MSInteractive L.L.C. CONSOLE4 User Manual

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Contents 
 
 
SECTION ONE:  INTRODUCTION      
 
5 I.  What is the Perception Analyzer? 
6 II.  Getting Started With Your New Perception Analyzer System 
 
 
11 SECTION TWO: PAEdit: The Question Editor  
 
11 I.  Getting Started 
13 II.  Writing the Questionnaire: General 
14 III.  Discrete-Choice Questions 
16 IV.  Intensity Scale Questions 
17 V.  Moment-to-Moment Questions 
 
 
21 SECTION THREE:  PACollect: Data Collection 
 
21 I.  Overview 
21 II.  Hardware Setup 
24 III.  Starting the Software: Session Dial-Configuration and Testing 
30 IV.  Optimizing Wireless Reception 
32 V.  Connecting the Dials by Wire 
34 VI.  Session Dial-Configuration Using Dial Status and Quick Configuration 
36 VII.  Other Pre-Session Preparations 
41 VIII.  Console and Dial Assignment 
43 IX.  Running a Session 
43 -Selecting Questions and Reading the Dials 
44  -Identifying and Solving Dial Problems in Session 
46  -Exchanging Dials in Session 
 
 
47 SECTION FOUR: PAReport: Data Reporting 
 
47 I.  Getting Started 
48 II.  Modifying Question Data Display 
48 -Data Display Formats 
48 -Aggregating Data 
49  -Viewing Subsets 
50 III.  Printing 
51  -Creating and Printing Cross-tabulated Tables 
52  -Viewing and Printing Moment-to-Moment Graphs