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1 Introduction t o Shuttle Devices Contour Shuttle devices have been designed to enhance the productivity of multimedia content creators, but they also increase productivity in many other types of applications, including: graphics and photo editing ...
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Fig. 1-2 ShuttlePRO Layout Fig. 1-3 ShuttleXpress Layout The Shuttle device software allows you to manage a specific configuration o f your Shuttle d evice for every application you have on your computer. The software will automatically select the appropriate configuration according to the current active application.
System Requirements 1.1.1 System running Windows 7 and later • Available USB port. (A direct USB port connection is desirable, but a hub connection will • also work. Contour recommends using powered hubs and against using conversion devices, such as USB adapters.) ...
2 Shuttle Device Control Panel The Shuttle Device Control Panel is the component of the software that allows you to manage your Shuttle device by defining and/or modifying application settings. Application settings are the individual sets of actions associated to the Shuttle components for a ...
2.2 Opening the Shuttle Device Control Panel The described method provides the fastest access to the Shuttle device Control Panel and to some of its frequently used features.
2.3.1 Settings Management Section 2.3.1.1 Target Application Menu This menu stores all of the currently installed application settings. In order to view or customize an application setting you will have to first select it through this menu. This ...
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Remove settings allows you to remove the selected setting from the Target • Application Menu. This command is not allowed on Global Settings. Import settings ...
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Press M odifiers This option allows you to place one or more Modifier keys in a given • target button. The Modifier keys are the Shift, Alt, Control and Win keys. Type K eystroke on the menu allows you to type a keyboard shortcut in the Keystroke •...
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2.3.2.2.3 Frequency Menu The Frequency Menu allows you to specify how many times you want a command to occur. It allows the event to occur once, as fast as possible, or a specified number of times per ...
2.3.2.2.5 Mouse Click This action allows you to associate a mouse click (either left, middle or right) to a Shuttle component. A Modifier key can also be associated to the mouse click in order to modify its behavior.
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2.3.2.2.7 Switch settings This action allows you to perform a s a toggle in cases w here an application has more than one application setting defined for it.
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3 Using your Shuttle device Now that you have become familiar with the Control Panel components, let’s move on to using and modifying existing settings. Before going through the contents of this section, open the Control Panel (refer to paragraph 2.2 for guidance on how to accomplish this).
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Fig. 3-1 Exported settings info for Adobe Premiere (Clip Edit) Contour Shuttle Multimedia Controllers 13...
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3.3 Associating a Function with a Shuttle Component When you modify an existing or newly created setting, you want to modify the function associated with the Shuttle components.
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3.5 Programming Global Settings Global Settings is a setting that works in all the applications that do not have specific settings listed in the Target Application Menu. Stated differently, if you have settings defined for a particular application, Global settings will not be activated for that application, since it is meant ...
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4 Multiple application s ettings and multiple devices Some applications, such as Adobe Premiere or Pinnacle Edition, allow multiple modes of usage Contour Shuttle devices address some of them by providing multiple sets of application settings for these applications in the installation package.
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5 Programming y our Shuttle device This section will analyze in detail the operations you can perform on settings from the Options button in the Settings Management section. Before going through the contents of this section, open the Control Panel (refer to paragraph 2.2 for guidance on how to accomplish this).
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5.1.2 Create Empty Settings This function allows you to create new settings for any application on your computer. This application you wish to use a Shuttle device with should meet one of the following criteria: ...
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5.2 Rename Settings If you want to rename an application setting: 1. Click on the Target Application Menu and select the application setting you would like to rename.
3. You can choose between: All (identified by the icon ): if you have more than one Shuttle device, the setting will ƒ be used by all devices. ): only the primary device will use this setting. Primary (identified by the icon ...
5.7 Import Settings Note: This import capability e xists ONLY when an established s etting i s available. A n a lternate approach could be to export a setting and, in so doing, give it a different name – the one you want to use for a future import.
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6 Programming macros with Key Composer™ (ShuttlePRO v2 only) This section will analyze in detail how to create new macros for your ShuttlePRO v2 in the Key Composer tab. A ...
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3. Click on Add in group or New Group in the Action Sequence window to create a new action or a new group. 4.
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Let’s create a macro based on these actions: 1. Click on New in the Macro selection window. 2. Type My favorite font then type Enter. 3. Click on New group in the Action Sequence window. 4.
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From your ShuttlePRO v2 tab you will now be able to associate the newly created macro to a Shuttle component, let’s say Button 13 (refer to paragraph 3.3 for guidance on how to accomplish this) as shown in Fig.
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13. C lick on Add in group in the Action Sequence window. 14. C hoose Keystroke combo from the dialog box and type P (to select the Print Layout view). 15. C lick on New group in the Action Sequence window. 16.
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7 Updating or Uninstalling y our Shuttle device Software Periodically, Contour provides new software updates on the website for downloading. We encourage ...
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7.3 Updating your Application Settings List manually In order to begin, you must complete the following: 1. Log on to our website and locate the Downloads section. 2. Download the Shuttle device Application Settings only and store the file in a folder of your choice on your system.
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