F.A.Q

Listening to Tracks on My Computer 1. Will this disc play on my computer? Yes. This disc is compatible with both PC and Mac. PC Users: When listening to music directly off the disc, you must use the player provided on the disc. Attempting to play the audio on the disc (while the disc is spinning in the computer drive) with another player (i.e. Windows Media Player, Real Player, iTunes) will result in distorted sound. Consumers who have used SONY BMG XCP content protected CDs on their personal computers are encouraged to download the latest software update here. The effect of this update is to uncloak the XCP components on the computer's hard drive, thereby allowing anti-virus software to detect and block any potential viruses from exploiting the content protection software. Mac Users: This disc will behave like a traditional CD in a Mac. Back to top Copying Tracks To My Computer How do I import tracks from the disc onto my computer? This disc allows you to copy audio files to your computer in a secure format. To copy tracks to your computer, click this icon inside the player on the disc. Next, select which format you would like to use to copy the tracks. You can copy tracks using secure Windows Media, or on some titles, copy ATRAC files for use with Sony portable devices. The choice of audio format will determine what media player you can use to play back the files as well as what portable device you can transfer the files to. Please refer to the web links on the disc for more information on these formats. Copying WMA tracks to my computer To copy tracks to your computer in the secure Windows Media format, you must have Windows Media 9 or higher installed on your computer. If you do not have Windows Media 9 installed, you can download it directly from Microsoft. Additionally, if you are running a version of Windows older than Windows XP, then you must also have DirectX 9 installed. You can download DirectX 9 directly from Microsoft. If you choose to import WMA files to your computer, then you will be prompted to select your default media player. Next, you choose the directory on your computer where you want to copy the WMA files. Finally, you can select the individual tracks you want copied to your computer in WMA format. Please note that secure WMA files play in many different media players, not just Windows Media Player. Copying ATRAC files to my computer (option available on some titles) To copy tracks to your computer in the ATRAC format for use with Sony portable devices, you must use the "MUSIC PLAYER" software provided on this disc. This application will be installed the first time you try to copy the ATRAC files to your computer. If the "MUSIC PLAYER" installer does not automatically launch, then follow these steps to launch the "MUSIC PLAYER" installer manually. Double click on the 'My Computer' icon on your desktop Inside the 'My Computer' window, double click on the icon for your CD-ROM drive Once you see the list of files on the disc, double click on the folder named 'BIN'. Once you see the list of files in the 'BIN' folder, double click on the folder named 'WIN32'. Once you see the list of files in the 'WIN32' folder, double click on the file named 'MQSETUP.EXE'. Once MUSIC PLAYER has launched, you can import the tracks from the disc onto your computer with the ¡°Album Import¡± function. You can transfer your music saved in the MUSIC PLAYER to other ATRAC compliant Jukebox software (i.e. SonicStage, or OpenMG Jukebox). Once a track has been imported to a PC, it cannot be imported again until the first copy has been deleted. Once a track has been exported from MUSIC PLAYER to SonicStage, if you then delete the track from SonicStage, you will not be able to re-export the track from MUSIC PLAYER to SonicStage without first deleting the track from MUSIC PLAYER. You can re-import that track (content file) only from the original disc. Do not use Windows Explorer or other applications to move or edit track files. This