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Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition
Listening to Music
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Use the arrow keys to select a music file, and then press
the
Play
button on the remote control to begin playing
that music file.
If you back up music files from a CD using Windows Media
Player 9, you must log the files into the Media Player’s play list
before you can play them using the Media Center. To log the
files into the play list, open Windows Media Player 9, press
F3
and log the files in the dialog box.
Playing a Song
You can play a song from anywhere in My Music. You can
select it from the View Song list, or from the Album, Artist,
and Genre lists.
You can also play a single song from a playlist as follows:
1
In the My Music window, select
View Songs
. The list
displays all the songs in your media library.
2
Use the arrow buttons to select a song, and then press
OK
or
Play
on the remote control to play it.
3
Use the controls at the bottom of the screen to stop or
pause the song, advance to another song, or increase or
decrease the volume.
Setting Up an Automatic Disc Jockey
You can select to have Media Center randomly play all the
available songs in one genre:
1
In the My Music window, select
Genres
.
The list displays all the genres available in your Media
Library.
2
Use the arrow buttons to select a genre, and then press
OK
on the remote control.
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