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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 
a playlist, then use the Audio Player controls.
To create the playlist for songs on the hard drive:
1Turn on your notebook.
2Use My Computer or Windows Explorer to copy or move the music files 
you want to play to your D: hard drive.
3Click Start, All Programs, SMI Bluebird Playlist Editor, then click 
Bluebird Playlist Editor. The Playlist Editor window opens.
4Click Create. The Create new/Change existing dialog box opens.
5Type the name of the playlist in the Playlist Name box, then click OK.
6Click Add Audio. The Open dialog box opens.
Help and 
SupportFor more information about copying or moving files in 
Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.
Type the keyword copying files and folders or moving 
files and folders in the Search box 
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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 Name column.
To play your playlist, CD-R, DVD-R, or SD memory card:
1Turn off your notebook.
2If you are playing a CD-R, DVD-R, or SD memory card, insert the disc or 
card.
3Press the AV control panel Power button to turn on the audio system.
4Press the Source button to select the location of your music files. It may 
take a few moments for the notebook to recognize a disc.
5Press the Play button. The track number counter will count from 01 to 99. 
It will start over at 00 if you have more than 99 songs in your playlist or 
on a disc.
ImportantYou cannot specify the order of the songs if you use the 
CTRL key method. To specify the song order, add one song 
at a time to your 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 
DVDs, accessing data, and recording music 
and data to CD-R or CD-RW discs.
You cannot use this drive to create DVDs.
For more information, see“Creating CDs and 
DVDs using Nero Express” on page 117.
Combination 
DVD-RW/CD-RW 
driveinstalling programs, playing audio CDs, playing 
DVDs, accessing data, recording music and 
data to CD-R or CD-RW discs, and recording 
video and data to DVD-R or DVD-RW discs. 
For more information, see “Creating CDs and 
DVDs using Nero Express” on page 117.
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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 
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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.
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/video controls” 
on page 97.
To play a CD:
1Insert a CD into the DVD/CD-RW or DVD-RW/CD-RW drive.
2If a dialog box opens with a list of CD players, click Windows Media Player. 
The Windows Media Player opens.
- OR - 
If a dialog box does not open with a list of CD players, click 
Start, All 
Programs
, then click Windows Media Player. The Windows Media Player 
opens.
ImportantSome music CDs have copy protection software. You may 
not be able to play these CDs on your notebook. 
						

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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.
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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 
names of your CD, connect to the Internet before inserting your CD.
2Insert the music CD into the DVD/CD-RW or DVD-RW/CD-RW drive on 
your notebook. 
ImportantSome music CDs have copy protection software. You may 
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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 
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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 storing your 
MP3 files, connect to the Internet before inserting your CD.
2Insert a music CD into your DVD/CD-RW or DVD-RW/CD-RW drive.
ImportantSome music CDs have copy protection software. You 
cannot copy tracks from these CDs.