July 2007 Media Manager Organize your media Getting started Media Manager Contents Introduction ............................................................................................... 2 Overview ................................................................................................ 2 Installing Media Manager .......................................................................... 2 System requirements ............................................................................. 2 Installing from the PC Suite CD ............................................................. 3 Downloading from the Web and installing ............................................. 3 Connecting the USB cable ........................................................................ 4 Sony Ericsson Media Manager .................................................................. 5 Starting Sony Ericsson Media Manager ................................................ 6 The Sony Ericsson Media Manager window ......................................... 6 Music mode ............................................................................................... 7 Audio CD mode ....................................................................................... 10 SensMeTM music analysis .................................................................... 11 Photo mode ............................................................................................. 12 Video mode ............................................................................................. 12 Web feed (RSS media) mode .................................................................. 13 Synchronization ....................................................................................... 14 Backup mode .......................................................................................... 15 Troubleshooting ....................................................................................... 16 Trademarks and acknowledgements ...................................................... 17 1 July 2007 Getting started Media Manager Introduction Instruction symbols The following instruction symbols may appear in this Getting started guide: Indicates an important tip. Indicates an important note. > Use the the navigation key or select options on the screen to scroll and select. Overview You can use Sony Ericsson Media Manager to transfer photos, music, video, and Web feeds (RSS media) between your computer and phone. The software also has the ability to extract audio tracks from CDs and transfer them to your phone. In addition, you can transfer files from your phone to your computer. Installing Media Manager The Media Manager software enables you to transfer music from CDs or a computer to your phone. You can also download Media Manager from www.sonyericsson.com/support. System requirements The system requirements are: · · · · · · · · · · · At least 200 MB free hard disk space Microsoft® Windows® XP (SP2 or later) 512 MB RAM 1 GHz processor A Microsoft® Windows® compatible sound card A CD-ROM drive A USB 2.0 cable and port QuickTimeTM 7.0 (available on the CD) Internet connection (for GracenoteTM CD identification and software activation) Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (available on the CD) Microsoft® Windows® Explorer 5.0 or later (available on the CD) 2 July 2007 Getting started Media Manager Installing from the PC Suite CD Before you install Media Manager you should install the Sony Ericsson PC Suite software on your computer. To install Media Manager from the PC Suite CD 1. Insert the CD that came with the phone. The CD should start automatically, if not: click Start/Run... and type in D:/start.exe and click OK (D: is the CD drive letter on the system). 2. Select a language. 3. Click Install in the Media Manager section. 4. If needed, follow the instructions to install .NET Framework 2.0 from the CD. 5. In the installation wizard: Click Next to continue the installation. 6. Read and accept the licence agreement, then click Next. 7. Click Next to install to the default folder. 8. Click Install to begin the installation. 9. Click Finish to exit the wizard. Downloading from the Web and installing Before you install Media Manager you should install the Sony Ericsson PC Suite software on your computer. To download the latest version of Media Manager 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In your Internet browser, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support. Select a region and country. Select a phone from the list or enter your phone model in the text field. Select Software downloads. Select Media Manager Setup X.X.X.X for your preferred language under Applications. Select Download and save the file to your computer. To install Media Manager from the downloaded file 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Double-click the downloaded Media Manager file. If needed, follow the instructions to download and install .NET Framework 2.0 from the Internet. In the installation wizard: Click Next to continue the installation. Read and accept the licence agreement, then click Next. Click Next to install to the default folder. Click Install to begin the installation. Click Finish to exit the wizard. 3 July 2007 Getting started Media Manager Connecting the USB cable The Sony Ericsson USB cable that comes with your phone can be used to connect the computer and the phone. Your phone can be either on or off when you connect the USB cable. If the phone is on, select File transfer in the pop-up that appears on the phone. To change the mass storage default settings on your phone, select Menu > Settings > the Connectivity tab > USB > USB mode > Mass storage before connecting your phone and computer. To connect your phone to a computer with the USB cable 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Connect the USB cable to your phone and computer. Computer: If the Found New Hardware Wizard appears, click Cancel to exit the wizard. Phone: Select Mass storage. The phone will shut down in this mode but will restart when it is disconnected from the USB cable. Computer: Your phone memory and memory card are added as removable disks in Windows® Explorer. Phone memory Memory card 4 July 2007 Getting started Media Manager 6. Computer: If a dialogue box asks what you want to do with the files on the removable disks (the phone memory and memory card), select Take no action. 7. Transfer music with Media Manager. Sony Ericsson Media Manager Key features · Transfer photos, music (in MP3 and AAC format), videos, and Web feeds (RSS media) feeds to and from your phone. · Extract music from CDs and transfer them to your phone with Gracenote® MusicIDTM albumidentification technology. · Shuffle a mix of audio tracks to play on your phone. · Add SensMeTM metadata to enhance music tracks with additional metadata such as mood (happy, sad), beats per minute, or chords. This enables the possibility to browse and listen to music in your phone where SensMeTM provides a navigation window based on two axes, having moods on one, and beats per minute on the other. · Subscribe to Web feeds. 5 July 2007 Getting started Media Manager Starting Sony Ericsson Media Manager To start Sony Ericsson Media Manager · Double-click the Sony Ericsson Media Manager icon on the desktop (or click Start/Programs/ Sony Ericsson/Sony Ericsson Media Manager/Sony Ericsson Media Manager). You can reset Sony Ericsson Media Manager completely during a start-up. Press and hold down Ctrl + Shift when you start Sony Ericsson Media Manager. This is useful if the listed computer folders or the list of connected phones and memory cards are no longer valid. The Sony Ericsson Media Manager window The Sony Ericsson Media Manager window is divided into two main areas: the PC pane on the top and the Phone pane on the bottom. Each pane is divided into two views: the tree view on the left and the list view on the right. The top half of the Sony Ericsson Media Manager window allows you to select the source media--music, CD tracks, photos, videos, and Web feeds (RSS media)--that you want to transfer from your computer to your phone. Click one of the mode buttons to choose the type of media you want to transfer. The tree view, located on the left, displays the hard drive(s), CD drives, and any virtual drives, depending on your selection. Any media found on the drive or network is displayed in the list view, located on the right. To refresh the display, click a pane to give it focus, and then press F5. 6 July 2007 Getting started Media Manager The status bar between the PC and Phone panes displays the name of the selected phone or memory card and the available space. The progress indicator in the target pane displays the progress of encoding and transferring files. Sony Ericsson Media Manager keeps track of each phone and memory card that you have used with the application, so you can choose the device you want to view by choosing it from the Selected Device drop-down list between the PC and Phone panes: The bottom half of the Sony Ericsson Media Manager window displays the contents of your phone (or the selected memory card). You can perform any of the following tasks using this pane: Browse the contents of your phone. View information about each file. Click a column heading to sort your files in ascending or descending order. Select files and click the Delete button to remove them from your phone. If you have selected files on a memory card that is not available, the files are added to a queue and will be deleted the next time you connect your phone. · Select a media file and click the Preview button to preview it in the Sony Ericsson Media Manager window. In the Phone pane, files that have already been transferred are displayed in bright text; files that have not been transferred are dimmed: · · · · The panes and list views can be sized to your preference by dragging the dividers between them. Music mode Browsing your computer for music In Music mode, the left side of the PC pane displays the folders where you tell the software to look for music. You can navigate folders and subfolders in the tree view. The right side of the window displays the contents of the selected folder. Sony Ericsson Media Manager helps you find music in your My Music folder or another location on your hard drive. You can click the Add Shortcut button to add folders to the PC pane. The list view of the PC pane displays the music from the location you specified. 7 July 2007 Getting started Media Manager Once you have located your music files, you can preview and transfer them to your phone. When you select a music file, information about the selected track is displayed at the top of the PC pane: Tips when browsing your computer · To add files to your phone quickly, drag files from the Windows® Explorer to the Phone pane in the Sony Ericsson Media Manager window. The transfer will begin when you drop the files. · If album art is not available, a disc icon is displayed. You can click the disc icon to open your Web browser and perform an image search. To update the album artwork for all files in the current folder, drop a graphic file or URL on the image. · Playlists (.m3u and .wpl exported from Windows® Media Player®) are included in the tree view in the PC pane. When you select a playlist, its contents are displayed in the list view, and you can transfer the media files to your phone. If a playlist contains files that are not supported by Sony Ericsson Media Manager, those files are not displayed. · If you have media files that are supported by your phone but that the software cannot read, the files are not displayed until you connect your phone. These files are displayed with a crossed over icon and are transferred without re-encoding. · To locate a file on your hard drive, right-click it in the PC pane and choose Explore Containing Folder from the shortcut menu. Previewing your music Using Sony Ericsson Media Manager, you can preview any audio tracks on your computer before you transfer them to your phone. To preview your music 1. Click the Music Mode button at the top of the Sony Ericsson Media Manager window. 2. On the right side of the PC pane, select the song you would like to preview. 3. Click the Preview button or double-click the track to preview it in the lower half of the Sony Ericsson Media Manager window (if Sony Ericsson Media Manager cannot play the file, it will attempt to start the player associated with the file type). You can use the transport controls at the bottom of the window to pause, resume, stop playback, skip to the previous or next track, and adjust the playback volume. Press and hold down Ctrl and double-click a song to preview it using the application associated with its file extension. Transferring music to your phone After adding folders and previewing your music, you are ready to transfer the files to your phone. Depending on your phone model, music is transferred to yo ...