D-Link radio - recording

Subject: RE: D-Link radio - recording
From: Mr Red
Date: 24 Oct 02 - 09:20 AM

JTT any luck?
I found why the mp3 didn't work by running lame.exe in DOS and it informed me it can't handle 8 bit data. So record at 16 bits only.

Subject: RE: D-Link radio - recording
From: Mr Red
Date: 18 Oct 02 - 02:04 PM

My version of the software is 5.05B I tried daily program and wake/sleep

1) daily didn't switch-on so I waited for
2) wake. Which it did. I checked the sleep time and had forgotten to set it so I set it during record and it switched off at the new set time.
3) I then switched the radio on and left it to find the new "daily" settings and sure enough it recorded at the right time and stopped but left the radio blaring (as before recording).
4) this was with the full radio window but it does the the same in the small one. Dunno about "blaring & residing in the taskbar" mode. You can try that when you get to the record stage. It concatenates the audio footage which can only be reset by exiting the prog.
5) The splash screen (I never disabled it on the working PC) does say to mute the volume display when recording via other applications so I switched it off on the D-Link app - it's the little doovery in the top RH corner of the volume display (bar or oscilloscope).
6) it does say in the manual that the program has to be loaded for the timers to work.
7) I failed to get the mp3 working but saw a fleeting reference to Winlama. I did not see the right mp3 windows and there is a lame.exe on the CD - maybe Winlama.
8) you try these settings (only) first and any URL's below.
9) finally I came to the conclusion that the only way to store the audio footage is to "Save As" (or save and risk overwriting). It ain't automatic.
10) Let us know how you got on. Join as a member and PM me here.

Dr. Ebony Huang [e-mail] has a website (below)

there may be information on : www.fmbox.com.tw

Winlama seems to be related to the MP3 encoding
http://www.ill-lusion.com/winlama

From manual.doc
(E).        Why can't I use my DSB-R100's record and play functions?
ANS:        
        A.        Other applications software may be currently using the record or play functions. It is then impossible for the sound card to run the record unit again.
        B.        Your computer doesn't have a sound card.
        C.        Your computer has a sound card, but the sound card driver hasn't been installed correctly.

Subject: RE: D-Link radio - recording
From: Mr Red
Date: 18 Oct 02 - 09:44 AM

no drivers at either
http://www.driverguide.com/drivers2.htm
http://support.dlink.com/downloads/
D-Link call the US version DSB R100
there may be a setting in the app, I will go home and investigate.
see ya 2nite

Subject: RE: D-Link radio - recording
From: Mr Red
Date: 18 Oct 02 - 09:22 AM

Is that a DU 100R you are using? And yes it is called a Net Easy too.

I have one that stops my PC but that is a USB problem (self-installed and I am too lazy to correct it just now - snakes wedding would describe the scene - cablewise)
However on the newer machine is runs perfectly and I probably can't disable the regular switch-on (not at either machine right now) so it switched-on late one night (I think at the 2am I thought would be safe enough)

I will set-up a recording of a desired program soon and report back.

I had to insist when buying and wait 2 months at least - they are all but obsolete here in the UK - but we have a special version for the frequency bands we use (87 - 108MHz ish).

Very satified with it as far as I used it but recording & MP3 was the reason despite not using it that way yet. I must have checked for manual recording - I think - but that memory has been wiped!!

Subject: RE: D-Link radio - recording
From: GUEST,JTT
Date: 16 Oct 02 - 08:09 AM

You were saying, John?

Subject: RE: D-Link radio - recording
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 16 Oct 02 - 03:01 AM

Subject: D-Link radio - recording
From: GUEST,JTT
Date: 15 Oct 02 - 11:10 AM

Has anyone used the D-Link "NetEasy" radio to record from FM stations? I have one, and it plays fine, but I can't record well from it. There's obviously some trick to it.