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Playing Sound Files
In addition to playing music from audio CDs, your WinBook notebook
can play audio files stored in MIDI, WAVE or MP3 file formats, as well
as sound stored in audio form and used in programs and games. With the
proper software, you can also use the sound system to play audio files via
the World Wide Web, including live audio broadcasts. Check the Help and
Support Center in Windows for information on the functions of the Media
Player.
Sound Recording
You can obtain applications that will allow you to use your system
microphone to record sounds and store them as files on your system.
You can also use the Sound Recorder program built into Windows
for this purpose. This program can also be used to modify the sound
files with certain audio effects. Check the Help and Support Center
for information on using the various elements of this program. For
sound files that require excellent sound quality, you should consider
buying an external microphone designed for high-quality voice recording
(which can be connected to your WinBook notebook through the
microphone jack on the back of the system).
Wave files that you have recorded can be added to documents that
support OLE. Sounds embedded in a document will be played via the
Windows software when double-clicked in the document. Check your
software documentation to determine if your software will support
embedded sounds.
External Speakers & Microphone
The sound system is capable of providing high quality sound to
external speakers and receiving and processing sounds from an external
microphone or external sound source. To connect external speakers,
follow the instructions provided with your speakers. When the speakers
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Search Help and Support
Center using keywords:
media player
Search Help and Support
Center using keywords:
sound recorder
The Media Player can
be used to play sound
files, play audio CDs,
and run video clips or stream-
ing video from the Internet.
For information on playing video
on your system, see the Windows
Help and Support Center
documentation.
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