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Opus+

The new multimedia guiding system for unforgettable visitor experiences

It’s the latest addition to Acoustiguide’s groundbreaking family of Opus multimedia guides. Opus+ features a newly enhanced, visitor-friendly interface and delivers content of any length. With its rugged, ergonomic design, Opus+ is ideal for museums, visitor centers and other public venues where reliability, flexibility and ease-of-use are what you need.

Opus+ can hold more than 500 hours of multilingual audio, multimedia content, and images. With its customizable keypad, enhanced stereo sound, and ability to play video and animation, Opus+ can transform even the simplest visitor tour into a memorable adventure.

Charging the Opus+ player is easy with Acoustiguide’s Wireless Charging Cabinet, which can also charge many other multimedia devices. Just place the player into one of the cabinet’s nests. There are no fragile connectors to align. Which means you’ll save on maintenance, while extending the life span of your players.

Creating, delivering and updating content is simple, thanks to the back-end Content Management System. User-friendly features include the ability to activate location-based content. You can even synchronize the audio on the Opus+ with your exhibit’s in-gallery videos for a totally immersive experience. The kind that Opus+ makes possible.

+ General Features

Physical Design

Rugged design is comfortably lightweight
High quality 2.2" color landscape display, with automatic backlight
Activates remotely via proprietary, proximity RF technology
Scrolling menu
Self-lighting keypad with multi-feature keys
- Numeric and programmable keys
- Dedicated help key
- Customizable for your site
Full day of use between charges

Audio

Superior stereo sound
10 stepped volume levels

Image

Full color
QVGA

Memory

Expandable 2GB memory (up to 32GB)

Accessibility

Compatible with audio jack induction loops
Supports video programming for sign language tours
Includes raised marker on key #5
Tested for compliance with disability regulations

Remote activation

Activate remote content via proprietary RF technology
Synchronizes to external multimedia and show control systems

Content Management Features

Supports audio, video, images, and animation
Offers multiple ways to access content
Visitor-friendly menu selection & navigation functions
Site-customizable screens

Opus Proprietary Content Manager (OCM)

Software runs on your Windows-based PC
Create and modify content packages for all types of Opus players
User-friendly interface
Drag & drop media files
Control-specific delivery options
Verify package integrity
Create synchronized presentations between device and exhibits

Audience Evaluation Tools

Data collection & visitor surveys
- Software tracks user click stream
- Customized surveys can be incorporated into the guide's audio/visual content
- Produces easy-to-read reports

Wireless Charging Cabinet Features

Compatible with Opus+ and iPod Touch Gen 5
Supports 25 assorted devices at once
Interchangeable nests for other devices
Stackable
Visual indication of charging in progress
Easily detachable locking door
Dimensions:
620 x 445 x 285 mm (W x H x D) / 24.4 x 17.5 x 11.2 in

Standards

Complies to ISO9000, CE, FCC part 15 and RoHS

Player dimensions
Length: 198 mm / 7.7 in
Width: 60 mm / 2.3 in
Thickness: 20 mm (middle section) / 0.7 in
Weight: 160 grams / 5.2 oz. (including battery and strap

+ Content Management System

The Opus Content Manager, OCM™, is Acoustiguide's proprietary software package, designed and developed by our experienced software engineering team to offer clients full independence over the process of creating and updating an audio and multimedia tours for Opus devices.
The OCM™ is part of Acoustiguide's Opus audio & multimedia system launched in 2008. The system includes the Opus+™ and the Opus Click™ keypad-driven device, and the Opus Touch™ touchscreen device.
The OCM™ enables clients around the world to define, create, build and load Opus devices with the desired multimedia tour. From the most basic audio tour to the most sophisticated multimedia one, clients can include an unlimited number of items of any type, in an unlimited number of languages, all in a quick and intuitive manner.
The software runs on Windows-based PCs, and offers a friendly, easy to use interface.

Just a few, simple steps to a new tour:
Create the tour structure of your choice:

Select Opus+™, Opus Click™ or Opus Touch™
Name your tour: Family tour; Children’s tour; Special exhibition etc.
Select languages (unlimited number)

Setup the behavioral attributes of your choice:

Menu choices: Scrolling type; color scheme; Power save settings; Key sound; Auto triggering; Special keys (such as information layering); Previous/Next etc.
Content choices: Auto play; Auto stop; Embedded titles; Splash screen per language etc.
Tour choices: Number of items, Types of items in the tour
Item choices: Video; Slide show; Audio; Survey;

Attach the corresponding media files:

Import media: drag & drop the files
Preview, Verification & Uploading
Software verifies choices and alerts the user to any missing media files
Software automatically uploads the content package from the PC to Opus devices

OCM™ Features:

Runs on any Windows-based PC
Full capability to create & update Content packages for Opus devices
A friendly, easy-to-use, on-screen interface
Enables creation of an unlimited number of tours in an unlimited number of languages
Drag & drop of media files
Preview and verification of content package prior to upload
Automatic upload of the created content onto the Opus devices

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+ Analysis

How long are your visitors spending at your site?
How long do your visitors listen to the audio tour for?
Which are the most/less listened to exhibits?
Are your site visitors listening to the deeper levels of the commentary?

Acoustiguide interpretive guides offer innovative software to allow clients to collect visitors usage statistics on how audio guide users are moving around the site and what information they are accessing. This collection of data is passive i.e. visitors are not required to interact with a survey.
This software gives an accurate, on-going and immediate feedback on how visitors are using the tour; it researches their visit duration, their language selection, investigates how long they listen at each particular point, and studies the popularity of different audio segments and more. The information on the visitor / audio tour interaction can be used by visitor service teams, for example to improve the audio tour service or services for foreign language speakers.
This data collection software can also be used in conjunction with interactive electronic questionnaires, another feature of our audio & multimedia guides, which can be used for a more direct analysis of the demographic profile of visitors and their feedback.

Automatic process with no human intervention
A valuable yet simple information and marketing tool
Reliable source of visitor feedback information
Enables better planning of existing and future exhibitions
Collected data is precise and accurate with no need for human data entry
Data can be exported to other computer packages for extended analysis
Results are immediately available
An easy to implement solution

+ Visitor Surveys

Where are your visitors coming from?
How did they hear about the site?
How long are they staying around?
How are they appreciating the site and service?

Many of our clients are asking for our help gathering information about their visitors. You might want to use one of our guides' unique features – the ability to display questionnaires and collect visitors' responses automatically.
Visitor Surveys software can help organizations to gather valuable information about their visitors through the inclusion of a survey within an audio tour presented on the players. Acoustiguide can advise the organization on customizing the survey to their individual needs.

Electronic visitor surveys offer:

Cost effective market research
A quick and easy way to extract information from visitors
Full customization for individual needs
Demographic information on visitors
Feedback on the services the organization offers
A saving of staff time and resources
Reliable information, avoiding potential human error in data entry
Different surveys for different languages or other tours
Questions and answers in text and/or audio
A solution that is easy to implement
and more...

Clients can either collect and analyze the data themselves or alternatively, Acoustiguide can execute and provide the raw data in different formats (XLS, PPT, PDF...)

+ Applications & Features

As a leader in technology innovation for the multimedia and interpretation space, Acoustiguide ensures that special applications and new features it develops dovetail with the advances it makes in creative content and handheld audio & multimedia delivery systems.

Our Opus series’ capabilities utilize advanced technologies to offer a host of new features that facilitate the creation of full, dynamic tours which, in turn, enrich visitors’ experience. These new features include customized user-interfaces, interactive games, specialized content, dedicated keys and much more.

Maps Orientation and Direction

Visitors can use the Opus device to explore a metropolitan area, or an outdoor environment such as a botanical garden, just as easily as they would use it indoors. This opens up possibilities for tours in locations that are difficult to guide visitors through, and where placing labels and signs is not possible.

Remote Activation

An advanced Auto-triggering feature offers the ability to automatically activate content relating to its location without pressing any keys or touching the screen. This could be an audio ‘Welcome’ message at the entrance to a site, information about a specific item or a prompt alerting visitors they are entering a different section of an exhibition.

Mobile Remote Activation

For sites where visitors are not allowed to wander on their own, the Mobile Remote activator allows group tour guides to trigger messages on their group members’ Opus devices while walking along a tour path. The triggered messages are always in the language pre-selected by each visitor. This allows one group tour guide to escort a large group of visitors who can enjoy the tour in their own language.

Interactive Games and Puzzles

Both educational and fun, these applications are a great way to engage your visitors, especially the younger ones.

Some examples include:

Memory games
Matching games
Changing an image by altering various details on the screen, such as size, color, background etc.

These and many other features we have created throughout the years were inspired by our client’s imaginative ideas. We have the experience and know-how necessary to help you create the visitor experience you envision. We would love to hear your ideas!

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Opus Click

Opus is a revolutionary series of compact and robust screen-based players, developed and designed specifically for on site interpretation of museums and visitor venues.

This ground-breaking series of guides ushers in a new world of interpretive possibilities for institutions that value sophisticated design and require rugged, easy to use players. With Opus, institutions can provide visitors access to various digital resources - video, images and animation on top of the traditional audio - in a platform catering exactly to the needs of their visitors.

The high-performance computing capabilities of Opus will amaze visitors accustomed to sophisticated graphic images and digital movies: its processing speed and memory capacity enable delivery of high resolution video files and the CD-quality sound that users of consumer technology demand.

The content manager is intuitive and flexible, allowing for simple additions and deletions of content, as well as more complex functions, like integration of timed audio with video and images.

Opus Click

Opus Click™ est un guide multimédia muni d’un clavier

- Ecran LCD TFT couleur 4/3 - 2.2", rétro-éclairé
- Clavier rétro-éclairé de type téléphone portable
- Touches de fonction numériques et programmables
- Fonction défilante
- Touche d’aide dédiée et touches programmables

Conçu et développé pour les musées

Principales caractéristiques:
- Design élégant, boîtier résistant, poids plume
- Ecran TFT LCD, couleurs haute qualité
- Importante mémoire extensible
- Compatible avec une gamme complète de formats audio, vidéo, image et animation multimédias
- Double mode d’écoute, via haut-parleur interne et/ou écouteurs/oreillette
- Autonomie d’une journée
- Activation à distance via IR & RF
- Opus Content Manager – logiciel de création de contenu facilement installé, aisément programmable, par le client
- Racks de chargement modulaires

Design double-usage: mode double écoute

Chaque appareil est équipé d’un haut-parleur rétractable. L’écoute s’effectue par haut-parleur ou par casque audio stéréo.

Opus Content Manager (OCM)

- Un ensemble de logiciels propriétaires
- Logiciel compatible avec windows PC
- Permet la création et la modification de l’ensemble du contenu des Guides multimédia Opus
- Permet l’installation de différents modes de fonctionnement
- Interface facile d’utilisation
- Permet le « glisser-déposer » de fichiers médias
- Vérifie l’intégrité du contenu

Superbe qualité sonore
- Son stéréo de qualité CD
- Gamme de 10 niveaux de volume
- Plus de 500 heures de contenu audio multilingue

Qualité d’image
- Résolution QVGA (320 x 240 pixels), haute qualité
- Plus de 28 heures de vidéo, ou 10.000 images

Mémoire
- Mémoire 2GB; extensible
- Accepte de multiples langues et visites
- Supporte toutes les combinaisons audiovisuelles (audio, images, animations, clips vidéos)

Gestion du contenu multimédia

- Logiciel prenant en charge les formats audio et vidéo, images et animations
- Accès multiples au contenu
- Interface avec une sélection du menu et des fonctions de navigation
- Ecrans personnalisables
- Opus Content Manager permet de gérer facilement le contenu sur site

Accessible à tous
- Prise jack compatible avec une boucle inductive
- Logiciel permettant la programmation d’un parcours en langue des signes
- Touche 5 à reliefs (Opus Click™)
- En conformité avec les normes en vigueur pour les les visiteurs en situation de handicap.

Déclenchement et synchronisation
- Technologies IR et RF
- Synchronisation avec des systèmes multimédia
- Compatible avec la technologie de géolocalisation

Recueil de statistiques dynamiques

- Logiciel de données d’utilisation
- Des sondages sur mesure peuvent être intégrés au guide multimédia

Favoris
- Les visiteurs peuvent sélectionner leurs favoris pour les imprimer sur demande via le logiciel MyCollection™ ou pour d’autres services en ligne de post visite.

Système de chargement modulable
Les chargeurs d’Opus permettent une installation flexible et efficace.

- Les chargeurs modulables (module de 5 chargeurs) peuvent être fixés au mur, à une étagère, posés sur un bureau ou dans un tiroir.

Dimensions d’ Opus
- Longueur: 132 mm / 5.2” (haut-parleur fermé)
180 mm / 7.0” (haut-parleur ouvert)
- Largeur: 57 mm / 2.2”
- Profondeur: 24 mm / 0.9”
- Poids: 160 grammes / 5.2 oz (batterie et sangles comprises)

Energie
- Batterie Li-Poly écologique et rechargeable
- Chargement de 0 à 100 % en 4 heures
- Pleinement opérationnelle pendant une journée

Rack de chargement
- Charge les batteries rechargeables d’Opus
- Prend en charge 25 Opus
- Portes sécurisées
- Parfaite Ergonomie permettant une insertion très facile de l’appareil
- Empreinte carbone réduite

Normes
En conformité avec les normes ISO9000, CE, FCC partie 15 et RoHS

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Opus Touch

Opus is a revolutionary series of compact and robust screen-based players, developed and designed specifically for on site interpretation of museums and visitor venues.

The content manager is intuitive and flexible, allowing for simple additions and deletions of content, as well as more complex functions, like integration of timed audio with video and images.

Opus Touch

Opus Touch™ est un guide multimédia avec écran tactile

- Ecran tactile LCD , TFT rétro éclairé Diagonale : 2.83"
- Clavier virtuel-tactile autorisant les menus hiérarchiques, les vignettes et les entrées numériques traditionnelles.
- Clavier rétro-éclairé ; touches Play/Pause et Stop, touches de fonction programmables
- Ecran optimisé pour un usage tactile – stylet inutile

Conçu et développé pour les musées

Design double-usage: mode double écoute

Chaque appareil est équipé d’un haut-parleur rétractable. L’écoute s’effectue par haut-parleur ou par casque audio stéréo.

Opus Content Manager (OCM)

- Un ensemble de logiciels propriétaires

- Logiciel compatible avec windows PC
- Permet la création et la modification de l’ensemble du contenu des Guides multimédia Opus
- Permet l’installation de différents modes de fonctionnement

- Interface facile d’utilisation
- Permet le « glisser-déposer » de fichiers médias
- Vérifie l’intégrité du contenu

Superbe qualité sonore
- Son stéréo de qualité CD
- Gamme de 10 niveaux de volume
- Plus de 500 heures de contenu audio multilingue

Qualité d’image
- Résolution QVGA (320 x 240 pixels), haute qualité
- Plus de 28 heures de vidéo, ou 10.000 images

Mémoire
- Mémoire 2GB; extensible
- Accepte de multiples langues et visites
- Supporte toutes les combinaisons audiovisuelles (audio, images, animations, clips vidéos)

Gestion du contenu multimédia

Déclenchement et synchronisation
- Technologies IR et RF
- Synchronisation avec des systèmes multimédia
- Compatible avec la technologie de géolocalisation

Recueil de statistiques dynamiques

- Logiciel de données d’utilisation
- Des sondages sur mesure peuvent être intégrés au guide multimédia

Favoris
- Les visiteurs peuvent sélectionner leurs favoris pour les imprimer sur demande via le logiciel MyCollection™ ou pour d’autres services en ligne de post visite.

Système de chargement modulable

- Les chargeurs d’Opus permettent une installation flexible et efficace.

- Les chargeurs modulables (module de 5 chargeurs) peuvent être fixés au mur, à une étagère, posés sur un bureau ou dans un tiroir.

Energie
- Batterie Li-Poly écologique et rechargeable
- Chargement de 0 à 100 % en 4 heures
- Pleinement opérationnelle pendant une journée

Normes
En conformité avec les normes ISO9000, CE, FCC partie 15 et RoHS

exSite Series

exSite Guiding Systems

Acoustiguide will continue to support its exclusive exSite line of wand players, designed and manufactured with our proprietary audio tour technology.

exSite comes in two formats: exSite Classic™ and exSite Premium™.

+ exSite Premium

exSite Premium™

One of the most advanced audio tour technology on the market today, Acoustiguide's exSite Premium offers superior sound quality, automatic infrared activation and video synchronization, onsite programming and data collection. It also has programmable soft-keys, integrated advanced software applications, and full compatibility with Acoustiguide's MyCollection system.

exSite Premium is part of the exclusive exSite line of wand players designed and manufactured by the Espro Acoustiguide Group. With up to 1GB memory, exSite audio tour system can hold over 250 hours of content to satisfy the most ambitious of institutions. The unit offers high-end CD-quality sound based on advanced audio processing technology which is delivered through a high fidelity speaker embedded in the wand-style unit that is most favored by museum visitors. Advanced features include IR activation and sophisticated survey and data collection capabilities.

The most advanced unit in our exSite line of wand players, the exSite Premium comes with four programmable soft keys for a variety of customized site applications to meet specific institutional needs. An example includes bookmarking, which complements our MyCollection system and enables visitors to download images of their favorite objects for on-demand catalogue and poster-printing in real time at the site.

Superior Sound and Capacity

CD quality stereo sound
Rich audio content integrating voice, music and sound effects
Each unit capable of delivering over 250 hours of multilingual audio content
Built-in high fidelity speaker
Can also be used with headphones or single ear-piece
Multiple ways to access content with tour menus and a choice of tour formats

Accessible Design

Ergonomic design ensures comfortable use for long periods of time
Built-in speaker and headphone jack plug for use with headsets
Adjustable shoulder strap
Wide, alphanumeric and graphic back-lit display screen
Solid state technology with no moving parts
Built-in radio triggered alarm (optional)
Sleek brushed silver casing, customized colors are optional
Selection screen for easy switching between languages or tour types
Easy on-site content updating and modification
ADA sensitive with programmable volume range, T-switch and induction loop compatibility, keypad navigation aid, large back-lit buttons and large graphic display

Customizable Advanced and interactive Features

Infrared remote activation
Precise synchronization to external multimedia and Group Guiding systems
Programmable keypad
MyCollection/Bookmark capability
Data Collection (optional)
Electronic visitors surveys

Memory Capacity

Up to 1GB, gives up to 250 hours of high quality audio, including narration, music and effects
All languages, tour types, and content variations can be loaded on the same exSite Premium for maximum convenience

High Performance Soft Keypad

Up and down keys allow user to easily scroll through various menus and text on screen
Blue and yellow soft keys beneath the screen are programmable according to a site’s specific needs. These keys can be dedicated to advanced functions including bookmarking, “Yes/No” survey questions, etc.

Multiple Ways to Access Content

Direct Access – by pressing a number or by infrared auto triggering
Layering – guiding the visitor via audio and menus on the screen to access additional content
Guided Tour – allowing the site to guide and direct the visitor’s path, leading the visitor through a predetermined linear route.
Advised Tour – the ability to alternate between Direct Access and Guided Tours – the visitor can either follow audio or screen based recommendations or directly select items of interest

Data Collection
The exSite Premium system enables the collection and statistical analysis of data related to visitor usage patterns. It documents the visitors’ paths through the museum, recording visit duration, language selection, listening behavior and the popularity of different audio segments. This and other data can be categorized according to type and can be exported to external statistical systems for further analysis.

Visitor Surveys Via Electronic Questionnaires
exSite Premium’s software allows the site to collect visitor profiles through electronic questionnaires that are embedded within the unit’s audio program or LCD display. These interactive surveys may inquire about visitor demographics, membership and overall satisfaction.

Technical Specifications

Player Dimenasions
Length 9” (230mm)
Width 2.25” (60mm)
Depth 1.5” (40mm)
Weight 10.25oz (290gr)

Battery
Unit is fully charged from 0 to 100% in 3 hours
Full day usage
Built-in sleep function

Programming / Charging Rack

The Programming / Charging Rack loads content while providing a continuous charge to 40 exSite Premium units simultaneously.
Updating tour content using a standard CD
Ability to segregate languages and tour types among units within a single Rack.
The Rack’s hard drive automatically stores statistical data collected by exSite Premium units about visitors and their usage patterns.

Dimensions
Width 25.5” (64cm)
Height 19” (48cm)
Depth 14.5” (36cm)
Weight 44 lbs (20Kg)

Standards
Compliance to ISO9000, CE, FCC part15 and RoHS

+ exSite Classic

exSite Classic is part of the exclusive exSite line of wand players designed and manufactured by the Espro Acoustiguide Group. With up to 1GB memory, the unit can hold over 250 hours of content to satisfy the most ambitious of institutions. The units offers high-end CD-quality sound based on advanced audio processing technology which is delivered through a high fidelity speaker embedded in the wand-style unit that is most favored by museum visitors. Advanced features include IR activation and sophisticated survey and data collection capabilities.

Superior Sound and Capacity

CD quality stereo sound
Rich audio content integrating voice, music and sound effects
Each unit capable of delivering over 250 hours of multilingual audio content
Built-in high fidelity speaker
Can also be used with headphones or single ear-piece
Multiple ways to access content with tour menus and a choice of tour formats

Accessible Design

Ergonomic design ensures comfortable use for long periods of time
Built-in speaker and headphone jack plug for use with headsets
Adjustable shoulder strap
Wide, alphanumeric and graphic back-lit display screen
Solid state technology with no moving parts
Built-in radio triggered alarm (optional)
Black standard color
Selection screen for easy switching between languages or tour types
Easy on-site content updating and modification
ADA sensitive with programmable volume range, T-switch and induction loop compatibility, keypad navigation aid, large back-lit buttons and large graphic display

Customizable Advanced and interactive Features

Infrared remote activation
Precise synchronization to external multimedia and Group Guiding systems
Programmable keypad
MyCollection/Bookmark capability
Data Collection (optional)
Electronic visitors surveys

Memory Capacity

Up to 1GB, gives up to 250 hours of high quality audio, including narration, music and effects
All languages, tour types, and content variations can be loaded on the same exSite Classic for maximum convenience

High Performance Soft Keypad

Up and down keys allow user to easily scroll through various menus and text on screen
Blue and yellow soft keys beneath the screen are programmable according to a site’s specific needs. These keys can be dedicated to advanced functions including bookmarking, “Yes/No” survey questions, etc.

Multiple Ways to Access Content

Direct Access – by pressing a number or by infrared auto triggering
Layering – guiding the visitor via audio and menus on the screen to access additional content
Guided Tour – allowing the site to guide and direct the visitor’s path, leading the visitor through a predetermined linear route.
Advised Tour – the ability to alternate between Direct Access and Guided Tours – the visitor can either follow audio or screen based recommendations or directly select items of interest

Data Collection
The exSite Classic system enables the collection and statistical analysis of data related to visitor usage patterns. It documents the visitors’ paths through the museum, recording visit duration, language selection, listening behavior and the popularity of different audio segments. This and other data can be categorized according to type and can be exported to external statistical systems for further analysis.

Visitor Surveys Via Electronic Questionnaires
exSite Classic’s software allows the site to collect visitor profiles through electronic questionnaires that are embedded within the unit’s audio program or LCD display. These interactive surveys may inquire about visitor demographics, membership and overall satisfaction.

Technical Specifications

Player Dimensions
Length 9” (230mm)
Width 2.25” (60mm)
Depth 1.5” (40mm)
Weight 10.25oz (290gr)

Battery
Unit is fully charged from 0 to 100% in 3 hours
Full day usage
Built-in sleep function

Programming / Charging Rack

The Programming / Charging Rack loads content while providing a continuous charge to 40 exSite Classic units simultaneously.
Updating tour content using a standard CD
Ability to segregate languages and tour types among units within a single Rack.
The Rack’s hard drive automatically stores statistical data collected by exSite Classic units about visitors and their usage patterns.

Dimensions
Width 25.5” (64cm)
Height 19” (48cm)
Depth 14.5” (36cm)
Weight 44 lbs (20Kg)

Standards
Compliance to ISO9000, CE, FCC part15 and RoHS