Slingplayer Controls - Sling Media SlingPlayer User Manual

SlingPlayer controls

The table below describes the various controls and their function.
Button Button Function
name
Status display "Starting stream" appears briefly while connecting to
your Slingbox. If it remains visible for a long time, there
may be a connection problem.
"Locating" appears briefly while connecting to your
Slingbox. If it remains visible for a long time, there may be
a connection problem.
"Not connected" appears when SlingPlayer is not
connected to a Slingbox.
"Streaming" appears when SlingPlayer is working
normally.
"Optimizing" appears as SlingPlayer automatically
improves video quality by adjusting to your network
conditions.
"Pending" displays while SlingPlayer is sending
commands to your Slingbox. The number displayed is the
number of commands that still need to be sent.
"Controlling" displays when SlingPlayer is in Control
Mode.
Streaming This is the video bit rate. You can show or hide this number
bit rate by going to the View menu and selecting Show Statistics.
Buffer This bar graph displays the amount of data that is
currently in the buffer. It can be an indication of the quality
of the data stream. When the buffer is full, your network
conditions are stable. For more information about the
buffer, see "Buffer settings" on page 42.
SlingStream Click this button to open the Encoding preference settings.
options For more information, see "Encoding preferences" on
page 44.
SlingBar left/right Parks SlingBar on the left or the right side of the screen.
Remote control Displays or hides SlingPlayer remote control.
Start/stop button Starts and stops streaming from your Slingbox. If you have
more than one Slingbox in your directory, you'll be
prompted to choose one when you click the start button.
When you're viewing video, the button looks like this
Click it to stop the video.
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