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- Progressive Networks, Inc. RealAudio Player Release Notes
- For the latest information see http://www.realaudio.com
-
- Contents
-
- * General
- * Quick Start
- * System Requirements
- * Software Requirements
- * Supported Web Browsers
- * Accessing RealAudio through FireWalls
- * Reporting Feedback
- * RealAudio Setup
- * RealAudio Player
- * Sound
- * TIA (The Internet Adapter)
- * Known Problems
- * Upgrading your World Wide Web Browser
- * Manually Configuring the RealAudio Player
- * Problem Reporting Form
-
-
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-
- General
-
- This document describes Progressive Networks' RealAudio Player.
- Our web site is http://www.realaudio.com please check it for the latest
- information. Please see http://www.realaudio.com/help.html for help and
- more information. The software and documentation is provided to you in
- accordance with your license agreement.
-
- The RealAudio Player provides real time sound over the Internet.
- Once you have installed the RealAudio Player, RealAudio will play
- automatically when you select any RealAudio clip on a World Wide Web page.
- You do not need to load the RealAudio player first. The
- RealAudio Player only plays RealAudio files. It does not play .au
- or .wav files.
-
- To use your RealAudio Player, connect to a World Wide Web site
- that has RealAudio. Click on a link and the RealAudio player will open and
- start to play. The Player first contacts the host
- computer that contains the audio. It then briefly buffers some audio. If
- you are curious about the audio packets comming into your computer, please
- pull down the "View" menu and select "Statistics."
-
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-
- Quick Start
-
- Follow these steps to install the RealAudio Player for Windows:
-
- 1. Download the file RAWIN100.EXE. You can do this by going to
- our home page http://www.realaudio.com and following the
- download links.
-
- If your web browser asks "How would you like to handle this
- file" choose "Save to Disk.". If you web browser displays
- the text of the file instead of downloading it, configure
- it to save the MIME type "application-octet-stream".
- You can find instructions for configuring your web browser
- on our site. Start at http://www.realaudio.com/help.html
- and choose FAQ. From the FAQ, choose the "Downloading the
- RealAudio Player" entry.
-
- 2. Run RAWIN100.EXE.
- o From the Program Manager choose File - Run, and Browse
- to find where you had your Web Browser save RAWIN100.EXE
- OR o You can use the file manager and double-click
- on RAWIN100.EXE.
- OR o If you have Windows 95 you can choose
- Start - Run, and Browse to find the directory where you
- had your Web Browser save RAWIN100.EXE
-
- 3. Follow the instructions. Use "Express" setup unless you want
- to control where and how the player is installed. At the
- conclusion of the setup program, the RealAudio player will
- launch and play a Welcome to RealAudio message. If this
- message sounds distorted, please see the "Sound" section
- of these Release Notes.
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- System Requirements
-
- Your system needs to have the following in order to
- run the RealAudio Player:
-
- * 486/33 SX or better PC running Microsoft Windows 3.1x,
- Windows NT or Windows 95
-
- * 8 megabytes RAM.
-
- * 2 megabytes free disk space.
-
- * A sound card with a Windows Sound driver.
- (The RealAudio Player is not compatible with the
- PC Speaker program or other software programs which
- emulations a sound card.)
-
- * An Internet Connection. Either a direct connection
- or a 14.4K Baud or better modem with a SLIP or PPP
- connection to an Internet Service Provider
-
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Software Requirements
-
- In order to install the RealAudio Player, you will need
-
- * Microsoft Windows 3.1x, Windows NT or Windows 95
-
- * Standard Sound Drivers for your sound card
-
- * A TCP/IP Protocol Stack (Winsock or equivalent)
-
- In addition, to get the most benefit from the RealAudio Player, we
- recommend that you have a World Wide Web browser installed.
-
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Supported Web Browsers
-
- The following World Wide Web Browsers are currently supported:
-
- * AIR Mosaic (Internet In a Box)
- * Booklink InternetWorks (also known as GNNWorks)
- * Cello WWW Browser
- * CompuServe connection using AIR Mosaic
- * EINet WinWeb
- * InternetMCI Navigator
- * Microsoft Internet Explorer
- * NCSA Mosaic
- * Netscape Navigator
- * Quarterdeck Mosaic
- * Spyglass Mosaic and Enhanced Mosaic
-
-
- If you have a NetCom (version 1.60 or later) account or
- an America OnLine(version 2.5 or later) account, you will
- need to use a different Web Browser than the Web browsers
- supplied with your account. We have tested both of these
- connections with Netscape Navigator available from
- http://home.netscape.com or ftp://ftp.netscape.com.
-
- To use a third party browser, first establish your network connection
- by dialing into NetCom or Ameria Online and logging in.
- Once you are connected, minimize the NetCom or America Online
- window and start Netscape Navigator. For example, if you were
- using NetCom, you would login to NetCom first. Once your connection
- has been established, minimize the NetCom window and start Netscape. When
- you are done, quit Netscape then quit NetCom. Be sure to run
- the RealAudio Installer (RAWIN100.EXE) after you install Netscape
- on your system. Otherwise, you will have to manually configure
- Netscape.
-
- If you are using IBM's OS/2 Web Explorer then please see our on-line
- Configuration Instructions. Go to http://www.realaudio.com/help.html
- and choose "FAQ". In the FAQ, choose OS/2 Web Explorer. The
- RealAudio Installer does not automatically configure Web Explorer:
- you will need to manually install the RealAudio player by following
- the instructions on our site.
-
- RealAudio is not supported by
-
- * Lynx
-
- * Chameleon Web Browser (Note that you can use the
- Chameleon Stack with an alternate browser.)
-
- * Prodigy dial up Connections
-
- * Pipeline browser
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Accessing RealAudio through Firewalls
-
- RealAudio uses port 7070 for TCP and ports 6970 through 7170
- inclusive for UDP transmission. If you are accessing RealAudio
- through a firewall, your firewall administrator will need to
- authorize these ports. You can point your administrator to our
- firewall page, http://www.realaudio.com/firewall.html for details.
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Reporting Feedback
-
- We are very interested in your experiences with our products.
- Please use the problem reporting form located at
- http://www.realaudio.com/problem.html or the copy attached
- to the bottom of these release notes to report problems.
- If you have comments or suggestions, please e-mail them to
- support@realaudio.com .
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Sound
-
- Audio is transmitted to the RealAudio player in the RealAudio
- format. The transfer rate for RealAudio is approximately
- 1 Kilobyte/second. The player then by default produces 16 bit
- 8 Kilohertz sound. If you hear garbled audio then you can change
- the kind of sound the RealAudio player produces. To change the
- kind of sound produced, please pull down the "View" menu and
- choose "Options". Select "Advanced" and you will see toggle boxes
- for "use 8 bit" and "use 11 Khz":
-
- * 16 bit 8 Kilohertz (default)
- * 8 bit 8 Kilohertz (select use 8 bit)
- * 16 bit 11 Kilohertz (select use 11 Khz)
- * 8 bit 11 Kilohertz (select use 8 bit and use 11 Khz)
-
- If you are not receiving AM quality audio, please see our
- FAQ entry on audio quality by going to
- http://www.realaudio.com/help.html and choose FAQ. From there,
- select the "Audio Quality" entry.
-
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-
- The Internet Adapter (TIA)
-
- The RealAudio Player does not currently work with TIA.
- TIA does not transmit UDP packets to client connections.
- If you connect using TIA you will receive everything
- but the audio. A TIA version that supports UDP is expected later
- this year.
-
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-
- Known Problems
-
- * Having large applications open may prevent the RealAudio
- installer from executing. If this happens, please close
- all other applications and then install.
-
- * Starting or quitting large applications while playing
- RealAudio can cause some brief disruption of the playback.
-
- * Playback on some 486/25 SX computers does not work properly.
-
- * The RealAudio Player is not compatible with Netscape Navigator
- 1.1 Alpha Release. There are no known compatibility problems
- with the Netscape Navigator 1.0, 1.1 or later releases. If you
- are experiencing problems with using RealAudio Player
- with the 1.1 Alpha version of Netscape, please upgrade to the
- 1.1n release version.
-
- Netscape is available from any of the following ftp sites:
-
- * ftp://ftp.netscape.com
- * ftp://ftp.cps.cmich.edu/pub/netscape/
- * ftp://ftp.utdallas.edu/pub/netscape/netscape1.1/
- * ftp://unicron.unomaha.edu/pub/netscape/netscape1.1/
- * ftp://SunSITE.unc.edu/pub/packages/infosystems/WWW/clients/Netscape/
- * ftp://ftp.orst.edu/pub/packages/netscape
-
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-
- Browser Upgrade
-
- After you upgrade your browser, you may lose the configuration
- information for the RealAudio player. The easiest way to
- re-configure your browser is to re-install the player.
- Alternatively, you can manually configure your browser:
-
- * Viewer name: c:\RAPLAYER\RAPLAYER.EXE
- * Mime Type: audio
- * Mime Subtype: x-pn-realaudio
- * File Extensions: .ra, .ram
- * Homepage URL: http://www.realaudio.com/
-
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-
- Audible Defects
-
- There are occasional audible defects that are evident when
- playing audio clips. To help our continuous quality improvement
- plans, we would appreciate it if you could submit a problem
- report telling us which clip and where in the clip the defect is.
-
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-
- Manually Configuring the RealAudio Player
-
- In the event that RealAudio Setup was unable to find a Web Browser,
- the following steps will allow you to use the RealAudio Player.
- Please be sure to send us a problem report if you have to manually
- configure the RealAudio Player for a supported Web Browser.
-
- Configuring RealAudio for the Netscape Navigator
-
- To install the RealAudio Player as a helper application (also called
- a viewer):
-
- 1. Start the Netscape Navigator and from the Options Menu select
- the Preferences menu item.
-
- 2. On the preferences dialog, select the entry
- "Helper Applications" in the combo-box (pull-down list box).
-
- 3. Press the New button and enter "audio" in the Mime Type
- field and "x-pn-realaudio" in the Mime subtype field.
-
- 4. Enter "ra,ram" in the extensions field.
-
- 5. Press the "Launch Application" radio button and find
- the directory in which the RealAudio Player was installed
- (default is c:\RAPLAYER) and
- select RAPLAYER.EXE as the application to launch.
-
- To use the RealAudio Web site, enter "http://www.realaudio.com/"
- in the Location field on the main Netscape Navigator Window and
- press enter. You can save this entry as a BookMark by going to the
- Bookmarks Menu and selecting the "Add Bookmark" item.
-
- The following information can be used to configure other
- WWW Browsers:
-
- * viewer name: RAPLAYER.EXE
- * Mime Type: audio
- * Mime Subtype: x-pn-realaudio
- * File Extensions: .ra, .ram
- * Homepage URL: http://www.realaudio.com/
-
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-
- Problem Report Form
-
- Your Name:
-
- Your E-Mail address:
-
- Your telephone number:
-
-
-
- The Problem:
-
-
-
- Computer
-
-
-
- * Model:
-
- PC or Mac, Manufacturer
-
-
-
- * CPU:
-
- 486 or Pentium, SX or DX
-
-
-
- * RAM:
-
- Base Memory in Machine
-
-
-
- * Operating System:
-
- MacOS or Windows, Version number
-
- * Sound Card
-
-
-
- Internet Service Provider
-
-
-
- * Name:
-
- Provider Name
-
-
-
- * Method:
-
- PPP, SLIP, Direct
-
-
-
- * TCP/IP Software:
-
- Microsoft TCP/IP, Chameleon, Trumpet, etc.
-
-
-
-
-
- Version of RealAudio (see Help - About):
-
-
-
- Date/Time:
-
- Date and Time that it happened
-
-
-
- Audio Clip:
-
- Specific Clip that it happened on, if any. Please include the URL,
- if playing over the Network.
-
-
-
- Is the Problem Repeatable?
-
-
-
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- Copyright 1995 Progressive Networks, Inc.
-
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