Contents

  BBC Fast Show

	Installing and Running • Minimum System Requirements • Installation Instructions • Running The BBC Fast Show • System Configuration • Uninstalling The BBC Fast Show • Troubleshooting  • Technical Support	User Guide • Getting Around • Colin Hunt's Office Trolley • Jesse's Thought For The Day • Rowley Birkin's Video Chestnuts • Chanel 9 Ton Big Show Quizzico Bonanzo • Appeaze the Squeezy Cheezy Peaz! • Ken and Kenneth . . . Well Suited!

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  Minimum System Requirements

This BBC Fast Show CD-ROM requires the following minimum system to work correctly:

•	A multimedia PC with Pentium 133 processor and 16MB of RAM.
•	Quad-speed CD-ROM drive
•	High-colour (16-bit) display
•	Sound Blaster 16 sound card (or 100% compatible)
•	Suitable loudspeakers or headphones
•	Mouse or other pointing device
•	Windows® 95 or 98


  Installation Instructions

Ensure that Microsoft Windows® 95 or 98 is running with no other applications open, then insert the BBC Fast Show CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

If Autorun is enabled on your computer, the installation program will start after a few seconds.  You should then follow the instruction from (c) below.  If you do not have an Autorun facility, start at instruction (a).

(a)	From your Windows® desktop, choose Start and then Run.
(b)	On the command line type D:\SETUP.EXE (if your CD-ROM drive is not drive D, substitute the correct drive letter) then click OK.
(c)	To install BBC Fast Show, follow the instructions that appear on screen.  If in doubt, choose the default options as you proceed through the installation.

Once you have completed the BBC Fast Show installation, you may be prompted to shut down and then restart your computer.  If you are, please do so.


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  Running

Once it is installed, you can run the BBC Fast Show CD-ROM by selecting Start, Programs, BBC Fast Show, then BBC Fast Show again.

If you have Autorun enabled on your computer, simply remove your CD-ROM, reinsert it, and BBC Fast Show will run automatically.


  System Configuration

Please ensure that you run the BBC Fast Show CD-ROM with your display set to High-Colour (16-bit) and that you are using the latest drivers available from your hardware supplier.  If you need to change any settings, refer to the documentation for Windows® and for your particular system.


  Uninstalling

The BBC Fast Show CD-ROM can be uninstalled by selecting Start, Programs, BBC Fast Show, then the Uninstall icon.


  Technical Support

If you experience any problems after completing the installation procedure contained in this electronic booklet, please check that your system and settings meet or exceed the described minimum specification and refer to your Windows® system documentation. Having checked your system, please attempt to install the BBC Fast Show CD-ROM again.

To do this you should first click the BBC Fast Show Uninstall icon to remove the programme.  You should now install the software again and make a note of the prompts displayed during the installation process.  If you still have a problem and require further assistance you may call the BBC Multimedia UK Technical Support Line on 0870 241 0623 or e-mail using:  fastshow.cdrom@bbc.co.uk.  When calling, please ensure you have a pen and paper ready and have made a note of any error messages displayed by your system.  It will be extremely helpful if you have available any technical information about your PC configuration.


  Troubleshooting

Audio Disappears / Graphic Corruption

Should you experience any problems with the audio or graphics, please go to www.intel.com and use the search tool to look for Indeo, where there is all the latest advice on how to overcome video problems resulting from other programs clashing with your video software.

Screen Savers

If you apply a screen saver and the images or video it uses are not already installed on your hard disc you will be prompted to copy the files from the CD-ROM when the screen saver is activated.  If, for any reason, you have removed your CD-ROM in between applying the screen saver and it's becoming active, you should click Cancel when prompted to copy files, reinsert the CD-ROM, and wait until prompted again before clicking OK.


  Getting Around

	On start up the programme automatically takes you to this Main Menu screen. The three large buttons at the top of the screen and three large buttons at the bottom of the screen provide the links to the different areas of the CD-ROM.  Clicking on any one of these buttons will take you straight to that activity. Exiting any activity you have selected will bring you back to this Main Menu screen.
To find out more about these activities, click on each of the six buttons on the screen.

To exit the programme click on Quit.


Quitting the BBC Fast Show

To exit The BBC Fast Show simply click on Quit.


 Colin Hunt's Office Trolley

	Colin Hunt's area allows you to customise your desktop in a Fast Show style using:  Cursors, Icons, Wallpaper, Screen Savers and Sounds. On entering this section you will always arrive at the Screen Savers menu screen.  To select a different customisation option, move the cursor over one of the items on the photocopier and click. To find out more about these features click on each of these options on the photocopier opposite.
If you wish to return to the Main Menu screen click on the Menu button towards the top left of the screen.


 Colin Hunt's Office Trolley - Icons

	This section allows you to apply customised icons to your desktop. There are four windows on the left; Target Program Program Icon Icons Default Icons Click on the red links above for a description of each.
To install the Fast Show icons, select a Target Program from the scrolling list.  Your selection will be displayed in the Program Icon window.  Select a Fast Show icon from the Icons window.  To confirm your selection, click the Apply button.  If you do not want to implement the selection you have just made, click the Undo button.

The icon customiser also displays standard Windows icons.  Use these if you want to return your icon to its original form, following the above instructions.  To return icons to their original, from outside of this customiser, click here for help on how to implement this.

To access other customiser set up screens, select an option from those at the top of the photocopier.  To go back to the Main Menu screen click on the Menu button towards the top left of the screen.


Target Program

The Target Program window contains a list of items which customised icons can be assigned to.


Program Icon

The Program Icon window shows the icon that is currently being used.


Icons

The Icon window displays the available Fast Show icons.


Default Icons

The Default Icons window shows the current system icons available.


 Colin Hunt's Office Trolley – Screen Savers

	The screen savers feature allows you to install Fast Show screen savers.   The name of the screen saver currently in use will be displayed in the Preview Window towards the top of the screen. Simply select a screen saver from the Screensaver list to the far left of the screen and your selection will be shown in the Preview window opposite.
There are four screensavers to choose from and you can apply different settings to each when you click on the Settings button above the Preview window.  For more information on the various settings available for each screen saver, click on the red links below:

Message saver

Falling pictures

Picture saver

Video saver

To select the period of time before the screen saver will be activated click on the up and down arrows to the right of the Play after window until the desired time is set.

Click on the Apply button when you want your screen saver to become active.   You can now Preview your chosen screen saver, as it is now ready to run from your hard disc.  If you do not want to implement the selection you have just made, click the Undo button at the bottom right of the screen.

If you wish to return your customised screen saver to its original setting click here for help on how to implement this.

To access other customiser set up screens, select an option from those at the top of the photocopier.  To go back to the Main Menu screen click on the Menu button towards the top left of the screen.


  Message Saver Settings

Click on the Settings button to access the Message Saver set up screen.  This screen saver feature allows you to create a text message that displays over your favourite image.

	Select an image from the smaller preview boxes towards the lower half of the screen.  Then simply drag and drop the image into the larger box named Selected image. Create a message in the Type your message here box and click the Preview button at the bottom right of the screen to view your selection. If you are happy with your screen saver click on the OK button to confirm your selection.  To exit without making any changes click on the Cancel button.
The OK and Cancel buttons will take you back to the screen savers main screen where you can access other customiser set up screens by selecting an option from those at the top of the photocopier.  To go back to the Main Menu screen click on the Menu button towards the top left of the screen.


  Falling Pictures Settings

Click on the Settings button to access the Falling Pictures set up screen.

	This screen saver feature allows you to have your favourite pictures moving randomly down your screen. Simply select an image from the smaller preview boxes towards the lower half of the screen by clicking on it, and then dragging and dropping the image into one of the larger selection boxes towards the top of the screen.  Repeat this task until you have filled the selection boxes. Click on the Preview button at the bottom right of the screen to view your selection.
If you are happy with your falling pictures screen saver click on the OK button to confirm your selection.  To exit without making any changes to the settings, click on the Cancel button.

The OK and Cancel buttons will take you back to the screen savers main screen where you can access other customiser set up screens by selecting an option from those at the top of the photocopier.  To go back to the Main Menu screen click on the Menu button towards the top left of the screen.


  Picture Saver Settings

Click on the Settings button to access the Picture Saver set up screen.  This screen saver allows you to edit a sequence of stills.

	To create your own selection, select an image from the smaller preview boxes towards the lower half of the screen by clicking on it, and then dragging and dropping the image into one of the larger selection boxes towards the top of the screen.  Repeat this task until you have filled the selection boxes. You can then set the period of time for which each image will be displayed by clicking on the up and down arrows to the right of the Show image for window to the top right of the screen.
There are three special transition effects that you can attach to your sequence of images:  Wipe, Slide and Zoom.  Click on the red links for a description of each effect.

Select the Volume level for the audio;  Normal, Low or Off and choose whether you would like the Random Play option On or Off.

Click on the Preview button at the bottom right of the screen to view your selection.  If you are happy with your falling pictures screen saver click on the OK button to confirm your selection.  To exit without making any changes to the settings, click on the Cancel button.

The OK and Cancel buttons will take you back to the screen savers main screen where you can access other customiser set up screens by selecting an option from those at the top of the photocopier.  To go back to the Main Menu screen click on the Menu button towards the top left of the screen.


Transitions - Wipe

Selecting the Wipe option will make your images flow across the screen from left to right.


Transitions - Slide

If you choose the Slide option, your images will slide across the screen from left to right.


Transitions - Zoom

Selecting the Zoom option will make your images appear as miniatures in the centre of the screen and they will increase in size until they fill the whole screen.


Random Play - On

If you choose to have the random play option turned On, the selection box arrows will disappear and your selected images will appear in a random order on your screen.


Random Play - Off

If you choose to have the random play option turned Off, you will notice the selection box arrows appear and this is the order in which your images will appear on your screen.


  Video Saver Settings

Click on the Settings button to access the Video Saver set up screen.

	This screen saver feature allows you to create a sequence of video clips. To create your own selection, choose an image from the smaller preview boxes towards the lower half of the screen by clicking on it, and then dragging and dropping the image into one of the larger selection boxes towards the top of the screen.   Repeat this task until you have filled the selection boxes.
You can then define the video size by selecting either Normal or Full Screen from the Screen Size menu.   Select whether you would like the Random Play option On or Off and choose the Volume level for the audio;  Normal, Low or Off.

Click on the Preview button at the bottom right of the screen to view your selection.  If you are happy with your falling pictures screen saver click on the OK button to confirm your selection.  To exit without making any changes to the settings, click on the Cancel button.

The OK and Cancel buttons will take you back to the screen savers main screen where you can access other customiser set up screens by selecting an option from those at the top of the photocopier.  To go back to the Main Menu screen click on the Menu button towards the top left of the screen.


 Colin Hunt's Office Trolley - Sounds

	This feature allows you to associate Fast Show sounds with system events on your computer. Use the scroll arrows on the Sounds for box to find a system event you wish to customise.  Click on it and you will hear the existing sound associated with that event. Select a new sound event either from the Sounds box or from the Default sound box.  Remember to use the scroll arrows to view the entire list.
If you prefer to have no sound associated with a particular event, select None, from the Sounds box.

If you like what you hear confirm your selection by clicking the Apply button.  If you do not wish to implement the sound event, click Undo.

The Default sound box contains the default Windows sounds.  Use these if you wish to change your customised sounds back to the Windows default sounds, following the instructions above.  To return the system sounds to their original, from outside this programme, click here for advice.

To access other customiser set up screens, select an option from those at the top of the photocopier.  To go back to the Main Menu screen click on the Menu button towards the top left of the screen.


 Colin Hunt's Office Trolley - Wallpapers

	This feature allows you to customise your desktop wallpaper. Wallpaper currently in use will be displayed in the Preview window under the menu options. Choose a wallpaper image from the Wallpapers window and your selection will be displayed in the Preview window. Select an image size of either 640 x 480 or 800 x 600. If you want a reapeating pattern choose the Tiled option and for a single image choose Centre.
NB.  To tile an image that is not called tiled you must select an image that is smaller than the screen resolution you had prior to running the programme.

To confirm your selection, click the Apply button.  If you do not want to implement the selection you have just made, click the Undo button.

If you wish to return your customised wallpaper to its original setting click here for help on how to implement this.

To access other customiser set up screens, select an option from those at the top of the photocopier.  To go back to the Main Menu screen click on the Menu button towards the top left of the screen.


 Colin Hunt's Office Trolley - Cursors

	The cursor feature allows you to change the various Windows system cursors. To apply a customised cursor, select the cursor name from the Cursors for window.  Your selection will be displayed in the Project Cursor window. Select a Fast Show icon from the Cursors window.  To confirm your selection, click the Apply button.  If you do not want to implement the selection you have just made, click the Undo button.
The Default Cursors window displays the standard Windows cursors.  Use these if you want to return your cursor to its original form, following the above instructions.  To return cursors to their Windows default, from outside of this customiser, click here for help on how to implement this.

To access other customiser set up screens, select an option from those at the top of the photocopier.  To go back to the Main Menu screen click on the Menu button towards the top left of the screen.


 Jesse's Thought for the Day

	This section contains a fully functional clock and calendar / scheduler. This can also be accessed via Start / Programs / BBC Fast Show / Clock and Calendar
To set the calendar / scheduler:

	Use the arrows provided to set the day, date, month and year.  The current date will appear by default.
	To set the current date click Today.
	Use the up and down arrows on the scheduler entries to select the correct time.
	To add notes to the scheduler simply click in the black box to the right of the time selected, and then type in your text.
	Click on the alarm icon to make it active.  Click on the alarm icon again to de-activate it.  NB.  The alarm is only active when the calendar / scheduler is opened.
	Click on Menu towards the top left of the screen to return to the Main Menu screen.  If you have accessed the clock and calendar / scheduler via Start / Programs / BBC The Fast Show / you will need to click on Exit towards the top left of the screen to close the window.


 Rowley Birkin's Video Chestnuts

	This section contains great moments from The Fast Show. To select a clip, click on:  Vintage, Oaked or Young.  These will offer a selection of clips from each series of the The Fast Show. A list of titles will appear on the right.  Oaked and Young have two pages to the menu that you can select to change in the top right hand corner of the screen. To load a clip into the projector, simply click on the title.
To return to the Main Menu screen click on Menu to the top left of the screen.


 Rowley Birkin's Video Chestnuts - Projector

	This is Rowley's private viewing room. Use the projector controls to the bottom left of the screen to Play and Stop the video clip.  You can play a video clip at full screen by clicking on the Full Screen button to the left of the stop button.  To stop the video clip when it is playing at full screen simply click anywhere on the screen. To go back to Rowley's list of titles click on Wine List.  Select Next or Previous to move through the clips sequentially.


 Chanel 9 Ton Big Show Quizzico Bonanzo

	See how much you really know about The Fast Show – simple enough, if you're brilliant!   All you have to do is answer the questions fired at you, each with a set time limit.   You can challenge a friend or dazzle yourself with your knowledge. Click on Una Players and Mixa Players on the screen for instructions on how to play the game. To return to the Main Menu screen press the Escape key.
You can interrupt the audio at the beginning by clicking on Skippio, which will appear on the left of the screen.


 Quiz – Two Player Game

	You are both playing against the clock.  Either player can buzz in to answer the question.  If one player gets it wrong then the other player has a chance to answer, for fewer points. If you get the question right, depending on how fast you answer, you move the number of squares indicated on the timer bar. If you get the question wrong, you move back the number of squares indicated on the timer bar.
The first player to the end of the board at the bottom of the screen is the winner.

Each player will be allocated a 'buzz in' key on the keyboard and a character to move on the board.  Player Scorchio is letter key 'Q' and Player Cloudio is letter key 'P'.  Once you have 'buzzed in', you need to press the number key corresponding to your choice of answer.  If you 'buzz in' and get the answer wrong, you move back and the other player gets a chance to 'buzz in'.

To return to the Main Menu screen click on Menu to the middle right of the screen.


 Quiz – Single Player Game

	The Single Player Game option can be played using the mouse or keyboard.  You will be Player Scorchio and the computer will be Player Cloudio. The keyboard controls are the same as for the Two Player Game, so you will need to use letter key 'Q' to 'buzz in', then the appropriate number key to answer. Player Cloudio (the computer) will automatically take a turn after player Scorchio. For mouse operation, simply click on the correct answer on the screen.

To return to the Main Menu screen click on Menu to the middle right of the screen.


 Appeaze the Squeazy Cheezy Peaz!

	Test your sharp shooting skills in a fast firing game of peas and cheese and see if you can knock some well known characters off the score board. Using the keyboard, you need to move your pea shooter left and right to avoid the food objects being fired at you and also to fire at the objects that are bombarding you.  Each food type has a different score value.   You have 3 lives which are shown at the bottom left of the screen.  Your score will be shown at the top left of the screen.
To return to the Main Menu at any point press the Escape key.

You can move through the introduction to the game and on-screen help by clicking anywhere on the screen with your mouse.

Controls for playing the game:

Left Arrow	-	Moves Left
Right Arrow	-	Moves Right
CTRL key	-	To Fire
ESC key	-	To leave the game


 Ken and Kenneth . . . Well Suited!

	Test your memory and recognition skills.  Watch closely as Ken and Kenneth dress the dummy.  When the game begins, you must attempt to remember the exact garments Ken and Kenneth used and re-dress the dummy in that style. You will initially be taken to the game's menu screen where there are full on-screen instructions.  To enter the game click on the Enter button or to return to the Main Menu screen click on the Menu button.
Having chosen Enter this is the screen you will see but there will be a Start button to the bottom left of the screen, click here to begin.  Clicking on the Exit button will take you back to the game's menu screen.

Use the mouse to drag any visible garments on to the dummy.  A correctly placed garment will cause the mannequin to shake with ecstasy.  A wrongly placed garment will leave you none the wiser.

Change the current garment type visible on the garment rail, by clicking on the buttons on the cash register, at the bottom of the screen.  Headwear and footwear are always visible on the conveyor belt and dumb waiter respectively.

The tape measure on the left-hand side of the screen indicates how much time you have left.  When the indicator reaches the bottom of the tape you're sacked.

You can request assistance by selecting the purple Check Out button on the cash register.  An X-RAY showing the dummy's original garments will appear but beware that use of this feature decreases the time available.  Once you have dressed the dummy correctly, select the purple Check Out key to find out how Ken and Kenneth rate your work.  Make sure you do this before the time runs out if you don't want to get the sack.


Restoring your computer's Icons

Some icons can be reset by right-clicking on the icon in question and then choosing Properties from the drop down list which appears.  You will then need to browse to where the executable is and select it.

The easiest way to reset your icons is to change them within the BBC Fast Show   Comedy Pack programme.

Listed below are the most common Windows default icons:

	Microsoft Access
	Calculator
	CD Player
	Character Map
	Control Panel
	Disk Defragmenter
	Microsoft Excel
	Floppy Drive
	Free Call
	Hearts
	Inbox Repair Tool
	Internet Explorer
	Mail (Email)
	Mine Sweeper
	MS DOS Prompt
	My Briefcase
	My Computer
	Network Neighbourhood
	Notepad
	Paint
	Phone Dialer
	Microsoft PowerPoint
	Printers
	Printers
	Program Folders
	Programs
	Recycle Bin
	Resource Meter
	ScanDisk
	Solitaire
	Sound Recorder
	System Monitor
	Volume Controller
	Windows Explorer
	Windows Media Player
	Microsoft Word
	WordPad


Restoring your computer's Cursors

Click here  [image]  to open the Mouse control, then follow steps 1 to 4 below.

1.	Click on the Pointers Tab.
2.	Select the pointer you wish to restore to the Windows default so that it is highlighted blue.
3.	The Use Default button will become active if you are not already using the Windows default.
4.	Click on the Use Default button and your pointer will change to the Windows default.
If you wish to confirm you have selected the Windows default mouse pointers click here to see what would be the default on most machines.


Pointers
Windows Default Cursor Settings

Normal Select		Arrow_l.cur
Help Select		Help_l.cur
Working in Background		Wait_l.cur
Busy		Busy_1.cur
Precision Text		Cross_l.cur
Text Select		Beam_l.cur
Handwriting		Pen_l.cur
Unavailable		No_l.cur
Vertical Resize		Size4_l.cur
Horizontal Resize		Size3_l.cur
Diagonal Resize 1		Size2_l.cur
Horizontal Resize 1		Size1_l.cur
Move		Move_l.cur
Alternate Select		Up_l.cur


Restoring your computer's Wallpaper

Click here  [image] to open the Display Properties control, then follow steps 1 to 4 below.

1.	Use the Up and Down arrows in the Wallpaper box to scroll through the Windows default Wallpapers.
2.	Highlight the Wallpaper you wish to use as the default.
3.	Click the Apply button.
4.	Click the OK button.


Restoring your computer's Screen Savers

Click here  [image] to open the Display Properties control then follow steps 1 to 5 below.

1.	Click on the Screen Saver Tab.
2.	Click on the Down arrow in the Screen Saver box.
3.	Highlight the Screen Saver you wish to use as the Windows default.
4.	Click the Apply button.
5.	Click the OK button.


Restoring your computer's Sound Settings

Click here  [image] to open the Sounds control then follow steps 1 to 6 below.

1.	Click on the Down arrow in the Schemes box.
2.	Select the Windows Default Scheme by clicking on it. [You may be asked if you wish to save your previous scheme, if you have not already saved it.  If you do wish to save the previous scheme, then click Yes and type in a name for your previous sound scheme and click OK]
4.	You will now see in the Schemes box the Windows Default that you selected earlier.
5.	Now click Apply.
6.	Then click OK.

If you wish to confirm you have selected the Windows default Sounds Settings click here to confirm the Windows default sound names on most machines.


Default Sound Settings
Windows Default Sounds Settings

Windows
Asterisk	Chord.wav
Critical Stop	Chord.wav
Default Sound	Ding.wav
Exclamation	Chord.wav
Exit Windows	Tada.wav
Question	Chord.wav
Start Windows	The Microsoft Sound.wav
Windows Explorer
Empty Recycle Bin	Ding.wav
Start Navigation	Start.wav