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Installing the Beta

Requirements

Photo Finale Kiosk (PFK) requires Windows 8.1 x64 or higher.
Administrative rights are required to run the installer, but the user account used to run PF Kiosk does not need to be a local administrator.

Prerequisites

The following four prerequisites must be installed, in the order shown, before the beta installer:

Updating from Earlier Versions of PFK

You do not need to delete a previous version.  The installer will automatically overwrite any existing version of PFK, and will even take care of shutting down all of the apps first if you've forgotten.

What Gets Installed

The home directory for the PFK software is c:\PF Kiosk\ 

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PFK.exe is the only app that needs to be launched.  It takes care of launching its three helper apps, as well as monitoring and restarting them as needed. 

Test Photos

The installer now includes an option to also install a small batch of test photos.  This will allow you to easily demo the kiosk with photos loaded from the hard drive, without having to insert a media card or USB.

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c:\PF Kiosk\Test Photos\

Touch Interaction

If installing on a machine with a touchscreen, it is recommended that you enabled Windows Tablet mode to take full advantage of the touch screen and on-screen keyboard capabilities of the system.

This setting can be enabled in Settings > System > Tablet mode.

Activation

The first time you launch PFK, you will be asked to activate it with a Dealer Code and Kiosk ID.  Please use the values provided to you by support.

Configuration

All configuration for PFK is done centrally in myLab (currently myLab Sandbox – https://mylab-sandbox.photofinale.com – until released).

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Changes made in myLab will take effect the next time the software is launched.  There is no cache-in period required.  Note: some settings apply to the LPS or pfRouter apps, such as the "SourceFolders" for LPS.  Those apps must also be quit & relaunched in order to take advantage of changes to any settings that apply to them.

Operation

Miscellaneous
  • When using the Mobile Upload to import photos, in addition to scanning the QR code or sending an SMS to your mobile number, you can also click on the QR code and the link will be copied to your clipboard.  You can then alt-tab to a browser window outside of PFK and paste the link in and proceed.
  • After an order is placed, the kiosk will automatically reset after 12 seconds.  Note: if you move your mouse this counter is reset.
Admin Functions
Key ComboFunction
CTRL-SHIFT-LQuit PF Kiosk
CTRL-SHIFT-MMinimize PF Kiosk
CTRL-SHIFT-PNavigate to the Platform Info page

There is also a hidden button near the top-left corner of the Intro page to access the kiosk's Admin page:

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  • Send logs to support
  • Restart the computer
  • Shutdown the computer

Known Issues

None presently.

Roadmap

The following features & functionality are already on our roadmap but feel free to offer input & suggestions:

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