Playing Digital Music Files - HP Media Center,Pavilion Media Center 873 User Manual

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 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.