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- iNFRA18oo MULTIMEDIA CDROM README.TXT
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- Thank you and congratulations on purchasing the Creative iNFRA18oo
- CD-ROM drive. The following notes provide information on how to
- install and use the software.
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- Contents
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- 1. Notes on Installation / Known Problems
- 2. How to Use
- 3. Infra Web
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- Notes on Installation / Known Problems
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- Please take note of the following points when using the Creative
- Infra Suite:
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- (1) This version of the software suite only works under Win95 with
- the native CD-ROM driver or the Creative mini-port driver. In either
- case, the driver can only support one IDE CD-ROM drive per IDE port,
- so you will not be able to connect two CD-ROM drives to the same IDE
- port. However, a harddisk can share the same port with the CD-ROM
- drive. Remember to correctly set the master/slave setting of the
- drives when you connect more than one device to the IDE port.
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- (2) The "auto-insertion" feature on the iNFRA18oo CD-ROM drive has
- to be disabled for the Infra Control Panel program to work properly.
- The SETUP program will launch the Infra Control Panel program once it
- has finished, and the Infra Control Panel program will make the
- neccessary changes and reboot the system.
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- (3) On some PCs installed with the latest version of Windows 95
- (OEM Service Pack 2), our tests indicate occasional errors in the
- protocol when the software communicates with the CD-ROM drive. We
- are working to correct this problem, and it will be fixed in the next
- release. If you encounter abnormal behavior or software failure when
- using the software suite, please turn off the DMA mode option of the
- iNFRA18oo as follows.
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- Steps:
- (a) Start the Windows 95 Control Panel utility from the Start menu.
- (b) Run the System applet.
- (c) Select the Device Manager tab to see all the hardware devices
- connected to the PC.
- (d) Double-click on 'CDROM' device type. This will expand to show the
- CD-ROM drives attached to the PC.
- (e) Locate the entry for iNFRA1800 CD-ROM drive (this should show as
- 'CREATIVE CD1220E' or similar). Double click on this entry to
- bring up its property page.
- (f) Select the Settings tab, and turn off the DMA mode option if it
- is on. Click OK to close the property page.
- (g) Close the System Properties applet and the Windows 95 Control
- Panel.
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- How To Use
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- 1. The Infra Control Panel program is loaded each time Windows 95 is
- started. If you have closed the Infra Control Panel, you can re-start
- it by running it from the Creative Infra Suite program group. When the
- program is executing, an icon appears on the TaskBar. You can right-
- click on this icon to bring up its menu.
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- 2. You may change the program settings by selecting the Property item.
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- 3. To terminate the program, choose the Close option from the menu.
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- 4. If you have the Creative remote controller, you may use it to
- control the iNFRA18oo CD-ROM drive.
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- 5. When a new CD is inserted into the iNFRA18oo CD-ROM drive, the
- Infra Multimedia Deck is automatically started to play the CD if it
- is supported. Currently the following media types are supported: AVI
- files, wave files, MIDI files, Audio CD, Video CD, MixedMode CD, and
- MMCD disc.
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- 6. Refer to the user manual or on-line help for more information.
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- Infra Web
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- Infra Web program is an utility that allows two of the more popular
- Internet browsers: Netscape Navigator 3.0 and Microsoft Internet
- Explorer 3.0, to be controlled using the Creative remote controller.
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- In order for the browsers to work properly, you may need to setup
- Infra Web when you run it the first time. Refer to the user manual or
- on-line help for more information.
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- NOTES:
- (1) After selecting a hypertext link, pressing ENTER will go to the
- next link.
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- (2) Leaving the HOME page will automatically turn on the SHIFTLOCK, so
- that navigating the web pages are easier.
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- (3) Once Infra Web is running, pressing "Web" again using the remote
- controller will activate the browser. By pressing "Web" twice in a row
- will close Infra Web. The browser may also be closed if the option under
- Configure | Properties | Preferences is set to be so.
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