Post by Admin on Apr 8, 2013 5:39:24 GMT -5
Inserting Lyrics onto the Digital Hymnal HT-300 plus.
It is important to remember a few basic rules when it comes to titling folders or lyrics for the HT-300.
1. There must be a named folder on the external flashcard to store information, i.e. lyrics or slides.
2. This folder can only have a title length of between 1 and 8 characters.
3. The title must start with a letter or number.
4. The title cannot contain any of the following characters below: . “” \ / : ; , * ?
How to create a Lyrics folder
1. With the power off, remove the external flashcard from the digital hymnal and place into a card reader plugged into a laptop\pc.
2. You’ll be presented with a screen that will have a number of folders already listed. They may be Midi, MP3 and Update (don’t worry if you don’t have all these). We need to add another folder in here called “Lyrics”.
3. Whilst looking at the contents of the flashcard, Right-click the mouse and select “New” and then “Folder”.
4. Here it’s asking you to name that new folder. It must be named “LYRICS” (without quotes.)
5. You have now created a place to store all future lyrics to accompany hymns within the HT-300.
How to Store Hymn Lyrics
When storing a set of lyrics for a hymn it must be done in such a way that the HT-300 can retrieve them. This is done by creating a second folder inside the lyrics folder with the relevant hymn book name in its abbreviated form. For example, if you use the book ‘Hymns and Psalms’ then you’d need to create a file within the ‘Lyrics’ folder titled ‘HAP’.
To find the abbreviations for all the books contained within the hymnal including the master index, select ‘Book Index’ and the abbreviations are the last three characters in upper case following the book title. There is however one exception. If you are going to use the ‘Master’ index then the book title must be ‘MASTER’ not ‘ALL’.
1. Create the hymn book folder according to its abbreviation i.e. HAP for book Hymns and Psalms. Right-click, new, folder.
2. Open that new hymn book folder. Double-click left mouse button.
3. Copy the lyrics file into this folder (the lyrics title must correspond with the tune title. i.e. if the tune number is 40 then the lyrics file must also be 40.) Highlight the lyrics you require, Right-click, copy, go to the hymn book folder, Right-click, paste, title that file as the hymn number.
How to Create Hymn Lyrics
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There are a number of rules to follow in order for the hymnal to correctly display lyrics in time with hymn tune.
Firstly: the saved text type must be RTF (Rich Text Format).
Secondly: the maximum line per page the hymnal can allow is 14 lines at font size 10.
Thirdly: You must manually insert a ‘Page Break’ at the end of each verse in order for the hymnal to detect a change in verse therefore changing with the tunes verses. If using Microsoft Word then select the insert tab and choose ‘Page Break’ to manually insert the break between verses.
There are a number of ways to obtain hymn lyrics, you could either manually type in the lyrics as you want them or by searching on the internet then ‘cut and paste’ those lyrics into a word processing program on a pc/laptop (such as Microsoft Word) remembering to save the text type in RTF. Or you can obtain hymn lyrics through a dedicated software application such as HymnQuest (visit www.stainer.co.uk/hymnquest/ ) from here you can obtain the lyrics and ‘cut and paste’ them.
Once you have your hymn lyrics and you have inserted all the relevant page breaks you can save the text, here you must save the type RTF. Once you ask the program to save your work it’ll ask you to name the file, here you can only give it the corresponding hymn number to the book you are storing it to, for example if we’ve created the book HAP (Hymns and Psalms) and we want to save the text to accompany the hymn ‘Thee will I love my God and King’ hymn number 40, then the file must be called ‘40’ and be within the HAP folder, within the Lyrics folder.
Selecting the Lyrics to Accompany a Tune
Now that the lyrics have been created and stored in their relevant folder you can call them up from the hymnal when you choose.
Providing you have the additional Video Display Panel installed in the hymnal, now when you select a hymn you will now notice that the option button ‘LYRICS’ is no longer greyed out and is available to select. Also be sure to check that under the ‘Options’ menu that the ‘Video Enable’ mode is set to YES. If the ‘Lyrics’ button is still greyed out then the hymnal cannot find corresponding lyrics for that particular hymn number. If that’s the case then check the lyrics folder and be sure the lyrics are stored in the correct book folder i.e HAP (Hymns and Psalms) and the lyric file is titled the correct hymn number.
As in the example I used previously in my notes, if you choose book Hymns and Psalms HAP and hymn tune ‘Thee will I love my God and King’, hymn number 40 then when you select the ‘Lyrics’ button on the hymnal screen, then the first verse will appear. Now as the hymn plays, the verse lyrics change according to the hymn verse.
You will also see the option to HIDE/SHOW the lyrics on the screen as the tune plays. Selecting/de-selecting this option denotes whether the lyrics are output to the external source i.e. projection unit.
It is important to remember a few basic rules when it comes to titling folders or lyrics for the HT-300.
1. There must be a named folder on the external flashcard to store information, i.e. lyrics or slides.
2. This folder can only have a title length of between 1 and 8 characters.
3. The title must start with a letter or number.
4. The title cannot contain any of the following characters below: . “” \ / : ; , * ?
How to create a Lyrics folder
1. With the power off, remove the external flashcard from the digital hymnal and place into a card reader plugged into a laptop\pc.
2. You’ll be presented with a screen that will have a number of folders already listed. They may be Midi, MP3 and Update (don’t worry if you don’t have all these). We need to add another folder in here called “Lyrics”.
3. Whilst looking at the contents of the flashcard, Right-click the mouse and select “New” and then “Folder”.
4. Here it’s asking you to name that new folder. It must be named “LYRICS” (without quotes.)
5. You have now created a place to store all future lyrics to accompany hymns within the HT-300.
How to Store Hymn Lyrics
When storing a set of lyrics for a hymn it must be done in such a way that the HT-300 can retrieve them. This is done by creating a second folder inside the lyrics folder with the relevant hymn book name in its abbreviated form. For example, if you use the book ‘Hymns and Psalms’ then you’d need to create a file within the ‘Lyrics’ folder titled ‘HAP’.
To find the abbreviations for all the books contained within the hymnal including the master index, select ‘Book Index’ and the abbreviations are the last three characters in upper case following the book title. There is however one exception. If you are going to use the ‘Master’ index then the book title must be ‘MASTER’ not ‘ALL’.
1. Create the hymn book folder according to its abbreviation i.e. HAP for book Hymns and Psalms. Right-click, new, folder.
2. Open that new hymn book folder. Double-click left mouse button.
3. Copy the lyrics file into this folder (the lyrics title must correspond with the tune title. i.e. if the tune number is 40 then the lyrics file must also be 40.) Highlight the lyrics you require, Right-click, copy, go to the hymn book folder, Right-click, paste, title that file as the hymn number.
How to Create Hymn Lyrics
Important![glow=red,2,300][/glow]
There are a number of rules to follow in order for the hymnal to correctly display lyrics in time with hymn tune.
Firstly: the saved text type must be RTF (Rich Text Format).
Secondly: the maximum line per page the hymnal can allow is 14 lines at font size 10.
Thirdly: You must manually insert a ‘Page Break’ at the end of each verse in order for the hymnal to detect a change in verse therefore changing with the tunes verses. If using Microsoft Word then select the insert tab and choose ‘Page Break’ to manually insert the break between verses.
There are a number of ways to obtain hymn lyrics, you could either manually type in the lyrics as you want them or by searching on the internet then ‘cut and paste’ those lyrics into a word processing program on a pc/laptop (such as Microsoft Word) remembering to save the text type in RTF. Or you can obtain hymn lyrics through a dedicated software application such as HymnQuest (visit www.stainer.co.uk/hymnquest/ ) from here you can obtain the lyrics and ‘cut and paste’ them.
Once you have your hymn lyrics and you have inserted all the relevant page breaks you can save the text, here you must save the type RTF. Once you ask the program to save your work it’ll ask you to name the file, here you can only give it the corresponding hymn number to the book you are storing it to, for example if we’ve created the book HAP (Hymns and Psalms) and we want to save the text to accompany the hymn ‘Thee will I love my God and King’ hymn number 40, then the file must be called ‘40’ and be within the HAP folder, within the Lyrics folder.
Selecting the Lyrics to Accompany a Tune
Now that the lyrics have been created and stored in their relevant folder you can call them up from the hymnal when you choose.
Providing you have the additional Video Display Panel installed in the hymnal, now when you select a hymn you will now notice that the option button ‘LYRICS’ is no longer greyed out and is available to select. Also be sure to check that under the ‘Options’ menu that the ‘Video Enable’ mode is set to YES. If the ‘Lyrics’ button is still greyed out then the hymnal cannot find corresponding lyrics for that particular hymn number. If that’s the case then check the lyrics folder and be sure the lyrics are stored in the correct book folder i.e HAP (Hymns and Psalms) and the lyric file is titled the correct hymn number.
As in the example I used previously in my notes, if you choose book Hymns and Psalms HAP and hymn tune ‘Thee will I love my God and King’, hymn number 40 then when you select the ‘Lyrics’ button on the hymnal screen, then the first verse will appear. Now as the hymn plays, the verse lyrics change according to the hymn verse.
You will also see the option to HIDE/SHOW the lyrics on the screen as the tune plays. Selecting/de-selecting this option denotes whether the lyrics are output to the external source i.e. projection unit.