PREPARING FOR SPEECH.NET™ CD-ROM

Speech.Net Help Topics

• Minimum Systems Requirements
• Netscape Navigator
• RealAudio
• Getting Started
• InControl
• Frames
• Technical Support

System Requirements:

• Netscape Navigator 2.0 (or greater) OR
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 (or greater) (Users of MS Internet Explorer have Real Audio already installed )
• Progressive Network's RealAudio 2.0 (or better) installed as a plug-in
• CD-ROM Player (2x or better) and Sound Board
• 486/66 with Windows 95 or Pentium-based with Windows 3.x or Windows 95/NT

NETSCAPE™

If you do not have Netscape 2.0 and it is not included with this SPEECH.NET purchase, you can visit Netscape's Web Site (URL=http://www.netscape.com) where you can download a trial copy, purchase it Online, or you may acquire a full package from SPEECH.NET Inc. (800-575-0580).

If you have downloaded Netscape Navigator from their web site, follow the instructions below for your operating environment.

For Windows 3.x

• From Program Manager select File, and then Run.

• Then enter the drive letter, directory name and file name of the file you downloaded and press Enter.
  • This will start the Netscape installation process.

For Windows 95

• Click the Start button. Select Run.
  • Then enter the drive letter, directory name and file name of the file you downloaded and press Enter.
• This will start the Netscape installation process.

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REAL AUDIO

If you do not have RealAudio installed in your environment, perform the installation instructions below.

If RealAudio 2.0 is not included with this SPEECH.NET purchase, you can visit Progressive Network's Web Site (URL=http://www.realaudio.com) where you can download a trial copy or purchase it Online.

If you have downloaded RealAudio from their web site or have been provided with a RealAudio diskette, follow the instructions below for your operating environment:

For Windows 3.x

• From Program Manager select File, and then Run.
• Then enter the drive letter, directory name and RA16_201.exe and press Enter.
• This will start the RealAudio installation process.
• Select Custom Install and Plug-In Installation for Netscape.

For Windows 95

• Click the Start button. Select Run.
• Then enter the drive letter, directory name and RA32_201.exe and press Enter.
• This will start the RealAudio installation process.
• Select Custom Install and Plug-In Installation for Netscape.
• This whole process should not take more than 15 minutes.
  

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Everything starts at the MAIN MENU. You have a choice to access the presentations by double clicking on MAKE A SELECTION.
This will bring up a scrolling window seen below.




The window will contain presentations which are grouped together by CONFERENCE TRACKS followed by seminar number, the seminar description and seminar speaker.
By double clicking on a seminar a brief overview of the seminar is presented. You now have the option of

• loading the presentation or
  
• going back to the MAIN MENU
  
• reloading the Selection Menu or
  

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You can control this presentation (or any other) by using the RealAudio (TM) player which is always located in the bottom frame.

Let's review the controls: This controller display above is very similar to an audio cassette machine.

The first rectangular control is the play/pause button.

1. You can pause a talk by clicking with your mouse on (II), and then continue by clicking play (>).
   
2. The audio playback controls the display of the accompanying presentation graphics and slides. When the program calls for the next graphic the new graphic replaces the old one. By clicking on pause (ll) all actions cease and can be resumed from the stopping point by clicking on play (>).
3. Don't want to start from the beginning? No problem, since the next control to the right let's you move to any point in the presentation. Simply click and drag on the little handle.
4. This is a good time to point out that those numbers displayed on the extreme right of the player tell you how far you are into the presentation (hours:minutes:seconds.tenths) and the total length of the talk.
5. The next control to the right of the play/pause is the stop. When you hit this button the entire presentation will stop. You can than either go to the MAIN MENU or restart the presentation from the beginning.
6. If you need to change the volume, just grab that handy little slide on the right side of the player and adjust it to your liking. You might be interested to note that if you reduce (not close) this window, the audio will continue to play until finished or stopped. This way you can do other things on your computer and still hear the audio.