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1. teleorompt FOR IPAD VERSION 2 4 USER MANUAL Bombing Brain jhe AR ER CT I Ae 3 Teleprompt for iPad User Manual Version 2 4 Introduction Teleprompt is a simple yet powerful professional telepromp ter application for the iPad iPhone and iPod touch Whether you are a video producer looking for an affordable portable alternative to traditional teleprompter setups or a public speaker looking for a powerful aid for delivering speeches our goal is to provide you with the easiest to use and yet most ef fective prompting solution available on the iOS platform In addition to basic text prompting functions Teleprompt offers many advanced options and features that will enable you to custom tailor your prompting setup according to your own needs We offer such advanced features as text mirroring for true hardware mirror setups wireless remote control ca pability custom VGA and HDMI output support import and export capability via Google Docs and Dropbox audio record ing video recording and grouping and manually sorting scripts Despite these advanced features it is incredibly simple to get up and running with Teleprompt We ve strived to keep Tele prompt as simple to use as possible and we believe we ve succeeded Within minutes of purchase you can be prompting with little setup or knowledge of the product To get started quickly we suggest you review the Getting Started section of thi2. Import Teleprompt also integrates with the Dropbox online file service It can import text txt documents from your Dropbox account Note Teleprompt can only import text files If you are using a rich editor such as Microsoft Word please save your document as text txt before attempting to im port it into Teleprompt 1 Ensure your iPad has an internet connection either via WiFi or cellular network Create a new script Tap the Im port button that appears above the editor A menu will ap pear listing available online document services Tap Drop box Scripts Import F Import From 2 Enter your Dropbox account login and password 3 After a successful login a list will appear showing the fold ers and text documents available on your Dropbox ac count Use the list to browse folders and tap on a file name to download the script Pile x as The oies Mn Le se Ent CH this am guile suro fal f eo open a Qu present s Sal fired Die Wet Pad lee ire rs ol are al as barha mans FTTH ai eee ON CSSS On Order NC an Apam A R s rie Mai mirc TE Parliament Es meres are ping io Stand cf the Hesse of Camm a med gars ic er ey nepsa a a Bp kip iha Ty Their Pneus Hear tat Teleprompt also has the capability to save any changes you make in the script editor back to your Dropbox account After you ve made your edits in Teleprompt tap on the import but ton again and select Dropbo
3. fast cueing inside a script Cue points allow you to mark key points in the script so that you can quickly jump to those points during prompting To add cue points to your script tap and hold your finger at the position you would like to mark in the editor A menu will appear with some copy paste options and a cue point option Tap Add Cue Point bd A Paste Add Cue Point F We are met on a great ba dedicate a portion of that Teleprompt will insert a small symbol in your script to mark the position of the cue point To review al of the cue points you have set within a script tap the cue point button at the top right of the content editor field A menu will appear showing a list of all of your cue points Tap on a cue point to advance text editor to that position tie Fa ks Cue Points To remove a cue point simply place you cursor after the cue point marker and tap the delete button on the keyboard To see cue points in action tap the start button to begin prompting Your script will begin to scroll To quickly jump to one of your predefined cue points while prompting tap the for ward or reverse cue point buttons to the far left and right of the console 16 Tapping these buttons will advance the prompter to the posi tion of the next or previous cue point Teleprompt remem bers the position of your cue points but does not display their markers while in prompting mode to reduce distracti
4. for quickly moving forward or backward in the script and getting your text to a precise position Single Finger Swipe Left and lt gt Right tains cue points Swiping the screen with one finger to the left One or Two Finger Double Tap Double tap on the screen with ei ther one or two fingers to toggle between a play and pause state for your prompting In earlier versions this only worked with two fingers Swiping the screen with one finger to the right will jump your script to the next cue point if the current script con will jump the script to the previous cue point if the current script contains cue points Two Finger Swipe Up and Down Swipe with two fingers upward on the screen 4 and the speed of your scrolling text will increase Swipe with two fingers downward on the screen and the scrolling will slow down This gesture 1s sensitive to the speed of your swipes so the faster you swipe the greater the change in speed Two Finger Swipe Left and lt gt Right Swiping with two fingers to the right will jump to the next script in your current group Swiping with two fingers to the left will jump to the previous script in the current group Use this gesture to quickly change scripts on the fly without having to leave live prompting mode Pinch out and Pinch in Using the thumb and forefinger E spread your fingers away from each other to increase the font size Pinch your two f
5. great vaults of opportunity of this mation And 80 Wae Come lo cash this check a check thal will give ws upon demand the niches of freedom and the security of justice We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of Mow This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off of to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualiam Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy Mow fs ihe time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice Now is the time to lift our nation T Importing Text The simplest method of text entry is direct editing Simply tap the name and content fields to enter and modify your text us ing the on screen keyboard In addition to direct text editing Teleprompt offers several alternatives for importing text from other sources Copy Paste From Another App This example demonstrates copy paste from the Safari app but the same method can be used to copy text from any other application that supports text Note like most teleprompters Teleprompt is a text only application Special for matting such as bold italic will not translate to Teleprompt The text will copy but you will lose the formatting 1 First launch the app and select the text To do this tap and hold on the text until a magnifying glass appears Once this appears lift your finger A copy paste menu will appear Tap Copy to form a more perfect Un
6. orientation This is perfect for integrating Teleprompt with tradi tional split glass setups where a VGA monitor is placed in the reflector In this configuration both reader and the controller will see the text correctly 31 e Both Screens In this mode the text will be inverted on both the iPad and the external display Use this mode if you intend to use two reflectors one holding the iPad and one holding the external display This mode is excel lent for dual reflector setups where the reader has a choice of which reflector to read 32 SECTION 3 Wireless Remote Control IN THIS SECTION 1 Version Compatibility 2 Wireless Network Setup Remote Control Setup Live Remote Control Bluetooth Foot Pedal Remote Control SS Bluetooth Keyboard Remote Control Teleprompt has the capability to be remotely controlled as well as control another device using the following wireless de vices iPhone iPod touch or an iPad An iOS device that has 802 11 or Bluetooth wireless networking support can be used to remotely control Teleprompt Bluetooth Keyboard Any bluetooth capable keyboard that has been paired with the iPad can control Teleprompt using certain keystrokes AirTurn Bluetooth BT 105 Foot Pedal Use the AirTurn BT 105 transmitter and foot pedals paired with the iPad for hands free remote control Macintosh A desktop or laptop computer running Tele prompt for Mac can also be used to remotely control
7. the right foot pedal while the up ar Setting Up A Bluetooth Keyboard Ea row acts as the left foot pedal If you select the single Make sure your Bluetooth Keyboard is on and in pairing mode Please refer to the keyboard manual for instructions on how to accomplish this pedal setting then both buttons will play and pause the prompting 1 Launch the Settings App on your iPad and tap the Gen eral section on the left side Tap the Bluetooth option 2 If Bluetooth is off move the switch to On 3 In list under devices you should see your keyboard listed 4 Your keyboard should appear in the device list with the words Not Paired at the right tap on the device name 41 Prompting With A Bluetooth Keyboard During prompting use the following keystrokes to control prompting behavior Play Pause Space Bar Slow Down lt Speed Up gt Previous Cue Point Next Cue Point Start Stop Video Audio Recording R Exit Script X Restart Begin Script B Decrease Font Size Increase Font Size Hide Show Video Window H Up Arrow Pause Play Slow Down Previous Cue Point de pends on foot pedal setting Down Arrow Pause Play Speed Up Next Cue Point de pends on foot pedal setting 42 SECTION 4 Wired Remote Control IN THIS CHAPTER 1 Button Functions on the Wired Remote 2 Hardware Buttons on the 10S Device Teleprompt allows you to contro
8. which you were working If this is the first time you are using Teleprompt the app will present you with a blank form to enter your first script The editing mode consists of three main areas e Group amp Script List the list of groups and scripts stored in Teleprompt e Editor Script entry and modification e Settings custom playback and appearance settings 87 Hide Settings Countdown View Timers Mirror Text Guide Capture Foot Pedal Font Helvetica Neue 72 pt Text Color Background Save as Default Use Default Recordings CT INTERACTIVE 2 1 Editing Mode Editor iPad gt 11 58 PM 97 mm P Groups My Scripts Edit teleprompt r q hide settings T JFK Inaugural Address Created 10 08 09 TS To be or not to be Created 3 10 10 T Marie Curie Created 1 1 7 11 TS Keynote Address 2011 Created 6 10 11 Script List TS JFK Inaugural Address Created 10 08 09 j j le Vice President Johnson Mr Speaker Mr Chief Justice President Eisen hower Vice President Nixon President Truman reverend clergy fellow citizens we observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom symbol izing an end as well as a beginning signifying renewal as well as change For have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century and three quarters ago The world is very different now For man h
9. who had been seared in the flares of withering injustice I came as joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity But one hundred years later the Negro still is not free One hundred years later the ite of the Negro amp still sadly crippled by the manackes of segregation and the chains of discrimination One hundred years later the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midsi of a vast ocean of material prosperity One hundred years later the Negro is still anguished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his cwn land And so we ve come here today to dramalize a shamelul condition In a sense we ve come io our nation s capital to cash a check When the anrchiects of our republic wrobe the magnilicent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence thay were signing a promissory note to which every American was io fall heir This note was promise thal all men yes black men as well as white men would be guaranteed the unalienable Rights of Life Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness It is obvious today that America has delauited on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned Inatead of honoring this sacred obligation America has given the Negro people a bad check a check which has come back marked ingullicient funds Bul we reiuse lo believe thal the bank of justice is bankrupt We retice fo Deere that there are insufficient funds in the
10. ECTION 1 Single Finger Swiping up and down 2 One or Two Finger Double Tap Single Finger Swipe Left and Right Two Finger Swipe Up and Down Two Finger Swipe Left and Right Pinch out and Pinch in SSS ee Draw a Counter Clockwise Circle with One Finger In an earlier chapter you learned how to change your prompter settings live via the console buttons at the bottom of the screen Teleprompt also allows you to make changes to these settings via shortcut gestures This section will explain what these gestures are and how to access them While none of these gestures is required some users find shortcuts make them more productive You can access all of the same functions via other means But all of those other means require more steps and thus it may be helpful to com mit at least the most frequent of these to memory All of the gestures referred to in this section are utilized dur ing a prompting session If you d like to follow along select a script and begin prompting Note all of the gestures described here unless otherwise noted are also available from a wireless remote control iOS device running Teleprompt or Remote See the section on wireless remote control for more details about controlling your prompting session via another iOS device 27 Single Finger Swipe up and down If you swipe your finger up and down the screen while the text is moving you can scroll the cur rent position of the text This is great
11. ajor ity of setup and prompting is done using these two views Editing Mode This is the view that appears when you launch Teleprompt Use this mode to enter your script and configure the appear ance and playback settings for each individual script E TA JFK eel rs To bear mH tol i Uncen Fr p Wee Titers E j Ai LHpiure Foot Fed DONNE OU an Font 7 Ter Gad Ge gamo Sem Ar GF Loree pres s Fe E Es on lury m TES LS CIC Text a anal tros The workd is vers diff rents nor Fo Background Treen Mel on Fes Pire Pee Fes ry a rs power to abolish all fons of human Font Sine over and all ones of human lil E f La high Fub ruine Par rr z Am EL ie H Tee Fey Cee Sen as olnut I 4 a 1 cri F TR Le pu 1 ie gl Pi au Lice Getaul BE Recordings Prompting Mode This is the prompting or playback view where Teleprompt actually renders your script and scrolls the text for you to read in real time ACTUAL CC 10 Pr am happy today in wl history as the greatest demonstration tor treedom in the history of our nation Five score years ago a great c gt 1 z CHAPTER 2 Editing mode When you launch Teleprompt the app will be in Editing Mode This mode is used for script editing and also for con figuring how the script will behave when prompting settings When the app starts up it will always load up the text and set tings for the most recent script with
12. an iPad running Teleprompt over a local 802 11 wireless network When using an 10S device you must run one of the following apps on the device Teleprompt for iPad or Teleprompt for iPhone full paid version Teleprompt Remote free iPhone app When using a Macintosh you must run Teleprompt for Mac full paid version 33 Version Compatibility New versions of Teleprompt are normally not compatible with older versions of Teleprompt for remote control pur poses This is because we often rework remote control func tionality in our updates In order for the remote to work both the prompting device and the remote control have to commu nicate in the same language For this reason it is imperative to have matching versions of the app on both devices For the greatest reliability please ensure that you are running the same app version of Teleprompt on all devices For ex ample if you are running Teleprompt for iPad version 2 2 on an iPad and using Teleprompt Remote on an iPhone as the remote control please ensure you are using version 2 2 of the remote software as well We recommend always keeping your app versions current To do this run the App Store app on all devices and tap the Updates button at the bottom of the screen If Teleprompt or Teleprompt Remote appears in the list of updated apps tap Install to download and install the update If Teleprompt does not appear in this list on ei ther device
13. and return to editing mode Below the settings on You can transfer Teleprompt video recordings to the photo bottom right of the editor is a Recordings button Tap this but library for easy sharing in iPhoto or iMovie Tap the actions ton to review a list of your recordings In this view you can button while playing back a video A Save Video button will play back your recordings Tap the play button next to each re show Tap the button and your video will be shared to your cording in the list to play back the recording photo library on the iPad To remove a take swipe your finger across the name of the Countdown Take A Delete button will appear Tap delete to remove the re D a Do vou want to save this video to yc ioii proto library cording Recordings ckground Isen fe Take 2 2011 03 30 07 48 PM Take 1 2011 03 30 07 48 PM t s Notice Take 2 Done Save as Default 4 Use Default Recordings 47 Transferring Recordings With iTunes File Sharing To transfer your recordings outside of Teleprompt using iTunes follow these steps 1 4 Attach your iPad to your computer using the sync cable that came with your iPad Open iTunes on your computer Your iPad will appear on the left hand side of the screen under Devices Click on your iPad Click the Apps tab at the top of the iTunes window Scroll to the bottom of this screen and you will see a File Sharing sectio
14. ck view where Teleprompt actually renders your script and scrolls the text for you to read in real time Related Glossary Terms Drag related terms here Index Find Term Chapter 1 Getting Started Script The text of a single prompting session A script is formatted in plain text and can have unique settings and cue points assigned to it Related Glossary Terms Drag related terms here Index Find Term Chapter 1 Getting Started Text mirroring When using a professional reflector device for teleprompting the display text gets re versed in the mirror To correct for this Teleprompt can mirror its text so that it looks backwards on the iPad s screen but correct in the reflector s display a a rT Elias LIN Pur LT paiT apy MS OF ME abs ASE THE En das gy Related Glossary Terms Drag related terms here Index Find Term Chapter 4 Mirrored and Dual Mode Prompting WiFi WiFi short for Wireless Fidelity is a protocol that allows electronic devices to ex change data wirelessly over a computer network It is commonly found in portable elec tronic devices such as the iPad as well as laptop computers Related Glossary Terms Drag related terms here Index Find Term i Chapter 4 Wireless Remote Control
15. device will begin to run the script using the settings that are defined on that device You are now remotely controlling the script Live Remote Control Text Preview Once a connection is established and prompting is initiated Teleprompt has the ability to preview the text on the remote device during prompting The app makes every effort to keep the text in sync between the devices This allows two person prompting sessions where the controller does not need to be able to see the prompting screen that the reader is viewing During prompting in a remote control session the prompter and the remote will exhibit the following appearance behav iors 26 Prompter On the prompting device the text will appear and behave as specified in the script s settings Use the remote to modify some of these settings live during prompting Remote On the remote device Teleprompt will also dis play the text from the script and scroll it at the speed that is configured in the scripts settings The text will appear on the remote with the same font and colors as on the prompting de vice The size of the text will depend on your remote setup The remote will always try to mimic the exact appearance of the prompting device This is to ensure that the text align ment and spacing is consistent and synchronized on both de vices The remote may need to change orientation from land scape to portrait in order to best mimic the aspect ratio of the prompti
16. e editor Creating A Script To create a script tap the add script button The editor will dis play an empty form for you to enter your script name and con tent Add Script Button Deleting Scripts To delete one or more scripts tap the Edit button then tap the circle to the left of any scripts you wish to delete Then tap the Delete button at the bottom of the list to remove all se lected scripts Note This action cannot be undone Groups Famous Speeches bone Moving Scripts Between Groups If you wish to move one or more scripts to a different group simply tap the Edit button at the top right of the script list to enter edit mode Then tap the circle to the left of each script you would like to move Next tap the Move button at the bot tom right of the script list This will bring up a list of all groups Tap on the group to which you would like your script to move Rearranging And Organizing Scripts To organize your scripts in any order you wish tap the Edit button to enter edit mode You should see 3 lines to the right of each script Place your finger on these lines and drag the script up and down When the script is where you want it just lift your finger To exit edit mode tap the Done button at the top right of the script list 10 SECTION 2 Editor IN THIS SECTION 1 Expanding the Editor 2 Importing Text 1 Copy Paste From Another App 2 Google Documents Import 2 Dropbox Import 4 iTun
17. e group view out of the way and show you all the scripts within that group Creating A Group To create a group make sure you are in the group list and tap the new group button at the top left of the group list A small area will drop down where you can give the group a name Af ter the name has been entered tap the Add Group button and your group will be added to the group list New Group Button Adding New Scripts To A Group There are many way to import scripts into Teleprompt These methods are described in detail later in this document To define which group a script is placed into just make sure you have tapped on the desired group before you import or click the add script button Doing this informs the app this is the current group and any new scripts should be added to this group Switching Between Groups To switch between groups tap the Groups button at the top of the script list This will show you a list of all your groups Tap on the group you would like to see and the script list for that group will slide in Reordering Rearranging Groups To organize your groups simply tap the Edit button to enter edit mode You should see 3 lines to the right of each group Place your finger on these lines to drag a group up and down When the group is where you want it just lift your finger To exit edit mode just tap the Done button at the top right of the group list Renaming Group To rename a group tap the Edit butto
18. ecording Type Video Video Recording Quality Low Medium High Note high quality recordings can consume a large amount of space on your device for only a few minutes of video so please ensure you have adequate space on your iPad While prompting the Record button will appear like a camera on the console Tap the record button to open the video record ing preview window This window can be moved to any posi tion on the screen and resized by pinching and zooming Place the preview window outside of the area that you will be read ing from for best results You can also hide this window once recording has started using the Hide button If your device has both front and rear facing cameras the re cording window will show a Camera Selection button Use this button to switch between the front and rear camera The front camera can be used to record a speaker while prompting to record a presentation Use the rear camera while prompt ing to detail a subject or describe something of interest while reading from the prompter and recording audio To begin recording tap the Video Record button The button will glow bright red To stop tap the button again Multiple takes can be recorded by stopping and starting recording ACTUAL 00 00 10 r i e HEM 00 01 30 rt 46 Browsing and Reviewing Recordings Transferring Recordings With Photo Li To review your recordings both audio and video exit prompt brary ing mode
19. es File Sharing Import Export 3 Cue Points The editor is where you can input your script and edit it as needed The editor contains all functions for editing and struc turing your script Text can be imported into the editor using a variety of methods The editor is also used to position and manage cue points within your script Cue points will be de scribed below Gettsyburg Address Created 3 27 10 le Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation conceived in Liberty and dicated to the proposition that all men are created equal Now we are engaged in a great civil war testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure Expanding the Editor The text fields within the editor can be expanded for more viewing area by tapping the Hide Settings button at the top left of the screen This will increase the size of the text fields for easy reading and editing To see settings again tap the Show Settings button 11 1 05 AM teleprompt i Show Sottirqn E Have a Dream Creak erl i lam happy io join with you today in whai will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the hisiory of our nation Five score years ago a great American in whose symbole shadow we stand today signed the Emancipation Proclamation This momenious decret tame as a great beacon light of hope fo millions of Negro slaves
20. foot pedal to advance to the next cue point in your script Press the left foot pedal to reverse the script to the previous cue point Press both pedals simultane ously to pause and resume scrolling 39 GALLERY 4 1 Foot Pedal Configuration TS Mirror Text Mr no Guide Tr wa Pedal Configuration Capture pu ni Foot Pedal FO AI Single Pedal Press the pedal to pause ou or resume your prompting ce Font Text Color Th Background me power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life Font Size Bluetooth Keyboard Remote Control and your iPad and keyboard should be paired When this is finish ill E ight In addition to device to device remote control you can also is finished you will see the word Connected at the right pair your iPad with a Bluetooth keyboard to control prompt ing While in Edit Mode the Bluetooth keyboard will act like a standard editing keyboard In Prompting Mode you can use certain keystrokes to control playback behavior Blisieoth OH i Macally Bhuctooth Keyboard Mot Paired 5 Start up Teleprompt You should now see the Foot Pedal section under the settings on the right This setting is primarily used for configuring an AirTurn BT 105 foot pedal see Bluetooth Foot Pedal Remote Control above but you can also use this setting to configure how the up and down arrow keys affect prompting Pressing the down arrow acts like
21. ingers closer together to decrease the font size Note This particular gesture is not available on the remote control There are font up and down buttons on the remote control console however which can be used for the same purpose 28 Draw a Counter Clockwise Circle with One Finger Drawing a circle with one finger counter clockwise will restart the script from the be ginning You may see a blank screen for a few seconds as the script begins from below the bottom of the screen and scrolls upward O 29 SECTION 2 Mirrored and Dual Mode Prompting IN THIS SECTION 1 Text Mirroring 2 External VGA and HD Display Support Text Mirroring Teleprompt supports text mirroring for split glass reflec tor hardware that is commonly used in film and broadcasting If you have turned on the Mirror Text setting for a particular script the text area in prompting mode will invert the script text and the reading guides on screen When the iPad is placed in the camera reflector the text will appear correctly to the reader There are several excellent teleprompter mounts available for the iPad that we recommend If you are interested in learning 20 more about using Teleprompt with one of these mounts please visit the recommended hardware page on our web site Teleprompt Recommended Hardware will launch in web browser External VGA and HD Display Support Teleprompt supports video signal output whi
22. ion establish Justice insure cure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Post 2 Next launch Teleprompt and create a new script see Cre ating a script above Tap and hold in the content field un til you see the magnifying glass appear Lift your finger A 12 menu will appear Tap Paste Your script text will now ap 2 Enter your Google Docs account login and password pear in Teleprompt l o l 3 After a successful login a list will appear showing the text documents available on your Google Docs account Tap iiaa on a file name to download the text and import the script Th Stipa Finch kasing 1 CEO Speech To begin wath this case should now Google Documents Import rr produced one iota of medical evider e ia meega wi ever book place H has relied in Teleprompt integrates with the Google Docs service to pro A whose evidence has not only been gxamanation bul has been Taty oon vide simple import of scripts that have been written and saved to your online Google Documents account To import from Google follow these simple steps 1 First ensure your iPad has an internet connection either via WiFi or a cellular network Create a new script Tap the Import button that appears above the editor A menu will appear listing available online document services Tap Google Documents MOVIE 2 1 Google Documents Import Scripts a Import r Import From 13 Dropbox
23. l your prompting session via a wired remote using the buttons on your Apple earbuds or other compatible headphones with the same control buttons INTERACTIVE 4 2 White Earbuds with Remote Buttons Volume Up e Middle Button On Volume Down vo Note The wired remote function in Teleprompt was designed to work with Ap ple s earbuds Any similar remote control feature should work just as well with Tele prompt We can t guarantee however that your remote will work the same if the functionality of your remote is different from Apple s 43 Button Functions on the Wired Remote The white Apple earbuds that come with your iPhone or that you bought separately from Apple contain three buttons along the cord A Volume Up a Volume Down and a Middle button The three buttons behave as follows during live prompting Volume Up Press the Volume Up button and the scrolling speed will in crease Repeat pressing this button to speed up even more Volume Down Press the Volume Down button and the scrolling speed will decrease Repeat pressing this button to slow down further Middle Button Press the Middle button once to toggle between pausing and continuing the scrolling display Double press the Middle button to advance to the next cue point Hardware Buttons on the 10S Device In addition to using the buttons included with Apple s ear buds or your third party compatible remote butto
24. le prompting using either the Apple VGA Adapter or the Apple Digital AV Adapter Please refer to Apple s product pages to make sure that your 10S device supports the adapter that you would like to use Using one of these adapters you can use your iPad as a wired remote for an external display such as a VGA monitor or an HD capable television monitor or projector 1 To begin attach one of the two Apple adapters identified above to your external display and iPad before starting Teleprompt 2 Launch Teleprompt choose a script to run and tap Start 3 When an adapter is detected Teleprompt will send and synchronize the text and reading guides to the external screen The timers and the console will appear only on the iPad screen so the reader is undistracted Note If you are using the VGA adapter the external screen will only be supported while in Prompting Mode in Editing Mode Teleprompt will not send any signal to the external screen This is normal behavior External Display Text Mirroring Teleprompt also has a unique feature when using an external display and text mirroring combined When you tap Start if the Mirror Text setting is enabled and an adapter is detected Teleprompt will prompt you and ask how you would like to mirror the text You have two options e External Screen Only In this mode Teleprompt will only invert the text on the external display while keeping the text on the iPad in a normal
25. n A list shows all of the apps that support file sharing on your iPad Scroll down until you see Tele prompt and click on it in the list A list of the Teleprompt files on the iPad will appear Simply drag and drop the audio or video files from Tele prompt to export them from you iPad to the computer 48 Bluetooth Bluetooth is a specification for the use of low power radio communications to wire lessly link phones computers and other network devices over short distances The name Bluetooth is borrowed from Harald Bluetooth a king in Denmark more than 1 000 years ago Related Glossary Terms Drag related terms here Index Find Term Chapter 4 Wireless Remote Control Cue points Bookmarked areas within a script that allow for easy jumping from one section to an other while prompting Cue points can be added anywhere within a script and you can create as many as you like Related Glossary Terms Drag related terms here Index Find Term Chapter 2 Editor Dropbox Web service that allows you to store files in the cloud to be accessed from any com puter with Internet access Teleprompt can access your Dropbox file storage and im port plain text files that you store within your Dropbox area To find out more about the Dropbox service you can visit www dropbox com oe we Related Glossary Terms Drag related terms here Index Find Term Chapter 2 Editor Editing Mode This is the view tha
26. n Services On Air Turn1050117 040E Core M kg Brightness amp Wallpaper j Gj Picture Frame Mail Contacts Calendars 7 Once you see the AirTurn in the device list the words Not Paired will appear at the right Tap on your device name and your iPad and AirTurn should become paired You will see the words Connected at the right 8 Start Teleprompt You should now see the Foot Pedal item appear under the settings on the right Configuring Teleprompt Foot Pedal Sup port The Foot Pedal setting will appear when a BT 105 is detected by Teleprompt Tap the setting to reveal the configuration op tions for the foot pedal Tap on the icon for any configuration to choose how Teleprompt reacts to the foot pedals Tele prompt offers 3 pedal configurations for the BT 105 Single Pedal Pause Play In single pedal configuration the BT 105 will stop and start scrolling while prompting when the foot pedal is depressed Dual Pedal Speed Control With a two pedal setup Tele prompt offers two configurations The first option is to in crease or decrease speed Press the left foot pedal to slow the pace of scrolling while prompting Press the right pedal to in crease scrolling speed You can also press both pedals simulta neously to pause and resume scrolling Dual Pedal Cue Points The second two pedal option is to cue the script to the cue points that have been defined in your script Press the right
27. n to enter edit mode Tap the name of the group and it will enter edit mode Just en ter the new name and either press the return button on the keyboard or press the done button Deleting A Group To completely remove a group and all scripts within that group tap the Edit button at the top right of the group list This will put the list into edit mode Tap the small circle to the left of the group name This will put a small checkbox next to the group Do this for all the groups you wish to delete and then press the Delete button at the bottom of the list The app will then confirm that you want to do this If you tap the Yes button all the selected groups will be deleted Note Any scripts that are stored within a group that is being deleted will also be deleted This cannot be undone If you do not want to delete the scripts move them to another group before deleting see Moving scripts between groups below Script List The script list is a list of all the scripts that you have created and stored using Teleprompt When the iPad is in landscape orientation the script list will appear on the left To access this list while the iPad is rotated to portrait orientation sim ply tap the Scripts button at the top left of the screen pictured here Scripts l Import teleprom pt Selecting A Script To access a script simply tap on the script s name in the script list The content and settings for that script will populate th
28. nd swipe up or down to the position the text where you desire e Two Finger Double Tap You can pause and resume playback by tapping twice quickly double tapping any where on the text area using two fingers Guides Optional reading guides appear as either an arrow high lighted area or both in the text area if you enable them in your settings see Reading Guides in the Settings section of this guide The purpose of a reading guide is to highlight a fo cus area where the reader should concentrate his or her atten tion while reading Here we have enabled both an arrow and highlighting guides As you can see the reading area is identi fied by an arrow and highlighted area The remaining text 1s shaded Console Tap the screen once to reveal the console The console appears at the bottom of the screen It will auto hide after about 5 sec onds Tap the lock button to lock the console in place if you do 24 not want it to auto hide The console contains the following controls that will allow you to tweak the playback of your script in real time Lock Pause Play Speed AudioVideo Capture Speed Wheel Faster Ferara Cue Poin SET Advance Cue Port Playback Controls Playback can be controlled by tapping the pause play button to stop and resume scrolling Your chosen speed is displayed to the right of the pause play button To quickly increase or decrease speed tap the slower or faster button If you require more precise s
29. ng device This is to avoid stretching or squishing the text on the remote device to try and compensate for screen aspect ratio differences If the remote s screen and the prompting screen are the same size such as iPad to iPad iPhone to iPhone same device rotation the text should appear pretty much identical because there is no need to scale e If the remote s screen is different from the prompter iPhone to iPad or iPad to Mac etc the remote will scale its text view to match the prompting device s view size and aspect ratio The text should stay in syne with what is currently on the prompter Controlling Playback Behavior During a remote prompting session the following settings can be altered in real time Scroll Position To scroll the text forward or backward sim ply swipe a single finger directly on the text preview on the re mote The prompter will advance or reverse its position in sync Use the console on the remote to control the following INTERACTIVE 4 1 Remote Console on iPad Speed Up Down Tr Next Cue Point y Previous Cue Point a a Font Size Up Down Record Scripts Play Pause 37 Reset and Exit Tap the Reset button at the top left of the remote screen to restart the script on both devices Tap Exit to stop the script and exit remote control Reset Button Exit Button Bluetooth Foot Pedal Remote Control iPad versi
30. ns you can also use the hardware Volume Up and Volume Down but tons on the iOS device itself to increase and decrease scrolling speed This works on the iPhone iPad and iPod touch 44 SECTION 5 Audio and Video Recording IN THIS SECTION 1 Audio Recording 2 Video Recording 3 Browsing and Reviewing Recordings Teleprompt can capture audio and video on devices that have a camera iPad 2 iPhone 4 and 4th generation iPod touch If your device does not have a camera the capture type will be set to audio Audio Recording If your device has a microphone while prompt ing you will see a record button in the console Tap this button to record an audio take When 9 cording as many times as you like as long as your iPad has audio is being recorded the record button will have a yellow glow You can stop and start re space for the audio files To review and share audio files see Browsing and Reviewing Recordings later in this section 45 Video Recording If your device has a camera and can support video capture such as the iPad 2 the Capture setting will appear in the settings while in Edit Mode Tap this setting to reveal the capture console You can configure Teleprompt to record audio only in which case the app will behave as above while prompting To capture video tap the Video capture type and then select the quality level at which you would like to record R
31. olds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still gt Start Speed Settings Countdown 6 View Timers Mirror Text Guide Capture Foot Pedal Font Text Color Background Save as Default Use Default Recordings SECTION 1 Group and Script List IN THIS SECTION 1 Group List Le D e J Selecting a Group Creating a Group Adding New Scripts to a Group Switching Between Groups Reordering Rearranging Groups Renaming a group Deleting a Group 2 Script List 1 E Selecting a Script Creating a Script Deleting Scripts Moving Scripts Between Groups Rearranging and Organizing Scripts Group List The group list is a way of organizing your scripts into dis tinct sections When the iPad is in landscape orientation the group list will appear on the left as pictured on the previous page To access this list while the iPad is rotated to portrait ori entation simply tap the Scripts button at the top left of the screen Scripts i 17 telep Groups When first tapping this button the app will show you the scripts in the current default group To see the list of groups simply tap the groups button at the top left of the list Selecting Group To view the scripts within a group tap on the group s name in the group list This will slide th
32. on the remote device launch the app and then tap the Re a mote button at the top left in Editing Mode on the iPad on the bottom toolbar on the iPhone or iPod touch to access the device list Connect Via Remote Button Hide Settings If you are using Teleprompt Remote simply launch the app 3 Choose your network connection Teleprompt will ask which type of connection you prefer to use Choose a WiFi or Bluetooth connection Bluetooth Note for connecting to a Mac running Teleprompt for Mac you need to select WiFi Teleprompt for Mac does not support Bluetooth connections Wifi recommended for best results 96 pt 4 Choose a device to control The Device List will appear If your devices are able to pair or the devices are set up on the same wireless network correctly you should see the 39 name of the prompting device in this list Tap the device name to initiate a remote control request hide settings prom ot i Connect via Devices iPad iPod touch iPhone MacBook Air 5 On the prompting device you will be prompted with a re mote control request Tap Yes to allow remote control Control Request The device Gene s iPhone would like to control this prompter Is this OK Yes 6 Onthe remote device a list of groups and scripts on the prompting device will appear Tap the name of the group followed by the name of script that you want to control The prompting
33. on only Teleprompt supports the AirTurn BT 105 Bluetooth trans mitter and foot pedal system for hands free wireless remote control while prompting The transmitter must be paired with the iPad before use with Teleprompt Once paired Tele prompt provides a number of possible configurations for the foot pedal that can be customized per script Setting Up And Pairing The BT 105 The following steps must be followed once to pair your Air Turn with the iPad You should not need to repeat these steps once paired 1 Plug one or two foot pedals into the AirTurn BT 105 If only using one foot pedal you can plug the pedal into ei ther jack Turn on the BT 105 by pressing the red power button and holding for one second The LED will blink 3 times and at tempt to pair with your iPad Go into the Settings app on your iPad and tap the Gen eral section on the left side Tap the Bluetooth option If Bluetooth is off move the switch to On In list under devices you should see your AirTurn listed The device name will start with the word AirTurn fol lowed by some alphanumeric characters If you do not see the device listed make sure the AirTurn is on and the green light is blinking Refer to the Profiles section of the AirTurn user manual and make sure your AirTurn is set up for the iPad profile 28 AMIS Gene Bluetooth ka Airplane Meade or ee Wi Fi On en On Notifications On Davies k Locatio
34. on to the reader 17 SECTION 3 Settings IN THIS SECTION 1 Behavior Settings 2 Appearance Settings 3 Setting Defaults The settings view appears to the right of the editor and shows nearly all of the behavior and appearance settings for your script One nice feature of Teleprompt is that these settings are customized and saved per script so you can have different settings for each script Use Detault 18 Behavior Settings The top group of settings are the playback behavior settings These settings determine how Teleprompt will present and scroll your script Tap on each setting name to reveal controls for each setting INTERACTIVE 2 2 Behavior Settings Speed Countdown Timers Text Mirroring Reading Guides O Capture Video capable devices only Foot Pedal AirTurn foot pedal or Bluetooth keyboard only Note Capture Setting only appears if you have a video capable device Foot Pedal Setting only appears if you have connected an AirTurn or other Bluetooth device 19 Appearance Settings The bottom group of settings configure the text s appearance when prompting INTERACTIVE 2 3 Appearance Settings Font 7 Ml Background Text Color 20 Setting Defaults Teleprompt makes it extremely easy to save your favorite cus tom settings as default for easy application to other scripts To configure your default settings simply tap the Save as Default button once you have cho
35. peed control the speed wheel can be used to make very fine speed adjustments The buttons in the left and right corners of the console are cue point buttons These buttons will advance or reverse the text to specific points that you have predefined in your script For more information about placing cue points in your script please see Cue Points in the Editor section of this guide If your device is capable of recording either video or audio a capture button will appear to the right of the console Tap this button to begin recording For more information on capturing media while prompting see the Advanced Features section of this guide Reset And Exit When you reveal the console two additional controls appear toward the top of the screen On the left a reset button allows you to restart your script from the beginning On the right the exit button is used to exit prompting mode 25 CHAPTER 4 Adva n Ce d nN T NiS REM 00 08 25 _ Features Le VE Q9 continent a Now that we ve taken a look at the major j eq C new nation functions of Teleprompt it s time to conceived in dive further into the more advanced fea n D r tures of the application Many users will Liberty and be perfectly happy never looking at any a AT p dedicated to of these features but for those wanting to get the most of what Teleprompt has to re AT SI offer this chapter is for you SECTION 1 Gestures IN THIS S
36. s guide and then dig deeper into the advanced features to find the options that meet your needs We also offer several in structional videos that you can access directly from the app s integrated help screen or from our website at www bombingbrain com We are constantly looking to improve our product If Tele prompt is not meeting your needs in some way or if you have suggestions for improvement please contact us at support bombingbrain com Enjoy Gene Whitaker CEO Bombing Brain Interactive CHAPTER 1 Getting Started The text that you read in Teleprompt is referred to as a script Prompting with Teleprompt can be as simple as fol lowing 5 basic steps 1 Launch the app by tapping the app s icon 2 Tapthe button to add a new script 3 Tap the Script name field and type a name for your script 4 Tap the content field and either type in your script copy paste your script from another app such as Mail or Pages or import your text from Google Docs or Dropbox see Im porting Text for more details 5 Tap the Start Button Thats it A countdown will appear followed by the prompting screen also referred to as prompting mode in this guide where your text will begin scrolling from bottom to top of the screen using several default appearance and behavior settings that are built into Teleprompt MOVIE 1 1 Your first Prompting Session Modes Teleprompt uses two main views or modes The vast m
37. sen your preferred settings in any script To apply these settings to any other script open the script by tapping on its name in the Script List and then tap the Use De fault button 21 CHAPTER 3 Prompting ee Mode ontinent a ew nation onceived in iberty and sie 072 1K210 re ne proposition Once you have a script created in Tele prompt and have configured the set a AT a M 16 nN are tings tap the Start button to begin prompting This will launch Teleprompt Enr ol 77 into Prompting Mode En INTERACTIVE 3 1 Prompting Mode EST 00 01 40 ACTUAL Text Area Timers At the top of the screen are timers that can help you properly time your speech or session Teleprompt calculates an esti mated speaking time based on the length of your script and the playback speed selected Running timers will show elapsed time actual prompting time and time remaining based on the estimate The timer bar can be turned off if you prefer see Behavior Settings in the previous chapter Text Area Your script will appear in the center of the prompting view and scroll automatically Gestures Teleprompt recognizes hand gestures made directly within the text area e Single Tap Tap once with one finger to reveal the Con sole see Console later in this chapter e Swipe To scroll the text forward or backward live while prompting simply place a single finger directly on the text a
38. t appears when you launch Teleprompt Use this mode to enter your script and configure the appearance and playback settings for each individual script Related Glossary Terms Drag related terms here Index Find Term Chapter 2 Editing mode Google Docs A web service offered by Google Share documents between computers and other peo ple easily for free using the Internet Teleprompt can read the documents in your Goo gle Docs account making for a great way to share your scripts between different com puters or between your iOS and Mac OS devices You can find out more about Google Docs at docs google com Related Glossary Terms Drag related terms here Index Find Term Chapter 2 Editor Group list Located on the left side of the Editing Mode window the group list contains all of your script names collected into the groups you create You can reorder scripts within a group or move scripts from one group to another via the Edit button Scripts j 17 telep Groups a el ag gel le pe eg ee i te ee ge ee al AOS SUeeSL Nes f L ee o a a e e i Fu a b i 7 f gt wll efi bea EEE r J EE i See h y a P A n ea El EH z y r LE i It j ai Le 0 n E ao ra Te en ae So i Le s Related Glossary Terms Drag related terms here Index FindTem Chapter 2 Group and Script List Prompting mode This is the prompting or playba
39. x Navigate to the location of your file The file will now show the words Tap to Sync Tap on your file in this list and Teleprompt will ask you if you want to update the Dropbox copy of the script to match what you have in the app Tap Yes Cee nTen Scripts Lragin 2 _ Are You Sure BB Teleprompts Getting Star D The Invisible Pick txt Are YOU sure WoL want 10 Le Dropbox with the script named Their Finest Hour ik 14 iTunes File Sharing Import Export Teleprompt can also import and export text directly to your computer using iTunes File Sharing 1 Attach your iPad to your computer using the sync cable that came with your iPad Open iTunes on your computer Your iPad will appear on the left hand side of the screen under Devices Click on your iPad 2 Click the Apps tab at the top of the iTunes window 3 Scroll to the bottom of this screen and you will see a File Sharing section A list shows all of the apps that support file sharing on your iPad Scroll down until you see Tele prompt and click on it in the list 4 A list of the scripts on the iPad will appear Simply drag and drop the scripts from Teleprompt to export them from you iPad to the computer To add a script to the iPad drag a text document from your machine into the files area for Teleprompt Your script will now appear in the script list on your iPad 15 Cue Points Teleprompt supports cue points for
40. your apps should be up to date and compatible Wireless Network Setup Once you have Teleprompt full version installed on the prompting device and either Teleprompt or Teleprompt Remote installed on the remote control device first ensure that either WiFi or Bluetooth is enabled on both devices Note If using a Mac for remote prompting you must use a WiFi network Tele prompt for Mac does not support Bluetooth remote control See the Wireless Re mote section of the Teleprompt for Mac manual for more information 1 Launch the Settings app 2 Choose which wireless protocol you prefer and enable it e For WiFi 802 11 wireless network tap the WiFi set ting then make sure the switch is set to On and choose a wireless network to join Make sure both de vices are connected to the same wireless network e For Bluetooth peer to peer device connection Tap the General setting then tap Bluetooth and move the switch to On Note Bluetooth is normally off by default so you will need to perform this step for Bluetooth connections 3 Repeat the above steps for the other device Remote Control Setup Once you have enabled wireless networking on your devices you are now ready to setup Teleprompt for remote control 1 Launch Teleprompt on the prompting device 34 2 Launch the remote software on the remote device promp 1 mide cetiinee If you are running the full version of Teleprompt
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