Aiwa MM-RX400 User manual

MM-RX400
MEMORY AUDIO PLAYER
REPRODUCTOR DE AUDIO CON
MEMORIA
ENGLISH
ESPAÑOL
FRANÇAIS
For assistance and information,
call toll free 1-800-BUY-AIWA.
(United States and Puerto Rico)
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
INSTRUCCIONES DE MANEJO
MODE D’EMPLOI
OWNER’S RECORD
For your convenience, record the
model number and the serial
number (you will find them in the
batterycompartmentofyourset)in
the space provided below.
Pleasereferthemwhenyoucontact
yourAiwadealerincaseofdifficulty.
Model No. MM-RX400
Serial No.

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WARNING
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE
THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR
MOISTURE.
Copyright Notices
Under the copyright laws, neither the
documentation nor the software for this
product may be copied, photocopied,
reproduced,translated,orreducedtoany
electronic medium or machine-readable
form, in whole or in part, without the prior
written consent of AIWA Co., Ltd.
Copyright © 2001 AIWA Co., Ltd. All
rights reserved.
• Microsoft, Windows, Windows Media
and the Windows Logo are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
• Intel and Pentium are registered
trademarks of Intel Corporation.
• MultiMediaCard is a trademark of
Infineon Technologies AG.
• The names of systems and products
appearing in this manual may be
registeredtrademarksortrademarksof
their respective companies or
organizations.Inthismanual,theTM or®
mark is not always explicitly described.
Disclaimer
AIWA Co., Ltd. will not be responsible for
any loss or damage of music files due to
their transfer to the MM-RX400 player.
About the supplied software
• For using the supplied Audio Manager
software, follow the terms of License
Agreement that you can view during the
installation of the software.
• Youneedsoftwareupgradesinorderto
support emerging new compression
methods other than WMA and MP3.
Some software upgrades may not be
free of charge.
• For FAQs and downloading the new
softwarefortheMM-RX400player,refer
to http://www.aiwa.co.jp/mm/rx400/.
Warning
Youmustbeawarethatdistributingcopies
ofWMA-orMP3-formatmusicfilestoany
otherpersonwithoutpermissionisagainst
the copyright laws. You can use the
software in the supplied installation CD-
ROM for personal use only.
COPYRIGHT
Please check the laws on copyright
relatingto recordings from discs, radio or
external tape for country in which the
machine is being used.
The MM-RX400 player is designed to be
readyfor the SDMI (Secure Digital Music
Initiative).
NOTICE TO USERS

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PRECAUTIONS
The following are precautions that you
shouldalwayskeepinmind.Anyviolation
ofoneormoreofthefollowingprecautions
may cause damage and will void the
warranty.
To maintain good performance
•Avoid exposure to heat, moisture and
static electricity.
•Do not use the player in places that are
extremely hot, cold, dusty, or humid.
•Inparticular,do not keep the player in a
highhumidityareasuchasabathroom,
near a heater or in an area exposed to
direct sunlight (e.g., inside a parked
car).
•When you carry the battery in your
pocket,do not haveothermetal objects
suchascoinsorkeysinthesamepocket.
Friction caused by the metal and the
battery rubbing together may cause a
fire.
•Make sure that pins or other foreign
objects do not get inside the player.
Caution of impact
Donot drop the player or allowanysharp
impact. This may cause serious damage
to the player.
Note on listening with the
headphones
•Listening to the player at full power for
extended periods of time can result in
hearing damage.
•Do not wear the headphones while
driving or cycling. This may create a
traffic hazard.
•You should use extreme caution or
temporarilydiscontinueuseinpotentially
hazardous situations, such as walking,
jogging, etc.
•Wear them properly; L is left and R is
right.
•The in-ear type headphones should be
worn with the longer cord behind your
neck.
To clean the cabinet
Donotusechemicalstocleanthecabinet.
Thismaychangethecoloroftheplayeror
damage the surface. Use a soft towel to
clean the surface of the player.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Main features ........................................ 5
Accessories........................................... 6
System requirements ............................ 7
About this manual ................................. 7
Viewing Help ......................................... 8
Restrictions on transferring music files
and using MultiMediaCards ................ 9
PREPARATION
Installing the Audio Manager and
driver software .............................. 10
Uninstalling the Audio Manager and
driver software .................................. 12
Preparing the MM-RX400 player .... 13
Charging the battery ........................... 13
Installing the battery............................ 13
Installing a MultiMediaCard................. 14
Formatting a MultiMediaCard.............. 14
Connecting the MM-RX400 player to
your computer ............................... 15
Disconnecting the MM-RX400
player ................................................16
Installing the USB driver ..................... 16
USING AUDIO MANAGER
Starting Audio Manager..................18
Switching between the Audio Manager
window and small player ...................18
To exit Audio Manager ........................18
Changing the appearance of the Audio
Manager window ...............................19
Identification of Audio Manager
controls ..........................................20
Audio Manager window.......................20
Recording tracks from a music CD 22
Read a CD window ............................. 22
Recording tracks ................................. 23
Obtaining track information about a
music CD automatically .................... 27
Obtaining music files via
the Internet..................................... 28
Organizing tracks using play
list ...................................................30
Play List window ................................. 30
Creating a play list .............................. 32
Creating a play list so that it contains
music files already on your
computer ........................................... 34
Adding tracks to the previously created
play list .............................................. 35
Deleting tracks from the previously
created play list ................................. 36
Deleting tracks and play lists from
your database ................................... 36
Editing track information ..................... 38
Playing the tracks in the play list......... 38
Playing the tracks on the music CD .... 38
Shortcut menus................................... 39
Transferring tracks to the
MM-RX400 player .......................... 40
Copy to Devices window..................... 40
Transferring tracks to the MM-RX400
player ................................................ 42
Viewing current memory usage status
of the memory media ........................ 45
Deleting tracks from the memory
media ................................................ 45
Increasing the number of files that
can be transferred to the MM-RX400
player ................................................ 45
Formatting the internal Flash Memory
and MultiMediaCard .......................... 46

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INTRODUCTION
Main features
•Boosts the capability of portable audio
equipmentbyincorporatingtheFMradio
feature in addition to the high-
performance memory audio player.
•Having no drive mechanism results in
skip-free sound.
•Incorporates 32MB of Flash Memory,
providing up to 96MB of storage for
recordingmusicfilesincombinationwith
the optional 64MB MultiMediaCard.
•The USB computer interface provides
high-speed transfer of music files.
•Plays back highly compressed CD-
quality WMA- and MP3-format music
files that have been transferred from
yourcomputerusingthesuppliedAudio
Manager software.
USING THE MM-RX400 PLAYER
Player overview ............................... 47
Main unit ............................................. 47
Remote control....................................49
Display window ................................... 50
Using the player .............................. 51
Playing back tracks .............................51
Selecting a play mode......................... 52
Playing a desired portion of a track
repeatedly (A-B Repeat Playback).... 52
Selecting equalizer settings to suit
tracks ................................................53
Changing the track information ...........53
Selecting the AREA setting before you
use the player ................................... 54
Listening to a radio program
(Manual Tuning) ................................ 54
Presetting stations automatically
(Auto Preset)..................................... 55
Presetting stations manually
(Manual Preset) ................................ 56
Listening to a preset station ................ 56
APPENDIX
Specifications.................................. 57
Frequently asked questions .......... 57
General questions............................... 57
Questions about the MM-RX400
player ................................................59
Troubleshooting .............................. 60
Messages............................................ 63

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INTRODUCTION
Accessories
The following accessories are supplied with the MM-RX400 player. Make sure all of the
items are in the package.
If anything is missing, please contact the store where you purchased the
MM-RX400 player or your nearest AIWA dealer.
1MM-RX400 player 2USB cable 3Remote control
5Battery charger 6Rechargeable battery
732MBMultiMediaCard 8Installation CD-ROM 9Carrying case
4Stereo headphones
0Operatinginstructions,
etc.

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System requirements
Thefollowinghardware and software are
required for using the supplied Audio
Manager software.
Hardware requirements
•Intel Pentium 233 MMX or faster
•64MB RAM or more
•Free hard-disk space
—32MB or more for software
installation
—64MB or more for music-file storage
•CD-ROMdrivethatsupportsdigitalaudio
extraction
•1 available USB port
•Sound card
•256-colordisplay(16-bitcolordisplayis
recommended) and 16-bit color video
card
•28.8-kbps modem or faster required for
Internet access (ISDN or LAN
connection recommended)
Software requirements
•Microsoft Windows 98 or Windows 98
Second Edition*
* You can use the Audio Manager software
only on computers on which Microsoft
Windows98orWindows98SecondEdition
has been preinstalled by the manufacturer.
TheMM-RX400playerdoesnotsupport
Macintosh computers.
•MicrosoftInternetExplorer(Version4.01
Service Pack 2 or later)
Note
Soundskipmayoccur, depending on the
configurationofthecomputersystemand
the applications running on it.
About this manual
This manual includes basic instructions
for using the MM-RX400 player and the
supplied Audio Manager software. For
detailed information on how to use the
versatile functions provided by Audio
Manager,referto theHelpmenuthatcan
be accessed from the Audio Manager
window.
You are also recommended to read the
Readme file included on the installation
CD-ROM, which contains important
supplemental information.

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INTRODUCTION
Viewing Help
To view Help, click on “Help”in the Audio
Managerwindow,andthenclickon“Help
Topics.”
The“AudioManagerOnlineHelp”window
appears.
•Click on to open any book and
display the topics it contains.
To close a book, click on .
•Click on to open a topic page.
•Click on an underlined term in the topic
to jump to another related topic.
Searching by Keyword
1Click on the “Index” tab in the
Online Help window.
A list of keywords appears.
2Enter the word that you wish to
search for or scroll the list of
keywords.
3Selectakeywordfromthelistand
click on “Display.”
The related topic appears.
Whentwoormoretopicsarerelatedto
aselected keyword, a“Topics Found”
dialogboxappears.Selectthedesired
topicfromthelistandclickon“Display.”

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1
2
3
4
Internet
Music CDs PC
Transferable to a
limited number of
players
Transferable to
multiple
MultiMediaCards
Playable only
on the original
player
Restrictions on transferring music files and using
MultiMediaCards
For the purpose of copyright protection for music files, the MM-RX400 player and the
suppliedAudio Manager softwarehave some restrictionson transferring musicfilesand
using MultiMediaCards on portable players.
•MP3filesrecordedfrommusicCDscan
be transferred to up to 3 MM-RX400
players.
• WMA files recorded from music CDs can
be transferred to an unlimited number of
MM-RX400 players. However, future
changes in the file format due to changes
in specifications or because of copyright
protection measures may lead to some
restrictions on transferring and therefore
on playing back WMA files on the MM-
RX400 player. For detailed information,
refertohttp://www.aiwa.co.jp/mm/rx400/.
•For a music file that is obtained from a
content provider via the Internet, the
number of MM-RX400 players to which
you can transfer the music file depends
on the information written in the file by
the content provider.
•Aslongasthesameplayerisused,you
cantransferthemusicfilestomorethan
one MultiMediaCard as many times as
you like. However, note that in order to
play a music file transferred to the
MultiMediaCard,theplayerunitmustbe
the same one that was used to transfer
the music file.
•A music file transferred to the player
cannot be restored to your computer.
Tip
For specific restrictions on transferring
musicfilestotheMM-RX400player,click
onthe“Advanced”button, which you can
find in the Copy to Devices window.

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PREPARATION
Installing the Audio Manager and driver software
You can also change the setting after
installation is finished. Click on the box
to the left of “Wave Audio Files”under
the“FileTypes”tabthatcanbeaccessed
by clicking on “Options”of the “View”
menu.
1Insert the installation CD-ROM
into the CD-ROM drive of your
computer.
2Double-clickontheMyComputer
icon on the desktop.
3Double-click on the icon to
access the CD-ROM.
4Double-click on the icon to
start the installation program.
The “Welcome!”dialog box appears.
Before using the MM-RX400 player, you
mustinstalltheAudioManageranddriver
software on your computer.
Before starting the installation
•DoNOTconnecttheMM-RX400player
to your computer.
•Quit any active applications.
•If you have already installed a different
version of Audio Manager, delete it by
following the procedure described in
“Uninstalling the Audio Manager and
driver software”(page 12).
•IfyouinstalltheAudioManagersoftware
underWindows98(butnotWindows98
SE), the installation program will not
change the program to be associated
with a WAVE (.wav) file by Audio
Manager. If your system is running
Windows98,clickon“FixProblem”when
thedialogboxnoticingyouforitappears
during installation.

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10Click on “Next”if you accept the
default location for storing
created music files or click on
“Browse”to select your desired
location from the “Choose
Folder”dialog box.
A dialog box appears and asks if you
want to register Audio Manager as a
default player.
11Click on “Yes”if you want to use
AudioManagerasadefaultplayer.
Otherwise, click on “No”in the
dialog box.
Copying of the driver software to the
computer starts.
12Click on “Finish”in the
“Installation Complete”dialog
box.
5Click on “Next.”
The“ChooseSetupLanguage”dialog
box appears.
6Selectthe desired languagefrom
the drop-down menu opened by
clicking on the button, then
click on “OK.”
The “License Agreement”dialog box
appears.
7Click on “Yes,”if you accept the
terms of the preceding License
Agreement.
8Clickon“Yes”inthenext“Privacy
Statement”dialog box if you
acceptthetermsofthestatement.
9Click on “Next”if you accept the
default installation location or
click on “Browse”to select your
desired location from the
“Choose Folder”dialog box.
Tip
If you wish to change the configuration,
you can click on “Back”to redo any step
of the installation process.

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PREPARATION
13Click on “OK”in the dialog box
that prompts you to restart your
computer.
When your computer finishes
rebooting, installation of the Audio
Manager and driver software is
completed.
Uninstalling the Audio
Manager and driver software
1Click on the “Start”button, point
to “Programs”and “Audio
Manager,”thenclickon“Uninstall
Audio Manager.”
A dialog box appears and asks if you
really want to uninstall the software.
2Click on “Yes”in the dialog box.
3Clickon“OK”intheUninstallation
completion dialog box.
Successively uninstall the driver
software.
4Click on the “Start”button, point
to “Programs”and “Audio
Manager,”thenclickon“Uninstall
Driver.”
Youarefinisheduninstallingwhenyou
return to the desktop.

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Preparing the MM-RX400 player
Charging the battery
Beforeusingtherechargeablebatteryfor
the first time, charge it for about 8 hours.
1Insert the
rechargeable
battery into the
supplied battery
charger.
2Plug the battery
chargerintoawall
outlet.
Recharging a completely drained battery
takes about 8 hours.
When the battery has finished charging,
remove it from the battery charger and
disconnect the battery charger from the
wall outlet.
Installing the battery
1Removethebatterycompartment
cover.
2Install the rechargeable battery
withthe 0and9polescorrectly
aligned.
3Replacethebatterycompartment
cover.
Battery indicator
The battery indicator shows the power
remaining.
Full bEmpty
When lights, recharge the battery.
If you continue to use the MM-RX400
playerafter lights,the“LOWBATT”
indicator appears, operation stops, and
the MM-RX400 player beeps.
Note on the rechargeable battery
•Useonlythesuppliedbatterychargerto
recharge the battery.
•Do NOT carry the battery in a pocket or
handbag together with metal objects
such as pendants or key holders.
•Do NOT short-circuit the terminals by
placing a metal object across them.
•Do NOT try to disassemble the battery,
heat it, or put it in water.
•The supplied rechargeable battery can
berechargedapproximately300times.

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Formatting a
MultiMediaCard
In order to use a MultiMediaCard with an
MM-RX400player,youmustinitializeitto
MM-RX400 format using the format
function of the supplied Audio Manager.
For details on formatting a
MultiMediaCard, see “Formatting the
internal Flash Memory and
MultiMediaCard”(page 46).
Note on the MultiMediaCard
•Insert the MultiMediaCard completely
intotheslottoensurethatitisrecognized
by Audio Manager.
•NEVER remove the MultiMediaCard
fromthe MM-RX400player whileAudio
Manager is formatting it or transferring
music files to the MM-RX400 player.
Doing so may cause not only the
computer to freeze up but also the
memory media to be damaged.
•Music files on the MultiMediaCard
cannot be played back with another
player.
•A MultiMediaCard that has been used
withotherplayersthatemploysaformat
different from Windows (DOS-
compatible) format cannot be used by
the MM-RX400 player even after
formatting it with Audio Manager.
Installing a MultiMediaCard
You can use the 32MB MultiMediaCard
that comes with the MM-RX400 player.
Before you purchase an additional
MultiMediaCard, it is recommended to
contact your nearest AIWA service
personneltofindoutwhichkindthatworks
best with your MM-RX400 player.
Before installing or removing a
MultiMediaCard, be sure to turn off the
MM-RX400 player and disconnect the
USB cable from it.
1Removethebatterycompartment
cover (page 13).
2InserttheMultiMediaCardintothe
slot in the correct direction,
holdingitwiththebeveledcorner
to the right.
The mark printed on the player over
theslot indicatesthecorrectorientation
of the card.
3Replacethebatterycompartment
cover.
To remove the MultiMediaCard
First push the MultiMediaCard in slightly
to release it.
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Connecting the MM-RX400 player to your computer
Use the supplied USB cable to connect
the MM-RX400 player to your computer,
as shown below.
1Connect the series A connector
(thelargerone)tothecomputer’s
USB port.
2Connect the series B connector
(the smaller one) to the USB port
connector of the MM-RX400
player.
3Turn on the player by holding the
e/sbutton pressed until
“CONNECTUSB”appearsonthe
display of the MM-RX400 player.
If you connect the USB cable to the
MM-RX400 player while it is in
Playback mode, the player will stop
playback and display “CONNECT
USB.”
1
2
3
PC USB port
USB port
connector
Series B
connector
Supplied USB cable
Series A connector
Note
If the “Add New Hardware Wizard”
appearsafter youturn on theMM-RX400
player in step 3, install the USB driver,
following the procedure described in
“Installing the USB driver”(page 16).
•BeforeconnectingtheMM-RX400player
toyourcomputerwiththesuppliedUSB
cable,besuretofullychargethebattery.
If “LOW BATT”appears on the display
of the MM-RX400 player when it is
connected to the computer, disconnect
the MM-RX400 player from the
computer, then reconnect it after fully
charging the battery.
•The following actions are strictly
prohibited while transferring music files
or formatting the memory media. Doing
so may cause not only the computer to
freezeupbutalsothememorymediato
be damaged.
—Disconnecting the USB cable from
the MM-RX400 player or the
computer
—Removing the battery from the
MM-RX400 player
—Removing the MultiMediaCard from
the MM-RX400 player
•Do NOT turn on or off the computer
whiletheMM-RX400playerisconnected
to the computer. This may cause
damagetotheMM-RX400playerorthe
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Disconnecting the MM-RX400
player
YoucandisconnecttheMM-RX400player
from your computer whenever you like
except during the process of transferring
music files or formatting the memory
media.
WhenyoudisconnecttheUSBcablefrom
theMM-RX400player,itwillautomatically
shut off, leaving the message “GOOD-
BYE!!”
Installing the USB driver
Installation of the USB driver is
automatically performed when you turn
ontheMM-RX400 playerfor thefirsttime
after connecting it to the computer (page
15).
If any problem occurs during installation
of the Audio Manager software, the “Add
New Hardware Wizard”appears when
you connect the MM-RX400 player and
turn it on. If this happens, install the USB
driver by following the steps below.
1Click on “Next”in the “Add New
Hardware Wizard”window.
2Select “Display a list of all the
drivers in a specific location, so
you can select the driver you
want,”then click on “Next.”
3Select “Universal Serial Bus
controllers”from the list, then
click on “Next.”
4Click on the “Have Disk”button.
The “Install From Disk”dialog box
appears.
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5Insert the supplied installation
CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive
of your computer, then click on
the “Browse”button.
The “Open”dialog box appears.
6Select an appropriate drive from
the “Drives”drop-down menu,
then click on “OK.”
7Click on “Next”after confirming
that “AIWA MM-RX400”is listed
in the “Models”list box.
A window appears telling you that
Windows is ready to install the driver.
8Click on “Next.”
The wizard begins copying the
necessary files to your computer. A
subsequent window appears when
copying of files is completed.
9Click on “Finish.”
Confirming installation of the USB
driver
You can confirm if the USB driver is
successfully installed by the following
procedure:
1Check that the MM-RX400 player
is connected to your computer
and turned on.
2Point to “Settings”of the “Start”
menu,thenclick“ControlPanel.”
3Double-clickonthe“System”icon
to open the “System Properties”
dialog box.
4Click on the “Device Manager”
tab.
5Click on the mark of the
“UniversalSerialBuscontrollers”
item.
6If“AIWAMM-RX400”islisted,the
USB driver is successfully
installed.

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Starting Audio Manager
Switching between the Audio
Manager window and small
player
To switch to the small player, click on the
(Small Player) icon to the right of the
navigation buttons bar in the Audio
Manager window.
Youcanalsoclickon“SmallPlayer”ofthe
“View” menu.
To switch to the Audio Manager window
(big player), right-click on the area within
the small player, then select “Big Player”
from the shortcut menu.
Tip
Each time you press the F8 key, Audio
Managerswitchesbetweenthebigplayer
and small player.
To exit Audio Manager
Click on in the upper-right corner of
the Audio Manager window and small
player.
Youcanalsoclickon“Exit”fromthe“File”
menu in the Audio Manager window or
theshortcutmenuofthesmallplayerthat
appears when you right-click.
USING AUDIO MANAGER
To start Audio Manager, double-click on
the (Audio Manager) icon on the
desktop.
You can also click on the “Start” button,
pointto“Programs”and“AudioManager,”
then click on “Audio Manager.”
Note
When you start Audio Manager for the
first time after installation, the following
dialog box appears.
If you have ever installed and upgraded
AudioManager,enteryoure-mailaddress
and click on “Connect” after confirming
that you are connected to the Internet. If
not, click on “Skip,” and “OK” in the next
dialog box.

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Changing the appearance of
the Audio Manager window
In Audio Manager, several skins of
differentdesignareavailable,whichallow
you to change the appearance of your
AudioManagerwindow(alsoof thesmall
player) to suit your preference.
Clickon“Linktomoreskins”ofthe“Skins”
menu in the Audio Manager window to
connect to the Web site, where you can
find and download skins of your
preference.
Whenyouaredisplayingthesmallplayer,
click on “Skins”from menu of the small
player that appears when you right-click.

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USING AUDIO MANAGER
Identification of Audio Manager controls
Audio Manager window
To make full use of the MM-RX400 player, you need to learn how to use the basic
functions of the Audio Manager.
1
2
(Audio Manager with the Play List Window opened)
To learn how each menu command
functions, refer to the “Quick
Reference”book in the Online Help
window.
2Audio Manager navigation
buttons
make a playlist button
Click on this button to open the Play
Listwindow,whichallowsyoutolisten
totracksand organizetracks intoplay
lists as you like, such as by artist,
genre, etc. (page 30).
1Menu bar
Clicking on an item opens a drop-
downmenufromwhichyoucanselect
commands.Thefollowingisthe“View”
menuopenedbyclickingonthe“View”
item on the menu bar.