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Launching the Utility
Windows
users can launch the utility by finding the shortcut in the Start Menu and clicking on it. For those
who created a Desktop icon, locate it and double-click on it to launch the utility.
Mac
users can double-click on the icon for the bundle that you placed in your Applications folder earlier.
As the utility launches, you will see a splash screen that shows some basic information. When it is fully
loaded, you will be presented with a screen that is divided into two main sections. The left side is
called
Source Files
, which represents the default storage location for sounds on your computer. The right
side is called
Caller Files
, which displays the sounds loaded in your game call. Because we already connected
the game call to the computer previously, the Caller Files section should be displaying the sound list for your
game call. If this is your first time using the utility, the Source Files column should be empty.
File Locations / Sound Library
Whether using Windows or Mac versions, the utility establishes the local sound storage point under
Documents > FOXPRO > Sounds. We recommend that you place all of your new sounds in this location for
easy access.
For purposes of example, we can quickly add some new sounds from the free library with the utility. To do
this, click on the File menu on the utility screen and then click on the “Download Free Sounds” menu item.
This displays a list of all free sounds available from FOXPRO. You can select one or all of the free sounds to
highlight them. Next, click on the “Download Selected” button to save the selected files to your computer.
If you have already purchased new sounds from FOXPRO, be aware that you can login to your store account
and download the new sounds directly in the utility. To do this, click on the File menu and then click on the
“Sound Pack Downloader” menu item. Enter the email address for your store account along with the
account password, then click on the “Login” button. Upon logging in, any sound pack that you have
purchased through the online store will appear in the column on the right. Simply click on one of the sound
packs to select it and then click the “Download Selected” button to save the files to you
r computer. When
the download is complete, the sounds will appear in the Source Files column.
Installing New Sounds
Now that you have downloaded sounds in the previous step, you can easily add them into your game call.
The game call should already be connected to your computer and the Caller Files column should show the
sounds currently loaded into the unit. The left, or Source Files column, should be displaying the sounds we
previously downloaded. On the Caller Files column, scroll down to the end of your sound list and locate the
first available sound slot. Click on it a single time so that it becomes highlighted. On the Source Files column,
you can click on a single file or all of the files to highlight them. Next, click on the “Insert Sound(s)” button
the center of the screen. The sounds that were highlighted on the Source Files column will now be displayed
in the Caller Files column and will also now be installed into your game call.
After you have added new sounds into your game call, you will need to edit the categories to get the new
sounds to display properly. The steps for that process can be found in the next section.
Editing the Categories within in the Utility
With the game call connected to your computer, launch the utility as described in section 11-5. Under the
Caller Files column, locate and click on the button called “Edit Categories”.
The screen is split into two distinct panes. The left pane displays all of the sounds that are stored in your
FOXPRO game call. The column to the right displays how the categories are arranged. You will notice that
each category name features a list of sounds indented just beneath it. This represents the sounds that are in
each category.
To add a new sound into the correct category, first locate the sound on the column to the left. It should be
near the end of the list. After you have located it, click on it one time to highlight it. Next, locate the
