This page
provides information that may help you use the Study CD more efficiently.
If you need additional support, send a detailed e-mail message
to support2@soniclight.com.
Hardware Requirements
The Study
CD requires the following hardware and software requirements.
For Windows
- Windows
95 or 98 operating system (Windows 98 or later recommended)
- Internet
Browser Software (Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 or
greater recommended)
- CD Drive
- 16-bit
Sound Card
- Speakers
or headphones
For Apple Macintosh
- MAC OS
8.6 or later
- Quicktime
4 or later
- Internet
Browser Software (Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 or
greater recommended)
- CD Drive
- Audio
capabilities
- Speakers
or headphones
Check the Obvious
If you are
experiencing problems, check these common items first.
- Is your
volume control turned down?
- On Windows
platformsare your mute boxes checked on the Volume Control
dialog box?
- Can you
play any other audio files? If not, the computer must be configured
to play audio files.
- Are your
speakers turned on (if required)?
Default Windows Settings
The Windows
default configuration uses Microsoft Internet Explorer and Windows
Media Playerboth are needed to play the Study CD. Normally,
when you click on an audio hyperlink from Internet Explorer,
the Windows Media Player opens and plays the audio file. It
is possible that other applications may change the default settings
of Windows so that another audio player will start instead of
the Windows Media Player. This other audio player may not play
the audio files on this CD. To change back to the default settings,
follow the instructions below.
To Change to the Default
Windows Settings for Windows 2000 or XP
Follow these
instructions to change the default Windows settings if the Windows
Media Player is not opening when you click on an audio hyperlink.
- On your
desktop, click Start and select Set program Access and Defaults.
- Under
Choose a default media player, click Windows Media Player.
- Click
OK.
- If another
window prompts: Change default media player to Windows Media
Player? then click OK again.
Optionally,
you can download and install the lastest version of Windows Media
Player and it will reset the default Windows settings for the
audio player (the Internet address for the Windows Media Player
is: www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/download/default.asp.)
To Change to the Default
Windows Settings for Windows 95 or 98
Follow these
instructions to change the default Windows settings if the Windows
Media Player is not opening when you click on an audio hyperlink.
- Double
click the "My Computer" icon on your desktop.
- Click
the View menu and select "Folder Options".
- Click
the "File Types" tab to open the "Registered
file types" window.
- Scroll
down in the "Registered file types" window until
you find "MP3".
- Double
click the "MP3" type. The Edit File Type dialog
box opens.
- Double
click the "Open" field under the "Actions"
window.
- In the
"Application used to perform action" field, type
the text below (including the quotes).
"C:\WINDOWS\Mplayer.exe" /Play /Close "%L"
Click the OK buttion.
- Double
click the "Play" field and enter the same text that
you entered in the previous step.
- Click
the OK buttons on the remaining dialog boxes. The Windows
Media Player is now the default audio player.
Optionally,
you can download and install the lastest version of Windows Media
Player and it will reset the default Windows settings for the
audio player (the Internet address for the Windows Media Player
is: www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/download/default.asp.)