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5. If you want to burn only one disc in this session, remove files from the list until

they all fit on one disc. Simply right-click a file you want to remove, and then

click Remove from List. Removing files from the burn list will not delete the files

from your media library.

6. In the burn list, drag files up or down to arrange them in the order you want

them to appear on the disc. If you have chosen to burn more than one disc at

once, make sure that files will be burned to the disc you want.

7. Click Start Burn. If you are burning multiple discs, insert a blank disc when the

first one has finished burning, and then click Start Burn. Repeat this step until

you have finished burning all of the discs. As a disc is burned, you can check its

progress in the burn list.

To ensure a proper burn, you shouldn’t try to perform any other

actions on the computer while burning a disc. For example, the

recording may be affected if you try to play music from your media

library while burning a disc.

Syncing Your Media to MP3 Players and Other Devices

Windows Media Player allows you to sync your media easily to MP3 players and

other devices with removable storage. To get started, you’ll need to set up the device

for syncing and then either manually sync your media or configure autosyncing using

your playlists.

Figure 8-32. Burning a data CD or DVD to create copies of your media or to play in newer CD and

DVD players

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Setting up a device for syncing

You can configure an MP3 player or other device for syncing by completing the fol-

lowing steps:

1. Start Windows Media Player and then insert the device.

2. The first time you use the device you’ll see the Device Setup dialog box shown in

Figure 8-33. This dialog box shows the default name of the device and the

remaining free space. In this example, the default name of the device was

USB20FD and the device had 1.9 GB of free space.

3. Type a name for your device in the “Name your device” text box and then click

Finish.

You can now create a playlist to sync manually to the device, or sync existing play-

lists automatically. If a device is nearly full and you try to sync to it, you’ll see the

Manage Existing Files on Device page in the Device Setup Wizard, as shown in

Figure 8-34. On this page, you can click the No option to leave the existing files on

the device and sync to the remaining space available. Or you can click the Yes option

to delete all digital media files on the device before syncing. Afterward, click Next

and then click Finish.

Figure 8-33. Reviewing the device details and setting a device name

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Syncing a device using manual playlists

You can create a playlist to manually sync to the device by completing the following

steps:

1. Start Windows Media Player and connect your device.

2. On the Sync tab, create a list of items you want to add to the device by dragging

albums or songs to the playlist on the List Pane, as shown in Figure 8-35. As you

add items to the playlist, note the amount of free space remaining.

3. If you have connected multiple devices, you can switch among them by clicking

Next Device.

4. When you’ve configured your playlist, click Start Sync to display the Sync

Results page shown in Figure 8-36, and Windows Media Player will start the

sync. Similar to when ripping audio CDs, you’ll see the sync progress. You can

stop the sync by clicking Stop Sync and then resume the sync by clicking Start

Sync.

5. Repeat this procedure whenever you want to update the device manually in the

future.

Figure 8-34. Managing existing files using the Device Setup Wizard

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Syncing existing playlists automatically

You can configure automatic syncing for existing playlists by following these steps:

1. Start Windows Media Player and connect your device.

2. Right-click the Sync tab, point to the device on the shortcut menu, and then

select Set Up Sync.

3. In the Device Setup dialog box, select the “Sync this device automatically”

checkbox, as shown in Figure 8-37.

Figure 8-35. Creating your sync list

Figure 8-36. Managing the sync in the same way as you manage ripping