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CONTENTS
I. Installing Omnipedia
II. Files
III. Basic installation option
IV. Optimal installation option
V. Speech Recognition option
VI. Adjusting your system
VII. Running Omnipedia
VIII. Troubleshooting Speech Recognition,
Weird Compaq problems, Ensoniq Sound Cards
I. INSTALLING THE OMNIPEDIA
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From the Program Manager, choose "Run" from the file menu. If
your CD-ROM drive is letter D, type "D:\SETUP.EXE" and click
"OK". This will begin the Omnipedia installation routine.
Follow the onscreen instructions. We recommend that you
install all the options, for best performance.
II.FILES
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The Omnipedia copies many files to your hard disk. These will
be automatically copied to the appropriate directories during
installation. If you are curious about what files are being
installed where, refer to the file "FILEINFO.TXT" on the CD.
III.BASIC INSTALLATION
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The basic installation (required) copies several files into a
new directory on your hard disk. (You choose the name and the
location of that directory during Setup.) These files are...
- "ST_OMNI.EXE" (the application)
- A directory named "BL" (containing required utility files)
- "COLOR.DLL", "FILEIO.DLL" (ancilliary functions)
- "STARTREK.INI" (file which contains your CD-ROM drive letter)
(edit this file if it changes)
- "README.TXT" (this file)
- Quicktime for Windows (video technology from Apple Computer)
These will consume less than 2,000K on your hard disk. However,
performance of Omnipedia will suffer if you do not also choose
"OPTIMAL INSTALLATION", described below.
IV.OPTIMAL INSTALLATION
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We strongly suggest that in addition to the basic installation,
you also choose the "Optimal Installation" option. This will
copy the file named "OMNI1.DXR" into your new directory. Although
it requires an additional 13mb of space on your hard disk,
Omnipedia will perform better, and you will be ready to update
the program with updates of new entries as they become available
in the future.
V.SPEECH RECOGNITION
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For information regarding this option, please see
the readme file "SPEECH.TXT".
VI.ADJUSTING YOUR SYSTEM
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You may pre-set your monitor to any SVGA setting from
256 colors (8-bit) to Millions of Colors (24-bit), although the
product is optimized for 8-bit or 16-bit color. The fixed image
size of Omnipedia is 640x480, although the photo and
video windows can be dragged anywhere.
Running other applications, especially networking software, while
Omnipedia is running can cause poor performance. We highly
recommend quitting any other program (including TSR's), turning
off networking, and disabling any kind of custom shell program,
before running Omnipedia. Be advised that inadequate DOS memory
is frequently the cause of poor performance or missing graphics
or sound.
VII.RUNNING OMNIPEDIA
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1. Put the Omnipedia CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
2. From the Program Manager, double-click the "Omnipedia" icon in the
"Star Trek Omnipedia" group.
VIII.TROUBLESHOOTING SPEECH RECOGNITION, WEIRD COMPAQ PROBLEM,
ENSONIQ SOUND CARDS
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TROUBLESHOOTING SPEECH RECOGNITION
If Voice Recognition is not working, be sure your microphone
is plugged into your sound card and is functioning properly.
To make sure your microphone is functioning properly, do the following:
1. Within the Accessories Group, there is an icon called "Sound Recorder."
2. Double click on "Sound Recorder".
3. Click on the Record button to verify that your microphone is
connected and functiuoning properly.
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ENSONIQ CARDS
If you have an Ensoniq Soundscape card and experience a
General Protection Fault running the Omnipedia, contact
Ensoniq Technical Support at (610) 647-3195 for
the latest drivers or contact Ensoniq BBS at (610) 647-3195
to download the latest drivers.
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COMPAQ COMPUTERS
We have encountered a problem when using Omnipedia on
Compaq machines while using Compaq Wallpaper (the background
graphic with the Compaq logo repeating.) We suggest
that the wallpaper be turned off or set to NONE.
[Refer to your Windows guide for Desktop Options
or Control Panel (Wallpaper)]