User Guide

The Media Library
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C
ontent Database Editor
4. Review the information in this dialog, edit if necessary, and click OK to enter the disc into the
Media Library.
5. The disc is added to the Media Library, and is indicated in the Media Library Bar (CD tab).
 Note that CDs are organized in the Media Library Bar by Artist name.
 Double-click on the Artist name to expand a list of all CD titles currently in the Media
Library associated with that artist.
Once a CD is listed in the Media Library Bar, it available for selection to be added to one or
more Media Database Files.
 If, when attempting to identify a disc, you receive the message: "Failed to retrieve CDDB
sites!", you may need to configure your CDDB options in order to connect to the CDDB
servers.
 In some cases, discs may not be identified via the Identify Disc option (if they do not
exist on the CDDB servers, or if you do not have access to the CDDB servers). In these
cases, you can enter disc information manually.
Adding a CD to the Media Library Manually
In some cases, discs may not be identified via the Identify Disc option (if they do not exist on the
CDDB servers, or if you do not have access to the CDDB servers). In these cases, you can enter
disc information manually:
1. Insert the CD in your PCs drive.
2. Select Media Library > Add Disc (or click the toolbar button) to invoke the Disc Type dialog.
3. Select Add a new CD and click OK. This opens an empty Disc Properties dialog.
4. Enter the CD information as desired:
 Enter the CD Title, Artist and Genre information in the top three fields. You can enter
multiple artist and genre names, separated by commas.
 Enter a text description of the CD in the Summary field.
If you receive the message: "Failed to retrieve CDDB sites!", you may need to
configure your CDDB options, via the CDDB Settings dialog.
Unlike CDs, DVDs do not utilize an online database for disc identification. All DVDs
must be manually added to the Media Library.
Hold down the Shift key to prevent the disc from auto-playing, if necessary.
The information in all fields in this dialog is optional, but it recommended that you
enter as much information as possible to facilitate searches and disc information
displays.