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Frequently Asked Questions 1: The font in the Suras is hard to read what can I do? 2: The Suras are displayed in the wrong language what can I do? 3: How can I select a Sura to play? 4: How do I exit the Sura list? 5: How can I stop the Recital once it has begun? 6: The current time that is shown is incorrect. Why? 7: The prayers are not being called at the correct time. Why? 8: Why is one of the prayer times highlighted in red? 9: How do I exit the prayer time screen? 10: The location displayed is not set to my current location. How do I change it? 11: How do I know where the Adhan is being called around the world? 12: Why does the compass not point in the correct direction of Makkah? 13: Why if I tap the Software version text does audio play? 14: Two of the prayer names look distorted? 15: Why does the Sunrise/Sunset screen have a different location to the one that I have selected? 16: Why are some of the clock faces black? 18: How do I select the cities for each clock face? 19: What exactly does this shadow screen show? 20: What does the shadow length ratio stand for?
You can increase the size of the displayed font. Go to the Map screen (using either hidden menu tabs or repeatedly tapping the IRC logo) and select the Options screen by tapping on the word options halfway down on the left hand side of the screen. The options screen will appear, and on the left hand side at the bottom is the options to have large English and Arabic text. To select one or both of these options tap the stylus in the box/boxes next the option you wish to select and wait until a tick appears.
You have the option to display Sura text in either Arabic or English. The red bookmark in the bottom left hand corner of the Qur'an text page allows you swap between Arabic and English. By tapping on the bookmark you can change the language, tap on it again to return to the language that was previously being displayed.
Go to the opening screen of the Al'Murshid program (the front cover) and tap in the middle. Use the right hand scroll bar scroll through the Sura list until you find the desired Sura. Tap the stylus on the Sura name to start playback.
To exit the Sura list tap on the top border this will return you to the front cover of the Quran where you can access the other screens of the program.
Shown at the bottom of the screen throughout the program are transport controls that allow you to navigate the recitation. To stop the Sura from playing tap the stylus on the screen where the square button appears. This will stop the recital and return you to the start of the currently selected Sura.
If the PDA’s internal clock is correct find out if the day light savings time has been set. Start the Al'Murshid program, navigate to the map screen either with the hidden tabbed menu or by repeatedly tapping the IRC logo. Tap options to bring up the options selection screen. Does the box next to DST have a tick in it? If the city you are in or near requires the DST to be set, there should be a tick in this box. To check if the DST needs to be selected, check the local time against the time shown on the PDA. If the time difference is an exact number of hours you will need to select the DST option. If you change the time or the DST settings the software will recalculate prayer times for the current day, this will take a few moments. Wait until the calculation is complete before using the software.
The system time may not be correct, or the the Daylight Saving Time setting may be incorrect. See previous question for setting DST. The currently selected home city may not be correct. Go to the clock screen and check the location that is displayed beneath the clock face. If the current city is not your current location or the nearest city to your current location you will need to change the selected city. Tap the stylus onto the FN and Islamic Research Centre writing to display the city selection. Scroll through the list using the scroll bar on the right hand side of the screen. When you have found the city you wish to select tap the city name with the stylus. Wait for a few moments for the prayer times to recalculate. Check that the calculation method is appropriate for your current requirements. Go to the Map screen and tap options to open the options screen. Check that the correct prayer time calculation method for your requirements has been selected. (See manual for full details). To select an option tap the stylus in the box to the left of the option. A tick appears in the box to indicate that the selection has been activated, tap the OK button at the bottom of the screen to save the new options.
The red highlighted prayer is the next prayer to be called.
Exit the Al'Murshid program. tap the X button at the bottom right hand corner of the screen with the stylus. Use the quick navigation controls by pressing the stylus on the right edge of the screen. This reveals the hidden tabs, drag the stylus up or down the menu until the finger rests on the screen that you wish to go to. Lift the stylus to go to the selected screen. Repeatedly tap the IRC logo with the stylus to select an alternative screen.
Method 1 To set the location to your desired location you have to go to the main large clock face and tap the stylus on the FN and Islamic Research Centre writing. This will take you into the city selection list. Using the scroll bar on the right hand side scroll through the alphabetical list to your desired country and then select a city. To select a city tap the stylus on the screen on the writing of the city name and wait as this may take a second or two for the prayers to recalculate.
Method 2 Go to the Map screen a press the stylus onto the map in the rough location that you wish to select. A city selection list will appear with options of cities close to the area that you selected. Scroll through the options by using the scroll bar on the right hand side of the screen until you find the city that you wish to select. Then tap the stylus on to the screen where the city name is displayed. Wait for a few seconds for the prayer times to recalculate.
This is displayed on the map by different coloured lines.
This screen is only a representation of a compass and it does not have a real compass located in the unit. To find the relative direction to Makkah you have to align yourself and the iPAQ unit so that you are both facing North. The compass screen will then show you the correct way to Makkah from your currently selected location.
This is a hidden feature that was originally written into the software so that the audio files could be quickly demonstrated.
This is caused by the prayer times being close to each other. As the distance between the prayers becomes smaller as the next prayer time approaches the names of the two prayers overlap causing the writing to look distorted.
The Sunrise/Sunset screen does not automatically use your current deafault location. To select the city that you wish to see the sunrise / sunset times for tap the stylus onto the screen where it says FN and the Islamic Research Centre. This will bring up the city selection list. Scroll through the options using the scroll bar on the right hand side of the screen. Select the city of your choice by tapping the stylus onto the city name.
On the smaller dials the face turns to black during the hours of darkness in the city that you have selected. This enables you to tell if the time that is shown is actually AM or PM. However the main clock face will not change to black during the hours of darkness.
Setting the smaller dials to different cities around the world will not affect the prayer time calculations.
The main clock will be set to the current location that you have already selected. The other four clocks can to be set separately. If you tap the small clock face with the stylus, the city selection list will appear. Scroll through the list using the scroll bar that is on the right hand side of the page. When you have found your desired city select it by tapping the name once with the stylus. Repeat as required for the other clock faces.
This part of the software is a visual representation of the traditional prayer calculation method by the length of the shadow cast by the sun for different times of the day. The length of the shadow cast with relation to the height of the stick indicates when a prayer is due.
The shadow length ratio is the length of the shadow cast in relation to the length of the stick. The shadow length is measured to calculate the different prayer times during daylight. |
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