The CastanetTM Tuner
Installing on Windows 95 and Windows NT
The downloaded Castanet Tuner is a self-extracting InstallShield archive
that installs like most downloaded Windows and Windows NT programs. Installation
takes just a couple of minutes.
Contents
Prerequisites
What's Installed Where
Installation Step by Step
Configuration Step by Step
If you print this page, installation will take up less screen space,
and you'll have a convenient place to check off each prerequisite and installation
step as you complete it.
Prerequisites
Hardware Requirements
Before you install the Tuner, be sure your computer has the following:
- Windows 95 or Windows NT4.0 or later installed
- at least 16 megabytes of installed RAM
- at least 10 megabytes of free disk space to hold the Tuner files; you'll
need additional disk space for the channels you subscribe to
- an Internet connection, either direct (hard-wired) or dial-up (modem);
if you can read the Marimba home page (www.marimba.com) in a Web browser,
you have an Internet connection
Proxy Information
For the quickest and smoothest Tuner installation, gather the following
information before you begin:
- If your site or Internet Service Provider uses an HTTP proxy, obtain
its host name and port number. You can get this information from a network
administrator, or from a Web browser that you know can reach the Internet.
- Netscape Navigator 3: Choose Options:Network Preferences, then press
the Proxies tab.
- If No Proxies is selected, your site does not use an HTTP proxy.
- If Manual Proxy Configuration is selected, press View... to see the
list of proxies; write down the HTTP proxy name and port number.
- If Automatic Proxy Configuration is selected, open the URL listed next
to it with your Browser and write down the HTTP proxy's host name and port
number.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3: Choose View:Options, then press the
Connections tab.
- If "Connect through a proxy server" is not checked, your
site does not use an HTTP proxy.
- If "Connect through a proxy server" is checked, press Settings....
to see the list of proxies; write down the HTTP proxy name and port number.
- If your site or Internet Service Provider has a Castanet proxy, obtain
its host name and port number from a network administrator. Although the
Tuner does not require one, a Castanet proxy substantially improves Tuner
performance.
- Some proxies require a user name and password. Web browsers do not
record these, but ask for them as needed; if your Web browser has never
asked you to supply these items, you probably don't need to enter them
here. If your Web browser asks you for a proxy user name and password,
enter the same values you supply to the Web browser here. If you aren't
sure whether you need a proxy user name and password, ask your network
administrator.
Clean Up First
Before you begin installation:
- Quit any running Marimba programs now. Installation will fail if any
Marimba programs are running.
- A Tuner icon (satellite dish) in the taskbar status area indicates
that a Tuner is running.
- A Transmitter icon (broadcasting tower) in the taskbar status area
indicates that a Transmitter is running.
- Uninstall the old Tuner version if you
have one; uninstalling does not disturb channels you have downloaded with
older versions of the Tuner.
What's Installed Where
Installing the Tuner creates two folders containing a number of subordinate
files and folders.
- The program folder holds the Tuner program and related files.
By default, the program folder is created at the top level of your hard
disk and is called Marimba. You can direct the installer to name
it and locate it as you wish; however, accepting the default name is a
good idea. That's because all Marimba programs should be installed in the
same progam folder, and all of their installers recommend Marimba
as the default program folder name. If you install another Marimba program,
you won't have to remember the name of the program folder.
- The channel folder holds the channels you subscribe to with
the Tuner. The channel folder's name is chosen by the installer; by default,
it is created in \Windows or \WinNT, but you can direct
the installer to put it where you like.
If the program and channel folder exist, the Tuner installer uses the
existing folders, and does not disturb non-Tuner files (such as Transmitter
files) in them.
Tuner installation also adds a shortcut for the Tuner program, called
Castanet Tuner, to the Windows Start>Programs menu.
Installation Step by Step
- Double-click the file Tuner1_0b3.EXE that you downloaded from
www.marimba.com or another source.
Note: your file may have a slightly different name; in particular, the
"b3" might be "b4" or might be absent.
An InstallShield dialog appears asking if you want to continue.
- Click Yes.
In a moment a Welcome page appears.
- Read the Welcome message, then click Next>
A dialog advising you to quit any running Marimba programs appears.
If any Marimba programs are running (a satellite dish near the Windows
taskbar clock indicates a running Tuner), abandon the install now, quit
the program(s), and begin the install sequence
again. The install will fail if Marimba programs are running.
- Click OK.
A license agreement appears.
- Read the license agreement, click Yes to accept the terms of the agreement
and continue the installation.
The Choose Destination Location dialog appears showing you the default
program folder location and name, typically C:\Marimba. If you
want to install in a different directory, or want to name the program folder
other than the recommended Marimba, click Browse..., then choose
the directory.
- When you have chosen the program folder location and name, click Next>
on the Choose Destination Location dialog.
The Enter Channel Directory dialog appears, showing the default folder
in which the channel folder will be created.
- If you want to change the folder in which the installer creates the
channel folder, click Browse....
- When you have chosen the channel directory, click Next> in the Channel
Directory dialog.
A Setup dialog appears, showing you the progression of the installation.
A Question dialog appears, asking if you would like the Tuner to start
automatically when you reboot.
- If you want the tuner run automatically when you start your computer,
click Yes; if you want to start the Tuner manually, click No.
A Question dialog appears asking if you would like to run the Tuner
to finish the installation now.
- Click Yes to start and configure the Tuner; click No if you want to
configure the Tuner later.
Configuration Step By Step
When you run the Tuner for the first time, it prompts you for configuration
information by presenting a series of dialogs for you to fill in. If you've
configured an older version of the Tuner, that information is presented
in the dialogs to save you a little typing. You can change configuration
settings later by clicking the Tuner's Configure tab.
When an unconfigured Tuner starts, it displays a Castanet Tuner dialog.
- Click Next>.
(Clicking Help in any configuration dialog will bring up a Web page
explanation of the dialog.)
A User Information Dialog appears.
User Information
Internet Connection
The Tuner needs to know how your computer connects to the Internet.
- Select one of the choices:
Direct Connection: Select this if your computer is wired to the Internet.
Modem Connection: Select this if you use a modem to connect to the Internet.
Select your Internet Service Provider network connection from the dropdown
list.
- Click Next>.
An HTTP Proxy Configuration dialog appears.
Proxy Configuration
A Tuner Update dialog appears.
Tuner Update
The Tuner is a channel and can therefore update itself. This dialog
gives you the opportunity to update the Tuner you downloaded (perhaps some
time ago). You can do this now or not, and you can do it whenever you like
later.
- To have the Tuner update itself:
- Click Next>.
A progress bar appears showing progress.
An Update Complete dialog appears.
- Click Next>.
- To forego updating the Tuner, click Skip.
A Finished Tuner Update dialog appears.
- Click Finish.
Configuration is complete; the Tuner user interface appears.
Remember, to change the configuration data you have entered above, click
the Tuner's Configure tab.
Copyright
© 1997 Marimba, Inc. All rights reserved.