FAQ

The registration system was introduced to reduce the load on the server caused by spam bots and search engine spiders

Registration is free and gives full access to our document library and gallery

A valid email address is required for you to manage your account

Registration emails are sent when you press the submit button and should arrive within a few minutes

Common reasons for lost registration emails include:

(1) Spelling mistakes in your email address - if you made an error when you entered your email address you will have to re-register using the corrected address and an alternative username

(2) The message was rejected by your ISP - some internet service providers silently reject registration emails as potential spam. A list of problem providers is included on the registration page. If your provider is listed you will have to use an alternative email address to register

(3) The message is in your spam folder - please check the spam folder in your email client

If after checking your spam filter and contacting your ISP you still do not receive your registration email, you will have to re-register using an alternative username and email address

Follow the link to my account and click edit to enter the configuration screen

To retrieve a forgotten user name or password follow the request new password link on the login screen

Your username and a new password will be sent to the email address you registered with

To upload images to the gallery, browse to the relevant category, click on the upload image button and follow the on screen instructions

No, all downloads are provided free of charge for personal, non commercial use

note files are not licensed for redistribution in any form

The download system works with the latest versions of Internet Explorer and Firefox - other browsers may work but are not supported

note if you get a referrer error this means that your browser is blocking referrer information ie not passing on the URL of the page with the download link. Please refer to the documentation of your browser, anti-virus program or firewall for a solution

You can check to see if referrer information is missing on this page.

If you are having difficulties opening documents, getting blank pages or receiving encrypt errors you should upgrade to the latest version of Adobe Free PDF Reader which is available free of charge from the Adobe web site

Please note that 3rd party PDF readers have multiple compatibility issues and are not supported

There is no password required to open any of the files for reading/printing

If you get an encrypt error please upgrade to the latest version of Adobe Free PDF Reader

You will need the latest official version of Adobe Free PDF Reader to open PDF documents

There are daily, weekly and monthly limits to the number of files you can download. The actual limits are constantly under review but a very low percentage of visitors should be affected by the restrictions

Please note that the use of download managers to make multiple connections to the site causes a heavy load on the server and will quickly eat up your download quota

Downloadable documents can be viewed, copied or printed provided the document is used for non-commercial purposes only and any copy of the document includes the HiFi Engine cover page. We reserve the right to revoke such authorization at any time.

The downloadable files are copyright the HiFi Engine and are provided under our user agreement. The content reproduced in many of the distributable documents listed on this site is believed to be in the public domain. Permission has been gained for the reproduction of additional documents wherever possible. If you believe your copyright has been infringed by any document posted on this web site please contact the webmaster with details.

We are always looking for new material to add to our free archive. If you are able to provide scans of relevant documents that aren't already in the library, or have been requested in the forum, you can submit them using the upload scans link in the left hand menu.

note you must be logged in to see this link

The terms and conditions can be found by clicking on the site policy link at the bottom of the page

Our Privacy Policy can be found by clicking on the site policy link at the bottom of the page

The HiFi Engine accepts limited sponsorship via the Google Adwords network

Sorry but we do not run a link exchange service

You are welcome to link to the HiFi Engine Web site or any pages within the site, however, these pages may change at any time without notice

If you link to pages within the site you are responsible for ongoing verification of the links

Links to downloadable files are not permitted

The HiFi Engine asserts its copyright on all content and reserves all other rights under relevant copyright statutes

Please read the FAQ before submitting a question as most issues should be covered here

If you have read the FAQ and still have a question please post in the appropriate thread on the requests page with details