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To insert a CD or DVD:
1Press the eject button on the disc drive. After the disc tray opens slightly, 
pull the tray completely open.
2Place the disc in the tray with the label facing up, then press down carefully 
on the disc until it snaps into place.
3Push the tray in until it is closed.
ImportantIf the disc drive is not in the modular bay, you need to swap 
modules. For more information about swapping modules, 
see “Changing modules” on page 104.
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Listening to CDs
You can use the disc drive on your notebook to listen to music CDs.
Use the Windows Media Player to listen to CDs. For more information about 
using the Windows Media Player, click 
Help. You can also use MUSICMATCH 
to listen to CDs. For more information, see “Using MUSICMATCH” on 
page 114.
To play a CD:
1Insert a CD into the disc drive.
2If a dialog box opens with a list of CD players, click Windows Media Player. 
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3When the media player opens, click (play).
If you do not hear sound or you want to change the volume, “Adjusting 
the volume” on page 96.
Help and 
SupportFor more information about playing CDs, click Start, then 
click Help and Support.
Type the keyword playing CDs in the Search box 
, then click the arrow.
Play
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Using MUSICMATCH
Using MUSICMATCH®, you can:
■Play music CDs
■Create MP3 music files from your music CDs
■Edit music track information
■Use your music files to build a music library
■Listen to Internet Radio
For more information on using MUSICMATCH, see its online help.
Playing CDs
You can use MUSICMATCH to play music CDs.
To play a music CD:
1To have MUSICMATCH automatically list the album, artist, and track 
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3If an Audio CD dialog box opens, click Play Audio CD using MUSICMATCH 
Jukebox
, then click OK. The musicmatch window opens, the disc begins 
playing, and the names of the music tracks appear in the playlist area.
- OR -
If a dialog box does not open, click 
Start, All Programs, MUSICMATCH, then 
click 
MUSICMATCH Jukebox. The musicmatch window opens, the disc begins 
playing, and the names of the music tracks appear in the playlist area. 

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Creating MP3 music files
Using MUSICMATCH, you can copy the tracks from a music CD to your 
notebook’s hard drive as MP3 files. MP3 (MPEG Layer 3) is a standard for 
digitally compressing high-fidelity music into compact files without noticeably 
sacrificing quality. MP3 files end in the file extension .MP3.
To create MP3 files:
1To have MUSICMATCH automatically list the album, artist, and track 
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3If an Audio CD dialog box opens, click Play Audio CD using MUSICMATCH 
Jukebox
, then click OK. The musicmatch window opens.
- OR -
If a dialog box does not open, click 
Start, All Programs, MUSICMATCH, then 
click 
MUSICMATCH Jukebox. The musicmatch window opens.
4If the CD is playing, click Stop.
5In the MUSIC CENTER area, under COPY, click CD -> Files. The 
MUSICMATCH recorder opens.
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7Click Start.
8When a message appears that tells you the disc drive needs to be 
configured, click 
OK. After the drive is configured, MUSICMATCH records 
the tracks to your hard drive as MP3 files. A progress bar appears next to 
each track as it is recorded.
Editing track information
After you add a CD track as an MP3 file to your music library, you can edit 
the track’s information.
To edit track information:
1Open MUSICMATCH.
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5Enter information such as track title, lead artist, album, and genre.
6Click OK. The new track information appears in the MUSICMATCH 
playlist, music library, and recorder window.
Building a music library
Use MUSICMATCH to build a music library. You can organize your music tracks 
by categories, find a track quickly by using the sort features, and add 
information to a music file.
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Changing the music library display settings
To change the music library display settings:
1In MUSICMATCH, click Options, then click Settings. The Settings window 
opens.
2Click the Music Library tab.
3Click an arrow button to open a column list, then click the category that 
you want to display in the column.
4When you have finished selecting categories, clickOK.