Autocue QBox User Guide - Manual (Page 57)

QBox Installation & Operation Guide
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Multihead Prompting
Using more than one QBox on the same network in a studio allows
each presenter to independently scroll a script while a show is on air.
N OTE : Multihead prompting functionality can be implemented where you have
purchased the appropriate licence or upgrade.
During a broadcast, there is often more than one presenter reading from a script. A simple
example would be a news bulletin where there is a newsreader and sports presenter. Deploying
two QBoxes in the studio, each connected to same computer running the QMaster software,
allows each presenter to have local control of their copy of the script or rundown while the other
presenter is on air.
For example, while the newsreader is reading the news items, the sports presenter could scroll
ahead to her part of the bulletin to check what she is to read. Either the sports presenter or the
prompting operator would be able to switch back so that the script or rundown is at the correct
point when the sports presenter delivers her part of the bulletin.
The network and wireless capabilities of QBox supports a widely distributed news broadcast such
as presenters in the main studio, a business journalist situated in a small studio at the stock
exchange and a weather presenter at a remote exterior location. Each would have their own QBox
linked to the same network and would be able to review their part of the bulletin independently.
One QBox would be designated as the master device and all others would be linked to it.
A.1: Configuring QMaster for multi-head
prompting
C AUTION : It is essentially that all elements of your prompting system are accurately time
synchronised. For information about this topic, refer to Appendix E: Time
Synchronisation.
1. Make sure that QMaster is running on your computer.
2. Connect more than one QBox to the computer running QMaster or attach an additional
unit to an existing network.
3. Open the QBox Status Panel in QMaster.
4. Right -click on the QBox Status Panel and select
A d d .
5. Add the name of the new QBox where multi-head functionality is to be set up.
6. Specify the master QBox. Any QBox not specified as the master is a slave unit.
7. If required, enter a description for the QBox.
8. Select the connection type in the Type list box.
9. Enter the IP address and port number for the new QBox.
10.Repeat for each of the QBoxes.