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Exploring audio features

Exploring audio features

You can use your computer to record sounds using an external microphone. You can play .wav sound files or audio CDs using the built-in speakers, headphones or external speakers.

Playing an audio CD

You can use your computer to play audio CDs and to make recordings. For listening to music, you may prefer to use headphones or external speakers instead of the computer’s built-in speakers.

WARNING: Before using headphones to listen to an audio CD, turn the volume dial down. Playing the CD with the volume set too high could damage your ears.

To insert a CD in the drive, follow the instructions in Using compact discs on page 72. The computer automatically detects the compact disc in the drive, opens Windows Media PlayerTM and begins to play the disc.

To access the Windows Media Player, you can open it through the Start menu or activate it from the taskbar.