1. About the program

2. System requirements

3. Working with the program

3.1 Common

3.2 Structure of the main window RadioBox

3.3 Add your playlists

3.4 Share your playlists

3.4.1 Share playlists

3.4.2 Share station

3.5 Show URL of station

3.6 Recording

3.6.1 Manual Recording

3.6.2 Timer recording

3.6.3 Uniquely recording

3.7 Work in the main window

3.8 Invalid station

3.9 Station info

3.10 Add station to favorites list

3.11 Delete station

3.11.1 Favorites and Personal

3.11.2 Unchecked

3.11.3 RadioBox-Administrators

3.12 Search of radio station

3.13 Program Update

Keyboard shortcuts

4.1 Change keyboard shortcuts

4.2 List of keyboard shortcuts

Support

1. About the program


RadioBox has been developed for listening to radio stations broadcasting over the internet and for recording them.

The author of RadioBox is neither responsible for the quality of broadcasting nor for the availability of the radio stations.



2. System requirements


  • Access to the internet
  • .net framework 4.0
  • Note: The program doesn't work without Net framework 4.0 or later and it will display an error.

    RadioBox will be delivered as it is and the author isn't at all responsible for eventual damage which might occur as a result of using this software (see the license agreement).



    3. Working with the program

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    3.1 General

    The program RadioBox doesn't need any installation.
    If necessary, you should allow RadioBox through your firewall when you use it for the first time because RadioBox needs access to the internet. It doesn't work without constant internet access.

    The RadioBox assistant, which helps to configure the basic settings, will also be started. The basic settings can later be found under "settings".
    Although RadioBox is portable, nevertheless can be created for the prgram a desktop shortcut and integrated into the Startup.
    Note: If you do not want to use RadioBox and have the program in the startup, it is necessary, before removing RadioBox from your hard drive, delete the startup shortcut.
    To remove the shortcut, click to desable the menu "Run the program automatically with Windows" ("settings"/"General") and then press "Ok".

    After the program or the RadioBox wizard has been started, you will hear a melody, assuming you didn't deactivate this function. This melody will be heard until the radio stations have been updated including the signals.
    It is after starting the same last station to be heard, with start (adjustable).
    You will find all navigation commands in the context menu and there is a keyboard shortcut for each navigation command (SHIFT+F1 - displays all keyboard shortcuts - hotkeys).

    3.2 Structure of the main window RadioBox

    The radio stations in this program are arranged in a tree structure which is similar to windows explorer.
    The tree is divided into 6 main areas:
  • - Favourites (this entry appears after adding the first radio station)
  • - Private (here only the stations that can be found in the playlist folder are available for you)
  • - topcharts (here are usually displayed station)
  • - General (here are all the stations that are available on the server. These are available for all)
  • - Unchecked (here are all the stations that are added by users, but not yet tested, and are available for all program users and this entry appears after adding the first radio station)
  • - Recordings (here are all your recordings. This entry appears after the first recording)


  • 3.3 Add your playlists

    In the folder "playlist" you can save your playback lists with folder and subfolders under observation of the following rule:

  • 1. Every radio station – a file which has the following end:
    .asx, .m3u, .pls, .wax, .ram, .txt
  • 2. The file name refers to the radio station.
  • 3. In the file there should only be one functioning link. All other links will be ignored.


  • 3.4 Share your playlists

    3.4.1 Share playlists

    You can also share your playback lists with others by pressing the F12 key (default) and then only those playback lists will be sent which haven't been processed yet and which can't yet be found in general lists. This happens anonymously, without personal data.
    Only stations which can be found in the "playlist" folder will be selected. During the transmission, RadioBox or the computer will remain "standing" and you will hear the melody as if you had started the program. After the transmission has finished you will hear "Thank you!" That means that the program is ready.
    All your playback lists will first appear after they have been checked..
    A plea to all of you who would like to use this function:
    Please only press the F12 key once and only when you have either added your playback lists or renewed them. Please avoid the misuse of this function.

    3.4.2 Share station

    You can also use CTRL+U to open the links and play. So there is both the opportunity to add the station only to their own favorites or make it available for all program users.

    3.5 Show URL of station

    You can view their URL with the sender and F4 to save either as m3u file or copy to clipboard. However, this feature is not free (0,1 Euro per use). Payment via PayPal, Bank or Itunes card possible
    IMPORTANT! The code will be sent via email within 24 hours after receipt of payment.

    3.6 Recording

    3.6.1 Manual Recording

    You can record your favourite radio stations with this program (Ctrl+r).
    All recordings will be default saved in the folder "records" where you can also find the folder "playlists" or location of your choice.
    All recordings will be named by track titles and artists (assuming this information is available) as well as the time and the radio station. If many tracks are played during a recording, every track will be recorded and saved separately.
    You can also listen to all the recordings directly in RadioBox.

    3.6.2 Timer recording

    You can also program the recording so that that it starts and ends automatically (Ctrl+Shift+r). RadioBox should be running when you do this.
    In the title bar of the program, in which you usually see the name of the program, you will see a status update instead:
    Time exposure shows how much time is left till the beginning and the end and for normal recordings, it shows that the recording is running.
    RadioBox takes time for the receiving means 20 seconds before and after the indicated time on.
    You can choose a bitrate for the recording and in the original stream format, ie without additional conversion. At the time of recording, it is possible to adjust the bit rate separately.
    To cancel or end a recording after sometime press Ctrl+Shift+S.

    3.6.3 Uniquely recording

    You can recording also the station that you add using the shortcut CTRL+U to favorites or just want to play.
  • 1. Press Ctrl+U
  • 2. In the input field for the URL, enter the link
  • 3. Press for recording the CTRL+R
  • 4. In the input field for the title, enter the station name
  • 5. Press the button "Add to favorites"
  • Start the recording and playback simultaneously

    3.7 Working in the main window

    In this list you can curser up and down as well as to the left and to the right. With cursor right or left as well as with Tab and Shift+Tab you open or close the branches of the tree and with pos1 you go to the end or the beginning of an open branch. (To move further along, the previous branch has to be closed).
    To listen to the chosen radio station press enter.

    3.8 Invalid station

    If the chosen station doesn't work anymore just press Ctrl+N and a note will be sent automatically.
    If you notice that the link for this radio station isn't valid any more and you already have a working one, or if you notice that the radio station is in the wrong place, for example
    a radio station that actually belongs to England can be found under "USA",
    please send an e-mail to the e-mail address that you will find at the end of this document or press the key combination Ctrl+N and answer yes to the question whether the text message window will be displayed. The window appears with an input field for a message (140 characters).

    3.9 Station info

    Whilst listening to a radio station, you can get information about the radio station, the program, artists etc (Ctrl+I), assuming this menu is supported. You can close this window with escape or Alt+F4.

    3.10 Add station to favorites list

    In this program you have the possibility to add your favourite radio stations to your favourites by choosing the radio station you want and pressing Ctrl+F or by choosing the menu for that in the context menu. A file called fav.rb will be created where the file RadioBox-exe can be found. This fav.rb file can also be used in the new version of RadioBox, if there isn't any information to the contrary.

    3.11 Delete station

    3.11.1 Favorites and Private

    To delete a radio station from the favourites or from private, simply press the delete key or choose the menu in the context menu.

    3.11.2 Unchecked

    The transmitter Unchecked can only be removed from the program verifecated users who have a password which will be sent upon request by e - mail.

    3.11.3 RadioBox-Administrators

    RadioBox administrators have the following rights:
  • 1. With the F2 key you can rename or move the transmitter within the range of Common and move from Unchecked to Common
  • 2. The Delete key is true not only in the "Unchecked", but also in the "Common" and "Topcharts", ie the station will be irrevocably removed from the list, which is available to all users.
    Administrator password will be sent to you per Email after your inquiry and Verifecation.
    The administrators are limited. Thanks for your understanding.

    3.12 Search of radio station

    If you don't know exactly where to find the radio station that you are looking for, it's no problem – just press F3 to do a search.



    3.13 Program update

    If the message "Update" means that it is a new program version.
    You have no other choice but to " Ok " to press :-).
    If that program is offered completely as a zip file for download for you:

  • - Save this file to the desired location guide ( default is the last selected location);
  • - Extract this zip-file;
  • - The old version, you can delete RadioBox;
  • - If you want the created links continue to work to the new folder will be back into the old location, copy or move the RadioBox folder to the location of the former;
  • - If you want to use your favorites list goes on and in this regard announced anything else, you can file your fav.rb copy of the previous version RadioBox in the folder with the new version;
  • - The same procedure applies to the playlist folder;
  • - If no zip file is available for download, only executable file is replaced in the background and then RadioBox should restart automatically

  • If the automatic download and replace does not work in the background, then run the download manually. Here is the link:
    RadioBox download

    4. Keyboard shortcuts


    4.1 Change keyboard shortcuts

    In RadioBox you can create or change the key combinations by yourself.
    You can set this menu in the settings in the key combinations tab.

  • Step 1: Choose the function, for example "stop".
  • Step 2: As standard you will find the combination Shift, CTRL, Win, Alt. You can activate the combination that you want with the space bar.
  • Step 3: It is enough to press a chosen key in the entry field which should function either with CTRL or alone. In our example it is already the letter "s".
  • Step 4: If you would like to use the global shortcuts do an activation with the spacebar.
  • Step 5: If you want to make further changes (hotkey settings) press the "apply" button first and then "ok" to leave the window with the settings.
  • 4.2 List of keyboard shortcuts

  • Enter - listen
  • CTRL+U - Open URL
  • CTRL+S - stop recording and listening (global hotkeys)
  • Ctrl+P or media key - pause (global hotkeys)
  • Ctrl+Shift+S - reset time recording (global hotkeys)
  • Ctrl+Cursor up - volume up (global hotkeys)
  • Ctrl+Cursor down - volume down (global hotkeys)
  • Ctrl+F - add a station to favourites
  • Ctrl+Shift+F - program in the foreground (global hotkeys)
  • Ctrl+R - start recording
  • Ctrl+Shift+R - start timed recording
  • delete - delete (you can't delete stations from the "general" folder)
  • ctrl+I - gives you the available information about the station and stops it
  • Escape or Alt+F4 - closes the information window
  • Ctrl+N - to send information about radio stations that don't work
  • Cursor left or right as well as Tab or Shift+Tab - open or close the branches of the tree
  • Home or End - to go to the end or the beginning of a branch. (To move further, the previous branch has to be closed).
  • F1 - help
  • SHIFT+F1 - Keyboard shortcuts
  • F2 - Station Rename or move within area (Only RadioBox Administrators
  • SHIFT+F2 - Move station from Unchecked to Common (Only RadioBox Administrators
  • F3 - search
  • F4 - Show URL
  • F5 - refresh 101.ru (if the station 101.ru doesn't work any more)
  • F10 - Settings
  • SHIFT+F10 - reset
  • F12 - share list
  • SHIFT+Escape - Exit an unresponsive RadioBox



  • Support


    If you have any questions or suggestions for the program, you have found any errors or you want to offer any new links, please send a mail to:
    radiobox.help@gmail.com


    2013 - 2015 (c) Copyright by Wladimir Kon, inc. All rights reserved.