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The software can run in demo mode without the RDS encoder connected.

The Magic RDS is a GUI based control software for the PIRA32 RDS encoder. OS supported: Windows 9x, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Seven.

Main features

• Top RDS encoder control software
• RDS services supported: PI, PS, PTY, PTYN, TP, AF, TA, DI, M/S, PIN, ECC, LIC, RT, TDC, IH, ODA, CT, EON, RT+
• Complete solution for your radiostation: RDS Scheduling, Advanced "Now Playing" features, Presets, Task Scheduler, Settings lock
• Direct ethernet control possibility (no virtual COM port needed)
• Multilingual support
• Up to 16 dynamic external text sources
• Powerful text processing tools
• HTTP, RSS and UTF-8 support
• External text source can control any RDS service (for example TA and PTY)
• As a bonus, the application can send song artist and title to your web site!
• Still active software - user request are usually implemented in a short time
• It's a freeware!

Installation

1. Create a new folder on your hard disk.
2. Copy (unzip) the content of the zip file into the new folder.
3. Run the magicrds.exe, the application window will appear.
4. Follow the instructions from the help or PIRA32 technical manual.

Update from older version

1. Close the application if it is running.
2. Locate the folder where the application file (magicrds.exe) is placed.
3. Copy (unzip) the content of the zip file into the existing folder, confirm all overwrite requests. Your settings will be maintained.

Song artist and title to your listeners

Information (e.g. ID3 tag) about the actual song playing in your broadcast automation system can be read into the application using several methods including reading from a file, getting from a HTTP server or reading from the application window title. The user can configure more independent text sources (song information, weather, actual news, commercials etc.) and select for each if receivers show them as Radiotext, Dynamic PS or both. See the Broadcast automation system linkage and Magic RDS Guide - How to... documents. We made a pile of work for this feature to work with almost any broadcast automation system. Nevertheless many broadcast automation systems support the PIRA32 directly.

The default language of the control software is English. The Magic RDS includes additional languages, which you can select from menu. In the MiniRDS zip file additional language files are provided. Simply copy the desired file to the corresponding software folder. Choose Yes if you are asked for overwriting.
Haven't found your language? Download the English language pack and translate it to your language. Send it back to us and we will add it shortly. Thanks for your help!

WebRDS is a HTML web server for Windows with PIRA32 contol support. Its primary purpose is to create an interface between the Radio Data System encoder and user(s). The WebRDS has own page here.