Gateway 450rog 450rgh User Manual
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111 Using the disc drive www.gateway.com To insert a CD or DVD: 1Press the eject button on the disc drive. After the disc tray opens slightly, pull the tray completely open. 2Place the disc in the tray with the label facing up, then press down carefully on the disc until it snaps into place. 3Push the tray in until it is closed. ImportantIf the disc drive is not in the modular bay, you need to swap modules. For more information about swapping modules, see “Changing modules” on page 104. 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.
112 Chapter 7: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com Listening to CDs You can use the disc 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 MUSICMATCH to listen to CDs. For more information, see “Using MUSICMATCH” on page 114. To play a CD: 1Insert a CD into the disc 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 discs on your notebook. ImportantIf the disc drive is not in the modular bay, you need to swap modules. For more information about swapping modules, see “Changing modules” on page 104.
113 Listening to CDs www.gateway.com 3When the media player opens, click (play). If you do not hear sound or you want to change the volume, “Adjusting the volume” on page 96. Help and SupportFor more information about playing CDs, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword playing CDs in the Search box , then click the arrow. Play Stop Next PreviousMuteVo lu me
114 Chapter 7: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com 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 MUSICMATCH to play music CDs. To play a music CD: 1To have MUSICMATCH automatically list the album, artist, and track names of your CD, connect to the Internet before inserting your disc. 2Insert the music CD into the disc drive on your notebook. ImportantSome music CDs have copy protection software. You may not be able to play these discs on your notebook. ImportantIf the disc drive is not in the modular bay, you need to swap modules. For more information about swapping modules, see “Changing modules” on page 104.
115 Using MUSICMATCH www.gateway.com 3If an Audio CD dialog box opens, click Play Audio CD using MUSICMATCH Jukebox , then click OK. The musicmatch window opens, the disc 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 disc begins playing, and the names of the music tracks appear in the playlist area.
116 Chapter 7: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com 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 disc. 2Insert a music CD into your disc drive. ImportantSome music CDs have copy protection software. You may not be able to play these discs on your notebook. ImportantIf the disc drive is not in the modular bay, you need to swap modules. For more information about swapping modules, see “Changing modules” on page 104.
117 Using MUSICMATCH www.gateway.com 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.
118 Chapter 7: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com 7Click Start. 8When a message appears that tells you the disc 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: 1Open MUSICMATCH. 2If the CD is playing, click Stop. 3In the MUSIC CENTER area, click the track you want to edit. 4Click Options, Music Library, then click Edit Track Tag(s). The Edit Track Tag(s) dialog box opens.
119 Using MUSICMATCH www.gateway.com 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: ■Creating MP3 files – When you create MP3 files from the tracks on your music CD, MUSICMATCH automatically adds these files to your music library. ■Dragging and Dropping – Drag and drop files from Windows Explorer or your desktop to the music library. ■Downloading files from the Internet – When you are connected to the Internet, MP3 files that you download are automatically added to your music library. CautionDuring the download process, MP3 files may become corrupt. If you are having trouble listening to, or working with, a downloaded file, try downloading the file again.
120 Chapter 7: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com 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.