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OS/2 Help File
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1998-06-22
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. What is WarpTuner ? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
WarpTuner
WarpTuner is an OS/2 application which can help you to control
FM-tuner based on a card like SF16-FMI or SF16-FMP ( other models may work
too - please send us your feedback ).
Requirements:
Any FM-card from the listed above;
OS/2 installed and running.
WarpTuner has been succesfully tested under OS/2 Warp 3.0,
OS/2 Warp 4.0 with various FixPak's.
Some brain, too :)
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1. Credits ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
We thanks everebody who helped us to write this program.
Thanks going to ours betatesters team:
Valentin Semyonov
Shurick Koshkin
Also:
Thanks to IBM for OS/2 - a great operation system.
Thanks to Watcom for Watcom C 10.0 compiler.
Thanks to Sibyl for Sibyl Field test.
Thanks to Creative Labs for the techsupport :)
No thanks to ... Oh, I'm sure you know what I mean.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. WarpTuner Main Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Almost all controls are located in this window. It consists from 3 parts:
fm-tuner control block;
station list;
volume control bar;
FM-tuner control block
FM-tuner control block consist of several buttons:
mute
search
add a new station
fine tuning
station properties
Also, in any part of the program window you can call a pop-up menu using
right mouse button.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Mute button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If you want to turn the sound off or on , you must push this button.
Hey, you need a mouse for it, there is no keyboard support - sorry.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. New Station ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Press button and you will be prompted to enter the new station name. After
succesfull input ( Hmm, can it be an unsuccesfull attempt ? I don't know. ) you
can find the station name at the end of the list.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Change Station Properties ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If you want to change the station name, or if you want to select a new
frequency for the selected station - don't be afraid, push button right now !
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.4. Search ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
button helps you to search new stations. When you push it, WarpTuner goes in
Search Mode, i.e. it automatically scan fm-band from the current frequency
till 108.00 MHz. Search process stops if WarpTuner find something similar to
FM-station or if it reaches 108.00 MHz bound.
Also, you can stop Search process manually - just press Search button again.
Hey guys - don't inform us about "buttons corruption" while in search mode.
"It's not a bug, it's a feature !" (C) AE.
Note: Search mode doesn't reach everytime the exact radio-frequency, in
this case you must use fine-tuning feature to reach a better sound quality.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.5. Volume bar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Wanna change the volume ? It's so easy ! Point the mouse cursor anywhere
in the volume bar area and press left mouse button once. ( If you wish,
you can press it twice or more times - don't panic, we are not in Wind0ze).
Sound volume will change correspondly to the volume bar height.
FAQ section: Q: What can I do, if the volume doesn't change ?
A1: Try to point more accurately and click again.
A2: Check the cable's integrity.
A3: If any progam like Amixer, Mixomat or similar in use,
you'll have to change the volume using it.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.6. Fine tuning slider ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
slider allows you to perform finest tuning.
Note: if you already know a station frequency, try to use the popup menu.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.7. Station list ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The station list consists of ... right, the list of saved stations !
Each line displays station name and station frequency. To select
a station, press twice (neither less nor more) left mouse button
on the station name.
All other actions with the station list you can realize via popup menu.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.8. Popup menu in the station list ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Here you can :
rename the station
change station properties
delete station( think twice ! there is no Undo );
sort stations
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.8.1. How to rename the station ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Just select Rename, enter a new Name, and (if satisfied) - press OK.
Otherwise - press Cancel.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.8.2. How to delete a station ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Oh, no, we are not a terrorist team ! This popup menu item just delete
station name from the list. Don't think less than 5 minutes before pushing OK
button - there is no way back.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.8.3. How to sort stations names ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
In the same popup-menu, select Sort item. After that, you can choose sort by
frequency (ascending),
name.
Note: if you didn't select you country in System Setup properly, sort by name
item may not work.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.9. Popup menu in frequency display area ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Here you can:
set an exact frequency
mute sound
change hardware settings
recall the help you are reading right now
call the 'About' window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.9.1. How to set an exact frequency ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Just enter new frequency value in range between 88.00 and 108.00 MHz. Push OK
to save.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.9.2. About window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Here you can read the most important information - WarpTuner developer's names,
and the current version number. Don't forget to indicate this number in your
letter if you wish to send us one more bug-report.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Hardware settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
In this window you can change the main hardware settings like fm-port or
sb-port address. You may ask me - Why I need it ? Oh. For example, you don't
know exact values, or may be you have a fm-card with non-standard port
addresses. So, you have no need to reboot each time after new try. However,
when you found right values, don't forget to change them in config.sys (see
turnon.sys section) also.
Note: It's not 100% safe operation. Theoretically, you can crash your system
while trying suggested values, because this i/o ports can belong to other
hardware, not to fm-tuner card.
Default values are:
FM i/o port = 384 (in hex),
SB i/o port = 220 (in hex).
If this doesn't work, try i/o 284 (in hex) for FM.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. turnon.sys installation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To successfully use WarpTuner, you need to install turnon.sys driver. The best
way to do it- append to the end of config.sys next line:
device=[path]:\turnon.sys xxx yyy
where
path - full path to turnon.sys file.
xxx - sb i/o port (in hex);
yyy - fm i/o port (in hex);
For example:
Suppose the turnon.sys file has been placed in root directory of drive C, sb
i/o port = 220h, and fm i/o port = 384h.
Correct line is:
device=c:\turnon.sys 220 384
If xxx and yyy values are not listed, values 220h and 384h are used as default
values.
Note: Please don't forget to reboot your system after modifying your
config.sys file in order the changes to take effect.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. How to contact authors. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Dmitry Malenok or Andrew Smirnov
E-MAIL: andrew@gate.la.spb.ru
E-MAIL: warptune@chat.ru
Also you can write to:
Dmitry Malenok:
FIDONet 2:5030/263.10
2:5030/270.35
2:5030/314.9
2:5030/388.5
2:5030/538.1
Andrew Smirnov:
FIDOnet 2:5030/538.0
E-MAIL: andrew@gate.la.spb.ru
Please don't hesitate to contact us !
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. DEMO version limitations. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This is a DEMO of WarpTuner.
The full-functional package of WarpTuner cost as much as 15 bucks ($15 US).
DEMO version limitations:
You may use it 15 days only.
There is a four items limit in the station list.
There is a volume limit ( in a DEMO version, the volume bar
has a limited range ).
MiniTuner is absent in a DEMO version.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. License Agreement. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Warranty.
This program is provided on "AS IS" base. You use it at your own risk.
In other words, there is NO any kind of warranty.
License Agreement
Before using WarpTuner you must agree to the following:
You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble WarpTuner
and turnon.sys driver.
There are no expressed or implied warranties.
You are not permitted to make copies of this software except for
archival purposes.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Registration. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Registration.
Sorry, we can't accept your registration requests right now. Why ? It's
because we live in Russia. We have no legal methods to receive your
payments. If you know how we can solve this problem - please, let us know
about it.