HELP!
HOW TO LISTEN TO THE DIVIDING LINE:
The Dividing Line broadcasts in the Vorbis-OGG format.
This page will offer assistance with setting up your computer so you can
listen.
MENU:
Players
Getting the Audio
Troubleshooting
PLAYERS
You can listen to ourstreaming audio with any player that
supports the OGG format.
We recommend these: PC Users:
WINAMP FULL version (Lite does not support OGG)
Download Winamp
Here
Note: Older versions and the Lite version do not support OGG.
See below for configuration instructions.
Mac Users:
Whamb
*Alternate players:
PC USERS:
The Quintessential
Player
Foobar2000
Zinf MAC USERS:
Audion 3
Unsanity Echo
MacAMP
MULTI-PLATFORM:
xmms
FreeBSD, Linux, Solaris, OpenBSD, HP-UX, AIX, NetBSD, IRIX, Tru64, etc.
VLC
Windows, Mac OSx, beOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Mandrake Linux, Red Hat Linux,
Familiar Linux, YOPYI/Linupy, etc.
More Player Information:
PC: http://www.vorbis.com/download_win.psp
MAC: http://www.vorbis.com/download_mac.psp
Multi-platform help & more players:
http://www.co.uk.lspace.org/fandom/afp/a-files/soundhelp.html
*Note: The Dividing Line does not guarantee that
any of these players will successfully play our broadcasts on your computer.
We are providing the list simply because the developers of these players
claim they support the format we are using. Because of the various operating
systems, plug-ins and other configuration combinations that may exist on a
given computer, we cannot test each and every possibility ourselves.
GETTING THE AUDIO
Once you have a compatible player installed and configured, all you have to
do is click the "LISTEN" button:
The audio is suitable for high-speed Internet connections like Cable or DSL.
Dial-up connections will likely experience buffering (playback will pause
while your computer downloads more of the feed). This is
beyond our control.
CONFIGURING THE PLAYER:
New listeners may find that clicking the LISTEN button will launch MusicMatch
Jukebox, Real Player, or another player instead of Winamp. This is because
the ".pls" file type is associated with one of those players instead
Winamp. If this is the case, you have two choices. You can make Winamp the
default player for ".pls" and ".ogg" files, or you can open Winamp and use
the "Play > URL" feature.
To configure Winamp as the default player for ".pls" files, access the main menu in Winamp
by clicking the symbol in the top left corner. Note: the following examples
use the Winamp "Classic Skin."
Click "Preferences >
Options" :
Select "File Types" and make sure ".pls" and ".ogg" are
selected:
To play the audio using the "Play URL" feature, press Play > Location (or Ctrl+L) (shows the Open Location dialog box)
and copy and paste
the following URLs into directly into the filename box:
http://www.thedividingline.com/listen-high.pls
You can test your ability to listen to our audio any time of day with our
24/7 streaming audio.
TROUBLESHOOOTING
These instructions are for Winamp. If you are using a different player
please try to find the equivalent in your player.
TROUBLESHOOTING ISSUES:
Player opens when the LISTEN button
clicked, but does not connect
The link behind the LISTEN button should open your default player and
connect to the audio feed. If it does not, click PLAY > LOCATION (or Ctrl+L).
In the address field, type (or copy and paste) the following:
http://springtide.ca:8000/live-high.ogg
Winamp will remember this location and it will be available from the
drop-down list after doing it the first time.
See above.
Wrong player/program opens
when LISTEN button clicked
If clicking the LISTEN button results in a wrong program opening, you
may need to associate your chosen player with the OGG file type. In Winamp
this is done by pressing OPTIONS > PREFERENCES. then File Types from the
menu. See above.
The audio is interrupted by "buffering"
from time to time.
Congestion on the Internet may be causing your connection to slow down and
therefore your player is unable to download enough of the stream to keep
ahead. Dial-up (modem) connections will likely experience this. We assure you it is not a problem with
our server.
MORE INFORMATION WILL APPEAR HERE AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.
IF YOU ARE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AND NO ONE IN OUR CHAT IS ABLE TO HELP, YOU
CAN EMAIL US WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM AND WE WILL TRY TO ASSIST
YOU.
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