Copyright: CD Audio Help v7.0  ©2000 ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Citation: CD Audio Help v7.0  ©2000 ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC.


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Help file for the CD Audio component of ATI MULTIMEDIA CENTER 7.0

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WELCOME to CD Audio on-line Help

CD Audio is an easy-to-use, full-featured player for your audio CDs....

HOW TO ...

Play audio CDs

Set up CD Audio

Display shortcut keys and/or tool tips

Use Shuffle Play

Use an LCD display for track number and current playback time

Make a Playlist

Change tracks and search CDs

Change track name


CD Audio

Each control displays its function and any keyboard shortcuts when you point at it with your mouse.

Use CD Audio to play standard audio CDs.  Advanced features such as Intro Play, which plays the first ten seconds of each track, Playlist, Shuffle Play, and Loop Play are available.  Six time modes are provided, and Bubble Help is available for all controls.

When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display panel, the “About …” notice appears.  If you have more than one feature installed [image] Television, DVD, or Video CD [image] a TaskList menu displays available and active features.

The CD Audio display shows you:

disc name and artist's name

current play time

current track title

Current track number

volume

current position in the CD


CD Audio settings

Resource conflict


Play, pause, and stop CD Audio

Set the time mode

Make a playlist

Toggle looped playlist

Toggle shuffled playback

Play the first ten seconds of each track

Eject a CD

Mute the audio

Set up CD Audio

Change tracks and search a CD

Change the track name

Use Tool Tips and Shortcut keys

Schedule events

Use LaunchPad to start Multimedia Center features


Starting, stopping, and pausing CD Audio

To start or pause play, click the button on the left.  To stop play, click the button on the right.


Setting time mode in CD Audio

Setting the time mode in CD Audio

When you click the time mode button, you can set six time modes.

Total play time on the CD

Elapsed time in the track

Remaining time in the track

Track time

Total elapsed time

Total remaining time on the CD

You can also right-click the time mode button or Time display area to display a menu of the above selections.


Tggling looped playback of a CD Audio playlist

Toggling looped playback of a CD Audio playlist

Click this button to turn looped playback of your playlist on and off.


Toggling shuffled playback

Toggling shuffled playback in CD Audio

Click this button to turn shuffled playback on and off.


Using Intro Play with CD Audio

Click this button to play the first 10 seconds of each track on your CD.


Ejecting a CD from CD Audio

Click this button to eject a CD from the CD-ROM drive.


Muting the CD Audio

Click this button to mute/turn on the audio.


Setting up your CD Audio

Click the Setup button to open the CD Audio Settings page, the Preferences page, the CD Database page, and the Schedule page.


Changing tracks and searching a CD

To play the previous track, click [image].

To play the next track, click [image].

To search forward, click [image].

To search backward, click [image].

To search an arbitrary track, you can also right-click the Track title or track number display area, then make a selection from the popup menu.


Minimizing and closing CD Audio

Click this button to minimize CD Audio.

Click this button to close CD Audio.


Changing the track name

To change the track name, point at the Track name display; your cursor changes to a edit cursor.  Click the Track name area, type your changes, then press Enter to save, or ESC to cancel and exit edit mode.


CD Audio settings

Use the CD Player Settings tab to set up your CD Audio.

Click the Setup button in the CD Audio control panel, then click the CD Player Settings tab.

Play  List:	Displays the current playlist (the list of your selections).
Disc Information	Displays the name of the disk and the artist, if the information is available.  Otherwise, you can type in the information manually.
Available  Tracks:	Displays the tracks that you can add to the playlist.
<- Add	Add the selected track to the playlist.
Remove ->	Remove the selected track from the playlist.
Select All	Add all tracks to the playlist.
Clear All	Remove all tracks from the playlist.
LCD Display	Check this box to display the track number and current playback time on an LCD Display.
Shuffle Play	Shuffle all tracks  All tracks are included when CD Audio creates a shuffled playlist.  You can toggle this feature on and off. Shuffle user play list  Only the tracks in your playlist are included in the shuffled play list.  You can toggle this feature on and off.
Tool Tips	Show Tool Tips  Display Tool Tips when you point at a control. If the Tool Tip ends with >, right-clicking the control displays a menu for that control. Show Shortcut  Display keyboard Shortcut keys when you point at a control.


Setting up your preferences

Click the Setup button, then click the Preferences tab.

Power  Management	Select one of the following levels: Always Power management always enabled. Disabled while playing Power management disabled while playing. Allow display to turn off while paused Only the display turns off while paused. Disabled Power management never enabled.


CD Database (CDDB)

If you are connected to the Internet, you can use the CD Database to display album title, artist, song names, and other information as your CD plays.

When you put an audio CD in your CD-ROM drive, the CD Audio program can query a global CDDB server for information about the disk.  If the database contains information for your disk, CD Audio downloads and displays the data.  Access to the CDDB service is free of charge to end-users.

Click the Setup button, then click the CD Database tab.

Server  Address of the CDDB server (default: cddb.cddb.com)	Port: Port to use with this CDDB server (default: 8880).  Get Sites List from Server Queries the CDDB server for a list of other servers that can be used.
Protocol	CDDBP Uses the CDDBP proprietary TCP/IP protocol to access the database. HTTP Use the HTTP protocol to access the database.  A CGI script must be defined (default: /-cddb/cddb.cgi).
Proxy Server	A proxy server is another computer on your LAN that connects to the Internet without compromising the security of your network. Server  Address of proxy  server. Port Port to use with proxy server. Requires Proxy Authentication This proxy server requires authentication.
Dial-Up Networking Use dial-up networking when accessing the database.	Use this connection when making remote queries  When not connected, connect using this entry. Only perform remote queries when connected  Access the database only when already connected.
Disable CD Database	No queries are performed when this box is checked.


Schedule

Use the Schedule page to schedule events at times you specify.  The Schedule Wizard leads you through selecting an event, when it will occur, and how it will occur.  For help on the Schedule feature, click here [image].


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Making a playlist for CD Audio

When you use CD Audio, you can build a playlist of your favorite selections.

•	In the CD Audio Settings page, select a track from the Available Tracks: box.

•	To add a selection, click the · Add button.  To remove a selection, click the Remove · button.

To add all selections, click the Select All button.  To remove all selections, click the Clear All button.


LaunchPad

The LaunchPad provides a convenient way to start all your Multimedia Center applications [image] just click the feature you want.
For Help on LaunchPad, click here [image].

If your system does not have a TV Tuner, Video In appears in place of Television in the LaunchPad.


Resource conflict

Television, DVD, and Video CD use some of the same resources.  If you try to start one of these features while another is running, a message appears informing you of resource conflict.  You have four choices:

Run both features with reduced performance.

Suspend the first feature while the other feature is active.

Close the first feature.

Press Cancel to continue without starting the second feature.


START GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS


Shortcut key
A key or combination of keys that provides one-stroke access directly to a command or dialog box.  Also called “Accelerator key” or “hot” key”.


Tool Tips
Helpful aids for using programs that appear when you point at a control with your mouse.


StartUp file
A Windows StartUp file contains applications that start whenever you start Windows.  See Windows online help for more information.


END GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS