REGI Radio

REGI Radio Audio Help

These instructions refer to help for downloading and listening to REGIRadio's archive mp3 programs. 

Internet Explorer 6 (IE6), Netscape 8, and FireFox 1.5 and later versions will automatically use the free QuickTime 7 plug in to run this file once it has downloaded - the browser opens QuickTime for you. Typically, whatever media player you last installed will come up in the browser unless you have taken pains to configure the use of your media files. However, QuickTime tends to be more often linked with mp4. If you do not have QuickTime, it will download to your hard drive, where you can open it with the free RealPlayer 10.

Potential Issues

1. If you have Windows Media Player installed and it shows up to play this file when you click on it, you need to cancel, then right click and "Save Target As" to your hard drive, where you can use QuickTime or RealPlayer. Windows Media Player does not play mp4 files.

2. The file you are trying to download can come across in the Internet Explorer  6 browser as an mpeg file (regiradio11-3-06.mpeg) which is then picked up by your DVD player if you have one installed.  DVD players such as PowerPlayer may not play this.

If your browser tells you that you are downloading filename.mpeg (for example, regiradio11-3-06.mpeg), rename the file from filename.mpeg to filename.mp4, which your Quicktime or RealPlayer should play OK. You rename a file by left clicking on it and selecting rename in Windows.

3. To get a player for the show's file, if you do not have one, go to RealPlayer or QuickTime.

4. The shows are contained in large files, so dial-up connections will take a long time (roughly 3/4 hr with a  56k modem). Broadband connections will be much faster.

If you are having trouble, email egodfried_AT_hotmail.com [replace _AT_ with @]

Do you have a media player?

To listen to the audio broadcast, you'll need a media player:

1. The free QuickTime player, made by Apple.

2. The free RealOne player. 

Many employers use Firewalls to secure their networks, which can interfere with accessing streaming media. See Real Networks help page for using Real player from behind a Firewall.

Note: Real does not promote their free player, but they do make it available online. They change the window location of the link to the free player often. It is usually a tiny text link in the top right or bottom right of the page with the phrase "free RealOne player."

Does your computer support sound?

Most personal computers for the last 4 - 6 years are equipped to play sound.

If your computer has built in speakers, then it supports sound.

If your computer has a way to plug in headphones or external speakers, then it has a sound card. (External speakers are widely available at electronics and computer stores.) To check for a headphone input, look on the back of the computer for audio input/output plug holes. You want the one with the symbol for headphones, which accommodate a one-eighth inch audio plug (also called a mini plug). Most headphones and computer-ready external speakers have this size plug. External speakers will also need to be plugged into a power outlet separately.

If you encounter problems getting sound, check that the speakers are powered on, that the volume dial is turned up, and that the Volume setting (usually in the Sound folder of the Control Panel) is not turned to Mute and that the Volume setting is turned up. Note — computer speakers may have multiple volume controls — a physical volume dial, a volume setting on the Sound Control Panel, and a volume setting on the media player software.

If you do not have a sound card, consult a computer store or anyone you know who is fluent in computer components. Sound cards can be installed fairly easily, but the installation is not without hazards, and should be done by someone with experience.

With what page are you having problems?

Determining what operating system you are using

On PC-based computers with Windows, the version of Windows is the same thing as the Operating System. The Windows version is often displayed on the monitor while the computer is booting up. Alternately, you can follow this procedure:

1. Click on Start
2. The phrase along the left corner of the start menu is your OS version.
   

On Macintosh, with the Finder as the active window, click on the Apple in the top left of the menu bar, then select About This Computer. This will pull up a window that lists the Operating System.