Sony SAC7000 User Manual
b.
Double-click an item in the Search Criteria Chooser or drag it to the Advanced section of the Search pane.
Tips:
If an item in the Search Results pane displays a
button, you can click it to find related media. For example, clicking the
button in the following example adds an item to the Advanced section to help you find other media with a beat count of 16.
You can also drag a column heading from the Search Results pane to the Advanced section of the Search pane.
2.
Set parameters for each of your search criteria. If the item displays an edit box, type the parameter you want to search for. If the
item is displayed as a hyperlink, click the value to display a control you can use to set the value.
3.
Choose whether you want to display files that match any or all of your search criteria:
•
Choose
Match Any from the Match Any/Match All drop-down list if you want to display all media that matches any of your
keyword, tag, or advanced search criteria.
—or—
•
Choose
Match All from the Match Any/Match All drop-down list if you want to display only media that matches all of your
search criteria.
4.
Select the check boxes for the advanced search criteria you want to include in your search, or clear a check box to exclude that
item.
Previewing media
You can use the transport controls in the Media Manager window to preview media files.
1.
Select files in the Search Results pane to choose the files you want to preview:
•
To select a single file, click the file.
—or—
•
To select multiple consecutive files, click the first file, hold the Shift key, and then click the last item.
—or—
•
To select multiple files that are not consecutive, hold the Ctrl key and click each file.
2.
Start playback:
•
If the
Auto Preview button (
) is selected, playback will begin automatically.
•
If the
Auto Preview button is not selected, click the Start Preview button (
) to begin playback.
If you have multiple files selected, they will be played back sequentially. Each file’s icon will change to a play icon (
) during
playback.
3.
Click the Stop Preview button (
) to stop the preview, or turn off the preview feature by deselecting the Auto Preview button.
If the file is offline, you’ll be prompted to locate the file or choose a replacement.
Tip:
To preview a media file in its associated media player, right-click the file and choose Open with Player from the shortcut menu.
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