>>> Visit our Home Page at www.cdrunner.com! CD-Runner® 5.0 Product Features Full CD support means full control! ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Audio CDs, CD-ROM's, Enhanced CDs, Removable Drives, and Multi-changers? Launch at a single touch from fully-automated/user programmable 3D faceplates. Passwords, slideshows, wav. recording, & much much more. Sophisticated, and yet extremely easy to use. Free 32-bit Trialware version. Contents: CD-Runner 5.0 General Product Description/Overview ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ * Audio Section * CD-ROM Launcher * Multimedia Runner * RD (Removable Drive) Runner * The Internet Connection! * General CD-Runner 5.0 Product Features (detail) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ * Audio Section * CD-ROM Launcher * Multimedia Runner * RD (Removable Drive) Runner * Internet Links * Password Protection * System Information * Multimedia Laptops, Portables, Remote Screens * Setup - Quick and Clean ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ OVERVIEW Audio Section * Customizable life-like CD player faceplate with all functions. Includes continuous play, shuffle, or program mode. * Punch-through system sound control (volume, treble, bass, balance). Includes remote sound control when minimized. * User-programmable catalogue database allows for faceplate display of Title, Artist, Track Title, total time played, total time remaining. * Program Mode allows storage of up to 50 tracks. Can be set to auto-launch stored programs. While setting program, track titles and total program times are displayed. Editable time buffer for programmed recording of segued or continuous-play tracks. * Selection of wallpaper, screen-savers, track- & CD-linked tiled or full-screen timed picture (.bmp) displays. Screen resolutions are automatically adjusted. Pan-able windows have been reserved for jacket scans, lyrics, and liner notes. * Automatic setup of Windows sound system during installation, with sliding faceplate sound controls (volume, balance, muting). (Windows 95 only.) * Full support for Enhanced CD discs(combined Audio/Video discs). CD-ROM Launcher * Easy cataloguing and launching of CD-ROMs, including multiple program discs. * Full support for MS AutoPlay CD-ROM's. (A Windows 95 feature you can now run in Windows 3.x!) * Built-in utility for identifying and installing new discs. Step-through mode for multiple-program discs. Multimedia Runner * New in Ver. 5.0! Easy handling for play and programming of all your favorite MM file formats. WAV, MID, MIDI, RMI, AVI, MMM, MOV, and MPG? This is THE place. * RD (Removable Drive) Runner * Supports all major CD formats including CDR, flopticals, rewriteables. * Supports up to 10 drives, either removable or multi-changer. (Drives must have discreet drive letters assigned.) The Internet Connection * New in Ver. 5.0! Every MM PC today comes with a top-quality modem as well as a CD-ROM drive. CD-Runner integrates BOTH! Sing while you surf, or just click the on-board WWW button on your faceplate for Product Upgrades and new CD-Runner Happenings. RD (Removable Disk) Runner * Supports up to 10 drives, either removable or multi-changer. (Drives must have discreet drive letters assigned.) General * Association of passwords, icons, .wav files, and text-line descriptions for all catalogued items. * Auto-adjust screen resolutions and fonts for VGA, SVGA, SSVGA, laptops. * Compatible with Windows 95 / NT*. * Non-invasive setup. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ CD-RUNNER 5.0 PRODUCT FEATURES (detail) AUDIO CD's? - FULL SUPPORT MEANS FULL CONTROL! For the first time playing CDs on your PC is easier and more fun than a portable player! Not only does CD-Runner present a real-life CD-player faceplate (with customizable colors and fonts for displaying the album name, artist, and song titles) - You can actually create you own multimedia music productions! In addition to the ability to easily link sound/music .wav or .mid files to any track or title launch, tiled windows enable the user to display bitmap (.bmp) graphics images (automatically resized by CD-Runner to SSVGA, SVGA, or VGA) either as wallpapers or as a full-screen slide show. Images may be timed to change or repeat at user-designated intervals according to tracks. Different sets of images may be displayed for each CD. In addition, tiled windows have been reserved for album jacket scans and liner notes that can be mouse-clicked to full screen for review while listening. Track Programming? CD-Runner can store up to fifty preprogrammed tracks per CD while displaying a running total of record/play time. During play, the CD-Runner faceplate LED displays times of programmed tracks played and remaining time. Shuffle mode and continuous play are also available as non-programmed features. Using one-touch autoplay, whenever CD-Runner is loaded (with a disc in the drive), or whenever a disc is changed - CD-Runner will automatically go full-screen and launch your pre-programmed multimedia show! Sound Control? CD-Runner has it - A punch-through faceplate icon brings up your system's sound control features (volume, balance, treble, bass) at any time. Want to multitask? Easy! In WIN 3.x CD-Runner can be minimized to a floating disc icon visible at all times. The phone rings? A click on the icon brings CD-Runner full screen for quick access to controls. In Windows 95, a remote mute/volume control is visible at all times. No more frantic hunting about for task-switchers. If you're using a voice modem, you'll find that on most models CD-Runner will automatically mute when voice connections are made. After calls are completed, the volume will return to its preset level. HELP!!!! Sound complicated? Not at all - just fun! CD-Runner has been designed to be so user-friendly and intuitive that we don't think you'll even need instructions. On-board screen sensitive help is available at all times by simply pressing F1. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ CD-ROM'S - CLEAR YOUR DESKTOP FOR QUICK LAUNCHES! CD-ROMs are now easier to run than ever. CD-Runner's automatic identify/install utility will guide you through the setup of new CD-ROM programs, and prompt you to enter them into the CD-ROM Library. After having installed a new CD-ROM you can remove its icons and program groups from Windows. From then on, CD-Runner will automatically identify the disc and launch it at a single touch. (Note: For using CD-ROMs already installed on your PC prior to CD-Runner, Use the CD-ROM Library option, and browse your Hard Drive/CD-ROM to locate the executable program.) Enabling auto-run automatically launches your pre-designated program as soon as CD-Runner is loaded. If multiple programs are on the same CD-ROM, or if you are using multiple CD-ROMs (CD-ROM changer or multiple Removable Drives), a simple search feature allows you to step through the different programs and applications. In the CD-ROM and Removable Disk library sections, you can add or edit any entries in the library database, and include associated icons, .wav or .mid files (sounds or music), user passwords, program titles, and descriptions for each CD-ROM or RD. New multi-disc CD-ROM logic searches all CD-ROM drives in locating a desired CD-ROM. (NOTE: For using multiple CD-ROM drives or a CD-ROM changer, when entering a new CD-ROM into the library you must use the PRIMARY CD-ROM DRIVE! This also applies to Removable Disks or RD's. After this initial entry, the CD-ROM/RD may be placed in any drive desired; CD-Runner will automatically search and run it.) Up to ten fixed or removable CD-ROM drives supported. MULTIMEDIA RUNNER New in Ver. 5.0! CD-Runner now comes with an additional faceplate for running/programming multimedia files in all your favorite formats - WAV, MID, MIDI, RMI, AVI, MMM, MOV, and MPG. You can also record and link any .wav or .mid (sound or music) file to a title CD-ROM launch. For your convenience the Multimedia Runner enables quick recording and preview of sound files to choose from. Default storage directories provide quick user access to stored files. Add pizzazz to program intros with introductory song clips or pre-recorded instructions for using the program to be launched. INTERNET LINKS New in Ver. 5.0! - Sing While You Surf! - Simply load your favorite CD of the day & launch. Your Audio & CD-ROM Runners have an Internet launch button in the upper right-hand corner. (This is linked to your system's default browser, or can be customized to any browser on your system in Setup.) One click launches you to our Home Page for a quick check on upgrades and new stuff. Then you're off to surf, with your music running in the background. Alternatively, you can directly access various features on our site via the Main Menu. Download upgrades, email us for Product Support, or Register on-line. In the near future we'll be bringing the best in CD clubs and hardware/software buys directly to your Main Menu. CD-Runner won't just be the place to launch CD's, it will be THE place to find and purchase them! RD (REMOVABLE DRIVE/MEDIA) SUPPORT Are your programs or data stored on removables? Removable Disk (RD) Runner runs CDR's, floppy disks, or any other removable media quickly and easily. Disks are automatically recognized based on their Volume Labels, and optionally run as CD-Runner is loaded. Multiple applications per disk may also be entered, and multiple removable drives (up to ten) may be configured. CD-Runner includes a new sophisticated search engine to locate applications on any CD-ROM in any drive and allow you to run them quickly and easily. The removable disk library allows you to password protect any application, or assign an icon/graphic, sound/music file, title, and description. AND SPEAKING OF PASSWORDS... Password Protection - Part I: User passwords can be assigned to any type of disc or program. This feature is especially useful for controlling family entertainment packages, as well as protecting sensitive data on removable archive media. Password Protection - Part II: In order to prevent user access to the Windows environment (such as when children are using CD-ROM games) CD-Runner may be launched directly from the DOS command line. For example, including C:\CDRUNNER\cdrunner.exe at the end of autoexec.bat will launch CD-Runner directly while bypassing the Windows Program Manager. Users of Windows 95 may simply copy the CD-Runner shortcut icon to the Startup Group. As additional protection, exit from CD-Runner returning the user to Windows, configurations, and library setups may be blocked by a global password. MEDIA RUNNER CD-Runner has the ability to link any .wav or .mid (sound or music) file to a title launch. For your convenience the Media Runner enables quick recording and preview of sound files to choose from. Default storage directories provide quick user access to stored files. Add pizzazz to program intros with introductory song clips or pre-recorded instructions for using the program to be launched. In addition, play any combination of movie, midi and/or wave file (AVI, MMM, MOV, MPG, MID, RMI, WAV). SYSTEM INFORMATION Power-users ALWAYS need to know what's left in the gas tank. In the About section, a new System Info option shows detailed hardware/software information including free system resources. MULTIMEDIA LAPTOPS, PORTABLES, REMOTE SCREENS Automatic Resolution/Font Adjustment is the answer. Internal calibration resets the graphics resolution and text spacing for whichever display environment you may be working in, without having to reconfigure when screens are changed. Usually, Windows resolutions of 640x480 (VGA) & 600x800 (Super-VGA) utilize small fonts , while resolutions of 1024x 768 or higher use the large font option. CD-Runner will automatically identify the font size being used by the video driver and adjust as required. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ SETUP - QUICK AND CLEAN CD-Runner setup is quick, simple, and NON-INVASIVE! Simply run install.exe from the download Trialware file and CD-Runner will guide you through the setup and into your first Play Session. None of your startup (autoexec.bat, config.sys) or Windows configuration files (system.ini, win.ini) will be changed or edited in any way. After the Installation and Setup have finished running simply choose your drive letters and sound system (setup of the sound system is automatic in Windows 95!), and start playing audio CDs. CD-ROM's, due to their complexity and lack of uniformity require library entry before first-time use. MS AutoPlay CD's require no setup at all. User options can be added as you go. For software, this is as close to plug-and-play as possible today. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ CD-Runner® Copyright © 1994-96 Beyond Software, written by Thomas M. Gerrish. CD-Runner® is a registered trademark of Beyond Software. CD-Runner® is distributed by ISS - Integrated Software Systems. Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation MS AutoPlay® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved worldwide. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders.