DOWNLOADING AND TRANSFERRING FILES (CONT.)
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CONVERTING AN AUDIO CD INTO MP3
OR WMA FORMAT
For Windows XP, you can also utilize the previously
installed Windows Media Player 10 (or 11) software to
convert music from an audio CD into MP3 or WMA
format as follows:
1. Open the Windows Media Player 10 (or 11)
Browser, then click on the “Rip” icon on the top
tool bar. Insert a Music CD into the CD-Rom
drive of your computer.
2. Click on the “Tools” menu option at the top menu
bar, then click on “Options”; the Option setting menu will
appear. Click on Rip Music and set the Rip Music to the
desired location on your computer. Then, set the desired
format for the newly ripped music (MP3 format or Windows
Media Audio format). Adjust the audio quality as desired.
When finished, click “OK” to confirm the settings.
3. Click on the “Rip Music” icon to start ripping the music to
your computer.
4. When the music tracks are ripped; connect the player to
your computer. Open the “Media Player” window and open
the ripped music location window.
5. To add the transferred/ripped music files/songs to your
player simply drag and drop the MP3 and/or WMA files
into the “Media Player” window.
NOTES:
• For Windows Media Player 11 users, please visit the following link for instructions on how
to rip (copy) songs from CDs to your computer:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/howto/mp11/rip.aspx
• Windows Vista users must use Windows Media Player 11 to convert music on an audio CD
into MP3 or WMA format.