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Is SlimControl for free?

You can download and install SlimControl free of charge.
However, to enjoy the full functionality you will have to register your version.

The unregistered version has the following limitations:

The music browser shows only 30% of all tracks/albums/genres in your music collection.
You cannot add remote streams to the current playlist.
It will stop running after a certain number of program starts.

Once registered, future releases will be available free of charge.

How do I register?

Find out your serial No. (see next topic)
Register your version of SlimControl.
Complete the PayPal transaction and you will receive a registration key via email (within 24 hours)

Where can I find the Serial No?

In SlimControl - open the settings . The registration screen will come up (unless you are already registered).

What screen resolutions are supported ?

SlimControl v1.0 supports the following screen resolutions:

240x240
240x320
480x640
240x400
480x800

SlimCtrl supports screen rotation. You may experience minor graphical anomalies on some devices though.
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How do I activate the Lyrics feature?

Lyrics and other features are on the 'flip-side' of the cover in the coverflow. 'Swipe-up' on the a cover. The cover turns around and shows the album tracks.
Tap the Lyricsyrics button to show lyrics for the selected album track.
If synchronized Lyricsare available SlimControl can display the lyrics in Karaoke style. If you select synchronized Lyrics SlimControl will start to play that track if it's not already playing.

How do I close overlay windows in player view?

Hit the menu button

in lower right of the player view to close the current playlist or the player list.
To close the player list you can also use the right-swipe gesture: Touch and 'push' the list to the right.

How do I go 'back' when browsing

While browsing into the genre - artist - album - track hierarchy or into music folders you can navigate 'back' at any time.
Use the right-swipe gesture: touch and 'push' the list to the right.

How do I go 'back' in the player settings

Use the right-swipe gesture described above to go 'back' one level in the settings list.

How can I delete the cache manually

Open the settings

. Hit the Cache button to open the list of server caches on you device. Select and delete the outdated cache.

Which files are cached locally by SlimCtrl

SlimCtrl copies images and information about your music collection to your mobile device. This is called caching.

In particular, SlimCtrl caches album covers, icons, and the entire list of

genres
artists
albums
musicfolders (root directory)

The lists are cached when you tap the albums/artists/genres button for the first time. Icons and album covers are cached whenever they are needed.

SlimCtrl will become a bit slow while images are loaded for the first time.

I get an error messages during the installation

The application is not intended for this mobile device

That might be true. However SlimCtrl may work on your device anyway.
Continue the installation if possible. If that's not possible, please send me an email for an improved installer (I am currently fixing installer-issues)

The program you have installed may not display properly because it was designed for previous version of Windows Mobile

SlimCtrl will most likely display fine. It supports screen rotation and many screen sizes. If your device supports screen rotation you may experience the landscape bug.

This is also an installer-issue that I am about to fix.
If you'd like to help, send me an email and we'll fix the installation script.

I ran the installer, but SlimControl was not installed on the mobile device

Security settings on your PC (especially under VISTA) may prevent the installer from automatically copying SlimControl to your mobile device.

To install SlimControl open the START menu on your PC:

START → <Programs> → SlimControl → <version> → Install...

The registration link in SlimCtrl doesn't work

SlimControl uses the default browser on your mobile device. The browser which is launched, when you click on a html-file. Sometimes, uninstalling a third-party browser will leave your system without a default-browser.

If SlimCtrl fails to launch the default browser it will try and launch Internet Explorer.

If you need help send me an email. The email should contain the exact error message you you get when tapping the registration hyperlink.

I can see no cover art in the "now playing" screen

Solution 1

Make sure you SlimControl is using the correct HTTP port:
Open the settings

and hit the server [settings] button. Verify that the HTTP-port is identical to the one used by your SqueezeCenter.
If SlimControl shows no HTTP port option, follow solution 2.

Solution 2

Open the settings

and hit the [cache...] button. Delete the cache of the current server or wipe the whole cache and restart SlimControl.

Solution 3

You may be missing a particular library on your mobile device.
Some versions of windows mobile, particulary 'cooked roms' do not include the library "aygshell.dll".

Check the SlimControl log file located in:

/<programs>/SlimControl_xxx/SCLog.txt

If you find the error message "SHLoadImageFile failed", a missing "aygshell.dll" is most likely the cause.

The user interface looks pixelized

SlimControl was developed for 240x320 screens.
Newer devices with 480x640 or 480x800 screen resolutions extrapolate the native resolution of SlimControl to fill the entire screen. Hence, the graphic will look more edgy.