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To play a CD:
1Insert a CD into the CD or DVD 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.
3When the media player opens, click (play).
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If you do not hear sound or you want to change the volume, see “Adjusting 
the volume in Windows XP” on page 92.
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 34.
Help and 
SupportFor more information about playing CDs in Windows XP, 
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To play a CD:
■Insert a CD into the CD or DVD drive. The CD Player opens and the CD 
plays.
- OR -
If the CD does not start playing automatically, click 
Start, Programs, 
Accessories, Entertainment, then click CD Player. When the CD Player opens, 
click (play).
If you do not hear sound or you want to change the volume, see “Adjusting 
the volume in Windows 2000” on page 95.
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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 
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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.
6Click to clear the check box for any track you do not want to record. 

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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.
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:
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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.
You can add music tracks to your music library by:
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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.