Windows Media Player for Handheld PC
You can play Windows Media audio (.wma) and MP3 (.mp3) files using Microsoft Windows Media Player for Handheld PC. You can also copy and convert digital music from your computer to your Handheld PC using Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.
The controls for Windows Media Player for Handheld PC operate similar to the controls on a compact disc player. The first time you start Windows Media Player, a default playlist called All My Music is created; it contains all the music found on your portable device. Windows Media Player for Handheld PC also comes with skin support. Skins enable you to change the look of the player and, depending on the skin, how the player works. You can also select the sound quality of the playback.
Note Windows Media Player for Handheld PC now supports bitrates from 32 Kbps up to 160 Kbps for both .wma and .mp3 files.
See AlsoUsing the player controls |
Adjusting the volume |
Navigating a track |
Adjusting sound quality |
Displaying track information |
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Editing a playlist
Some media files that you download from the Internet have associated licenses. Use your computer to obtain licensed files and then use Windows Media Player 7 to copy them to your Handheld PC. For more information on copying licensed files, see the Windows Media Player 7 Help.
Note Do not use ActiveSync or File Explorer to copy licensed files to your
portable device. Neither ActiveSync nor File Explorer will copy the associated
license and the file will not play.
If a playlist contains tracks located on a PC Card (PCMCIA) and the card is
removed, its tracks will be unavailable and appear dimmed in the Playlist
Management window. When a different PCMCIA card is inserted, the All My Music playlist will be updated to reflect any new tracks and missing tracks are not displayed. The icon indicates that a track is stored on a flash card.
Warning When you rename the
Windows Media Player folder and then click Player.exe, Windows Media Player does not
open.
All My Music is the default playlist that is automatically created the first time you start Windows Media Player. It contains all the music found on your portable device. Although you cannot edit the default playlist, you can create a new playlist based on All My Music.
The following table lists the controls available in Windows Media Player.
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Toggle play/pause |
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Stop |
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Skip to beginning of the current or previous track. Select once to return to the beginning of the current track. Select twice to return to the previous track. |
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Skip to next track |
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Repeat playlist |
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Shuffle playlist |
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Display track information |
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Mute volume |
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Manage playlists |
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Adjust sound quality |
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Change the skin |
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View all playlists |
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Open the All My Music playlist |
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View the Help file |
You can use Windows Media Player 7 to copy music from your computer to your Handheld PC. Using your desktop computer, navigate to http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia and download Windows Media Player 7. For more information about using Windows Media Player 7, see the Windows Media Player 7 Help.
When you copy licensed content using Windows Media Player 7, the file's license is also copied to your Handheld PC. Using File Explorer or ActiveSync to copy licensed content copies the audio file, but not its license. Licensed content will not play without a valid license.
Note You cannot use the characters " / \ [ ] : ; | , =, &" in playlist names. Also, colored icons indicate that a track is stored on a storage card, not in local memory.
The following table decribes the controls used to edit a playlist.
Select the Playlist icon.
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Select tracks in the Add Tracks window. Select the checkbox next to each track you want to include in the playlist. |
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Delete tracks from the playlist. |
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Move tracks up in the playlist. |
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Move tracks down in the playlist. |
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Exit the Playlist Management window and play the selected track. |
A playlist contains a list of links to the audio files on your computer and flash cards. You can use a playlist to organize your audio files. The All My Music playlist, which contains all the music on your device, is automatically created the first time you start Windows Media Player for Handheld PC. The next time you open Windows Media Player, the last playlist you opened is available first.
Note You can only edit a playlist when it is loaded or in use.
See AlsoA skin is a file (.skn) you can use to customize the look and functionality of Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player includes a default skin, but you can download additional skins from the Internet.
When you select a skin you'll see a preview of it in the window pane. Third-party skins require the proper version and bitmap names to preview them. For more information on skins, navigate to http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/.
Note You cannot use the " & " character in skin file names. In addition, skins you add while the Skin Chooser dialog box is open are not available until the dialog box is closed and then relaunched.
You can also select the option to attempt to play unsupported bitrate files.
Note You must have a selection for each set of option buttons.Note Deleting a track from a playlist using Playlist Manager does not remove the file from local memory. To delete content from local memory, you must use Windows Media Player 7 or File Manager.