CONTENTS

Please follow the checklist below in order to install The Rhythm of French.  Throughout the text below, we use the convention 'C:' for your primarily hard drive, and 'D:' for your CD-ROM drive;  please substitute your drive letters for your machine configuration if required.
 
1)  Run the D:SETUP.EXE file from the CD-ROM by double-clicking the file.
 
2)  The Install Rhythm of French window will appear.  Verify that the install directory (C:Salix) is acceptable;  change it if necessary.  Then, click the Full-Install button.
 
3)  Install will create the directory C:Salix and copy various files to this directory.
 
4)  You will then be asked "Do you want to create Program Manager groups?";  Click the Yes button.
 
5)  If you are asked "Should new Program Manager groups replace existing duplicate groups?", click the Yes button.  This message is not given for an initial installation.
 
6)  Wait for the Building Tables graph to complete.
 
7)  The "Administration Access - Course Installation" window will now appear.  The text of the window will tell you that you should enter your first name, last name, login name, and a password.  The password must be composed of all alphabetic characters;  no numeric digits please!  DO NOT FORGET YOUR NEW LOGIN NAME AND PASSWORD.  This login name (user id) and password is used for course administration functions.  Should you ever do forget, you will have to de-install the Rhythm of French and Install it again;  in this case all existing student data will be lost.
 
8)  Next, a window will say to Please enter the pathname of your sound card mixer program.  This is the name of the executable file which controls sound volume for the sound card on your machine.  This program is executed whenever you click the Audio button in the Rhythm of French.  Typically, this name is something like "C:\windows\sndvol32.exe" for Windows95 or "C:\sb16\winappl\ctmixer.exe" for Windows 3.1.  If you do not know the name of this executable file,  just leave the line blank for now and click the OK button.  Later, after you find out the name, you can edit the "C:\Salix.ini" file and supply the correct value for the variable "MixerPN".
 
9)  You will now see a window that says "You may now execute the course by double-clicking the Student icon!  Would you like to execute the course now?"  Click the Yes button, which will execute the Student Access program.
 
10) Under the Student Access program, you will see the full outline for The Rhythm of French.  Click the first line for the first lesson.   Lesson 1, will then be loaded and executed.
 
Re-Installation:
 
Should you ever decide to re-install the Rhythm of French, you should follow the same procedures documented above for Installation.  The only difference for a re-installation may be that the "Administrator Access - Course Installation" window will prompt you for the login name and password that you originally used when you first installed the course.
 
If you have forgotten this login name and password, follow the procedures for De-Installation and then Installation;  you can then enter a new login name and password.
 
De-Installation:
 
The installation of the Rhythm of French creates several directories which require about 11MB of disk space.  If you ever need to remove the Rhythm of French or install it again from scratch, you must first delete the files and directories initially created during the first installation.  The files and directories which you must remove, if present, include:
 
 C:\WINDOWS\SALIX.INI
 C:\SALIX (directory)
 
 If you do NOT have a separate license to Asymetrics
 Multimedia Toolbook, remove the following files:
   C:\WINDOWS\ASYM.INI
   C:\WINDOWS\ASYMCBT.INI
   C:\WINDOWS\MTB30.INI (if present)
   C:\MTB30 (directory, if present)
   C:\WINDOWS\ASYM (directory)
 
   and in the C:\WINDOWS\WIN.INI file, delete
   the two lines which resemble:
    TBK=C:\MTB30\TBLOAD.EXE ^.TBK
    SBK=C:\MTB30\TBLOAD.EXE ^.SBK

When you have removed these files and directories, follow the Installation procedures above.
 
Installation on a Network:
 
You may use The Rhythm of French on a network such as in a networked language lab if and only if you have purchased the appropriate number of copies to license your networked workstations.  To install The Rhythm of French on a network,  follow the Installation procedures given above except specify that the 'Salix' directory be placed on a network shared hard disk.
 
Install The Rhythm of French CD-ROM from the shared CD-ROM drive from which it will be used on the network.  In step 2 of the Installation procedures above,  substitute the name of your shared disk (for drive c).  When the installation process asks for the location of the "c:\Salix" directory;  change the 'c' to a shared drive letter such as in  "s:\Salix" (here is assumed that the shared drive is drive 's').
 
After installation, make sure that the following files in the Windows directory, ASYM.INI, ASYMCBT.INI, MTB30.INI, and SALIX.INI,  all refer to the shared drive and not the 'C' drive.  Make sure that both the SALIX and MTB30 directories are all visible from your workstations on a shared hard disk.
 
In order to access The Rhythm of French CD-ROM, it must also be inserted in the shared logical drive from which it was installed.
 
Please contact Salix Technical Support if your local network support staff are unable to properly configure The Rhythm of French for network operation.
 
Operation/Administrator Access:
 
The Rhythm of French provides a full course management system.  The course management capabilities include:
 
 =>  Organize courses of students controlled by an administrator
 
 =>  Maintain a database of students
 
 =>  Provide password protected access to the course
 
 => Enroll students in the Rhythm of French course
 
 => Track student progress thru the Rhythm of French
 
The primary program for managing Rhythm of French courses is the Admin program.
 
To execute the Admin program, double-click the Admin icon in the Rhythm of French program group.  Enter the Admin login id and password, which you originally created when you installed the Rhythm of French.
 
The Admin program will provide capabilities to do the following:
 
 Users  -  Maintain a database of students and other professors or
   administrators;  set login ids and passwords
 
 Assignments  -  Assign students to Rhythm of French courses
 
 Activity  -  Review student activity through the Rhythm of French
 
Extensive directions for using the Admin program are provided by the Help buttons in Admin windows.  Just execute it and browse through the Help files in order to learn more.
 
Note that the capability to print reports is not automatically enabled in the Admin program.  We find that installing the ability to print is a little complex, and for most installations, not used.  In most cases, you do have the capability to export reports to a disk file which can then be printed by the text processing program of your choice (such as Windows NotePad).  If you need to enable the capability to print reports, please contact Salix for instructions.
 
Hint:  If you, as the administrator, would like to allow arbitrary students to check out the Rhythm of French CD-ROM and take the course without going through the trouble of setting up each student with a user id and password, try creating a generic user id of 'Anonymous' with password 'None'.  This user id and password can then be used by any student who you give the anonymous/none userid/password to.  This will be very convenient for you and the students.  The only disadvantage is that progress and quiz results will not be kept individually by student.
 
Operation/Student Access:
 
Students gain access to the Rhythm of French through the Student program.
 
A student should first double-click the Student icon in the Rhythm of French program group.  By entering his or her login id and password, a student can directly load any unit of the Rhythm of French, take any other course or review activity records.
 
To take the Rhythm of French course, click any unit of the Rhythm of French displayed in the course outline.
 
Extensive directions for using the Student program are provided by the Help buttons in Student windows.  Just click the Courses button in order to enter the full Student program, find the help button, and browse through the Help files in order to learn more.
 
 
Misc. Operation:
 
The Rhythm of French operation is very straightforward.  Basic operation consists of clicking buttons or clicking active text in order to play and record sounds, or traverse lesson material.
 
Four buttons provide basic operation:
 
 Audio  -  Executes your local mixer program so that you can control sound
   and microphone volume.
 
 Jump  -  Jumps to the Table of Contents, Exit and Prize buttons
 
 Help  -  Shows basic operation of buttons and active text
 
 Next  -  Goes to the next page
 
Some additional buttons include:
 
 More  -  Review more pages within a section.
 
 Next Section  -  Continues in the next section of the lesson unit.
 
 Exit  -  Terminates the lesson unit.
 
 Back  -  Goes to the previous page
 
 Prize  -  Students can choose prizes, which consist of French graphics and
  sound;  prizes come with comprehensive French speech
  which the student can practice pronouncing.
 
 Lessons  -  Permits switching lessons.
 
 Units  -  Permits switching units within lessons.
 
Clicking areas of active text replays sounds.  Active text is also used to switch sections within the Table of Contents.  You can recognize active text because the mouse icon changes to a hand when placed over active text fields.  Furthermore, the fields are usually, but not always, colored mauve.  Typically, blue text fields are not active.  Click the Help button in the first lesson for examples of active text and other controls.

 
Operation/Prizes:
 
Prizes provide students comprehensive French pronunciation practice as well as interesting information about French culture.
 
Students earn points as they progress through lessons.  They can use these points to purchase random prizes in various topics.  Each prize contains pictures, text, and sound.
 
Students can select French words or phrases with which to compare their recorded pronunciation to the original.
 
When selected, each prize first displays a picture and a top row of the following buttons:
 
 Done  -  Quits this prize and returns to the prize menu
 
 Play  -  Plays the French sound from the beginning
 
 Story  -  Switches the display from the picture to text;  provides recording
   controls for pronunciation practice
 
 English  -  Switches the text from French to English;  the French sound
   is still played, however.
 
After clicking the Story button in a prize, the text corresponding to the French sound is displayed along with recording controls for pronunciation practice.  These controls include the following buttons:
 
 Pause  -  To pause the sound temporarily
 
 Mark Phrase Start  -  To mark the starting point in the French sound where
   you would like to begin practice pronunciation.  This button
   then changes to Mark Phrase End which you should click
   to mark the ending point in the French sound that you
   would like to practice.  It is not necessary to pause the
   sound to mark a passage;  you can click Mark Pause Start
   and Mark Pause End while the sound is playing.
 
 Play Phrase  -  Plays first the student's recorded practice pronunciation, and
   then the original sound for comparison.
 
 Record  -  Turns on the microphone to record the student's practice
   pronunciation.
 
 Scroll bar  -  Graphically shows the beginning and end points of the marked
   passage.  You can click and drag the scroll bar buttons in
   order to adjust the marked passage start and end points.
 
 Range counters  -  Numerically shows the beginning and end points of the
   marked passage.  You can enter new numerical values in
   each range counter by just typing in the text field.  Besides
   permitting fine adjustments in a marked phrase start and
   end points, teachers or students can jot down the numeric
   values to use when they return to practice a specific phrase
   over again.
 
So, for example, when you enter a prize, try the following:
 
 1)  Click the Story button
 
 2)  As the sound is playing, click the Mark Phrase Start button at the
    start of a phrase
 
 3)  At the end of the phrase, click the Mark Phrase End button as you    hear the end of the phrase
 
 4)  Click the Play Phrase button;  you should hear the phrase you marked
 
 5)  Adjust the starting and ending points of the phrase using the scroll bar
   and/or range counters
 
 6)  Click the record button and record your pronunciation of the phrase
 
 7)  Press the play button to compare your pronunciation to that of the
   original
 
 8)  Continue to practice pronouncing the marked passage, or change the
   phrase to another
 
 9)  Take pride in your improving your French accent