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Starting the Software

Launching Solo Performer Show Controller

On Macintosh OS X systems, the Solo Performer Show Controller application may be launched by double clicking on the Show Controller icon found in the Solo Performer Show Controller folder in the Applications folder.

On Windows operating systems, the Solo Performer Show Controller application may be launched by either double clicking on the Show Controller desktop icon, or by selecting Show Controller from the Solo Performer Show Controller group in the Windows Start menu.

When Solo Performer Show Controller is launched for the first time, you will be asked to do two things: fill out registration information and authorize the software.

System Registration

The Registration Screen is shown below:

Fill out the information on the form, including the serial number found on the rear of the foot controller.

You may submit the registration in one of two ways.  Registration can either be emailed by clicking the Send Registration by Email button, or it may be printed and mailed by clicking the Print Registration to Mail button. 

To email the form, make sure that you are connected to the internet, then click the Send Registration by Email button.  A status box will open that will show the connection status.  When sending is complete, you will see the following dialog box:

To mail the registration, click the Print Registration to Mail button and your registration information will be printed, along with an address to send the page to.

If you click the Register Later button, you may continue on, but bear in mind that you will be asked to register the program the next time that it is launched.

Software Authorization

When registration is complete, you will be asked to authorize your software by connecting the foot controller to your computer.  When the software sees that the foot controller is connected, your system will be authorized for 45 days.  Every time that the foot controller is connected, another 45 days of authorization is granted automatically.  After the authorization period expires, a dialog box appears asking for the foot controller to be connected so that re-authorization can be done.

In this manner, we can insure that the Solo Performer Show Controller system is usable to only those, like yourself, who have legitimately paid for the system.  If you use the Solo Performer Show Controller system often, you might not ever be ask to authorize the system again, because the system will be re-authorized automatically every time the foot controller is connected.