This machine does NOT come with any dances.

If your Fusion was not pre loaded with any Animations the next thing you will need to do is load some Animations into it. Unattach your Fusion and please go to the Adding Animations section of these instructions.

This version comes with 1 Couples Dance and 2 Single Dances.

In order that the dances contained in the HUD can be used the HUD must obtain the settings from the database.

Upon clicking this button the Fusion will expand and present you with the settings menu. Please click the Manage Dances menu item.

Selecting the button will trigger a dialogue box. Select 'Go To Page' to open the web page.

On the Summary tab on the web page you have navigated to, it will state how many dances you have in the HUD. There is a button at the bottom which you will need to click to send the settings back to the machine.

Click the button and go back to SL where it will state in chat:

TIS : Settings for 1 couples dances received and menu constructed successfully. - Free memory: 41398 bytes
TIS : Settings for 2 singles dances received and menu constructed successfully. - Free memory: 39692 bytes

You will now be able to use your dances that are installed. Please go to the How to Dance section.

The additional dances for the machine that came with your version of the will be in a separate package in your folder.

• Unattach your if you are wearing it, and from your inventory, drag it to the ground in world.
• Navigate to your folder in your inventory. There will be an object called 'TIS Version Dances'. Drag this object out in world next to your TIS . On dragging this object out next to your will start its auto loading process and you will get in chat:
  
  

  TIS Version Dances: Scanning for TIS dance machines...

• You will then get a drop down menu asking whether you wish to load the dances into your dance machine. Click the tick mark to start the loading process. When the animations are loaded you will receive this message:
  
  

  TIS Version Dances: Load of animations completed.
  TIS Fusion: Inventory changes detected - Reattach your Fusion when finished to verify changes.

• Once this is done you can take the Fusion back into your inventory.
• When you attach the Fusion it will say in chat:
  
  

  TIS Fusion: Animation inventory changes detected - Retrieving Settings.
  TIS Fusion: Settings for n couples dances received and menu constructed successfully. - Free memory: n bytes
  TIS Fusion: Settings for n singles dances received and menu constructed successfully. - Free memory: n bytes
  

  and the Fusion will automatically retrieve settings for the animations.
• If you wish to rename or group animations into different menus, select Manage > Dances from the settings menu.

If you have purchased a Single Animation, simply do the following:

• Unattach your Fusion if you are wearing it, and from your inventory, drag it to the ground in world.
• Right click the Fusion and choose edit.
• In the edit window, select the content tab.
• In your inventory, find the folder that contains the single animation.
• Drag the animation in to the contents tab of the Fusion.
• Ensure the animation appears in the contents and the contents have finished refreshing.
• Once this is done you can take the Fusion back into your inventory.
• When you attach the Fusion it will say in chat:
  
  

  TIS Fusion: Animation inventory changes detected - Retrieving Settings.
  TIS Fusion: Settings for n singles dances received and menu constructed successfully. - Free memory: n bytes

  and the Fusion will automatically retrieve settings for the animations.
• If you wish to rename or group animations into different menus, select Manage > Dances from the settings menu.

If you have purchased a pack of Single Animations, simply do the following:

• Unattach your Fusion if you are wearing it, and from your inventory, drag it to the ground in world.
• Right click the Fusion and choose edit.
• In the edit window, select the content tab.
• In your inventory, find the folder that contains the pack of single animations.
• You can either drag each animation in one at a time to the contents tab of the Fusion or select multiple by clicking one animation then holding down CTRL and selecting the others. We recommend no more than 5 animations at a time be dragged across to minimize inventory loss.
• You do not have to drag any notecards that came with the pack of animations into the Fusion as the settings are obtained automatically and therefore do not require a settings notecard for the dances.
• Ensure the animation appears in the contents and the contents have finished refreshing.
• Once this is done you can take the Fusion back into your inventory.
• When you attach the Fusion it will say in chat
  
  

  TIS Fusion: Animation inventory changes detected - Retrieving Settings.
  TIS Fusion: Settings for n singles dances received and menu constructed successfully. - Free memory: n bytes

  and the Fusion will automatically retrieve settings for the animations.
• If you wish to rename or group animations into different menus, select Manage > Dances from the settings menu.

If you have purchased a pack of Couples Animation, simply do the following:

• Unattach your Fusion if you are wearing it, and from your inventory, drag it to the ground in world.
• Right click the Fusion and choose edit.
• In the edit window, select the content tab.
• In your inventory, find the folder that contains the pack of couples animations.
• You can either drag each animation in one at a time to the contents tab of the Fusion or select multiple by clicking one animation then holding down CTRL and selecting the others. We recommend no more than 5 animations at a time be dragged across to minimize inventory loss.
• You do not have to drag any notecards that came with the pack of animations into the Fusion as the settings are obtained automatically and therefore do not require a settings notecard for the dances.
• Ensure the animation appears in the contents and the contents have finished refreshing.
• Once this is done you can take the Fusion back into your inventory.
• When you attach the Fusion it will say in chat:
  
  

  TIS Fusion: Animation inventory changes detected - Retrieving Settings.
  TIS Fusion: Settings for n couples dances received and menu constructed successfully. - Free memory: n bytes

  and the Fusion will automatically retrieve settings for the animations.
• If you wish to rename or group animations into different menus, select Manage > Dances from the settings menu.

If you have purchased a Couples Animation which came in Poseballs that are Modifiable, simply do the following:

• Unattach your Fusion if you are wearing it, and from your inventory, drag it to the ground in world.
• Right click the poseballs and choose edit.
• In the edit window check 'Edit Linked Parts'
• Left Click on one of the poseballs so it is highlighted.
• In the edit window, select the content tab.
• Drag the script 'TIS Fusion Pose Ball Setup' from your inventory into the content tab of the edited poseball - A message will appear over the poseball indicating it is waiting for the other poseball script. The Fusion script will also say in chat:
  
  

  Poseball Name: Now drop the TIS Fusion Pose Ball Setup script into the other pose ball. (child prim or Root prim - check 'Edit Linked Parts' to select it).

• Left click on the other poseball and drag another 'TIS Fusion Pose Ball Setup' script into its contents. The setup scripts will now work out the dance settings and send your dances to the dance machine. If successful the Fusion script will then say in chat:
  
  

  Poseball Name: Locating Nearest Fusion
  Poseball Name: Communication Established With Indicated Fusion. Attempting to identify dance settings. - Please accept the two permission requests!
  
  Accept the two drop down permission requests.
  
  Poseball Name: Dance Information Received - Transferring animations to your Fusion.
  TIS Fusion: Inventory changes detected - Reattach your Fusion when finished to verify changes.
  Poseball Name: Setup for dance poseballs dance name complete. Your animations have been transferred to the Fusion. Touch poseballs to remove setup scripts.

• Please see the section below about new animations in SL.
• Once this is done you can take the Fusion back into your inventory.
• When you attach the Fusion it will say in chat:
  
  

  TIS Fusion: Animation inventory changes detected - Retrieving Settings.
  TIS Fusion: Settings for n couples dances received and menu constructed successfully. - Free memory: n bytes

  and the Fusion will automatically retrieve settings for the animations.
• If you wish to rename or group animations into different menus, select Manage > Dances from the settings menu.
• Click the poseballs to remove the script and the poseballs will say in chat "Returning poseballs to original state". You can then take the poseballs back into your inventory.

If you are the first person to add a particular dance to a couples dance machine anywhere in SL, the script will gather information about the dance by asking you to sit and stand from the poseballs. If this occurs simply follow the on screen instructions. Dance settings will be reviewed by our team and will normally be available within a few hours. You will receive an IM once this has been done.

If this procedure happens to you, please leave the poseballs out in world so that the script can periodically check for the settings to become available. You may take your Fusion back into your inventory during this time but the dance you have just attempted to load will not be available for use.

When the settings have been reviewed by our team, you will be notified by IM that the settings are available.

To load the animation into your Fusion when the settings are available, just drag the Fusion in world near the poseballs and click the poseballs. This will then force the animations to be transferred to your machine. Once this has been done you can take the poseballs and Fusion back into your inventory. The Fusion will now contain the animation for you to use.

Note it is very rare to encounter this scenario as only the first person to load a new couple's dance into a will see this setup procedure.

If you have purchased a Couples Animation which came in Poseballs that are Non Modifiable, simply do the following:

• Unattach your Fusion if you are wearing it, and from your inventory, drag it to the ground in world.
• Drag out the poseballs and right click the poseballs and choose edit.
• In the edit window check 'Edit Linked Parts'
• Left Click on one of the poseballs so it is highlighted.
• In the edit window, select the content tab.
• In the contents tab you will find one or more animations, drag these from the contents tab into a folder in your inventory. You do not require the "Waiting" animations that the creators put in the poseballs only the dance animations themselves. If you want to double check whether the animation is a waiting animation, just double click the animation, and select "Play in World" on the little box that appears on your screen.
• Left click on the other poseball and drag out the animations in there into the folder in your inventory. You do not require the "Waiting" animations that the creators put in the poseballs, only the dance animations themselves. If you want to double check whether the animation is a waiting animation, just double click the animation, and select "Play in World" on the little box that appears on your screen.
• Once complete, take the poseballs back into your inventory.
• Right click the Fusion and choose edit.
• Select the contents tab.
• Drag the animations you obtained from the poseballs into the contents tab of the Fusion.
• Once this is done you can take the Fusion back into your inventory.
• When you attach the Fusion it will say in chat:
  
  

  TIS : Animation inventory changes detected - Retrieving Settings.
  TIS : Settings for n couples dances received and menu constructed successfully. - Free memory: n bytes

  and the Fusion will automatically retrieve settings for the animations.

If you wish to rename or group animations into different menus, select Manage > Dances from the settings menu.

To create a single dance from one half of a couples dance that can be played by clicking one menu item, create a line in your !!! Settings !!! notecard in the following format:

S•menu level•menu name•anim 1|length

Note: The maximum length of a line in a notecard in Second Life is 255 characters. If your custom dance creates a line longer than this you can simply move onto the next line starting with a •

For example:

S•My Dance•Will Ya•Dont Cha TIS-F|29.95

The above example creates a singles dance out of the female side of the couples dance Dont Cha on clicking the Will Ya menu item under the My Dance category.

Please Note: You will find that the machine will also show up the dance as a dance in error due to the fact that the other side of the dance is not present in the machine. This does not effect the functionality of the machine. The reason why we let this happen is because some people may want the actual couples dance in the machine but then have one half as a singles dance also. This error message is purely as a reminder that the dance is missing an animation. To remove this error message you can place the other side of the couples dance into the machine which will then remove the error and place the couples dance in the couples menu as well.

To create a sequence of single dances that can be played by clicking one menu item, create a line in your !!! Settings !!! notecard in the following format:

S•menu level•menu name•anim 1|length•anim 2|length•anim 3|length•anim 4|length

Note: The maximum length of a line in a notecard in Second Life is 255 characters. If your sequence creates a line longer than this you can simply move onto the next line starting with a •

For example:

S•General•Jumble•lime jelly|24•caramel|48•supreme animation groove|35
•TIS Wicked|28•Chicken|18.2•TIS Off Me Face|35.3

The above example creates a single sequenced animation from the Lime Jelly, Caramel, Groove, Wicked, Chicken and Off Me Face dances which will play in a loop on clicking the Jumble menu item under the General category.

To create a custom couples dance made up of one or more single animations, create a line in your !!! Settings !!! notecard in the following format:

C•menu level•menu name•male pos•male rot•female pos•female rot•male anim 1|female anim 1|length•male anim 2|female anim 2|length•male anim 3|female anim 3|length

Note: The maximum length of a line in a notecard in Second Life is 255 characters. If your custom couples dance creates a line longer than this you can simply move onto the next line starting with a •

For example:

C•Romanced•MyCouple•<0,0,-0.5>•<0,0,0,1>•<0.118,-0.321,-0.175>•<0,0,0,1>
•single dance 1|single dance 1|15
•single dance 2|single dance 3|22
•single dance 4|single dance 4|13

The above example creates a custom couple animation called MyCouple in the Romanced category, using Single Dance 1 as a mirrored couples dance from one animation, and using single dance 2 and single dance 3 to create a couples dance from two separate single dances. Please note that only one set of positional information can be set per custom dance.

It is not currently possible to create sequences from two or more couple dances. This is because each couples dance has its own unique rotation and position settings, which would result in unnatural sliding from one position to another when transitioning between the dances in a sequence. If you have a number of couples dances that have the same rotation/position settings you could create a custom couples animation out of them (see above: Custom Couple Dances), however you should be aware that even though the rotation/position settings are the same, this does not mean the dancers will start/end in the same position on each dance and you should expect unnatural sliding to occur.

This button starts and stops you dancing your singles dances. When you press it for the first time you will either do the default dance or the dance you have previously selected in the My Dance section.

Please note, we recommend turning off any AO's you may have on your avatar as some AO's can cause unwanted results in how you see the animations.

This button starts and stops you dancing your Couples dances.

• When you select it, a set of poseballs will appear immediately to your left.
• Sit on one of the pose balls and have your dance partner sit on the other.
• Your partner will receive an animation permission request if not already granted.
• If the dance mode is set for Allow Menu (default), the menu will appear from which to choose your dance.
• Choose a dance and off you go!
• To bring up the menu at any time, click the Couples Dance Menu or type /1 menu.
• To resync your dance with your partner, either select ReSync from the menu or type /1 sync in chat.
• To adjust the height your avatar sits on the poseballs, use Page Up & Page Down on your keyboard.

Please note, we recommend turning off any AO's you may have on your avatar as some AO's can cause unwanted results in how you see the animations.

If you find that your Couples Dancing button looks like this:

it either means that you have not loaded any couples animations into the Fusion. Please see the Couples Loading section on how to do this.
If you have loaded couples animations into the Fusion and still see this, it means that the land you are currently on does not allow you to rez.

Once you have loaded some dances into the Fusion you can select this item to change the default menus and names of the dances and also set up private menus. Also do this if you have loaded dances that do not appear in the menus.

Selecting the button will trigger a dialogue box. Select 'Go To Page' to open the web page.

The web page consist of a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 tabs, depending on the animations you have in the Fusion.

The Summary Tab

This tab details the dances you have in the Fusion, and whether they are loaded successfully, awaiting settings, or unknown. There are also instructions with what to do in each case.

The Couples Tab

This tab contains a list of all couples dances in the Fusion, and the menu level and menu name of each dance. You can amend the name to whatever you like, and group the dances into different menu levels. For example the following setup would produce menus as shown:

Once you have amended the list to your liking, click the button to send the settings back to the Fusion. The screen will then switch to the summary screen and show a representation of a Second Life notecard. The contents of this should be copied into the !!! Settings!!! notecard in the contents of the dance machine in order to save your menu settings. Follow the instructions on the Summary page to do this.

The Singles Tab

This tab contains a list of all single animations in the Fusion, and the menu level and menu name of each one. You can amend the name to whatever you like, and group the dances into different menu levels exactly like those for couples dances.

The "Dances Awaiting Settings" Tab

If you see this tab then you have most likely purchased a newly created dance and its settings are awaiting verification by our team. Settings are typically available within 24 hours. Check back at regular intervals to load the settings to your Fusion. Note: you will need to visit the manage page or reset the Fusion in order to get settings as the Fusion will not automatically pole for them in order to reduce lag.

Setting up a Private Menu

The Fusion has the ability to allow dances specifically selected to only be visible inside a "private menu" from the menu system. This means that only you the owner can view the dances, or if you have allowed certain friends to view it, they will be able to see the dances too.

To set a dance to only appear in the private menu you must prefix the menu group with a * (Asterisk). In the example below, the DJ who owns this Fusion wants his DJ animations visible only to himself and no one else. He also has another private menu called "Top Secret". You can name the groups whatever you wish as long as you prefix the start with a * (Asterisk).

Once you have done this, press the button at the bottom of the page to send the settings back to the Fusion.

As you can see from the picture below, the private menus are now set up:

On clicking this item in the menu you will be presented with a colour picker to select a colour for your text on the Fusion.

When you select a colour in each column the button background colour will change to the colour you have picked. This enables you to see which colour you have selected.

When you are happy with a colour, just click the tick mark.

To cancel out of this menu just select the button.

On clicking this item in the menu you will be presented with the brightness and contrast menu for your Fusion.

The column enables you to control the brightness of the text of your Fusion.

The column enables you to control the contrast of the background of the text of your Fusion.

On clicking this item in the menu you will be presented with the skin menu for your Fusion.

Clicking on either the Black or White skin will automatically change the Fusion to use that skin. You can also change the colour of the skin using the "Colour" menu item, clicking this will take you to another colour picker where you can select a specific colour for your Fusion.

The column is where you set the background transparency.

On clicking this item in the menu you will be presented with the Sound menu for your Fusion.

Select each item in turn to hear the sound for button presses in your Fusion. You can also adjust the volume using the column.

On clicking this item in the menu you will be redirected to this web page where you can easily view these instructions.

On clicking this item in the menu you will be presented with a button. On clicking this the Fusion will reset. If you experience any issues with your Fusion it is best to do a reset before contacting support, as sometimes a reset is all it needs!

This calibration menu allows the Fusion to be set up specifically for your PC screen size. You may need to do this if you resize your screen during a DJ performance etc. On clicking the button you will see the same screen as you did when you first attached the Fusion:

You must left click with your mouse button on each of the Red Crosses. Please make sure you only click each cross once, and be sure to actually click on the middle of each cross.

On clicking this item in the menu you will be presented with the dance menu.

This menu will differ from this picture as you will have your own dances contained within the Fusion.

The middle column is your Groups that you set in the Manage > Dances section in the Settings Menu. The right column is the dances that are contained in that group.

If you did not set any groups in the Manage > Dances section in the Settings Menu, you will see something like this:

On clicking this item in the menu you will be presented with the default dance menu.

This section is used to set how people are to use your Fusion.

Allow Menu

Setting the default dance to this allows everyone to select their own dance.

Synchronised

On clicking this you will be asked to set the dance or group of dances that you wish everyone to dance in sync.

Un-synchronised

On clicking this you will be asked to set the group of dances that you wish everyone to dance in a random order.

Note: If you have previously set a dance for yourself in the "My Dance" menu, you will need to select "Do Default Dance" in the "My Dance" menu in order that you dance the same dance style as everyone else.

On clicking this item in the menu you will be presented with the following:

The Transition Times picker controls how often in seconds the Fusion switches dances in the Shuffle and Un-synchronised dance modes.

On clicking this item in the menu you will be presented with the dance menu for Couples.

This menu will differ from this picture as you will have your own dances contained within the Fusion.

The middle column is your Groups that you set in the Manage > Dances section in the Settings Menu. The right column is the dances that are contained in that group.

If you did not set any groups in the Manage > Dances section in the Settings Menu, you will see something like this:

On clicking this item in the menu you will be presented with the default dance menu.

This section is used to set how people are to use your Fusion.

Allow Menu

Setting the default dance to this allows everyone to select their own dance.

Synchronised

On clicking this you will be asked to set the dance or group of dances that you wish everyone to dance in sync. An additional menu item will become available, allowing you to Re-synchronise everyone.

Un-synchronised

On clicking this you will be asked to set the group of dances that you wish everyone to dance in a random order. An additional menu item will become available, allowing you to Re-synchronise everyone.

Note: If you have previously set a dance for yourself in the "My Dance" menu, you will need to select "Do Default Dance" in the "My Dance" menu in order that you dance the same dance style as everyone else.

On clicking this item in the menu you will be presented with the following:

The Transition Times picker controls how often in seconds the Fusion switches dances in the Shuffle and Un-synchronised dance modes.

This button re-synchronises you and your partner.

On clicking this item in the menu you will be presented with a list of people in the 96 meter scan range.

Clicking a persons name in the list will send them a request to dance. They will have to accept the permission request and then select either to dance single or couple dances depending on what you have loaded in your Fusion.

On clicking this item in the menu you will be presented with a list of people currently dancing on your Fusion.

Clicking a persons name will stop them dancing on your Fusion. They will need to be re-invited or click on your TIS Fusion Pelvis Attachment in order that they can start dancing again.

On clicking this item in the menu you will be presented with a list of people currently dancing on your Fusion.

Clicking a persons name in that list will show you their current dance mode.

Default Dance Mode

Selecting this mode will cause this dancer to dance the default dance mode selected for either couples or singles dances.

Choose Dance

When selecting this mode you will be given the option to select a dance from the menu system. If they are currently dancing a couples dance then the menu that you will choose from will be the couples menu, similarly if they are dancing a single dance then you will be given the option from the singles dance menu.

Allow Menu

Selecting this mode will allow the dancer to select their own dance from the menu system, overriding the default dance mode.

Allow Private Menu

Selecting this option will allow the dancer to also select dances from the Private Menu.

Paused

This pauses the dancer. To start them dancing just click pause again.

On clicking this item in the menu you will be presented with this menu:

All

This allows ANYONE to click your TIS Fusion Pelvis Attachment and access the dance menu to start dancing.

Group Only

This allows anyone with the same group tag to access the Fusion menu. Make sure that you attach the Fusion wearing the group tag that you want to use, as changing your group tag whilst wearing the Fusion will not make the Fusion recognise that you have switched group tags.

Invite Only

This option STOPS anyone from clicking on your TIS Fusion Pelvis Attachment and using your Fusion. You will need manually invite people to dance if this option is chosen.

On clicking this item in the menu you will be presented with this menu:

Clicking this then selecting the button, will pause EVERYONE dancing on your Fusion.

Selecting the button, will start everyone dancing again.

On clicking this item in the menu you will be presented with this menu:

Clicking this then selecting the button, will stop EVERYONE dancing on your Fusion.

On clicking this item in the menu you will be presented with a list of people in the 96 meter scan range.

Clicking a persons name will automatically send them a HUD which they can attach and use to access the menu system of your Fusion.

For full details on how to use the HUD, click the Fusion HUD tab in the menu.