Hybrid Q-sys Level One Training: Software Overview

Multiple Choice: Where will you find the Design Inspector?

• The Left-Side Pane

• The Right-Side Pane

• The Schematic

Choose all that apply: On which of the following panels will you find in the Right-Side Pane?

• Snapshots

• Inventory

• Schematic Library

• Graphic Tools

Fill in the Blank: ____________  is the technical name for a functional element that you can drag into the Schematic (such as from the Schematic Library) to integrate into your design.

Multiple Choice: What is the name for the connection points you use to wire components together?

• Ports

• Pins

• Plugs

True/False: Pins on the left side of a component represent that component’s audio/data output, and pins on the right side represent audio/data input.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice: What is the shape of a pin that represents an audio signal?

• Triangle

• Square

• Circle

True or False: The Designer software will not allow you to intersect or overlap components.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice: How can you change the color of a component?

• You cannot change the color of a component.

• By right-clicking the component and selecting the Color Guide in the Order Menu.

• By changing the Fill field in the component's Properties in the Right-Side Pane.

Multiple Choice: What happens if you select a component and hit the Space Bar?

• You are given the option to rename the component.

• You open the component’s Control Panel.

• You make a copy of the component.

Choose all that apply: What is automatically a part of every design’s Inventory panel?

• I/O Frame

• Core

• Amplifier

Multiple Choice: If you rename the Core, what character cannot start or end its new name?

• A Hyphen

• An Asterisk

• A Number

Multiple Choice: What field would you change in a Core’s Properties panel to indicate that it will have a Backup Core?

• “Backup Active”

• “Secondary Protocol”

• “Is Redundant”

True/False: By default, a Core is limited to playing only 8 simultaneous audio tracks.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice: What happens when you click the “ID” button in the Core Status Component’s Control Panel?

• The button will begin flashing.

• You will be able to rename your Core.

• The LED screen on your actual Core will begin flashing.

Multiple Choice: What happens if you click the “ID” button on the front of your physical Core?

• The LED screen on your Core will begin flashing.

• That Core will be added to the Designer Inventory.

• The “ID” button on that Core Status component’s Control Panel will begin flashing.

Multiple Choice: If you wanted to add an amplifier to your design, where would you look?

• Schematic Library

• Inventory

• Snapshots

True/False: Q-Sys Designer software will automatically detect which I/O cards are loaded into your Core and I/O Frame.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice: What are the names of the three main sections of the screen?

• Left-Side Pane, Schematic, Right-Side Pane

• Left Menu, Schematic Design, Right Menu

• Inventory, Workspace, Library

True/False: The Designer software will not allow you to connect two pins that are of different shapes.

• True

• False

Choose all that apply: Select the ways in which you can change the size of the Left and Right-Side Panes. Click all that apply.

• Click the Double-Arrow icon to shrink them.

• Drag the border between the Pane and the Schematic to resize them.

• Hold Control, Shift, and scroll your mouse button to zoom in or out of them.

Multiple Choice: How do you open a component’s control panel?

• Right-click on the component and select Control Panel.

• Go to the Control Panel section of the Right-Side Pane.

• Double-click on the component.

True/False: If you drag a control out of a component’s control panel, it will no longer retain its functionality to that component.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice: From the video, what does the presenter rename the Location field for his Core?

• Main Stage

• Front of House

• Backstage Monitor

Mutiple Choice: What does the “Audio File Sync” indicator light represent?

• The backup Core audio files are fully in sync with the primary Core.

• There is less than 2.5 ms of latency on the network.

• The Core has been upgraded to 64 simultaneous audio file tracks.

Multiple Choice: How do you switch to from a Primary Core to a Backup Core?

• Select the “Go Active” button in the Core Status Component.

• Right click the Core in your Inventory and select “Backup Core”

• Press F8 to toggle which Core is active.

Multiple Choice: What will happen if you change the “Verbose” field in the Core Properties panel to “Yes?”

• You will have access to advanced clocking controls in the Core’s Control Panel.

• Your Schematic Library will no longer abbreviate component names.

• Your audio files will be synced with the Backup Core.

Multiple Choice: How do you add a new item to your Inventory?

• Select the “Plus” button in the Inventory panel.

• Select File > Add Item to Inventory

• Right click in the Schematic and select a new Inventory item.

Click all that apply: What are the categories of items available to be added to your inventory? Click all that apply.

• Amplifiers

• Loudspeakers

• Peripherals

• Audio Components

Choose all that apply. Select the names of the wiring methods available in the Designer software.

• Traditional Wiring

• Signal Names

• Signal Snakes

Choose all that apply. How will you know if you have an unterminated Signal Name? Check all that apply.

• The Design Inspector will reveal a warning icon.

• The Design Inspector will list your signal under “Unterminated Signals.”

• The Design Inspector will beep twice.

Choose all that apply.How can you create a Signal Snake? Check all that apply.

• Drag a Signal Snake component from the Layout section of the Schematic Library.

• Click a pin or pins, drag a wire away, but press Spacebar before releasing the mouse button.

• Double-click on a pin.

True/False  Signal Snake pins can only be connected to other Signal Snake pins.

• True

• False

Choose all that apply. How can you add an additional page to your Schematic? Check all that apply.

• Click the Plus symbol at the top right side of the Schematic.

• Click the Plus symbol next to the Schematic Pages title in the Left-Side Pane.

• Click anywhere in the Schematic and press Ctrl+A.

True/False If you click on the X on the tab of your page in the Schematic, that Schematic Page will be deleted forever.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice If you highlight multiple pins and begin to enter a Signal Name, what will happen?

• The pins will all be assigned the exact same Signal Name.

• The pins will be assigned Signal Names with an incremental number added to the end.

• The pins will be assigned Signal Names with an incremental letter added to the end.

Choose all that apply. How can you connect two Signal Snakes together? Check all that apply.

• Traditional Wiring

• Signal Snakes

• Signal Names

 Multiple Choice How have these two components been wired together?

• Traditional Wiring

• Signal Snakes

• Signal Names

Multiple Choice How have these two components been wired together?

• Traditional Wiring

• Signal Snakes

• Signal Names

Multiple Choice Which sentence best describes this image?

• An Audio Player component’s outputs are wired traditionally to a Signal Snake, which is terminated elsewhere with the Signal Name “Source One.”

• An Audio Player component’s inputs are wired with Signal Names to a Source One component.

• An Audio Player component’s output are wired traditionally to a Signal Snake, which has an unterminated Signal Name labeled “Source One.”

True/False To ensure proper wiring, the Designer software will only allow you to create one wire at a time when using the Traditional Wiring method.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice What does it mean to say that a Signal Name is terminated?

• The Signal Name has only been connected to one pin and needs to be connected to another.

• The Signal Name has been deleted by the Design Inspector.

• The pathway that the Signal Name represents is complete and functional.

Multiple Choice Which wiring method involves collapsing multiple inputs into a single graphical wire that can be expanded elsewhere in the Schematic?

• Traditional Wiring

• Signal Snake

• Signal Name

Choose all that apply. Which methods of wiring can be used to connect components that span different Schematic Pages?

• Traditional Wiring

• Signal Names

• Signal Snakes

Multiple Choice If you close a Schematic Page, how can you access it again?

• Go to the Schematic Pages section of the Left-Hand Pane and select the page you want.

• Go to the Schematic Library and find your page under Schematic Archives.

• Once a Schematic Page has been closed, you can never recover it.

Multiple Choice How do you know what a pin represents?

• Hover your mouse over the pin and a pop-up tooltip will inform you of its purpose.

• Right click on the pin and select Properties.

• Select the Verbose option in the component’s Properties to reveal the pin labels.

Check all that apply. Select the available branch of the Schematic Library. Check all that apply.

• Audio Components

• Control Components

• Layout

• Inventory

Check all that apply. Select the DSP components that you will find in the Audio Components branch of the Schematic Library. Check all that apply.

• Audio Player

• Crossover

• Room Combiner

• Delay

• Crossfader

Check all that apply. Select the ways that you can customize a component. Check all that apply.

• Change one of the properties in the Right-Side Pane

• Add additional pins using the Control Pins panel in the Right-Side Pane

• Change one of the properties in the Design Inspector