Status Bar

The Status Bar is your connection information center. Find out at a glance everything from net traffic to clip status.

The information is passed to you through both text and icons:

Timer Connection Initially, you will see the word 'Connecting' and the timer while the Player finds and connects to the content site.
Timer Buffer Gauge During buffering you will see a timer icon indicating that action is taking place, but not yet finished, the word Buffering... and a gauge will also be displayed to let you know how much of the buffering has been completed.
Play Stop Pause Status of the clip (Play, Stop, Pause).
Bandwidth Stream bandwidth in KBPS (kilobit/sec).
G2 Status When you are accessing any clip that utilizes the new G2 technologies, this status light will appear. The indicator is overridden by several higher priority messages (for example, Mute).
Net Traffic Good Net Traffic Fair Net Traffic Bad Net Traffic. Your experience is only as good as your connection. Green represents a good connection. Yellow represents some information loss, but it is minimal. Red tells you that there is severe information loss and that rebuffering is necessary, which will cause a short pause in playback.
SureStream Downshift SureStream Upshift SureStream indicator. If your connection slows down due to traffic or line-noise, and the clip you are playing has been created with the new G2 technology, you may see yellow arrows indicating that the clip is "downshifting" to a lower bit rate so you won't have to rebuffer. As the connection improves, or if the connection is better than expected, you will see green arrows indicating an "upshift" in the bit rate.
Live Running Time Live clip (for example, a radio station) or Running Time (Elapsed Time played/Total Time).

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