NOTE: THIS DEMO CONTAINS A SMALL PORTION OF THE OVER 250 ALBUMS FROM ALMOST EVERY MUSIC STYLE AVAILABLE ON THE FULL MUSICNET CD-ROM. GET YOUR FIRST ISSUE FREE WHEN YOU SUBSCRIBE NOW!!! CALL 1-800-MUSICNET FOR DETAILS!!! THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION DESCRIBES THE FUNCTIONS OF THE FULL MUSICNET CD-ROM: Welcome to the MusicNet CD-ROM! This document describes the functions of the MusicNet CD-ROM and will help you get started exploring new music. MusicNet lets you listen to, learn about, and order the latest music at your convenience. The MusicNet CD-ROM contains selections from hundreds of the latest releases covering a wide variety of music styles. This premiere issue features selections from Rolling Stone magazine's 1994 Rock & Roll Yearbook-the albums selected by Rolling Stone as the most significant rock and roll releases from 1994! You can listen to selections from the latest albums, view videos and album artwork, and get album and artist information including artist profiles, discographies, and track listings. Inside the MusicNet CD-ROM There are four areas in the MusicNet CD-ROM: MAIN MENU, BROWSE, INFO, and ORDER. At the Main Menu, you can move to the Browse and Order screens by selecting the buttons labeled Browse and Order. At any other place on the CD-ROM, you can move between these sections by holding down the mouse button while pointing at the MusicNet logo in the upper right hand corner of each screen. To go to another section, scroll down to where you wish to go and release the mouse button. Also note that every item that can be selected on a screen will be highlighted with a thin yellow border when the mouse passes over it; the yellow border thickens when the item is selected. MAIN MENU The Main Menu is the first screen you see after installing the disc. It contains buttons for Browse, Order, and Quit, a list of some of the artists featured on the disc, and a window showing selections from videos featured on the disc. To browse music or place an order, simply click on the Browse or Order button. Or, you can click on the video playing in the window to go directly to that album in Browse. BROWSE Use the Browse button to select an album to preview on the MusicNet CD-ROM. From this point you can also compile a shopping list to keep track of the albums you want to order. After you select the Browse button the Browse screen appears. The bottom of the screen contains a wall of album covers available for previewing in the categories selected. Holding the mouse button down on the View or Style buttons displays a list of the available categories. View categories are: Video: Albums with video and audio selections on this disc. Audio: Albums with audio selections only on this disc. Phone: Albums with audio selections available for previewing through the MusicNet phone service. (See MusicNet Phone Service for more details.) Index: A list of the albums on the disc. By clicking on the Artist label or Album label above the index, you can sort the list alphabetically by artist name or album title. You can search for a particular artist or album by simply typing the name on your keyboard. The index automatically moves to that section of the list. Select an album or artist from the index and it automatically appears as the featured album on the Browse screen. You can also sort the index by View and Style categories. Style categories include: Rock: rock, pop, alternative, hard rock. Urban: rap, hip-hop, R&B, soul. Country: country, country & western, bluegrass. Jazz: be-bop, big band, contemporary. Blues: blues, both contemporary and traditional. World: music by indigenous peoples from around the world. Other: new age, religious, children+s, folk, experimental, comedy, dance. All: all of the above. You can filter the albums that appear in the wall of album covers by View and Style categories. For example, if you select both Video (from View) and Rock (from Style), the wall of album covers will show you all the rock albums on the disc that contain video selections. To select a specific album to preview, either click on one of the album covers in the wall (lower section of the Browse screen) or drag the mouse over the wall while holding the mouse button down until an album you want to preview appears in the upper part of the screen. When an album is selected, its album cover, artist name, title, tracks available for preview, and price are displayed on the upper part of the screen. The tracks available for preview may include video, audio, or phone selections. Video selections: If the track includes a video selection, the video icon, shaped like a film strip, appears next to the track title. By selecting either the icon or the track title, a 30-second selection of the video will play, temporarily replacing the album cover. To stop playing the selection, click on the icon or track title again. Audio selections: If the track is an audio selection, the audio icon, shaped like a small speaker, appears next to the track title. By selecting either the icon or the track title, a 30-second selection from this track will play. To stop playing the selection, click on the icon or track title again. Phone selections: An icon shaped like a phone appearing next to a track title indicates the album is available for previewing only through the MusicNet phone service (See MusicNet Phone Service for more details.) The Browse screen also includes your Shopping List. This is where you can place albums you want to purchase while you continue shopping for other albums on the MusicNet CD-ROM. To place an album on your shopping list, click the Add To List button. The album currently featured in the upper part of the Browse screen will be added to your list. You can add to or delete from this list. To order the albums on your shopping list, select the Order List button that appears in the upper part of the Shopping List. INFO To get information about an album you've selected, click on the Info button. This screen provides extensive information about the artist and album, including artist profiles written by the MusicNet editorial department, track listings, album credits, and a discography for the artist or band. Special Feature: This premiere issue of the MusicNet CD-ROM includes editorial from Rolling Stone magazine's 1994 Rock & Roll Yearbook! Special rock and read feature: You can listen to music while you read about the album by clicking on the Auto-play button. When Auto-play is enabled, all three tracks from the album you've selected automatically play in succession while you are reading the information. To disable Auto-play, simply click on the Auto-play button again. ORDER All of the albums you've placed on your Shopping List will appear on your Order List. You can order the albums on your Order List directly from MusicNet, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Order List displays the price of the albums and the shipping cost. For delivery to CA or OH add applicable sales tax. Pricing is subject to change. Shipping is $3.95 for any size order. Delivery charges are for domestic (including Alaska and Hawaii) shipments only. For shipment outside the United States, call 1-800-MUSICNET for information. All albums in stock will be delivered overnight. Orders can be placed up to midnight EST for overnight delivery. Orders placed on weekends (Saturday or Sunday) will be delivered Tuesday. MusicNet accepts VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. You can remove albums from the Order List by first selecting them and then pressing the Remove button. Albums removed from the Order List are also automatically removed from the Shopping List. There are three ways you can send your order to MusicNet: 1. On-line: Your Order List automatically exists on your hard drive as a text file. When you quit the MusicNet CD-ROM, the text file will appear in the MusicNet Player folder under the name -MusicNet CD Order (Date)+ or -CD Order (Date).+ You can capture this file and e-mail it to MusicNet. Please remember to include your name, address, credit card information, and your MusicNet membership number (located on the packaging for this disc) in the file, as well as a phone number, fax number, or on-line address where we can contact you in case there is a question about your order. Remember, MNI cannot be responsible for securing credit card information during order transfers. Our Internet address is: orders@musicnet.com 2. Phone: Call 1-800-MUSICNET. Please have your credit card information, MusicNet membership number (located on the packaging for this disc), and a list of the items you wish to order available for our representatives. 3. Fax: Your Order List automatically exists on your hard drive as a text file. When you quit the MusicNet CD-ROM, the text file will appear in the MusicNet Player folder under the name -MusicNet CD Order (Date)+ or -CD Order (Date).+ You can print this file through any word processing application (to format this properly, use 9 point Courier font) and fax it directly to MusicNet at 408-644-2029. Please remember to include your name, address, credit card information, and your MusicNet membership number (located on the packaging for this disc) on the form, as well as a phone number, fax number, or on-line address where we can contact you in case there is a question about your order. MUSICNET PHONE SERVICE As a MusicNet CD-ROM subscriber, you automatically receive a free membership to the MusicNet phone service, containing over 3,000 albums to preview and order. To access the MusicNet phone service in your area call one of the numbers listed below: In San Francisco, CA area 415-904-6228 In Denver, CO area 303-623-MNET In Seattle, WA area 206-382-MNET Outside these areas 1-800-298-MUSIC Then, enter your MusicNet membership number (located on the mailing label for this disc) and follow the prompts. If you have questions call customer service at 1-800-MUSICNET.