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BlackBerry Media Sync
Version: 3.0.0
User Guide

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Contents
Basics........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
About BlackBerry Media Sync.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Supported file types................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
System requirements: BlackBerry Media Sync....................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Set up BlackBerry Media Sync.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Change the language for BlackBerry Media Sync................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Delete media files from your device........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Music........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Synchronize your music from your computer to your device................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Stop synchronizing playlists from your computer to your device......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Import album art to your device............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Pictures........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Import your pictures from your device to your computer...................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Synchronize your pictures from your computer to your device............................................................................................................................................................ 7
Change the default folder on your computer for your imported pictures........................................................................................................................................... 7
Optimize your pictures for your device.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Some songs did not synchronize to my device....................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
My device does not recognize my media card........................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Exceeded memory limit............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
I cannot import album art......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
A picture folder on my computer is not recognized............................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Legal notice................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11

Basics
About BlackBerry Media Sync
You can use BlackBerry® Media Sync to manage your music and pictures on your BlackBerry device from your computer. You can synchronize
the following items:
• your playlists from your iTunes library or Windows Media® Player library on your computer to your device
• your podcasts and other audio files that are in a playlist from your music application on your computer to your device
• your pictures between your device and computer
If a software update becomes available for BlackBerry Media Sync, you are prompted to complete the update.
Related topics
System requirements: BlackBerry Media Sync, 3
Supported file types, 2
Supported file types
Media type Supported file types
Music • .wav
• .wma
• .mp3
• .m4a
• .aac
Audio files that contain digital rights management (DRM) technologies are not supported.
If you purchase songs from the iTunes Store, only iTunes Plus versions are supported in
BlackBerry® Media Sync.
Pictures • .bmp
• .jpg
• .gif
• .png
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About BlackBerry Media Sync, 2
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System requirements: BlackBerry Media Sync
Item Requirement
BlackBerry® device • BlackBerry® Device Software 4.2 or later
• a media card or on-board device memory
Operating system One of the following operating systems:
• Windows Vista™
• Windows® XP SP2 or later
• Windows 7
Music application One of the following music applications:
• iTunes 7.7.1 or later
• Windows Media® Player 10 or later
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About BlackBerry Media Sync, 2
Set up BlackBerry Media Sync
The first time that you use BlackBerry® Media Sync, you are prompted to set your preferences. You can change these settings at any time from
the Options menu.
1. Connect your BlackBerry device to your computer.
2. On your computer, on the taskbar, click Start > Programs > BlackBerry > BlackBerry Media Sync.
3. In the Name your device field, type a personalized name for your device.
4. If your device includes on-board device memory and you want to save your songs and pictures to this memory type instead of a media
card, in the Store media on drop-down list, click Device Memory.
5. In the Reserved Memory field, use the slider to specify the amount of memory that you want to keep free for files other than media files.
The amount of reserved memory is added to the amount of used memory for BlackBerry Media Sync.
6. In the Music section, select your music application.
7. Click OK.
Change the language for BlackBerry Media Sync
1. On your computer, on the taskbar, click Start > Programs > BlackBerry > BlackBerry Media Sync.
2. In BlackBerry® Media Sync, click Options.
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3. Click the General tab.
4. In the Language drop-down list, click a different language.
5. Click OK.
Delete media files from your device
You can delete the media files that you synchronized from your computer to your BlackBerry® device using BlackBerry® Media Sync.
1. Connect your device to your computer.
2. On your computer, on the taskbar, click Start > Programs > BlackBerry > BlackBerry Media Sync.
3. Click Options menu.
4. Click the Device tab.
5. Perform any of the following actions:
• If you want to delete your songs and playlists, click Delete Music.
• If you want to delete your pictures, click Delete Pictures.
6. Click OK.
7. Disconnect your device from your computer.
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Music
Synchronize your music from your computer to your device
To perform this task, in your BlackBerry® device options, mass storage mode must be turned on. For more information about mass storage
mode, click Help on your device.
You can synchronize specific iTunes playlists and Windows Media® Player playlists to your device or a random selection of your songs that are
not in a playlist. The number of your songs and playlists that you can synchronize depends on the amount of memory on your media card or
on-board device memory that is available for storing music files.
1. Connect your device to your computer. Keep your device connected until you have completed step 6.
2. On your computer, on the taskbar, click Start > Programs > BlackBerry > BlackBerry Media Sync.
3. Click the Music tab.
4. If necessary, in the drop-down list, select your music application.
5. Perform one of the following actions:
• To synchronize specific playlists, select the check box beside one or more playlists.
•To synchronize a random selection of your songs, select the Fill available space with random music check box. Available space does
not include the reserved space.
•To synchronize specific playlists as well as a random selection of your songs, select the check box beside one or more playlists. Select
the Fill available space with random music check box. Available space does not include the reserved space.
6. Click Sync Music.
7. Click OK.
8. Disconnect your device from your computer.
To view your playlists on your device, click the Media icon or Music icon. Your songs that are not in a playlist appear in the Random Music
playlist.
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Stop synchronizing playlists from your computer to your device
When you stop synchronizing playlists from your computer to your BlackBerry® device, your playlists are removed from your device, but not
from your computer.
1. Connect your device to your computer.
2. On your computer, on the taskbar, click Start > Programs > BlackBerry > BlackBerry Media Sync.
3. Click the Music tab.
4. If necessary, in the drop-down list, select your music application.
5. Clear the check box beside the playlists that you want to stop synchronizing with your device.
6. Click Sync Music.
7. Disconnect your device from your computer.
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Import album art to your device
If you are using iTunes as your music application and you have album art in your iTunes library, you can import the album art to the media
application on your BlackBerry® device. For more information about adding album art to your iTunes library, see the online help in iTunes.
If you are using Windows Media® Player as your music library, the album art is imported automatically.
1. Connect your device to your computer.
2. On your computer, on the taskbar, click Start > Programs > BlackBerry > BlackBerry Media Sync.
3. Click the Music tab.
4. In the drop-down list, select iTunes.
5. Click the Import Album Art link.
6. In the dialog box, click OK.
7. Click Sync Music.
Your songs are synchronized again to add the album art.
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I cannot import album art, 9
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Pictures
Import your pictures from your device to your computer
When you connect your BlackBerry® device to your computer, you can import any new pictures that are on your device to your computer. You
cannot import pictures if media file encryption on your device is turned on.
1. Connect your device to your computer.
2. On your computer, on the taskbar, click Start > Programs > BlackBerry > BlackBerry Media Sync.
3. Click the Pictures tab.
4. Click BlackBerry Device Pictures.
5. If you want to import all your pictures again, select the Include older pictures check box.
6. Click Import to computer.
7. Disconnect your device from your computer.
Related topics
Change the default folder on your computer for your imported pictures, 7
Synchronize your pictures from your computer to your device
Pictures that are synchronized from your computer to your BlackBerry® device are located in the media application on your device in the Pictures
section.
1. Connect your device to your computer.
2. On your computer, on the taskbar, click Start > Programs > BlackBerry > BlackBerry Media Sync.
3. Click the Pictures tab.
4. Click the Computer Pictures tab.
5. Perform any of the following actions:
• Select the check box beside one or more folders that contain your pictures.
•Click the plus sign (+) to browse to a folder that contains your pictures. Click OK. Select the check box next to the newly added folder.
6. Click Sync Pictures.
7. Disconnect your device from your computer.
If you selected a folder that contains subfolders on your computer, the subfolders also appear on your device.
Related topics
Optimize your pictures for your device, 8
Change the default folder on your computer for your imported pictures
You can change the folder on your computer that contains your pictures that you import from your BlackBerry® device. The default folder is in
one of the following locations:
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• Windows® XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<name>\My Documents\My Pictures\BlackBerry\
• Windows Vista™: C:\Users\<name>\Pictures\BlackBerry\
• Windows® 7: C:\Users\<name>\MyPictures\BlackBerry\
1. Connect your device to your computer.
2. On your computer, on the taskbar, click Start > Programs > BlackBerry > BlackBerry Media Sync.
3. Click the Options menu.
4. Click the General tab.
5. In the Pictures section, next to the Save pictures imported from your device to field, browse to a folder.
6. Click OK.
7. Disconnect your device from your computer.
Note: You cannot select a root folder or a system folder.
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Optimize your pictures for your device
You can optimize the pictures on your computer for ideal device viewing and to save space on your BlackBerry® device.
1. Connect your device to your computer.
2. On your computer, on the taskbar, click Start > Programs > BlackBerry > BlackBerry Media Sync.
3. Click the Options menu.
4. Click the General tab.
5. In the Pictures section, select the Shrink pictures when synchronizing to your device to save memory check box.
6. Click OK.
7. Disconnect your device from your computer.
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Synchronize your pictures from your computer to your device, 7
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Troubleshooting
Some songs did not synchronize to my device
Try performing the following actions:
• Verify that your media card or on-board device memory has enough available memory to store your songs.
• Verify that your songs do not contain digital rights management (DRM) technologies.
• Verify that your songs are in a supported format.
• Verify that mass storage mode is turned on.
Related topics
Synchronize your music from your computer to your device, 5
My device does not recognize my media card
Try performing the following actions:
• Verify that your media card is inserted in your BlackBerry® device correctly. For more information about inserting a media card into
your device, see the printed documentation that came with your device.
•In your media card options, if there is a message to format your media card, disconnect your device from your computer. Turn off mass
storage mode or MTP. Format the media card. Turn on mass storage mode or MTP.
Exceeded memory limit
This message appears when there is not enough memory on your media card or on-board device memory for your music that you selected to
synchronize.
Try performing the following actions:
• Consider using a higher capacity media card.
• Select fewer playlists to synchronize.
• Transfer media files that you have stored on your on-board device memory to a media card.
•On your computer, in the Options section of BlackBerry® Media Sync, decrease the amount of memory that is kept free for files other than
your music files.
I cannot import album art
You cannot import iTunes album art if iTunes is busy, or if you are creating playlists, updating podcasts, or accessing the iTunes Store.
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Try closing any open dialog boxes or finishing any iTunes tasks before trying to import album art again.
Related topics
Import album art to your device, 6
A picture folder on my computer is not recognized
If you are trying to synchronize pictures from a specific folder on your computer to your BlackBerry® device, the folder might appear dimmed
in one of the following situations:
• the folder on your computer is deleted
• the folder on your computer is renamed
• the folder on your computer is a network drive or USB drive and it is disconnected
Try to correct any of these issues and synchronize again, or select another folder.
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