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Exploring audio features
Creating a CD
Your computer may come with a DVD-ROM/CD-RW
multifunction drive that allows you to:
❖ Play pre-recorded DVDs
❖ Play pre-recorded CDs
❖ Read and write files (including music) to a CD-Recordable
(CD-R) or CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) disc.
The Easy CD Creator program controls the drive’s CD-RW
features.
Easy CD Creator
™
5 copies music to an audio CD-R or CD-RW
disc, and data to a data CD-R or CD-RW disc. Its icon is located
on the desktop.
To prepare a CD-R or CD-RW disc for file read and write
operations, use DirectCD
™
. Its icon is located on the taskbar. You
can also right-click this icon to eject a disc.
For details on how to use these programs, please refer to the
respective Online Help menus.
Recording sounds
You may record sounds as .wav files by connecting an external
microphone or other sound source to the microphone jack.
DEFINITION: A .wav (pronounced “wave”) file is a
Windows
®
format for storing sound.
Using a microphone
1 Connect an external microphone to the computer.
2 Click Start, point to All Programs, Accessories,
Entertainment, then click Sound Recorder.