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SONIQUE™ CONTEXTUAL HELP SYSTEM - NAVIGATION CONSOLE AND THE NAVIGATION SCREEN

ADDITIONAL HELP TOPICS

The Sonique Navigation Console Navigation Screen
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In Brief

1 ::  The Navigation Screen
2 :: Version Number
3 :: Song & General Information Display
4 :: Audio Enhancement Control Tray
5 :: Page Up / Page Down Buttons
6 :: Volume Control Knob
7 :: Navigation Buttons
8 :: Playback Mode Buttons
9 :: Playback Control Buttons
10 :: Chassis

In Brief:

The Navigation Console is the heart of Sonique.  From this screen you may access all of Sonique's more advanced functions.  The Navigation Console serves as a menu and also a portal to music and information resources on the internet.

1 : : The Navigation Screen

The Navigation Screen is the central hub of all of the Screens of the Navigation Console. There are six text icons on in the Navigation Screen that allow you to access the other screens of the Navigation Console. The screens are: Online Tools, Playlist Editor, Enlarged Mode, Setup Options, Info About, and Audio Controls. Each of these areas has its own Help Document and is explained in detail there. A brief description of each of the screens is displayed in the Song & General Information Display when you position your mouse cursor over the icons.

2 : : Version Number

The Version Number is pretty self explanatory, it tells you which version of Sonique you have. This information is useful when you are trying to get help from Sonique Support and to see if you have the most recent version of Sonique.

3 : : Song & General Information Display

The Navigation Screen Song & General Information Display is not as important as it is in MSM, but it still contains some useful stuff. By default, it will display the name of the song that is currently being played, and if the mouse cursor is positioned over any of the buttons or icons, it will display a brief description of it.

4 : : Audio Enhancement Control Tray

The Audio Enhancement Control Tray can be accessed by clicking on it no matter what screen is displayed in the Navigation Console's main window. The Tray allows you to set the 20 band Graphic Equalizer and manipulate the pitch, balance, and amplitude of the sound file. The Audio Enhancement Tray is explained in greater detail in the Audio Controls Screen help document.

5 : : Page Up / Page Down Buttons

These Buttons are generic page-up and page-down buttons for use in the different screens. They don't do anything in the Navigation Screen, however.

6 : : Volume Control Knob

The Volume Control Knob is pretty self explanatory. General knob use is discribed under the First Steps of the Help Documentation. Spinning this knob clockwise increases the volume, and counter-clockwise decreases it. While manipulating the volume, the Song & General Information Window will display the percentage of the total volume that you have selected.

7 : : Navigation Buttons

The navagation buttons in the top row are described fully in the First Steps section of the Sonique Help Documentation. However, the three buttons below the standard navigation buttons are specific to the NC. Their purpose is to make navigating the different screens of the NC faster and easier. The general function of the buttons are as follows:

The Back button, this will take you back to the screen that you were looking at previous to the current one, but skipping over the Navigation Screen.
The Nav button, this will take you back to the Navgation Screen.
The Forward button, if you clicked the Back button, this will take you to where you were when you clicked it (skipping over the Navigation Screeen).



Example usage: You open up the NC and click on "Enlarged Mode", this takes you to the Elarged Mode Screen. Then you decide you want to play with the vis settings, so you click the Back button (or right click in the Enlarged Mode Screen), and you get back to the Navigation Screen. Then you click on "Setup Options," this takes you to the Setup Options Screen where you click on the "Vis FX" tab. You play with the settings, and now you want to see how that affects the vis screen in Enlarged Mode. Instead of having to go back through the Navigation Screen, you can click the Back button and go directly to Enlarged Mode. Then when you hit the Forward button you are taken directly to Setup Options. This way you can shortcut back and forth between two screens without having to click on a Navigation Screen icon every time. Then to get back to the Navigation Screen (to access the Playlist Editor for example), you click on the Nav button.

8 : : Playback Mode Buttons

The playback mode buttons are described fully in the First Steps section of the Sonique Help Documentation.

9 : : Playback Control Buttons

The playback control buttons are described fully in the First Steps section of the Sonique Help Documentation.


ADDITIONAL HELP TOPICS

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