About system requirements About connectivity and recognition About audio files About OpenMG Jukebox operations About recording About Check-In and Check-Out About installation About backing up and recovery About system requirements Q1. What are the system requirements for use with OpenMG Jukebox? Q2. Can OpenMG Jukebox Version 2.2 be used with Macintosh computers? Q3. Which USB specification is supported? Q4. Can OpenMG Jukebox be used on NTFS format of Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Home Edition/Professional? Q5. I'm using Windows 2000 Professional, but I can't use OpenMG Jukebox. Why? Q6. I'm using Windows XP Home Edition/Windows XP Professional. Can I use OpenMG Jukebox Ver. 2.2? Q7. Is it possible to use OpenMG Jukebox software when changing from one user to another with fast user switching on Microsoft Windows XP operating system? Q8. Can I use SonicStage and OpenMG Jukebox together? Q9. Can I make a CD recording at a CD-ROM drive via a network? About connectivity and recognition Q1. I've connected my portable player/Net MD to my personal computer, but the PC doesn't recognize the connection. Q2. Why does a "Device Removal" warning message appear whenever the USB cable on Windows ME, Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Home Edition/Windows XP Professional is removed? About audio files Q1. What audio file formats are supported by OpenMG Jukebox software? Q2. Can I convert ATRAC3 data in OpenMG Jukebox into MP3 or WAV files? Q3. If I import MP3 files into OpenMG Jukebox (and convert them into ATRAC3 files), will the sound quality be deteriorated? Q4. Can I import or Check-In/Check-Out VBR-format MP3 files as they are? Or do I convert them into ATRAC3 files and then import or check them in/out? Q5. After a file is converted into ATRAC3, does the original data remain? Q6. How do I change the location where the audio data will be saved? Q7. What kinds of music sources can I use? Q8. WMA files will not play with OpenMG Jukebox Software Version 2.2. Q9. Can I copy OpenMG Jukebox music data to folders on my hard drive or onto a CD-R, etc? About OpenMG Jukebox operations Q1. What is "importing"? Q2. If I record CD-TEXT or CD-EXTRA using OpenMG Jukebox, will OpenMG Jukebox read the title, song name, artist name and other text information contained in the CD? Q3. Can the title of music recorded to the MiniDisc and the MiniDisc label under OpenMG Jukebox be edited? Q4. Can I use OpenMG Jukebox to group edit the music contents recorded on my MD player? Q5. Can I use group functions in OpenMG Jukebox? About recording Q1. I'm using Windows 98 (or Windows ME). My CD recording is getting interrupted. What should I do? Q2. About how long does it take to record from a CD? Q3. How long will it take to load the data from one music CD onto my hard drive? How long will ATRAC3 conversion take? Q4. Can I change the storage destination of songs? About Check-In and Check-Out Q1. What are "Check-In" and "Check-Out"? Q2. How many times can you "Check-Out"? Q3. Why are there restrictions on the number of Check-Out times? Q4. What types of data format are available for Check-Out? Q5. Can music that is Checked-Out to a MiniDisc be edited/deleted on Net MD Walkman? Q6. Can music that is Checked-Out to a MiniDisc be digitally copied to another MiniDisc? Q7. Can music that is Checked-Out to the MiniDisc be played back on normal MD players? Q8. Can music that has already been recorded to a MiniDisc be Checked-In to the PC? Q9. Can I make monaural recordings and perform monaural Check-Out? Q10. Can I take songs (data files) I have Checked-Out from my personal computer and then check them in to another PC? Q11. Can I take a song that a friend has Checked-Out of his or her personal computer and then check it into my own PC? Q12. Why can't the music files be Checked-Out? Q13. How long does it take to execute a Check-Out? Q14. After I Check-Out a song, I formatted and initialized my hard drive and then reinstalled OpenMG Jukebox. Can I Check-In that song? Q15. I Checked-Out several songs at the same time, but when I Checked-Out the last song, I got a "Check-Out failure" message. Q16. Can music contents from the PC be Checked-Out into a specified group on the Net MD Walkman? Q17. Is it possible to check whether the MiniDisc has exceeded its capacity when several music contents are Checked-Out to the Net MD Walkman? Q18. Can music contents, which are Checked-Out by MZ-N1(JE) with Stereo Recording mode, be recorded in ATRAC Type-R algorithm? Q19. Can music Checked-Out to the Net MD Walkman be edited (e.g. Divide, Combine)? Q20. Can the recording mode be set when music is Checked-Out to the MiniDisc? Q21. Can I Check-Out OpenMG format files or other format files to my Net MD? About installation Q1. I can't install OpenMG Jukebox. What should I do? Q2. When I install OpenMG Jukebox, won't other music-player software that I have already installed refuse to run? Q3. If I reinstall OpenMG Jukebox, will I be able to use data I recorded prior to the reinstallation? Q4. In Windows 2000 Professional (or Windows XP Home Edition/ Windows XP Professional) when I was installing OpenMG Jukebox I got an error message and the installation failed. What should I do? Q5. My PC operating system is Windows XP Home Edition/ Windows XP Professional. When I try to install the driver, I get an error message. What should I do? About backing up and recovery Q1. How do I backup music in OpenMG for the formatting of the computer's hard disk? Q2. I use Windows Millennium Edition (or Windows XP Home Edition/Professional). Is it all right to perform the "System Restore" function?

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