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1. TITLE WORDS LINK END OF RUNDOWN Pane Three 45 220 KB For help press F1 English il You can Zoom the Script Editor pane so it fills the screen by clicking on the Zoom button El OR you can zoom the column to fit the window by clicking on the AutoScale the Column to Window button on the toolbar JE You can now start typing your script 40 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 7 THE SCRIPT EDITOR WinCue Client File Edit View Format Insert Script Tools Window Help 15 Lx Dell 2 8 au 2 2 ajajaj mfa m 8 0 7 Flo 0 0 0 0 m Pane One Untitled 090799 TITLE WORDS LINK File Untitled kem 1 6 olumn 7 NO TITLE WORDS LINK Hello and Welcome to the e cop END OF RUNDOWN 0 0 00 programm al FT Pane Three gt For help press F1 English 48 504 KB This shows the script being typed whilst the column is scaled to fit the window WinCue supports both mouse and keyboard controls A summary of the shortcut keyboard controls is shown below These keystrokes can be used in conjunction with the mouse and will help you to move around the editor Text can be deleted using Backspace the delete key or by highlighting the desired text and pressing delete Ctrl HOME To the beginning of the script Ctrl END To the end of the script 41 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 7 THE SCRIPT EDITOR 7 1 2 The Word Co
2. Edit Presenter T able Settings Archive Stores Daily Archive Eomer toAinchanr Event tet Search There is an option to print the entire show with all the scripts What you do Comments Prompts Open the Rundown WinCue Client File Edit View iit Stor Transmission Captioning Toole DC Window Help menu and select aa El i Renumber Items me JLo E Print Show Dj oa be Auto Shot Renumber E z Z E LeftPane Ma Thursday JE start Time Print Rundown End Time Then from the print a dialog box select the required number of and copies print layout and click OK Print Scripts Print Camera Cards show Time Print Caption List Edit Presenter T able Settings Archive Stories Daily Archive Convert Archamn Event Liet Search 51 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 8 PRESENTER SETTINGS Chapter 8 Presenter Settings In this chapter we learn how to change the default presenter settings add presenters to the presenter table modify their settings and how presenter profiles can be used to copy settings to other rundowns 8 Presenter Settings and Profiles Presenters settings allows you to customise settings for individual presenters The font colour style and read rate can be allocated for individual presenters These settings will be automatically applied to the script when the presenter is selected You can change the p
3. Power to VGA Monitor VGA Port To Mains Power Supply 92 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE APPENDIX C C6 Network Prompter Wiring Diagram E E J Video Distribution Amplifier Optional Internal Power to Monitor VGA Port Genlock Port To Mains Power Supply Ethernet Hub Key Essential cabling gt Optional cabling 93 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE APPENDIX D Appendix D WinCue Tool Buttons and Keyboard Shortcuts Rundowns Tools and Shortcuts Panes sion Toomereuton sent E ICI ES EN IN EE a 94 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE APPENDIX D On Highlighted items in Rundown CORRE Manu commana ans ne ns Dos IC Toggle Hold state ALT SH Toggle Break Normal state Le ALT SC Lock Unlock item a ALT SL Approve Story SS ALT SA 95 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE APPENDIX D Script Editor Tools and Shortcuts Shortcut Menu Command Paste ALT EP Change to plain text ALT TR Bold ALT TB Cut Underline Italic Inverse Change case of text O D lt Change colour White O le O D O CTRL 1 2 3 4 5 ALT TC D R G B Y Red Green Blue SHOW ALT TJ L C R Centre Right window AutoScale column to fit o ALT VSC window Manually scale the ALT VSM Increase Script size ALT VSI Decrease Script size NF ALT VSD Insert Presenter ad P ALT IP Insert Caption S Keypad ALT
4. WINCUE USER GUIDE Autocue Autocue House Unit 3 Puma Trade Park 145 Morden Road Mitcham Surrey CR4 4DG Tel 44 0 208 665 2992 Fax 44 0 208 687 4869 Email info autocue co uk www autocue com WINCUE USER GUIDE Notice DISCLAIMER Autocue Ltd reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in its content without obligation of Autocue Ltd to notify any person or persons of such revision COPYRIGHT Copyright 1996 2007 Autocue Ltd All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system electronic or otherwise or revealed to a third party without prior permission of Autocue Lid WinCue system version 1 5 2 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE This manual was updated by Heather Millar of Autocue Group Ltd on 21 May 2007 How to use this guide This user guide provides detailed information on how to setup configure and operate the WinCue software Audience This guide is intended for use by operators and users whose familiarity with computers and software ranges from novice to expert It is also aimed at technical staff who would be responsible for installing configuring and supporting WinCue Structure of this guide The user guide is divided into Chapters which help the reader to locate information about a particular aspect of the system quickly and easily 3 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE Chapter
5. eo 128MB RAM O 50Mb free disk space e Adaptec SCSI card 2906 for desktop Adaptec 1460 SlimSCSI PCMCIA for laptop e PCI bus or VL bus graphics card PCI preferred e 800x600 256 Colour VGA display 1024x768 is recommended 1 2 The WinCue Package The WinCue package consists of e WinCue Software 1 CD O License 1 diskette e M T Scroll Card e Scroll Control Laptop users will receive an I M T box not the I M T scroll card e User Manual 9 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 1 INSTALLATION OF HARDWARE 1 3 Installing the SCSI card Before you install the WinCue prompter software you need to install and configure the SCSI card in accordance with the documentation supplied with it Information on the issues involved with setting up SCSI cards and how to get round problems can be found in Appendix A of this guide 1 4 The 1 M T Scroll Card The 1 M T scroll card allows WinCue to prompt text in any language Data from the scroll card is sent to the prompter screen via the on board composite video channel The I M T card also features an on board genlock port In addition an l M T scroll control can be attached to the 1 M T card leaving all the ports on your PC free for other peripherals 1 5 Installing the 1 M T Card The 1 M T card will have been configured prior to dispatch for the settings required in your country Therefore changes to jumpers or dipswitch settings should not be ne
6. 1 Installing the Hardware This chapter covers the hardware requirements and installation Chapter 2 Installing the Software This chapter covers the installation of the software Chapter 3 Connecting the WinCue This chapter covers the connection of the peripherals peripherals required for prompting Chapter 4 Configuring WinCue This chapter describes the configuration of WinCue Chapter 5 Introducing WinCue This chapter introduces WinCue describing how to use the menu system and toolbars Also covers how the window panes can be arranged and configured to suit the user Chapter 6 WinCue Basics This chapter covers how to Start WinCue and how to create new multi column rundown files Chapter 7 The Script Editor This chapter covers how to create new scripts and how to use the Script Editor Chapter 8 Presenter Settings and This chapter describes how to change the Profiles default presenter settings add new presenters and modify their settings Also covers how presenter profiles can be used to copy presenter settings to other rundowns Chapter 9 Working with Rundowns This chapter describes the features of a multicolumn rundown editing with the rundown and modifying the columns in the Script Editor Also covers working with multiple rundowns and Window Settings Chapter 10 Prompting scripts in a Describes how to prompt scripts in rundowns queue configuring and using the scroll controllers and the differen
7. 28 5 2 8 Status bar 28 5 3 Selecting options in a dialog box 28 5 4 Using Panes 29 5 4 1 To add a horizontal pane 29 5 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE 5 4 2 To add a vertical pane 5 4 3 To Zoom a pane 5 4 4 Removing panes 5 4 5 Resizing panes 5 4 6 Pane settings 5 4 7 Renaming panes 5 4 8 Moving Panes 5 5 The Principles of Prompting 5 5 1 Prompters 5 5 2 The Script Editor 5 530 Rundowns 5 5 4 The Scroll Controller 6 WinCue Basics 6 1 Starting WinCue 6 2 The WinCue main window 6 3 Creating a Multi column Rundown 7 The Script Editor 7 1 Creating a new Script in the Rundown GAA The Script Editor Window 7 1 2 The Word Count Link time Box 7 1 3 The Script Duration Box 7 1 4 Undo and Redo 7 2 Adding a Presenter Name to a Script 7 3 Adding Markers to a Script 7 4 Saving Your Work 7 4 1 Saving a Script 7 4 2 Saving a Rundown 7 5 Opening a previously saved rundown 7 6 Changing the Script Characteristics 7 6 1 Highlighting Text in the Editor 7 6 2 Tochange the font 7 6 3 To change the style and colour of text 7 6 4 Justifying the Text 7 6 5 Changing the case 7 6 6 To invert the background colour and the text 7 6 7 Captions 7 6 8 Format All 7 6 9 Not Prompted Text 7 6 10 Finding Words in a Script 7 6 11 Replacing Words in a Script 7 7 Printing 7 7 1 Printing Rundowns 7 7 2 Printing the Show 8 Presenter Settings and Profiles 8 1 Changing the Default Presenter settings 8 1 1 Changing the Defa
8. Fane One C inCueiDo Print 03 03 93 Print Script Column File Ic WvinCue Documents Sho Undo Changes NO T Commit Changes traduction aul Pess Auto Correct Headlines Edit Script Spots Mews Format All Sections Break A 0 00 Prompt He ngland v Poland PP o Weather 0 00 Prompt He END OF RUNE hy a 0 00 OR use the Save button on the Toolbar LE Bee Tools Window Help js mja m0 3 6 EJE E 00 8 Ul 7 Elm O ee x m Pane Two England v Poland England y Poland Script WORDS LINK PROMF Another dismal performance by England against better class opposition Bhearer can score goals against no hopers like 7 4 2 Saving a Rundown When you have saved scripts you need to save the rundown To do this open the File menu and choose Save to File gt WinCue Client gem Edit View Rundown Story Tranernis New File Open File Save to File Close Queue Print Setup Sad to Payountes Organise Favourites FE Enter a file name and select the directory to save to and click on Save 45 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 7 THE SCRIPT EDITOR Save As Save ir Y Shows EX File name Show 1 Save as type Multicolurnn Rundown Files mor Cancel 7 5 Opening a previously saved rundown To open a previously saved rundown open the File menu and select Open File WinCue Client
9. IAC o Undo CTRL Z 96 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 script ra gt Select all text in ra z WINCUE USER GUIDE APPENDIX D CTRL M or Insert Marker ALT IM Keypad M Captioned Mark text as Not CTRL P ALT TP Prompted CORRE es Ee CET CES CCI CT res ue CCS CRETE ares HEH ue eee CET es ES ao a Results Search Results 97 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE APPENDIX E Appendix E Wiring E1 E3 WinCue Multibutton Hand Control E1 1 WinCue IMT card 9 way d connections Ov Ov gnd 5 5 pot n c marker fwd rev M O O1 BR N pot 10k E1 2 9 way d Serial port connections D en rd brown dtr yellow gnd dtr and rts are used to generate the supply voltage E1 3 P4 Multibutton Remote Connector 15 Pin D Male 500k pot for Foot control 2 button Serial Hand Control E2 1 9 way d Serial port connections dtr and rts are used to generate the supply voltage 2 button IMT Hand Control E3 1 IMT Hand control 98 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE APPENDIX E 5 0V Black 6 pot Green 8 marker Yellow ds fwd rev Blue 99 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT Technical Support For more technical help or advice please contact our Technical Support Help Line 44 0 20 8665 2992 Or email support autocue co uk 100 AUTOCUE
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11. MES loos Window Help New File Open File Save to File Elise Mueve Print Setup Add to Ravauntes Organise Favourites Favourites Select the Rundown file you want to open and click Open Look in E Shows 1 ex a Show 7 mer Show 3 mer File name Show 1 Files of type al WinCue Files once 46 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 7 THE SCRIPT EDITOR 7 6 Changing the Script Characteristics You can change sections of text in the scripts by highlighting the section of text and use the toolbars to change the characteristic There are various ways of highlighting the text 7 6 1 Highlighting Text in the Editor You can highlight text using the mouse or the keyboard Refer to table below Keys you press Function Shift gt One character to the right Shift Ctrl gt To the end of a word Shift Home To the beginning of a line Shift End To the end of a line Shift Page Up One screen up Shift Page Down One screen down Shift Ctrl End To the end of a script Shift Ctrl Home To the beginning of a script Ctrl A Highlight all text 7 6 2 To change the font What you do Comments Prompts Highlight the section of text to change and click on T the Font button Select the required Font and size and click OK 47 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 7 THE SCRIPT EDITOR 7 6 3 To change the style and colour of text
12. Story menu and select New Script WinCue Client File Edit View Rundown Stony Transmission Tools Window Help el ae Li Fi Mem Script Insert 1183 Hew Break Script Alt ngzert Pane One Untited Delete Dalate 0 07799 Edit Enter File unten LIEU Etitenter NO Import File LINK PR Expo Story END OF RUDO Toggle Hold State AES Set Bleak la tire Sta Biopeties irene Lock hice Apparve Story ony lio Anene Move Tio Wee Change Script Layout The new script will appear as an item in the rundown To edit the item and add a script double click on the item 39 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 7 THE SCRIPT EDITOR This will open the Script Editor If this is the first time you have used WinCue since installation the Script Editor will open in the same pane as the Rundown i e Pane One below If you would like the Script Editor to open in another pane as shown below you need to turn one of the global options off To do this open the Window menu and select Settings Click the Pane Settings 1 tab and deselect the Text In List Pane option by clicking in the relevant checkbox y Click OK to save the change 7 1 1 The Script Editor Window WinCue Client ME File Edit View Format Insert Script Tools Window Help Dslr SE eu SS Sela je amoo Ela ale a elo 7 aal 5 lojo m Pane One Untitled Edf ORR Two item 1 x oor File Unte TITLE WORDS LINK
13. from the popup menu OR you can click on the Prompt Here button adjacent to each item in the rundown Erompt Here The item selected changes to yellow and you can start scrolling from there 9 4 View Settings There are various view settings available in the rundown by opening the View menu and selecting Settings 63 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 9 WINCUE RUNDOWNS Multicolumn Rundown View Settings MF Need user confirmation for multiple Rundown item Deletes Transferring Items T Ask user to confirm type of transfer Straight OR Reverse Changing ltem Script Layout T Ask user to confirm transferring the script column Editing Fields MF Use down up cursors to edit the same field in the nextprevious item Editing Items Keep the Focus in the Rundown when opening Multicolurnin items M Use only one Multicoluma Editor T Open Multicolumn items in view mode Read Only Cancel Help You can select options for deleting and transferring items editing fields and items and when opening items Turn the appropriate option on or off by clicking in the adjacent checkbox y Click OK to save the changes 64 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 9 WINCUE RUNDOWNS 9 5 Modifying the Columns in the Script Editor To modify the Columns in the Script Editor such as renaming them open the Rundown menu and choose Settings Queue Settings E Multicolumn Script Multicolur
14. item story in the rundown the TITLE field is the title of the item The WORDS field displays the word count of words in the script and the LINK field is the calculated time it will take for this script to be presented based on the read rate set The Default read rate is 180 words per minute Each item in the rundown has a Prompt Here button which can be clicked at any time to begin prompting from that item The CUMULATIVE field displays the cumulative Link time for the rundown up to the end of each item At the END OF RUNDOWN the total number of words and total link time for the rundown is shown 9 2 Creating a New Rundown To create a new Rundown queue open the File menu and select New File or click the New file button on the toolbar D 9 2 1 Adding a New Story to the Rundown Creating a new story adds a new item to the rundown Open the Story menu and select New Script Enter the title of the item and click OK 9 2 2 Adding Break Scripts You can insert a Break Script in a rundown to denote a commercial break Open the Story menu and select New Break Script Enter the title of the break and click OK 9 2 3 Saving Scripts and Rundowns It is good practice to save the rundown and scripts regularly to ensure no information is lost accidentally To save scripts open the Script menu and select Commit Changes or click on the Save button on the toolbar El To save a rundown open the File menu and choose Save to File A Save As
15. that none of the panes are set to display then you will be asked which pane you want to open that queue in Note If you have renamed your panes ARRIETA et then these names will be displayed in Bottom Right this dialog Left Pane Heat Cancel This pane will then change its settings to display this type of queue or item in future If more than one pane is set to display the same type of queue or item then you will always get this select pane dialog when you open that type of queue or item in future 33 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 5 WINCUE BASICS 5 4 7 Renaming panes What you do Comments Prompts Right click in the tile bar of the pane and select Rename Flle Prompt Tools Window Help Ola 2 61 pane El Ler Pane Close All Views Destroy Pane Add Horizontal Pane Add Vertical Pane Rename Pane Pane Settings oom Pane Enter new name and click MA Pits EW OK Enter the new pane name Wire Queue 1 Cancel 5 4 8 Moving Panes You can move the contents of panes to other panes by holding the left mouse button down on the title bar of the pane and drag and drop the into another pane You will get a dialog with options of what you want to do Dragging Pane Title Do you wish to exchange these two control panes or move all the views from the source to the target Move Views Cancel If you choose Swap Panes you will move the contents
16. to continue searching from the top of the script A warning will be displayed if the word is not found You can search for the same word again by choosing Edit then Find Next or by pressing F3 49 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 7 THE SCRIPT EDITOR 7 6 11 Replacing Words in a Script To replace one or more words within the current script choose Edit then Replace The Replace dialog box will appear Type the word or phrase you wish to find in the Find what box and the word or phrase you want to replace it with in the Replace with box Then use the Find Next and Replace buttons to control the replacements manually or click the Replace All button to automatically make the changes 50 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 7 THE SCRIPT EDITOR 7 7 Printing 7 7 1 Printing Rundowns What you do Open the Rundown File Edit ca ae menu and select Print Rundown El Left Pane Thursday Ji Then from the print a dialog box select the Item Item 1 required number of as copies and print layout and click OK 7 7 2 Printing the Show WinCue Client er Aundown Comments Prompts Stor Transmission Captioning Tools DC Window Help Benumber Items FLE H m A E E 4uto Shot Renumber Trashcan Print Show Start Time Print Rundown End Time Print Scripts Print Camera Cards show Time Print Caption List
17. 6 SCSI Cards TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE Appendix B The 1 M T Card Contents Appendix C Wiring Diagrams Appendix D WinCue Tool Buttons and Keyboard Shortcuts Rundowns Tools and Shortcuts Panes On Highlighted items in Rundown Script Editor Tools and Shortcuts Appendix E Wiring E1 WinCue Multibutton Hand Control E1 1 WinCue IMT card 9 way d connections E1 2 9 way d Serial port connections E1 3 P4 Multibutton Remote Connector 15 Pin D Male E2 2 button Serial Hand Control E2 1 9 way d Serial port connections E3 2 button IMT Hand Control E3 1 IMT Hand control Technical Support TABLE OF CONTENTS 80 80 88 94 94 94 95 96 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 1 INSTALLATION OF HARDWARE Chapter L Installing the Hardware This chapter covers the minimum requirements with the recommended specifications and the installation of the hardware required to run the WinCue software 1 Installing the Hardware 1 1 Minimum Hardware Requirements The WinCue prompter will run either on the Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional operating systems Windows XP Home or Windows ME are not supported The minimum hardware requirements and recommended specification for your prompter is as follows Please note that you will require a SCSI card of the type specified below Windows 2000 XP Pro e Pentium Il 350 MHz processor True Pentium chipset is required
18. A 2 Slim PCMCIA SCSI 79 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUENEWS PROMPTER GUIDE APPENDIX B Appendix B The I M T Card In the following appendix we will look at the entire configuration options available for the 1 M T board Contents Card Layout B2 Termination J6 B3 Power to Bus for SCSI Termination J6 B3 SCSI ID SW2 B4 SCSI Parallel Select SW2 B4 Video PAL or NTSC J11 B5 SECAM B5 External Power Supply J12 B6 Composite Video Features Connector J10 B6 Other Jumpers B6 The I M T card is configured at the factory to work in your country It is unlikely that you will need to make any changes to it If you do read the relevant section s carefully or consult your supplier for further help before changing the configuration of the board B2 Card Layout The following section shows the 3 I M T card layouts that have been produced over the years most recent of which being the Issue 3 I M T card You will have been supplied with one of the 3 IMT cards use the diagrams below to help you locate all the connectors and jumpers on the card that you have been supplied with 80 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUENEWS PROMPTER GUIDE APPENDIX B IMT Card Issue 1 Genlock Port SCSI Card Connector Parallel Port Connector Reset Button EEO EE D 5 O Hmm EE EN SW2 NN DE ON EN ee O o Ello J12 Even flash ROM chip Odd flash ROM chip ILM T Scroll Control Port Composite Video Port 81 A
19. An ellipsis after an option on the menu means a dialog box will be displayed when selected Open File Open Queue Ctrl Q Sterbecuve Wate Hecever Slop Give Waele HECENEI Options greyed out are not Print Setup available in the current active window Recently Used gt Exit Alt F4 To close a menu without choosing a command click outside the menu or press Escape 26 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 5 WINCUE BASICS 5 2 WinCue toolbars and tools Toolbars provide quick access to commonly used commands and tools When you first start WinCue and open a queue the Standard and Formatting toolbars are displayed just below the menu bar You can choose which toolbars you want to display A full list of all the toolbar buttons is in Appendix D aaa Ea lc 00 a loz lanl Oo 00 00 fe l8 SE fe elm Click buttons on the toolbars to choose commands The toolbar is divided into separate toolbars which are all visible here Buttons that are lit are active those greyed out are not available in the window you are currently in You can hide or display individual toolbars by opening the Tools menu selecting Toolbar and then the toolbar s you wish to display or hide Selected toolbars will have a check mark y 5 2 1 Standard Toolbar Pi 2 ei Most of the buttons on this toolbar are active and available in all panes 5 2 2 Change Layout button a This button is active in
20. CUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 10 PROMPTING SCRIPTS To stop scrolling turn the scroll knob fully anti clockwise or press the Stop button There are options available whilst prompting which are accessible on the View menu or via keyboard shortcuts Refer to the table below for a description of these options and their shortcuts A check mark Y Edit at Prompt Position Script Lock Mode Jump prompt to editor Refresh Prompt Output 10 4 Prompting options Edt Yew Format Insert Tools window Help a i p E Stop Promplira Edit at ee Position F11 Genlock Invest Colours Correspondent Deputy Prime Minister John indicates the command is on Allows editing at current prompt position Stops prompting and sets prompter at the beginning of CTRE F1 current item Jumps the prompt output to the position the users at in the SMIFT F11 Script Editor Skips back a couple of lines and continues prompting There are several options available when tracking rundowns that are being prompted by opening the View menu and selecting Settings You can keep track of the prompt item or the on air item so that the yellow bar or red bar respectively is visible on longer rundowns that don t fit a single page on the screen You can also keep the on air item at the top of the visible portion of the rundown To set these select the appropriate option s on the View menu so that it is ticked 71 AUTOC
21. Cue is the I M T scroll control The 1 M T scroll control port is the 9 pin analogue port on the back of the 1 M T card WinCue expects the scroll control to be connected to this port The M T scroll control will not work if it is attached to any other port on your PC 3 1 2 Connecting a Composite Video Feed The composite video port is the BNC port furthest the scroll control port on the 1 M T card This port supplies the composite video feed to the prompter screen s 3 1 3 Connecting a Genlock Feed The genlock port is the BNC port nearest from the scroll control port on the I M T card This port accepts a genlock feed 3 1 4 Connecting a Foot Control At the rear of the Multi button scroll control is a 15 pin D connector for attaching a foot scroll control and a button to select between foot and hand control operation When this button is pressed in the foot scroll control can be used to prompt the text Otherwise the Multi button scroll control is used 16 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 3 CONNECTING WINCUE PERIPHERALS The rear of the Multibutton Scroll Controller FOOT amp S 4 a The foot scroll control is used for controlling the speed and direction of the prompted text only All other functions such as next marker and reset rundown are available by using the buttons of the Multibutton scroll controller The foot control can also be connected direct to the IMT 9 pin connector for
22. HULTIBUTTOA HAHO CoH TROL The blank button is usually configured as the Cue Story button which ensures the cue marker is at the end of the previous prompted story and not inside the next prompted story This is so that if the next item is dropped the cue marker remains at the correct position in the rundown waiting to cue the actual next story 4 2 3 The End Stop Table Now click on the End Stop Table window tab Here you can change the scroll rate The default incrementation factor settings are usually set for normal operation Configure controller mbcl General Buttons End Stop Table Cente Stop Table Set for Mubbutton Ont Set for Foot Control Ord Stent Poirk E Set for Multibutton and Foot Control Creep Prevention Factor 20 Scroll Rate Incrementation Factors For All Seral Positions 4 2 4 The Centre Stop Table If you have your controller mode set to Centre Stop mode then you can change the settings by clicking on the Centre Stop Table tab 22 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 4 CONFIGURING WINCUE Configure controller mbc1 General Buttons End Stop Table Centre Stop Table Set for Mubbutton Ont Set for Foot Control Oriy Stent Point E Set for Multibutton and Foot Contral Creep Prevention Factor 20 Scroll Rate Incrementation Factors For All Scroll Positior Pp o mz e p af af po PO Bo oo o mz po E A 4 0 The simple serial scroll cont
23. ON OF SOFTWARE 4 Warning The licence disk included with each copy of WinCue is designed to work with the supplied 1 M T scroll card It will not work with any other I M T card You will then see the WinCue Install dialog box appear Select Components To Install Please choose the components you would like to install at this time Main Client Application Y the primary user Interface hor riCue Install third party patch modules e g Windows HT Service Pack or Microsoft Winsock2 coca Hee Click on the Client button The files will install with a progress dialog box Installing Files W nCue Main Client HV O rwr dif When the installation is done it will go back to the WinCue Install window Click on the Exit button to return to Windows 14 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION OF SOFTWARE 2 2 Installing the software on Laptops Follow the Installation process on the laptop as above After WinCue has been installed shutdown and leave switched off until you have connected the prompting peripherals 15 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 3 CONNECTING WINCUE PERIPHERALS Chapter 3 Connecting the WinCue penpherals This chapter covers the connection of the peripherals required to prompt with WinCue Connecting the WinCue peripherals 3 1 Desktop PCs 3 1 1 Connecting a Scroll Control The standard scroll control used with Win
24. PD 31K 24 08 1996 77 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUENEWS PROMPTER GUIDE APPENDIX A which can be obtained from Autocue SCSI Hard disks on the same SCSI BUS as IMTCard Certain drives do things to the SCSI bus that prevent the IMT from working particularly SCSI drives from Micropolis Quantum and Western Digital Some drives should work providing the SCSI address ID of the IMT card is higher a lower number than the SCSI disk E G IMT address ID is 3 then hard disk is 4 or above Drives that should work are Seagate O Connor and IBM It is also important that only one device on the SCSI bus is terminated The device located at the end of the cable must be the only one terminated By default the IMT card is terminated and is expected to be connected to the end of the SCSI cable SCSI termination is set using jumpers or switches on the SCSI devices consult the relevant manuals for further details The following tables detail hardware devices recommended for use with WinCueNews If you wish to use devices not listed here please contact your vendor 78 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUENEWS PROMPTER GUIDE APPENDIX A SCSI Cards Autocue has tested a range of SCSI cards Those listed below have been found suitable for use with WinCueNews If you do not find your SCSI card listed below please contact your vendor SCSI Cards for Desktop PCs Manufacturers Type Bus __ SCSI Cards for Laptops Manufacturer Type Bus Adaptec APA 1460
25. R GUIDE CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION OF SOFTWARE Welcome to WinCue Setup Welcome to the Setup program for WinCue This program will guide vou through the process of setting up WinLue on your computer The very bese 8 in digital promplrina il Hee LIL q Aa Paes DES warr At any stage of the process you may press the Cancel button to exit the setup process You will then be asked for the license diskette Insert the license diskette and click Next gt to accept License Agreement Winlue License Agreement LICENSE AGREEMENT This 16 a legal agreement between vou the end user and 4ubocue Ltd Autocue The enclosed GRANT OF LICENSE Autocue grants to vou the right to use one copy of the enclosed SOFTWAR GRANT OF NETWORK LICENSE IF vou are acquiring the SOFTWARE for network use Autocue 1 COPYRIGHT The SOFTWARE ts protected by United Kingdom copyright laws and international tre TRANSFER OF SOFTWARE ou may not permanently or temporarily transfer to another person or OTHER RESTRICTIONS ou may not rent or lease the SOFTWARE You may not reverse engine LIMITED WARRANTY Sutocue warrants the physical diskettels and physical documentation enc Autocue may terminate the License if you breach this Agreement The sole and exclusive remedy for breach of this warranty shall be limited to replacement of defect a Emer Cancel Help 13 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATI
26. Right click on the button and select a function from the drop down menu that appears Bultons Furchore Change Direction ion Blank Screen Canoe Director Clea Caption Decode Cue Sbory Maker In Curent Direction Hest Maker Hest Stoy Previous blakei Previous Stone Reset Furdowin Reset Story Sion Function Change Direction Next Story Previous Story Reset Story Next Marker Previous Marker Reset Rundown Blank Screen Caption On Off Clear Decoder Stop 21 1 Story In Curent Direction CJ coms Configure all the buttons in this way by referring to the table below Description Changes the direction the text is scrolled Moves the prompter to the next story in the rundown Moves the prompter to the previous story in the rundown Moves the prompter to the beginning of the story currently being prompted Moves the prompter to the next marker in the story Moves the prompter to the previous marker in the story Resets the prompter the top of the rundown Blanks the prompted text from the prompter s on the on camera unit s Switches caption data sent by WinCue on and off Clear the caption output Stop the prompted text scrolling AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 4 CONFIGURING WINCUE FWD HET RE ITEM The Multibutton Scroll Controller MR nl RESET ELANK MARK ER HABE ER R O SCREEN CAFTION GUE CLEAR ere OP DECODER Autocue WINCUE
27. T Card If you have to then see the SCSI documentation below We recommend using an Adaptec 2906 SCSI adapter in a desktop PC Ensure that the Adaptec SCSI cards ROM BIOS is not a Version 1 3x if so apply downgrade which can be obtained from Autocue Use an Adaptec 1460 SlimSCSI adapter in a laptop PC For both desktops and laptops do not use a motherboard that uses an Intel TX chipset Only use genuine Intel processors We recommend you dont use an Intel Celeron processor Ensure that the installed SCSI drivers match those in the following SCSI documentation WinCue IMT cards and SCSI cards Laptop systems SlimSCSI 1460d If WinCue stops on 42 the problem is to do with the version of the Windows SCSI driver sparrow mpd which is located in C WINDOWS SYSTEM IOSUBSYS the version needed to correct the problem is SPARROW MPD 17K 24 08 1996 which can be obtained from Autocue Desktop systems 2906 If you get the message fatal there are no security providers available sentinel not found when trying to run WinCue check the aic78xx SCSI device driver is enabled in Control Panel Devices It should be set to startup automatically by clicking Startup and selecting Startup Type Automatic Windows 95 If WinCue stops on 10 the problem is to do with the version of the Windows SCSI driver for the Adaptec aic78xx mpd which is located in C WINDOWS SYSTEM IOSUBSYS the version needed to correct the problem is AIC78xx M
28. UE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 10 PROMPTING SCRIPTS WinCue Client File Edt SHETE Rundown Story Transmis El Settings Change Layout Show Prompt Position Track Prompt ltem Track Air ltem Keep On Air ltem At Top Save Settings You can make these settings permanent by opening the View menu and selecting Save Settings You will get a message that your Preferences have been saved OR open the View menu select Settings and click the Multicolumn Rundown View Tracking tab Multicolumn Rundown View Settings Multicolumn Rundown View Settings Multicoluma Rundown View Tracking Rundown ltem Tracking T Lock On Air item to top of Rundown M keep CN Promptitem visible in Fundo M Show On Prompt item in Rundown Cancel Help Clicking in the appropriate checkbox to select it v will set that option permanently Click OK to save the changes These settings will be retained next time you start WinCue 72 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 10 PROMPTING SCRIPTS 10 4 1 Prompting with the Script Column displayed If you have your screen arranged so that the rundown is displayed in one pane and the script being prompted in another pane with the AutoScale Column to Window option set by clicking EN make sure you open the View menu and select Save View Settings This ensures that when the next item is prompted the Script retains the AutoScale Column to Window setti
29. UTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE APPENDIX B IMT Card Issue 2 Connector Detail Reset Button IMT Scroll Control Port Genlock Composite Video IMT Card Issue 3 PCI card SCSI Card ae Genlock Composite Video IMT Scroll Control Port OTVAUTOCUE ae 82 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE APPENDIX B B3 Termination J6 By Default the I M T card is terminated and expects to be connected to the See below to learn about power to bus SCSI end of the SCSI cable Termination can be enabled disabled by changing a Termination settings jumper setting on J6 To enable termination of the I M T card place a jumper HANA on leftmost pins of J6 To disable termination of the I M T card remove the Boo jumper on leftmost pins of J6 B3 Power to Bus for SCSI Termination J6 J6 is used to determine whether the I M T card is terminated and to determine the source of termination power If you have enabled termination on the SCSI card you will need to set the source of termination power To enable external termination power for the SCSI bus Boa connect pins 5 and 7 of J6 EJE To enable internal termination power to the SCSI bus connect a pins 7 and 8 of J6 El 83 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE APPENDIX B B4 SCSI ID SW2 By default SCSI ID is set to 3 It can be changed using dipswitches 1 2 and 3 on SW2 When a dipswitch is in the top position it
30. What you do Comments Prompts Highlight the section of text you want to change B with the mouse and click on the required style di button on the toolbar BB cert Underline cae Italic Click required colour on the toolbar lO D D o o 7 6 4 Justifying the Text What you do Comments Prompts WinCue Client File Edit EN Insert Script Captioning Tools Window From the sub menu appears select Left Centre or mi se Bold Ctrl E Right Once selected it will have a check mark y ee re against it When you begin typing the text will be Fab Change Case CI ges i i Inverse Ctrl E justified according to your selection Instruction Open the Format menu and select Justification Font Ctrl F Colour Justification ti Lett Ctrl Ait L Centre Ctri Alt C Right Ctri Alt R Not Captioned Ctri h Not Prompted Ctrl P All Text OR highlight the text and click on the justify buttons on the toolbar 7 6 5 Changing the case What you do Comments Prompts Highlight the text to change and click on the T Change Case button 48 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 7 THE SCRIPT EDITOR 7 6 6 To invert the background colour and the text The default colours of the text in the editor is white text on a black background you can invert this to black text on a white background What you do Comments Prompts Select the section of text to inverse with Fl butt nverse button the mous
31. all panes and allows you to change the layout displayed on the screen 5 2 3 Favourites button This button allows you to add queues to a list of favourite queues 5 2 4 Formatting toolbar ma B U Fi Pe aa T lO a pajojo This toolbar becomes active and is used in the Script Editor window which we ll learn about later 5 2 5 Splitter View toolbar ea 5 2 6 Editor View toolbar DELA 27 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 5 WINCUE BASICS 5 2 Prompt toolbar and Prompt Advanced toolbar We will learn more about the prompter toolbars and how to prompt scripts in WinCue later in Section 10 5 2 8 Status bar This displays information about the language used and whether you are in Overtype mode denoted by OVR On the left of the status bar you have a help description of the options on a menu when they are highlighted Toolbars provide quick access to commonly used commands and tools To display or hide a toolbar choose Toolbars from the Tools menu select the toolbar you want to display or hide The Toolbars selected will have a tick y next to them on the menu 5 3 Selecting options in a dialog box When you choose a menu option that s followed by three dots a dialog box appears displaying options to be selected and buttons to click to display further options Below is an example of the Print dialog box HP DeskJet 550C Seres Drop down list click the arrow to see the
32. and title of the pane you are dragging to the new pane AND swap the pane settings to the new pane If you choose Move Views the contents and title of the pane will be moved to the new pane which will then have it s settings changed to allow this type of queue or item to be opened in this pane in future Now when you open that type of queue or item you get the option of which of the panes you want to display the queue or item in 34 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 5 WINCUE BASICS 5 5 The Principles of Prompting This section aims to provide those who are unfamiliar with prompting systems the basic terms involved 5 5 1 Prompters The prompter is normally mounted on the front of the camera and displays the scrolling text created by the script editor for the presenter to read The text from the monitor is reflected onto a special sheet of glass Thus the presenter can see the text but the camera looks straight through it 5 5 2 The Script Editor The script editor is used to write and modify the stories the presenter is going to read Each story is represented as a one line entry in the rundown 5 5 3 Rundowns A rundown is a running order of items representing the stories in the show The order in which the items appear in the running order dictates the order in which the stories will be displayed on the prompter 5 5 4 The Scroll Controller The scroll controller is used to control the prompted text The prom
33. ane Pane Settings oom Pane 5 4 5 Resizing panes What you do Comments Prompts You can resize any pane by WinCue Client f File Prompt Tools Window Help holding the left mouse button eee gt Ga EE Bo pm 30m aa down on the border of the Dies Pajea 5 a 0 m LeftP pane and dragging the SRE x border to the required position When you close WinCue and logout the last layout of panes you had on the screen will be saved ready for the next time you use WinCue 32 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 5 WINCUE BASICS 5 4 6 Pane settings You can control what information can be displayed in the pane in Pane settings What you do Comments Prompts Right click in the title bar of the pane and select Pane Queues 1 Queues 2 Queues 3 Other Settings Wire Queues Archive Queues For each type of queue D Item List select whether you want the mo list of items in a queue or the text of an item or both to be displayed in this pane Multicolumna Rundown Queues Prompt format Rundown Queues I Story List F Storm List PF Trashcan List Trashcan List T Editor Editor Lancel Help In the settings for this pane the ltem List for Wire Queues and Archive Queues Story List and Editor for Multicolumn Rundown Queues options have been selected so only these types of queue or item can be displayed in this pane If you open a type of queue or item
34. can F Show Trashcan l Trashcan in Spliter F Trashcan in Splitter coca Hon For each type of queue you can specify view options by clicking in the relevant checkbox Text in List Pane this option is if you want to view text of items in the same pane as the rundown Show Search View at Open this option is only available for Wire Queues and Assignment Desk in Pane Settings 2 window if you want the search results window to open when you open a wire queue Show Trashcan this option is only available for multicolumn and prompt rundown queue files and is if you want to open a trashcan file when you open a multicolumn queue file If selected a trashcan file is opened behind the rundown file so will display 2 tabs in the pane Trashcan in Splitter this option relates to the above and is only available if the Show Trashcan option is selected This option allows you to view the trashcan file in a split pane 68 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 10 PROMPTING SCRIPTS Chapter 10 Prompting Scripts In this chapter we learn how to prompt scripts in a running order how to use the scroll controllers and the various prompting options available 10 Prompting scripts in a queue Firstly open the queue file you want to prompt from 10 1 Opening a Queue Click the Open File button on the toolbar Select the queue you wish to open and click Open Open ET Look irr Sy Sho
35. cessary Remove the cover from the PC s case and find a free full length ISA slot Remove the appropriate blanking plate and carefully insert the 1 M T card Connect the SCSI cable to the 1 M T card and replace the PC s cover Please refer to Appendix A for more details of the I M T card 1 6 Laptops Insert the PCMCIA SCSI card in the designated slot in the laptop Start the laptop and the card should be detected when you boot up Install the relevant drivers for the SCSI card Refer to Appendix A for help in setting up your PCMCIA SCSI card 10 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION OF SOFTWARE Chapter 2 Installing the Software This chapter covers the installation of the WinCue software Installing the Software 2 1 Installing the Software on desktop PCs Close all programs running on your computer and insert the CD in the CDROM drive The Autorun program should load WinCue System CD ROM Click the Setup button at the top left of the window If Autorun does not run automatically click Start and select Run 11 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION OF SOFTWARE ol Aun DASETUPASETUR LA E jp r b P rn SU epale Menai Spare LOK Cas Browse The installation program will load Copying files required for Setup When the WinCue Setup banner appears click Next gt 12 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USE
36. de File iach M lle Bic Hello and welcome to the program nay _ oo Prompt He BERE O ES poro END OF RUNDOWN Pane Three Insert a presenter name code at the cursor Select the required presenter and click OK Select Presenter E Available Presenters The Presenter will then be inserted into the script and the Link time updated if this presenter does not have the default read rate set 43 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 7 THE SCRIPT EDITOR WORDS LIME 5 Hello and welcome to the program 7 3 Adding Markers to a Script When prompting it is sometimes useful to be able to jump to specific parts of a script without having to scroll to that point Markers are placed at points where the operator may need to jump too To insert a marker move the cursor to the position in the text where it is required open the Insert menu and select Marker A flag marker is then inserted in the text To use the Scroll Controller to jump between markers see Section 9 3 Scroll Controllers 7 4 Saving Your Work It is good practice to save your work regularly while writing your script just in case there is a problem with the PC 7 4 1 Saving a Script To save a script open the Script menu and select Commit Changes 44 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 7 THE SCRIPT EDITOR WinCue Client File Edit View Format Insert bee El JA Hest Script Previous Script Im
37. dialog box will be displayed Enter the required name for the queue and click on Save 59 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 9 WINCUE RUNDOWNS 9 2 4 Moving Stories within the Running Order The stories within a rundown can be reordered very easily using the drag and drop facility in WinCue Drag and drop is the easiest way to move a story within a Rundown Select the story you want to move by drag the dotted insertion point to the new location Release the mouse button to drop the story in its new place in the runorder 9 2 5 Renumbering Stories in the Rundown The stories within a rundown can be renumbered at any stage when lines are added or deleted Open the Rundown menu and select Renumber items 9 3 Editing within the Rundown It is possible to edit the rundown and the attached stories in the rundown window This will be quicker and often more convenient than the pull down menus To do this click once with the right mouse button on the story you wish to edit A menu appears next to the cursor This section describes the commands available from this menu 9 3 1 Adding a new script Open the Story menu and select New Script or New Break Script OR press Insert on the item in the Rundown you want to insert above OR you can right click on the item you want to insert above and select New Script or New Break Script from the popup menu 9 3 2 Editing a Script Select the item you want to edit open the Story
38. e Inverse Modify Font Defaut Read Rate W orde min 194 Robotic Stand Height E Cancel Help In the Read Rate text box type in the new value for the default read rate e g 195 and click OK 8 1 2 Changing the Default Font and Font Size WinCue can prompt any font installed on your PC You can change the font used for any new scripts you create by changing the default This is done the same way as changing the read rate in the Presenter Attributes window as above Click the Modify Font button and the Select Font dialog box appears Select Font ES Available Fonts Font Size Bookshelf Symbol 1 Bookshelf Symbol 2 Bookshelf Symbol 3 Bookshelf Symbol 4 Bookshelf Symbol 5 Century Schoolbook Counter New Garamond El Static Cancel Multiple Select the required font from the list of available Fonts and set the required font size A preview of your selection will be displayed When you are happy with the font settings click on OK 54 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 8 PRESENTER SETTINGS 8 2 Adding a New Presenter Open the Rundown menu and select Settings to open the Presenter Table Settings window Click on the Presenters tab to display the list of Currently Defined Presenters Presenter Table Settings Seb Meraut Click the Add button to open the Presenter Properties window Presenter Properties James Bald Be a Urnaenitie r IMXETEE pls E Ent
39. e and click on the Inverse button If the text was blue on a black background clicking on the inverse button will change the text to black on a blue background 7 6 7 Captions Those of you running WinCue with a caption generator may want to select particular parts of the script that won t be sent to the caption generator Select the text by highlighting then choose Format then Not Captioned from the menu The marked text will not be sent to the caption generator 7 6 8 Format All For simple formatting of the entire script choose Format then All text from the menu The Format All dialog box will appear To select Bold Italic Underline Inverse simply press the button To change the font press the Font button a Select Font dialog box will be displayed choose your font and size When your happy with your selection click OK 7 6 9 Not Prompted Text There may be text within your script that you don t need to prompt Select the text by highlighting then choose Format then Not Prompted from the menu This text will then not appear on the prompter s output 7 6 10 Finding Words in a Script To search for a particular word in the current script choose Edit then Find or just press Shift F3 A dialog box will appear Type the word you are looking for and click OK WinCue searches from the current cursor position to the bottom of the script If it finds the word you specified it will highlight it otherwise it will ask if you want
40. e powered from one of three different sources the mains power supply 12V DC and an optional PAG battery UK version only A reset button is provided on the I M T box to reset the I M T scroll card 18 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 4 CONFIGURING WINCUE Configuring WinCue This chapter covers the configuration of WinCue for prompt operation 4 Configuring WinCue 4 1 Starting WinCue prompter for the first time Note users of laptops must switch on the I M T box before switching on the laptop to ensure the PCMCIA SCSI card successfully detects the I M T scroll card Run WinCue by double clicking on the WinCue icon nue Prompter 4 2 Configuring the Scroll Controller Open the Tools menu and select Options Click on Scroll Controls to open the Configure Scroll Controls window on the right and click on Add Network Settings Configure Scroll Controls Prompt Engine Scroll Controls MN i Colour Tables Select a device to configure or delete or add an additional device to the list Mul ngual Suppar Automalicaledetected devices cannot be modhed o delebed Lesicography Settings Single Column Editor Prefs Conhgured controlers MultiColuma Editor Prets E Fie Based Queues C E Filter Options Prefil Tables Setup Delete peor Dedauk Controle mes 19 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 4 CONFIGURING WINCUE Enter a name for the new device and c
41. er the presenters name e g James in the Presenter Name text box and click OK The presenters name you just added will then be shown in the list of Currently Defined Presenters 55 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 8 PRESENTER SETTINGS 8 3 Changing a Presenters Settings Select the presenter in the list of Currently Defined Presenters and click the Modify button Presenter Table Settings Presetter Settings Presenters Currently Defined Presenters James Add Delete Set Detenit OF Cancel Help 8 4 Deleting a Presenter To delete a presenter select that presenter and click Delete Presenter Table Settings EG Presentes Table Presenters Please note if you delete a presenter that is in a script the presenter is removed from the script as are all their settings The default presenter settings are then used instead 56 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 8 PRESENTER SETTINGS 8 5 Presenter Profiles 8 5 1 Saving Presenter Profiles Open the Rundown menu and choose Edit Presenter table In the Presenter Table window click on Save As Profile In the Object Name box and enter a name for the profile and click OK Presenter Table Settings Presenter T able Presenters Lock Settings Presenter Lock Settings control which attributes are locked for all presenters Fan attribute 18 checked it will be fixed for all
42. ese settings checkbox if you want to prevent this dialog box appearing again The imported file will then appear as a new item in the rundown You can also import into an existing script or story in the rundown Open the story or script by double clicking on it Open the Insert menu and select File Select the file to import and click Open After selecting relevant options where applicable the imported text will be inserted into the opened story script Alternatively you can drag and drop the file into the required position in the script 9 3 5 Deleting Stories To delete a story in the rundown select that item right click and choose Delete from the menu or press the Delete key A dialog box will appear asking if you re sure you want to delete this item Click Yes to delete If the item you want to delete is open you will get a message that the story is already open by user on computer And you won t be able to delete this item until the item is closed To delete multiple stories from the rundown select them by holding the Control key down and clicking once on each of the stories you wish to delete from the Rundown to highlight them and press the Delete key A dialog box asking if you re sure you want to delete these scripts will appear Click on Yes to delete 62 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 9 WINCUE RUNDOWNS 9 3 6 Editing the fields of an item in the rundown You can change data in fields in
43. he left mouse button down drag the mouse pointer to the new location in the rundown you are copying to and release the mouse button To copy multiple items hold down the Control key and click once on the items you want to copy and drag and drop to the required location in the new rundown 9 7 Window Settings You can set preferences for windows and panes by opening the Window menu and select Settings Frame Settings x Window Preferences Pane Settings 1 Pane Settings 2 Frame Preferences F Restore Frame Position Pane Preferences F Collapse Single Tabs conca Hoe On the Window preferences tab there are 2 options Restore Frame position this option restores the position of the main WinCue client window when closed and reopened Collapse single tabs this option removes the tab for a queue or item in a pane when only one queue or item is open in that pane If you had more than 1 queue or item in a pane and closed them all except one so that there should be only 1 tab visible then this tab is collapsed 67 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 9 WINCUE RUNDOWNS Use the Pane Settings tabs to set preferences for panes Frame Settings Window Preferences Pane Settings 1 Pane Settings 2 Wire Queves Archive Queues M Tetin List Pane M Text in List Pane W Show Search View At Open Multicolumn Rundowns gt Prompt Rundowns F Text in List Pane F Text in List Pane Show Trash
44. hing to any of its pins 87 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE APPENDIX C Appendix C Wiring Diagrams The following Appendix contains wiring diagrams to aid you in connecting WinCue in a number of configurations You may find that many of the wiring diagrams are not appropriate for your system Contents Standalone Prompter Wiring Diagram Laptop and I M T Box Wiring Diagram UK Laptop and IMT Box Wiring Diagram US standalone Edit Station Wiring Diagram Network Prompter Wiring Diagram C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE APPENDIX C C2 Standalone Prompter Wiring Diagram y J Video Distribution Amplifier Optional Internal Power to VGA Port Monitor To Mains Power Supply Key Essential cabling gt Optional cabling 89 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE APPENDIX C C3 Laptop and I M T Box Wiring Diagram UK On Camera Units Genlock Input __ PCMCIA SCSI Card Powering the I M T Box Choose between mains power supply and 12 volts DC I M T Scroll Control D Parallel A WINCUE USER GUIDE APPENDIX C C4 Laptop and I M T Box Wiring Diagram US On Camera Units i PCMCIA SCSI Card Powering the I M T Box AC or DC Power N I M T Scroll Control AC On Off Power SCSI Port C Power DC Fuse n Off DC Power WINCUE USER GUIDE APPENDIX C C5 Standalone Edit Station Wiring Diagram
45. ical Pane Rename Pane Pane Settings oom Pane This adds a vertical pane to the window WinCue Client File Prompt Tools Window Help Di ca yael Bo per c s s s e m eftPane Ella New Pane 2 El Top Right AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 5 WINCUE BASICS 5 4 3 To Zoom a pane You can zoom any pane to fill the screen What you do Comments Prompts Click on the zoom button at H Panna burton the top left hand corner of the Pane OR right click in the tte bar of the pane and select Zoom Elle Erompt Tools Window Help Pane Hlela Ae m ief Pane Close All Views Destroy Pane Add Horizontal Pane Add Vertical Pane Rename Pane Pane Settings oom Pane The keyboard shortcut for this is CRTL ALT Z To un zoom pane click on Hl the UnZoom button OR right click on title bar of WinCue Client pane and select UnZoom File Prompt Tools Window Help Pane Ole db EC E Left Pane Close All Views Destroy Pane Rename Pane Pane Settings Uroom Pane When the last zoomed pane is closed the screen goes back to Vertical Splitter mode 31 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 5 WINCUE BASICS 5 4 4 Removing panes What you do Comments Prompts Right click on the title bar of APTA ETA Close AY LIOSE IEE the pane you wish to remove Destroy Pane Add Horizontal Pane Add Vertical Pane and select Destroy Pane Rename P
46. is on When it is in the bottom position it is off The dipswitch positions for each SCSI ID is shown in the table below Dip Switches SCSI ID pi 2 31 fap fon efoto B4 SCSI Parallel Select SW2 The 1 M T card can prompt using data sent through either the SCSI port or parallel port of your PC By Default it is set up to use SCSI Dip switches 4 on SW2 controls whether the SCSI or parallel port is used 84 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE APPENDIX B When a dipswitch is in the top position it is on When it is in the bottom position it is off The dipswitch positions for SCSl parallel port selection is shown in the table below Parallel B5 Video PAL or NTSC J11 The 1 M T card can produce either a PAL or NTSC composite video signal The signal available from the composite video port will have been set at the factory prior to dispatch The signal type can be changed by setting a jumper on J11 Card Issue 1 or with switch 3 Card Issue 2 Issue 1 Issue 2 To enable NTSC place a jumper on leftmost pins of J11 or turn Switch 1 on To enable PAL remove the jumper on leftmost pins of J11 or turn Switch 1 off 85 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE APPENDIX B SECAM To configure the I M T card for SECAM composite video output use the same jumper setting as PAL on J11 In the WinCueNews software from the Prompt menu choose Configuration then Prompt Engine and ensure that Colou
47. lick the down arrow to select the type from the drop down list For the multi button scroll controller select Hybrid Multibutton Scroller 1 Hybond Mulbbuthon Click OK and you will see the new device listed Select it by clicking on it and click the Setup button 4 2 1 Configuring the Controller Mode and Port Select the serial port you are using by clicking on the down arrow and selecting from the drop down menu Configure controller mbcl General Buttons End Stop Table Centre Stop Table Controller Mode f End Stop Centre Stop Conmeched To Ports Se al Port Mame If the operator wants the prompted text to stop scrolling when the marker on the scroll Knob is centred and does not want to use the forward reverse button to change the direction of the prompted text then you can set the Controller mode to Centre Stop by clicking on the radio button next to the option 4 2 2 Configuring the buttons Click on the Buttons tab Click on the button you wish to configure Click the down arrow and select the required button from the drop down list 20 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE Top Row of Buttons Middle Row of Buttons Bottom Row of Buttons Configure controller mbcl CHAPTER 4 CONFIGURING WINCUE General Buttons End Stop Table Cente Stop Table r Te change a buttons furrction Select the button then select a function from the fet below OR
48. menu and select Edit OR press Enter on the selected item OR you can right click on the item to edit and select Edit Script 9 3 3 View Story If you don t want to edit a story you can view it only but right clicking on that item and selecting View Story from the pop up menu 60 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 9 WINCUE RUNDOWNS 9 3 4 Importing files You can import files saved in other formats such as Word or plain Text into WinCue rundowns Open the rundown queue you wish to import to Open the Story menu and select Import File Select the file to import and click Open Select file to import locke every E File name Scriprta Files oftype Al supported file types LA Alternatively you can simply drag and drop the file from Windows Explorer into the required position in the rundown Select from the list of available formats e g Plain Text and click OK Select Import Format Available Formats NewskMaker Script File MewsMaker Text File OCP Text Rich Text Format Unicode Text Y Cancel Select the required import settings and click OK 61 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 9 WINCUE RUNDOWNS Select Import Settings Fa Common Code Page M Combine Multiple Spaces Into Singles M Strip Leading Spaces From Lines M Dot Space Converts To Carriage Return M Automatically use these settings Click the Automatically use th
49. ng If you want to prevent each item opening when prompting in the above manner and just have the item being prompted open you need to right click on the title bar of the pane and select Pane Settings Then click the Other tab and select the Restrict to a single text view option by clicking in the relevant checkbox Y 10 5 To quit prompting To stop prompting click the Stop Prompting button on the toolbar El 73 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 11 UPGRADING WINCUE Chapter 11 Upgrading the Software In this chapter we cover the procedure involved to upgrade the WinCue software 11 Upgrading WinCue When you are ready to upgrade your system you will receive a CDROM with the latest WinCue files on Insert the CDROM in the drive and the Autorun program should start WinCue System CD ROM Click the Setup button at the top left of the window If Autorun does not start click Start and choose Run Enter DASETUPISETUP in the dialog box and click OK 74 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 11 UPGRADING WINCUE Run Ei E4 Type the name of a program folder or document and Windows Will open it for you Open DASETUPASETUA i Bun in Seperate Menon Space Cancel Browse The files required for Setup will begin copying Copying files required for Setup When the WinCue Setup banner appears click on Next gt Welcome to WinCue Setup Welcome to the Setu
50. nn Script contd Shot Numbering Banner qa a Commit Mod Column Modify a Modify Column meam Column 5 maai Column E meai Colum Modify Ca E Modif 3 r A Cancel Help The Column with the radio button checked is the Script Column and the only column in which the Word count and Link time boxes will work You can change the script column to be any one of the 8 Columns 9 5 1 Modifying a Script Editor Column To modify the layout of a column click the Modify button for the Column you want to modify Edit Multicolumn Layout Column Column Title width Pixels BE by characters JS lock Fort 150 ENS 7 lock Styles M Spell Check Caption Channel a Line Spacing Eont C Single Double Triple Cancel Help 65 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 9 WINCUE RUNDOWNS You can rename the column by changing the Title change the width and specify single double or triple line spacing If you are not modifying the script column you can select Lock Font and Lock Styles to prevent the font or style being changed in the column If you want the spell checker enabled for use select this option here To change the default font click on the Font button and select the required style and size 9 6 Working with Multiple Rundowns WinCue allows you to have a large number of rundowns and Script Editor windows open at the same time There a
51. o Colour T ables Muliingual Suppan Lesscogaph Settings Single Column Editor Prefs Cue harker Settings MubiLohann Editor Frets a Cus Marker EOI E 100 Fie Based Queues Filter Optons OnLeft AER El Prefil Tables Dn Right Enter the required left and right margin width and select where you want the cue marker Then click on the hardware window tab System Options E Network Sethngs Layout Hardware Tesi Format Demo Options Prompt Engine Sellings Video Signal Control Output Colours User Interface scroll Controls Colou Tables D Genlock Port Enable Muliingual Suppan Lesscograpi Settings single Column Editor Prets Colour Temperature Mebics HuliLolumn Editor Frets Fie Based Queues Minimum Colour Value fo Fiber Opborns Prefil Tables Maxum Colour Value Here you can enable the Genlock port Now click on the Text Format window tab System Options Network Settings Layout Hardware Test Format Demo Options Prompl Engine Settings Output Colours f mo User Intertace Extra Line Spacing E Scroll Controls Colour Tables Mukiingual Suppoit End OF Stow G oT Lescography Settings oe Single Column Editor Frets Mukilalurin Editor Preis File Based Queues For Scale Factor 700 Filter Opborre Pretil Tables Cancel He 24 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 4 CONFIGURING WINCUE Here you can specify extra line spacing an end
52. of story gap and the font scale factor Now click on the demo Options window tab system Options Here you can select the loop forever option When you are happy with these settings click on User Interface on the left to open the Prompt tracking window system Upbons Sarthe z Here you can specify whether you want to jump the editor to prompt position on speed zero or every prompt line by clicking in the relevant checkbox Click OK to complete the configuration process 25 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 5 WINCUE BASICS Chapter How WinCue Works This Chapter introduces WinCue and some of its basic features It covers the use of the menu system and toolbar buttons to navigate around the system It covers the layout of the screen and how the window panes can be arranged and configured to suit the user 5 Introducing WinCue There are several ways to navigate around WinCue You can use the mouse or keyboard to open menus and select options There are toolbars with buttons that can be clicked with the mouse and there are keyboard shortcuts for most commands Please note Refer to Appendix D for a full list of all the toolbar buttons keyboard shortcuts and menu commands available 5 1 Using menus File Edt Rundown Story Transmission Captioning Tools Window Help Open menus on the menubar to select commands by clicking on them and selecting the required option Prompt Automation Tools Wind
53. onfigure them see Section 5 4 Using Panes 6 3 Creating a Multi column Rundown To create a new multi column rundown open the File menu and select New File OR click on the New File button on the Toolbar O A dialog box Select New File Type will appear Select New File Type E Multicolumn Rundown File Prompt Format Rundown File Cancel 37 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 6 GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUE Select Multicolumn Rundown File and click OK You will be asked in which pane you would like to open the new rundown in Select the pane for this view El Pane Three Pane Two laat Cancel Select Pane One and click OK A new blank multi column rundown will then be displayed ME ES WinCue Client File Edit View Rundown Story Transmission Tools Window Help Dj Gali e E El Slee mam Eje aller ee Pane One Untitied E Ex File unter NO TITLE WORDS LINK END OF RUNDOWN i gt For help press F1 Engish 48580 KB 38 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 7 THE SCRIPT EDITOR Chapter L WinCue Script Editor In this Chapter you will learn how to add new scripts to the running order and how to find your way around the Script Editor The Script Editor is used to create the prompting text and is similar to many Windows based editors 7 The Script Editor 7 1 Creating a new Script in the Rundown Open the
54. options you can select Command button click it to carry out action 28 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 5 WINCUE BASICS 5 4 Using Panes The first thing you ll notice when you run WinCue is that the screen is divided up into window panes These panes can be arranged and configured to suit your needs Each pane is a separate window and you can have as many panes open on the screen as you like and the user can change this The active pane has a blue title bar 5 4 1 To add a horizontal pane What you do Comments Prompts Right click in the title bar of the pane you wish to add a S Erompt Tools inde Help horizontal pane to and select Olea La Li eb ESE ml eftPane Add Horizontal Pane from Close All Views the pop up menu AS Add Horizontal Pane Add Vertical Pane Rename Pane Pane Settings oom Pane This adds a horizontal pane to the window WinCue Client File Prompt Tools Window Help ole EE El AE cjs e s e f eftPane Top Right New Pane 2 Edie New Pane 29 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 5 WINCUE BASICS 5 4 2 To add a vertical pane What you do Comments Prompts Right click in the title bar of WinCue Client the window you wish to add Ele Etompt Tools Window Help a vertical pane to and select cas ca E Pal Al Add Vertical Pane from the COMES deta pop up menu Close All Views Destroy Pane Add Horizontal Pane Add Vert
55. p program for WinCue This program will guide you through the process of setting up WinLue on your computer in di ikbal a A rai At any stage of the process you may press the E Cancel button to exit the setup process Mor Som Emer Cancel Help When you get the message asking if you are ready to upgrade your system click on continue 75 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 11 UPGRADING WINCUE Ready To Upgrade Winlue Setup ls now ready to upgrade the installed software Press FINISH to continue with the upgrade Cancel Help Click Finish to continue with the upgrade The files will install with a progress dialog box Installing Files Winlue Main Client Hw O ren dll If a WinCue Setup dialog box appears asking if you wish to replace a file check the date and time stamp of the file in question If the new file is later click on Replace If it s the same or earlier as in this case click on Skip When the upgrade has finished you will get a message that Setup has completed successfully Click OK and the prompter will shutdown and restart automatically 76 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUENEWS PROMPTER GUIDE APPENDIX A Appendix A WinCue Installation Help There are issues to look out for when installing WinCue WinCueNews only works on Windows 95 98 or Windows NT 4 0 It is not recommended to have a SCSI hard disk or any other SCSI device on the same SCSI bus as the IM
56. presenters defined in the Presenters tab Fonts Bold F Italic T Colour T Underline Inverse Read Rate PF Robotic Stand Height Presenter T able Profiles Load From Profile OF Cancel Help 8 5 2 Loading Presenter Profiles Open the rundown queue that you want to copy the presenter profile to Open the Rundown menu and select Edit Presenter Table Click on the Load From Profile button Select the presenter table to load Cancel 57 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 9 WINCUE RUNDOWNS WinCue Rundowns In this chapter we learn more about WinCue rundowns editing within them working with multiple rundowns and copying items between them Also covers configuring the columns in the Script Editor and global window settings 9 Working with Rundowns 9 1 The WinCue Rundown window WimCue Client File Edit View Rundown Story Transmission Tools Window Help Aa SSeS an EE AE e mA E E Pane One COVYYIRCHeDocumnents Show TINC File Ic WvinCueDocuments Show mcr No TITLE WORDS LIME PROMPT CUMULATIVE Introduction 69 0 23 NET US Open Rusedki Agassi 0 0 06 1 34 3 1 38 END OF RUNDI 294 1 38 58 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 9 WINCUE RUNDOWNS 9 1 1 Features of a WinCue Rundown The Black bar denotes the selected item in the rundown Break items are in blue The NO field is the unique ID number for each
57. pter operator controls the speed and direction the text scrolls to suit the presenter 35 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 6 GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUE Getting Started with WinCue In this chapter we explore the basic commands and functions you will need to know to begin working with WinCue We will describe how to use WinCue in four simple steps and start prompting By the end of this Chapter you will be able to create scripts and prompt them using WinCue 6 WinCue Basics 6 1 Starting WinCue Double click on the WinCue icon td Wine Prompler WinCue icon WinCue can be found in the Programs WinCue Applications folder OR use the Start menu d Accessories ocuments A Startup Io fa oO iO Qa 5 ln ettings A WinCue Applications gt BB Command Prompt By Windows NT Explorer EL E A a D jes e ad D gt fo Administrative Tools Common ay Shut Down fo Netware Common La Startup The WinCue main window will open 36 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 6 GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUE 6 2 The WinCue main window WinCue Client ME ES File Tools Window Help Di ca E elel E HAIE EA ih mA c s s e e For help press F1 Engish 61672KB The screen is divided into window panes which can be configured and organised in a way that suits the user For more information on Panes and how to c
58. r Burst is disabled These settings will generate a mono composite output B6 Internal and External Power Supply J12 lf there is not an ISA slot available in your PC for the 1 M T card you will have to use the J12 External Power Header as shown in the diagram below to connect the IMT card to your PCs power supply To do this firstly check to see if you have a free power socket in your PC then use the supplied power adapter cable to connect the J12 External Power Header to a free Power Header on your PCs power supply J12 External Power Header 4 Way Power Plug In systems where the 1 M T card is not fitted inside the PC it is powered by an external power supply This power supply is connected to J12 This 86 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE APPENDIX B appears as an 8 pin connector on Issue 1 cards and a 3 pin connector on Issue 2 cards If you need further information about powering the M T card from an external power supply please contact your supplier B6 Composite Video Features Connector J10 The Composite Video Features connector allows additional 4 composite video ports to be added to your PC To find out more about this product contact your supplier Do not attach anything to any of the pins on J10 B6 Other Jumpers J1 and J5 J1 is the debug port It supplies serial debugging information Do not attach anything to any of its pins J5 is the flash reset port Do not attach anyt
59. re a number of standard tools to help organise multiple rundown windows Open 2 queues using the Open Queue button E WinCue Client File Edit View Rundown Story Transmission Tools Window Help Dj 816 ml EE EH Ol Pane One Co WinCuelDocumentsiShow2 mcr 09 08 99 File e WinCue Documents Show2 mer TITLE WORDS ME ES le AE O 0 05 05 05 LINK Sports News 0 00 Prompt He END OF RUNDOWN 0 0 00 Pane Three 4 gt CiWinCuelDocumentsiShowl mcr CWinCue DocumentsiShow2 mcr For help press F1 English NUM 29 980 KB The tabs for the 2 rundowns open are displayed on the window at the bottom left of the window You can move one of the rundowns open in the same pane to another pane by dragging the tab for that queue and dropping it into another pane That pane s settings will then be updated to allow that type of queue or item to be opened in that pane in future The same applies for multiple stories open in a pane dragging the tab for a story 66 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 9 WINCUE RUNDOWNS to another pane moves the story into the new pane and updates it s settings to allow stories to be opened in that pane in future as above 9 6 1 Copying stories between rundowns You can copy stories from one rundown to another To do this open the rundowns in individual panes Select the story you want to move by clicking on it to highlight it and holding t
60. resenter settings for individual queues and then save them as a presenter profile which can then be loaded into other queues 8 1 Changing the Default Presenter settings 8 1 1 Changing the Default Read Rate The default WinCue presenter uses the default read rate of 180 To change the default read rate open the Rundown menu and select Edit Presenter Table WinCue Client James James01 File Edit Ao Story Transmission Captioning Tools Ci cele Renumberltems Auto Shot Renumber Washer Thursday Jan Start Time Print Rundown End Time Pro Print Scripts Show Time Print Camera Cards Desired i Edit Presenter Table RS settings Archive Stories Change Layout 52 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 8 PRESENTER SETTINGS The Presenter Table Settings window will open Presenter Table Settings Presenter attributes must be enabled here before they can be modified set by clicking in the relevant checkbox to select it Y Now click on the Presenters tab to display the list of Currently Defined Presenters To modify the default presenter select Default and click the Modify button Presenter Table Settings Default The Attributes tab is then displayed 53 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 8 PRESENTER SETTINGS Presenter Properties x Attributes Presenter Hame Default Bald Teale Colour D Underlin
61. rol sends serial data in the range 0 to 120 to tell WinCue how fast to prompt the text 0 is stop and 120 is the fastest scroll rate This scroll rate is determined by the position of the scroll control knob If the Stop Point is set to 60 scroll rates of less than 60 will prompt the text backwards scroll rates greater that over 60 will prompt the text forward and a scroll rate of exactly 60 will stop the text from scrolling The Stop Zone is a range between 0 and 40 over which the prompted text does not scroll If the Stop Point is set to 60 and the Stop Zone is set to 5 scroll rates between 55 and 65 will mean the prompted text is not scrolled A Warning Administrators should not attempt to modify either the Configure IMT End Stop Scroll Table or Configure IMT Centre Stop Scroll Table If modifications are required to either scroll table you should contact your vendor Click OK when you are happy with your settings This will take you back to the Configure Scroll Controls window Now you need to configure the prompt engine 4 3 Configuring the Prompt Engine Click on Prompt engine and then Settings which will open the Layout window 23 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 4 CONFIGURING WINCUE System Options E Network Settings Layout Hardware Text Format Demo Options Prompt Engine Basic Layout Controls Output Colours Re fo User Interface Ibal Ad scroll Control Flight Margin w gin edits f
62. stand alone use The red button is used for changing the direction of the prompted text The foot pedal controls the speed 3 2 Laptops When the software has been installed and the PC turned off the laptop can be connected to the 1 M T box Insert the PCMCIA SCSI card into your laptop Connect one end of the SCSI cable supplied with the SCSI card to the PCMCIA card and the other to the SCSI port on the 1 M T box Connect a power cord to the appropriate input of the 1 M T box you have a choice of IEC mains or 12V DC 3 2 1 Connecting a Scroll Control Laptops normally use the I M T scroll control The 1 M T scroll control port is the 9 pin analogue port on top of the M T box WinCue expects a scroll control to be connected to this port 17 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 3 CONNECTING WINCUE PERIPHERALS The I M T scroll control will not work if it is attached to any other port on your PC 3 2 2 Connecting a Composite Video Feed The 1 M T box is made in two versions one has four BNC composite outputs and the other has one These ports supply the composite video feed to the prompter screen s You can connect your video cable to the BNC output See Appendix C3 amp C4 for further details 3 2 3 Connecting a Genlock Feed The genlock port is the BNC port next to the I M T scroll control port on the I M T box This port accepts a genlock feed 3 2 4 Connecting a Power Supply The I M T box can b
63. t prompting options available Chapter 11 Upgrading WinCue Describes the WinCue upgrade procedure 4 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Installing the Hardware 9 1 1 Minimum Hardware Requirements 9 1 2 The WinCue Package 9 1 3 Installing the SCSI card 10 1 4 Thel M T Scroll Card 10 1 5 Installing the I M T Card 10 1 6 Laptops 10 2 Installing the Software 11 2 1 Installing the Software on desktop PCs 11 2 2 Installing the software on Laptops 15 3 Connecting the WinCue peripherals 16 3 1 Desktop PCs 16 3 1 1 Connecting a Scroll Control 16 3 1 2 Connecting a Composite Video Feed 16 3 1 3 Connecting a Genlock Feed 16 3 1 4 Connecting a Foot Control 16 3 2 Laptops 17 3 2 1 Connecting a Scroll Control 17 3 2 2 Connecting a Composite Video Feed 18 3 2 3 Connecting a Genlock Feed 18 3 2 4 Connecting a Power Supply 18 4 Configuring WinCue 19 4 1 Starting WinCue prompter for the first time 19 4 2 Configuring the Scroll Controller 19 4 2 1 Configuring the Controller Mode and Port 20 4 2 2 Configuring the buttons 20 4 2 3 The End Stop Table 22 4 2 4 The Centre Stop Table 22 4 3 Configuring the Prompt Engine 23 5 Introducing WinCue 26 5 1 Using menus 26 5 2 WinCue toolbars and tools 27 5 2 1 Standard Toolbar 27 5 2 2 Change Layout button 27 5 2 3 Favourites button 27 5 2 4 Formatting toolbar 27 5 2 5 Splitter View toolbar 27 5 2 6 Editor View toolbar 27 527 Prompt toolbar and Prompt Advanced toolbar
64. the rundown by clicking once to select the field and clicking again to highlight the field which can then be edited Or you can right click on the field and select Edit Field You can then overtype the contents of the field or move the cursor into position to edit Or press F2 anywhere on the item line to edit the first field Press ENTER to save the change or Press the TAB button which takes you to the next field and saves the change SHIFT TAB takes you back a field Press ESCAPE to finish the process To clear a field right click on it and select Clear Field When a field is highlighted you are in Edit mode and can move up and down the rundown in that field using the cursor keys or press the TAB key to jump to the next field of the item You will remain in edit mode until you finish the process by pressing ENTER to save any changes or by pressing ESCAPE 9 3 7 Toggle Hold State You may wish to put an item in the rundown on hold if it is not ready or you don t want it to be part of the transmission so it is not prompted and included in any timing calculations To put an item on hold right click on that item in the rundown and choose Toggle Hold State from the pop up menu That item will then be in blue To take off hold repeat the process 9 3 8 Move to Air Next The Move To Air Next command allows you to begin prompting from anywhere within the rundown To do this right click on the item you want to prompt from and select Move to Air Next
65. ult Read Rate 8 2 Adding a New Presenter TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE 8 3 Changing a Presenter s Settings 8 4 Deleting a Presenter 8 5 Presenter Profiles 8 5 1 Saving Presenter Profiles 8 5 2 Loading Presenter Profiles 9 Working with Rundowns 9 1 The WinCue Rundown window 9 1 1 Features of a WinCue Rundown 9 2 Creating a New Rundown 9 2 1 Adding a New Story to the Rundown 9 2 2 Adding Break Scripts 9 23 Saving Scripts and Rundowns 9 2 4 Moving Stories within the Running Order 9 2 5 Renumbering Stories in the Rundown 9 3 Editing within the Rundown 9 3 1 Adding a new script 9 3 2 Editing a Script 9 3 3 View Story 9 3 4 Importing files 9 3 5 Deleting Stories 9 3 6 Editing the fields of an item in the rundown 9 3 7 Toggle Hold State 9 3 8 Move to Air Next 9 4 View Settings 9 5 Modifying the Columns in the Script Editor 9 5 1 Modifying a Script Editor Column 9 6 Working with Multiple Rundowns 9 6 1 Copying stories between rundowns 9 7 Window Settings 10 Prompting scripts in a queue 10 1 Opening a Queue 10 2 To start prompting 10 3 Scroll Controllers 10 3 1 Hybrid multi button scroll controller 10 3 2 2 button Hand Scroll Control 10 4 Prompting options 10 4 1 Prompting with the Script Column displayed 10 5 To quit prompting 11 Upgrading WinCue Appendix A WinCue Installation Help WinCue IMT cards and SCSI cards Laptop systems SlimSCSI 1460d Desktop systems 290
66. unt Link time Box As you type a script WinCue will keep track of the number of words in the script The current word count appears in the Words box and is constantly updated 7 1 3 The Script Duration Box The time taken for a person to read a script from the prompter screen will depend on the number of words in the script and how fast that person reads WinCue uses the current word count and the presenters read rate to calculate the duration Link time of the script The script duration in seconds is displayed in the Link box and is updated as you type The default presenter s read rate of 180 words per minute is used unless you are using a presenter with a modified read rate See Section 8 3 Changing a Presenter s Settings 7 1 4 Undo and Redo You can undo and redo changes made in the Script Editor in the same way as any other word processor To Undo the last changes press CTRL Z You can undo each change since the last time you saved the script To Redo changes press CTRL Y 7 2 Adding a Presenter Name to a Script To add a presenter name to the script open the Insert menu and select Presenter 42 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 7 THE SCRIPT EDITOR WinCue Client BE Es File Edit View Format BIS Script Tools Window Help Ole HIE Presenter NTN n BIULL af S 0jOjO Dj Ma _ pl ol 7 Fle 0 elelo o fs OE Camera x WORDS LINK 09 08 99 Automation Element File Untitled
67. ws ce a Show 1 mer m Show 3 CT File name Show 1 i E Files of type al WinLue Files Cancel 10 2 To start prompting To begin prompting click the Begin Prompting button on the toolbar E 69 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 10 PROMPTING SCRIPTS The first item on the rundown list appears yellow indicating that this is the current item prompting The prompter operator can now control the text on the prompter using the scroll controller they have When prompting the Word Count box and Time box will switch to yellow 10 3 Scroll Controllers 10 3 1 Hybrid multi button scroll controller To start scrolling the text turn the knob at the end of the scroll control clockwise to speed up and anti clockwise to slow down Use the buttons on the scroll controller which are clearly labeled as required The Multibutton Scroll Controller da e MEXT FRE RESET ITEM ITEM ITEM al fm MEXT PREY RESET BLANK MARKER MARKER RO SCREEN CAPTION Cp OFF DEC L ae STOP ajajaj Autocue To stop scrolling turn the scroll knob fully anti clockwise or press the Stop button 10 3 2 2 button Hand Scroll Control To scroll the text turn the knob at the end of the scroll control clockwise to speed up and anti clockwise to slow down To change the direction of the prompted text press the black button To jump to the next marker press the red button 70 AUTOCUE LTD 2002 WIN

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