ARCHOS XS100 - Manual (Page 8)

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4.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9 4.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9
Windows® Media Player 10 is only available for Windows® XP (service Pack 1) and newer operating systems. It
is worth your while to upgrade to Windows® XP (home or professional) and to Windows® Media Player 10. The
list below shows the advantages.
Functionality WMP9 WMP10
Auto-synchronize the WMP library
to ARCHOS
™ Gmini ™ on connecting to PC
no* yes
Can synchronize subscription music
(‘to go’ services) to your Gmini
™
no yes
Carefree USB disconnection
(no special green arrow unmount procedure)
no yes
PlaysForSure ™ audio content
* Must use WMP9 manual sync function to copy purchased music to the Gmini™.
4.3 Transferring your CD collection to the Gmini™ XS100 4.3 Transferring your CD collection to the Gmini™ XS100
The process of transferring music from a CD into fi les for your Gmini XS100 is known
as ‘ripping’. It is actually a transcoding process, taking the CDA (CD Audio) format and
converting it to WMA or MP3 format which the Gmini can read. There are many music
ripping programs on the market, but the easiest thing to do is to use Windows Media
®
Player to do it. In fact, when you place a music CD in your computer, Windows ® will
ask you if you would like to rip it. Depending on the power of your computer, to rip a 60
minute CD, it will take anywhere from 10 minutes to 60 minutes. Once this is done, the
album will become part of your music library. Connect your Gmini to your computer with
the supplied USB cable. Now, you go to the
Sync tab and tell Windows Media ® Player to
synchronize that album to your Gmini. It will then transfer that album to your Gmini.
Note: Some music CDs have a special copy protection system that will not allow Windows
Media
® Player to make music fi les from them.
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4.4 Installing Windows Media 4.4 Installing Windows Media ® ® Player (WMP) 9 Player (WMP) 9
If you have Windows ® ME or 2000, you should use Windows Media ® Player 9. The easiest way to install this
software is to visit the Microsoft ® Website and download the very latest version, or install the version found on
the Gmini XS100 itself.
4.5 Installing Windows Media 4.5 Installing Windows Media ® ® Player (WMP) 10 Player (WMP) 10
You must be running Windows ® XP (Service Pack 1 or higher) in order to install Windows Media ® Player 10.
Please visit Microsoft’s PlaysForSure website ( www.playsforsure.com ) and download the very latest version
of Windows Media ® Player 10.