Radio Errols.com Listening guide |
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| Windows Users : Should have no difficulty viewing the site with Internet Explorer. The programmes are designed to be streamed over a dialup, or low-speed broadband internet connection. Click the 'Tune In' link in the menu to see 2 listening options. Most users will see an embedded media player which can be used to listen online. Click the play button to begin the streaming audio. If your browser does not suuport activeX components the media player will not be available, however, just click the download link and the programme can be downloaded to you computer for offline listening. The programmes are encoded as wma files so your local media player can be used for streaming audio too. To set your local Windows Media Player to play the audio stream without having to wait for it to download completely, follow these simple instructions. Select Options from the Tools menu, select the File Types tab and ensure that wma files are selected. (Of course if you 'select all', all media types will be progressively downloaded and played). Select OK. | ||
| Mac Users : Will need a media player capable of decoding wma files. The real player from www.real.com is a good choice and also the Windows Media Player for Mac from www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia | ||
| Interactive Help : Radio
Errols Interactive makes extensive use of Flash and Java.
Please ensure you have both plug-ins insalled. Q: I can see the Java Jukebox but the buttons don't work. Whats the problem? A: The Java Jukebox requires at least Java version 1.3 . Older versions display the jukebox but the buttons don't work. Upgrade your plugin from www.sun.com or www.java.com . Q: I am prompted to dowload something from the interactive and tune in pages. Is it safe? A: Yes, its safe. The embedded component within the webpage needs to install files to display it. Most (Windows) computers are already fully enabled to display them, however, if you need to install something check that it is signed by Sun (for Java), Macromedia (for flash), or Microsoft. |
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| Listen to Radio Errols with the free Windows Media Player, or the Real player for Windows, Mac and Linux | ||
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Tips for downloading large files Use a download utility for downloading large audio or video files from the web. FlashGet is a free download utility that can help increase download speeds by downloading multiple sections of a large file at the same time. It also permits pausing a download and resuming a broken download. |
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