MP3Rocket User Guide
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1. ae enero E 18 CONNECHIONS ER ne es an nn Dean ee nn Reese nn ee EE eee se ie erate re Ree 19 0 OS OM LM estes 20 The Playlist Vni neat eee 22 eese eee RT EE T e ss A a 23 OPPOSER P RM M MEE dto 25 MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved General MP3 Rocket is the most robust application available for file sharing We suggest perusing the Options section Tools gt Options on most operating systems or MP3 Rocket gt Preferences on Mac OS to discover the many features that are offered Advanced users of MP3 Rocket will find the Options window very useful However users just beginning to understand how MP3 Rocket works should continue to read MP3 Rocket Enabling Open Information Sharing File View Navigation Tools Help Search E montor E Library Select Search Type Quality Lic Type Size Speed Bitrate f all Types Lf Audio Images a Video Documents Programs All Types 4 Filename Et Getting Started To start using MP3 Rocket find the text field on the left type in what you are looking for and click the Search button If you are looking for only one Qt music video etc you can narrow your searclasaa above the text field Now you can view detailed information about your You can use the MP3 Rocket connection downloads and Media Player to preview your uploads2. Saving e Atsetup Rocket prompted you to designate the location of your Shared Directory The Saving window allows you to change the location of your Shared Directory The default Shared Directory location for Windows users is the Shared folder in the Documents and Settings folder Incomplete Directory stores incompletely downloaded files and is also located in the Documents and Settings folder by default To designate how long incomplete files stay on your computer specify Days to Keep Incomplete Files option The default length of time is one week e You may also specify a different Save folder for each media type To do that select Media Type in the list and click the Browse button Downloaded files of that media type will be saved in the specified folder MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved Sharing You can share more than one folder by adding additional folders to your Shared list in Library WARNING DO NOT SHARE YOUR ENTIRE HARD DRIVE If you share your entire hard drive the contents of your whole computer may be exposed To limit sharing to specific file types enter that file extension in the Shared Extensions input field Tools gt Options gt Sharing For example to share only JPEG files enter only jpg or jpeg in the Shared Extensions input field e Ifthe Share Finished Downloads option is checked then all completed downloads will be shared To share or un share individual files indepen
3. 1991 Free Software Foundation Inc 59 Temple Place Suite 330 Boston MA 02111 1307 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document but changing it is not allowed Preamble The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and Iv If you accept the terms of the agreement click I Agree to continue You must accept the agreement to install MP3 Rocket 4 9 PRO sb stet HO soin c Step 3 Choose the Components you would like to install Choose Components Hn Choose which features of MP3 Rocket 4 9 PRO you want to a n d C IC k N e xt install Check the components you want to install and uncheck the components you don t want to install Click Next to continue Select components to install MP3 Rocket Application Required Check Java R Installation Required Add Shortcuts Description Space required 12 6MB Pasit ur mou lt Back Cancel MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved he NU satay gt Step 4 You will be asked to choose a folder to install MP3 PA Rocket You may choose the default folder or install in a different folder Afterwards you will be asked to select Setup will install MP3 Rocket 4 9 PRO in the following folder To install in a different folder e click Browse and select another Folder Click Install to start the installation where to place the shortcut alias for MP3 Rocket We recommend
4. of your connection to the network see the Connections tab for more details If the Firewall Indicator is checked you will see either a globe no firewall detected or a globe behind a brick wall firewall detected If the Shared Files Indicator is checked a green bubble in the status bar will show the number of files being shared on the network e If the Bandwidth Indicator is checked the status bar will display total upload and download bandwidth in kilobytes per second iTunes To make your audio files available in iTunes check the Share My Music option default When this is checked your Shared Files will go to iTunes with the name specified at Share Name Bug Reports Whenever MP3 Rocket encounters an error a bug report is generated and sent to the MP3 Rocket development team Choose one of the three options for sending bug reports e Always Send Immediately immediately sends the bug report to the bug server without asking e Always Ask For Review asks you case by case whether or not to submit the bug report with option to view Always Discard All Errors never sends bug reports To see a sample bug report click View Example View e Popups o Select revert to default to redisplay the messages for which you have chosen Do not display this message again or Always use this answer e Auto complete Text o You can choose to enable or disable the auto completion of text fields used Rocket
5. or backward down MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved Search Tab More Search Options Audio Files License Type Searches for files of a specific license type 2 Track Searches a specific track number specified in the file s metadata 3 Type Searches for a type of audio file such as song or audiobook specified in file s metadata 4 Year Year published specified in the file s metadata 5 Length Length of the file in bytes deprecated 6 Language Language of the audio file specified in the file s metadata 7 Bitrate Bitrate at which the file was encoded in kbps 8 Comments Additional comments on the audio file specified in the file s metadata 9 Action deprecated Video Files 1 Length Length of the file in bytes deprecated 2 Comments Additional comments on the video file specified in the file s metadata 3 License Type Searches for files of a specific license type 4 Copyright Copyright information specified in the file s metadata 5 Height Height of the video in pixels 6 Width Width of the video in pixels 7 Bitrate Bitrate at which the file was encoded 8 Action deprecated 9 Director Director of the video specified in the file s metadata 10 Studio Studio of the video specified in the file s metadata 11 Language Language of the video specified in the file s metadata 12 Stars Stars in the video specified in the file s metadata 13 Producer Produc
6. placing the MP3 Rocket shortcut on your desktop Destination Folder Space required 12 6MB Space available 148 868 add siste i oat Step 5 MP3 Rocket will install on your computer Installing Please wait while MP3 Rocket 4 9 PRO is being installed Extract Generic WindowsUtils dll 100 CO Output folder C Program Files MP3 Rocket Extract clink jar 100 Extract commons httpclient jar 100 Extract commons logging jar 100 Extract daap jar 100 Extract donotremove htm Extract MP3Rocket exe 100 Extract MP3Rocket ico 100 Extract MP3Rocket jar 100 Extract MP3Rocket on startup exe 100 Extract Generic WindowsUtils dll 100 idet hy it co Step 6 Select Finish or click on the shortcut on your Completing the MP3 Rocket 4 9 desktop to launch MP3 Rocket PRO Setup Wizard MP3 Rocket 4 9 PRO has been installed on your computer Click Finish to close this wizard Run MP3 Rocket 4 9 PRO Official Website www mp3rocket net MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved The Setup Wizard Language Options Step 1 Select your preferred language for MP3 Rocket Please choose the language you would like MP3 Rocket to use English United States v Welcome Step 2 Follow and complete The Setup Wizard Welcome to the MP3 Rocket setup wizard MP3 Rocket will guide you through a series of steps to configure MP3 Rocket For optimu
7. you can narrow your search results by using the buttons above the text field v Hide Adult Content Keyword What s New Direct Connect 00 rurbo charged connection V Gow M aM The What s New Tab allows users to search their local network for the latest content added For example clicking on the Images file type and searching via What s New will yield the latest image files added to the network Search Types Each search type audio video document image programs will yield the most recently added files of that media type 1 Select the desired file type If you don t know what type of file you re looking for or don t have a preference leave All Types as your selection 2 Pressthe What s New button to start searching 3 Pressthe Stop button to stop your search 4 Theflying Rocket indicates a search is in progress After you type your desired search into the field it generally takes 30 to 90 seconds before the last results appear 5 Youcan track the progress of your search with Search Progress Bars located on the tab of each search result window MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved Search Tab Results Window 1 After a search has been initiated the search term will appear a tab directly above the Quality column header As a search yields results the number of results received is displayed in parentheses to the right of the search term To clos
8. 5 0 0KB s The Monitor tab is divided into 2 sections Incoming Searches and Uploads Incoming Searches The Incoming Searches section shows search terms sent by the other Gnutella users This is a feature turned off by default Select the Enable checkbox to activate the Incoming Searches feature With Incoming Searches enabled you will see phrases stream across your screen These phrases represent queries that you are currently receiving from the Gnutella Network If you are not a designated Ultra peer you may see relatively few search terms Deselecting the Enable box will stop the display of these queries You can control the number of searches that are displayed by indicating a number limit in the box labeled Show last searches Uploads The Uploads section monitors upload activity Here you can see what files other Gnutella users are downloading from your Shared Directory The following column headers describe the files in the Uploads section e Name e Host IP address of the host downloading from you e Size e Status MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved e Chat e Progress e Speed e Time Time it will take to complete the download Vendor Version the uploading host s Gnutella client Kill Upload cancels an upload in progress If someone is downloading a file from your shared directory you can halt the transfer by clicking this button Clear Inactive clears files that were disrupted completed o
9. Auto completion fills in the rest of a search query as you type with previous search queries so that you can quickly repeat searches without typing the entire text string MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved Searching e Basic o You can set the maximum number of simultaneous searches you can perform We recommend that you keep this number to 5 or less because excessive searches will hurt the health of the gnutella network and cause everyone to have slower downloads and uploads o You also can choose whether or not you would like to be notified when downloading a file that does not contain a recognizable license MP3 Rocket currently recognizes Weed and Creative Commons licenses e Quality o You may choose to display the Quality of search results Four star results are highest and indicate that the host returning the result is not fire walled and has free upload slots e Speed o You can select the minimum speed of search results to display If you have a fast connection you may want to limit your search results to hosts with fast connections However if you are on a dial up modem you may want to see all speeds Filters e Keywords o Tofilter search results add a word or file extension to the Filter Results field Any result containing a word in the filter list will not be returned to you You can also filter out Adult Content html or htm files or vbs files e Hosts o To ban messages and search results from a specif
10. MP3Rocket User Guide Version 4 9 2003 2005 MP3Rocket 2005 MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved Under the copyright laws this manual may not be copied in whole or in part without the written consent of MP3Rocket Inc Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate MP3Rocket is not responsible for printing or clerical errors MP3Rocket Inc PO Box 5956 El Dorado Panama City Republic of Panama Zona 6 56 229 975 69 http www mp3rocket com Other company and product names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective companies Mention of third party products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation MP3Rocket assumes no responsibility with regard to the performance or use of these products Simultaneously published in the United States and Canada 12 17 05 Table of Contents Table Of CONTENTS ro 3 eri 4 Eee S lnelzzis ee 5 The Installation EE 6 The Setup Wizard nuce eines 8 Search Tab OV SII Wiss serere 11 Search Tab What s New Tab 12 Searchitrab S Results Windows UR ERU TUE UU EU TE e 13 Search Tab Fte uertice de nn alain nn en D TT Nr 15 Search Tab Downloads Win OW 16 Search Taba
11. all files are stored in the same directory To display a specific type of file select Audio Video Documents Programs or Images under Saved Files To specify a download location for each media type go to Tools gt gt Options gt gt Saving For a list of extensions associated with each file type please see the Options section of this user guide The Incomplete Files folder shows files that were only partially downloaded and files that are currently being downloaded Please do not share partially downloaded files The Launch button opens a selected file If it is an audio file the MP3 Rocket Media Player will play the file Otherwise the file will be launched with your computer s default program for that file type Click Enqueue to add the selected file to the Play list The Delete button deletes the selected file s from your hard drive Using this button will PERMANENTLY delete the file s from your computer NOTE You must remove the file from the Play list in order for you to delete it The Describe button opens a window in which you can adjust a file s metadata tag This tag contains information about the file that can be used to organize files or make searches more specific The Refresh button updates the contents of the library to reflect any recent changes The Resume button allows you to resume incomplete downloads Select an incomplete file and click the Resume button to resume downloading The Explore butto
12. cting Shutdown Immediately may prematurely terminate other users uploads and your own downloads e Selecting Shutdown after Transfers will close Rocket only after all uploads and downloads have completed If you choose this option new uploads will not be allowed and when all current uploads and downloads have completed MP3 Rocket will shut down We highly recommend you leave MP3 Rocket running especially if using a fast connection Updates This section controls which messages you receive when a new version of MP3 Rocket is available The choices are e Major Releases default You will only be notified when major stable versions have been released e Service Releases You will be notified of both major stable releases and minor bug fixes Beta Releases You will be notified of every version that is released whether beta or stable Chat Check or uncheck the box in Host Communication to enable or disable chatting with other hosts Player MP3 Rocket comes equipped with a media player so you can manage and launch your files with ease To launch files with your operating system s default audio player uncheck Use MP3 Rocket Media Player MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved Status Bar This section allows you to adjust what is displayed in the status bar at the bottom of MP3 Rocket e f Connection Quality Indicator is checked you will see five 5 bars in the bottom left corner of your Rocket showing the quality
13. ctly into the specified Shared folder Tools gt Options gt Sharing gt Shared Folders 1 The Downloads window displays information on downloads in progress Nine 9 column categories organize information on downloads in progress to adjust which columns are displayed right click one of the columns The Priority column indicates the order in which files will download The Name column indicates the name of the file The Size column indicates the size of the file you are attempting to download The Status column indicates what stage of download a file is in including the following possibilities o Connecting MP3 Rocket is connecting to a host that is sharing the requested file o Downloading The requested file is currently being transferred o Waiting For Busy Hosts This message occurs when the server of the file you are trying to download from temporarily refuses your download because it is overloaded MP3 Rocket will retry the download every time it receives a busy response from the host If you re willing to wait long enough you ll probably get the file o Need More Sources MP3 Rocket attempted to make a connection but failed to find sources for the file It is unlikely that further attempts to download from this source will be successful TIP Initiate a new search for the file Any new sources found will automatically be added to the list of sources for that file o Complete The file was successfully downloaded The C
14. d The input percentage is the number of messages dropped because they were malformed or misrouted The input percentage of leaf nodes is normally high The output percentage is the number of messages a node was unable to send because of slow connections e Protocol Indicates whether the host is a Leaf or an Ultra peer e Vendor Version Indicates the type of Gnutella client that host is using e Time Indicates length of time host has been logged on to the network Use the Add and Remove buttons to add and remove specific connections to the network For example if you know the IP address of the computer or host you are trying to reach type the IP address into the input field and click Add MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved Library MP3 Rocket Enabl File View Navigation ing Open Information Sharing Tools Help Q Search Monitor E Connections Library amp Shared Files e Shared E 14 Saved Files Jocuments LT Audio video Images Programs E Incomplete Files A e Refresh Explore P Name Type Uploads Hits Locations MP3 Playlist amp Length Bitrate Play Options v Continuous Shuffle Open Save As coll Turbo Charged Connection G 265 0 0KB s 0 0 KB s 4 gt tt mb To enter the Library click the Library tab with the folder icon In the top right window there are eight g
15. dent of their folder go to the Library and select a specific folder from the folder list in the left window and right click for sharing options Speed The Speed window allows you to set connection speed and Ultra peer capabilities For instance if you have recently switched from dialup to DSL you can change your settings here e Connection Speed is simply how fast you connect to the internet If you are using a dialup connection choose Modem e The Ultrapeer switch only applies to those with very high speed internet connections An Ultrapeer is a non fire walled high capacity servant that shields leaf nodes from the majority of messaging traffic Ultrapeers typically have up to 32 connections to other Ultrapeers and 32 leaf connections Basically an Ultrapeer allows other users with slower bandwidth to have a better experience searching and downloading on the Gnutella network This technology reduces bandwidth requirements for most users but increases the requirement for the Ultra peer Downloads e Maximum Downloads sets a limit on the number of files you can download simultaneously After the download limit has been reached pending downloads will be queued until active downloads are completed Toautomatically delete the file names of completed downloads select Clear Downloads If you do not activate Clear Downloads you will need to press the Clear Inactive button in your Downloads panel to delete the names of completed do
16. dowloads or as your default media player Keyword What s New Direct Connect RE cif Turbo charged connection 9 F co oies ooo gt mF MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved Look and Feel You can change the look and feel or skin of MP3 Rocket by clicking on the View menu item and then select Apply Skins MP3 Rocket comes packaged with three skins and MP3 Rocket PRO is packaged with a special skin in addition MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved The Installation Wizard NOTE Screenshots are taken from a Windows installation English version The installation process depends on whether or not you already have the Java Runtime Environment installed on your machine pi Uy JEUX Step 1 The install window will open Click Next to Welcome to the MP3 Rocket 4 9 initiate installation PRO Setup Wizard This wizard will guide you through the installation of MP3 Rocket 4 9 PRO It is recommended that you close all other applications before starting Setup This will make it possible to update relevant system files without having to reboot your computer Click Next to continue ial Step 2 Read through the License Agreement and click I License Agreement Please ied the ae terms before installing MP3 Rocket 4 9 ag ree f Press Page Down to see the rest of the agreement fhe GNU General Public License GPL Version 2 June 1991 Copyright C 1989
17. e a search and forfeit all of its results click the X button located on the left of the relevant tab 2 Clicking one of the column header bars will sort the search results by the criterion in that column PC users Right click a column header to add or remove a column There are nine default column categories e Quality Ranking of up to four 4 stars Number of identical files found for that one result e License License type for file e File Type Icon e Name Name of file e Type Type of file e Size Size of file kilobytes e Speed Reported host connection type Speeds in green are more likely to be accurate e Bitrate Sampling rate audio files only 3 The Search Result Ranking System indicates the likelihood of successfully completing a file transfer with this particular host Four star ranking indicates the highest probability of a successful download This system is designed to dramatically improve download success rates by ranking each file with a number of stars between one star the least likely to achieve a successful download and four stars most likely to achieve a successful download If you opt to download a selection with 4 stars it is almost guaranteed to be successful Blue Stars indicate results from a host in your local network Any result with blue stars downloads incredibly fast 4 After highlighting a search result click the Download button to begin a transfer The file will appear on the do
18. e this feature highlight a search result click the Browse Host button and a separate search result window will appear showing all the shared files of that host 8 To maximize the download monitor window and hide all search results click the small black upward arrow at the top left corner The window will only display downloads in progress To maximize the search results window and hide all downloads in progress click the small black downward arrow In addition you can click and drag the window bars up or down to alter window sizes 9 Toview additional functions select a search result and right click The pop up menu will display the following functions e Download Same function as the Download button Download Allows you to choose a file name and location different than your default Save directory e View License View the license for the file Chat With Host If the host is available for chat then this option will be available e Browse Host Same as Browse Host button e Block Host Blocks the IP address of that specific host from future search results Search Allows you to either repeat the current search or search for other terms related to the search result currently highlighted e Advanced gt Lookup File with Bitzi Opens your web browser and submits the file to the Bitzi website for more information e Copy Magnet Links to Clipboard Copies a magnet link to the clipboard for the
19. er of the video specified in the file s metadata 14 Subtitles Subtitles in the video specified in the file s metadata MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved Connections MP3 Rocket Enabling Open Information Sharing File View Navigation Tools Help E Connections 5 Connection Status Leaf 3 Ultrapeers 0 Peers 0 Leaves 0 Connecting 0 Standard Host Status Messages I O Bandwidth 1 0 Dropped 1 0 Protocol vendor Yersion Time c 24 9 73 36 hsd1 co comcast net Outgoing 275 13 0 095 0 000KB s 8 0 Ultrapeer LimeWire 4 10 3 3 55 ppp 69 223 151 192 dsl wotnoh ameritec Outgoing 274 16 0 069 0 078KB s 8 0 Ultrapeer LimeWire 4 9 37 3 59 88 134 5 157 Outgoing 168 116 0 026 0 097KB s 15 0 Ultrapeer LimeWire 4 9 30 4 10 Add coll Turbo Charged Connection G 560 0 0 KB s 0 0 KB s i4 P Hu mb The Connections tab is not automatically displayed To display Connections select View gt gt Show Hide gt gt Connections The column headings below describe the hosts that you are connected to e Host The IP address of the host you are connected to e Status Incoming indicates that the host established the connection with you Outgoing indicates that you established the connection with that host e Messages Shows the number of messages received and sent to or from a particular host e Bandwidth Shows the speed of a host s connection e Droppe
20. hat column indicates if the file s host can accept instant messages via MP3 Rocket The Progress column indicates the status of a file transfer The Speed column indicates the rate of transfer in Kilobytes second The Time column indicates the approximate time left until completion of download in Kilobytes second The Vendor column indicates the name of the software that host is using 2 Cancel stops a download in progress the incomplete file can be accessed in the Incomplete directory 3 Resume continues downloading an aborted or paused file from the point where it left off as long as it hasn t been cleared from the download window The button will change to Find More Sources if the file s host signs off 4 Pause stops a download in progress This is useful for freeing up bandwidth to download other files faster 5 The Preview button launches the portion of the file that has already downloaded using the default application for that file format Note that MP3 Rocket can launch streaming music files such as MP3s while MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved downloading The Preview button will change to the Launch button when the file is completely downloaded 6 Clear Inactive clears downloads that were completed or aborted from the download monitor 7 The Queue buttons only visible when the Priority column has been selected move the selected file forward up in the line of files to be downloaded
21. ic host add that host s IP Internet Protocol location to the Filter Host field This feature is helpful if you would like to ban IP addresses that fake search results With the Allow Hosts feature you can allow IP addresses that you may have banned by broadly filtering hosts For example if you banned 254 168 the indicates any number and you want to allow IP 254 168 10 12 you should add 254 168 10 12 to your allow list All other IPs from 254 168 will still be banned MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved Advanced e Firewall Config o Listening Port The Gnutella Network uses port 6346 by default If you are running more than one Gnutella client you will encounter a port conflict You can change the port used by MP3 Rocket to resolve the conflict o Router Configuration If you are using a router to connect to the internet and it is UPnP enabled you should choose Use UPnP If you are having problems connecting with your router or if your router does not use UPnP it may be necessary to set up your router for port forwarding In that case you should select Manual Port Forward e Proxy o If your ISP is using a proxy or if you are using a different proxy when connecting to the internet it will be necessary to configure MP3 Rocket to work with your proxy e System Startup o You have Rocket start every time your computer boots up To prevent this uncheck Run on System Startup MP3Rocke
22. keep blocking this program Hee MPS Rocket RES e Ae 88 HN 777777 iE Frewal blocked Pas program from accegtng connectors from the LE Windows Mere or a nen the proe or tal he pater you can 1 rare Step 4 Choose your connection speed If you do not know your speed you can do a search on the Internet for internet connection speed test and you will find several free testing services that will help you identify the connection you have Step 5 Choose whether or not you would like MP3 Rocket to start automatically when your computer starts It is recommended that you do this for the best MP3 Rocket experience MP3 Rocket will load into your system tray Step 6 If you have any firewalls or security programs installed on your computer you may receive a prompt asking if you would like to grant permission to MP3 Rocket IMPORTANT You must grant permission or unblock access in order for MP3 Rocket to function MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved Scan for Files Step 7 You will have the option to allow MP3 Rocket to Would you like MP3 Rocket to quickly scan your hard drive for other media files You will have scan your hard drive for directories you might like to the opportunity to specify which Folders you would like to share when the scan is complete 5 H share If you choose to do this the media files currently on your computer will be available automatically in your Lib
23. looking for or don t have a preference leave All Types as your selection Type in a search query and then press the Search button to start searching Press the Stop button to stop your search The flying Rocket indicates a search is in progress After you type your desired search into the field it generally takes 30 to 90 seconds before the last results appear You can track the progress of your search with Search Progress Bars located on the tab of each search result window When searching for Programs only files with file extensions that are generally compatible with your operating system will be returned For a list of file extensions please see the Options sections of the manual MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved Search Tab What s New Tab MP3 Rocket Enabling Open Information Sharing File View _ Navigation Tools Help Search B Monitor Library Select Search Type Quality Lie Type Size Speed Bitrate A All Types Eil Audio Images Video E Documents Programs Don t Know What To Look For What s New search 4 2 4 lt will search for files that have been recently added to the network G etti n g Sta rted To start using MP3 Rocket find the text field on the left type in what you Current Search All Types are looking for and click the Search button If you are looking for only one type of content music video
24. m performance lt lt Back Next gt gt Cancel Saver over Step 3 You will be asked to designate a folder that will Please choose a folder where you would like your files to be downloaded This Folder will also CO nta in th e fi es yo wou d li ke to S h are be shared with other gnutella users by default Folder C Documents and Settings John Smith Shared Leones use Defaut lt lt Back Next gt gt Cancel MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved Connection speed Please choose the speed of your Internet connection Setting this speed correctly is important For optimum network performance If you are not sure what type of Internet connection you have or if your connection type is not listed simply select whichever one seems the most appropriate Modem Cable DSL on or Higher System Startup Would you like Rocket to start when you log into your computer This will cause MP3 Rocket to start Faster when you use it later v Start Automatically Firewall Preparation MP3 Rocket needs to receive information from the network in order to Function properly When you click next some Firewalls will ask your permission For MP3 Rocket to use the network You should allow MP3 Rocket full access Below is a picture of Windows Firewall asking to unblock MP3 Rocket Your firewall software may look different B Windows Security Alert Do you work to
25. n is only available on the Windows version of MP3 Rocket PRO Click this button to open the Windows folder containing your Shared Files MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved The Playlist e The Playlist is designed to play songs in your library You can add a file to the Playlist by highlighting it in the Shared Directory window and clicking Enqueue e Double click a file in your Playlist to launch it using Rocket s Audio Player The audio file subsequently turns green when Rocket is playing it If you want to disable this feature go to Tools gt gt Options gt gt Player and deselect Use MP3 Rocket Media Player e Open button located underneath the Playlist opens previously saved Playlists file extension m3u or imports a Winamp play list into the MP3 Rocket Playlist To save a play list for later use click the Save button e Click Remove to delete a song from the Playlist e Set Play Options the bottom right corner to play songs sequentially Continuous or randomly Shuffle MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved Monitor MP3 Rocket Enabling Open Information Sharing File View Navigation Tools Help Q search Monitor E connections Show Last Searches Uploads 0 Active 0 Queued Name Status Progress Speed Time Vendor Version oH m 19 D pi Rocket Media Player coll Turbo Charged Connection G 0 0
26. r aborted from the Uploads list MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved Options _ MP3 Rocket Enabling Open Information Sharing File View Navigation Tools Help search AH Connections Options Select Search Type Saving Gi Al Types Fil Audio Save Folder Sharing Bf Images B video Speed You can choose the Folder for saving files x Downloads SC it Documents E Progranl Folder Documents and Settings John Doe Shared Uploads Browse Use Default Connections You can specify a download location for each media type All Types System Tray a m Filename Updates Media Type A Save Folder z Chat rm Audio C Documents and Settings John DoelShared Player E Documents C Documents and Settings John DoelShared Status Bar Images C Documents and Settings John DoelShared iTunes FT Programs C Documents and Settings John DoelShared Bug Reports Bi Video C Documents and Settings John DoelShared View Searching Filters Advanced Incomplete Files You can automatically delete old incomplete download files Days to Keep Incomplete Files Keyword What s Ne DEC 00 Turbo Charged Connection Idboeokeis M m open the options panel go to the Tools gt gt Options e change skins on Rocket go to View gt gt Apply Themes If you are using a Mac go to Rocket gt Preferences
27. rary Step 8 Your settings are complete Your MP3 Rocket setup has successfully completed Please press the Finish button to begin using MP3 Rocket When you complete this setup MP3 Rocket will be ready to go Finish MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved Search Tab Overview MP3 Rocket Enabling Open Information Sharing File View Navigation Tools Help CQ search E monitor MP3ROCKET Select Search Type Quality Lic Type Size Speed Bitrate ril All Types Audio Images Video Documents 7 Programs Filename All Types rd 42 lt Keyword What s New Getting Started To start using MP3 Rocket find the text field on the left type in what you are looking for and click the Search button If you are looking for only one type of content music video etc you can narrow your search results by using the buttons above the text field Direct Connect magnetmix comr 0000 Turbo Charged Connection e amp 0 amp 0 KBjs 0 0 5 n DE The Search Tab offers multiple options for narrowing search criteria When searching for audio you can also narrow the search criteria by using the GENRE drop down menu Search Types Each search type audio video documents images programs offers different search criteria specific to the file type Select the desired file type If you don t know what type of file you re
28. reen colored Click on column headers The Library column headers provide information about the file s you are sharing the column headers to sort your files by any of the following Name Size Type Path where the file is saved on your computer Uploads number of times the file has been uploaded Hits number of times the file has been displayed as a search result Locations number of hosts from which you downloaded the file and number of hosts to whom the file has been uploaded Shared Files folder is located in the folder list at left Click on Shared Files to show all folders currently being shared To set your Sharing Options go to Tools gt gt Options gt gt Sharing Please note that by default Saved Files are included in Shared Files To add a folder to the list of Shared Files right click on a folder and select Share New Folder from the right click menu To stop sharing an individual file in a shared folder right click on that file and select Stop Sharing File MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved The Individually Shared Files folder shows files shared independent of the folder they are in To share a file individually right click a folder then select Share New File The file will be added to the Individually Shared Files list Please note that this folder is visible only if you have individually shared files The Saved Files folder shows files downloaded from the network By default
29. result selected Magnets link directly from a web page to a file on the Gnutella network e Stop Search Same as Stop Search button e Close Search Closes the search tab Same as the square X button on the tab MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved Search Tab Filter Window After a search begins the Keyword or What s New column at left becomes the Filter column 1 By default the filters windows include Media e g Audio Video Document Image or Program Artist and Album 2 change the filter type click the small circle in the top left corner of a filter box and a drop down menu will display more filter options Filters are applied successively from top to bottom The first box filters all search results The second box filters the remaining results after the first filter has been applied The third box filters all remaining results 3 Highlight specific text in each filter box to display only relevant search results For example a user looking for images should highlight Images in the Media filter box to show only image search results Use multiple filters concurrently to narrow results further 4 Use Back To Search button to return to the Keyword window or the What s New search window MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved Search Tab Downloads Window Information about your downloads appears in the download monitor at the bottom of the MP3 Rocket search tab Your files will be downloaded dire
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31. wnload monitor below Additionally a folder with an arrow pointing inside of it will appear in the Quality column to indicate that the download is in progress The Folder icon will become a Checked Paper icon when the download completes and a Torn Paper icon will appear if the download does not complete 5 Downloading a search result with more than one occurrence will speed up the download By grouping all the clients sharing the same file MP3 Rocket pulls the file from multiple hosts pooling the upload bandwidth thereby increasing the download rate This process is called Swarm Downloading Choosing a row with a higher group count will increase the likelihood of successful and fast download 6 If you select a group of files to download Rocket simultaneously transfers all files up to your specified limit in parallel To edit your download limit go to Tools gt gt Options gt gt Downloading and set your Maximum Downloads number Download requests beyond your Maximum Downloads will be queued locally In addition if a previous attempt to download a file failed a second attempt to download the same file will either resume the file from where you left off or overwrite the existing fragment of a file MP3 Rocket will ask for your permission before overwriting a completed file in your download directory MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved 7 Browse Host allows you to view all the shared files of a specific user or host To us
32. wnloads or decrease the amount of bandwidth allocated to downloads drag the slider on the Download Bandwidth bar to the desired percentage This may make your downloading slower but will speed up other internet applications The default setting for Download Bandwidth is 100 Uploads e Basic o Clear Uploads allows you to choose whether or not to automatically delete the names of uploaded files in your Monitor window o Upload Bandwidth sets the percentage of your bandwidth you want to allocate to other hosts downloading files from you MP3Rocket Inc All rights reserved o Partial Files if the Allow Partial Sharing option is checked then files that you are currently downloading or files that did not finish downloading will automatically be shared so that other users on the network can download pieces of the incomplete file e Slots o Uploads Per Person limits the number of files a single host can download from your computer o Upload Slots limits the maximum number of simultaneous uploads that are allowed The default number is set to 5 Set this number to zero to stop uploads Connections To automatically connect to the network when MP3 Rocket starts up select Connect On Startup Connect On Startup is recommended System Tray Shutdown Behavior offers three options for MP3 Rocket s response to being closed e Bydefault MP3 Rocket minimizes to the System Tray when closed e Sele
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