| Using the Player
Logging In
Double click the Play MPE Player icon on your Desktop. When prompted, enter the username and password provided to you. You have the option on the Login window to have the Player remember both your username and password by checking the two check boxes. By doing this, you will not need to enter your username and password every time at login and have “Quick Play” access when logging in from an email announcement.
If you were registered for this service you would have received an email with your username and password. If you're already registered but you don't know your username or password, you can either click Forgot your username or password? on the login box of the Play MPE Player or click the Help & Support box on this page and click on Play MPE Password Retrieval. Or, call Play MPE at 1-866-992-9670.
Viewing Available Tracks
The Active Releases section at the top of the Available Tracks page showcases various releases in random order.
New Releases are listed under the Available Tracks tab. The Available Tracks tab is Play MPE's live Web Portal. The track list will show Artist Name, Song Title, Album Name, Record Label, Version, Time, Format and Available Date. Releases may be single tracks, albums, samplers, videos, etc.
Available Track Bundles
 Bundle Folder – Clicking the Bundle Folder icon will expand the track list that is contained within the bundle. Bundles are also highlighted with an orange background. To collapse the bundle folder, click the bundle folder icon again.
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Expanded
Viewing All Available Releases
Clicking on Show All Releases will show the entire list of all tracks available.
Previewing Available Tracks
To listen to a 128K Streamed Audio Preview of the track, click the Play Button  . To stop the preview stream, click the Stop button  .
If the Stop Button does not appear, click the Stop Streaming button at the top of the page. 
Available Track Information
To display additional track and promotional information, click the Track Information icon  . Click the Back Button Navigation Arrow to return to the listing of Available Tracks. Note that the Play, Download, and Feedback buttons are all available in this view.
Providing Feedback
Users of the Player may submit feedback to the record label regarding. Clicking the Feedback icon  will open the Feedback window which will allow you to submit a short message.
Downloading New Releases
Tracks and Bundles are downloaded by clicking the Download Arrow icon  . Downloaded Tracks and Bundles are saved to your computer and appear in the My Library track list (see below).
Video Previews and Downloads
The Play MPE System also delivers high quality video stream previews and full download that can be viewed both in the email notifications itself or in the Available Tracks page on the Play MPE Player.
Record labels can send video streams and downloads in the following video formats:
If one of the icons for the video formats above is grayed out, that video stream or download is not available. By clicking on an active icon for the video stream, a new window will open and the video will begin to play. By clicking on the video download icon, the video will download to the My Library section of the Player. You can then choose to Export the video to a specific location and save it to your portable personal media player like an iPod.
Download Manager
To view the status for anything being downloaded, select the Download Manager, which is located under the View Menu. This shows the percentage completed for each track selected in the cue for download. To delete or cancel a download, simply highlight the track and press the delete key or select the Cancel Downloads button. Any remaining tracks in the cue will continue to download.
The Player & My Library Tab
This section is divided into three areas – My Library, Music Player, Playlist & Burn / Export.
My Library
My Library lists tracks that have been downloaded to your local computer. You may also sort your tracks by clicking on the various titles at the top of each column. You may also adjust the columns width as required. Clicking the Track Info icon displays additional information on the track. By right-clicking a column header, you can then select which columns you would like to display in your library.
Playing Downloaded Songs
Once you have downloaded, you can double-click the song title to play. The title of the song playing will appear in the Player window. The song may be stopped or paused using the Player controls. You can also Fast Forward or Rewind the track by moving the Progress Indicator bar of the Player. You may also skip to the Next or Previous tracks by using the Player controls.
Removing Tracks from My Library
To remove music from My Library, simply right-click what you wish to remove. You can then choose to “Delete File from Library (Keep File)” or “Delete File from Hard Drive”. “Deleting the File from Library” will remove the file from your My Library window, but will not delete the file from your computer. Choosing “Delete File from Hard Drive” will remove the track from your My Library window AND will also delete the file from your computer.
Playlist & Burn / Export area
Located in the upper right window is the Playlist & Burn / Export area. You can use this feature burn CDs, export tracks, and create and manage custom playlists.
Adding Tracks to the Playlist area
Music may be added to the Playlist/Burn/Export area by dragging and dropping from the My Library track list.
Using the Add Button
When you click the Add button, you can import other audio file formats to your Playlist. You can import MP2, MP3, WAV and WMA files that you may have saved to your computer. Adding other music files to the Playlist window will also add that song to the My Library window.
Saving Custom Playlists
Music that has been added to the Playlist area can be saved as a custom list by clicking the Save button. Simply give the list a name and save to your computer.
Loading Custom Playlists
Custom Playlists can be retrieved and opened in the Playlist window by clicking Load. Simply select the desired Playlist and open.
Deleting Tracks from a Playlist
Click the Delete button to remove songs from the Playlist. Songs deleted from Playlists will not be deleted from your computer.
Clearing the Playlist window
Clicking the Clear button clears the tracks from the Playlist area.
Printing a Playlist window
Clicking the Print button will open a window that will list all of the tracks in your Playlist/Burned CD. You will then be able to print.
Burning tracks to a CD
You can drag multiple tracks into the Playlist & Burn/Export window to create a full CD. As tracks are added, you will notice a total time indicator on the top right of the window. If you plan to burn tracks to a CD be sure not to exceed the time available on the blank CD. Once you have created your list of tracks to burn, click on the red Burn To CD button. A window will appear, prompting you to choose the number of seconds between songs and the burning speed. For most computers, we recommend burning at a maximum of 8x, however faster computers should not experience any problems burning at higher speeds. Once selected, click on the red Burn To CD button to begin the process.
Please note that the Play MPE Player will not allow you to do other tasks during the Burning process. It is also recommended that you do not navigate out of the Player to other programs during the burn process. As with any burning software, this could lead to a digital error on the burned CD.
Exporting tracks to Audio Files
Music that has been added to the Playlist & Burn/Export can also be exported. Click the Export Tracks button to launch the Export dialog box. You will be prompted to choose an Output Folder, which can be on your local computer or on your network. You can also choose the audio file type. Using the Format drop down menu, select either PCM Wave File, Scott Studios Wave File, iPod AAC, or Windows Media Audio. If you choose iPod AAC or WMA, you will need to also specify the output bit-rate. All broadcast systems will play a standard PCM Wave file and we recommend using Wave files over AAC or WMA for broadcast purposes.
In addition, you can select to output a track information file along with the audio. Using the check boxes, choose either CSV text file, ASC file if you use MusicMaster, or XML for Satellite Radio. This feature is used to import the track data into your scheduling program or music database.
To save tracks to your iPod, select iPod AAC as the export Format and set the Output Folder to your iTunes Music Library. For PC Pods, use the WMA export Format and select its respective Music Library as the Output Folder.
Once you click Export, it will indicate once it's done on the bottom of the left of the screen.
Exporting Music Videos
Videos that have been downloaded to the My Library section of the Player can be saved to a specific folder on your computer. Drag your video to the Playlist & Burn/Export window and click on the Export Track button. You will be prompted to choose an Output Folder, which can be on your local machine or network. Once you click Export, the file will then be saved. Please note that if you are downloading a Windows Media Video file, you must have Windows Media Player installed, and if you are downloading a Quicktime video, you must have the Quicktime player installed.
Videos that have been encoded in the iPod Quicktime video format, after Exporting the video file, double click on the file and it will auto-import into iTunes where you can save it to your iPod playlist.
LAN Settings Fix
Launch your Internet Explorer, go to Tools menu, click Internet Options and then click Connection tab, you will be here:
Click the LAN settings button and in the new window, check the “Automatically detect settings” option:
Click OK on both LAN Settings and Internet Options windows.
Go back to Tools -> Internet Options -> Connections -> LAN settings and uncheck the “Automatically detect setting” option, then click OK on both LAN Settings and Internet Options windows.
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