Liren Large Software Subsidy 14/14.iso/s/s005/25.ddi/PACK5.PK1/CDPMH.HLP

OS/2 Help File | 1993-04-27 | 19.5 KB | 376 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Help for Edit Title Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use the Edit Window to add a name for your CD to the window title bar:

 1. Select the entry  field.
 2. Type the name you want displayed whenever the current CD is loaded.
 3. Select the Save push button.

The entry field for the CD name is limited to 32 characters. You can change the
CD name whenever the CD is loaded.

If you decide not to edit the window title, select Cancel.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Help for Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Save to add the CD name to the Compact Disc title.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Help for Cancel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Cancel to cancel the window and return without saving.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Help for Edit Title ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Edit Title to add the name of the current disc to the window title bar.
Thereafter each time the disc is loaded, the edited title is displayed in the
Compact Disc title bar.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Help for Compact Disc ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use the Compact Disc application to play music compact discs (CDs). If a CD is
not loaded in the CD-ROM drive, a graphic is displayed, prompting you to load a
CD.

After you load a CD, numbered buttons are displayed. The buttons represent
tracks on the CD. To the left of the buttons are an integer and a
minutes:seconds (MM:SS) value. The integer is the track currently selected for
play, and the MM:SS value is the position in the track. For example:

   ΓöîΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÉ ΓöîΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÉ
   Γöé  1Γöé Γöé 00:00Γöé
   ΓööΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÿ ΓööΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÿ

indicates the current track is 1 and the position in the track is at the
beginning. You can change the current track by selecting any of the track
buttons.

To play a track:

o Select  to start playing the current track.

o Select  to return to the beginning of the current track.

o Select  to select the next track in the play order.

o Select  to move forward gradually in the current track.

When you first load a CD, track buttons are arranged in numerical order. The
numbers indicate the track order on the disc. You can shuffle the tracks to
create a new play order by selecting Shuffle Tracks on the Options Menu.

You can disable a track by holding down the Shift key and selecting the track
button. The track number is replaced by dashes, indicating the track is
disabled. Select the button again to reselect the track.

Select Edit Title to include a name for your CD in the window title. After you
save the new window title, it is displayed whenever you load the CD.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Help for Product Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This choice displays copyright information about Compact Disc.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Help for Default Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Default Size to display Compact Disc in the minimum size required for
all its controls to be seen.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Help for Play ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Play to start playing the selected track.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Help for Pause ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Pause to temporarily  stop playing. If Pause is already selected, play
is resumed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Help for Track Backward ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Track Backward to change the current track position to the beginning of
the track.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Help for Track Forward ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Track Forward to change the current track position to the beginning of
the next track in the play order.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Help for Scan Forward ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Press and hold down Scan Forward to move forward gradually in the current
track. When the end of the track is reached, the next track in the play order
is scanned.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Help for Scan Backward ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Press and hold down Scan Backward to move backward gradually in the current
track. When the beginning of the track is reached, the previous track in the
play order is scanned.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Help for Eject disc ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Eject to eject the disc from the player.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Help for Stop ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Stop to stop playing the current track.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Help for Repeat ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Repeat to have Compact Disc start playing the tracks in the play order
again after the last track has been played.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Help for Automatic Play ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Automatic play to have Compact Disc start playing the disc automatically
after it is inserted in the player.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Help for Shuffle Tracks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Shuffle tracks to rearrange the track buttons in a random order.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. Help for Digital Transfer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Digital Transfer to have the sound from your CD piped out of the speaker
jack of an audio device.

Some CD-ROM devices can cooperate with the computer to transfer digital audio
data from a CD to an audio device installed in the computer. After processing
the data, the audio device sends the data to its speaker jack. The sound
produced can be of higher quality than the sound produced by connecting a
speaker directly to the analog headphone jack.

If your CD-ROM device can process data internally and you have an audio device
installed in your computer, the Digital Transfer choice is available on the
Options menu. Otherwise this choice is unavailable.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Help for Control ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The choices on the Control menu provide another way to to select play and
record functions.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. Help for Edit Title ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Edit Title to add a name for your CD to the Compact Disc title bar and
display the name whenever the CD is loaded.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Help for Mute ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Mute to play the disc silently or to restore its sound.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Help for Volume Slider ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the Volume Slider to control the volume of the CD player.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Default Layout ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Default Layout to resize the window to the standard default size device.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 24. Help for Compact Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Compact Size on the Window submenu to resize the window so that only
buttons for stop, pause, play, track selection, and scanning are visible. This
size is useful when you want to create more room on the desktop.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25. Help for Disabling a Track ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Play only your favorite tracks by disabling the buttons of the tracks you do
not want played. To disable a track button:

 1. Hold down the Shift key.
 2. Move the mouse pointer to the track button.
 3. Click mouse button 1 to disable the track.

Dashes replace the track button number, indicating the track is no longer
selected for playing. To reselect the track, click mouse button 1.

To change the Compact Disc position to the beginning of the track so it is the
next one played, click mouse button 1 again.

Tracks that are disabled when the disc is ejected remain disabled the next time
the disc is played.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Shuffling Track Order ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To shuffle the play order of track buttons, select Shuffle tracks on the
Options menu. The play order created is random.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Editing the Title ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Edit title... on the Compact Disc menu to add a name for the currently
loaded CD to the window title: Use the Edit Title window:

 1. Select the entry  field.
 2. Type the name you want displayed whenever the current CD is loaded.
 3. Select Save.

The entry field for the CD name is limited to 32 characters. You can change the
CD name whenever the CD is loaded.

If you decide not to edit the title, select Cancel.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 26. Help for Selecting a Track ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To select a track you can:

o Move the mouse pointer to a track button and press mouse button 1.

o Select  to move to the next track in the play order.

o Select  to move to the beginning of the current track.

o Select  a second time to move to the previous track.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Speaker Output ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

One way to set up speaker output for Compact Disc is to connect a speaker to
the headphone jack of the CD-ROM device. Another way is to use the speaker jack
of an audio device.

Some CD-ROM devices can cooperate with the computer to transfer digital audio
data from a CD to an audio device installed in the computer. After processing
the data, the audio device sends the data to its speaker jack. The sound
produced can be of higher quality than the sound produced by connecting a
speaker directly to the analog headphone jack.

If your CD-ROM device can process data internally and you have an audio device
installed in your computer, the Digital Transfer choice is available on the
Options menu. Otherwise this choice is unavailable.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27. Help for Help Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The choices in the Help menu provide access to various help functions.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 28. Help for Help Index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Help index for a list of other available help information.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 29. Help for General Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select General help for general information about this application.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 30. Help for Keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Using help for information about the help facility.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 31. Help for Keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Keys help for information about the keys that control this application.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 32. Help for Product Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Product information for copyright information about the application
program.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 33. Help for Compact Disc Keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The following keys can be used to control the Compact Disc application:

Tab
     Move among choices.

Alt
     Switch to or from the menu of an application window.

Arrow keys
     Move among choices.

Enter
     Select the default push button action.

Ctrl+E
     Select the Pause push button.

Ctrl+S
     Select the Stop push button.

Ctrl+P
     Select the Play push button.

Ctrl+B
     Select the Track backward push button.

Ctrl+F
     Select the Track forward push button.

Ctrl+C
     Select the Scan backward push button. Use one of the other push buttons
     (or their associated key) to stop scanning.

Ctrl+W
     Select the Scan forward push button. Use one of the other push buttons (or
     their associated key) to stop scanning.

Ctrl+J
     Select the Eject push button.

Ctrl+M
     Mute the playback level.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Low Memory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Compact Disc was unable to allocate enough memory to complete the requested
operation. If you are running other applications, try closing one of them so
more memory becomes available.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Help Manager. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Compact Disc was unable to start the Help Manager.  The most likely cause is
that the CDPMH.HLP file was not found.

Ensure that the SET HELP= entry in the CONFIG.SYS file statement contains the
path to the multimedia base directory MMOS2.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Unknown Failure ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The application detected an unknown failure.  It is unable to continue with the
operation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for No CD Drive Failure ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The CD ROM drive specified is either not available or does not exist. Enter the
application program name followed by a valid CD ROM drive.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Track-Enabled Failure ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The application requires at least 1 track to be enabled.