1 Select “Start” – “All Programs”* – “SonicStage” – “SonicStage.”

SonicStage starts up.

If you use the earlier version of SonicStage, the “SonicStage file conversion tool”** window appears when you start up SonicStage for the first time after installing it. Follow the instructions in the window.

*“Programs” in the case of Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 2000 Professional/Windows 98 Second Edition

**This tool converts the audio files that were imported to your computer with SonicStage2.0 or a prior version into the optimum data format (OpenMG) for this player, in order to transfer audio data to the player at high speed.

2 Insert the audio CD that you want to record into the CD drive of your computer.

The source indication in the top-left of the SonicStage window changes to “Record a CD.”

3 Click “Music Source” on the SonicStage window.

The contents of the audio CD appear in the music source list. If CD information such as album title, artist name, and track names could not be obtained automatically, click “CD Info” on the right side of the window (connection to the Internet is necessary).

4 If necessary, change the format and bit rate for audio CD recording.

Click “Format/Bit Rate” on the right side of the SonicStage window to display “CD Recording Format [My library]” dialog box.

The default setting is OpenMG Audio (ATRAC3plus) for format and 64 kbps for bit rate.

5 Click on the SonicStage window.

The recording of the selected tracks starts.

To stop recording

Click on the SonicStage window.

To select the tracks you do not want to record

Before step 5, click the track number to uncheck on the SonicStage window.

Note

Only audio CDs with a mark can be used with SonicStage. We do not guarantee normal operation in the case of the copy-controlled CDs.

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