Playing cds – Sony PCG-FRV25 User Manual

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Playing CDs

Before you play an audio CD, you may need to enable your computer's audio feature.

To enable the audio feature

1.

Click

Start

on the Windows

®

taskbar, and then click

Control Panel

,

Performance and Maintenance

, and

System

.

The

System Properties

dialog box appears.

As a shortcut, you can press

Fn

+ the

Windows

key

+

Insert

to open the

System Properties

dialog box.

2.

Select the

Hardware

tab, and in the

Device Manager

box, click

Device Manager

. A window with a listing of the

computer's hardware devices appears.

3.

Double-click the name of the optical drive to open the submenu.

4.

Double-click the listed drive name, and select the

Properties

tab.

5.

Click to select the

Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device

check box if it is not already selected.

6.

Click

OK

.

To adjust the volume for playing CDs and DVDs

Some programs have built-in volume controls, which you can adjust. If there are no volume controls, then adjust the volume
of your computer's built-in speakers by doing one of the following:

Using the Function keys. An on-screen display may appear, notifying you when a change occurs.

To increase volume, press the

Fn

+

F4

keys, and then press the

Up Arrow

or

Right Arrow

key.

To decrease volume, press the

Fn

+

F4

keys, and then press the

Down Arrow

or

Left Arrow

key.

Using the Volume icon.

Double click the

Volume

icon

on the Windows

®

taskbar. The

Volume Control

dialog box appears.

In the

Volume Control

and

CD Player

columns, move the

Volume

sliders up to increase volume and down

to decrease volume.

To play an audio CD

1.

Insert the disc into the optical drive. See

To insert a disc

for more information.

2.

If nothing appears on the desktop once you insert an audio CD disc, then click

Start

, point to

All Programs

, and

click to open a CD program, such as SonicStage.
If the

Audio CD

window appears, click to select an option.

Audio CD Window

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