Before the service: a checklist
What to set up the day before and check half an hour before, so nothing goes wrong during the service.
A few minutes of prep head off almost every problem during the service.
The day before
Build the schedule and save it (how). Check that every song has all its lyrics and the order you'll actually sing.
If you have a lot of presentations, have the app read them ahead of time. In Media › Presentations, click Prepare folder (the layers icon at the bottom, which only appears if some presentations haven't been read yet).
If you'll play a demanding video on a low-powered computer, try it in Settings › System › Test video (what it tests).
Choose what happens when a video, presentation, song or audio file ends, in Settings › Projection › Live content (the options).
Keep the files on the computer if you can. If they're on a USB drive that isn't plugged in, the app marks them Missing.
Half an hour before
Connect the projector and turn it on, with the computer set to extend the display (how).
Open Himnova Live. It reopens the schedule you had open when you last closed it. If that isn't this service's, open the right one from Manage schedules.
Click LOGO. The projection opens with your church logo. If it comes up on the wrong screen, change it in Settings › Projection (how).
If you use a stage screen, check that it's showing where the musicians can see it.
Do a sound check with a video or audio file, and set the volume. To test without showing anything, select it, press play on its row in Preview and turn its volume up (it starts at 0). It plays through the same speakers.
Close programs you're not using and turn off the computer's notifications.
During the service
- Get the next thing ready in Preview while the current one stays live.
- B covers the screen instantly if something shouldn't be seen.
- If the projector disconnects, what was live keeps playing, and the picture comes back on its own when you reconnect it.
- It's best not to update the app right before a service. The update notice can wait.
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