HP Media Center 886c HP Media Center Desktop PCs - (English) Software User Gui - Page 48

Playing Digital Music Files

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n Media Center cannot be used to record music files. Use Windows Media Player to record music files. n To display CD information such as song titles and cover art in Media Center or in Windows Media Player, your PC needs to be connected to the Internet. Without an Internet connection, the music files are labeled unknown and only track numbers and playing times are displayed. 44 Playing Digital Music Files When you first open the Media Center and open the My Music window, you may not find any music files listed unless there is a music CD in your CD drive or unless you have already added audio files to your Windows Media Player Library. If you don't have any music files listed, you need to add music files to the Windows Media Player Library, and then restart Media Center to play your music files in Media Center. When you copy music files using Windows Media Player and your computer is connected to the Internet, the CD information is copied and displayed in Media Center and in the Windows Media Player Library. To play a music CD using Media Center If you insert a CD when Media Center is not open, a message appears asking what you want to do. You can select Windows Media Player as your default audio player. If you have another program set as the default audio player, Windows opens this program and begins playing the CD. 1 Press the Start button control. on the remote 2 Insert a CD into the CD drive; the CD plays automatically in Media Center. Or If you have other media such as live TV already playing when you insert the CD, Media Center asks you if you want to play the CD. Select Yes to begin playing the CD.

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44
n
To display CD information such
as song titles and cover art in
Media Center or in Windows
Media Player, your PC needs to be
connected to the Internet. Without
an Internet connection, the music
files are labeled
unknown
and only
track numbers and playing times
are displayed.
Playing Digital Music Files
When you first open the Media Center and
open the My Music window, you may not find
any music files listed unless there is a music
CD in your CD drive or unless you have
already added audio files to your Windows
Media Player Library.
If you don’t have any music files listed, you
need to add music files to the Windows Media
Player Library, and then restart Media Center
to play your music files in Media Center.
When you copy music files using Windows
Media Player and your computer is connected
to the Internet, the CD information is copied
and displayed in Media Center and in the
Windows Media Player Library.
To play a music CD using
Media Center
If you insert a CD when Media Center is not
open, a message appears asking what you
want to do. You can select Windows Media
Player as your default audio player. If you
have another program set as the default audio
player, Windows opens this program and
begins playing the CD.
1
Press the
Start
button
on the remote
control.
2
Insert a CD into the CD drive; the CD plays
automatically in Media Center.
Or
If you have other media such as live TV
already playing when you insert the CD,
Media Center asks you if you want to
play the CD. Select
Yes
to begin playing
the CD.
n
Media Center cannot be used to
record music files. Use Windows
Media Player to record music files.