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Necessary Hardware and Software
Necessary Hardware and Software
Hardware
Computer: Windows PC with windows 98 or higher. The CD may run on a Mac or under Unix/Linux,
but we cannot guarantee that all functionality works. Sound Board: The
MIDI files are optimised for Creative Labs' Live Gold card or higher.
Software
Browser: Microsoft IE version 5.0 or higher. Reader: Acrobat Reader 4.0
or higher. Music Software: Microsoft Media player 9.0 or higher. For
music books we recommend music software with editing capabilities, e.g. Digital
Books™ A-Play, Cubase or Sibelius.
The Digital Book is divided into two frames:
n Frame 1: an Index with the document
titles. Click the orange button to open the desired document. If
you want to have more horizontal space to read the document, shrink the left
frame with the mouse.
n Frame 2: A Reading Window with the
actual document contents. Scroll the lower controls with the mouse, if there
are "missing" text or illustrations.
The Browser Menu is provided with BACKWARD and FORWARDS arrows, which
allow you to scroll between the chapters, you have read.
Introduction
The eBook always opens with the Introduction document. This is a general
introduction to the subject of the book, often including an in-depth technical
description of e.g. the characters of the musical or the history of the songs.
Reading the Documents
Click on the orange button to
choose a document and click inside the right frame with the mouse. You can now
use the UP / DOWN arrows to scroll through the document. If the document is in
Acrobat Reader format (the Acrobat Reader dialog appears when the document
opens), you can also use the RIGHT / LEFT arrows to scroll from page to page.
Printing from Acrobat Reader: Acrobat Reader comes with its own printing dialog
box. Click the icon in frame two to print the contents of the Acrobat file. Do
not press CTRL + P or use the browser’s printing icon.
Read the Book vs. Print the Book: In the NORDISC Mental Aid series, you have the choice
between a reader friendly web page (Read the Book) with full web support
(hyperlinks etc.) or a printable Acrobat Reader file(Print the Book) with page
numbers and the correct layout of the book (no support for hyperlinks).
Printing from a web page: Use the browser’s printing icon. Make sure that you
have clicked in the Reading Window (frame two).
Searching in the text: Use the Find option by pressing CTRL + F. This works
in both Acrobat Reader and web pages.
Zooming in Acrobat Reader: Use the page icons to enlarge or diminish the page.
You can also use the zoom icon to gradually enlarge the page up to 1600%.
Hyperlinks: All web pages and some of the Acrobat Reader files supports hyperlinks.
In the NORDISC Mental Aid series, the “Print the Book (PDF)” files do not
support hyperlinks, even if the underlined, blue links are shown.
Multimedia
When you meet a media hyperlink, for example the old gramophone icon
with the "Listen to the Notes", click the hyperlink and the
Media Player should pop up to play the music.
When clicking on a link to a .PDF file, you return to the original
document by clicking on the return button. Normally, you automatically return
to the original page in the document, but in some cases, you must find the page
manually.
Return Buttons
Digital Books
A short introduction to the Publishing House, including our catalogue.
Visit our web site www.nordisc-music.com
to check out the updated catalogue and in-depth information on the musicals,
books and records.
Digital Books are based on the latest multimedia computer technology.
This should, according to tradition, mean chaos and breakdowns. And so it often
does! Yet, do not despair! Here is a list of frequently asked questions, a
so-called FAQ, which is a short but useful list for first time users of
multimedia software!
There are no sounds coming from my computer!
Do you have a sound card in your computer? Is the sound card connected
to the speakers? Are the speakers turned on? Does your sound card support MIDI
files (most modern sound cards do). MIDI has a tendency to sometimes stop
working without any obvious reason. If you have the correct MIDI setup, and no
sound appears, anyway, boot your computer and start all over again.
The CD is doing something strange to my harddisk - it is working all the
time!
The great number of notes and other illustrations take some time to
load, but once they are loaded the harddisk should have its well-deserved rest.
Please note, that you can still move around in the chapter with the mouse,
though the computer seems to be busy!
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