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==The Context Menu== | ==The Context Menu== | ||
The context menu allows you to interact with the individual media items. You can view the context menu by highlighting an individual track or folder and pressing the white button (or the Title button on the remote). The following options are available | The context menu allows you to interact with the individual media items. You can view the context menu by highlighting an individual track or folder and pressing the white button (or the Title button on the remote). The following options are available whilst in File Mode, selecting a folder: | ||
; Queue Item | |||
: Adds the item to the Now Playing playlist | |||
; Play | |||
: Allows you to choose which player will be used for the file. You can choose between PAPlayer, MPlayer and DVDPlayer for most files. If the item is selected is a folder, then selecting this option simply plays all of the items in the folder. | |||
; Album Information | ; Album Information | ||
: This allows you to view information about the item from Allmusic.com. You can achieve the same result by simply highlighting the item and pressing the Info button on the remote. | : This allows you to view information about the item from Allmusic.com. You can achieve the same result by simply highlighting the item and pressing the Info button on the remote. | ||
; | ; Scan item to Library | ||
: Scans the item into the the [[Music Library]]. Performing this on a folder will cause every item in the folder to be scanned. | |||
; Settings | |||
: Opens the [[My Music Settings]] menu. | |||
; Go to Root | |||
: Scans the item into the the Music Library. Performing this on a folder will cause every item in the folder to be scanned. | : Takes you to the My Videos root folder. | ||
; Switch Media | |||
: Allows you to switch to playback of other types of media (e.g. video files). | |||
; Now Playing... | |||
: Takes you to a screen that shows what is currently playing and what the next queued files are. | |||
Other possible menu items | |||
; Search | ; Search | ||
: Allows you to search for specific media | : Allows you to search for specific media | ||
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; Rename | ; Rename | ||
: Renames the item. Must be enabled in the [[Appearance Settings]]. | : Renames the item. Must be enabled in the [[Appearance Settings]]. | ||
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==The On Screen Display (OSD)== | ==The On Screen Display (OSD)== | ||
There are two onscreen displays available in My Music, learn more about them [[My Music#OSD (On Screen Display)|here]]. | There are two different onscreen displays available in My Music, learn more about them [[My Music#OSD (On Screen Display)|here]]. | ||
[[category:Usage]] | [[category:Usage]] | ||
[[category:Navigation]] | [[category:Navigation]] | ||
[[Category:User Interface]] | [[Category:User Interface]] |
Revision as of 22:10, 20 April 2007
There are two different ways to view your media in My Music: The Files View and The Library View. Choose either option to learn more about them.
When you first open My Music, the interface will look like the image on the right. Dominating the screen on the right-hand side is where your media is displayed. In this case, it is displaying all of the bookmarks available to My Music. To the left hand side, you have the following controls:
Playing music is as simple as navigating through your bookmarks and selecting a song. |
The Context MenuThe context menu allows you to interact with the individual media items. You can view the context menu by highlighting an individual track or folder and pressing the white button (or the Title button on the remote). The following options are available whilst in File Mode, selecting a folder:
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The On Screen Display (OSD)
There are two different onscreen displays available in My Music, learn more about them here.