Getting Started with
Windows^® Media™ Player 7

Complete help information is available for Windows^® Media™ Player 7. To access help, click Help then click Windows Media Player 7 Help.

For questions or information about the Windows^® Media™ Player 7 software, visit the Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 website at www.windowsmedia.com/mediaguide/gettingstarted/started.asp.

Windows^® 95 and NT^® 4.0 Users: Select MusicMatch™ when installing your audio management software; Windows Media™ Player 7 is not compatible with your operating system.

Playing Music Using Windows^® Media™ Player 7.

Windows^® Media™ Player 7 automatically lists any supported music files that reside on any of your drives. To play the listed music, double click on the song in the Music Library window or drag and drop the song into the Playlist window.

Adding Files to the Media Library

To add files to your Media Library, you can do any of the following:

• Use the CD Audio feature to copy CD tracks to your hard disk drive. Click the Copy Music button.

• While playing a music file, video file, or listening to a radio station, on the File menu, point to Add to Library, and then click Add Currently Playing Track.

• On the File menu, click Open, and then locate and select the file that you want to add to the Media Library.

• On the File menu, click Add to Library, and then click Add File. Locate and select the file that you want to add to the Media Library.

• Drag-and-drop a file from Windows Explorer into Media Library.

• On the File menu, click Tools, Search Computer For Media, and then choose a drive letter to search the entire drive. You can also search in specific directories only by clicking Browse, and navigating to the directory you want to search and then clicking OK.

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Converting Files From Your Audio CD

You can convert files from an audio CD to an audio file format that can be used on your player. Windows Media Player defaults to converting files into a secure format. To change this setting, consult the Windows Media Player 7 Help.

1. Insert your CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2. Click CD Audio. If you are connected to the Internet, the Windows Media Player will automatically attempt to retrieve the Artist's name, CD title and the names of each of the tracks. If it does not detect the track names, you can click on the Get Names button and either search for the name of the CD in the database on the Web or manually enter the names yourself.

3. If you have not previously copied tracks from the CD, all tracks are selected. Clear the check box next to any track you do not wish to copy.

4. Click Copy Music.

All selected tracks are copied to the Archive folder and are listed in the Media Library.

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Organizing Music Files into Playlists

A playlist is a customized list of files that lets you group various media content together to be played in any order that you specify.

To create a playlist:

1. Click Media Library.

2. Click New playlist.

3. In the New Playlist dialog box, type the name for the playlist, and then click OK.

Your new playlist is added to the My Playlists folder.

To add files to a playlist:

1. In Media Library, select a file, and then click Add to playlist.

2. Choose the playlist to which you wish to add the file. (You can add as many files to your playlists as you like.)

3. You can also order the items in the playlist by highlighting the selected song and clicking on the up and down arrows.

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Copying Music to Iomega Disks

You can transfer your music files from your hard drive onto Iomega disks, including your PocketZip™ disks. Because some of your music files may be in "secure format," it is necessary to follow the steps below rather than just dragging and dropping files to a disk.

1. Click the Portable Device feature.

2. In the Music to Copy list, check the box next to each file you wish to copy. The list of songs you can choose from is organized by your playlists, however, you can select other albums or playlists from the Music to Copy drop-down box. Use the check mark icon at the top of the list to select all items or clear all items in the Music to Copy dialog box.

3. Clear any check boxes for tracks you do not want to copy, and then click Copy Music.

4. Repeat steps 2-3 for any other playlist or album you want to copy to your portable device.