User manual SONY ERICSSON K810I - MUSIC PLAYER

G s Music Player Transfer and listen to music etting tarted March 2007 Getting started Music player Contents Introduction ............................................................................................... 2 Overview ................................................................................................ 2 Install Disc2Phone ..................................................................................... 3 System requirements ............................................................................. 3 Install from the CD ................................................................................. 3 Download from the Web and install ....................................................... 4 Connect the USB cable ............................................................................. 4 Transfer music ........................................................................................... 6 Using Disc2Phone to add music ........................................................... 6 Using Windows Explorer to add music ................................................. 7 Using Windows Media Player 10 to add music ..................................... 7 Using iTunes 6 to add music ................................................................. 8 Use Music Player to listen to music .......................................................... 8 Music Player controls ............................................................................ 8 Browsing files ........................................................................................ 9 Playlists .................................................................................................. 9 Music player options ............................................................................ 10 Online music and videos ...................................................................... 10 PlayNowTM ........................................................................................... 11 Radio ....................................................................................................... 12 MusicDJTM ............................................................................................... 13 Related information ................................................................................. 14 1 March 2007 Getting started Music player Introduction Instruction symbols The following instruction symbols may appear in this Getting started guide: Note Some icons in user documentation may differ from those below. Indicates that a service or function is network- or subscription-dependent. Contact your network operator for details. % See also page ... Use the selection keys or the navigation key to scroll and select. Press the navigation key centre. Press the navigation key up. Press the navigation key down. Press the navigation key left. Press the navigation key right. } Overview You can add music to your phone by using a computer connected to the phone via the USB cable. You can use the following computer software to transfer music from a computer to the phone: · Disc2Phone, which is included on the CD that comes with the phone · Windows® Explorer · Windows® Media® Player 10 · iTunes 6 2 March 2007 Getting started Music player Install Disc2Phone The Disc2Phone software, included on the CD that comes with your phone, provides the possibility to transfer music from CDs or your computer to your phone. You can also download the Disc2Phone software from www.sonyericsson.com/support. System requirements The general system requirements are: · At least 500 MB free hard disk space. · Windows 2000 (SP3/SP4): 128 MB RAM, 500 MHz. · Windows XP (SP1/SP2): 256 MB RAM, 500 MHz. · Internet connection (for application activation and Gracenote CD identification). · Microsoft.NET Framework 1.1 and .NET Framework 1.1 SP1 (available on the CD and can be installed if needed). Install from the CD It is recommended that you install PC Suite before installing Disc2Phone. To install Disc2Phone 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 language. 3. Click Install in the Disc2Phone section. 4. If needed, follow the instructions to install .NET Framework 1.1 SP1 from the CD. 5. InstallShield 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. 3 March 2007 Getting started Music player Download from the Web and install It is recommended that you install PC Suite before installing Disc2Phone. To download the latest version of the Disc2Phone software 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 the Disc2Phone Setup X.X.X.X for your preferred language under Applications. Select Download and save the file to your computer. To install the Disc2Phone from the downloaded file 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Double-click on the downloaded Disc2Phone file. If needed, follow the instructions to download and install .NET Framework 1.1 SP1 from Internet. InstallShield 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. When starting Disc2Phone for the first time, the software needs to be activated. Enter your email address in the text field and click Register to activate the software. Connect the USB cable Before you can begin transferring music to your phone, you need to establish a connection between your phone and your computer. A Sony Ericsson USB cable can be used to connect the computer and the phone. Your phone can be either turned on or turned off when connecting the USB cable. If the phone is on, select File transfer in the phone. 4 March 2007 Getting started Music player To connect your phone to a computer via 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: When your phone is turned on, } File transfer. Wait for your phone to prepare for file transfer. Computer: Your phone memory/memory card are added as removable disks in Windows Explorer. Phone memory Memory Stick MicroTM (M2TM) 6. Computer: If a dialog box asks what you want to do with the files on the removable disks (the phone memory/memory card), select Take no action. 7. Use one of the following ways to transfer music to the phone: · Disc2Phone, % 6 Using Disc2Phone to add music. · Windows Explorer, % 7 Using Windows Explorer to add music. · Windows Media Player 10, % 7 Using Windows Media Player 10 to add music. · iTunes 6, % 8 Using iTunes 6 to add music. 5 March 2007 Getting started Music player Transfer music Using Disc2Phone to add music Your phone works with the Disc2Phone computer software, included on the CD that comes with the phone. Use Disc2Phone to transfer WAV and MP3 tracks from CDs or your computer to your phone. This way the music files are transferred in an automatic Artist-Album-Title order. Follow the procedures below to start using Disc2Phone. To transfer music using Disc2Phone 1. Computer: Start Disc2Phone from the PC Suite by clicking on the Disc2Phone icon, or double-click on the shortcut to Disc2Phone on your desktop. When starting Disc2Phone for the first time, the software needs to be activated. Enter your email address in the text field and click Register to activate the software. 2. Select My Music, Audio CD or My Computer as a music source. 3. Locate and select the folder with the tracks you want to transfer. 4. Add tracks to the Transfer List: · To add all the tracks from the folder, click Add. · To add specific tracks from the folder, open the folder, mark the tracks and click Add. Tracks found on a music CD will be displayed directly in the Transfer List. 5. Select the location to transfer the files to in the drop down list (Removable Disk). 6. Click Transfer to transfer the files from the Transfer List to your phone. 7. For details on transferring music, please refer to Disc2Phone Help. Click in the top right corner of the Disc2Phone window. Do not disconnect the USB cable during file transfer as this may harm the phone memory/memory card. 8. Close the Disc2Phone software, right-click on both Removable Disk icons in Windows Explorer and select Eject to disconnect the USB cable. 6 March 2007 Getting started Music player Using Windows Explorer to add music To add music using Windows Explorer 1. Computer: Open Windows Explorer. 2. Browse to the music you want to transfer, for example, Windows Explorer/My Documents/My Music, unless you specifically changed folders. 3. Open My Computer in a separate window. 4. In My Computer/Removable Disk (drive:) check if the MP3 folder exists. If you do not have this folder, right click and select New/Folder, name the folder MP3. 5. Keep the Windows Explorer window and the MP3 window (My Computer/Removable Disk (drive:)/ MP3) open side by side. 6. Select the MP3 files you wish to transfer in Windows Explorer and drag-and-drop them to the MP3 folder, either one by one, or several at a time by pressing Shift or Ctrl and clicking on the files. Do not disconnect the USB cable during file transfer as this may harm the phone memory/memory card. 7. Right-click on the Removable Disk icons in Windows Explorer and select Eject to disconnect the USB cable. Using Windows Media Player 10 to add music To rip music using Windows Media Player 10 1. 2. 3. 4. Computer: Start Windows Media Player. (Make sure all other music applications are closed.) Insert the music CD into the CD drive. Click the Rip tab. The tracks of the inserted CD are displayed and selected to be copied. Click Rip Music. Windows Media Player, by default, will rip all tracks into WMA (Windows Media Audio). Go to Tools/ Options/the Rip Music tab and select MP3 instead. Your phone supports bit rates up to 192 Kbps. 5. When the tracks have been copied, click the Library tab. To transfer music using Windows Media Player 10 1. 2. 3. 4. Computer: Open Windows Media Player. If the Device Setup window appears, select Manual and click Finish. Go to the Library tab in Windows Media Player. Click Tools/Options/the Devices tab and select the Removable Disk (drive:). Click on Properties and mark the "Create folder hierarchy on device" check box. Click OK, twice. 5. Select the tracks you want to transfer to your phone, right-click on the selection and select Add to/ Sync List. 6. Click the Start Sync button. Do not disconnect the USB cable during file transfer as this may harm the phone memory/memory card. 7. Close Windows Media Player, right-click on both Removable Disk icons in Windows Explorer and select Eject to disconnect the USB cable. 7 March 2007 Getting started Music player Using iTunes 6 to add music To copy music using iTunes Computer: Start iTunes. Insert the music CD into the CD drive. Click on the CD in the Source list. Click Edit/Preferences and select the Advanced tab and then the Importing tab. Select format in the Import Using: drop-down menu (MP3, WAV and AAC are supported). Select bit rate in the Setting: drop-down menu (bit rates up to 192 kbps are supported). Click OK. Click Import CD. When tracks have been copied, click on Library in the Source list. Mark the tracks to transfer and click Edit/Copy. Open My Computer/Removable Disk (drive:) and check if the MP3 folder exists. If you do not have this folder, right click and select New/Folder, name the folder MP3. 12. Open the MP3 folder and select Edit/Paste. Do not disconnect the USB cable during file transfer as this may harm the phone memory/memory card. 13. Close iTunes, right-click on both Removable Disk icons in Windows Explorer and select Eject to disconnect the USB cable. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Use Music Player to listen to music To play music 1. } Music player. A player browser opens. 2. Browse the songs by artist or track or in playlists. 3. Highlight an item } Play. Music Player controls Press to play or stop. Press to go to the next music file. Press to go to the previous music file. Press and hold down or to fast forward or rewind when playing music files. Press or to view and scroll files in the current playlist during playback. } Play to select a highlighted file. · When in Now playing, press to go to the music player browser. · } More for more options. % 10 Music player options. · Press and hold down to exit. Some phone controls may differ. · · · · · 8 March 2007 Getting started Music player Browsing files In the Music player browser you can browse for music files: · Artists ­ lists music files you have transferred to the phone using Disc2Phone. · Tracks ­ lists all music files (not ringtones) in your phone memory/memory card. · Playlists ­ create or play your own lists of music files. Playlists To organize the media files that are stored in the File manager, you can create playlists. Files in a playlist can be sorted by artist or title. You can add a file to more than one playlist. When you delete a playlist or a file from a playlist, the actual music file is not deleted from the phone memory/ memory card. Only the playlist reference to it is deleted and you can still add the file to another playlist. To create a playlist 1. } Music player } Playlists } New playlist } Add. Enter a name for the playlist } OK. 2. Select from the files that are available in the File manager. You can add several files at a time and you can also add folders. All files in the selected folders will be added to the playlist. 3. } Add to add the selected files to the playlist. The playlist is now saved and can be used. To add files to a playlist 1. } Music player } Playlists select a playlist } Open } More } Add media. 2. Select from the files that are available in the File manager. 3. } Add to add the selected files to the playlist. The changes to the playlist are now saved. To remove files from a playlist 1. } Music player } Playlists select a playlist } Open. 2. Select the file and press . To delete a playlist } Music player } Playlists select a playlist and press . Playlist options When editing the playlists } More for the following options: · Now playing ­ go to the Now playing view. · Rename ­ rename the playlist. You can only rename user-created playlists. · Delete playlist ­ delete the playlist. Only the playlist is deleted ­ the files are still listed in the File manager. You can only delete user-created playlists. When editing a specific playlist } More for the following options: · · · · Now playing ­ go to the Now playing view. Add media ­ add files or folders to the playlist. Information ­ view information about the selected item. Sort by ­ sort the playlist by artist or title. 9 March 2007 Getting started Music player · Send ­ send an item to another device. You can send it as a picture message or an email message, or via Bluetooth or infrared connection. · Delete ­ remove a file from the playlist. Only the reference to the file is removed and not the file itself. Music player options Depending on what is selected when you press More you will have different options to choose from. } More to view a selection of the following options: · Settings · Play mode ­ change the playback order of the songs. Select Shuffle to play the playlist files in random order, or Loop to restart the playlist when the last file has been played. · Equalizer ­ change the treble and bass settings when playing music. · Stereo widening ­ use to enhance the stereo sound from the speaker. · File · Send ­ send an item to another device. You can send it as a picture message or an email message, or via Bluetooth or infrared connection. · Information ­ view information about the current music file. · Delete ­ remove a file permanently from memory. · Minimize ­ minimize the music player and return to standby with the music still playing. · Now playing ­ go to the Now playing view. Online music and videos View videos and listen to music by streaming them to your phone from the internet. If settings are not already in the phone, contact your network operator. If there are no Internet settings in your phone, visit www.sonyericsson.com/support for remote configuration for the Internet or to download the Getting started guide Using the Internet. To select a data account for streaming } Settings } the Connectivity tab } Streaming settings } Connect using: and select the data account to use } Save. To stream video and audio 1. } Internet } More } Go to } Enter address. 2. Enter or choose the address of a Web page and select a link to stream from. A player opens automatically when a link is selected. To stream saved music and videos 1. } Internet } More } Go to } Bookmarks. 2. Select a link to stream. A player opens and plays the music or video. 10 March 2007 Getting started Music player PlayNowTM With the PlayNowTM service, you can listen to music tones before you decide to purchase and download them to your phone. Each music tone is part of an original song and is optimized for your Sony Ericsson mobile phone. This function is network- or operator dependant. Please contact your network operator for information about your subscription and PlayNowTM. In some countries you may be able to purchase music tones from some of the world´s top musical artists. This service is not available in all countries or when you are using a network other than your network operator. A message will appear to inform you about this when selecting the PlayNowTM icon. Before you start Make sure that: · You have a phone subscription that supports EDGE/UMTS or GPRS data transmission. Visit www.sonyericsson.com/support and download the Getting started guide Using the Internet for more information. · You may also have to register as an Internet user with your service provider or network operator. You can also visit www.sonyericsson.com/support to download the Getting started guide Using the Internet. · You have free memory in your phone. To view status information } File manager } More } Memory status. Downloading from PlayNowTM The price appears on screen when you select to download and save a music file. Your phone bill or prepay card is debited when a purchase is accepted. Terms and conditions are also provided in the phone kit. To listen to PlayNowTM music 1. } PlayNowTM. 2. Press or to brows the music. 3. Highlight an item } Select to listen to a free preview of the music. To download a music file 1. When you have listened to the free preview, } Yes to download that file to the phone. By pressing Yes, you accept the conditions for downloading files from PlayNowTM. These conditions are stated in the User guide for your phone. 2. A text message is sent to the phone to confirm payment and the file is downloaded. The music file is saved in File manager } Music. 11 March 2007 Getting started Music player Radio If your phone supports this function you can listen to the radio and identify the music via the Internet. The handsfree works as the antenna and it must be connected to the phone. Not all phones have these functions. Do not use the phone as a radio in places where this is prohibited. To start the radio 1. Connect the handsfree to your phone. 2. } Entertainment } Radio. Radio controls · · · · Search for a broadcasting frequency. Press or to move 0.1 MHz. Press or for preset channels. More for options. Saving radio channels You can save up to 20 preset channels on in your phone. To save radio channels 1. } Entertainment } Radio. 2. Press or to set the frequency. 3. } More } Save and select a position to save the channel in, } Insert. Alternatively, after setting the frequency, press and hold down to save channels in positions 1 to 9. Press and hold down to save in position 10. To select saved radio channels Press or to step through the list of saved channels. You can also press that is saved in positions 1 to 10. to select a channel Radio options } More for the following options: · Turn off ­ turn off the radio. · TrackIDTM ­ find information about the song that is currently being played via the internet. Not all phones have this function · Save ­ save the current frequency in a position. · Channels ­ select, rename, replace or delete a preset channel. · Auto save ­ find and save FM channels with a strong signal in positions 1 to 20. Previously saved channels are replaced. · Turn on speaker ­ use the speaker. · Set frequency ­ enter a frequency manually. · RDS ­ set options for alternative frequency (AF) and station information. · Turn on Mono ­ turn on mono sound. · Minimize ­ return to standby to use other functions when using the radio. 12 March 2007 Getting started Music player To adjust the volume Press the volume buttons on the side of the phone to increase or decrease the volume. MusicDJTM Compose and edit your own melodies to use as ringtones. A melody consists of four types of tracks ­ Drums, Basses, Chords, and Accents. The tracks contains a number of music blocks that consist of pre-arranged sounds with different characteristics. These blocks are grouped into Intro, Verse, Chorus, and Break. You compose a melody by adding music blocks to the tracks. To compose a melody 1. } Entertainment } MusicDJTM. 2. Compose the melody as follows: · Press or to move between blocks. · Press or to move between tracks. · } Insert to insert new blocks. · Use Copy and Paste to make copies of inserted blocks. · Press to delete a block. · } More to view more options. % 14 MusicDJTM options. 3. When you are finished with the melody, } Save melody to save it. To edit a MusicDJTM melody 1. } File manager } Music. 2. Browse to and select a melody. 3. } More } Edit. Exchanging MusicDJTM melodies Send and receive melodies using one of the available transfer methods. You are not allowed to exchange copyright-protected material. You cannot send a polyphonic melody or an MP3 file in a text message. To send a melody from File manager 1. } File manager } Music. 2. Browse to and select a melody. 3. } More } Send and select a transfer method. For more information on how to send items and messages, see the User guide of your phone. 13 March 2007 Getting started Music player To send a melody from MusicDJTM 1. } Entertainment } MusicDJTM. 2. } More } Open melody and select a melody. 3. } More } Send and select a transfer method. For more information on how to send items and messages, see the User guide of your phone. MusicDJTM options } More for the following options: · · · · · · · Play ­ play the selected or newly composed melody. Send ­ send melody as picture msg, as email, via Bluetooth or via infrared. Save melody ­ save the melody. Open melody ­ select a melody to open. New melody ­ create a new melody. Delete block ­ delete a block. Select a block using the navigation key and } Delete block to delete it. Set tempo ­ set the tempo for the melody. Related information Support documents, software, settings and more information are available at www.sonyericsson.com/support. 14 March 2007 Getting started Music player Formats The following formats are supported in your phone: File types Audio Formats MP4 (AAC, AAC+, eAAC+) MP3 (192 kbit/s) M4A 3GPPTM (AAC, AMR) AMR-NB AMR-WB WAV G-MIDI 1 SP-MIDI Real Audio 8 eMelody iMelody RHZ XMF WMA MP4 (video: MPEG4, audio: AAC or AMR) 3GPPTM (video: MPEG4 or H.263, H.264, audio: AAC or AMR) Real Video 8 WMV Streaming transport RTSP according to 3GPPTM Extensions .mp4 .mp3 .m4a .3gp, .3ga .amr .awb, .amr .wav .mid .mid .ra, .rm .emy .imy .rhz .xmf .wma .mp4 Video (including audio part) .3gp .rv, .rm .wmv AMR and MIDI files are only visible and possible to play with the Music player if they are DRMprotected. You can, however, listen to other AMR and MIDI files, using the File manager. Some formats may not be supported in your phone. 15 March 2007 Getting started Music player Trademarks and acknowledgements iTunes is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Memory Stick Micro and M2 are trademarks of Sony Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and Windows Media Player are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S and other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. This Getting started guide is published by: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, SE-221 88 Lund, Sweden Phone: +46 46 19 40 00 Fax: +46 46 19 41 00 www.sonyericsson.com © Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2007. All rights reserved. You are hereby granted a license to download and/or print a copy of this document. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. First edition (March 2007) Publication number: EN/LZT 108 9459 R1A This document is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, without any warranty*. Improvements and changes to this text necessitated by typographical errors, inaccuracies of current information or improvements to programs and/or equipment, may be made by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB at any time and without notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated into new editions of this document. Printed versions are to be regarded as temporary reference copies only. *All implied warranties, including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, are excluded. In no event shall Sony Ericsson or its licensors be liable for incidental or consequential damages of any nature, including but not limited to lost profits or commercial loss, arising out of the use of the information in this document. 16 March 2007