Sony PCG-TR1A VAIO User Guide - Page 39

Playing CDs

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Playing CDs Before you play an audio CD, you may need to enable your computer's audio feature. To enable the audio feature 1. Click Start on the Windows® taskbar, and then click Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance, and System. The System Properties dialog box appears. As a shortcut, you can press Fn + Windows key + Insert to open the System Properties dialog box. 2. Select the Hardware tab, and in the Device Manager box, click Device Manager. A window with a listing of the computer's hardware devices appears. 3. Double-click the optical drive device to open the submenu. 4. Double-click the listed drive, and select the Properties tab. 5. Click to select the Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device check box if it is not already selected. 6. Click OK. To adjust the volume for playing CDs and DVDs Some programs have built-in volume controls, which you can adjust. If there are no volume controls, then adjust the volume of your computer's built-in speakers by doing one of the following:  Using the Function keys. An on-screen display may appear, notifying you when a change occurs.  To increase volume, press the Fn and F4 keys, and then press or .  To decrease volume, press the Fn and F4 keys, and then press or .  Using the Volume icon.  Double click the Volume icon appears. on the Taskbar Notification area. The Volume Control dialog box  In the Volume Control and Wave columns, move the Volume sliders up to increase volume and down to decrease volume. To play an audio CD 1. Insert the disc into the optical drive. 2. If nothing appears on the desktop once you insert an audio CD disc, then click Start, point to All Programs, and click to open a CD program, such as SonicStage. If the Audio CD window appears, click to select an option. Audio CD Page 39

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Playing CDs
Before you play an audio CD, you may need to enable your computer's audio feature.
To enable the audio feature
1.
Click
Start
on the Windows
®
taskbar, and then click
Control Panel
,
Performance and Maintenance
, and
System
.
The
System Properties
dialog box appears.
As a shortcut, you can press
Fn
+
Windows
key
+
Insert
to open the
System Properties
dialog box.
2.
Select the
Hardware
tab, and in the
Device Manager
box, click
Device Manager
. A window with a listing of the
computer's hardware devices appears.
3.
Double-click the optical drive device to open the submenu.
4.
Double-click the listed drive, and select the
Properties
tab.
5.
Click to select the
Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device
check box if it is not already selected.
6.
Click
OK
.
To adjust the volume for playing CDs and DVDs
Some programs have built-in volume controls, which you can adjust. If there are no volume controls, then adjust the volume
of your computer's built-in speakers by doing one of the following:
Using the Function keys. An on-screen display may appear, notifying you when a change occurs.
To increase volume, press the
Fn
and
F4
keys, and then press
or
.
To decrease volume, press the
Fn
and
F4
keys, and then press
or
.
Using the Volume icon.
Double click the
Volume
icon
on the
Taskbar Notification
area. The
Volume Control
dialog box
appears.
In the
Volume Control
and
Wave
columns, move the
Volume
sliders up to increase volume and down to
decrease volume.
To play an audio CD
1.
Insert the disc into the optical drive.
2.
If nothing appears on the desktop once you insert an audio CD disc, then click
Start
, point to
All Programs
, and
click to open a CD program, such as SonicStage.
If the
Audio CD
window appears, click to select an option.
Audio CD
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