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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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Playing a DVD
A Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) is similar to a standard CD but has greater data 
capacity. Because of this increased capacity, full-length movies, several albums 
of music, or several gigabytes of data can fit on a single disc. If your notebook 
has a DVD drive, you can play DVDs with the InterVideo DVD Player program 
or Windows Media Player. For more information about playing DVDs, click 
Help 
in the DVD player program.
To play a DVD:
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4Insert a DVD into the DVD drive, then click (play). The DVD plays. Use 
the volume controls in the DVD player or the audio buttons on the front 
of your notebook to adjust the volume. For more information on using 
the DVD player, see its online help.
ImportantIf the drive you want to use is not in the modular bay, you 
need to swap modules. For more information about 
swapping modules, see “Changing modules” on page 105.
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Creating CDs and DVDs using 
Roxio Easy CD Creator
You can use your DVD/CD-RW, or DVD-RW/CD-RW drive to create data CDs, 
music CDs, or copies of CDs. You can use your DVD-RW/CD-RW drive to create 
data DVDs. For more information about your drive’s capabilities, see 
“Identifying drive types” on page 108.
Creating data CDs and DVDs
Use Roxio Easy CD Creator to create data CDs and DVDs. Data CDs and DVDs 
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2If a CD Drive dialog box opens, click Create a CD using Roxio Easy CD Creator, 
then click 
OK. The Select a Project window opens.
- OR -
If a dialog box does not open, click 
Start, All Programs, Roxio Easy CD Creator, 
then click 
Project Selector. The Select a Project window opens.
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3Move your pointer over make a data CD, then click dataCD project. The Easy 
CD Creator window opens.
4Click the arrow button to open the Select Source Files list, then click the 
drive or folder where the files you want to add to the writable CD or DVD 
are located. If you do not see the folder you want, browse through the 
folders in the Source pane.
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5Click the file you want to record (hold down the CTRL or SHIFT key when 
you click to select multiple files) in the Source pane, then click 
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6After you have added all of your files, click record. The Record CD Setup 
dialog box opens.
7Click Start Recording.
Help and 
SupportFor more information about creating CDs in Windows XP, 
click Start, then click Help and Support.
Type the keyword creating CDs in the HelpSpot Search 
box  , then click the arrow.
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Creating music CDs
Use Roxio Easy CD Creator to create music CDs from other music CDs or MP3 
files. For information on creating data CDs, see “Creating data CDs and DVDs” 
on page 124.
To create music CDs:
1Insert a blank, writable CD into your recordable CD drive.
ImportantWe recommend that you do not use your notebook for 
other tasks while creating CDs.
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2If a CD Drive dialog box opens, click Create a CD using Roxio Easy CD Creator, 
then click 
OK. The Select a Project window opens.
- OR -
If a dialog box does not open, click 
Start, All Programs, Roxio Easy CD Creator, 
then click 
Project Selector. The Select a Project window opens.
make a music CD musicCD project