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Helpful Training Tips - Virtual College
Library
Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the Cummins Virtual College
Library. This training represents the latest in modular computer
based training technology. Following are installation instructions,
computer specifications, and other technical notes that will help
make your training a truly enjoyable experience.
INSTALLATION 
Before you can install the Cummins Virtual College Library on your
computer, you need to know what drive letter your CD-ROM drive is.
On most computers it will be the D drive, but it could be the E
or F drive depending on how many hard disk drives you have.
If you have more than one CD-ROM drive in your computer, always
use the drive with the lowest letter for the Cummins Virtual College.
For these instructions, we will assume the CD-ROM drive is the D
drive. If yours is different, substitute your drive letter.
| 1. |
Verify that the computer
you will be using meets the specifications at the end of these
instructions. |
| 2. |
From your desktop click Start and then Run. A Run dialog box
will appear. |
| 3. |
In the Run box, type D:\setup.exe and
press the Enter key or click the OK button with the mouse.
The installation program will begin. |
| 4. |
Follow the instructions and click the Next button to continue.
The installation program will install the necessary files on
your computer. |
| 5. |
Next, the installation program will ask if you would like
a Virtual College Library icon added to your desktop.
This creates an easy way to access the Virtual College Library.
Make your selection and click Next. |
| Note:
Previous versions of the Virtual College placed an icon on
your desktop for each training program. The Virtual
College Library has only one icon. |
| 6. |
Click the finish button. |
OPTIONS
FOR COMPLETING THE TRAINING
Smart Program Guide (access to QuickServe
Online and Internet access required)
The Smart Program Guide (SPG) is the preferred mode to
complete the virtual training. To obtain a SPG, log on to
QuickServe Online (QSOL) at quickserve.cummins.com – no www
is required. QSOL will point you to the proper location to
obtain a SPG. You will enter your ProMotion ID and then select
the qualification program that you wish to complete. QSOL
then looks at the course requirements for the qualification program
and subtracts any Cummins Virtual College courses that you have
previously completed then generates a SPG that is custom tailored
for you. QSOL will then allow you to download (move) the SPG
file from QSOL to a drive on your computer. The SPG is then
available to efficiently guide you through the completion of the
required courses in the Virtual College Library.
| 1. |
If you do not already have
one, obtain a ProMotion ID number from your distributor trainer. |
| 2. |
Double click on the Virtual College Library Icon to start
the program. |
| 3. |
The first screen is a reminder that a
ProMotion ID is needed in order to receive credit for courses
taken. Click the blue Next arrow at the top of the screen
to continue. |
| 4. |
If you do NOT have a Smart Program Guide but do have access
to the internet and QSOL, click the yes button.. |
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| 1. |
Click the Smart Program
Guide button. |
| 2. |
If you do not already have a Smart Program Guide, click
the QuickServe Online button. |
| 3. |
Select the link under Smart Program
Guides called “enter here”. |
| 4. |
Enter your QuickServe Online User ID and password. |
| 5. |
Enter your Name, ProMotion ID, and select the qualification
program you wish to complete from the drop-down list.
Click the download button. |
| 6. |
Click save –
DO NOT CHOOSE OPEN, this will make the file unusable. |
| 7. |
Select a local drive
(do not choose a network drive) where you want to store
your Smart Program Guide. The Virtual College
Library is able to find the file wherever you save it
as long as it is not a network drive. DO NOT CHANGE
THE FILE NAME. |
| 8. |
Click save and then
click CLOSE after receiving confirmation that file has
been saved. |
| 9. |
Exit QuickServe Online. |
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| 5. |
If you do have a Smart Program Guide,
click the Continue button.
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| 6. |
Select the computer drive
letter where you want to save your results. |
| 7. |
Enter your ProMotion ID (format
is one letter followed by 6 numbers), click the Enter button
on the screen. |
| 8. |
Enter your name and then
press the Enter key on your keyboard. |
| 9. |
The Cummins Virtual College
will search your computer for the Smart Program Guide. |
| 10. |
The next screen allows you
to add courses or an entire qualification program to your
Playlist. Double clicking items with a (+) sign next
to the title will move all courses in the qualification to
the play list. You may also select individual courses
to complete one at a time. |
| 11. |
Click the blue Next arrow at the top of
the screen to begin your training.
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| 12. |
You will be prompted to insert the appropriate
CD containing the training material into the CD drive.
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The program guide for the first course
will appear, click on the first topic (next to green arrow)
to start the course. Topics with a red circle next
to them are not available until preceding topics are completed.
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After completion of all the courses you
selected for your playlist, you will be shown the location
of the file on your computer. There is an option to
copy the file path name to the clipboard that will be used
when QSOL allows the direct uploading of files. This
feature is not currently available.
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Result files can be e-mailed
to your distributor training center. An example file
name would be A123456_UL.xml or A123456_UL.cvc. The
file will have your ProMotion ID followed by _UL. DO
NOT CHANGE THE FILENAME. If you forgot where you saved
the file, you can click on the file cabinet button on the
top toolbar of the Virtual College Library. This will
show you the file location on your computer. |
Manual Program Guide
The manual mode of the Cummins Virtual College can be used when
you do not have access to QuickServe Online to obtain a Smart Program
Guide. When using manual mode, only the courses available
on the CD in the drive will be shown. The completion of training
is still tracked on your PC and results can be submitted to the
database. However, in this mode, the Cummins Virtual College
does not know what courses you have previously completed.
This could result in you taking courses for which credit has previously
been received.
| 1. |
If you do not already have
one, obtain a ProMotion ID number from your distributor trainer. |
| 2. |
Double click on the Virtual College Library Icon to start
the program. |
| 3. |
The first screen is a reminder that a
ProMotion ID is needed in order to receive credit for courses
taken. Click the blue Next arrow at the top of the screen
to continue. |
| 4. |
If you do NOT have a Smart Program Guide but do have access
to the internet and QSOL, click the yes button.. |
| 5. |
If you do have a Smart Program Guide,
click the Continue button.
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| 6. |
Select the computer drive
letter where you want to save your results. |
| 7. |
Enter your ProMotion ID (format
is one letter followed by 6 numbers), click the Enter button
on the screen. |
| 8. |
Enter your name then press the Enter key
on your keyboard.
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| 9. |
The courses available on
the CD in the drive will be displayed in the left window. |
| 10. |
Select the courses you wish
to take by double clicking on the course name or by selecting
the course and clicking the add button at the top of the screen.
Once you have completed your course selections, click the
blue Next arrow to begin the training. |
| 11. |
The program guide for the first course
will appear, click on the first topic (next to green arrow)
to start the course. Topics with a red circle next
to them are not available until preceding topics are completed.
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| 12. |
After completion of all the items you
selected for your playlist, you will be shown the location
of the file on your computer. There is an option
to copy the file path name to the clipboard that will
be used when QSOL allows the direct uploading of files.
This feature is not currently available.
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| 13. |
Result files can be e-mailed to your
distributor training center. An example file name
would be A123456_UL.xml or A123456_UL.cvc. The file
will have your ProMotion ID followed by _UL. DO
NOT CHANGE THE FILENAME. If you forgot where you
saved the file, you can click on the file cabinet button
on the top toolbar of the Virtual College Library.
This will show you the file location on your computer.
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Review Mode
Review mode is available for students that want to review training
that was previously completed. In this mode, no credit is
given for completing a course.
| 1. |
A ProMotion ID number is not required
for the review mode.
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| 2. |
Double click on the Virtual College Library Icon to start
the program. |
| 3. |
After hearing the instructions of what
you need, click on the blue Next arrow at the top of the screen. |
| 4. |
The next screen explains how to use the Smart Program Guide,
click No. |
| 5. |
Click the review button if you wish to
complete courses without receiving credit for completion.
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| 6. |
Select the courses you wish
to review by double clicking on the course name or selecting
the course and clicking the add button at the top of the screen. |
| 7. |
Once you have selected the
courses you wish to review, click the blue Next arrow at the
top of the screen to begin the review. |
| 8. |
At completion of the review of the courses
selected, you will be allowed to select additional courses.
(You will not have access to Progress Checks or Assessments.)
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| 9. |
Click X in the upper right hand corner
at any time to exit.
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COMPUTER SYSTEM
SPECIFICATIONS (minimum)
Pentium II 200Mhz
32 Mb memory
1 GB hard drive
2 Mb video card (capable of 800x600, 65,000 colors)
8X CD-ROM drive
16 bit windows compatible sound card with speakers (and/or headphones)
Removable drive (recommended)
Keyboard & mouse
Windows 98, NT4, Me, 2000, XP
This course will run full screen at either 1024x768 or 800x600 resolutions.
TECHNICAL NOTES
Video Playback
This course uses high quality MPEG-1 video during the training.
Microsoft’s Windows Media Player is the recommended software
MPEG player for this program. Based on the speed of your computer
and speed of the video card, you will have different levels of success
with video playback. Unfortunately because of the many combinations
of computer hardware available, you will have to try it on your
computer to see if playback is acceptable.
FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS
Following are the most typical questions asked of the Help Desk
with their solutions.
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I get an MPEG PLAYBACK ERROR message-
The computer does not currently have the capability to playback
MPEG video files. See the Video Playback portion of this document
for details. |
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The course won't let me finish certain sections.
It says I haven't completed them. - Some versions of MPEG playback
software and drivers don't function properly with the Cummins
Virtual College. Call the Help Desk at 1-800-239-5930
to find out if your problem can be fixed with an updated driver. |
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I have been having problems with the course
and finally decided to call the Help Desk to see what to do.
- Most likely the Help Desk personnel can help you with your
problem. If things are not working properly, call the
Help Desk at 1-800-239-5930 before you get overly frustrated. |
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I cannot see the status bar at the bottom of
the screen.
If your taskbar is set to show all the time, it will cover the
statusbar of the course.
To set the taskbar to autohide:
1. Move the mouse to an empty part of the taskbar and
click the right mouse button
2. Left Click on Properties
3. Check Autohide under taskbar properties |
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Extra Files on each CD-ROM
Based on the release date of this course, there will be additional
folders and files on each CD-ROM. These items are used
in conjunction with Help Desk personnel in helping to fix certain
system problems. |
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Sound stutters on some scenes
Your CD-ROM data transfer mode could be set incorrectly.
It should be set to DMA, not PIO. Please contact your
facilitys IT department or the Cummins Virtual College Help
Desk to fix the problem. |
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