User manual PHILIPS FREEVENTS

[. . . ] work + play travail + loisirs Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 User Guide PHILIPS and the PHILIPS Shield Emblem are registered trademarks of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V. and used by Dixons under license from Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V. Freevents is used as a trademark of DSG Retail Ltd. About your manual UK United Kingdom FR France This user manual provides information and support for using your new computer. You can find an electronic version in your native language on your Windows Desktop. [. . . ] 35 52 Creating your music library You can create a music library from folders on your hard drive, or other computers on your home network. 1. Click Next to continue. 2. You now need to choose from the list of options to add folders on your Media Center, or from another computer on your home network. Then select Next. 53 3. Now need to select the folders on your hard drive that you want to add to your music library. When you are done select Next. 4. Finally you need to confirm your folder selection by clicking Next. Click OK to continue using Media Center. 54 Play your music Playing a song You can play a single song in your music library: 1. A list of the songs in your library is displayed, use the arrow buttons on your remote to select a song and press the OK button to play it. Playing an album You can play an album in your music library: 1. You can select one to listen, or you can select Play from the left menu to listen to the whole album. Fig. 37 55 Playlists - create your own listening experience Playlists allow you to add random tracks from your music library and listen to them together. You can create playlists for different moods, for example, parties, dinner, or just to chill out after a hard day at work. Click Start > All Programs > Media Player to open Media Player 10. To add a track to your playlist you need to right-click it and choose Add to Playlist. Repeat this for all the tracks you want to add to your playlist. Searching for music tracks You can use the search function in My Music to find your favourite album, track or artist. Choose Albums, Artists, Playlists, Songs or Genres from the list to view a list of tracks. Use the arrow buttons to select a track from the results and press OK. 56 Using visualizations Visualizations are onscreen animations and displays that compliment your music experience. Go to My Music, press the More Info button on your remote and select Settings from the menu. You will see 2 options: · Visualizations: allows you to choose what visualizations you want · Visualization settings: allows you to configure how visualizations to use (Fig. 39 57 Record a music CD Once you have built up your music library you can create your own music CDs using Media Center. Insert a blank CD into your DVD writer drive and follow the steps below. 1. Go to My Music and select an artist or album you would like to add to your new CD. Select the Create CD/DVD option from the left menu. 2. Next you are asked what type of CD you want to create. Choose Audio CD and select OK. 58 3. Now you need to give your CD a name. Use the keypad on your remote, or your keyboard. 5. You can rearrange the tracks into your preferred order. [. . . ] Slide the drive into the caddy and secure it with the screws supplied (Fig. Connect the IDE cable and power cable (your hard drive manual will explain how to do this). You will need to prepare your drive to store data by creating partitions and formatting it. Your hard drive manual will provide instructions, you can also find help in your Philips-FreeventsTM Help and Support Center (Start > Help and Support). Fig. [. . . ]