Running your First Mediascape
This document takes you through the process of getting a mediascape onto your mobile device, so you're ready to experience it in the real world.Before we can start..
In order to play a mediascape on your mobile device, you first need to have performed two important steps.- mscape should be installed onto your desktop PC.
Download mscape software
- mscape player should be installed onto your mobile device. How to Install Mscape Player Which mobile devices can I use?
Downloading a Mediascape
Once you have completed these tasks you can use your desktop PC to browse the available mediascapes on mscapers.com, select one of your choosing and download it. The file that you download is called an MSZ file (MediaScape Zipped) - it contains all of the maps, media, and interaction of the mediascape. When the download is completed, double-click the downloaded file and mscape library will open and add the new mediascape to your collection. mscape library is a program that allows you to manage all of your mediascapes on your desktop machine and choose which should be copied to a connected mobile device.  A good mediascape to start with is Always Something Somewhere Else - an audio walk that works anywhere on earth |
Copying the Mediascape to the Mobile Device
the mscape library application
- If mscape library is not already open, go to Start Menu / Programs / mscape and select mscape library to start it up.
- Connect your mobile device using the ActiveSync cable. The left-hand panel should display a list of folders on your mobile device under the mobile device heading.
- Select the mediascape you wish to play by checking the box to the left of the icon. You can copy multiple mediascapes in one go, simply check the boxes of all the mediascapes that you wish to copy.
- Click the Copy To button at the bottom of the screen, and select the destination folder on your mobile device. If your device has an SD card inserted, we recommend you copy to that.
| For more detailed instructions on using mscape library to copy mediascapes to your mobile device see Copying Mediascapes to the Mobile Device Using Mscape Library |
Running the mediascape on mscape player
Once you have the mediascape on your mobile device, the next step is to run mscape player so you can actually experience the mediascape.- On your mobile device, tap the Start Menu (top left), then select Programs, then select mscape player.
- mscape player will begin. The first thing that mscape player does it to attempt to find the GPS on your device - if it is built-in, like on the iPAQ rx5900 or 610 series models, the program should find the GPS automatically. If not, then you will need to set up the GPS yourself. See Setting up GPS in mscape player for more details.
- You will then be taken to the main menu of mscape player. To load a mediascape, select Load Mediascape. This will show a list of all mediascapes found on the device. Tap the name of the mediascape to read detailed information about it, or tap the green 'Play' button to start it up.
the mscape player load mediascape screen
Getting a GPS fix
Most mediascapes will not start until your GPS is able to track your location - we call the process of getting a location 'getting a fix'. While a mediascape is running, there is an icon at the bottom left of the screen that shows the status of the GPS receiver. It will change colour depending on the state.  GPS good |
 GPS does not have a fix |
 GPS is not connected |
| See Having trouble with GPS for help on what to do the GPS cannot be found or has trouble getting a fix |
