The Slingplayer uses the Setup Assistant and some menu options to alter its functionality. These settings are kept in different files, you can edit these files directly to affect the how the Slingplayer functions. In some cases, you can actually enable certain options which aren't available through the normal user interface.
Preface[]
The Slingplayer preferences is stored in text files; "Slingplayer.ini" and "SBCore.ini". The available options for most of the settings in "SBCore.ini" are kept in the "SBCore.sbd". There are some settings which are hidden.
Location[]
- Vista: "%PROGRAMDATA%\Sling Media\SlingPlayer\2.0"
- XP: "%APPDATA%\Sling Media\SlingPlayer\2.0"
[Main][]
- MultiInstance: Toggles the ability to run multiple Slingplayers. (Hidden Option, Default: 0, Values: 1 or 0)
- DebugRemote: Toggles the display of button keymap bindings (Hidden Option, Default: 0, Values: 1 or 0)
- ShowMode: Sets the startup Display Mode (Default 0, Values 1,3,4)
- ShowRemote: Toggles the display of the remote on startup (Default 1, Values: 1 or 0)
- WRNFlags: Toggles certain Sling Player options. (Default 0, Values vary upon options)
- AlwaysOnTop: ? doesn't appear to do what it implies
- CurStats=0 : Toggles the download bandwidth in Slingplayer (Default: 0, Values 1 or 0)
- AttachFSPanels=0
- AlignFSRemote=3
- TranslucentRemote: Toggles the frame around the virtual remote. (Default: 1, Values 1 or 0)
- RemoteFwUpdate=1
- FirstTimeDlg=1
- ControlModeTimeout=1500
- AttachFrameVideoPanels=0
- EnableAutoConfiguration=1
- WIOTimeout=5000
- Placement=MCAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
- EnableSACProfiling=1
- AlignFSServices=4
[BoxDirectory][]
- SeviceListIconSize=96
- size.cx=440
- size.cy=349
[UserAccounts][]
- (these settings have been moved to SlingPlayer.ini)
[NetSetup][]
[SBIL][]
- PingTimeout=30000
- ServerPortHTTP=80
- ServerPort=5678
- ServerAddress=sparcs.slingmedia.com
- SModemAddress=70.42.244.237
- Firmwareuploadwindow2=7
- Firmwareuploadwindow=3
- ServerPortProxy=443
[SlingNet][]
- SNATTServerPort=5680
- SNATTServerAddress=ms.sling.com
[SPTuning][]
- TuningFirstTime=1
- TuningWizard=SPTuning.exe
[EPG][]
[Skins][]
- Current: Sets filename of Slingplayer Skin archive (Default="GrayExplorer.sps", Values="<*.sps>")
[Languages][]
- Current: Sets filename for language localization (Default="EnglishUS.rdb", Vaules="<*.rdb>")
[Update][]
- PlayerGUID={24AC29DE-7933-4826-9E84-4B45AC6AEA71}
- CheckForUpdatesOnStart=1
- URL=http://www.slingmedia.com/redirect/index.php?urltype=updatea
- SleepOnFailure=3600
- SleepOnSuccess=86400
[RenderProperties][]
- AudioMute=0
- AudioVolume=41
- PrechargeTime=5
- VideoSmoothing=1
- VideoPostProcessing=1
- RateControl=1
- StreamFastStart=1
- VideoRenderer: Sets the Video Render (Default varies on OS, Values=0 through 4)
- AspectRatio=80
- Record=1
- RecordPath=C:\ProgramData\Sling Media\SlingPlayer\2.0\Temp
- ClipPath=C:\ProgramData\Sling Media\SlingPlayer\2.0\Temp
- SRSMode=0
- SRSSpeakerSize=1
- ClosedCaption=0
- OutputLines=10000
[PlayerProperties][]
[PlayerProperties.EncodeControl][]
- Profile=3
- BitRate=1024
- FrameRate=30
- IFrameInterval=5
- FixedEncoding=2
- VideoResolution=1
- AudioType=0
- AudioOnly=0
- AudioBitRate=32
- VideoSmoothness=50
- HiResLAN: Sets the video encoding of the Slingbox (Default=1, Values 1-3)
- HiResWAN: Sets the video encoding of the Slingbox (Default=1, Values 1-3)
- StreamTypeVideo: Sets the video encoding of the Slingbox (Default=1, Values 1-3)
- StreamTypeAudio: Sets the audio encoding of the Slingbox (Default=1, Values 1-3)
- VideoResolutionLAN: Sets the encoding resolution of the Slingbox while connected to LAN (Default=512, Values=1 through 16, 512)
- VideoResolutionWAN: Sets the encoding resolution of the Slingbox while connected to WAN (Default=512, Values=1 through 16, 512)
- VideoResolutionManual: Sets the manual encoding resolution of the Slingbox (Default=512, Values=1 through 16, 512)
[Statistics][]
- Position.X=897
- Position.Y=242
[SlingNet-MSG][]
- hostname=msg.sling.com
- ip=70.40.244.143
- port1=3490
- port2=80
- port3=443
- port4=8080
- port5=3074
- port6=3724
[URL][]
- url.support=http://support.slingmedia.com?
- url.feedback=http://www.slingmedia.com/redirect/index.php?urltype=winfeedback
- url.cns.portal=http://www.sling.com
- url.store=http://www.slingmedia.com/redirect/index.php?urltype=slingstore
- url.community=http://www.slingmedia.com/redirect/index.php?urltype=community
- url.check.update=http://www.slingmedia.com/redirect/index.php?urltype=updatem
- url.slingcentral=http://www.slingmedia.com/redirect/index.php?urltype=slingcentral
- url.favorites=http://www.slingmedia.com/redirect/index.php?urltype=favorites
- url.more.skins=http://www.slingmedia.com/redirect/index.php?urltype=skin
- url.register=http://www.slingmedia.com/redirect/index.php?urltype=register
- url.contact=http://www.slingmedia.com/redirect/index.php?urltype=contact
- url.port.forwarding=http://www.slingmedia.com/redirect/index.php?urltype=pf
- url.router.help=http://www.slingmedia.com/redirect/index.php?urltype=routerhelp
- url.get.router.support=http://www.slingmedia.com/redirect/index.php?urltype=routersupport
- url.get.customer.support=http://www.slingmedia.com/redirect/index.php?urltype=swcustsvc:
[Proxy][]
- UseIESettings=0
- AutoDetect=0
- UseScriptURL=0
- ScriptURL=
- UserName=
- Password=
- TestURL=www.sling.com
- Type=DIRECT
- ServerAddress=
- ServerPort=80
[fspanel.top][]
- Placement=MCAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEGAAAAABEAAAAAA
- AlwaysOnTop=0
[fspanel.bottom][]
- Placement=MCAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPAAAAAAAALEEAAAAAAEGAAAAAALEAAAAA
- AlwaysOnTop=0
[Docked][]
- Dock=1
- Placement=MCAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEFBAAAAAECAAAAAA
- AlwaysOnTop=0
[Video][]
- Placement=MCAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAADIPPPPAADIPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPNDDAAAAACECAAAAALDFAAAAAHFEAAAAA
- AlwaysOnTop=8