General Preferences

The General tab in the Preferences window contains preferences for several aspects of RealPlayer’s general functioning.

Field
Description
Home clip
(Default is Off) When selected RealPlayer will automatically begin playing the clip you select just like the Home page for your browser opens whenever you start that program. You can choose to start a Channel or a specific clip in the Settings dialog. If the clip or channel you are currently playing is the one you would like to use, simply select Use Current Clip.
Recent Clips
(Default is 8) You can quickly replay clips by selecting your most recently played clips at the bottom of the File Menu. This setting controls how many clips are displayed.
Scan time
(Default is 20 seconds) This setting affects all Scan options (Favorites, Playlist, and Stations). Each clip in the selection will be played from its beginning for the specified amount of time.