Playing Digital Music Files - HP Media Center PC User Manual

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.
2
Insert a CD into the CD drive; the CD plays
automatically in Media Center. 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.
on the remote
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You can place all your
music files into the
My Music folder or
into other folders on
your hard drive, but
you need to add
those files to the
Windows Media
Player Library for
Media Center to be
able to find and
play them.
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My Music