SECTION 5
Channels
A channel is a collection of playlists. There are two types of
channels:
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Channels
Featured channel
Custom channel
Creating a New Custom Channel
To create a new custom channel:
Media Manager adds your new channel to the channel list in the left
pane.
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Custom channels
are created by you and contain your playlists. For
instance, you can create a "Rock" Channel that contains playlists of rock
music, or "John's Channel", which contains playlists of John's favorite
artists. A channel named "Sample Channel" containing a sample
playlist has been created to help you get started.
Featured channels
contain playlists created for you by Internet music
and radio services.
Featured channels cannot be edited within Media
Manager.
Use Online Guide to add, remove, and configure these
channels. After modifying a featured channel in Online Guide, click the
refresh
button in Media Manager to update your featured channels.
P r e - i n s t a l l e d
custom channel
1
Click
o p t i o n s
in the upper-right corner of Media Manager.
2
Select
C reate Channel
3
In the New Channel text box in the left pane, type a name for
the channel.
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