CDP ----- Generic Compact Disc player program  ---------------- Aug 15, 1988

CDP is a program that allows your CD-ROM drive to play standard
CD audio discs.  You can use CDP as either a standard DOS program
or as a Windows application.

In order to use CDP, your CD-ROM drive software must support audio commands.
Some versions do not.  Please contact your CD-ROM drive manufacturer to
obtain an update.


USING CDP FROM DOS

To run  CDP under DOS, call it with command line options like this:

            CDP /D:<driver> /a /s <Track>


Options:           What the option means:
--------           ---------------------
/D:<driverName>    Name of the CD-ROM driver to be used (the same as found 
                   in config.sys)
                   --Use ONLY if the CD-ROM Extensions are not already loaded.
                   --CDP will use the current CD-ROM drive if the MS CD-ROM 
                     Extensions are loaded.  Otherwise it will load the driver 
                     specified with the /D: option.
   
/a                 Don't assume CDP is the only Audio program (slow!)
                   --Use if your drive doesn't seem to be getting track
                     information correctly.  

/s                 Stop the CD
                   --Use if disc is playing.

<Track>            Start Track Number
                   --Use to indicate at which track your compact disc should
                     start playing.

An example command line call would be this:

            CDP 1

This will call up CDP, and have it start playing Track 1 of your CD Disc.

            CDP /s

This will stop your CD Disc playing.

	    CDP /D:MSCD001 4

This will start playing the CD Disc on the drive named 'MSCD001' at track 4.


USING CDP UNDER WINDOWS

CDP Requires Windows 2.0 or higher

	    WIN CDP /D:name

The driver name need only be specified if the CD-ROM Extentions are not loaded
You only need to specifed the driver name the first time CDP is run, it is saved
in WIN.INI for future reference.


If you see the message "Can not find CD-ROM drive", you should:

         1) Make sure the CD-ROM extensions are loaded

         -- and --

         2) Double check that the driver name option parameter matches your 
            CD-ROM driver name.


CDP CONTROL BUTTONS

Running under Windows, CDP will display a control panel with standard
CD audio buttons.  From left to right these are:

Play   Pause  Stop  Back-Track  Forward-Track   Rewind   Fast forward   Eject

You may cause your compact disc to repeat play by typing <Alt>-<R> at any
time CDP is the active application.


ERRATIC MOUSE ACTION

Occasionally, your mouse will behave erratically while CDP is the active
application.  If so, change the CD-ROM drive I/O port number assignment.
For more information, please see your CD-ROM drive documentation.

Certain CDROM drivers will disable interrupts while accesing the CDROM, this
will cause the mouse cursor to "freeze" until the operation is done.
