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Quick Start

Get up and running with 7CG in minutes.

Installation​

  1. Download 7CG from the official website
  2. Install the application for your platform (Windows, macOS, or Linux)
  3. Launch 7CG

First Run Wizard​

When you first launch 7CG, a setup wizard will guide you through initial configuration.

1. Welcome​

The wizard welcomes you to 7CG. Click Get Started to begin setup.

Welcome screen

2. Language Selection​

Choose your preferred interface language:

  • English
  • Português
  • Español

Your selection is applied immediately and is used to pre-filter the default Bible translation list later in the wizard.

Language selection screen

3. CasparCG Connection​

Configure the CasparCG server connection used by 7CG:

  • Server IP / Hostname - For example 127.0.0.1, localhost, or the hostname of your CasparCG machine
  • Server Port - AMCP port, normally 5250
  • Test Connection - Verifies the server is reachable before continuing

If you are not ready to connect yet, you can skip this step and configure it later in Preferences → Connection.

Theme selection screen

4. Theme Selection​

Select your preferred visual theme:

  • Light - Light color scheme
  • Dark - Dark color scheme
  • System - Follows your operating system theme

5. Bible & Songbook​

Configure your default content sources:

  • Bible Translation - Select your preferred Bible version (filtered by your chosen language)
  • Songbook - Choose your default songbook for lyrics

Defaults screen

6. Other Preferences​

The final wizard step captures a few operational defaults:

  • Notifications - Enable desktop notifications for updates, imports, and important status messages
  • Auto-play channel bug on startup - Starts your bug overlay automatically when 7CG launches
  • Auto-play channel ID on startup - Starts your channel ID overlay automatically when 7CG launches

Those startup overlays are configured in detail later in Preferences → Channel Graphics.

Other preferences screen

After the Wizard​

When setup finishes, 7CG opens the main application and you can refine your preferences from the settings panel:

  • Connection - CasparCG host, AMCP port, OSC port
  • Channels - Discover and label CasparCG channels
  • Interface - Theme, language, and module visibility
  • Companion - Enable the server and pair devices with a PIN
  • Channel Graphics - Configure bug and ID overlays, channel/layer targets, and autoplay
  • TV Manager - Cloud rundown integration

Connecting to CasparCG Later​

If you skipped connection testing during the wizard:

  1. Open Preferences
  2. Navigate to Connection
  3. Enter your CasparCG server details:
    • Host address, such as localhost or 192.168.1.100
    • Port, normally 5250
  4. Click Connect
  5. Open Channels to confirm 7CG can discover and label the server channels correctly

See the Connection Configuration guide for detailed setup instructions.

Optional Next Setup Tasks​

Before your first live production, it is worth checking three areas:

Creating Your First Rundown​

Once connected to CasparCG:

  1. Open or create a rundown in the Rundown module
  2. Add blocks from the modules or from the rundown creation actions
  3. Configure content and routing settings
  4. Select an item and press Play to execute it
  5. Use Stop when the block type supports stopping or clearing on-air output

For more details, see the Rundown Module and Configuration sections.

Next Steps​