/*=============================================================================
   FILE:         ReadMe.Txt
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   DESCRIPTION:  Notes for the ActiveRadio Software
   VERSION:      3.72, all Windows versions
   DATE:         10-Feb-05
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   COPYRIGHT:    (c) 2001-05, TerraTec Electronic GmbH. All Rights Reserved.

                 Information in this file is the intellectual property of
                 TerraTec Electronic GmbH.
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!!! Read the installation topics !!!

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   CONTENTS:
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A) INSTALLATION
   1) Supported hardware
   2) ActiveRadio Upgrade Module - Audio drivers
   3) ActiveRadio under Windows NT 4.0

B) SOFTWARE TIPS / NEW FEATURES
   1) High Resolution User Interface (Skin 1)
   2) Keyboard shortcuts
   3) Remote Control
   4) Restrictions for the TerraTV Radio+ and Cinergy 600 TV

C) TROUBLESHOOTING 
   

D) HISTORY




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   A) INSTALLATION
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1) Supported hardware
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   This software works with the 
        - Cinergy 600 TV Radio (MK3), WDM or BDA drivers
        - Cinergy 600 TV Radio (MK2), WDM or BDA drivers
        - TValue Radio
        - TerraTV Radio+

   Since v 3.72 the following hardware is no longer supported:
        - ActiveRadio Upgrade module
        - ActiveRadio ISA (Standalone card)

   The ActiveRadio Upgrade module can be connected 
   to one of the following TerraTec products:
    
        - TerraTV+
        - DMX
        - XLerate
        - EWS64 S
        - Base 1 
        - Base 64
    
   The software automatically detects and configures your ActiveRadio.
    


2) ActiveRadio Upgrade Module - Audio drivers
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   This software is optimized for use with TerraTec Soundcards.
   Please make sure that you always use the audio drivers 
   shipped on your TerraTec driver CD. 
   You can also download the latest drivers from our website.
   
   www.terratec.com 


   
3) ActiveRadio under Windows NT 4.0
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   a) Administrator Mode
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      The ActiveRadio software must(!) be installed with Administrator privileges.

      This is required to make some driver-relevant registry entries 
      which are not allowed in user mode.

      After installation the software can be used with User privileges.

   b) BIOS
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      Make sure that the BIOS Setting <PnP OS installed> is set to FALSE.
      Windows NT4.0 is not a PnP Operating System !!! 

      If this setting is TRUE the BIOS may not activate ISA cards.
   
   c) ActiveRadio Standalone Card only
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      The following information doesn't apply to the ActiveRadio Upgrade module!

      If you have the PNP Enabler installed NT will find a new card 
      and ask you to delect a driver. 
      !!! Choose "Do not install a driver" 
          because the driver  will be installed with software setup.

      If you already tried to select a driver and the Radio doesn't seem to work 
      afterwards you should 
      I)   shut down Windows NT, 
      II)  remove the radio card from the computer,
      III) restart Windows NT,
      IV)  shut down Windows NT, 
      V)   reinsert the card,
      VI)  restart the computer

      Now the "New Hardware found" dialog is displayed again.
      Choose "Do not install a driver".




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   B) SOFTWARE TIPS / NEW FEATURES
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1) High Resolution User Interface (Skin 1)
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     - Power button: left mouse click       -> close the program
                     right mouse click      -> switch to minimized view
    
     - Display: By clicking on the main display the infomation shown
                can be switched:
                a) Frequency
                b) Name
                c) Time

     - Preset names: When you double-click on a preset button a edit field
                pops up in which you can enter your own identifier 
				(up to 10 characters).

     - Taskbar Icon:
                Click on the taskbar icon to minimize or restore the ActiveRadio Window
                A right mouse click opens the popup menu.

                The taskbar icon can have three states:
                  Dark red   - weak or no radio signal (AFC didn't lock)
                  Bright red - strong radio signal (AFC locked)
                  Blinking   - station broadcasts RDS

     - Record button: 
               A right mouse click opens a specialized popup menu with the following options
               - Show recordings
               - Properties
               - Mixer record settings


2) Preset up/down now as keyboard shortcuts
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   ALT+ArrowUp / ALT+ArrowDown - Step through your presets via the shortcut keys 
   R / Ctrl+R                  - Start/stop record


3) Animax Remote Control
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   The ActiveRadio supports the AnimaX's PC Remote Control system. 
   Check their homepage: http://www.animax.no


4) Restrictions for the TerraTV Radio+ and the Cinergy 600 TV
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  Because these cards use a different tuner 
  there are some minor restrictions:
  
  a) The Local/DX switch has no function 
     There is no special attenuation for strong stations 
     (LOCAL mode) available for this tuner.
  
  b) The tuner cannot receive FM and TV at the same time. 



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   C) TROUBLESHOOTING
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   0) GENERAL
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   - If the software or the radio doesn't work please check the
     [TTRADIO.LOG] file in the ActiveRadio program folder 
     for further information. 

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D) HISTORY
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Version 3.71 (Jan-05)
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 IMPROVED: Station scan: detects RDS names during search 
           and puts RDS stations on top of list
 IMPROVED: Station scan improved for Cinergy 600 TV Radio (MK2)
 IMPROVED: restructured underlying DLL

Version 3.50 (23-April-04)
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    - NEW: Support for Cinergy 600 TV MK3
    - NEW: UNICODE support
    - NEW: Prepared localization for Chinese
    - IMPROVED: Restructured tuner control code
    - IMPROVED: Scan dialog: frequency is now directly applied during fine-tune
    - BUGFIX: Scan dialog: frequency for 1st list entry was not set

Version 3.21 (20-Nov-03)
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   - BUGFIX: manual station edit: 
             Frequencies like "xx.0y MHz" were saved as "xx.y0 MHz"
   - Linked with new versions of some Terratec libraries


Version 3.10 (31-Jan-03)
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   BUGFIX:   Menu item "Open Windows Mixer" did not work

Version 3.00 (19-Jul-02)
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   NEW:      TerraTec Scheduler
             Completely reworked timer module 
             - Allows to schedule recordings etc.
             - Easier User Interface
             - Timers are checked in background 
               even if the ActiveRadio software is not running

   NEW     : Support for Cinergy 600 TV
   NEW     : Localization: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch
   NEW     : 'Store' button now also  available in HiRes version (= Skin 1)
             -> allows direct storing of the current frequency

   IMPROVED: Station dialog
   IMPROVED: Simplified options pages
   IMPROVED: Hardware detection and logging for TV cards

   BUGFIX:   No RDS with TerraTV Radio+


Version 2.91
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   minor changes

Version 2.90
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   07-Mar-01 - Added support for ActiveRadio ISA card under Windows 2000
               (separate driver files)

   23-Feb-01 - Added selection of record device and mixer lines 
               for volume and record control
   23-Feb-01 - Redesign of timer dialog
   23-Feb-01 - Redesign of property pages
   23-Feb-01 - Major internal restructuring
   23-Feb-01 - support for new card types

   29-Jan-01 - Additions to TerraTV WDM support

Version 2.82
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   02-Oct-00 - Better mute functionality with TerraTV WDM drivers

Version 2.80
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   07/05/00 - Added shortcut key <F6> for menu item "Set RDS name"
            - Support for TerraTV+ and TerraTV Radio+ running on WDM drivers
            - Support for TerraTV+ new HW rev. 1.1 

Version 2.73
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   11/16/99 - Support for new TerraTV+ HW revision (BT878)

Version 2.70
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   08/06/99 - Multiple card support: If you have more than one ActiveRadio cards in your system,
              the software requests you to select the hardware you want to use. 
              You can now open more than one instance of the ActiveRadio software.
            - Preset dialog: support of multiple selection and keyboard commands

Version 2.65.2
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   07/19/99 Bugfix: Under NT the application was not properly 
            terminated because the mixer handle was still open

Version 2.65.1
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   07/13/99 Added stereo/mono switch for TerraTV Radio+
   07/13/99 Installation: added preselection ActiveRadio program folder if already exists

Version 2.65
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   06/25/99 Added button to About page to display HW log file
   06/25/99 Added some system info to HW log file
   06/17/99 Support for TerraTec TerraTV Radio+   
   06/17/99 Added callback for WSS mixer messages

Version 2.60   
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   03/17/99 Support for TerraTec DMX soundcard
   03/02/99 Completely overworked NT 4.0 driver
   03/02/99 Internal Wave Recorder + property page
   03/02/99 Option dialogs now as property pages
   03/02/99 Popup menus for Record and Log buttons
   03/02/99 Bugfix: Timer mode is now properly stored
   03/02/99 Bugfix: Low Resolution Version doesn't flicker anymore
   03/02/99 Several minor bugfixes

Version 2.52
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   02/10/99 Support for TerraTV+ Driver Version 1.60 (new CT848f.DLL)

Version 2.51
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   01/08/99 Bugfix: Hardware detection for TerraTV+ was not working
   01/08/99 Setup: Configurable default folder and path settings

Version 2.50
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   10/07/98 Setup: Modification for XLerate Driver Version > 1160 (Mixer IDs)
   10/07/98 NT Driver: Changes in auto hardware detection routines due to the
            problems that occured on some systems
   10/07/98 NT Driver: Improved timing routines-> less resource consumption
        
Version 2.4
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   07/03/98 TerraTV: Volume slider now sets the mixer master volume
   07/03/98 Changed the calling convention for exported RADIO_IO.DLL functions

Version 2.3.1
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   06/28/98 Improved stereo display
   06/24/98 Improved installation: 
            - previous installation directory is suggested.
            - station settings are saved ( however not the options or timer settings)
   06/18/98 Changes for AnimaX remote control
   06/18/98 Introduced taskbar icon for the high-resolution version
   06/18/98 Fixed bug with launching an alternative wave recorder
   06/18/98 Keyboard commands now via accelerator keys

Version 2.3.0
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   06/04/98 Help files revised
   06/04/98 Mini view: control bar to set preset frequencies and toggle mute

Version 2.2.0
   05/29/98 Improved RDS Radiotext reception
   05/29/98 New installation
   05/29/98 Auto hardware detection for Windows 95
   05/22/98 Bugfix: Timer dialog lost timer mode settings (daily, weekly, date)
!  05/22/98 New NT 4.0 driver (TTRadio.sys)
            -> software works now in administrator and! user mode
            Features: - Auto hardware detection 
                      - Driver is loaded at bootup time 
   05/12/98 new hardware DLL RADIO_IO.DLL 
        -> SAA6588.DLL no longer required
        -> Volume functions moved from application to DLL

Version 2.0.0
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   04/08/98 Default mixer handling if only one soundcard is installed
   04/08/98 Automatic selection of record source for the TerraTec XLerate
   03/18/98 Speed optimization for search and frequency update 
   03/18/98 Support for BT848 capture board
   03/11/98 Support for XLerate and EWS 64 S
   03/11/98 Improved port detection for Windows95
   03/04/98 Comparison of the mixer string (INI-file) with available mixer devices
            limited to the first 10 characters
   03/04/98 Change on HW volume control for the standalone card 
            (no audible clicking anymore)
   03/04/98 Modifications for ESD test   
   02/12/98 New help files (english and german)
   01/29/98 Changed standard log file name to "RDS.txt" (formerly "Rds.log")
   01/29/98 Automatic frequency reset if the tuner was disturbed
   01/29/98 Automatic hardware detection for ActiveRadio Standalone cards
   01/29/98 One Installation for all operating systems

 