Art of the Smokies Screen Saver Digital Scenic Memories (DSM) Note: Although these screen savers will run on systems capable of displaying only 256 color (Super VGA or SVGA), the quality of display is enhanced greatly on systems capable of supporting 16-bit ("thousands of colors", "High Color") or 24-bit ("millions of colors", "True Color"). The quality of display also depends on the resolution at which your system is set; the higher the resolution, e.g. 1024 x 768 as opposed to 800 x 600, the higher the quality of display. A good display resolution is 800 x 600 with 16-bit color. Viewing Instructions After the screen saver has been installed it adds an icon to your desktop. You can double-click on this icon to begin viewing your new screen saver or you can follow the steps below to adjust the screen saver's options. 1) Windows '95/98 - Click the START button. - Choose Settings. - Click on Control Panel. - In the Control Panel, double-click on the Display icon. - In the Display Properties window, click on the Screen Saver tab. 2) Check the screen saver title to ensure that your new screen saver is selected. 3) Adjust the screen saver settings as desired by clicking the Settings button. 4) Preview your new screen saver by clicking the Preview button. 5) After the screen saver is set as desired, click APPLY then OK. Settings Options General Images Interval - This feature will adjust the speed that the images will change from one picture to the next. Size - This feature will display images at the original size or to the current screen resolution. Captions - Use this feature to enable/disable captions. Location and font type can also be changed. Multimedia Sounds - Use this feature to change the amount of time between each sound played in the screen saver. - To mute the sound, simply check the mute sounds checkbox. Transitions - This feature controls the transition effects from image to image. Uninstall Instructions 1) Windows '95/98/2000 - Click the START button. - Choose Settings. - Click on Control Panel. - In the Control Panel, double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon. - In the Add/Remove Programs Properties window, click on the Install/Uninstall tab. 2) In the text box, select the Screen Saver you wish to uninstall. 3) Click the Add/Remove button. 4) When uninstallation is complete, click OK. 5) Click OK to exit the Install Program window. System Requirements Windows 95/98/NT/2000. - 486 (or higher) system with 8 MB (16 recommended) memory. - Monitor capability of 256(SVGA) or true color mode. - 30 MB of hard disk space. - Windows compatible sound card Install Instructions 1) Place CD in CDROM drive. 2) Windows '95/98/2000 - Select start menu and choose Run. Type X:\install and click OK. (Replace X: with the letter of the CDROM drive. Example D:\setup) 3) The Install Program window will appear. 4) Click the Install button. 5) Follow the on screen instructions. Disclaimer of Warranty Every effort has been made to verify that this product is an effective screen saver program. However, you must be aware that this program is sold "as is," without any warranty of any kind. **************************************************************** *** HELPFUL HINTS *** **************************************************************** Troubleshooting Many users of this product are comfortable in diagnosing and solving common problems on their own. We have included some helpful hints to make this easier. 1. General 1.1 "DSM" seems to foul up long printouts or other batch jobs on my computer. If you observe this problem, disable the screen saver before beginning the batch job or long printout. Some software applications and/or hardware platforms have conflicts with screen saver applications. 1.2 "DSM" seems to take a long time to recover when I move the mouse to try to begin using my computer again. The image decompression software is very memory-intensive. In order to properly return control to the system, that memory must be deallocated. On some older machines, this can be a slower process. 1.3 "DSM" kicks out after only one or two images. Most likely, the mouse has moved imperceptibly. "DSM" is particularly sensitive to mouse movements. We recommend that during an initial test run of "DSM" you run it with the mouse resting upside down to avoid motion. 2. Windows 95/98 2.1 I get a message that reads "Warning! Memory Low!" scrolling across the screen. Verify that Windows 95 is managing your swap space for you, and that the hard disk drive is not full. Windows 95 uses a dynamic swap file configuration based on the local hard disk. 2.2 The image appears pixilated and rough-edged. The images in "Digital Scenic Memories" are designed for an optimum display size of 640x480. In order to convert to a higher default resolution (i.e. you have your Windows 95 display settings configured for 800x600, 1024x768, etc.) the decompressor must up sample the data. While in the 1024x768 mode this may be tolerable, there is some distortion caused by the 5:4 up sampling in 800x600 mode. We recommend that if you are trying to maximize the image quality within "DSM", keep the display at 640x480. If you are trying to maximize Windows 95 functionality, set the display at whatever feels most comfortable for your everyday operations. 2.3 Many of the colors in the image are missing. Verify that your display settings are at least 256-color. Look in the CONTROL PANEL, under the DISPLAY icon, to view your display properties window. In the display properties window, click on the SETTINGS tab and check your color palette settings. If your display settings are set at 16-color you will not be able to view the images correctly. Contact your local computer store or the computer manufacturer for assistance in properly upgrading your graphics driver to 256-colors or higher. 3. Multimedia 3.1 I can't hear the sound playing when the screen saver is running. Verify that your speakers are on and the volume is up. Windows '95/98/NT - Click the START button. - Choose Programs. - Click on Accessories. - Click on Multimedia. - Double-click on the Windows Media Player icon. - Move the slider bar, to the right, to increase the volume. 3.2 I can't find Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player is required to listen to the screen saver sounds. Install Windows Media Player or Windows 98 or Windows 2000. Media Player installer is located in the support directory of this CD. D:\support Installing Windows Media Player 1) Place CD in CDROM drive. 2) Windows '95/98/2000 - Select start menu and choose Run. Type X:\support\mpstd.exe and click OK. Replace X: with the letter of the CDROM drive. Example D:\support\mpstd.exe 3) The Install Program window will appear. 4) Click the Install button. 5) Follow the on screen instructions. Any questions, complaints, or claims regarding Media Player must be directed to Microsoft. More information regarding Media Player can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer/download/ *Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.