Getting Started

DsLav will play most all media files (.mp4, .mp3, .wav, etc.), CD audio and DVD movie disks, internet radio streams, and internet file streams.

Note DsLav will spend up to 10 seconds attempting to connect to an Internet Radio or Video Stream. An error message will be displayed if the stream is unavailable.

See the List Pane topic for more options.
See the Contents Pane topic for information on adding, deleting, and rearranging Topics.

Internet Radio Stations and Video Streams:

DsLav comes with a few radio stations and video streams listed under the Radio Streams, Video Streams and Favorites topics.
There are however over 40,000 stations available in the radio stations database.
You can access these stations from the Tools-Search For Radio Stations menu drop down.
See the Radio Stations Database topic for more information.

Saving the DsLav Topics and Media Items:

When closing the program, you will be prompted to save any changes you have made to Topics, Media Items, or settings. Select Yes to save, or No to discard the changes. You can also save changes from the File - Save Changes menu drop down.
See the Tools help topic for how to backup (export) and restore (import) the entire DsLav Contents or individual Topics.

Playing Media - mouse:

Select a Topic in the left Contents Pane - its media items will be displayed in the right List Pane.
To Play a media item: To play a CD or DVD, use the CD-DVD menu drop down.

Playing Media - keyboard:
Playback Bar buttons - mouse: Playback Bar buttons - keyboard: