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Old May 6th, 2005, 06:20 PM
nreel nreel is offline
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Re: downloading cdg's into an external hard drive

For those who cannot find or interpret the Hoster Manual, the folloing are basic instructions to get started.

First time users of Hoster using an External Hard Drive to store their Imported Songs to.

Change the SAVE TO Folder in your IMPORT Window so that all Imported songs go to the External Hard Drive. To accomplish this, do this:

Connect your External HD to your Laptop and BOOT UP to Windows
Click the Hoster Icon to Open Hoster
Click IMPORT to Open the Import Window
Click Save To Folder
Click the DROP DOWN Arrow on the Right-Hand Side of the "LOOK IN:" Box
Click the DRIVE LETTER that designates your External HD
Click the CREATE NEW FOLDER Icon that is to the RIGHT of the Yellow Folder
.......with an UP ARROW on it.
Type word SONGS and press the ENTER Key
Double Left-Click the new Folder called SONGS
Click the SELECT Button
Close the IMPORT Window

Next:

Set a SONGS SOURCE FOLDER in the TOOLS/Build Songs Database Window.

To accomplish this, do this:

1. Click TOOLS
2. Click BUILD SONGS DATABASE
3. If there are any Folders listed in the "Songs Source Folders" Window, click
....on them and DELETE them form the Window.
4. When you have a BLANK "Songs Source Folders" Window, Click
....SELECT FOLDER
5. Click the DROP-DOWN Arrow that is located on the RIGHT-HAND side of
....the "Look In:" Box.
6. Click the Drive Letter Designation of your External Hard Drive
7. Double LEFT-Click the Folder SONGS
8. Click the SELECT Button - This Drive Letter and Folder should be listed in the "Songs Source Folders" Window i.e. E:\SONGS
9. Close the BUILD SONGS DATABASE Window.

Now you are ready to Import Songs.