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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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:
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- 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.
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- You can also sort the index by View and Style categories.
- Style categories include:
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- INFO
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- 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.
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- 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:
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- 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.
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