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[en] Once you have added your controllers they can be configured as you want.

[en] In the bottom right of the application click the settings icon.

[en] This will open the Settings pane. To access the controls setting page click the controller’s icon

[en] To change the settings, click the controller you want to edit and click the settings icon.

[en] In this example we select the Virtual Scroll Controller (VSC)

[en] The controller Settings will open in the CONTROLS tab.

[en] Under the icons you will see the controller name. In this case Virtual Scroll Controller

[en] You can overtype this name with a friendly name. In this example we change it to On Screen Controller.

[en] Mouse Wheel Gain: Use the slider to set how much the speed of scroll changes by each click of the mouse wheel. You can also type an entry in between 1.00 and 5.00.

[en] Reverse Mouse Wheel: To change the direction of the scroll uncheck the box.

[en] You can use the mouse and the keys shown to control scroll speed, direction, and to navigate through stories.

[en] In the Profile tab you can select the setting for:

[en] Sensitivity: how far you need to scroll before you get to the maximum speed.

[en] Deadband: how far you must scroll from the stop point until the text starts moving.

[en] Note: if you are having trouble hitting the stop point, increase the Deadband to a number.

[en] Max speed: the fastest scroll speed you want to be able to go

[en] Physical Controllers: USB

[en] Autocue Pioneer and Explorer supports the following USB controllers:

[en] CON-SE (USB ShuttleXPress)

[en] CON-2B/USB (USB 2 Button Hand Control)

[en] CON-MB/USB (USB Multi-Button Hand Control)

[en] CON-FC/USB/001 (USB Foot Control with 2 Programmable Buttons)

[en] CON-FC/WIRELESS (Wireless Foot Control with 2 Programmable Buttons)

[en] Note: With Autocue Pioneer multiple controllers can be added.

[en] With Autocue Explorer only one controller can be added.

[en] Once added the devices will be listed in the controllers pane.

[en] To change the settings, click the controller you want to edit and click the settings icon.

[en] In this example we select the UsbShuttleXPress.

[en] The controller Settings will be open in the Controls tab.

[en] Under the icons you will see the controller name. In this case ShuttleXPress.

[en] You can overtype this name with a friendly name. In this example we change it to Desktop Controller.

[en] You can see the preset functions for each of the 5 buttons on the ShuttleXPress controller.

[en] To change the functions click on the button and a pull down will appear.

[en] Click on the function you would like the button to have.

[en] In the PROFILE tab you can select the setting for:

[en] Sensitivity: how far you need to scroll before you get to the maximum speed.

[en] Max Speed: the fastest scroll speed you want to be able to go.

[en] The ShuttleXPress has two wheels.

[en] The inner dial controls the scroll speed. Twist clockwise to move the script forward. The more you twist is, the faster it goes. Twist anti-clockwise to reverse the scroll. The speed and direction will stay where you set it.

[en] The outer wheel is like a pause button. It will snap back to the centre and pause the script when you let go.

[en] Other Autocue USB controllers can be configured using the same process as outlined for the ShuttleXPress.

[en] Physical Controllers: Bluetooth

[en] Autocue Pioneer and Explorer supports the following Bluetooth controllers:

[en] Logitech R400

[en] Logitech R500

[en] Logitech Spotlight

[en] Please Note: the R500 and Spotlight have additional features that can be configured in the Logi Options+ Software.

[en] It is recommended that you install this software. You can find it here:

[en] Logi Options+ (Plus): Customization App for Logitech Devices

[en] Once added the devices will be listed in the Controllers pane.

[en] To change the settings, click the controller you want to edit and click the settings icon.

[en] In this example we select the Logitech R500 / Spotlight.

[en] The controller Settings will open in the CONTROLS tab

[en] Under the icons you will see the controller name. In this case Logitech R500 / Spotlight.

[en] You can overtype this name with a friendly name. In this example we change it to Wireless Controller.

[en] You can see the preset functions for each of the 2 buttons on the R50:

[en] Right Arrow / Forward button (named Next in the Autocue software)

[en] Left Arrow / back button ( named Prev in the Autocue software)

[en] Please note: we do not use the pointer button.

[en] Each button can have two functions assigned using either a Single Click or a Double Click.

[en] To change the functions click on the button and a pull down will appear.

[en] Click on the function you would like the button to have.

[en] In addition, a third function can be added using a Long Press of the button.

[en] For this function to be activated you need to configure the controller in the Logi options+ application.

[en] In the actions settings you must select Fast Forward and Fast Back as shown in the images below:

[en] In the Autocue application you can now select which long press function you would like to assign to the Next and Prev button.

[en] Please Note: the long press function selected in the Autocue application does not have to be Increase or Decrease Scroll Speed.

[en] Using the slider you can also select the speed you would like the scroll to begin at.

[en] In the PROFILE tab you can select the setting for maximum speed.