Playing a song in Windows Media Center

You can play a song from anywhere in Music. You can select it from the songs list, or from the albums, artists, genres, composers and other lists. You can also play a single song from

aplaylist:

1Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar, and then click Windows Media Center.

2Click Music.

3Click music library.

4Click songs. The list displays all of the songs in the library.

5Use the arrow buttons on the remote control or the arrow keys on the keyboard or select a song by moving the mouse and clicking the song.

6Click Play Song to play it.

NOTE: You can select View Queue, Visualize, Play Slide Show, Shuffle,

Repeat, and Buy Music in the now playing window while you play a music track.

You can select Add to Queue, Buy Music, Edit Info, and Delete in the song details window while you play a song.

Creating a Queue in Windows Media Center

A queue is a temporary list of songs that is created in Music as you select songs, albums, or playlists to play. You can continue to add songs, or you can delete songs from

the queue.

You can create a queue and save it as a playlist that you can access in Windows Media Center or the Windows Media Player.

1From the Music window:

￿Select music library, select songs, and then use the arrow keys to select a song you want, or move the mouse over the songs. Click the song that you would like to add to the queue, and then click Add to Queue.

Or

￿Select albums or playlists, select an album or a playlist, and then select Add to Queue to add the entire album or playlist to the queue.

2Use the Back button on the remote control or the Backspace key on the keyboard to go back to the songs, albums, or playlists menus if you want to select more songs to add to the queue list. Repeat step 1. Or click the mouse on the left arrow on the top left of the screen to go back.

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HP SR5613CF, SR5558D, SR5618CF, SR5615CF Creating a Queue in Windows Media Center, Playing a song in Windows Media Center

SR5618CF, SR5613CF, SR5558D, SR5559D, SR5615CF specifications

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