Article applies to both the Palm and Windows Mobile operating systems
Requirements
This tutorial assumes that you have a Microsoft Windows PC. If you are using a Macintosh, Linux, or other type of computer, please consult your computer's manual for instructions on copying music from CDs.
If you are using Pocket Tunes Basic for Palm, you must configure Windows Media Player to copy music in MP3 format, not in Windows Media Audio format. Please consult the Windows Media Player documentation for how to do this.
The instructions below are for Windows Media Player 10, if you are using another version of Windows Media Player or iTunes, please see the Knowledge Base article dealing with that version:
Windows Media Player 9 instructions
Windows Media Player 11 instructions
iTunes instructions (Windows Mobile only)
Step 1 - Install Pocket Tunes
Follow the instructions in the user guide to install Pocket Tunes to your PC and your Palm or Windows Mobile device.
Sync your device to make sure that Pocket Tunes is installed.
Step 2 - Start Windows Media Player
On your PC, start Windows Media Player.To do this, click on the Start menu, select "Programs" or "All Programs" and then select Windows Media Player.
Windows Media Player
Step 3 - Click the "Rip" tab
On the top bar of Windows Media Player, click on "Rip".
Step 4 - Right click on "Rip" tab
Right click on the "Rip" tab
Select Tools -> Options
Click the "Rip Music" tab
Step 5 - Set options
(If you are unsure which version of Pocket Tunes you have, please see this Knowledge Base article)
You will want to make sure that the format is supported by your version of Pocket Tunes and whether it supports protected tracks or not, see below.
For Pocket Tunes Deluxe users:
Under Rip Settings you can set the format to any of the following.
- Windows Media Audio
- Windows Media Audio (variable bit rate)
- MP3
Next, if you want your files to be copy protected, check the box beside Copy protect music. If it does not matter, leave the box unchecked.
Finally, set the "Audio Quality" to what you would like. We recommend at least setting it to 56 MB per CD(128 Kbps). he higher you set this, the better the quality but the files will also take more space on your device/card. So you may want to experiment with this setting a bit.
For Pocket Tunes Basic or Bundled* users:
Under "Rip Settings", set the format to "MP3"
The "Copy protect music" option is greyed because it is not available for MP3 so unnecessary.
Finally, set the "Audio Quality" to what you would like. We recommend at least setting it to 56 MB per CD(128 Kbps). he higher you set this, the better the quality but the files will also take more space on your device/card. So you may want to experiment with this setting a bit.
Once you have made your settings, press "OK".
Step 6 - Rip your songs
Press the "Rip Music" button
Next Step - transfer to your device
Palm users, please see this Knowledge Base article
Windows Mobile users please see this Knowledge Base article
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