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Recording CDs when disconnected from the Internet, Playing your recorded CD tracks, Playing MP3 CDs

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Figure 17 Example music finder window for a data CD Operating the CD Player/Recorder Recording CDs when disconnected from the Internet If your computer is disconnected from the Internet and you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive, the track titles are numbered because CDDB information cannot be downloaded. However, you can record the CD and get CDDB information the next time you go on the Internet. The next time you connect to the Internet, select the CD player, insert any CD and click the Get Track Info button. This automatically updates the Wave/PC™ database with CDDB information for all previously recorded CDs. Now, when you use the Music Files player to find these recorded tracks, they will no longer be numbered, but have actual titles. Playing your recorded CD tracks After recording your CDs, click the Music Files button to find your recorded tracks and start playing them. See "Selecting the Music Files player" on page 27 for instructions. Playing MP3 CDs To play MP3 files from a CD, insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive and click the CD button. The MP3 files found on the CD will be displayed in the music finder window. See the example in Figure 17. Click the plus sign [+] to open an album or collection of MP3 music. Select the file you want to play and click the Play Selection button. The file currently playing is highlighted. Using CDDB The Wave/PC interactive audio system uses the CDDB2 Disc Recognition ServiceSM (DRS) from CDDB, Inc. to get the artist, title, track, credit, and other information about the CDs you play. This service is FREE and automatic. The first time you use the service, the Wave/PC software application automatically registers you with CDDB. You do not have to re-register, unless you want to change your registration information or settings. To change your CDDB registration information: Right-click on the blue background of the Wave/PC application window and select CD info>CDDB Registration. To see or edit the full CDDB2 information for a CD: Right-click on the blue background of the Wave/PC application window and select CD info>Extended information. For more complete instructions on using the CDDB service, see the CDDB help page (www.cddb.com/cddb2info/using.html) on the Internet. PDF259774_00 April 12, 2001 23

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PDF259774_00
April 12, 2001
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Operating the CD Player/Recorder
Recording CDs when disconnected from the Internet
If your computer is disconnected from the Internet and you insert a CD into the CD-ROM
drive, the track titles are numbered because CDDB information cannot be downloaded. How-
ever, you
can
record the CD and get CDDB information the next time you go on the Internet.
The next time you connect to the Internet, select the CD player, insert any CD and click the
Get Track Info
button. This automatically updates the Wave/PC
™
database with CDDB infor-
mation for all previously recorded CDs. Now, when you use the Music Files player to
fi
nd
these recorded tracks, they will no longer be numbered, but have actual titles.
Playing your recorded CD tracks
After recording your CDs, click the
Music Files
button to
fi
nd your recorded tracks and start
playing them. See
“
Selecting the Music Files player
”
on page 27 for instructions.
Playing MP3 CDs
To play MP3
fi
les from a CD, insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive and click the CD button.
The MP3
fi
les found on the CD will be displayed in the music
fi
nder window. See the example
in Figure 17.
Click the plus sign [+] to open an album or collection of MP3 music. Select the
fi
le you want
to play and click the
Play Selection
button. The
fi
le currently playing is highlighted.
Figure 17
Example music finder win-
dow for a data CD
Using CDDB
The Wave/PC interactive audio system uses the CDDB
2
Disc Recognition Service
SM
(DRS)
from CDDB, Inc. to get the artist, title, track, credit, and other information about the CDs you
play. This service is FREE and automatic. The
fi
rst time you use the service, the Wave/PC
software application automatically registers you with CDDB. You do not have to re-register,
unless you want to change your registration information or settings.
To change your CDDB registration information:
Right-click on the blue background of the Wave/PC application window and select
CD info>CDDB Registration
.
To see or edit the full CDDB
2
information for a CD:
Right-click on the blue background of the Wave/PC application window and select
CD info>Extended information
.
For more complete instructions on using the CDDB service, see the CDDB help page
(www.cddb.com/cddb2info/using.html) on the Internet.