Finding, listening to and recording a station

Find a station by it's name and listen to it or record it.

Step-by-Step: Finding, listening to and recording a station

Switch to the Radio view located on the left side of the Oceans XStream window.
Type the station name into the Search for stations box, and click the desired station in the list of search results.
,Also mind the search results that are hidden due to current radio settings.
To add the station to your favorites: In the radio toolbar click .
The station will be added to your favorites.

To listen to the station: In the Player click . Oceans XStream starts to play back the station.

To record the station.

Recordability	How to record
, ,	Click Record selected
	Click the Record selected arrow, and then click Record continuously.

To record an arbitrary set of stations of your choice. You can repeat steps 2 and 5 for any number of stations.

Results

After a few minutes, Oceans XStream finishes recording the first songs. All recorded files appear in the Player.

Table 1. Important symbols for recording radio stations
Symbol	Description	Meaning
	Green arrow	This symbol denotes both ongoing recordings, as well as buttons that can be used to start recording or converting.
	Yellow arrow	This symbol denotes stations which are recorded, but their currently playing song will be discarded. This is because the song would be incomplete, since it began playing before recording was started. The station will enter normal recording state as soon as a new song begins. Note: If the yellow arrow even after a longer recording won't turn green the station might be unsuitable for recordings with automatic song cutting feature. Anyhow you have the opportunity to record this station continously. Later you may edit your continuous recordings to cut the songs manually.
	Empty arrow	This symbol denotes stations that are not suitable for recordings with automatic song cutting features. Anyhow you have the opportunity to record these stations continuously. Later you may edit your continuous recordings to cut the songs manually. Note: Generally speaking, every station can be used for recordings. However, the automatic song cutting features are only expected to function for those stations that are indicated as being suitable.
	Filled gray arrow	This symbol denotes stations that are suitable for recordings with automatic song cutting features. The fuller the arrow, the greater the amount of songs that can be recorded per hour.