Summary of Contents for Q-better Q-DS 3.0
- Page 1 Q-better User Guide Q-DS 3.0 (Digital Signage) Q-FL 3.0 (Digital Signage + Queue Management) This user guide, as the software described, is purchased under license and is to be used in order to the terms in that license only.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
User’s Guide for Q-DS and Q-FL Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1. Installing Q-FL/Q-DS 1.1. System Requirements 1.2. Preparing a system 1.3. Hardware – typical Q-better installations 1.4. Software Chapter 2. Composer 2.1. Understanding the basics 2.1.1. Projects 2.1.2. Schedule 2.1.3. -
Page 3: Introduction
Welcome to Q-better the professional presentation package for Corporate-TV, Digital Signage and Queue Management Systems. Q-better features real-time playback of presentations. Q-better offers a complete package for creation, distribution and playback of any type of information or media. This chapter presents the different parts of the system and helps the installation of... -
Page 4: Chapter 1. Installing Q-Fl/Q-Ds
For systems that will be mainly used for Queue Management, it is possible to run the player in Intel Atom based systems with 2GB RAM. 1.2. Preparing a system For the best performance of Q-better Player it is recommended to carry out the following tasks before installation: •... -
Page 5: Hardware - Typical Q-Better Installations
GSpot. The frame titled ‘Container’ will display which codec was used for encoding the media file. 1.3. Hardware – typical Q-better installations In this setup the same computer is used to create presentations and to playback them, suitable for smaller installations. -
Page 6: Software
OK (where D is the letter of your CD-ROM drive) Important: In case of installing Q-better from a file and the O.S. is Windows Vista or Windows 7, click it with the right button of the mouse and select “Run as administrator”... -
Page 7: Chapter 2. Composer
(GUI) where projects can be created. 2.1. Understanding the basics The Q-better system was created to display information in different kinds of output devices. In the Composer, one tells what, how and when information will be presented. 2.1.1. Projects... -
Page 8: Schedule
User’s Guide for Q-DS and Q-FL 2.1.2. Schedule In composer it is possible to create multiple projects. With the schedule it is possible to create rules to play the projects. Schedule has 2 kinds of events: • Main events – list of projects that play in loop;... -
Page 9: Graphical User Interface (Gui)
User’s Guide for Q-DS and Q-FL 2.2. Graphical User Interface (GUI) The Composer is designed to be very easy to use, even for a beginner, even without IT knowledge. The main window is built as many other applications with menus and toolbars: 1- On the left, there are different tools and content modules to be used in the creation of projects: •... -
Page 10: Creating Projects
User’s Guide for Q-DS and Q-FL 2.3. Creating Projects To start creating projects run Composer. Clicking Projects, the Projects window appears. Click new and write the title of the project, choose the resolution (Recommended or manually, define width and height – portrait or landscape). Click Save and Open. - Page 11 Date in numeric or extensive form. Price list Q-better provides a specific module for the presentation of pricing lists. This module allows customization of colors, number of lines, import TXT external files or direct editing (edit directly) in the module.
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Page 12: Publishing Projects Or Schedules
User’s Guide for Q-DS and Q-FL 2.4. Publishing Projects or Schedules To control the contents on screens just click PLAY; Control panel shows a command list to each screen configured on player setup. It allows seeing a preview of the current program, sending a new project or schedule. Attention: Control panel communicates directly with the player. -
Page 13: Chapter 3. Player
The main purpose of Q-better Player is to playback Q-better projects or project schedules made through the composer (Q-better Player has one task in the Q-better system, and that is to play Q-better projects or project schedules). The Player was (application is) designed to play continuously 24/7. -
Page 14: Video Inputs Setup
User’s Guide for Q-DS and Q-FL 3.2. Video Inputs Setup To configure a webcam or a Video/TV capture card open the Player Window and select Options/Input video hardware setup. In the Video Hardware Setup Window select the hardware, settings and preview. -
Page 15: Chapter 4. Queue Management (Only For Q-Fl Versions)
User’s Guide for Q-DS and Q-FL Chapter 4. Queue Management (only for Q-FL versions) 4.1. Setting up When the Player starts, two icons show up in the system tray – Player and Queue Management System (QMS). Click with the right side mouse button on the QMS button and select Open Queue Management. -
Page 16: Layout
User’s Guide for Q-DS and Q-FL 4.2. Layout In projects where you want to show the queue attendance tickets and services, you should place a queue management module in the project. In the setup of the module select the fields that you need and the color scheme. -
Page 17: Statistics Over Web Browser
User’s Guide for Q-DS and Q-FL 4.3. Statistics over web browser In the Player you can activate a web server that allows access to statistics about the queue management system. To activate the web server click Options/Setup from the Player Window and check Activate Web Server. It is possible to change the communications port, username and password.
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