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Exploring Your Options
Exploring audio features
Playing an audio CD
Insert an audio CD and close the disc tray. The CD begins to play.
If the computer is turned on, Windows Media
™
Player opens and
the CD begins to play. You can use the Windows Media
™
Player
program to control the CD.
To access the Windows Media
™
Player, you can open it through
the Start menu or activate it from the taskbar.
Sample Windows Media
™
Player screen
The CD Player control panel works much like an ordinary
compact disc player:
❖ To play the CD or to pause, click the Play/pause button on the
CD Player control panel.
❖ To stop the CD, click the Stop button.
WARNING: Before using headphones to listen to an audio
CD, turn the volume dial down. Playing the CD with the
volume set too high could damage your ears.