Internet connection
28.8 required - 56K, DSL, T1 or faster recommended.

Browser
3.x required - 4.x or above recommended.

Find Stories...

• Click on a headline, which takes you to story in its designated category.
• Click on a category title from the left-hand panel menu. This will take you to the selected category (i.e. "In Tunes," "The Gossip Mill," etc.) Once there, either click on the headline to be taken to the actual story, or scroll through page and read stories individually.
• Click on "Story Index" in left-hand panel menu. This takes you to index of ALL story titles on the site, divided by section. From here, you can again click on a headline to be taken to the actual story in its designated section. If the story has audio associated with it, a "See Audio" link will be located next to the headline.
• Choose "ABC Quick Find" in left-hand panel menu to search ABC ePrep headlines for the keyword of your choice.

Find Audio...

• Click on various category titles in the left-hand panel menu. Audio headlines are listed at top of each category page. Click on headline to be taken directly to the audio cut, complete with lead and verbatim. Again, click on the desired audio format to listen and download as you choose.
• Click on "Audio Index" in the left-hand panel menu to be taken to a list of all audio cuts available that day, divided by category. Click the checkbox next to the audio cuts you want to download, or click on the title of audio cut to be taken to the cut, lead and verbatim in its designated category. Download options are the same.

Sections can be printed individually. Just right-click in a neutral section of the page and select "print" from the pop-up menu...
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Click the print button on the main toolbar of your browser to print the entire page...
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Highlight and cut any text from the ABC ePrep site and paste it into a word processing application, from which you can print the selected text.

Internet Explorer users can print the entire site at once. Right-click in a neutral section of the page, select "print" from the pop-up menu, then check the "Print all linked documents" box in the bottom left-hand menu corner.

1. Checkbox select all the cuts you wish to download from that category.
2. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the gray "Download Selections" button.
3. Select a directory in which to save your download file and click "save".

You have downloaded your selections as a .zip file.

Now, open Winzip. Go to the directory in which you saved your downloads .zip file. Select a directory in which to save your extracted MP3 cuts and Click "extract."

(Mac users open Expander or Unstuffit. Go to the directory in which you saved your downloads .zip file. Select a directory in which to save your unstuffed MP3 cuts in and click "expand.")

1. Checkbox select all the cuts you wish to download.
2. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the gray "Download Selections" button.
3. Select a directory in which to save your downloads file and click "save".

You have downloaded your selections as a .zip file.

Now, open Winzip. Go to the directory in which you saved your downloads .zip file. Select a directory in which to save your extracted MP3 cuts and click "extract."

(Mac users open Expander or Unstuffit. Go to the directory in which you saved your downloads .zip file. Select a directory to save your unstuffed MP3 cuts in and Click expand.)

It's easy to transfer/record ABC ePrep audio files from your computer to a reel-to-reel tape deck, cassette tape deck or any other recording device, or direct into your production console. Simply plug one end of a length of standard audio cable into your sound card's 'audio out' or 'line out' jack in the back of your computer, and plug the other end into the appropriate input jack in the analog device. You may need to purchase a male connector adapter or two to make the cable ends match the jacks. Then just begin recording on the analog or other device and play the file on your computer.

• 8 to 24 bit resolution
• 22 to 96khz sampling rate(or higher)
• analog two channel in/out via 1/4" TRS or DB connector breakout to XLR (this is for balanced audio in/out)
• TRS = tip, ring, sleeve s/pdif digital in/out via RCA connectors (typical industry connection)
• +4/-10 balanced / unbalanced operation ( +4db is current studio std)

If unbalanced operation is necessary because the station has chosen to use the internal sound card , we suggest an commercial off the shelf IHF to Pro level matching box. Most on the market are of good quality.

If you are having trouble with noise on the sound card, we suggest moving the sound card farther away from the video on the motherboard...otherwise, switching to a pro card with balanced in/outputs might be a good idea.

If you have any ABC ePrep questions or suggestions, we invite you to contact us. You can e-mail us at any one of the following addresses: