How do I Store Music & Video On an Xbox?

Storing Music

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  Insert an audio CD into the Xbox 360 disk drive and close the tray.

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  Highlight "Music Library" and press the "A" button to access the music library. Highlight "Current Disc" from the list of available music sources and press "A" to display the music player. In the event that your Xbox 360 console has autoplay enabled, the music player will begin immediately once the CD has been inserted into the console.

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  Highlight "Rip CD" on the music player menu and press the "A" button. By default, all songs will be selected for ripping onto the 360 hard drive. Highlight any songs you do not wish to rip and press the "A" button to uncheck them from the list.

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  Highlight "Rip CD" and press the "A" button to rip the music to your 360's hard drive. If your console is connected to the Internet, individual song information will be retrieved and displayed for CDs with available music information. For songs not supporting retrievable information or for consoles not connected to the Internet, highlight each songs and press the "A" button to access the "Edit Song Info" page. Highlight each text field and press "A" to edit song, artist and genre information. Select "Save Changes" to submit song information. Once the ripping process is complete, highlight "Done" and press "A." Music ripped will be accessible in the "Music Library" section of the Xbox menu.

Downloading Videos

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  Turn on your Internet-connected Xbox 360 console. Press the Xbox guide button on the controller and select "Connect to Xbox Live" if your console does not connect automatically. In the event that you do not have an Xbox Live account, the console will prompt you to create an account and direct you through the process. Once you have completed the Xbox Live account creation process, including entering your information and email address, selecting a profile name and password, creating an avatar and entering payment information if desired, you will automatically be signed into Xbox Live.

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  Highlight the "Zune Marketplace" tab from the Xbox menu and press "A" to access the videos available. Movies, television shows, music videos and trailers can all be accessed through the Zune Marketplace.

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  Browse the videos on the marketplace, pressing "A" to confirm your selections and the "B" button to return to previous screens. Highlight the video you wish to download and press the "A" button.

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  Highlight the version you wish to download and press the "A" button. Some videos will be offered in both standard and high-definition formats, as well as both rental and purchase versions. Highlight "Buy" from the confirmation screen and press "A" to confirm the video purchase. Microsoft points are used for video purchases. The Zune Marketplace will allow you to add points to your account using the payment source established during your Xbox Live account creation. Points can be purchased using either major credit cards or points cards purchased at retail. Free videos will not require points, but will still require you to "Buy" them on the confirmation screen for zero total points.

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  Highlight "Download" from the video's purchase screen and press the "A" button to save the video to your Xbox 360 console hard drive. Selecting "Play" instead will stream the video, but will not download the file to your hard drive. Downloaded videos can be watched from the Zune Marketplace by highlighting "Video Library" and pressing the "A" button. Streamed videos can be downloaded from the "Video Library" by highlighting "Download" from the individual video's menu and pressing "A."