GRASS SundayPlus 2.4 User manual

You’ve done it! The projector is projecting,
the computer hums, and SundayPlus is
installed. You have all the tools to do great
presentations. Here are the secrets to
using SundayPlus as your multimedia
organization and display engine.
Quick Reference Guide

SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide
This guide is divided into three main parts…
Windows - Minimum Requirements
(No Movie Playback) Windows - Recommended System
(With Movie Playback)
500 MHz PIII Computer
256 Mb RAM
100 Mb disk space
Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP
Sound Card
Two video cards
CDROM Drive
1 GHz P4 - or greater
512 Mb RAM
100 Mb disk space
Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP
Sound Card
Two video cards
CDROM Drive
1. Setting Up
2. Basic Usage
3. Trouble Shooting
Index A
Just a tip- SundayPlus 2.4 requires 90Mb of RAM to open.
The available RAM can be found in Accessories > System Tools > System
Information. Look for “Available Physical Memory”. This will tell you how much
RAM you really have to work with.

Index B
1. Setting Up Pages 1-3
1.A.1 Installing SundayPlus 2.4 from Disk Page 1
1.A.2 Installing SundayPlus 2.4 (2.3 Upgrade) Page 1
1.B.1 Setting Up the Computer Page 2
1.C.1 Create a Short-Cut to Media Page 2
1.D.1 Controlling The View of SundayPlus Page 3
2. Basic Usage Pages 4-15
2.A.1 The SundayPlus Control Panel Layout Page 4
2.A.2 Loading Media Page 4
2.A.3 Building a Cuelist Page 4
2.A.4 Displaying a Cue Page 4
2.B.1 Text Files Page 5
2.B.2 Text Files (Structure) Page 5
2.C.1 Setting Text Defaults Page 6
2.C.2 Downloading a Song from CCLI Page 6
2.C.3 Image Files Page 7
2.C.4 Movie Files Page 8
2.C.5 Movie Prep Page 8
2.D.1 Additional Media Types: Nested Cue Page 9
2.D.2 Additional Media Types: PowerPoint® Page 9
2.D.3 Additional Media Types: Sound Page 9
2.E.1 GOFILE: Don’t Leave Home Without it! Page 10
2.F.1 HOT KEYS Pages 11-14
2.G.1 Resources Page 15
3. Troubleshooting Pages 16-22
SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide

SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide
1. Setting Up
1.A.1 Installing SundayPlus 2.4 from Disk Page 1
1.A.2 Installing SundayPlus 2.4 (2.3 Upgrade) Page 1
1.B.1 Setting Up the Computer Page 2
1.C.1 Create a Short-Cut to Media Page 2
1.D.1 Controlling The View of SundayPlus Page 3

1.A.1 Installing SundayPlus 2.4 from Disk
Insert the SundayPlus disk into the drive and Install it. You will need ALL
of the components from the installation disk: The Media Files contain
170 Images, 26 Movies,
790 Songs, 120 Sounds
QuickTime is needed to
run Movies and Sound in
SundayPlus
PC Study Bible-
Application and 2 Bibles
PowerPoint Viewer 2003.
You NEED this if you
wish to display
PowerPoint through
SundayPlus
Adobe Acrobat Reader 6
So that you can read all
supporting
documentation
1.A.2 Installing SundayPlus 2.4 (2.3 Upgrade via Download)
I. Download the new program
1. A dialog box will appear. Select "Save". Save "SundayPlus2_4.exe to
your Desktop.
2. Once the program downloads, close the dialog box. Do not Run.
(You can copy the file onto a CD to install on other systems)
II. Updating the Program
1. Open SundayPlus 2.3.
2. Open a new (blank) Cuelist.
3. Save As "Blank".
4. Close SundayPlus.
5. Run the SundayPlus2_4.exe that is on your Desktop
6. Uninstall SundayPlus 2.3 when you are comfortable with using 2.4.
Do not open Cuelists that were created in 2.3. You can still use the
same Images, Movies and Text that you used to in 2.3, just not
the same Cuelists.
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SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide
1. Setting Up

1.B.1 Setting Up the Computer
SundayPlus uses “Dual Video” to display both the operator
and congregation views.
1.To set up your system for dual video, connect your
computer to a projector or TV. With all equipment
turned on, Right click on your Windows® Desktop, and
select “Properties”.
2. Select the “Settings” tab. On the control screen you
should see two “virtual monitors”, labeled 1 & 2.
Select 2. Below, you will find a check box labeled
“Extend My Windows Desktop onto this Monitor; check
it. Select “OK”.
3. Screen resolution settings should be 1024 x 768.
These settings will make the SundayPlus Control Panel
Appear smaller than the computer screen. Not only is
this set-up optimal for your system, it also provides
the Drag and Drop benefit that makes SundayPlus that
much easier to use.
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Find the File C:\Program Files\Grass roots\SundayPlus 2.4 Media (Or Media)
Right click on the “Folder” and select Send to and Desktop.
A new folder will appear on your
desktop…
1.C.1 Create a Short-Cut to Media
Shortcut
to Media
1. Setting Up
SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide

When you open SundayPlus, the congregation screen may display on the computer screen
(covering the entire area or the lower right-hand side of the screen). To send the display to
the projector use the command Ctrl +2. The projector should now display the image. The
control commands are:
CTRL+0 (zero)
CTRL+1
CTRL+2
CTRL+3
The 2nd Video Image
Lower right corner of
video 1
The 2nd Video Image
Cover Video 1
The 2nd Video Image
Cover Video 2. This is
the set-up you will
want for the projection
system.
The 2nd Video Image
Off
1.D.1 Controlling The View of SundayPlus
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1. Setting Up
SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide

SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide
2. Basic Usage
2.A.1 The SundayPlus Control Panel Layout Page 4
2.A.2 Loading Media Page 4
2.A.3 Building a Cuelist Page 4
2.A.4 Displaying a Cue Page 4
2.B.1 Text Files Page 5
2.B.2 Text Files (Structure) Page 5
2.C.1 Setting Text Defaults Page 6
2.C.2 Downloading a Song from CCLI Page 6
2.C.3 Image Files Page 7
2.C.4 Movie Files Page 8
2.C.5 Movie Prep Page 8
2.D.1 Additional Media Types: Nested Cue Page 9
2.D.2 Additional Media Types: PowerPoint® Page 9
2.D.3 Additional Media Types: Sound Page 9
2.E.1 GOFILE: Don’t Leave Home Without it! Page 10
2.F.1 HOT KEYS Pages 11-14
2.G.1 Resources Page 15

2.A.1 The SundayPlus Control Panel Layout
The Cuelist The Preview
The Media Bins
Three Areas of the SundayPlus
control panel are:
1.The Cuelist. This area displays
your “program” cues.
2.The Preview. This area shows
what’s on and/ or what’s next.
3.The Media Bins. The “storage”
area for images, movies and text
Loading Media (Movies, Images, Text) into SundayPlus is made easy by “Drag and
Drop” from Windows® to SundayPlus. Use the Shortcut to Media to open your
media files…
Just CLICK it with your mouse
or use these keys to advance:
SPACE
Use these keys
to step back:
2.A.2 Loading Media
You must “Load” the Image or Movie or Text into the Bin and then you
can place it in the Cuelist for Display.
2.A.3 Building a Cuelist
2.A.4 Displaying a Cue
Shortcut
to Media
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A green circle is
what’s up next.
The red square
indicates what’s
on now.
2. Basic Usage
SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide

2.B.1 Text Files
On the SundayPlus Control Panel there are three purple
buttons: Click on one of the buttons once to
open the bin, once again to load or
make a new file.
TEXT BIN IMAGE BIN MOVIE BIN
Simply put, you can cut and paste text into the Text Editor from any text source, including Microsoft
PowerPoint®, Word® or thousands of other programs.
You can also load and display the following text file types: .ptf(Prologue Text Files), .txt, and .rtf
If you copy Black Text
onto a Black Background,
you won’t see anything.
2.B.2 Text Files (Structure)
In the Cue: Media placed
here references media in
the Bin
In the Bin, SundayPlus
stores a link to the media
file location on the Hard-
Drive
Once a Text file is being
displayed, the Ripped Text
Viewer will appear, displaying
the different pages (slides) of
the song or message.
If you want to know more about Text Files Select TOOLS and
HELP or the tutorial inside of SundayPlus.
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2. Basic Usage
SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide