Autocue US 10-11-01 WinCuePro News AvStar Interface - Manual (Page 40)

WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
VERSION 1.30 40  QTV 2001
The “Banner” tab controls the formatting of the slug lines in the prompter output. You can choose
whether to show banners or not (if you choose not to, WinCue will still show blank space where
the banners were while prompting because WinCue downloads every story it will show every slug
line for every story, even blank ones, while prompting) choose the Font and Size for the Banners
and also choose which fields to show.
NOTE: Later versions of the WinCue software do not prompt blank stories and do not put up a
slug line on the prompter for blank stories. Contact QTV to obtain the latest version of the
software.
Additional WinCue Settings & Preferences
The WinCue Configuration dialog box has several other settings besides the News Interface.
Under” Prompt Engine you’ll find two choices, “Hardware Settings” and “Scroll Controls”.
“Hardware Settings” gives you some control over basic display settings. It’s pretty self-
explanatory.
“Scroll Controls” lets you pick what controller to use, generally the “Hybrid Serial/IMT Multibutton
Controller. There’s a “Setup” button, which lets you, well, setup your desired controller.
One important option in there, particularly for people used to the old Serial Prompter controller, is
the “Center Stop Mode” check box. If that’s not selected, the controller only works in one
direction at a time. If it’s selected, the controller stops in the middle, rolls ahead when you roll the