Beamz C4 Quick setup guide

InstallationGuide&GettingStarted

Welcometotheinteractivemusicrevolution.SettingupyourBeamzPlayerwill

justtakeafewminutes.

1.InserttheinstallationDVD;a)firstinstalltheBeamzPlayersoftware;b)then

installtheBeamzsongs;c)thereafterinstalltheShadowBeamzgame;step1a&1b

MUSTbedonebeforeconnectingtheBeamzPlayerdevic

etoyourcomputer.Ifyour

computerdoesnotautolaunchthemenuoptions,useWindowstoviewthefilesontheDVDandthen

double‐clickontheBeamzDVDInstaller.exefile.

ImportantNote:TheShadowBeamzinteractivemusicgameisaseparateapplicationand

cannotberunsimultaneouslywiththeBeamzPlayersoftware.

2.SetuptheBeamzPlayeronaflat,stablelevelsurfaceandconnecttoaUSBport

directlyintoyourcomputer.MakesureyourPChasbuiltinspeakers,isconnected

toapairofexternalspeakers,oruseheadphonespluggedintoaheadphonejack.

Windows7/Vistausers:thedriverfortheBeamzPlayerwasautomati

cally

installedwiththeBeamzPlayersoftware.

WindowsXPusers:whenpromptedbytheFoundNewHardwarewizard,direct

WindowstoinstallthedriverfromtheC:ProgramFiles\Beamz\Driver32folder.

ImportantNote:IfyouconnecttheBeamzPlayerintoaUSBhubmayyoumayexperience

latency,whichmayreducemusicplaybackquality.

BeamzPlayerhardwareoverview

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A.Controllasers(twotoaside).B.Controlbutton(record).C.Volumecontrol

buttons,left(volumedown)andright(volumeup).D.Controlbutton(swap

sounds).E.Playlistcontrolbuttons,left(previoussong)andright(nextsong).

F.Controlbutton(rhythmstart/stop).

3.Nowyou’rereadytoplay.Dou

ble‐clickonthebeamzplayericononyour

desktoptoopentheBeamzPlayersoftware.

©2010BeamzInteractive,Inc.QSG‐BeamzPlayerPage1of2

©2010BeamzInteractive,Inc.QSG‐BeamzPlayerPage2of2

4.Toloadasong,clickonthePlaylistsbuttonandchooseasongfromtheMaster

SongList.Whileasongisloading,thelaserbeamsonthesoftwaredashboard

screenwillbegrey;whenready,thelaserbeamsonthedashboardwilldisplayred.

5.Toaccessthecompleteus

er’sguide,clickontheHelpbutton.Foranoverview

ofthesoftwaredashboard,gotoBeamzPlayer‐BeamzPlayersoftware‐Beamz

Playerwindowssection.

Ifyourunintoanyproblems,visitwww.thebeamz.com/supportforplayer

softwareupdates,technicalsupportFAQsand/ortocontactusforhelp.

Recommendations&OptimizingYourBeamzExperience

BeamzPlayerSoftwareDashboard.ClickontheMulti‐UnitsView(theplus

symbol)toopenwindowsforunit2andunit3todisplayalltheinstrumentoptions

withinaBeamzsong.Positionandresizetheadditionalwindowstoyourliking;the

softwarewillsavethelastsizeandplacementusedwhenyoucloseth

eapplication.

Laptopusers.GotopoweroptionsandrunsysteminHighPerformancemode.

Speakers.Mostoften,built‐inspeakerswon’tprovidegreatroomfillingsound,so

useexternalspeakers.Forindividualplay,headphonesprovideagreatexperience

toimmerseyourselfintotheBeamzsongs.

BeamzVid

eoSongs.ConnectyourcomputertoanexternalLCDorPlasmascreen

TVviaHDMIsoitcombinesthevideoandaudiooutwithjustoneconnection.

BeamzSongLibrary.We’readdingmorealltime‐visitwww.thebeamz.com/songs



toaddmoretoyourlibrary.

Recording.Don’twaitforthe“perfect”moment.Usetherecordbuttonto

captureyourperformancestosharethemusicyoucreatewithfriendsandfamily.

GroupPlay.ThreeBeamzPlayerhardwareunitsmaybeconnectedtoone

computer.

BrightLightConditions.TheBeamzPlayerwasNOTdesig

nedforplayingindirect

sunlightorunderfluorescentlighting;ifbrightlighting“floods”anyofthelaser

sensorsintheBeamzPlayerhardware,thelaserbeamsinthesoftwaredashboard

willdisplaywhite.MovetheBeamzPlayerunitarounduntilalllaserbeamsonthe

dashboardaredisplayingred,forreadypla

y.

Stands.GettheBeamzPlayerintoahighadjustablestandformorecomfortable

playing–visitwww.thebeamz.com/shop/beamz‐player‐st

andfordetails.

BeamzStudioSoftware.TheinteractiveBeamzsongswerecreatedwiththe

BeamzStudiosoftware–visitwww.thebeamz.com/shop/category/

softwarefor

softwareoptionstocreatemusicand/ortousetheBeamzPlayerasaninteractive

lasercontrollerforyourmusic.

Beamz C4 Quick setup guide

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