Autocue QBox User Guide - Manual (Page 7)

QBox Installation & Operation Guide
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Table of Contents
Preface................................................................................................ iii
Table of Contents ............................................................................. vii
1 Prompting Software Overview........................................................... 1
1.1: The prompting software suite .......................................................................... 1
1.1.1: QStart ................................................................................................. 1
1.1.2: QPro ................................................................................................... 1
1.1.3: QMaster.............................................................................................. 1
1.1.4: Feature summary ............................................................................... 2
1.2: Prompting hardware - QBox............................................................................ 3
2 QMaster Application Architecture..................................................... 5
2.1: QMaster and QBox operational scenarios ...................................................... 5
2.1.1: Studio deployments ............................................................................ 6
2.1.2: Large-scale field deployments............................................................ 7
2.1.3: Small-scale field deployments ............................................................ 7
3 QBox Hardware................................................................................... 9
3.1: QBox components........................................................................................... 9
3.1.1: Supplied equipment............................................................................ 9
3.1.2: Other required equipment................................................................. 10
3.2: QBox physical characteristics ....................................................................... 11
3.3: Set up QBox .................................................................................................. 11
3.3.1: Connect QBox to a prompter or monitor........................................... 11
3.3.2: Connect any peripherals to the QBox............................................... 11
4 QBox Configuration and Operation ................................................ 13
4.1: QBox operating system ................................................................................. 13
4.1.1: QBox onscreen menus ..................................................................... 13
4.1.2: Configure and test the QBox ............................................................ 13
4.2: Basic operational checks............................................................................... 17
4.2.1: Reboot and shutdown....................................................................... 18
4.3: Direct and network connections to a QBox ................................................... 20
4.3.1: Ethernet network .............................................................................. 20
4.3.2: Ethernet crossover cable .................................................................. 21
4.3.3: FireWire ............................................................................................ 21
4.4: Configuring network connections .................................................................. 22
4.4.1: Configuring a direct QBox-computer connection .............................. 22
4.4.2: Connecting QBox to an existing network.......................................... 25
4.5: Time settings on a QBox ............................................................................... 29
4.6: Using a scroll control device to configure QBox............................................ 30
4.6.1: Altering QBox configuration using a ShuttlePRO controller ............. 31
4.7: Configure the QMaster to QBox interface ..................................................... 32