLAP is an acronym for On Line Analytical Processing This approach is part of the broader category of business intelligence and quickly provides the answer to analytical queries that are dimensional in nature P Points PowerCom allows presenters to assign a point value to qu
199. t 6 or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do O Install the software automatically Recommended Click Next to continue Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced 2 Click Next to proceed with the installation The next page of the wizard is displayed Introduction Found New Hardware Wizard Please choose your search and installation options a S Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed C Search removable media floppy CD ROM Include this location in the search C Program Files Power Com USB Driver Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware 3 Select Search for the best driver in these locations then check Include this location in the search and then click Browse to locate the USB driver from Program files PowerCom USB driver This USB driver is provided by Fleetwood for station Browse For Folder O Online Services C3 Outlook Express E 3 Polycom C3 Powercom 73 Music O Temp o To view any subfolders click a plus sign above Ca Cae Table of Contents 4 Click OK then Next to proceed to
200. t http www powercomars com support tutorial html for a step by step tutorial Follow these 4 key steps to experience PowerCom capabilities 1 Design and create PowerPoint presentation slides and question slides with or without PowerCom installed 2 Insert a Poller using the PowerCom 4 step or edit an existing using the Poller object tool bar 3 Present the PowerPoint slide using PowerPoint slide show and conduct for the question slides 4 Analyze the voting results by creating reports and optionally conduct Each of the 4 steps can be repeated The following steps will show you a quick and easy way to create a question slide using PowerCom and how to run the presentation and slides 1 Open the PowerPoint slide and go to the first question slide 1d 2 Click the Insert Poller button in the PowerCom Bar toolbar It will show a wizard that will allow you to insert a PowerCom Poller in the slide 3 In the first step of the wizard there are several checkboxes that you can choose Check the boxes according to what you want the Poller to do You must provide a one or two word summary description of your question before you move onto the next step 27 Table of Contents 4 In the second step of wizard you can input custom labels in the text box and you can select the correct item If you select a correct answer it will flash in the results graph after polling 5 In the third step of wizard you can change
201. t the presentation does not run over time The timer can also be used to prompt voters who have not voted yet to vote For example if a poll is taking too long the presenter can start a 10 second timer to tell people to finish voting so that he can continue with the presentation 112 Timer Countdown Clock Designing the Timer The can be added in the fourth step of the Insert If you choose to use a timer that starts automatically when the slide opens make sure that it allows enough time for explanation of the question and answer choices Once the timer icon e appears you can drag it around or change its size to whatever you prefer Do not however delete the icon If you do the presentation may not run correctly If you want to delete the timer first use the PowerCom and uncheck the Use a and then delete the timer icon Tip 1 Do not place the icon over text 2 Try to place icons consistently in the same place 3 Make sure not to place the icon in the bottom right corner It will cover the box display during the slideshow 113 Table of Contents Timer Operation Procedure When to start timer 1 Timer automatically starts when the slide opens 2 Startthe after the presenter explains the question and answer choices 3 Start the timer when the presenter wants to move along If the timer does not start automatically when the polling slide opens then press T to start the timer Pausing the Timer If the voter
202. ta in a 2D table showing demographic question choices as row data and the polling question choices as column data with counts percentages and total l Demographic analysis by slide Region File Name C Documents and SettingsvAdministrato hdy Documents Demographic analysis Demo Created Date 2007 03 23 22 53 Total Count Percentagd Count Percentage 1 North East 2 South 3 Central 8 19 34 809 60 M DW M By Region By Gender Sheet2 lt ji gt 5 Others 196 Report 17 Demographic Analysis with Charts Excel Report number 17 Office document type Excel File name suffix _ Demographic Analysis with Charts xls Report description Creates an Excel document showing demographic analysis by counts and percentages with demographic cut graph This is a Demographic analysis report by demographic slides Same report layout with snapshot of Demographic cut graphic A B C D E Ls G H 1 Demographic analysis with charts by slide Region 2 File Name C Documents and Settings Administrator My Documents Demographic analysis Demo ppt 3 Created Date 2007 03 23 22 52 1 No 2 Yes Count Percentagd Count Percentag Total 1 North East 28 2 South 49 3 Central 8 199 34 819 42 4 West 59 5 Others 22 n 50 69 72 Total 60 190 250 3 Contra rnr r 1 west BENE
203. tching between PowerCom for Reply Worldwide and PowerCom for Reply Plus LS Due to the protocol difference the PowerCom team has created two separate PowerPoint add in applications for the Reply Worldwide and Reply Plus keypad models Only one copy of PowerCom can run on a computer at any given time For users who want to use both Reply Worldwide and Reply Plus on the same computer PowerCom has to be uninstalled and then re installed The new combined PowerCom for Reply PowerPoint add in application loads both versions of PowerCom on the computer and allows the user to switch between the different keypad models Reply Worldwide and Reply Plus Therefore uninstalling and re installing PowerCom to switch Reply keypad models is no longer necessary However you cannot combine the use of Reply Worldwide and Reply Plus keypads within PowerCom because Reply Worldwide and Reply Plus have different communication protocols Highlights of the new version switch features 1 One PowerCom setup will install two versions of PowerCom software one for Reply Worldwide and one for Reply Plus 2 PowerCom will allow the user to set an initial version upon installation 3 PowerCom provides two program entries and a new version switch program To switch between versions of PowerCom go to Start gt All Programs PowerCom Switch PowerCom Version 5 PowerCom will now maintain one version control for both Reply Worldwide and Reply Plus 6 PowerCom will de
204. tect and show a warning message when the user opens the wrong version of PowerPoint and explain how to change the version 7 User uses a different activation key or dongle to control the licensing How to switch the PowerCom version 1 Close all PowerrPoint files 2 You can choose the PowerCom version within installation 23 Table of Contents 24 PowerCom InstallShield Wizard PowerCom Version Select the default PowerCom Version that best suits your needs f N 1 Please indicate the default PowerCom Version you wish to use T g PowerCom for Reply Worldwide os PowerCom for Reply Plus 3 Click start Programs PowerCom gt Switch PowerCom Version e Default Programs Windows Media Player ep e Windows Meeting Space E Windows Update a Windows Movie Maker iu Windows Photo Gallery en Programs f Microsoft PowerPoint Documents Settings j Search Help and Support Run Shut Down Note to Windows Vista user You must run Switch PowerCom Version as Administrator Procedure Start gt Programs gt PowerCom gt Switch PowerCom Version right mouse click Run as administrator Introduction i Plus gt J WorldWide fa Microsoft PowerPoint Open file location W Run as administrator M Switch PowerCom Version Select PowerCom Version PowerCom for Reply Plus Detect Switch 5
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206. the next keypress Change Check Keypad Channel Number The CRS5200 keypads contain a mode that allows the user to recall or change the current channel There are two different methods of accessing this mode Enter code 973 Press and hold Clr and press 2 Then release both keys This feature may be disabled from a previous base command If it is disabled use the 973 code listed above Once one of the above actions has been performed the two lower horizontal segments will light on the keypad At this point you have 5 seconds to do one of the following actions To recall the current channel press the key The channel will blink out on the display 01 15 To set a new channel simply type in the new 2 digit address i e 0 1 channel 1 and 1 5 channel 15 If the channel was changed the keypad will use this new channel on the next keypress Keypad Option Commands Entering option commands is identical to entering a new Channel Number All option commands start with the digit 9 Code Description 910 Display the key that was pressed 911 Display a secure character instead of the key that was pressed The actual key pressed will still be sent 920 Disable post acknowledge 31 Table of Contents 921 929 Enable post acknowledge for 1 9 seconds 930 Disable the key 931 Enable the key 940 Disable sending low b
207. the way your graph looks using the various tabs and drop down menus There is a Save as default button that will allow you to save the settings for use with future pollers 6 In the last optional step of wizard you can choose the to use while polling After you complete the setting save your music selection using Save as the default Then click Finish button to insert it into the current slide Repeat several slides with Poller insertion 7 Repeat step 2 to step 6 for each question slide 8 Save the file and press F5 to run this presentation In the first slide a window will popup Check the box if there is no attached to the computer PowerCom will automatically default to Demo Mode and then the OK button to run the presentation as a demo 9 Simply use space bar to advance from slide to slide to start and stop the Polling and to display results graph Alternatively you can right click the PowerCom Poler icon in right bottom corner for more menu actions Using is another good way to navigate the slideshow Have fun Related Topics 28 Reply Hardware Keypads Compatible with PowerCom Reply Worldwide Thanks to backward compatibility design of Reply Worldwide API the CRS940 0CX PowerCom for Reply Worldwide is capable of interfacing with 5 Reply keypad models These are Reply Worldwide Reply Mini Standard Reply Reply EU Reply Export and Reply EZ oR WN Reply Worldwide and Reply Mini share the
208. tions that allows a presenter to customize the way the information appears on the screen Animation effects are builds movement and other special effects that can be applied to objects and text They add interest and variety to a presentation For example one effect would allow bullet points to be revealed one at a time Answer Choice Also called choice This is a list of possible answers that an audience can select from For example an answer choice for the question What is your gender would have two answer choices male or female Audience Response System ARS Also known as Group Response System GRS An Audience Response system is a system of keypads that are held by audience members during a presentation or meeting This system allows presenters to give their real time feedback to opinion polling questions training questions evaluations and even interactive audience games B Background This refers to the background of a Poller slide With PowerCom the Poller background can be customized however it s recommend that presenters use a transparent background as the result graphic background instead of using a background color that has been selected in edit mode Bar Colors PowerCom allows presenters to customize the colors of a Poller graphic bar With up to 10 answer choices you could have 10 bars each with a unique color By clicking the color box you can control the color of each bar Bar Labels This label represents the
209. to move to next row Team Maintenance To add delete and change team structure Edit the Roster Template Go to Roster List Maintenance export data to Excel Create a New Roster List Import the step 2 data Change the team assignment by un checking the team checkboxes 93 Table of Contents Create team by question slide during slide show NEW This feature enables the presenter to assign each audience to a team during the presentation The major advantage of this feature is that it avoids manually entering team assignment by roster The best practice is to vote the team question slide before voting other question slides This will help you can obtain the team related display for the question using Winners screen However even if you vote the team question slide after other normal question that cannot display team score at that moment You still can display Winners team scoring after voting the team assignment slide and going back to the previously voted slide When should we use this feature 1 When the team member is not pre arranged 2 When the audience will be grouped in teams by a demographic slide at the beginning of the presentation For example Team by gender by age group by geography location which can be easily obtained by a demographic question slide 3 You are not sure at all regarding who will not attend the meeting so you have no time to maintain the team assignment in roster file Good question slide candid
210. to prepare and format the roster file before it is populated by the participants 96 Roster and Team The roster list file PRL is the file populated by the names of the participants and this is the file that is linked to the presentations There are 3 steps in using the Roster File Step 1 Prepare the Roster Template to your own specifications Step 2 Populate the Roster File and give it a name Step 3 Use the Roster File with an interactive PowerPoint presentation 97 Table of Contents Step 1 Setting Up a New Roster Template and Create a Team 1 Click submenu Roster Team to open the following Please Operate according to the following steps 1 Roster template s field Avolstle Fold Select Fiekts Bare Bore fe eas fen Nane Lest Nane Last Name Voting Weight Adder a State Provece Lo Cty BE Code x Studert Number e 2 Team Green e x jue 2 Roster template He name Upper High School pet Freth j Cancel 3 Choose the fields that you want to go into the Roster Template and click the insert arrow gt or choose all of them by clicking gt gt Remove fields by clicking or lt lt 4 To add an additional field of your own type the name of the field into the field by the side of the green cross under Select Fields and click gt or click the green cross at the side of the field 5 If using the Team function then type in the team name and click the cross at the side
211. to stop polling you can press Spacebar to stop polling You can continue polling by pressing shortcut key If you do not want to show results you can press Page Down key to advance to next slide You can come back later onto this slide to show results Pressing SpaceBar after stopping the poll will display results it is too late to continue polling At Stop and Display stages you can clear the polling results and by pressing shortcut key To deliver a real non demo mode ARS meeting in a large room monitors and projectors are usually the most common way of delivering presentations The speaker will have complete control of the presentation and will run the show manually PowerCom is not a self running presentation and must have a speaker to manually start and stop polling PowerCom color codes the to show the station connection status A green box background indicates the base is connected and the polling processing is normal ec A red poller box background signals that the base is not connected and the polling processing is interrupted Presenter should examine the base station connection and try to restart the poll If the connection can not be re established you may have to re vote by Clearing the poll Sto Displ At Stop and Display stage poller box background displays yellow background which indicates the base is connected however the vote will not be registered For a large meeting it is common practice to have a tech
212. to those participants using the Reply WorldWide keypad Fastest Finger is not applicable to those using Standard EU and EZ Reply keypads 2 Please refresh the screen by pressing W shortcut key to update the Winners status 3 PowerCom determines each participant s last keypress as the final choice With participants who select the correct answer multiple times PowerCom will count the latest keypress as the final choice Related Topics Presentation Functions At a Glance 137 Table of Contents Team Scores Current slide fastest finger correct answer Rank BasesKeypadt Participants info 1 A219 219 2 A220 220 3 A222 222 Current slide team scores Individual highest score cumulative Rank Points Base Keypadit Participants info 1 10 A222 222 1 10 A220 220 1 0 A219 219 Cumulative team scores Ran Team Points 1 1 B 30 2 A 20 3 C 10 Team Scores displays the current slide s total team points and rankings You have to setup teams and assign participant s to teams and points to answer choices Related Topics Office Document Report 15 138 The Presentation Individual Cumulative Current slide fastest finger correct answer Rank BasesKeypadt Participants info 1 A219 219 2 A220 220 A222 222 Current slide team scores Ran Team Points I 1 B 30 2 A 20 3 C 1 Individual highest score cumulative Rank Po
213. try reading data with HyperTerminal again If you now see data PowerCom will see it as well If you don t see data you should enter your machine s BIOS setup If you don t know how to access your BIOS don t try it Contact your company s support group or call us Manually configure your ports in BIOS as stated above This will allow HyperTerminal and all other applications to establish the correct communications 48 Reply Hardware Reply Worldwide Keypad Settings Configure Via Section When set to Keypad all keypad changes must be made manually using the keypad membrane When set to Base all keypads that are within range and powered up will be automatically reconfigured based on the following Keypad Settings Digit Echo When checked a key that is pressed will display the value of the key on the keypad display For example with digit echo on pressing key 2 displays 2 on the keypad display Enable Star Key When checked the keypad key will be enabled by default the key is disabled Low Battery Notification When checked a low battery warning with keypad LED blinking will be given when a keypad experiences low battery power Post Acknowledgement When checked a key that is pressed will display horizontal bars on the keypad display after the base has acknowledged receipt of the keypress Acknowledgement will display for three seconds Shortcut When checked the keypad shortcuts for changing the keypad address and chan
214. ts used in different variations are 1 Transitions The slide is revealed using an effect like a wipe or a checkerboard pattern 2 Entrances The text or object enters the slideshow presentation with an effect such as text fading in or flying in 3 Emphasis or Dimming Adds an effect to text or an object that is on the slide Emphasis calls attention to a bullet point by making the text stand out dimming de emphasizes a bullet point once you ve moved on 4 Exits Adds an effect for when text or an object leaves the slide such as a fly out fade out bounce out and the like 5 Motion Path Adds an effect that makes an object move in a specified pattern which traces a pattern for an object to follow Ellipse and Neutron are two schemes that use motion paths Il Timing Animation Sequences in PowerPoint There are 3 Start Setting choices for the timing of the animation event in relation to the other events on the slide The three Start Settings are 1 Start on Click Animation event begins on a mouse click on the slide 2 Start with Previous Animation sequence begins at the same time as the previous item in the list that is one click executes 2 animation effects When using this setting all text or objects appear at the same time 3 Start after Previous Animation sequence begins immediately after the previous item in the list has finished playing that is no additional click is required to make the ne
215. u Copy question slide to vote more than once Comparison during slide show procedure 1 Letthe audience cast their votes into the state display 2 Right click Poller box Compare List of choices for Comparative poller name will be displayed Clear Display Demographic Question List gt 8 ge 10 review Impromptu 11 9 11 Compare 3 Related data can be compared 126 The Presentation Result Coaparison Slide 14 workforce 10 4 A 26 496 5 j J Conpae with v Loson ion Rupe v Chat Haiser Colder Result Comparison Slide 14 workforce Slide 1 S acquisition Compare wih 14 urhis y Loosen OPERE Set ees inse v Ch Races Orvetes v D ShewMeen Ciee 127 Table of Contents 4 You can modify poller property related settings Compare with Gender v Location i eft Right v Chat Horizontal Cylinder Graph Percent Of Votes D Show Mean Close a Compare with allows you to choose the other slide for comparison 9 Gender 1O review 11 0 11 Compare with 9 Gender b Location can be set as Left Right or Top Bottom Location JLeft Right gt Left Right c Chart allows the user to select one chart out of the PowerCom six charts 3D Vertical Bar 2D Vertical Bar 3D Horizontal Bar 2D Horizontal Bar Vertical Cylinder Horizontal Cylinder 3D Vertical Bar 2D Vertical Bar 3D Horizontal Bar 2D Horizontal Bar Vertical Cylinder Hor
216. ued model Enclosure e Lightweight compact gray A B S plastic molded enclosure Dimensions 6 7 L x 3 1 W x 1 5 H Weight 6 5 ounces User I nput e Soft touch sealed membrane switch panel with 12 tactile keys Seven keys are lettered a g Three are marked Y es A bstain and N o The Alert raised hand and reset keys provide additional functions Display e Seven segment LED provides response entry confirmation and is visible in reduced lighting conditions Power and Power Management Powered by a commonly available 9 volt alkaline battery and internally regulated to 5 volts for consistent performance throughout the life of the battery e Keypad is using power only when transmitting an entered response e Battery provides sufficient power for 10 000 responses before requiring replacement User Identification e Each keypad has a unique address between 1 and 50 and a radio frequency RF channel number Combining this address feature with a special response verification routine provides additional security Keypads operate independently of each other and keypad addresses are programmable e Individual pads can be password protected to preserve configurations RF Technology e Proprietary radio communication system provides reliable barrier free operation between keypads and their associated base station e Integrated error checking ensures accurate communication of responses e The key
217. umber 06 Office document type Word File name suffix Word Summary doc Report description Creates a Word document using a standard table that shows the slide text choices number of votes and percentages for each choice This option generates a Microsoft Word document that shows summary response information by question including each question s name answer choices number of votes and percentages in a table Word Summary Report Slide Number Mumberef Voces Percentof Votes hile Nmals11 Wlatar Yow Genler 1 Mab 7 300 2 Buak 75 w0 Tonl 1000 Shile Hmalsi Haw yours vie wed hst qumarkr fmancal 16 o1f 19 ve w 1 Wer 130 2 No 7 M25 3 Hotcompb Sl 825 Ionl 1000 hie Hmule j How buglaw yonlsen with the company Year with company i 1 Less than tlase your ji 144 2 Tlase w xm year 45 3 Naw w fifwenyoar j 2325 Mor an fif amp onvear s 37 Inl 250 Tonl 100 0 hile Nmaber Wio commanled tle FEukigxe 1701c Eu xja e 1701c Corectam wer 1 Ia 2 S 1k 0 20 0 3 Uloma 35 140 Worf 160 5 Garmtt 3 172 i Cybu Mat Ial 1000 184 Report 07 Word Detailed Report with Charts Report number 07 Office document type Word File name suffix Word Detail with Charts doc Report description Create a report like Report 05 but includes the keypad numbers that voted for each choice for each slide Report 07 is a Microsoft Wor
218. uration will be locked No shortcuts will work on the keypad This setting is intended to prevent keypad users from inadvertently or intentionally changing keypad settings Transmit Power Normally full power is appropriate and results in the longest range of RF communication Occasionally when interference is a problem Experimenting with lower power levels will yield less RF interference at the expense of keypad range Note PowerCom defaults to Base and doesn t allow changes to keypad For keypad configuration see Reply Worldwide hardware overview or Standard Reply hardware overview Combine Data Files Tab Combine and merge voting data files This feature allows you to combine or merge up to ten PowerCom result Data Files at any instance and is typically used for rolling up data from multiple meetings voting result What is the different between Combine file and merge file Combine Same audience using the same keypad and generating different voting result files that you like to combine into one result file Combine file is used when multiple voting result files are generated by PowerCom that are voted by same audience that holds the same keypad for the duration of the meeting Merge Same set of question voted by different audience group in different meetings You like to merge the voting result files Merge file is used when multiple voting result files for a given set of identical question are generated by PowerCom that are
219. w Sorter A new window will show all polling slides and results of the polling view Result Sorter Chart Vertical Cylinder v Total 250 Chart Vertical Cylinder v Total 250 Chart Vertical Cylinder v Total 238 Graph Show Percent amp Nun z Show Mean Graph Show Percent amp Nun x Show Mean Graph Show Percent amp Nun x I Show Mean 28 18 169 18 7 1675 1496 3 4 5 6 1 41 35 45 7i 67 Total 250 Total 238 6 VI What is the maximum price you willing to pay for this new product Chart VericalCylinder v Total 245 Graph Show Percent amp Nun z Show Mean Chart Vertical Cylinder Total 236 Graph Show Percent amp Nun 7 Show Mean 19 F 16 17 gt Chat Vertical Cylinder v Total250 Graph Show Percent amp Nun z Show Mean 14 10 2 Lo uu wg y 2 4 15 46 32 23 38 39 4 16 34 36 28 26 Total 236 Total 250 Office Document Reports 01 PowerPoint AII Slides Report number 01 Office document type PowerPoint File name suffix PowerPoint AI Slides ppt Report description Creates a copy of your PowerPoint file that includes Microsoft graphs instead of PowerCom graphs so you can send it to someone who does not have PowerCom This option will display a PowerPoint presentation with the pollers already answered according to how people voted It will appear exactly as in the presentation when voters have already voted 177 Table of Contents
220. wall however the use of high performance dipole antennas is strongly recommended to provide proper coverage of very large areas Extract from Reply manuals Reply is a registered trademark of Fleetwood Group Inc Copyright 2005 Fleetwood Group Inc 57 System Setup and Configuration Introduction to System Configuration Configuring the PowerCom system is your starting point To do this select System on the PowerCom menu The System Configuration box opens with three tabs General Tab Hardware Tab Combine Data Files General Tab System wide configuration settings General Tab allow user to configure System wide settings under PowerCom menu System sub menu Th System Configuration V Demo Mode Use diagnostic mode writing any errors to a logfile v Prompt for action when data already exists for this presentation Demographic Analysis Flexible Font Add 8 Voting Box when use Dual Monitor Reset Poller alte slide show Hot Backup Location Browse Replication Test Participant Scoring Show the Top i Location of data file for this presentation c Documerts and Settings Administrator My D ocumentsNPowerComNwoddwAideNS ample xn Browse Demo Mode PowerCom recommendation Off 59 Table of Contents PowerCom will set on and off depends on the base station connection Write to log PowerCom recommendation Off turn on when need to debug the program Slide Show Confirmat
221. xt sequence start When using this setting all text or objects appear one after the other Keep the number of your text or objects at a minimum when you create a question slide Try to avoid applying more than one set of animations on the text or object When you design a question slide you should focus on custom animation effects of the Entrance The Exit and Emphasis effects may be less applicable to the question slide Apply motion paths only when you truly need this effect 116 Custom Animation Animation timing sequence is the most important issue when you design a question slide We recommend avoiding the use of the Start on click function unless you need to pause in between displaying answer choices Use Start with previous or Start after previous to allow the text or object to appear at the same time with previous or one after the other after previous 117 Table of Contents Good Animation Effect Schemes PowerPoint provides many animation effect schemes the following schemes are considered good animation schemes for the question slide applications 1 Entrance effect A Basic scheme Wheel Diamond Plus Wedge Random Effects Fly In B Subtle scheme Faded Swivel great animation scheme Expand C Moderate scheme Grow amp Turn Color Typewriter Unfold Ascend D Exciting scheme Pinwheel Flip great animation scheme Whip Swish great animation scheme 2 Emphasis Basic Chang
222. y Hardware chapter Reply Worldwide Reply Mini Standard Reply Reply EU Reply Export Reply EZ 29 Table of Contents Reply Worldwide hardware overview The Reply Worldwide Wireless Response System consists of the following items 1 Wireless Keypads Model CRS5200 is a calculator style radio frequency device with a numeric button panel on the top surface Keypads are given to each participant in the group They are used to respond to questions presented during the meeting Each Keypad is powered 2 X AA batteries and requires no external wires or electrical connections 2 Base Station Model CRS940 processes responses of up to 250 keypads on a single radio channel There are 15 radio channels available to support a maximum of 3 750 keypads per room if 15 systems are used together Keypad Use After the Base Station is turned on pass out the keypads to the meeting participants and demonstrate how the keypad works Ask each person to press a numeric key on his or her keypad and observe what happens When a key on the keypad is pressed a single digit display will indicate which key was activated The digit keys 1 through 10 are used to enter numeric responses including multiple choice questions A through E or yes no answers into keypad memory The key must be released to allow the next keypress to occur Entries are transmitted to the Reply CRS940 Base Station which is then transmitted to the computer via the provided ser
223. y status as call 1 212 967 2000 E RS Save in amp PowerCom x R3 ter Eg Mall For Saks aid Castomer Se nke sales at powe roomars com fe Roster vult S West3a Street 12 Floor New York NY 10018 ca Sample Pictures My Recent Documents 3 Desktop Collect information e9 My Documents My Computer My Network File name UpdateDongle x see Places Save as type Update receipt file c2v v 2 PowerCom will prompt you to save the key status as a c2v file and give it a name of your choice WW Dongle 1 Plus Dongle 3 etc Make sure that you can identify from which Dongle the relevant c2v file came 3 Save the file and then email to PowerCom dsii net and indicate your request to upgrade dongle version 4 PowerCom technical support team will update the c2v file and email it back to you as a v2c file 5 When you receive the v2c file run PowerCom Dongle License Update exe again Apply the new v2c file as update file to upgrade the PowerCom version by clicking Apply License Update and browse to the relevant file 6 When you receive the v2c file run PowerCom Dongle License Update exe again Apply the new v2c file as update file to upgrade the PowerCom version by clicking Apply License Update and browse to the relevant file 240 How To use Dongle in PowerCom Select the update file for new license HASP SRM RUS Collect Key Status Information Apply License
224. ypads The material in a wall tends to absorb the RF signal and slightly reduced performance might be observed Standard Reply Recommended I nstallation Central Position The Base Station case should be located centrally in the area where the keypads are to be used This placement ensures that the outermost keypads are nearly equidistant from the Base Station Optimally the Base Station should be elevated at or above keypad height Elevation above that height can usually improve reception and expand the coverage zone The Base Station uses omni directional antennas and their coverage pattern is circular that is evenly distributed around the plane of each antenna Central placement optimizes coverage with this type antenna configuration and it helps you to quickly get down to business by basically setting up the Base Station passing out keypads and testing operation Central position has other advantages including displacing the Base Station from sources of RF interference which could possibly reduce reception range e g computers projectors helping ensure keypads as they freely move about the room will remain within the Base Station s coverage pattern and following recommended manufacturer s guidelines If central placement provides solid and consistent coverage to all keypads then you may have the latitude to reposition the Base Station to the front rear or one side of the room When a Central Position Is Not Feasible I

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