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Using the Gateway M505 Music Player
You can use the audio system on your notebook to play .MP3 and .WMA files 
stored on CD-Rs, DVD-Rs, Secured Digital memory cards, or the hard drive while 
your notebook is turned off. You can insert discs and SD memory cards into 
the notebook and play them using the Audio Player controls. To play songs 
stored on your hard drive, you must store the files on the D: hard drive, create 
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7Click the file you want to add to your playlist (hold down the CTRL key 
when you click to select multiple files), then click 
OK. The songs appear 
in the 
Song Name column.
8If you have more than one playlist, the playlist at the top of the Playlist 
Name
 column is the one that will be played. To set a different playlist to 
be the current playlist, click the playlist, then click 
Set Current. The 
highlighted playlist moves to the top of the 
Playlist...

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Using the DVD/CD-RW or DVD-RW/CD-RW drive
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Using the DVD/CD-RW or 
DVD-RW/CD-RW drive
You can use your notebook to enjoy a wide variety of multimedia features.
Identifying drive types
Your Gateway notebook may contain one of the following drive types. Look 
on the front of the drive for one of the following logos:
If your drive has this 
logo...This is your drive 
type...Use your drive for...
Combination 
DVD/CD-RW drive
installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing 
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Inserting a CD or DVD
To insert a CD or DVD:
■Carefully slide the disc in the slot with the label facing up. The drive will 
lock the disc into place and pull it inside.
ImportantSome music CDs have copy protection software. You may 
not be able to play these CDs on your notebook.
Activity indicator
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To eject a CD or DVD:
■Press the eject button. The drive will push the disc outside.
ImportantWhen you place a single-sided disc in the tray, make sure 
that the label side is facing up. If the disc has two playable 
sides, place the disc so the name of the side you want to 
play is facing up. 

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Listening to CDs
You can use the DVD/CD-RW or DVD-RW/CD-RW 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 the Gateway M505 
Music Player or MusicMatch to listen to CDs. For more information, see “Using 
the Gateway M505 Music Player” on page 101 and “Using MUSICMATCH” on 
page 108.
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3When the media player opens, click (play).
If you do not hear sound or you want to change the volume, see “Adjusting 
the volume” on page 90.
Help and 
SupportFor more information about playing CDs in Windows XP, 
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 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.
- OR -
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 
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 
names of your CD, then use that information for naming and...