Qwizdom Actionpoint User Manual

Actionpoint

User Guide

Copyright 2007

Qwizdom Actionpoint User GuideI

Table of Contents

Part I Introduction

Part II Getting Started

................................................................................................................................... 21 Notice

................................................................................................................................... 32 Installing Qwizdom Actionpoint

................................................................................................................................... 43 Hardware Setup

Part III Chapter 1

................................................................................................................................... 51 Actionpoint Overview

................................................................................................................................... 62 Slides

Part IV Chapter 2

................................................................................................................................... 71 Participants

Part V Chapter 3

................................................................................................................................... 101 RF Remote Setup

................................................................................................................................... 132 Q2 RF Remote Diagram

................................................................................................................................... 153 Q4 RF Remote Diagram

................................................................................................................................... 164 Q5 RF Remote Diagram

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Part VI Chapter 4

................................................................................................................................... 181 Presentation

.......................................................................................................................................................... 19Presentation Setup

.......................................................................................................................................................... 21Presentation Features

.......................................................................................................................................................... 22Using Remotes in Presentation

................................................................................................................................... 252 Response Graph

................................................................................................................................... 263 Remote Login

................................................................................................................................... 264 Saving Results

Part VII Chapter 5

................................................................................................................................... 271 Reports

Part VIII Troubleshoot

................................................................................................................................... 361 Uninstalling Software and Hardware

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Qwizdom Actionpoint 2007

1 Introduction

This is a user guide for the

Qwizdom Actionpoint

. This guide provides information and

tips on using

Qwizdom Actionpoint

.

If you need assistance, please contact

Technical Support

.

Website

www.qwizdom.com

Tech Support

[phone]

Email

[e-mail]

Support Hours

6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PST

Address

Qwizdom, Inc.

12617 Meridian East

Puyallup, WA 98373

Contents of Remote Set

Q4 RF or Q5 RF Student/Participant Remotes

1 RF Host

1 Q5 Instructor Remote

1 USB Cable

1 Charger for Q5 Instructor Remote

1 Multi-charger for Q5 Student Remotes (if applicable)

1 Screwdriver

AA Batteries

1 Remote Carrying Case

1 Quick Reference Guide

*

1 Software; Qwizdom Actionpoint

*Full user guide is located on the disc and at www.qwizdom.com.

Notices of Compliance for Qwizdom's RF Response Devices

Note:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B

digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This

Introduction

2

2 Getting Started

2.1 Notice

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Qwizdom Actionpoint User Guide3

equipment generates, users and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed

and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the

user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following

measures:

·

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

·

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

·

Connect the equipment into an outlet on circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

·

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Caution:

Changes or modifications to Qwizdom's RF hardware that are not expressly

approved by Qwizdom could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

System Requirements

Windows 2000

or later

Microsoft PowerPoint 2003

or later (registered version)

Microsoft Excel 2003

or later (registered version)

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0

(included in installer)

Intel Pentium

233-MHZ or faster processor (

Pentium

III recommended)

256MB of RAM

200MB of free space

CD-ROM drive

Open USB Port

Installing Qwizdom Actionpoint

Microsoft PowerPoint 2003

(or later) must be installed before installing

Qwizdom

Actionpoint

.1.Insert the

Qwizdom Actionpoint disc

into the CD-ROM drive. The

Qwizdom

Actionpoint

wizard will appear.

2.

Click on

Next

. The

Select Installation Folder

section appears.

3.

You have the option to select the location of where you would like the

Qwizdom

Actionpoint

or use the default location.

4.

Click on

Next

to begin the installation. This will take a few moments.

5.

Once the installation is complete, click on

Close

and restart your computer.

2.2 Installing Qwizdom Actionpoint

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2.3 Hardware Setup

1.

Plug the USB cable into the RF Host and then plug the other end of the USB cable

into an open USB port.

2.

Place two AA batteries (provided in the remote set) and insert the screw (optional)

into the back of the Q4 RF remote to secure the battery compartment. Plug the Q5

RF participant and Q5 RF instructor remotes into the multi-charger and/or single

charger for 24 hours before first use.

Installing USB Drivers on Vista

You will need to do this procedure twice (

because there are two drivers

).1.Insert the

Qwizdom Actionpoint

disc into the computer and make sure the host is

plugged in properly.

2.

From the

Start

menu, go to the

Control Panel

.3.Click on

Hardware and Sound

.4.Click on

Device Manager

.5.Select the option

View Devices by Type

under the

View

menu.

6.Qwizdom RF Host

should be located under

Universal Serial Bus Controllers

,

Ports

and

Unknown

or

Other Devices

.7.When you find it, double-click on it and click on the

Driver

tab.8.Click on the button that says

Update Driver

. The installation wizard will appear.

9.

Select "

Browse Computer for Software Driver

" and click

Next

.

10.

Click on the

Browse

button. A window appears.

11.

Click on

My Computer

, click on the drive that

Qwizdom Actionpoint

is in, and then

find the folder that says

USB_Drivers

.

12.

Click

OK

and then

Next.

13.

When it's done installing, click on

Close.

Repeat the above steps once more and

then restart your computer.

Installing USB Drivers on Windows 2000/XP

You will need to do this procedure twice (

because there are two drivers

).1.Insert the

Qwizdom Actionpoint

disc into the computer and make sure the host is

plugged in properly.

2.

From the

Start

menu, go to the

Control Panel

or go to

Settings

and then

Control

Panel

.3.Double-click on the

System

icon and click on the

Hardware

tab.

4.

Click on the

Device Manager

button.

5.

Select the option

View Devices by Type

under the

View

menu.

6.

Qwizdom RF Host or Qwizdom USB Base

should be located under

Universal Serial Bus

Controllers

,

Ports

and

Unknown

or

Other Devices

.7.When you find it, double-click on it and click on the

Driver

tab.8.Click on the button that says

Update Driver

. The installation wizard will appear.

9.

Select "

Install from a list or specific location

" and click

Next

.

10.

Select "

Search for the best driver in these locations

" and check the "

Search removable

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media

" and "

Include this location in search

" boxes.

11.

Click on the

Browse

button, click on

My Computer

, click on the drive that

Qwizdom

Actionpoint

is in, and then find the folder that says

USB_Drivers

. (Do not open the

folder).

12.

Click

OK

and then

Next.

A prompt will appear that says the drivers have not passed

the

Microsoft Windows Update

testing, click on

Continue Anyway

and then

Finish

.

13.

Repeat the above steps once more and then restart your computer.

Installing USB Drivers on Windows 98

You will need to do this procedure twice (

because there are two drivers

).1.Insert the

Qwizdom Actionpoint

disc into the computer and make sure the host is

plugged in properly.

2.

From the

Start

menu, go to

Settings

.3.Go to the

Control Panel

and double-click on the

System

icon.

4.

Click on the

Device Manager

tab.

5.

Select the option

View Devices by Type

.6.Qwizdom RF Host or Qwizdom USB Base

should be located under

Universal Serial Bus

Controllers

,

Ports

and

Unknown

or

Other Devices

.7.When you find it, select the file and then click on the

Properties

button on the

bottom.

8.

Click on the

Driver

tab and click on the button that says

Update Driver

. The

installation wizard will appear.

9.

Click

Next

and select "

search for a better driver than the one your device is using now

."

10.

Click

Next

.

11.

Check the

CD-ROM drive

and

Specify Location

.

12.

Click on the

Browse

button. Go to the drive the

Qwizdom Actionpoint

disc is in and

then select the

USB_Drivers

.

13.

Click

OK

and then

Next.

A prompt will appear that says the drivers have not passed

the

Microsoft Windows Update

testing.

14.

Click on

Continue Anyway

and then

Finish

.

15.

Repeat the above steps once more and then restart your computer.

From right to left:

Present

(

Actionpoint icon

) button -presentation setup

Insert

Slide

-create a new slide

Question

-displays slide type

Type

-number of choices (applicable depending on question type)

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Answer

-correct answer or

None

for survey

Points

-number of points awarded for correct response

Timer

-allows slide to be viewed in presentation for time that is set

Configuration Settings

button-remote setup

Participants

button-create, modify, import participant lists

Reports

button-upload saved presentation results to generate reports using

Microsoft

Excel

About

button-displays software version number

3.2 Slides

1.

Double-click on the

Qwizdom Actionpoint

icon to launch the program.

2.

Click on the

Insert

Slide

drop-down menu.

3.

Select the type of slide you want to create. The template will appear on the slide.

4.

The

Question

field will indicate the slide format.

5.

If you selected

Multiple Choice, Sequence, Multiple Mark

, or

Rating Scale

as the slide

format, the

Type

drop-down menu will show the number of choices you selected. If

not, the

Type

field will be grayed out because it doesn't apply to the question type

you selected.

6.

Type in the question and choices (if applicable).

7.

After the question has been created, click on the

Answer

drop-down menu and

select or type the correct answer.

If you type the answer into the

Answer

field, press the

Enter

key on the keyboard

to save it.

8.

Click on the

Points

drop-down menu and select the point value or type in the

desired point value and press the

Enter

key on the keyboard to apply the point

value to the slide.

9.

Click on the

Timer

drop-down menu and select the time or type in the desired time

limit and press the

Enter

key on the keyboard to apply the time to the slide.

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Creating a Participant List

1.

Click on the

Participant

button. The

Participant

wizard will appear.

2.

Select "

Create New Participant List."

3.

Enter a name for the class and click on

Next

.4.In the

Template Selection

, select the template you would like to use (optional).

Remote ID is a default column within the templates. You do not need to create a

field for the remote IDs, otherwise you will have two Remote ID columns.

Templates are commonly used fields to allow you to customize a participant list

you create or an existing one. You can also use the predefined ones that are

available.

5.

Select a template (optional) and click on

Next.

6.

Select the different fields you would like to use and click on

Next

. If you do not see

a field you would like in the participant list, you can create a customized field and

add it to your template.

Remote ID is a default column within the templates. You do not need to create a

field for the remote IDs, otherwise you will have two Remote ID columns.

7.

If you want to create groups, enter the name of the group in the "

Create a new

group"

field and click on

Add

. The name of the group will appear in the "

Use the

following Groups

" column. Skip to the next step if you do not want to create

groups.

8.

Click on

Next

. The participant template will appear.

9.

Fill in the fields and click on

Finish

. The

Save As

window will open.

10.

Click on

Save

and the participant list will save as a .

QPL

file.

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Importing a .CSV (Comma Separated Values) File

You can import .

CSV

class and convert it into

Qwizdom

participant lists (.

QPL).If you have a class list in Microsoft Excel you would like to import, save them as

.CSV files.

1.

Click on the

Participant

button. The

Participant

wizard will appear.

2.

Select

Import from a .CSV file.

3.

Click on the

Browse

button. The

Open

window will appear.

4.

Search for the .

CSV

file you want to import.

5.

Select the .

CSV

file and click on

Open

. The name of the class file will appear in the

Name

field.

6.

Click on

Next

. You will be taken to

Template Selection

.7.Select a template (optional) and click on

Next

. If you are importing a class list from

Qwizdom Actionpoint

, you will need to select a template and click on

Next

. You will

be taken to the

Import from CSV

window.

When importing the participant's gender, the code for the gender should be

either

M

or

True

for male and

F

or

False

for females

8.

Match the fields on the left to the fields on the right. If you don't know what the

field is, select

None

. Templates are commonly used fields to allow you to

customize a participant list you create or an existing one. You can also use the

predefined ones that are available.

9.

If the information on the left are headers, check the "

First Record is Header"

box,

otherwise leave it unchecked. For example, if the imported information on the left

shows column headers such as

Last Name, First Name, Remote ID

, etc., those are

headers so you would check the "

First Record is Header

" box. If the information on

the left show the actual name, remote number, etc., uncheck '

First Record is Header

'

because those are not headers.

10.

Click on

Next

when all the fields have been matched. You will be taken to

Group

Selection

.

11.

If you want to create groups, enter the name of the group in the '

Create a new

group

' field and click on

Add

. The name of the group will appear in the "

Use the

following Groups"

column. Skip to the next step if you do not want to create

groups.

12.

Click on

Next

. The class list will appear.

13.

Click on

Finish

and the

Save As

window will appear.

14.

Type in the class name and click on

Save

. The .

CSV

class will save as a .

QPL

file(Qwizdom Participant List

). The

Qwizdom Participant List

file format is what you will

be using for the

Qwizdom Actionpoint

program.

15.

Click on

Save

. The participant list will be available for you to select when you go

into presentation mode.

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Creating an Anonymous List

Before using an anonymous list, be sure you have the correct 'estimated number of

remotes' set under the

Configurations Settings

tab. For example, if you create an

anonymous list with a hundred participants but only have eighty as the "estimated

number of remotes," then not all remotes will register.

1.

Click on the

Presentation

button. The

Presentation Setup

window will appear.

2.

Click on the

Participant List

drop-down list and select

Anonymous

.3.Enter in the number of participants. The anonymous list has been created.

In

Configuration Settings

, check to make sure the estimated maximum number

of remotes reflects the number of the participants (or higher).

e.g If you have 32

participants but 24 as the estimated maximum number of remotes, then only 24

remotes will be allowed.

4.

Click

OK

to begin presentation.

Editing an Existing Participant List

1.

Click on the

Participant

button. The

Participant

wizard will appear.

2.

Select "

Browse and Modify Existing List

."3.Click on the

Browse

button. The

Open

window will appear.

4.

Search for the participant list you want to edit.

5.

Select it and click on

Open

. The name of the participant list will appear in the

Name

field.

6.

Click on

Next

. You will be taken to

Participant Field Selection

. You may add new

fields or remove existing fields. If you do not want to change anything, skip to the

next step.

7.

Click on

Next

. You will be taken to

Group Selection

. You may add new groups or

remove existing groups. If you do not want to change anything, skip to the next

step.

8.

Click on

Next

. The participant list will appear.

You can renumber the remotes in order of any column you click on to order by

going to

Options

(in the

Participant Wizard

window) and selecting

Autonumber

Remotes

.9.Make the necessary changes and click on

Finish

when done. The

Save As

window

will appear.

10.

Enter the name of the class and click on

Save

.

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Follow the steps below to set up remotes. Be sure the RF host

*

is properly installed before

proceeding.

v.857 host or higher is required for Qwizdom Actionpoint. If the host is not v.857 host or higher, please contact

Technical Support to update your hardware.

·

Estimated Maximum Number of Remotes

-the number of remotes that will

be in use for presentation. Class/group sizes vary, so it's best to enter the

highest estimated amount of remotes rather than accommodating each

class/group.

·

Enable Backlight

-activates the back light on the Q5 RF participant and

instructor remotes.

·

Fixed Set

-select this mode if you are K-12 or Corporate setting. Fixed Set is

where the remotes are assigned with an internal number (assigning fixed

numbers) where logging in by ID is mandatory.

·

Roaming or Participant Owned

-check this option if the participants own the

remotes. This mode is best-suited for Higher Ed/University settings.

Participants are required to either enter a Session ID or Participant ID to join a

presentation.

1.

Click on the

Configuration Settings

button. The

Configuration Settings

window

appears.

2.

Enter an estimated number of remotes that will be used.

3.

Depending on the setting, select

Fixed Set

or

Roaming Set/Participant Owned

.4.If not, click

OK

.

Session IDs

When using Q4 RF and Q5 RF remotes for the first time, the remotes may ask for a session

ID. Session IDs "assign" the remote to the host. The remote identifies and communicates

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only with the host the session ID is assigned to. Each host has a default six digit session ID

that is located on the bottom of the host.

You can also create your own Session ID. The Session ID must be unique because if you

have other hosts in the same building, the remotes will become confused on which host

they should send the information to. Session IDs can be any number from 1 to 16,777,215.

If you are using a fixed set, Session IDs only need to be entered in once. If you switch hosts

or use remotes from another set, you will need to enter the session ID for the host you will

be using into the remotes.

Assigning Fixed Numbers

If you have selected

Fixed Set

mode

,

then you would assigned fixed numbers to the

remotes if the participants will not be logging in by participant ID. Assigning fixed

numbers assigns the remote ID (

e.g. remote #1, remote #2, etc

.). The file that contains the

remote assignments are saved onto the computer, not the actual remote. You only have

to assign fixed numbers once unless you change computers or hosts.

1.

Click on the

Configuration Settings

button. The

Configuration Settings

window

appears.

2.

Select

Fixed Set

.3.Click on the

Assign

button. The

Remote Assignment

window will appear.

4.

Click on the

Host

drop-down menu and select the

COM

number (of the host) you

will be using.

5.

Enter in the session ID in the

Session ID

field or use the default ID.

6.

Click on the

Start

button.

7.

Turn on the remotes and enter the session ID. When the remotes communicate

with the host, the number of the remote (with a remote image) will appear in the

window. The remote number will also appear on the remote.

8. After all the remotes have been assigned, click on

Stop

.9.If you are not using multiple hosts, skip to

step 15

. If you are using multiple hosts,

continue to

step 10

.

10.

Click on the

Host

drop-down menu and select the

COM

number of the other host

you will be using.

11.

Enter in the session ID in the

Session ID

field.

12.

Click on the

Start

button.

13.

Turn on the remotes and enter the session ID. The remotes will be assigned to this

host only.

14.

When the remotes have been assigned fixed numbers, click on the

Stop

button.

15.

Click

OK

to save and exit the

Remote Assignment

window.

16.

Click

OK

to save and exit the

Configuration Settings

window.

Changing Session IDs

If the RF remote says "

No Net

," "

Not Found

," "

Not Active

," or "

Inactive

," it could be that the

session ID is not correct.

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·

For Q4 RF remotes-press the

Menu

key, use the right arrow to scroll to

Sess. ID.,

and

press the

Send

(double arrows) key to select the option. You will see the current

session ID and will be asked if you want to change the session ID. Press

T (Ye

s) to

change. Enter the session ID and press the

Send

(double arrows) key to send.

·

For Q5 RF remotes-wait for the remote to say "

No Net

," "

Not Active,"

or "

Not Found

."

Press the

Menu

key and select

Enter Session ID

using the Send (double arrows) key or

the circle key on the thumb pad. Enter the session ID and press the

Send

(double

arrows) key.

Logging in with Participant IDs

Participant IDs can only be numeric.

1.

Click on the

Presentation

button. The

Presentation Setup

window will appear.

2.

Click on the

Login

tab.

3.

Select "

Require Login by ID

."4.Select the participant list and any other options you want to apply to the

presentation.

5.

Click

OK

to begin the presentation.

6.

The remotes will display "

User ID

."7.Enter the participant ID and press the

Send

(double arrows) key.

8.

If a remote says "

Access Denied

" or "

Denied

," then the participant ID may have been

entered incorrectly.

·

For Q4 RF remotes, press the

Menu

key, use the right arrow to scroll to

User ID

,

and press the

Send

(double arrows)

key to select it. Re-enter the participant

ID and press the

Send

(double arrows) key.

·

For Q5 RF remotes, press the

C

(clear) key, re-enter the participant ID, and

press the

Send

(double arrows) key.

The participant IDs will be remembered for the session until another participant list is

selected to present to.

Using Multiple Hosts

Up to 16 hosts (with 1000 remotes on each) can be used for presentation.

If you have selected to use fixed set, be sure you have assigned fixed numbers for the

remotes using all RF hosts.

1.

Click on the

Presentation

button. The

Presentation Setup

window will appear.

2.

Click on the

Login

tab.

3.

Select the hosts you will be using by placing a check mark in each one of the

boxes.

4.

You can create your own session ID in the

User Session

column or use the default

session ID.

If you use the default session ID in the

Host Session

column, the

User Session

column must be blank.

5.

Click on

OK

to begin the presentation.

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6.

When the presentation appears, turn on the remotes.

7.

If you assigned fixed numbers, the remotes will automatically log into the correct

host, using the session IDs used at that time.

8.

Enter the appropriate session IDs into the remotes (including instructor) if

prompted to do so and press the

Send

(double arrows) key. Press the

C

(clear) key

to delete if you accidentally mistyped a number or see

Changing Session IDs

above for more information.

9.

At this time, the remote should display the question answer choices or it may

display "

Qwizdom

" and the remote number.

10. Below are other things the remotes may display:

·

The instructor remote will say "

Ready"

or "

Last Key."·

If the remotes say "Qwizdom" and display their remote number, they are

ready and waiting for a question slide to appear. Remotes can only respond

when the slides are remote-answerable such as

Multiple Choice, True/False,

Numeric

, etc.

·

The LCD screen on the participant remotes may read "

Push Key

," "

Inactive

," or"Not Active

," press the Send (double arrows) key to "wake up" the remote.

·

If the remotes say "

No Net

" or "

Host not found

," re-enter the session ID.

·

If the remotes say "

Denied"

or "

Access Denied

," this could be that the

participant/user ID is incorrect, or the remote number attempting to

participate isn't in the participant list that was loaded. Re-enter the

participant/user ID, and check to make sure that remote number is in the

participant list.

If the remotes continue say "

No Net"

and will not establish a connection to the host, go to

Initializing the Host

to get the host to initialize. If you need further help, please contact

Technical Support

.

Participant Remote

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1.

E-ink display-shows the last response until the remote is used again.

2.

Navigation

arrows-to scroll through question numbers. Left arrow

is also used as a backspace.

3.

True/Yes, False/No

keys-use to answer True/False and Yes/No questions

4.

Multiple Choice and Numeric

keypad-answer multiple choice and numeric

questions.

5.

Send

key-press to submit answer or select menu options.

6.

Help

key-press to request assistance

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not

cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause

undesired operation.

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Participant Remote

1.Send

key-press to submit answer or select menu options.

2.

Menu

[power] key-press to view menu options (use the scroll

keys to

scroll through options and press Send

key to select the option). Holding the

Menu

button for two seconds will turn the remote on/off. Turn off remotes if they

are not in use. Remotes automatically turn off at the end of a

PowerPoint

presentation.

Search

,

Sess. ID

,

User ID

, and

Exit

are options available in the Menu.

When you're in presentation, the menu items are

Help

,

Login User Id

, and

Exit

. To

request help during presentation, press the

Menu

key, scroll to select

Help

, and

press the

Send

key to select it.

3.

Scroll

keys-to scroll through menu options, answer choices, or question

numbers.

4.

Clear

[C] key-press to delete response or change answers if instructor has enabled

the feature.

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5.

True/Yes

and

False/No

keys--use to answer True/False and Yes/No questions

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not

cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause

undesired operation.

5.4 Q5 RF Remote Diagram

Participant Remote

1.

Send

key-press to submit answer

2.

Clear

[C] key-press to delete response or change an answer in a presentation (if

option to change responses is allowed)

3.

Thumb pad-press to navigate between letters when keying in answer, press the

circle button in the middle to select a letter or to select menu options or to scroll

through question numbers during answer keys (paper-based tests).

4.

Question

[?] key-signals help to instructor during presentation

5.

Menu

key-displays menu options

Search Again

,

Enter

Session ID

, and

Exit

. Use the

thumb pad to scroll through the menu options and the

Send

key or circle

button to select an option.

6.

True/Yes

and

False/No

keys-use to answer True/False and Yes/No questions

7.

Power switch-turns remote on/off. The remotes do not automatically turn off.

Turn off remotes if they are not in use.

8.

Light switch-turns Backlight on/off

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not

cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause

undesired operation.

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Instructor Remote

(this is the instructor remote for Q4 and Q5 participant remotes)

1.

Send

key-press to submit command

2.C

[Clear] key-press to clear names from the

Help Request

list.3.Thumb pad-press right/left to navigate between slide sets, up/down for menu

options, and "on-the-fly" question choices. Press the circle button (in the middle)

to select an option, play

Microsoft PowerPoint

animations, advance slides, exit the

presentation, and show/hide correct responses on the response graph.

4. ? [Help List

]

key-displays list of participants who requested help on the LCD screen

5.

Menu

key-view menu options such as entering session ID and search again for

host

6.

True/Right

and

False/Wrong

keys-not applicable using

Qwizdom Actionpoint

7.

New Q

[-] key-press to pose an "on-the-fly" question

8.

Pick

[.] key-press to display/hide a random participant's name on the computer

screen

9.

LCD Graph

[0] key-displays the results of the class responses as a graph on the

LCD screen of the instructor's remote

10.

Screen Graph

[/] key-displays the results of the class responses as a graph on

the computer (projector, television screen, etc.) screen for everyone to view. Use

the right/left controls on the thumb pad to scroll through the different graphs.

Use the circle button (in middle of thumb pad) to show/hide correct responses.

11.

Show

[7] key-not applicable using

Qwizdom Actionpoint

12.

Play

[8] key-pauses or continues a video/sound clip

13.Fn (Function) key-allows you to re-pose a question if you go back during to a

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previous slide during presentation-previous answers will be overwritten.

14.

Power switch-turns remote on/off

15.

Light switch-turns Backlight on/off. The "

Enable Backlight"

box in the

Configuration

Settings

window needs to be checked to turn on the Backlight feature.

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not

cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause

undesired operation.

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Before presenting a

PowerPoint

presentation using

Qwizdom

remotes, please see

Presentation Setup

to learn about the presentation features.

1.

Click on the

Presentation

button.

2.

The

Presentation Setup

window appears.

3.

Click on the

Participant

List

drop-down field and select what type of participant list

you would like to use.

4.

Click on the

Saved

Results

drop-down field and select how you would like to save

the results.

5.

Select the options you would like available during presentation in the

General

,

Login

, and

Display

tabs in the lower part of the

Presentation Setup

window.

6.

Click on

OK

to begin the presentation.

If you present using the

PowerPoint Slide Show

options,

Qwizdom

remotes will

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not activate. You must present the slides by clicking on the

Presentation

button

to use the

Qwizdom

remotes.

7.

Have the participants turn on their remotes.

8.

Either the answer choices or a blank screen appears on the remote, depending on

the question type.

Here are a few things you may execute during presentation:

·

Display the response chart by pressing the / key

·

Display the private graph by pressing the zero key

·

Randomly call upon a participant by pressing the Pick key

9.

Go through the presentation until all the question slides are answered.

10.

When you are unable to advance to the next slide, this means the presentation is

done. Press the circle key in the thumb pad to stop the presentation (screen will go

black) and press it again to exit back to

PowerPoint

.

There are many options you can apply to your presentation. Not all options will be

applicable.

General

tab:

Send Right/Wrong Feedback to Remotes after answering

-remotes will receive a

check

mark

if answer is correct and an

X

if answer is incorrect. Remotes will receive both a

check mark

and

X

if feedback is turned off to indicate that the response has been

received.

Allow participants to change answer

-checking this option allows participants to

change their answer for the question slide they are on.

Override Points Value with Global Point value of "xxx" points

-enter the new amount

of points that will be applied to the slide temporarily for that presentation.

Timer

-you can select no timer, use the time set within the slides, and global timer by

entering the number of seconds for all slides in the presentation.

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Login

tab:

Require Login by ID

-checking this option will have remotes prompt participants to

enter their participant ID.

Show Login Screen

-displays the login screen so the instructor can view the participants

that are logging in.

Add & Allow Unregistered participants

-participants will be added to the participant by

logging in with their participant ID. This option must be checked when using an

Anonymous

list. For the

Anonymous

list, participants will only log in with the session ID.

Deny Login After "xxx" minutes

-logins after the set amount of time will not be

accepted.

Display

tab:

Show function toolbar (not needed if using Presenter Remote)

-

checking this option

will display toolbar with

Response Chart

,

Pick

, and

Re-pose

buttons.

Display Response Indicator

-this displays the percentage of the class that has

answered; double-click the percentage to convert to a fraction.

Automatically Show Correct Answer on Chart

-checking this option will mark the

correct answer in green and show the incorrect responses in red.

Show 'Start/Stop' responding to questions indicator

-clicking on

Stop

will pause the

presentation and responses will not be accepted. Clicking on

Start

continues the

presentation activating the remotes.

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Function Bar

The control bar has the

Response Graph

,

Pick

, and

Re-Pose

buttons. To view the control bar

during presentation, select "

Show Function Bar"

in

Display

tab.

Response Graph

1.

Click on the

Response Graph

button.

2.

The

Response Graph

appears.

3.

Click on the available chart(s) to view the results.

4.

Double-click on the title bar of the window to display the graph in full screen.

Picking Participants

1.

Click on the

Pick

button to randomly call up on a participant.

2.

The participant's name will appear on screen.

3.

Click on the

Pick

button again to remove the name.

Re-posing a Question

Re-posing is used to ask a question again and/or when you accidentally skip a slide that

needs to be answered. Re-posing the question overwrites the previous responses if any are

recorded.

1.

Click on the

Re-pose

button to ask the question on the slide again.

Response Indicator

The response indicator displays the percentage of participants that have answered.

In the

Presentation Setup

window:

1.

Check the "

Display Response Indicator

" box in the

Display

tab.

2.

In presentation mode, you can move the response indicator by clicking on it with the

mouse and dragging it to another area of the screen.

3.

To change the indicator view, double-click on it to display responses as fractions.

4.

Double-click again to change indicator back to percentage.

Timer

To view the timer during presentation, click on the

Timer

drop-down list in the

General

tab

to view the timer options. Here are a few tips on using the timer:

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·

The timer has pause/play, stop, and add/subtract 5 seconds options.

·

You can move the timer by clicking on it and dragging it to another area of the

screen.

·

Remotes will not be able to answer when time is up.

You can set the timer two ways; use the time from each slide or apply a new time to the

presentation. When you create a slide, you enter the amount of time you want the slide to

display for.

To set a new time to the presentation:

1.

Click on the

Timer

drop-down list and select "

Use Global Timer Value of

..."2.Enter the number of seconds.

3.

Click on

OK

to present the presentation with the newly set time.

Points

You can set the point value two ways; use the point value from each slide or apply a new

point value to all the questions in the presentation. When you create a slide, you enter the

number of points the correct response will be awarded. Go to

Creating a Slide

for more

information.

To apply a new point value to all the questions in the presentation:

1.

Check the "

Override Point Value with Global Point value of xxx points"

option.

2.

Enter the number of points.

3.

Click on

OK

to present the presentation with the newly set time.

Right/Wrong Feedback

This allows participants to see if their response is right or wrong.

1.

Check the "

Send Right/Wrong Feedback to Remotes after answering"

box in the

General

tab of the

Presentation Setup

window.

Feedback will appear on the LCD screen of the participant's remote during presentation. A

check mark

will indicate a correct response, an

X

will indicate an incorrect response. If the

feedback is disabled, a

check mark

and

X

will appear on the LCD screen indicating that a

response was received.

Instructor Remote Tips

·

The Q5 RF instructor remote will say "

Ready

" or "

Last Key

.·Since the Q5 RF remote is not applicable during answer keys, the LCD screen will

display "

Access Denied

."·Press the / key on the RF instructor remote to display the response graph.

·

Press the / key on the RF instructor remote to close the response graph.

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·

Press the 0 key on the RF instructor remote to display the graph on the instructor's

LCD.

·

Press the Pick (.) key on the RF instructor remote to randomly call upon a participant

during presentation.

·

Press the

Play

(8) key on the RF instructor remote to play/stop movie or sound on

slide.

·

Press the

Show

(7) key on the RF instructor remote to show current scores of

participants/group during game mode.

·

Press the

New Q

(-) key to pose a spontaneous question. A list of question types will

appear on the LCD. Use the up/down arrows on the thumb pad to navigate

through the question types. Press the

Send

key to select the question type. Select

the correct answer and press Send; or the answer is survey only, press the

Send

key

without selecting an answer.

·

Press the

?

key to display the list of participants who have requested help.

·

Press the circle key, in the thumb pad, to close out of the presentation (must be on

last slide), play the

PowerPoint

animation and schemes (if any were applied),

move

to the next slide, or displays/hides the correct answer on response graph

Participant Remote Tips

·

"Qwizdom" will be displayed on the remotes when a lesson (non-question) slide is

in view.

·

Participants will either see answer choices or a blank screen (depending on

question type) on their remote during a question slide.

·

To request help; on the participant RF remote, press the

Menu

key to select

Help

and press

Send

on the remote to request for help. On the participant IR remote,

press the ? key to request for help.

·

To change the Session ID on the Q4 RF remote, press the

Menu

key and use the

right arrow to scroll through the menu options. When you see

Sess. ID

, press the

Send

key to select it. An existing session ID may appear and the remote will ask if

you want to change it. Press

T

for yes and enter the new Session ID. Press the

Send

key to confirm.

·

To change the Session ID on the Q5 RF remote, press the

Menu

key when the

remote displays "

No Host Found

." Use the thumb pad to navigate through the menu

options and press the

Send

key to select

Enter Session ID

.

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·

To change the user ID on the Q4 RF remote, press the

Menu

key and use the right

arrow key to scroll to

User ID

. An existing user ID may appear and the remote will

ask if you want to change it. Press

T

for yes and enter a user ID. Press the

Send

key to

confirm.

·

The LCD screen on the participant remotes may read "

Push Key,"

"

Inactive

," or "

Not

Active,"

press the

Send

(double arrows) key to 'wake up' the remote. If the remote

still says "

Not Active

," re-enter the session ID.

·

If the remotes say "

No Net"

or "

Host not found

," re-enter the session ID. Go to

Changing Session IDs

for more information.

·

If the remotes say "

Denied"

or "

Access Denied

," the participant ID is incorrect, or the

remote number attempting to participate isn't in the participant list that was

loaded. Re-enter the participant ID, and check to make sure that remote number is

in the participant list.

Below are the procedures on how to respond for each question type during presentation:

·

True/False

; select T or F and press the

Send

key.

·

Yes/No

; select Y or N and press the

Send

key.

·

Multiple Choice

; select A, B, C, D, E, or F and press the

Send

key.

·

Multiple Mark

; select the letter choices and press the

Send

key.

·

Numeric

; enter the numbers and press the

Send

key.

·

Sequence

; enter the numbers in the order and press the

Send

key.

·

Multiple Answer-List

; press the letter choices and press the

Send

key.

·

Fill-in/Completion

; for

Q5

remotes only-for one answer you will see:

1)___________________

*)Send

Make sure

1)

is highlighted and press either the

Circle

or the

Send

key to select it.

1)_______________

will appear on the LCD. Press the

Menu

key to display the

alphabet. Use the arrows on the thumb pad to navigate through the letters, using

the Circle key to select the letter(s). Press the

Send

key when finished entering the

answer. You will see

1)

your answer

. Press the down arrow on the thumb pad to

select

*)Send

and press the

Send

key to confirm the answer.

For two answers, you will see:

1)___________________

2)___________________

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*)Send

Make sure

1)

is highlighted and press either the

Circle

or the

Send

key to select the

question number.

1)__________

will appear on the LCD. Press the

Menu

key to

display the alphabet. Use the arrows on the thumb pad to navigate through the

letters, using the Circle key to select the letter(s). Press the

Send

key when finished

entering the answer. You will see

1)

your answer

.

Press the down arrow on the thumb pad to select

2)__________

and press the

Circle

or

Send

key to select the question number.

2)__________

will appear on the LCD.

Press the

Menu

key to display the alphabet. Use the arrows on the thumb pad to

navigate through the letters, using the Circle key to select the letter(s). Press the

Send

key when finished entering the answer. You will see

2)

your answer

.

Press the down arrow on the thumb pad to select

*)Send

and press the

Send

key to

confirm the answers.

·

Short Answer-Specific

; for

Q5

remotes only. The alphabet menu will automatically

appear when this question type is displayed. Use the arrows on the thumb pad to

navigate through the letters, using the Circle key to select the letter(s). Press the

Send

key to confirm your answer.

During presentation, you can display a response graph to see the results of the question.

There are two response graphs you can display: the public response graph and the private

graph.

Public Response Graph

1.

Press the

/

key on the RF instructor remote.

2.

The response graph will appear on screen for the participants to view.

3.

Press the up arrow to view a different graph

*

of the results.

4.

If you press the circle key (in the middle of the thumb pad), you can change the colors

of the chart to show either the correct/incorrect responses (green/red) or hide the

correct/incorrect responses (pink, blue, yellow).

5.

Press the

/

key again to remove the response graph.

Depends on question type; pie chart may not be available for all question types.

If you have a graph displayed, whether it be on the instructor remote or

computer, you must remove that graph before displaying the other graph; both

graphs cannot be displayed simultaneously.

Private Response Graph

1.

Press the

0

key on the RF instructor remote.

2.

A bar chart showing the number of responses will display on the RF instructor remote's

LCD screen.

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3.

Press the

0

key again to remove the graph.

6.3 Remote Login

Logging in with IDs allows participants to use any remote. If you use participant IDs from a

participant list, the ID will link the remote to the participant's information in the list.

To have participants log in, they must have a participant ID. Participant ID's are setup

when creating participant lists. (Go to

Participant Lists

for more information). Each

participant should have a unique ID assigned to their name.

·

Participant ID's can only be numeric.

·

The maximum number of digits allowed for IDs using the Q4 RF remotes is 9

·

The maximum number of digits allowed for IDs using the Q5 RF remotes is 8.

·

IDs cannot be used for more than one participant (IDs cannot be duplicated).

1.

Open a

PowerPoint

presentation or create one to present.

2.

Click on the

Presentation

button. The

Presentation Setup

window will appear.

3.

Select a participant list from the "

Participant List

" drop-down menu.

4.

Click on the

Login

tab.

5.

Check the "

Require Login by ID"

option.

6.

Checking the "

Show Login Screen

" is optional.

7.

Select all other preferred options and click on

OK

to present. The presentation will

begin.

8.

The remotes will display "

User ID

."9.Participants will enter their ID and press the

Send

(double arrows) key.

10.

Once everyone has logged in, begin the presentation.

You can start the presentation as participants log in. Participants who are late, can log in

later if you have not set a timer to deny log-in.

Login Timer

You can deny login after a certain amount of time by setting the time under the

Login

tab.

1.

Check the "

Deny Login After ... Minutes

" option.

2.

Enter the number of minutes that participants have to log in.

For example, you have select to deny log in after 5 minutes. After 5 minutes has passed,

participants who try to log in will be denied.

All results are saved as an .

XML

(Extensible Markup Language) file but can be converted

into a .

CSV

(Comma Separated Values) file.

Manual Save

1.

Click on the

Presentation

button. The

Presentation Setup

window will appear.

2.

Select

Browse for Save Location

.

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3.

Click on the

Browse

button. The

Save As

window appears.

4.

Select a location to save the results in.

5.

Enter the name you want the results to be saved as.

6.

Click on

Save

. The file name and location will appear in the

Save Results

field.

Auto Save

1.

Click on the

Presentation

button. The

Presentation Setup

window will appear.

2.

Select

Auto Save as 'Filename + List + Date.'

3.

The

Browse for Folder

window appears.

4.

Select the location and click on

OK.5.

The file name will contain the location, name of the participant list, date, and time

under the

Save Results

field.

You can generate reports

*

using existing saved results.

*Registered version of Microsoft Excel is required to generate reports.

1.

Click on the

Reports

button. The

Excel Report

wizard will appear.

2.

Click on the

Browse

button to search for the file you want to generate a report for.

The

Open

window will appear.

3.

The file type will be

.XML

. Search for the file and select it.

4.

Click on

Open

.

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5.

Select the type of report you want to generate and click

OK

.

Microsoft Excel

will

open to generate the report.

6.

In

Microsoft Excel

, go to the

File

menu and select

Save

to save the report.

Report Features

Excel Reports:

·

Answer Report

-displays bar chart and lists participant names, ID, and remote ID with

score and breakdown of responses for each question.

·

Answer Distribution Report

-shows a percentage for each answer choice, correct

answer, percentage of correct answers , and the average of the answer sent for each

question.

·

Score Report

-displays bar chart and shows the participant information with the

number of correct responses out of the total number of questions answered and in

the presentation. Also shows score and spontaneous question totals.

·

Participant Detail Report

-displays detailed participant information such as name,

ID, group number, username and password.

·

Participant Group Overview Report

-displays the participants in their assigned

group number with remote and participant IDs.

·

Attendance Report

-displays participant information with their remote login time,

number of questions answered and total questions.

Conversion:

·

Convert to .CSV

-selecting this options converts the .

XML

file into a .

CSV.Options:

·

Give "xx" number of points for participation

-enter the number of points to give for

participation but points . Participation points do not appear anywhere but are taken

into account when scores are calculated.

·

Override the Point value of all slides to be "xx" points

-overrides point value that

was awarded during presentation.

Use this troubleshooter to identify and solve problems related to using

Qwizdom's

Actionpoint

. Select the topics that best describe the problem and then try the suggested

steps.

1)

Which version of

Microsoft PowerPoint

do you need to run

Qwizdom's

Actionpoint

?2)How can I find out which version of

Microsoft PowerPoint

is on my computer?

3)

I installed

Qwizdom Actionpoint

but when I open

Microsoft PowerPoint,

the

toolbar isn't appearing. How can I get the

Qwizdom

toolbar to show?

4)

Do I use

Qwizdom Interact

when I use

Qwizdom's Actionpoint

? And is it okay

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to have both installed on the same computer?

5)

How do I initialize the host?

6)

My remotes won't respond...what do I do?

7)

When I present a

PowerPoint

activity, my remotes won't respond and the

Qwizdom

menu settings aren't showing (such as timer, response chart, etc.).

8)

How do I turn off the Right/Wrong feedback?

9)

How do I set the timer?

10)

Can I show the total number of participants that responded rather than a

percentage?

11)

Can I import a class list that I have created within

Qwizdom Interact

?

12)

How do I create a participant list?

13)

Can I import the class lists I created in

Microsoft Excel

into

Actionpoint

?

14)

How do I start a presentation so that my remotes will be activated?

15)

How do I use more than one host at a time?

16)

How do I select the correct answer for a slide?

17)

A window keeps appearing that says '

Resume Slide Show

' after I begin my

presentation. How do I get this to stop happening?

18)

I entered the time/points in the

Timer/Points

field but the value doesn't save.

19)

In the

Configurations Settings

window, how do I know if I should use

Fixed set

or

Roaming or Participant Owned

mode?

20)

What is a session ID and where do I find it?

21)

How do I create a slide using

Qwizdom

in

PowerPoint

?

22)

How can participants change their answers during a presentation?

23)

How do I go back to a previous slide using the instructor remote when in

presentation?

24) I received more remotes. How will the program know that I have more

remotes?

25)

Which version of

Microsoft PowerPoint

do you need to run

Qwizdom's

Actionpoint

?

26)

The session ID is zero. How do I correct this?

If you need technical assistance, contact us. Please provide the following questions below

as we will need this information when you call:

·

What version of

Microsoft PowerPoint

do you have?

·

What version of

Microsoft Excel

do you have?

·

How long have you had your

Qwizdom

product?

·

Where is the problem occurring?

·

If you are getting an error, what does it say? When an error occurs, it is helpful to

write down what it says.

Website

www.qwizdom.com

Phone

[phone]

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Troubleshoot

E-mail

[e-mail]

Office Hours

6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PST

Address

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1)

Which version of

Microsoft PowerPoint

do you need to run

Qwizdom's

Actionpoint

?

To install

Qwizdom's Actionpoint

,

Microsoft

PowerPoint 2003

or later is required to

run

Qwizdom's Actionpoint

. Registered version of

Microsoft

PowerPoint

is required-

trial or limited versions are not applicable.

2)

How can I find out which version of

Microsoft

PowerPoint

I have?

To find out which version of

Microsoft PowerPoint

you have, launch

PowerPoint.

Go

to the

Help

menu and select

About Microsoft PowerPoint

. A window will appear

displaying the version of

Microsoft PowerPoint

that is installed on the computer.

3)

I installed

Qwizdom Actionpoint

but when I open

Microsoft PowerPoint,

the

toolbar isn't appearing. How can I get the

Qwizdom

toolbar to show?

Registerd version of

Microsoft PowerPoint

2003 or later is required. If you don't see

the toolbar, go to the

View

menu, select

Toolbars

and check the

Qwizdom

Actionpoint

toolbar. You can also try repairing your

Microsoft PowerPoint

by going

online to

www.microsoft.com

to check for

PowerPoint

updates. If the toolbar still

isn't appearing in

PowerPoint

, please contact

Technical Support

.4)Can I run

Qwizdom's Actionpoint

simultaneously with

Qwizdom Interact

? And

is it okay to have both installed on the same computer?

No, you either use

Qwizdom Actionpoint

or

Qwizdom's Interact

. Do not have both

programs open and running at the same time. Materials you create using

Qwizdom's Actionpoint save within PowerPoint (or wherever you choose to save)

and materials created in Qwizdom Interact save within Interact.

Since they are two separate applications, both programs can be installed on the

same computer.

5)

How do I initialize the host?

1.

You will need to do this procedure twice (

because there are two drivers

).2.Insert the

Qwizdom Actionpoint

disc into the computer or download the USB

Drivers off of www.qwizdom.com website (when download the USB Drivers

folder, do not unzip the files from the folder). Be sure the host is properly

plugged in.

3.

From the

Start

menu, go to the

Control Panel

or go to

Settings

and then

Control Panel

.

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4.

Double-click on the

System

icon and click on the

Hardware

tab.

5.

Click on the

Device Manager

button.

6.

Select the option

View Devices by Type

under the

View

menu.

7.

Scroll to

Universal Serial Bus Controllers

and

Ports

. Look for

Qwizdom RF Host.

The

Qwizdom RF Host

might also be located under

Unknown

or

Other Devices

.8.When you find it, double-click on it (if there is an exclamation point or

question mark on it) and click on the

Driver

tab.9.Click on the button that says

Update Driver

. The installation wizard will

appear.

10.

Select '

Install from a list or specific location

' and click

Next

.

11.

Select '

Search for the best driver in these locations

' and check the '

Search

removable media

' and '

Include this location in search

' boxes.

12.

Click on the

Browse

button, click on

My Computer

, click on the drive that

Qwizdom Actionpoint

is in or area where you saved the USB Drivers folder

(that was downloaded from the

Qwizdom

website), and then find the folder

that says

USB_Drivers

.

13.

Click

OK

and then

Next.

A prompt might appear that saying the drivers has

not passed the

Microsoft Windows Update

testing. Click on

Continue Anyway

and then

Finish

.

14.

Repeat the above steps once more (if needed) and then restart your

computer.

6)

My remotes won't respond while in presentation and/or in the

Assign Fixed

Numbers

screen...what do I do?

There are a few reasons why your remotes may not be responding:

Double check that the host is plugged in and installed properly (see Initializing the

Host for more information). The host must be initialized for the remotes to

respond during presentation and/or assigning fixed numbers.

Q4 RF

remotes require two AA batteries. Be sure the batteries are placed properly.

Q5 RF

remotes have rechargeable batteries. The remotes must be charged for 24

hours.

Be sure all remotes have the correct session ID entered into the remote (see RF

Hardware Setup for more information).

If remotes aren't responding during presentation, make sure you have the correct

participant list loaded and that you used the

Presentation

button to start your

presentation.

7)

When I present a

PowerPoint

activity, my remotes aren't responding and the

Qwizdom

menu options aren't appearing (such as timer, response chart, etc.).

There are a couple reasons why the menu options might not be appearing and the

remotes aren't responding during presentation:

If you select

Slide Show

or

View Show

, that will launch the

PowerPoint

presentation

using

Microsoft PowerPoint

rather than

Qwizdom

. Remotes can't be used if you

launch the presentation using

PowerPoint

. To present the

PowerPoint

activity

Qwizdom Actionpoint 2007

Troubleshoot

using

Qwizdom

, you must click on the

Presentation

button to launch the

presentation using

Qwizdom

.

If you present using

Qwizdom

and the menu options aren't appearing during

presentation, the menu options may not be enabled. Menu options are enabled

by selecting them in the

Presentation Setup

window

.

Click on the

Presentation

button and click on the

Presentation Settings

tab. Check the '

Show Control Bar

,''Display Percentage of participants who responded

,' and '

I would like to use the Timer

function

.'8)How do I turn off the Right/Wrong feedback?

To disable Right/Wrong feedback, click on the

Presentation

button. Click on

the

Remote Settings

tab. Uncheck '

Send Right/Wrong Feedback to Remotes after

answering'

to disable the feature.

9)

How do I set the timer?

There are two ways to set the timer:

To set the time on a slide, select a slide. In the

Qwizdom

toolbar, either select the

time value or type in the desired time value in the

Timer

field (if you type in the

value, press the

Enter

key on the keyboard to apply the time). Then click on the

Presentation

button. Click on the

Presentation Settings

tab. Check

'I would like to

use the Timer function'

to activate the timer.

To apply a set time for all the slides, click on the

Presentation

button. Click on

the

Presentation Settings

tab. Check

'I would like to use the Timer function'

to activate

the timer and then check the '

Override Slide Timer with Global timer value of xx

seconds

' option. Enter the number of seconds.

10)

Can I show the total number of participants that responded rather than a

percentage?

Yes, total number of participants can be displayed rather than percentage. Click

on the

Presentation

button. Click on the

Presentation Settings

tab. Select

'

Display Percentage of participants who responded

.' Click

OK

to begin presentation.

You will see a percentage box on the screen. Use the mouse to double click on the

percentage box and it will change to show number of participants responded out

of total number of participants. To change it back to percentage, double click on

the box with the mouse.

11)

Can I import a class list that I have created within

Qwizdom Interact

?

Yes, class lists can be exported from

Qwizdom Interact

and imported into

Qwizdom

Actionpoint

. If you have

PowerPoint

open, close the program down. Open

Qwizdom Interact

and click on the

participants

tab. Select the class you want to

export and go to the

File

menu. Select

Export participants

. Name the file and click

on

Save

. The file will save as a .csv file. Close

Interact

and open

PowerPoint

. Click

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on the

Participant

button. The

Participant

wizard will appear. Select '

Import

from a CSV file'

and click on

Browse

button. Search for the class that you exported

from

Qwizdom Interact

. When you find it, select it and click on

Open

. The name of

the class list will appear in the

Name

field. Click on

Next

and follow the wizard to

import the class list. An

Interact

template should be selected.

12)

How do I create a participant list?

Click on the

Participant

button. The

Participant

wizard will appear. Select

'

Create New Participant List

.' Enter the name of the participant list and click on

Next

.

Select the template (if you want to use one) you would like to use and click on

Next

. You can edit which fields will appear in the participant list by adding or

removing them. Click on

Next

. Create groups (optional) and click on

Next

. The

participant list template will appear for you to add participants to. Click on

Done

when complete.

13)

Can I import the class lists I created in

Microsoft Excel

into

Actionpoint

?

Yes, class lists created in

Microsoft

Excel

can be imported into

Actionpoint

. Open

the class you created in

Excel

. In

Excel

, go to the

File

menu and select

Save As

.

Enter the name of the class and click on the

Save as Type

drop down menu. Select

.

CSV Comma Delimited

and click on

Save

. Close

Excel

and open

PowerPoint.

Click

on the

Participant

button. Select

'Import from a CSV file'

and click on the

Browse

button. Search for the class you saved as a .CSV, select it and click on

Open

. The

name of the class will appear in the

Name

field. Click on

Next

and follow the wizard

to import the class list.

14)

How do I start a presentation so that my remotes will be activated?

You will need to present from the

Qwizdom

toolbar to ensure the remotes will be

active during presentation. Click on the

Presentation

button. The

Presentation

Setup

window will appear. Select the desired settings in the

Presentation Setup

window.

If you present the

PowerPoint

activity using standard

PowerPoint

procedures, your

remotes will all say '

Inactive

.'

15)

How do I use more than one host at a time?

Each host can handle 1000 remotes being sent at a time. If you have a larger

group, you will want to use more hosts.

Setting up multiple hosts is a two-part process.

First, you must assign fixed numbers to the remotes using both hosts (only if using

a fixed class, which is a typical scenario when using multiple hosts). Second, you

must choose to use both hosts when setting up your presentation properties.

After installing the program, plug both hosts into the computer to be used. Make

sure both sets of drivers are installed and ready to use. Open

Microsoft

PowerPoint

Qwizdom Actionpoint 2007

Troubleshoot

and click on the

Configuration Settings

button. The

Configuration Settings

window will appear. If you are using a fixed set, (the remotes will always be used

with the same hosts) you will want to select that option and click on the

Assign

button. The

Remote Assignment

window will appear. Click on the

Host

drop-down

menu to select the host you would first like to assign numbers to. The default

session ID will appear on the right. You may type your own session ID there if you

prefer. Click on

Start

and then turn on the desired number of remotes (no higher

than 1000). When you are done with the first host, click on

Stop

and put the

remotes aside for they will be turned off. Click on the

Host

drop-down menu and

select the next host. Select or enter the session ID and click on

Start

. Turn on the

desired number of remotes (no higher than 1000) and click on

Stop

when finished.

When all remotes have been assigned to the hosts, click on

OK.Click on the

Presentation

button and click on the

Remote Settings

tab. You will

see all available hosts listed there. Select the host(s) you will be using. If you

specified a unique session ID during the assigning process, be sure that you type

that number under the

User Session

column. Select all the other appropriate

choices in the setup area and click the

OK

button to begin your presentation.

16)

How do I select the correct answer for a slide?

There are two ways to select the answer for a slide:

Click on the

Answer

drop-down menu and select the correct answer.

Type in an answer and press the

Enter

key to apply the answer. If you do not press

Enter

, the default value will appear in the answer field.

17)

A window keeps appearing that says '

Resume Slide Show

' after I begin my

presentation. How do I get stop this from happening?

To stop this window from appearing, click on the X to close the window out. If you

select '

Resume

', the window will continue to appear in subsequent presentations.

18)

I entered the time/points in the

Timer/Points

field but the value doesn't save.

How do I get it to save?

If you type in a value, you must press the

Enter

key on the keyboard to apply it.

19)

In the

Configurations Settings

window, how do I know if I should use

Fixed set

or

Roaming or Participant Owned

mode?

Fixed set

mode should be used if the same group of remotes will always be used

with the same host. This scenario is most common in corporate and K-12 settings.

If you are going to share the set of remotes, you can still use this mode as long as

the remotes always stay with the same host. The remotes are assigned a fixed

number and the session ID is permanently assigned to the remotes. Participants

may still log in using their participant ID if you select the option in the

Presentation

Setup

window. This option allows the participant to pick up any remote rather than

having to use the same remote each time.

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Roaming or Participant Owned

mode is best suited to university settings or

situations where the participants will keep possession of the remotes and may be

in several classes where different hosts are used. In this mode, the participants

must have a numeric participant ID to enter into the remote. Each time the remote

is used, a new session ID has to be entered into the remote.

20)

What is a session ID and where do I find it?

A session ID is used to identify which host your remotes will be sending

information to. Click on the

Presentation

button. The

Presentation Setup

window will appear. Click on the

Remote Settings

tab. Select the host you will be

using. You can either use the default session ID (six digit number which is also

located on the bottom of the host) or create one. If you want to create one, type in

a number in the

User Session

column. If you want to use the defaulted session ID,

leave the

User Session

column blank. Since the session ID is not visible during

presentation, it's best to have it written on the board or a place where the

participants can see it.

21)

How do I create a slide using

Qwizdom

in

PowerPoint

?

Open

PowerPoint

and you will see the

Qwizdom

toolbar. Click on

Insert Slide

and

select the slide type. Then select the number of choices (if applicable) under

Type

.

Create your question with the answer choices (if applicable) on the slide. Now

select the answer (if applicable).

Enter

the number of points. If the point value you

desire does not appear in the

Points

drop-down menu, type in the number and

press the

Enter

key on the keyboard. Enter the time in the

Time

field. If the time

value you desire does not appear in the

Timer

drop-down menu, type in the

number and press the

Enter

key on the keyboard.

22)

How can participants change their answers during a presentation?

Participants can only change their answers during a presentation if the feature has

been enabled. Click on the

Presentation

button and the

Presentation Setup

window will appear. In the

Presentation Setup

window, click on the

Remote Settings

tab. Select the '

Allow participants to change answer

' option to enable participants

to change their answer during presentation. Participants would press the

C

(Clear)

button on their remote and send their new response.

23)

How do I go back to a previous slide using the instructor remote when in

presentation?

To allow the instructor remote to go back to previous slides during presentation,

click on the

Presentation

button. In the

Presentation Setup

window, click on the

Presentation Settings

tab. Select the '

Allow Instructor to go back to previous slide

'

option to enable the instructor remote to view previous slides during presentation.

If you go back to a question slide and want participants to answer it again, press

the Fn button on the instructor remote or click on the

Re-pose

*

button on screen.

Qwizdom Actionpoint 2007

Troubleshoot

Check "Display Function Bar" in the Presentation Setup window to display the Re-pose button.

24)

I received more remotes. How will the program know that I have more

remotes?

You will need to change the number of estimated remotes. Click on the

Configurations Settings

button. Type in the number of estimated remotes to reflect

the number of remotes you currently have.

25)

Which version of

Microsoft PowerPoint

do you need to run

Qwizdom's

Actionpoint

?

To generate reports using

Qwizdom Actionpoint

, registered version of

Microsoft

Excel 2003

or later is required-trial or limited versions are not applicable.

26)

The session ID is zero. How do I correct this?

Unplug the host and close out of the program. Wait a few seconds and plug the

host back in. Launch Actionpoint again and see if the session ID is still zero.

Uninstalling Qwizdom Actionpoint

Before uninstalling, be sure to relocate any materials saved within the

Qwizdom

Actionpoint

folder (that you want to save) such as participant lists before uninstalling

otherwise they will be deleted.

1.

Go to

Add/Remove

programs in the

Control Panel

.2.Search for

Qwizdom Actionpoint

and click

Remove

.3.The InstallShield w

izard will appear and follow the instructions.

4.

Restart your computer for the changes to take affect.

Uninstalling USB Drivers

If the host is still not initializing after following the steps above, then the hardware needs

to be completely removed and then reinstalled. Follow the steps below.

1.

Go to your

Control Panel

from either your

Settings

or

Start

menu.

2.

Double-click on

System

and click on the

Hardware

tab or

Device Manager

tab. If

you go to the

Hardware

tab, click on the

Device Manager

button.

3.

Search for the

Qwizdom RF Host

under

Universal Serial Bus Controllers

,

Ports

, and/or

Other

or

Unknown Devices

.4.Double-click on the file and click on the

Driver

tab.

5.

Select

Uninstall

.6.Unplug your host after it is uninstalled and go back to the

Control Panel

.7.Double-click on

Add or Remove Programs

and search for

FTDI Universal Serial

Converter Drivers

.8.When you find it, remove the file.

9.

Now plug your host in. A prompt or wizard will appear notifying you of new

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hardware.

10.

Follow the steps above for

Windows

2000/XP

.

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