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| If the song doesn't play, first make sure it's actually loaded on the player. Its name should be displayed on the player, as well as in the playlist window. If the song is displayed but there's still no sound, check the volume level (for both the MP3 player and your computer) and the mute button. Finally, make sure the song is actually an MP3 file, and not another format. Check by looking at the last three characters of the file name--it should read "mp3." Not all MP3s are of high quality. If the sound quality is scratchy or has a watery hiss, you may have downloaded a badly encoded file. If you're sure the problem isn't your hardware (good speakers and a lot of memory go a long way), try downloading the file again, or try finding the song on another MP3 website. |
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Time to harvest your downloading labors. There are three ways to play your MP3s: Drag and drop the file. This surefire method works even if the MP3 is configured for a player you don't have. Open your player, then on your hard drive find the MP3 file you want to listen to and drag its icon onto the player window. The song should start playing automatically (if it doesn't, try clicking the play button on the window). Note: If the MP3 was created for a particular player, this method will automatically reconfigure the file to the player it's dropped into (and the file will reconfigure again if dropped into yet another player). Double-click the file. Double-clicking the file icon will open the MP3 if the file is already configured to your player. It may also work if your player is set as the computer's default player, but even if this is the case, your system might not recognize where to play the file. If this happens, drag and drop the file into your player. Open the file from within the player. On most players, the button for opening files has an underlined triangle on it. By clicking this, you should get a dialog box that lets you navigate to a particular MP3 song or playlist file on your hard drive. Open the file you want. If it doesn't start playing automatically, press play. |
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