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Listening to CDs in Windows 2000
Use the Windows CD Player to play an audio CD in Windows 2000.
You can use the audio buttons on the front of your notebook to control how 
you play your CDs. For more information, see “Using the audio controls” on 
page 29.
To play a CD:
■Insert a CD into the CD or DVD drive. The CD Player opens and the CD 
plays.
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If the CD does not start playing automatically, click 
Start, Programs, 
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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 the MUSICMATCH program to play music CDs.
To play a music CD in Windows XP:
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 CD begins 
playing, and the names of the music tracks appear in the playlist area.
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If a dialog box does not open, click 
Start, All Programs, MUSICMATCH, then 
click 
MUSICMATCH Jukebox. The musicmatch window opens, the CD 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 
computer’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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4If the CD is playing, click Stop.
5In the MUSIC CENTER area, under COPY, click CD -> Files. The 
MUSICMATCH recorder opens.
6Click to clear the check box for any track you do not want to record.
7Click Start.
8When a message appears that tells you the CD 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.
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4Click Options, Music Library, then click Edit Track Tag(s). The Edit Track Tag(s) 
dialog box opens.
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. 

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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.
You can add music tracks to your music library by:
■Creating MP3 files – When you create MP3 files from the tracks on your 
music CD, MUSICMATCH automatically adds these files to your music 
library.
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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. 

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Listening to Internet radio 
To listen to an Internet radio station:
1Connect to the Internet, then open MUSICMATCH.
2In the MUSIC CENTER area, under PLAY, click Online Music.
3To select one of the MUSICMATCH Internet radio stations, click Featured 
Radio Stations
 or Radio Stations, the radio station, then click the arrow in 
the play this station box. MUSICMATCH connects to the station and plays 
the audio. If you do not see 
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To play a DVD:
1Make sure that the speakers are turned on or headphones are plugged in 
and that the volume is turned up.
2Turn off your screen saver and standby timers.
3To play a DVD using InterVideo DVD, click Start, All Programs, DVD, then 
click 
DVD Player. The InterVideo DVD Player video screen and control panel 
open.
-OR-
To play a DVD using Windows Media Player in Windows XP, click 
Start, 
All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. The...