SmartSoft includes a demo show. This was added late and did not make it into the other instructions. The demo show is useful for first-time users to get to know the way SmartSoft works with a SmartFade ML console.
Also included is a stand-alone run-time version of Capture for a visualisation of the show. No Capture license is needed to run this.
Both the showfile (DEMOTHEA.ASC) and capture file (SmartSoft DemoTheatre.exe) are located in the ...C:/Program Files/ETC/SmartSoft/Examples folder.
Load the show into SmartSoft (on the System tab, File Open) or place it on an SD card and load directly into the console.
Double Click the icon for SmartSoft DemoTheatre.exe to run the Capture visualizer.
If you have a dual screen computer you may operate SmartSoft on one and Capture on the other. If you only have one screen then open SmartSoft, which will take up the entire screen, Press Ctrl-Esc to reveal the Windows task bar, select the location of the capture file in My Computer and run it on top of the SmartSoft screen.
Your PC must be on a network (for instance the Internet) for the link between SmartSoft and Capture to operate. If you do not have a network then follow these steps to activate your PCs network software:
Manual installation
To manually install the Microsoft Loopback adapter in Windows XP, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. If you are in Classic view, click Switch to Category View under Control Panel in the left pane.
3. Double-click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Next.
4. Under See Also in the left pane, click Add Hardware,and then click Next.
5. Click Yes, I have already connected the hardware, and then click Next.
6. At the bottom of the list, click Add a new hardware device, and then click Next.
7. Click Install the hardware that I manually select from a list, and then click Next.
8. Click Network adapters, and then click Next.
9. In the Manufacturer box, click Microsoft.
10. In the Network Adapter box, click Microsoft Loopback Adapter, and then click Next.
11. Click Finish.
