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1. Dancer sub menu The Dancer Options menu allows you to invite or stop already invited dancers The Dancers menu has two options eInvite dancer Invite someone else to start dancing with you Stop dancer Stop someone dancing you can stop self too The Invite command will present you with a new menu listing nearby avis who are not already dancing with you You can select who to invite from here The Stop command will present you with a list of avis who are dancing with you so you can chose who to stop dancing Note Invited Avis can also stop themselves from dancing by typing 99stop in chat Note It s now possible to stop yourself dancing whilst people you have invited carry on Settings sub menu The Settings menu gives you the following options eSkins Change the Quadro s skin Choose from the available list eLock HUD position Locks the screen position for the HUD Change Viewer Select your viewer type for optimum display eTiming Set how often you change dance This will over ride any individual settings as set in the Sequences notecard Messages Turn on and off status messages appearing in chat eUI Sounds Turn on and off the sounds made when you click buttons eReset Reset the HUD Warning Resetting the HUD will reset any Playlist changes you have made and will reset the Default Sequence Display Help Pages Clicking the Help menu item will bring up a dialog inviting you to open online help pages Thi2. animazoo dance H quadaro Welcome to the Dance HUD Quadro user manual The Quadro features an easy to use yet powerful menu system The HUD has been in development for many years and is now on it s fourth generation Each generation has each new release has incorporated customer feedback and suggestions The Quadro s design is focused on making the HUD s powerful features as intuitive and easy to use as possible Current Versions and free updates 26 August 2012 The current version of the Quadro is 1 65 you can check the HUD s properties to see the version This update includes nine cool skins easy dance loading with the Finder HUD and many minor tweaks and bug fixes If you still have the old version of the Quadro please get your free upgrade by IMing Shopkeeper Sideways a bot and asking for an upgrade The Quadro Lite version s features are also covered in this manual but please note that certain features such as Inviting others to dance and Sequence editing are not available on the Lite version Quadro features e Easy to use intuitive and unobtrusive menu system e Choice of nine cool skins e Edit Sequence menu allows easy drag and drop dance order changes e Edit Sequence menu enables you to enable and disable dances in a Sequence e Ability to create your own Sequences and load them into the HUD e Ability to invite dance partners e Safe and easy loading of dances with the automagic Finder HUD e Full backup an
3. Most likely causes are you are in a no script area you have no dances in you HUD or you are experiencing heavy lag e Q added some dances and can t find my Quadro in my inventory Where is it e A When you re attach your HUD for some reason SL puts it into your Objects folder This is a feature of SL and cannot be changed e Q How can find out the name of the currently playing Sequence e A To find out the name of the currently playing Sequence click the menu header for the Edit Sequence menu The name of the currently playing Sequence will appear in chat e Q Which permissions should choose when buying dances copy or transfer e A Dances bought with transfer perms are far more suceptable to inventory loss whereas dances bought with copy perms can always be replaced instantly and for free by IMing Shopkeeper Sideways a bot and asking for a replacement It is for all these reasons we strongly recommend always buying dances with copy perms Known Issues Laggy Conditions e g laggy sim slow Internet connection may cause the menu to not display properly If this hapens you can wait for it to display or you can click the menu button twice to try again When re attaching your HUD under laggy conditions there may be a pause before the attach dialog appears Please just wait the HUD will always come back to you The HUD s normally smooth edges can sometimes become jaggy especially whe
4. d support with web based help pages and support ticket system Help and Support lf your Quadro has been lost or damaged you can get a free instant replacement by IMing Shopkeeper Sideways a bot and asking for a replacement If you have read the instructions below and are still having trouble you can submit a support ticket at animazooanimations com Quick Start Drag the HUD from your inventory onto your Avi the HUD will reset for new owner after which you will start dancing Your Quadro will be playing the Default Sequence of dances This is automatically generated using the first 20 animations found inside your Quadro You can just let the Default Sequence play or you can do any of the following Choose a different Sequence click the Sequence menu item and select Load from the menu Edit the Default Sequence from the Edit menu Create your own Sequence Please see the Creating your own Sequences Section below The New Skins The Quadro now comes with a choice of nine skins Select Skins from the Settings menu to change the Quadro s skin Reading left to right the skins are called Dark Grey Silver Machine Pheonix Light Grey Quadro Classic Summertime V3 Classic Media Player Pretty in Pink Buttons and Tab The HUD menu and buttons can be minimised to save screen clutter using the tab with the Animazoo logo as shown on the left Simply click the tab to show hid
5. dances in a given order or Sequence The easiest way to do this is by editing the Default Sequence from the Edit menu If you want complete control over the Sequence you can ceate your own Please see the Creating your own Sequences section below for more details Creating your own Sequences You can create your own dance Sequences by editing the Sequences notecard found inside the HUD Then you can use the HUD to load your new Sequences Note Any dances listed in the Sequences notecard must be copied from your inventory into the HUD See the Adding or removing dances section above for more details on how to do this Here s an example Sequence as found in the notecard Sequence name Salacious 29 75 Crisscross 28 083 Salacious Crisscross NEVER The part in brackets is the Sequence name This is the name that will listed in the Load menu Up to 18 Sequences can be defined Any Sequences defined after the first 18 will be ignored After the name of the Sequence we find the name of the dance followed by the amount of time it will play separated by a colon AAs of version 1 6 it is no longer necessary to specify a time for the dance If none is specified the Quadro uses the current default value as set in the Settings menu The pipe symbol is then used to separate the dance names A dance can also be set to never change To do this simply type NEVER for the amount of time for that dance So the above Seq
6. e the buttons and menu The HUD can be on or off when minimised HUD off buttons showing HUD 1s minimised to tab Quadro Main Menu Descriptions of the buttons and menus for the Quadro are given below JC Main Menu Sequences Dancers Settings Help Top row buttons Reading from left to right the four buttons across the top of the HUD do the following eBack Start playing the last previous dance Forward Start playing the next dance eMenu Show or hide the Main menu ePower Turn the HUD on or off Menu header Click for help messages in local chat Displays the name of the current menu Sequences sub menu Dance Sequences are defined in the Sequences notecard Sequences defined in the notecard can be selected from the Sequences menu If the Sequences notecard has been updated the list can be refreshed by clicking the Update Sequences List menu item on the Load Sequence menu The Sequences menu has three options eLoad Load a Sequence from the internal Sequences notecard eEdit Drag and drop to change order of dances Enable and disable dances eExport Export your modified Sequence to local chat ready for copy pasting to Sequences notecard Editing Sequences To change the order of the dances in the Playlist simply drag and drop them up or down one position at a time To enable or disable a dance on the Edit menu simply click the checkbox to the left of the dance name
7. n editing the HUD This is an SL bug and comes and goes as it pleases If you delete the currently playing dance from the HUD s inventory the HUD is unable to stop the dance from playing this is an SL limitation For this reason it s recommended that the HUD is turned off before adding or removing dances from the HUD s inventory Some viewer versions allow you to wear two HUDs in the same place If two copies of the HUD Full and or Lite versions are worn together at the same time in the same place problems will occur Only one copy of the HUD should be worn in the top right hand corner at a time If your camera is fixed on the HUD when it s rezzed attaching the HUD can cause your view camera to go off sim If this happens simply click the escape key Dropping the Quadro near a land border where rezzing is not allowed can cause the Finder HUD not to rez Make sure you are well inside a rez area before you rez the Quadro
8. s is the best place for the most up to date information You can return to the main menu by clicking the small arrow at the bottom of the menus You can close the menu by clicking the small x at the bottom of the menu Clicking the menu button on the top row will close all menus Adding or Removing dances The Dance HUD Quadro uses rezmorphing technology whereby when the HUD is rezzed for adding or removing dances it morphs into a large easy to see box In addition you are given a Quadro Finder HUD that displays the last location of your Quadro Dropping the Finder HUD automatically triggers the re attaching of your Quadro making the whole process easier and safer Three steps for adding dances to your Quadro HUD 1 Wear your HUD turn it off and Right Click gt Drop it A dialog will ask to attach the Finder HUD Click Yes 2 Your rezzed Quadro HUD has morphed into a large easy to see box Drag dance s from your inventory to the rezzed Quadro 3 Right Click gt Drop the Finder HUD A dialog will ask to re attach your Quadro Click Yes You now have two options Option 1 Simply turn on the Quadro and you will start dancing Use this option if you re not worried about what order the dances play in and you have less than 20 dances inside The Quadro will play the Default Playlist The Default Playlist comprises the first 20 dances found inside the HUD Option 2 You can configure your Quadro to play
9. uence is called Example Dance and it plays Salacious for 29 75 seconds then it plays Crisscross for 20 083 seconds Since no time is specified Salacious is then played for the Default timing usually 30 seconds The Quadro then starts playing Crisscross indefinitely A note on dance times The exact length of Animazoo dances can be found in the dance properties To see the dance properties right click on the dance in your inventory and click Properties Not all Second Life dance makers list the length of the dances in the description Kindly The Dance Queens have compiled a database full of SL s most popular dances compete with the length of the dances To access their list please click here Limitations The HUD will not display properly if your screen resolution is less than 1024 by 800 When the Finder HUD is dropped and the Quadro re attaches SL puts the Quadro into your Objects folder in your inventory Unfortunately there is no way to change this A Sequence can only contain a maximum of 20 dances The HUD menu displays a maximum of 19 Sequences including the Default Sequence Notecard lines are limited to 256 characters so all Sequences must be defined using less than 256 characters The Sequence will not load properly if its longer than 256 characters FAQ e Q Can use dances from any animation maker in the Quadro e A Yes In fact you can use any SL animations you like e Q Why won t my Quadro turn on e A
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