| Q) |
Is DAB Bar compatable with the Trinloc
DAB USB Radio & PC MP3 Recorder? |
| A) |
Yes, it will be. I am making a small patch to DAB Bar 1.3b to
fix a bug where no sound is heard through the PC with this device. You can already use the
device for streaming. |
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| Q) |
My WaveFinder has just stopped
working? |
| A) |
Most likely you have just installed XP service pack 2, or
windows update has done it for you. Service pack 2 appears to cause the WaveFinder to
fail. If you are happy to uninstall the service pack then the WaveFinder should start to
function again although this is not recommended if your machine is on the Internet for
security reasons. |
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| Q) |
Where can I get hold of a
WaveFinder/ModTech card? |
| A) |
Currently neither product is in production so you're best bet is
to search an online auction such as eBay or the
classified section of your local paper. The new Trinloc receaver (DE, EN) is
compatible with DAB Bar. |
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| Q) |
I have just upgraded to 1.3b ...or...
downloaded 1.3a and am being asked to install......? |
| A) |
You have probably installed a release of DAB Bar for the wrong
hardware/drivers. The old WaveFinder drivers (version 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4) needs DAB Bar
1.3a, and the new PCI Card and new WaveFinder drivers (version 1.x.x.x) requires DAB Bar
1.3b. |
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| Q) |
Does DAB Bar work the the new PCI
card? |
| A) |
Yes, you will need DAB Bar 1.3b that is available from the download page. |
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| Q) |
What are the new drivers for the
WaveFinder? |
| A) |
A new set of drivers and software is available for the
WaveFinder and it supplied with new devices, and is available for purchase on CD. Note
that this release of the software is NOT available form the WaveFinder web site. If
you have been using the old drivers without problems I recommend you continue to do so.
The most significant changes are that the drivers are more stable under XP, but you will
only be able to record/stream/listen to one service at a time. |
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| Q) |
What will DAB Bar run on? |
| A) |
I have developed and tested DAB Bar on Windows ME, and other
users are using it on 98, 2000 and XP. XP users should check the question below. The
lowest spec machine running DAB Bar that I know of is a Pentium 166 MMX (but I do not
recommend anything less than a PII233). Thank you to all who have supplied this
information. DAB Bar has also been successfully used on 2003 server with a WaveFinder. |
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| Q) |
...... XP .......? (WaveFinder only) |
| A) |
If your question has the letters "X" and "P"
next to each other you are probably having WaveFinder problems with reliability or are not
receiving anything, even if it is installed on the same hardware that worked with 98. I
have done some research in to this and the problem was normally fixed with an external
powered hub (one with a power supply). Jon Simmons came up with the rather cunning
solution of using the Windows 2000 USB drivers under Windows XP. Unfortunately neither of
these solutions work with the latest Windows service packs. |
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| Q) |
Can DAB Bar be integrated with
DigiGuide? |
| A) |
DAB Bar does not link directly to DigiGuide but Paul Webster has
developed a script that allows programmes to be added to DAB Bar's timer record schedule.
The script can be found at http://www.spidersweb.freeserve.co.uk/dab/dabdig.htm.
Thank you Paul. You may also be interested in the new Electronic Programme Guide EPG Explorer. |
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| Q) |
Can I view data services? |
| A) |
Yes, Recently I released BWS Explorer
that allows you to use DAB Bar to view Broadcast Web Sites and EPG
Explorer that allows browsing of programme listings. These will be integrated in to
DAB Bar in the future. I am also playing TPEG
and an EPG (Electronic Programme Guide), but have not released anything publicly yet. |
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| Q) |
Some of the service icons are
incorrect or missing. |
| A) |
Vinnie is maintaining a set of UK station icons. An update is
available from the download page. If you come across an
anomalies then please let me know the Service Name and Service
ID (available the the properties page) and we can correct
it. |
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| Q) |
My virus scanner found a virus
...or... my download was corrupted. |
| A) |
A release of the Sophos and Norton virus scanner incorrectly
detected a virus in the uninstall programme. This has now been fixed but you will need to
download the latest patches/scan-codes from the Sophos or Symantec
(Norton) web sites. |
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| Q) |
How do I edit the service icons like
in DAB Bar 1.2. |
| A) |
In DAB Bar 1.3 the service icons are stored in a DLL and not is
GIF files for efficiency. By popular demand I am converting the storage format and
releasing a tool to edit the icons for the next DAB Bar release. |
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| Q) |
When will the next release of DAB Bar
be available? |
| A) |
The simple answer is that I do not know. DAB Bar is a personal
project that I work on alongside other personal projects in my scarce spare time. To
receive a mail message when the next release is out just join the DAB Bar announcements list. |
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| Q) |
Do you have a discussion list? |
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Unfortunately is it temparaily unavailable but will me back
soon, check here for more
information. The forum is a good place to bounce idears off others and look for help. |
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| Q) |
My WaveFinder stops working when my
monitor goes in to standby. |
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I don't know why but this does seem to happen a lot and the only
advice I can offer is to disable power save. Mine does not stop but jitters a lot for a
while afterwards. If you have any insight in to this then please let
me know. |
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| Q) |
Can I run DAB Bar without installing
the original software? |
| A) |
No. Although only the hardware drivers and some DLLs are needed
they do need to be registered properly and the easiest way of doing this is to use the
original installation CD. |
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| Q) |
Can you add a better signal strength
indicator? |
| A) |
The current signal strength indicator is reporting stream
quality and not the actual strength of the signal (that the hardware keeps secret). Using
stream quality is a very good indicator of the sound quality you will get, as long as
physical power of the signal is above the background interference it is of little
importance with DAB broadcast technology. |
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| Q) |
Can you display information about the
bitrate of the stream? |
| A) |
This has been implemented in DAB Bar 1.3 but you will been to
turn it on in the General tab from
the options window. |
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| Q) |
Will there be a Linux (or Mac) release
of DAB Bar (to use my WaveFinder/PCI Card)? |
| A) |
Unfortunately not. The RadioScape drivers and APIs used by the
devices are Windows native and these will need to be ported in addition to DAB Bar. As the
DAB Stream API is HTTP based it is theatrically possible to run DAB Bar under a Windows
emulator and a new client under Linux/MacOS but I have not had the opportunity to try
this. |
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| Q) |
Can I have a copy of the source code. |
| A) |
No, But if you need help with your own DAB project or you want
to use the DAB Stream API then please contact me, I will be
happy to help. I have also compiled a developers help page that
answers some of the most common questions. |
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