Palm MP3 AUDIO KIT User Manual

Palm™ MP3® Audio Kit

Handbook

Copyright

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Palm, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use
of this guide.

Palm, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which
may arise through the use of this product. Palm, Inc. assumes no responsibility for
any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, dead
battery, or repairs. Be sure to make backup copies of all important data on other
media to protect against data loss.

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before using the accompanying software program(s). Using any part of the software
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Contents

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

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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

audio jack

■ 500 kilobytes of available RAM

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5.0, an expansion card slot, and 3.5mm

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

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Audio Kit contents

Audio Kit contents

Stereo

headphones

USB extension
cable

■ Plus, CD-ROM containing RealOne Player, a link to Audible for installing the

Card reader

Expansion card

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.

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