You will install SNAP Hardware and Software independently of each other. Regardless of which you install first, both will need to complete their installation wizards before you can poll any questions. Note that is it important to have full administrative rights to install hardware and software appropriately. If necessary, please contact your IT department to ensure proper installation.
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Software Setup
| A. | Insert the Snap USB installation drive into an open USB port on your computer. |
| B. | It is best to browse to the 'Setup.exe' file, right-click and select “run as administrator” to launch the installation. You can also type in the file name in your Windows search box if you are unsure how to browse to it. |
| C. | Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup. The ARS SNAP icon will appear on the desktop. Complete the hardware setup below and then start SNAP. |
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Hardware Setup
| A. | Unpack all components. Position the Wireless System base station within cabling distance of your computer (940 and 970 desktop models have USB cables, the Interact has a USB extension). |
| B. | Plug the base station into an available USB port on your computer. The USB port supplies power to the base, and you should see an LED power indicator light up on the top of the base. |
| C. | Windows will automatically run the "Found New Hardware Wizard", Check 'NO, not at this time' and click NEXT. On the next prompt, select 'Install the software automatically' and click NEXT. The software will search for the driver files. Be sure your SNAP USB is still in the drive for proper installation. |
| D. | Once you have completed this step you should see the FINISH screen telling you the wizard has completed the install, Click Finish to continue.
| NOTE: If you are using the Worldwide or Mini system, the install wizard will run twice: first to install the proper drivers needed to run the keypads and second to assign your 940 or 941 base station to a serial com port. If you click cancel at any time during either of these installs, your keypad system will not run properly. |
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Interact Mini Starter
Interact Starter
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Attach Hasp Key
| A. | If you purchase a full license to SNAP, you will need to attach the HASP Software Security Key to an open USB port on your computer or prepare to enter your key code for your base to poll either 100 or 500 keypads. Without the HASP or authorization code, SNAP will run in trial or demonstration mode limiting you to keypads 1-5. |
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Open SNAP!
| A. | Once you have successfully installed the SNAP software and hardware, open the program and select the 'Test Keypads' button. You will see a diagnostic menu with small boxes. These are your available keypads. As you press numbers on your keypads, the data should appear within this area. If you are not seeing data, you may have forgotten to run one of the hardware installations. |
| B. | The first time you run SNAP, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with its functions. You can tab through the Start, Options and Results tab to get an overview of SNAP features such as graphs, clocks and image export that can be selected. |
| C. | You are now ready to select YOUR PowerPoint presentation and begin modifying clocks and graph options. Click the Browse button on the Start Menu to select your PowerPoint and select open. |
| D. | Under 'Recent Presentations' you should see a drop-down arrow, with 'Introduction to SNAP' selected. Click 'Start Slide Show' to get an overall summary of SNAP's functions.
NOTE: Before you click 'Start Slide Show' with your presentation, you will want to select the OPTIONS tab and PREVIEW your graph results. If you want to use the PowerPoint's Master image you will check this box under 'Other Options'. You can then select a graph and timer color scheme by using the drop down menus. You can adjust these any number of times. Clicking the PREVIEW button will run a mock poll, showing Timer location as well as graph specifics.
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| E. | When you are satisfied with the appearance of the graph/timer, return to the 'Start' tab and then click the 'Start Slide Show' button. |
| F. | Proceed through your PowerPoint presentation as you normally would. A Poller Icon will appear in the lower right hand corner of any slide that includes an enumerated list. If this is not a polling slide, simply advance to the next slide. If the selected slide is a polling question, left click anywhere on the poller icon to start polling and display results. After results are displayed and you move to the next slide, you can re-display results or re-poll by left-clicking or right-clicking on the trigger Note: For slides that are not polling slides, in PowerPoint’s edit mode, you can slide the icon off the edge of slide so that it does not show on the slide in the presentation. If you delete it off the page, SNAP will re-insert it when you start the slide show again. |
| G. | To view online help for SNAP, press the <F1> key whenever the presentation is loaded or access the help menu through the help button on the main menu. |
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