HP m7050y (PX153AV) manual Adding music files from the Internet, Using supported music file types

Adding music files from the Internet

For more information about downloading music from the iTunes Music store, refer to the Help menu in the iTunes program.

1 Connect to the Internet.

2 Follow the online instructions to download your songs. If songs are downloaded from the iTunes Music Store, they appear in your iTunes music Library.

3 If songs are downloaded to your desktop, drag them into the iTunes music Library. If the files are in an unprotected .wma format, they are encoded into .aac files by default (or into the importing format you select from the Preferences menu) and placed into the library.

4 To change your import format:

aClick the Edit menu, and then select Preferences.

bSelect the Importing tab.

cSelect the Import Using drop-down menu, and then select an import format.

5 Select Library. Songs are listed alphabetically or by the sort order of the library column heading you select.

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If your songs are listed as track numbers instead of names, make sure the PC is connected to the Internet so iTunes can look up the song and album names.

Adding music files from your hard disk drive

If the music file is in another format, iTunes will automatically convert the file to the .aac format before it adds it to your iTunes music Library.

1 Click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, iTunes, and then click iTunes.

2 Click the File menu, and then select Add File to Library. Click the drop-down arrow to browse for your music files. Select your file, and then click Open.

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MP3 files are the most compatible music file format for playing back on most PCs and other audio playback devices.

Using supported music file types

You can play the following types of digital audio files in iTunes. By default, iTunes converts several file types to .aac files when you import them into the iTunes music Library.

Some file types, such as protected .wma files and other proprietary file types, are not able to be played in iTunes.

Media Center cannot play .aac files from My Music.

With iTunes, you can share .mp3, .aiff, .wav, and

.aac files between other computers on a local network.

File extension	File type
.aac	Apple Lossless
	Encoder
.aiff	Apple Compressed
	Encoded
.wav	Windows audio file
.mp3	Audio files

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You can select Media Center as the default player for any of the listed file types. Refer to iTunes Help for information about supported file types.

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