Palm MP3 Audio Kit User manual

Palm™MP3®Audio Kit
Handbook

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any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, dead
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IMPORTANT Please read the End User Software License Agreement with this product
before using the accompanying software program(s). Using any part of the software
indicates that you accept the terms of the End User Software License Agreement.

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About the Palm™ MP3® Audio Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Handheld requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Audio Kit contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Installing RealOne Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Inserting the expansion card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Connecting the stereo headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Listening to MP3 files on your handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Using RealOne Player Help on your handheld. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Using RealOne Player on your desktop with your handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Copying tracks from a music CD to your card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Listening to audio files on your handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Downloading your free audio book and installing Audible software . . . . . . . 8
Copying files from your computer to your card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Deleting files on your card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Product Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Contents

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About the Palm™MP3® Audio Kit
The Palm™ MP3®Audio Kit makes it easy for you to listen to music, including
MP3 files, and audio books on your handheld anytime, anywhere. The expansion
card gives you memory space to store music, audio books, photographs, and
software applications. You can gain even more space by purchasing additional
expansion cards.
Handheld requirements
■Palm™ handheld with Palm OS®5.0, an expansion card slot, and 3.5mm
audio jack
■500 kilobytes of available RAM
System requirements
■PC using Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, or Mac computer using OS 9.1 or
OS X v10.1.2 or later
■An available USB port on your computer
■An Internet connection

Audio Kit contents
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Audio Kit contents
■Plus, CD-ROM containing RealOne Player, a link to Audible for installing the
free audio book and AudibleManager, and USB drivers for Windows 98.
Installing RealOne Player
RealOne Player lets you to listen to MP3 and other music files from the web or a
CD on your handheld or computer desktop.
To install RealOne Player:
1. Windows: Insert the CD-ROM into your computer and follow the onscreen
instructions.
Mac: Double-click the RealOne Player icon and follow the onscreen
instructions.
2. Perform a HotSync®operation to install RealOne Player on your handheld.
Stereo
headphones
Expansion card
Card reader
USB extension
cable

Inserting the expansion card
3
Promotional music offers are available at the RealNetworks web site. Open
RealOne Player on your desktop while you are connected to the Internet and you
are automatically taken to this web site.
Inserting the expansion card
1. Remove the placeholder card from your handheld by pushing lightly against
it with your thumb. When it releases, you hear the system sound.
IMPORTANT You can damage the expansion slot if you pull the card out of the slot
before you hear the tone and it releases from the slot.
2. Push the expansion card in
with your thumb. You feel
the card lock and hear the
system sound.
NOTE You hear the tone
only if your system sound is
turned on.

Connecting the stereo headphones
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Connecting the stereo headphones
Listening to MP3 files on your handheld
Your card contains three MP3 files so you can start listening to music on your
handheld immediately after installing RealOne Player. For more information on
the artists included on your card, visit www.imusic.com.
1. Insert the expansion
card and headphones
into your handheld.
2. From the Applications
Launcher on your
handheld, open
RealOne Player.
3. Use the onscreen
buttons to listen to a file.
TIP You can also press
Up or Down on the 5-way
navigator to adjust the
volume.
NOTE The headphone jack is
located on the top or side of
your handheld.
Stop
Play
Random
play
Volum e
Previous
and next
song
Continuous
play

Using RealOne Player Help on your handheld
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Using RealOne Player Help on your handheld
1. From the Applications Launcher on your handheld, open RealOne Player.
2. Select the Menu icon .
3. Select Options.
4. Select Help to learn more about using RealOne Player.

Using RealOne Player on your desktop with your handheld
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Using RealOne Player on your desktop with your handheld
1. Insert the card into your handheld, and connect your handheld to the
HotSync®cradle/cable.
2. From the Applications Launcher, open RealOne Player on your handheld.
3. Double-click RealOne Player on your computer desktop.
4. Click Devices at the bottom of the command bar on your computer desktop,
and double-click the card to open it.
TIP For more help, click Help in the upper-right corner of the screen.
Play or copy a CD
Add songs, then transfer
them to your handheld