17th April, 2018

Pravachan Player 5.48 Set Up & User Guide:

Introduction:

Pravachan Player is a custom made software which is used for playing Pu. Sadgurudevshree

Kanjiswami’s Lectures (Pravachan) on computer (PC). Refer website for more details about Pravachan

Player software (http://www.vitragvani.com/pravachan-player/default.aspx). Currently, it is available

in two versions.

1. Pravachan Player 5.48 Beta - This version displays word to word text while listening to the

Pu. Gurudevshree’s Pravachan. It is currently under development and published for testing

only. Yogsaar shastra is selected for testing. Sadharmis are requested to use it and share the

feedback using our contact us webpage.

2. Pravachan Player 4.06 – This is legacy version available in Jin Mandir and PCs. This version

displays photos while listening to Pu. Gurudevshree’s Pravachans. (Does not display word-

to-word text file). Refer Pravachan Player 4.06 installation guide

(http://vitragvani.com/pravachan-player/pravachan-player-manual.pdf)

Pravachan Player 5.48 Beta currently only plays Yogsaar shastra. Use Pravachan Player 4.06 for all the

shastras. Currently, Pravachan Player 5.48 Beta is only available for Windows 7 and Windows 10.

Pravachan Player 4.06 is available for Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.

This document guides user through setting up and use of Pravachan Player 5.48.

Pravachan Player 5.48 Set Up:

1. Open http://www.vitragvani.com/pravachan-player/default.aspx in a web brower (e.g.

Chrome, Internet Explorer or Mozilla). Following screen will be displayed.

2. Read the entire page content. Now, refer to Pravachan Player 5.48 Beta section.

3. Download following files on the PC.

a. Pravachan Player (select based on PC’s operating system)

b. Yogsaar Audio file (one file for the entire shastra)

c. Yogsaar text file (select from Gujarati and Hindi based on your preference – one file

for the entire shastra)

You can also get Pravachan Player software on Pen-drive (or any other electronic storage

device) from "Shree Kundkund Kahan Parmarthik Trust" office at address mentioned at

the end of the user guide. Please ensure to bring appropriate electronic storage device

with at least 2GB storage space.

4. The files will be downloaded in the Default location of the PC.

5. Copy all the files in a separate folder in appropriate drive. You may name it as 'Pu.

Gurudevshree Pravachan' or any other suitable name. However, note that it is mandatory

for all the downloaded files to be stored in one folder for appropriate operation.

6. Now, Double click on Pravachan Player icon and allow the software to start up.

7. It will take 1 minute to link up all the files. If any error message pops up then press ‘Continue’

button on the error message.

8. The software will automatically create an icon similar to above on the desktop. Kindly make

sure that system allows software to create an icon on the desktop and no firewall is protecting

desktop. User can then launch the software using the desktop icon directly.

9. The following Pravachan Player screen will be displayed (Refer Appendix 1 for Basic Operation

details).

10. Now, you may start Yogsaar pravachan by selecting appropriate number. When play button is

pressed; the software will link the audio and the text file to give an output. This output will

allow the users to view/read word to word text while listening to the Pu. Gurudevshree's

pravachan. This comes with self-guided underline that marks the exact text that Pu.

Gurudevshree is speaking.

11. Note that the software takes some time to link audio and text files. Also, it will display images

for one minute and then start playing word to word transcript.

12. All are requested to take maximum benefit of this Beta version of Pravachan Player and share

feedback at info@vitragvani.com

13. Basic operation of Pravachan Player is explained in Appendix 1 of this document.

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Appendix 1

Basic Operations of Pravachan Player 5.48 Beta Version:

Section 1: To start with Pravachan Player Program…

1. Double click on Pravachan Player icon on the desktop and allow the software to start up.

2. When you start the Pravachan Player Program the following screen is displayed.

Section 2: Now, let us focus on different component of the software Component 1: Pu. Gurudevshree’s Image

Component 2:

Samaysaar Stuti:

When you press ‘Samaysaar Stuti’ button, it will start to play Samaysaar Stuti.

Mangalacharam:

When you press ‘Mangalacharan’ button, it will start to play Pu. Gurudevshree’s

Mangalacharan.

Component 3: is self-explanatory

Component 4:

Space – Play Button:

You can play new Pravachan or resume a paused Pravachan by pressing the button ‘Space –

Play’ or by pressing the ‘Space bar’ on the keyboard.

P – Pause Button:

When you press ‘P – Pause’ button or press ‘P’ on the keyboard, it will pause the Pravachan.

T – Stop Button:

When you press ‘T – Stop’ button or press ‘T’ on the keyboard, it will stop the Pravachan.

R – Rewind 30 Seconds Button:

When you press ‘R – Rewind 30 Seconds’ or press ‘R’ on the keyboard, it will rewind the

current Pravachan by 30 Seconds. If it is the start of the Pravachan or current position is less

than 30 Seconds then this function will not work.

F – Forward 30 Seconds Button:

When you press ‘F – Forward 30 Seconds’ or press ‘F’ on the keyboard, it will forward the

current Pravachan by 30 Seconds. If it is the end of the Pravachan or remaining Pravachan is

less than 30 Seconds then this function will not work.

A – Forward 5 Minutes Button:

When you press ‘A – Forward 5 Minutes’ or press ‘A’ on the keyboard, it will forward the

current Pravachan by 5 Minutes. If it is the end of the Pravachan or remaining Pravachan is

less than 5 Minutes then this function will not work.

B – Rewind 5 Minutes Button:

When you press ‘B – Rewind 5 Minutes’ or press ‘B’ on the keyboard, it will Rewind the current

Pravachan by 5 Minutes. If it is the start of the Pravachan or current position is less than 5

Minutes then this function will not work.

For playing Pravachans for 30 minutes you may use the following two options:

H – Play First Half:

When you press ‘H – Play First Half’ button or press ‘H’ on the keyboard, It will play Pravachan

from the beginning and stop automatically on the completion of 30 Minutes.

J – Play Second Half:

When you press ‘J – Play Second Half’ button or press ‘J’ on the keyboard, It will play

Pravachan from second half onwards upto the end.

N – Next Pravachan Button:

When you press the button ‘N – Next Pravachan’ or press ‘N’ on the Keyboard it will jump to

next Pravachan number. This button is useful for playing next Pravachan of previously played

Pravachan. For example, if you have listen Pravachan no. 25 on previous day then by pressing

Next Pravachan button, It will move to Pravachan no. 26. It is very useful for daily listeners.

Current Position (00.00/00.00):

It will display the “Time elapsed Minute” / “Total Minute” of the Pravachan in

“Minutes:Seconds”.

X – Exit & Shutdown Button:

When you press the button ‘X – Exit & Shutdown’ or press ‘X’ on the Keyboard it will close

the Pravachan Player program & shutdown your computer.

Q – Quit Program Button:

When you press the button ‘Q – Quit Program’ or press ‘Q’ on the Keyboard it will close the

Pravachan Player program and return to windows.

V – Volume Control:

When this Button is pressed, it will display a Volume Control screen (Right Table in the

following image). One can adjust Volume, Speaker Balance, Bass & Treble using this volume

control.

Press ‘Open Windows Volume Mixer’ for further volume control. A new windows volume

control window will pop up as shown by Left table in above image.

By using the Volume Control Slider you can increase and decrease the volume. It is

recommended to keep the ‘Speakers’ and ‘System Sounds’ to highest.

L – Pravachan List:

Click on ‘L – Pravachan List’ Button or Press ‘L’ on keyboard to see the list of all Pravachan

files, it will shows the following screen.

Select the Shashtra from the list of Shashtra that you would like to see.

You can see name of all the Pravachan files with their Pravachan No, Gatha No, Shlok No, Date

& Day of the Pravachan.

To see only Hindi Pravachan list kindly click on “Display only Hindi Pravachans”.

If you want to Play the Pravachan from the list then click on the Pravachan name & then click

on “Play” button on the top of the Table.

Jump To Minute:

It is used for the start of the Pravachan at a particular Minute. You can write Minute inside that

edit box & press Enter.

Show setup Options:

It will display Pravachan Player setup option as shown in the image below.

Press Show setup options button second time to Hide all the setup options.

Pravachan time Morning / Evening:

When you enter time in Pravachan time Morning (Format 24 Hrs - HH:MM) then it will

automatically play Pravachan at that time. You have to just select the Pravachan from the above

list. It will automatically start and play at fixed time.

Display Photos:

When you check on ‘Display Photos’, it will display different photos of Param Pujya

Sadgurudevshree Kanjiswami during the Pravachan.

Auto Play:

When you click on ‘Auto Play’, It will automatically start the Pravachan at a particular time on all

set days (for Mandir / Swadhyay Hall only )

Following are the steps to setup auto play.

1. Enter “From Date” and “To Date” at top for the period you want to plan for playing

Pravachan (Default period is one month from today’s date).

2. Select whether you want to plan for morning Pravachan (Before 12.00 noon) and/or

afternoon Pravachan (after 12.00 noon)

3. Time format in Autoplay is 24 Hrs Format i. e. (HH:MM)

4. Enter time in “TIME_MOR” (morning play time) column of first day of your planned dates.

5. Click Shashtra Field and Select Shashtra from the popup menu.

6. Enter Pravachan Number in Pravachan no column and press Enter key.

7. In Remarks column you will see Gujarati or Hindi language of the selected Pravachan and

whether Pravachan is present on the Harddisk or not.

8. For automatic entry of next day – First set the first day entry – Play time, shashtra name,

Pravachan No & then click on Pravachan no field then press Down Arrow. You can see the

next Pravachan entry will come automatically.

9. Reset Button is provided for deleting all the entries.

Auto Play Stuti:

When you check this button, software will automatically play Samaysar Stuti with the auto play

before starting of the Pravachan. For Example, if your auto play Pravachan is going to start at 8.00

am then stuti will start around 7.52 am & finish before starting of the Pravachan.

Set Language:

Set language option to English, Gujarati or Hindi. Which will change the button caption to

appropriate language.

Mute:

Click Mute to turn off sound. Bass & Treble:

You can adjust Bass & Treble of Pravachan voice. This option will work only with the sound card

which supports Bass & Treble.

This completes the basic operation of Pravachan Player 5.48 version. Contact following

address or phone number in case of any further questions or troubleshooting:

Shree Kundkund-Kahan Parmarthik Trust

302, Krishna Kunj, V.L. Mehta Marg,

Vile Parle-w., Mumbai – 400056.

Ph. No.: (022)2610 4912 or 2613 0820

Web: www.vitragvani.com

Pravachan Player Link: http://www.vitragvani.com/pravachan-player/default.aspx

E-Mail: info@vitragvani.com

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