Installing EZPrompt v6.0 .0 & Transferring The License

EZPrompt Version 6.0 is a 100% ®Windows-based Prompting software for use by:

• Television Stations
• Production Houses
• News Organizations
• Public Speakers

EZPrompt Version 6.0 has been tested with Microsoft ®Windows 7, ®Windows Vista, ®Windows XP Professional, and ®Windows XP Home. Acceptable performance has also been reported on ®Windows 2000 Professional Systems.

EZPrompt Version 6.0  can load most standard word processor files, and includes its own powerful text editor/spell-checker. (Important: See the topic Office 2007 Advisory)

This release includes EZPrompt Direct, a separate utility that permits the user to launch EZPrompt Version 6.0 directly and immediately begin prompting.

There are three (3) optional modules available for EZPrompt Version 6.0 .0

PowerPoint Module: EZPrompt Version 6.0 supports the use of Microsoft PowerPoint presentations and slideshows, which can be synchronized to the script as they scroll through the prompter. The PowerPoint feature requires dual monitors, and is an optional module that requires an additional license. It is enabled during the demo period to give you an opportunity to evaluate it and make an informed purchasing decision.

Caption (Closed Captioning) Module: EZPrompt Version 6.0 supports Closed Captioning of text. Closed Captioning is an optional module that requires an additional license. With Closed Captioning enabled, text is fed to the Closed Caption Encoder (not included) as it is scrolled through the prompter. Contact ADS Sales for additional information.

Rundown (Multi-Script Rundown) Module: EZPrompt Version 6.0 supports use of multiple scripts and user-definable rundowns. EZRundown is an optional module that requires an additional license. Contact ADS Sales for additional information.

EZPrompt Version 6.0 is a product of:

    Automated Data Systems of Wisconsin, Inc.

    115 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 500

    La Crosse, WI 54601

    608.785.1415 - Fax: 608.785-1478

    tech@autodatasys.com

  

Installation Guide

Internet Installation

• Go to http://www.ezprompt.com ... to Download
• Select EZPrompt Version 6.0 's Setup.exe file (Setup60.msi or Setup60.exe) from the list
• Provide requested information. An authorization link will be emailed to you, so make sure information you provide is accurate.
• Download Setup.exe and save to your computer's hard drive. Do not let your browser try to open the file while you are connected to the website.
• Run the setup program and follow on-screen instructions in the EZPrompt Version 6.0  installation program.
• When installation is completed, it is recommended you restart your computer.

CD-ROM Installation

• Insert EZPrompt Version 6.0  CD in the CD-ROM drive of your computer
• On most systems, the installer program will start and ask if you wish to continue.
• If the installed program does not start automatically, click your computer's Start button, and choose RUN
• Type D:\SETUP60 (substituting the drive letter assigned to you CD) and touch ENTER.
• Follow on-screen instructions in the EZPrompt Version 6.0  installation program.
• When installation is completed, it is recommended you restart your computer.

Run the program & load sample doc.

Press Prompt Now or F2 for shorcut key

Make sure you register your software

ADS will provide customer support and software updates for a period of 1 year for registered users. Upon receipt of your software registration, ADS will provide information on accessing updates and customer support services.

Hardware Requirements

EZPrompt Version 6.0 requires no proprietary hardware, and only requires the computer and memory resources specified by Microsoft for their ®Windows 7 (all releases), ®Windows Vista (all releases), and ®Windows XP Professional.

EZPrompt Version 6.0  also can provide acceptable performance on older, obsolete Operating Systems (®Windows 2000 Professional, ®Windows NT Workstation, ®Windows '98SE, and  ®Windows ME).

EZPrompt Version 6.0  may not provide acceptable performance on ®Windows '98 and ®Windows '95. It will not operate under ®Windows 3.1, or ®Windows for Workgroups.

For best performance, it is recommended, but not required, that the computer you will use EZPrompt Version 6.0  on have the following minimum resources:

• 1 GHz 32-bit processor.
• 1GB or more RAM
• Accelerator video card with 32mb or more memory (recommend DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM).
• Wheel mouse (Microsoft ®IntelliMouse or ®Logitech First Mouse Plus)

EZPrompt Version 6.0  includes a standard ®Windows-based text editor and spell-checker. In addition, EZPrompt Version 6.0  can import documents from virtually any Windows-based word processor that saves files in any of the following formats:

• MS Word (all versions)(*.doc)
• EZPrompt Version 6.0  Text (*.txd)
• Rich Text (*.rtf)
• ASCII Text (*.txt)

IMPORTANT NOTE: Documents that are linked to Microsoft PowerPoint presentations must be saved as EZPrompt Documents (.EZP)

System Requirements

EZPrompt Version 6.0 has been carefully engineered to operate on computers that are running under Microsoft's ®Windows 7 (all releases), ®Windows Vista (all releases), ®Windows XP Professional, and ®Windows XP Home operating systems.

Depending on hardware, available resources, drivers that are loaded, etc. it may also function under ®Windows 2000 Professional,  ®Windows ME, ®Windows NT Workstation, and ®Windows 98SE, however ADS makes no claim to support these operating systems.

Computers

Computer hardware and the drivers required for various hardware components vary significantly. Thus, it is not possible to test the software on every conceivable hardware configuration. The ADS testing program is aimed at name-brand machines readily available over the counter at most computer dealers and retailers.

In general, EZPrompt Version 6.0  will operate on Pentium computers that run at 800mHz (or faster), with 128mb (or more) of RAM.

It must be understood, however, that older computers with limited resources may not perform as well as up to date computers with resources that are appropriate to the software and operating system.

It is recommended that the computer running EZPrompt Version 6.0  be equipped with at least a 4mb VGA video adapter.

Some systems will operate satisfactorily with 1mb video adapters with one caveat: the mirroring function (required for use with LCD panels) works best on computers with 2mb or more of Video Memory. With the mirroring function enabled, machines with 1mb video adapters may experience a less stable scroll.

Mouse vs. Touchpad

On machines with touch pads, speed control is difficult at best. This is due to the way touch pads work and has nothing to due with the EZPrompt Version 6.0  software. On machines that have touch pads an external mouse is recommended.

EZPrompt Version 6.0  and Networks

With respect to Local Area Networks (LAN), EZPrompt Version 6.0  is not a network application, and cannot be used in a multiple user configuration. That being said, EZPrompt Version 6.0  will operate on computers attached to networks. EZPrompt Version 6.0  has been tested on machines running on Microsoft NT networking, with both NetBEUI and TCP/IP protocols.

EZPrompt Version 6.0  makes no network calls, and is not using any IRQ or memory areas typically assigned to networks.

 

Transferring The License

EZPrompt Version 6.0 is LICENSED SOFTWARE, and the license permits you to run only one instance of EZPrompt Version 6.0  for each license you have purchased. In other words, you cannot use this license on more than one computer. If you need to run EZPrompt Version 6.0  on more than one machine, you should either:

• Transfer the License if your need is for occasional use on a second machine, or
• Purchase additional licenses to satisfy your requirements. Contact the dealer you purchased EZPrompt Version 6.0  from or ADS for further information on additional licenses.

To Transfer the License from one machine to another, you will need to be able to access the same removable media on both the machine that has the licensed copy of software (referred to here as the LICENSED MACHINE) and the machine you wish to transfer the license to (referred to here as the UNLICENSED MACHINE).

Removable media is defined as:

• A blank, pre-formatted floppy disk
• A standard USB jump drive (sometimes referred to as a 'thumb drive')
• A rewritable CD-ROM (CD-RW)
• You may also use a mapped networked drive which is accessible to both computers.
• You will also need the EZPrompt Version 6.0  setup program (on either a CD-ROM from the manufacturer or software downloaded from EZPrompt.com).

The procedure is as follows:

1.	First, you must have the same version of EZPrompt Version 6.0  installed on BOTH computers.

On the UNLICENSED MACHINE

2.	Run EZPrompt Version 6.0  on the UNLICENSED MACHINE
3.	If the demo period on the UNLICENSED MACHINE has expired, the Registration dialog asking for an Activation Code will come up. Click the Prepare Transfer button
4.	If the demo period on the UNLICENSED MACHINE has not expired, dismiss the demo period advisories, click the License menu and select Register. The Registration dialog asking for an Activation Code will come up. Click the Prepare Transfer button.
5.	You will be prompted for the License Transfer Path. You can either: a.        Type the drive letter for your removable media, or … b.        Use the Browse button to locate your removable media or network drive.
6.	When you click OK, the removable media will be prepared.

On the LICENSED MACHINE

7.	Go to the LICENSED MACHINE (the one with the EZPrompt Version 6.0  license), and start EZPrompt Version 6.0
8.	Click the License menu and select Transfer.
9.	You will be prompted for the License Transfer Path. You can either: a.        Type the drive letter for your removable media, or … b.        Use the Browse button to locate your removable media or network drive.
10.	Follow the on-screen instructions
11.	The license will be transferred to the removable media … the machine that had been previously been licensed is now un-licensed.

On the UNLICENSED MACHINE

12.	On the UNLICENSED MACHINE (the one you want to transfer your license to), run EZPrompt Version 6.0 .
13.	When you get the dialog box asking for an Activation Code click the Transfer License button.
14.	You will be prompted to supply the drive letter for the removable media. You can either: a.        Type the drive letter for your removable media, or … b.        Use the Browse button to locate your removable media or network drive.
15.	When the removable media is found, the license will be transferred.

You can transfer the licensing data from one computer to the other as often as you like.