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Playing a DVD
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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.
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To play a DVD using Windows Media Player in Windows XP, click 
Start, 
All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. The Windows Media Player 
opens.
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To play a DVD using Windows Media Player in Windows 2000, click 
Start, 
Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, then click Windows Media Player. The...

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Chapter 6: Using Multimedia
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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,...

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4Click Play Audio CD using MUSICMATCH Jukebox, then click OK. MusicMatch 
opens, the CD begins playing, and the names of the music tracks appear 
in the playlist area.
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 
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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.
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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.
5Click Record. The Recorder window opens.
6Click to clear the check box for any track you do not want to record.
7Click Record.
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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:
1In MusicMatch, click My Library. The library window opens.
2In the library window, right-click the file, then click Edit Track Tag(s). The 
E d i t  Tr a c k  Ta g ( s ) dialog box opens.
3Enter information such as track title, lead artist, album, and genre.
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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.
2Click Online Music. The Radio window opens.
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 
Featured Radio Stations or Radio Stations,...

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Using advanced features
You can also use MusicMatch to create your own music CDs and to download 
MP3 files to your portable MP3 player. For more information, see the 
MusicMatch online help.
Using a recordable drive
You can use the CD-RW or DVD/CD-RW drive to create data CDs, music CDs, 
or copies of CDs. You can use the DVD-RW drive to create data or video DVDs. 
For more information about the drive’s capabilities, see “Identifying drive 
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To create a data CD or DVD:
1Insert a blank, writable CD or DVD into the recordable CD or DVD drive.
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.
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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 data CD dataCD  project dataDVD  project