Radio Station v1 - Radio Station application
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1. 3 a Eg por p 3 a Radio Station www radio station gr User s Manual EN a Py P ram Rl User s Manual 08 10 2010 Radio Station 2 9 Radio Station v2 9 Freeware front end application for listening to online Greek Radio Stations which includes an alarm feature and audio recorder For Windows 2000 XP Vista 7 Requirements The Radio Station application uses the Windows Media Player component In order for your copy of the Radio Station to work correctly you need to have the Windows Media Player version 9 x or higher installed Download it from the Microsoft website Recommended WMP ver 11 Welcome to the Radio Station application As far as we know it 15 stable and works fine with Windows 2K XP Vista and Windows 7 Figure 1 illustrates the main window of the Radio Station application where you can select and listen to any of the stations exist in this list The stations are listed alphabetically The Radio Station is capable of remembering where you like to be placed on your screen for that reason wherever you left it last time you used it this is where it will appear the next time you start the application 1 Listen to a broadcasting radio station eee eees In order to find a particular radio station you just need to scroll the list up and down or click once within the Radio list and start typing the first few letters of the station you are looking for 1 e for loca2. Greek and pop hits Athens liva 4 qr greek favor ites neu Athens a radio qr Helodia Entexno greek classics Cyprus a radio qr Helodia FH 98 greek favorites neu Athens livag4 qr Helodikos 96 8 greek eclact ics Thessaloniki e radio gr greek eclect ics Thessaloniki liveg4 gr Thessaloniki s spor Thessaloniki e radio gr dance hits pop Cyprus e radio gr pop rock dance Patrai adult contenpararu Thessaloniki TR am Fig 9 Quick Access a station s website while listening to it www radio station gr 12 gfragkos 2009 2010 User s Manual 08 10 2010 Radio Station 2 9 4 Known issues None in this version up to release time www radio station gr 13 gfragkos 2009 2010 User s Manual 08 10 2010 Radio Station 2 9 SMCS ONINO ei senses ses aseseucse oes sseccuessaes a facebook You may find us on Facebook and join our fans Tell us your a opinion keep up to date with new releases and news tell us what Radio Station you would like to see in the next versions and report any bugs application you may find we hope none http www facebook com pages Radio Station application 114008509435 Invite all your friends to our Facebook group Thank you for using Radio Station 2 9 WWW radio station gr www radio
3. There are several shortcuts to use Radio Station through the F keys Simply hit Fl Open Close the control panel F2 Quick Tune in to a selected station F3 Select and play a random station F4 Start Stop the Vis View F5 Change Visualization Output need to be in Vis View to see it F7 Mute Unmute the player F8 Volume Down F9 Volume Up F10 Set Always on Top Unset Always on top F11 Open Sound Card Recorder Record Audio to File By clicking this button another window will show on your screen This window gives you access to the Sound Card Recorder Fig 6 Sound Card Recorder x way station gr Open Volume Control Uptions Convert Wia to MPG status Fig 6 Sound Card Recorder www radio station gr 9 gfragkos 2009 2010 User s Manual 08 10 2010 Radio Station 2 9 Before you start you need to make sure that your Volume Control is set up correctly Just click the Open Volume Control button to bring up the mixer Fig 7 i Volume Control Options Help Volume Control Wave SW Synth CO Player Line In Balance Balance Balance Balance Balance gt 4 gt 4 gt U4 gt U4 Volume Volume Volume Volume TREE Mute all Mute Mute Realtek AC97 Audio Fig 7 Volume Control Click Options gt Properties and select Recording click OK The Volume Control window it has changed to Recording Control tick t
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5. suggestions page Next on our list is the Donate button This button takes you online to our website and more specifically to our donate webpage Radio Station application 15 free for you to download and use However we would like you to support us with the cost of designing developing and maintaining this piece of software The Display on MSN check box is introduced to the Radio Station application This check box when is checked it sends to Windows MSN Messenger M what you are listening to Thus if you have enabled the show what I m listening to option in MSN messenger all of your friends can see which station you are listening to through Radio Station application First of all you need to have the latest version of Windows MSN messenger installed in your system After you login to your msn account you will see a window similar to Figure 5 5 Configure MSN messenger in 3 simple steps Click on Point 1 to display the drop down menu and then click Point 2 in order to check if it 1s not already checked the Show what I m listening to option Now www radio station gr 7 gfragkos 2009 2010 User s Manual 08 10 2010 Radio Station 2 9 when you tune in to a station in Radio Station application it is displayed on MSN messenger as well see Point 3 amp Windows Live Messenger e 34 jJ 4 Available 77 i LeliLalLo crystallized work Dimitris 4 Pardon My Friends British Sea Power 3
6. aloniki e radio gr gt Check for Updates 89 Rainbow Thessaloniki liwe 4 gr i 484 Panorana Thessaloniki live 4 gr gt Open WEL Audio Streaming Rid 107 4 local neus Athens a radia gr Hgios Spyridon 91 1 raligious Corfu a radia gr gt Play File mp3 wma asx ett Hir FH 104 4 local neus Athens live 4 gr Aktina Radio 104 7 nainstrean hits Corfu a radia gr 2 ped dd H PH greek eclect ics Athens e radio gr EU Anti a 102 local neus various Cyprus a radia qr gt vis View gt m Anti FH 97 5 Thessaloniki live d gr gt Alter logo gt suggested gt About RS gt Donate lw Display on MSM SS gt Record Audio to le mp3 Fig 5 1 The Plus tab The Vis View button displays a visualization output in the main window area When click you may right click on the main window and select Zoom gt Full Screen The TV button will open a new window which has a list of TV channels Fig 5 2 The feed of these channels is live and you can watch the in the main window More channels will be added in next versions By clicking the TV button again the TV channels window will disappear Just click on a channel to connect to it or click it again in order to disconnect from it If you click Vis View the main window will change back to the main screen of Radio Station www radio station gr 5 gfragkos 2009 2010 User s Manual 08 10 2010 Radio Station 2 9 Control Panel dot a _ gt Check f
7. amp Dimitris you re my star shining on me no A Greg f Hot FM 104 6 www radio station gr manolo deny me and be doomed Rebecca thanasys thanasys B Tomazinio Duke IL amp l ivaysz gt Offline Fig 5 5 Configure MSN messenger to display the station you are listening to Last but not least one of the most useful features of the application 15 the Record Audio to file See Section 3 Advanced features for more information on how to record any streaming audio www radio station gr 8 gfragkos 2009 2010 User s Manual 08 10 2010 Radio Station 2 9 3 Advanced features cence sosssconsetecareeeusesesssesnsesseantwresseunseuscesses gt Alarm Clock Navigate to the Alarm tab and click once on the text which sais In case the Radio Station is not broadcasting This way you can preview the default alarm clock sound which will be played if no station is broadcasting when the alarm goes off gt Command line support The Radio Station application can be started and manipulated from the command line In case you would like to create an automated start to a specific station you may use the following command RadioStation exe radio station name 1 e RadioStation exe nitro Effectively using this feature you may have you computer tune automatically to your favourite radio station each time you boot or log into the Operating System Function Keys
8. at location and start listening to it Sie e to all Greek radio station dig e Control Panel Athens live d gr Athens a radin qr set favourite radio station Listen this Station tic selection Thessaloniki e radio gr classics Athens e radio gr Thessaloniki live 4 gr contenporary Thessaloniki e radio qr live progran Athens e radio gr Remove Favorite Station Athens livag4 qr hits Athens e radio gr Add Favorite Station Clear All Stations Hainstrean Thessaloniki oe radio gr im tune in J TE Sosa set Favourite radio station set Favourite radio station set Favourite radio station Sw 55 oon oo coh Fig 3 Manage your favourite radio stations The Alarm tab is a very useful feature in this application You can set the Radio Station to wake you up by tuning in to your favourite radio broadcast In the Alarm tab you can see the current time of your system and how it is set 12h or 24h Firstly you need to set which station you want to listen when the alarm goes off In order to do set the alarm select with a single click a station from the list and click on the no Station selected text area in the Alarm tab From the two combo boxes select the hour and the minutes you want to set the alarm If everything is set correctly you may click the set alarm button If the alarm is activated a small grey bell will appear next to the
9. em with your Internet connection or for any other reason which might affect the alarm from connecting to the radio station you set after a delay of 30 seconds a normal alarm will sound similar to a typical alarm clock as a fail safe mechanism This way in case something went wrong you will not miss your waking call except if you forgot to turn on your speakers There is also a check box marked as Start Recording upon alarm In that case when the alarm goes off the Sound Card Recorder will be automatically launched and start recording in a file the broadcast you have just tuned in The Plus tab has a number of buttons Fig 5 1 The first button Check for Updates checks if there are any newer versions available for you to download The second button Open URL tunes the radio to any custom streaming link you may prefer to listen it supports all types of audio or video streaming The third button Play File allows you to play an audio file like mp3 wav wma asx etc usually located locally on your hard disk The next button Load local is capable of loading a standard m3u playlist which can be created using Windows Media Player Winamp or any other m3u list generator 4 Radio Station 2 9 Thank you for using Radio Station 2 9 listen live to all Greek radio stations bro Control Panel 1431 RH Thessaloniki e radio gr ATT Preset al Hel BH iso Thessaloniki liwe d gr Bn iso easy listening Thess
10. he first check box which refers to the Stereo Mix and adjust the scroll bar around the middle not too high not too low You may exit the Recording Control now The recorder is ready to capture and record directly from your sound card Microphone Sigmatel High Definition Audio CODEC Working CD Audia x Sigmatel High Definition Audio CODEC sis y Currently unavailable Stereo Mix Sigmatel High Definition Audio CODEC Currently unavailable v Show Disabled Devices v Shaw Disconnected Devices Configure Set Default Properties Fig 8 Vista amp Windows 7 Control Panel Sound Configuration If you are using a Vista or Windows 7 OS the process of adjusting the recorder the first time is a little bit different You need to go to the Control Panel of you Windows installation and double click on Sound icon Select the Recording tab where a list of devices can been seen This list is not full as Microsoft decided to keep www radio station gr 10 gfragkos 2009 2010 User s Manual 08 10 2010 Radio Station 2 9 them hidden for some reason Right click on the empty space where the list 15 and an option will pop up Show Disabled Devices Fig 8 which you need to check Now your list contains all available devices Check that you want you record directly form the sound card What you hear One more adjustment before you start using the Sound Card Recorder for first time 1s to click the Options button in order to se
11. ia gr x Anti FH 97 5 Thessaloniki live d gr set alarm In caze the Radio Station is not broadcasting plau the default alarn clock sound fy Start Recording upon alarm Fig 2 Radio Station expanded window Control Panel The Control Panel has four tabs The Preset the Alarm the Help and the Plus The Help tab has a very small and brief description of how the application works in case you are familiar with it and you just need to remind your self how to perform a specific task In the Preset tab you can store your top 10 favourite radio stations you love to listen This way you do not need to remember a good station you found last time or type the name of it Store it within your favourites list and right click on the list to listen to it In Figure 3 you can see the pop up menu that appears when you right click on a preset location Using the pop up menu you can manipulate your favourite radio stations You can either click to tune in and listen Listen this Station add the selected radio station to a specific numbered location on the preset list Add Favourite Station you can remove a specific station from the favourites list Remove Favourite Station and you may clear all your favourite stations at once www radio station gr 3 gfragkos 2009 2010 User s Manual 08 10 2010 Radio Station 2 9 Clear All Stations In case you have a station stored to a specific location you may also double click on th
12. me and broadcasting frequency of the selected station along with its telephone number the station s geographical location i e Athens and the local weather forecast in this particular area i e Athens You may stop or start the scrolling RDS text with a single click on it The controls used for the volume to start or to stop a broadcasting radio station are the same used by the Windows Media Player in Microsoft Windows 2 The Control Panel features and capabilities The symbol at the top right corner expands the main window and gives you access to some important features of the application Fig 2 The expanded area 1s called Control Panel When you click on it the symbol changes to the opposite direction and you can click it again in order to hide the Control Panel 4 Radio Station 2 9 Thank you for using Radio Station 2 9 listen live to all Greek radio stations brc Control Panel Thessaloniki e radio gr A Thessaloniki liweg4 gr easy listening neu Thessaloniki e radio gr Thessaloniki liwe 4 gr 05 Oct 10 064 Panorana Thessaloniki liwe 4 gr 23 00 47 H100 107 4 local nens Athens e radio gr e i Agios Spyridon 91 1 religious Corfu e radio gr Start listening toa Radio Station Hir FA 104 4 local meus Athens lived4 gr tati lected Aktina Radio 104 7 nainstrean hits Corfu a radia gr DERE Es ds HH HFA greek aclact ics Athens a radia gr Anti Fr 108 7 local neus various Cyprus a rad
13. or Updates Hn gt Open WRL Audio Streaming quad E Play File mp3 wma asx etc ur _ lt Load local playlist m3u gt vis view Pot El Alter logo gt Suggested gt abouts gt Donate Display on MSN 2 TY Channels click an a channel to connect or disconnect Fig 5 2 The TV Channels window The Alternative logo picture button 15 just for changing the default logo picture just for fun Click the About R S to load a form which displays useful information Fig 5 3 about the version of Radio Station application you are currently running BE About Radio Station application Fig 5 3 About Radio Station Application www radio station gr 6 gfragkos 2009 2010 User s Manual 08 10 2010 Radio Station 2 9 The Suggested button was added to promote artists and friends of Radio Station application By clicking on it you are being redirected to the relevant webpage where you can browse useful links Fig 5 4 Click on images to zoom in flip them to read more information and visit if you like the relevant link If you want your link to be displayed with the suggested ones just contact us Suggested Artists Windows Internet Explorer TBR l de radio station gr 3 rE iF Favorites dp Suggested Artists A 5 man Pager Safety Tools gt www radio station gr suggests the following artists Fig 5 4 Radio Station
14. set alarm button to indicate it Fig 4 Hover your mouse cursor above the bell icon and a tooltip box will appear confirming the current configuration of the alarm you just set If you need to cancel the alarm the set alarm button has become cancel alarm which can be used to deactivate the alarm and allow you to reconfigure it The last alarm configuration you used is saved for the next time you start the application Effectively if you need to wake up very morning at 9 00am listening to a particular radio station you do not need to set the alarm again and again you just need to click the set alarm button and it is done for you DER Control Panel ics Athens a radio qr 4 rock pop Thessaloniki e radio gr trean Thessaloniki e radia gr Thessaloniki live 4 qr ial Music Athens liva 4 qr 20 37 42 f Jan 10 IUS Hthanz e radio gr Start listening to Radia Station ics Thessaloniki e radia gr range 2 ilternat i Athens a radio qr Athens live d gr 3 ock Thessaloniki e radio gr ropolis Athens e radio gr I The alarm will sound at 09 00 tunned on Orange 93 2 broadcast ing play the def au lt alarm clock sound fy tune in Fig 4 Using the Alarm feature www radio station gr 4 gfragkos 2009 2010 User s Manual 08 10 2010 Radio Station 2 9 If for any reason the radio station you selected is not broadcasting when the alarm is set or there is a probl
15. t the default name and the default path of the output file Preferably somewhere where you know you have write permissions Now you are ready While you are tuned to a radio station using the Radio Station application you may click the Start Recording button and it will start capturing what you are listening to In order to stop the recording you need to click the Stop Recording If you are happy with what you recorded click Save As to save the temporary file into a wav format In order to convert the wav file to mp3 you need to click the Convert WAV to MP3 button select the wav file and click Convert it is converted for you in high quality mp3 file format Isn t that cool gt 3G Internet km to buffer If you have a 3G connection to the Internet Ss using one of the USB sticks from companies ia like COSMOTE Wind and Vodafone e you will have notice that depending on your location or being in the move the radio broadcast starts breaking up This 1s due to the fact the reception is not as good as it should be and it affects the signal quality Using the Radio Station Application you may alter the buffer In other words you may adjust how many second of broadcast will be loaded onto the application s memory Thus if you lost the signal for a while of at some locations there is poor reception your listening experience will not be affected In order to change the buffer size right click on Windo
16. ting fast the station Orange in the list just hit the first and the second letter of its name from your keyboard In case you made a mistake while typing a station s name just hit ESC and start typing its name from the beginning Now in order to start listening you can either double click on the station you want from the list or click once on the name of the station in order to select it and then you can either click the button Tune in or hit the Enter key from your keyboard 1 Radio Station 9 Seles Thank you for using Radio Station 2 9 listen live to all Greek radio stations bro Thessaloniki e radio gr Thessaloniki lived4 gr easy listening neu Thessaloniki e radio gr Thessaloniki liwars4 gr 404 Panarana Thessaloniki livee4 gr A100 107 4 local neus Athans a radia qr Agios Spyridon 91 1 religious Corfu a radia qr Hir FA 104 4 local neus Ht hens liva 4 gr Aktina Radio 104 7 Hainetrean hits Corfu a radia qr HHH HFA greek eclectic Athans a radia qr Anti Fn 102 7 local neus various Cyprus e radio gr Anti FA 97 5 Thessaloniki liver4 gr Fig 1 Radio Station main window www radio station gr 2 gfragkos 2009 2010 User s Manual 08 10 2010 Radio Station 2 9 The application requires to be connected to the internet where it locates and displays the selected station s logo and any existing relative information in the RDS area scrolling text at the top Basically in the RDS area you can see the na
17. ws Media Player which is on the application s main screen and select Options Go to Network Buffering and select Buffer Next to Buffer you may set how many seconds of data you wish to load into memory before it starts playing for a 3G connection 20 seconds should be ideal Click OK and tune in to your favourite ratio station or TV channel Note that when the Buffer size 1s adjusted the Radio Station will take longer to start playing depending upon the number of second you entered However once start playing it will not start breaking up that easily as before when the signal is lost for a while If you get to a place where the signal is strong you may switch back the buffer to its original value in order to avoid the small delay of pre loading data when choosing a station gt RDS You may stop start the RDS scrolling text by clicking on it www radio station gr 1 gfragkos 2009 2010 User s Manual 08 10 2010 Radio Station 2 9 gt Quick Access to a station s website When you have already selected and tuned in to your favourite station you are just one click away from accessing its website If the station you are listening to has a website you may access it by clicking the Open Station s website HJ as you can see in Figure 9 J Radio Station 2 9 Hood Radio tel adult contemporary Thessaloniki http www moodradi greek orthodox radi Thessaloniki e radio gr A Greek and pop hits Athens e radio gr
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