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© 2001 Sony Corporation
A-AY7-100-11(1)
Audio Player
for Adapter
User Guide


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CLIÉ, Jog Dial, Memory Stick, the Memory Stick logo and PictureGear are trademarks of Sony
Corporation.
Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
MMX and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license. QuickTIme is registered in
the U.S. and other countries.
RealJukebox is the registered trademark of RealNetworks, Inc.
All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners.
Before using this software, please read the Software License Agreement that is supplied with this
product.
Copying all or part of the contents of this software, sample images, and Operating
Manual, or renting the software are prohibited by copyright laws.
The Company is not liable for damage or loss resulting from the use of this software, or
for any claim from a third party.
The Company assumes no responsibility aside from the replacement of the media due to
manufacturing fault.
This software must not be used in a system other than that specified.
The software specifications may be subject to change without notice.
Audio data that you record or copy is limited to private use only. Use of audio data
beyond this limit requires permission of the copyright holders.


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Table of contents
What you can do with the Audio Player
for Adapter .......................................... 4
To Listen to MP3 format audio files on
your CLIÉ handheld ................................ 5
Installing the software......................... 6
Installing Audio Player for Adapter to
your CLIÉ handheld ................................ 6
Re-install the Audio Player for Adapter . 7
Importing audio files into your
computer .............................................. 9
Installing RealJukebox for
Sony software ...................................... 11
Setting recording preferences of
RealJukebox ......................................... 12
Importing audio files into your computer
with RealJukebox for Sony ................... 13
Transferring audio files from your
computer to your CLIÉ handheld ....... 14
Preparing your CLIÉ handheld .............. 14
Transferring MP3 format audio files to
your CLIÉ handheld .............................. 16
Playing audio files on your CLIÉ
handheld ............................................ 17
Connecting the supplied headphones .. 17
Playing audio files ................................ 18
Playing in various modes ..................... 21
Selecting playback audio
files (Pick up) ....................................... 22
Switching the display view .................. 23
Switching the JogDial navigator function
for Audio Player for Adapter ................ 24
Playing audio files with the Audio
Adapter ................................................ 26
Notes on Memory Stick media ........... 28
Notes on using RealJukebox .............. 30
Audio Player for Adapter
menu items ........................................ 31
Problems for Audio Player
for Adapter ........................................ 33
On playback ......................................... 33
On the connection with your
computer ............................................. 34
Other ................................................... 35


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What you can do with the Audio Player for
Adapter
Audio Player for Adapter is an application used to play MP3 format audio
files on your CLIÉ handheld.
Audio Player for Adapter supports MP3 files that meet following
specifications
· Format: MP3 (MPEG-1, Audio Layer-3)
· Sampling frequency: 44.1 kHz
· Bit rate: 32 to 128 kbps
· File extension: .mp3 or .rmp
To confirm the format of the audio files, see 31 page.
You may not be able to play back all audio files that meet the above
requirements.
A Memory Stick media is required to play audio files on your CLIÉ
handheld
There are two types of Memory Stick media. One is the normal Memory
Stick media (purple), and the other is the "MagicGate Memory Stick" media
(white).
You can play audio files that are stored in both standard Memory Stick
media and "Magicgate memory Stick" media with Audio Player for
Adapter.
However, you cannot play ATRAC3 format audio files managed by OpenMG
Jukebox software (supplied with the CLIÉ handheld PEG-N710C, etc).
Note
You cannot use Audio Player for Adapter to play back audio files while you use
another application simultaneously.


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To Listen to MP3 format audio files on your CLIÉ handheld
You need to use;
· Memory Stick media (not supplied).
· Any software for managing MP3 format audio file on your computer.
(e.g.,RealJukebox)
To listen to MP3 format audio files with your CLIÉ handheld, follow
these steps.
1 Install Audio Player for Adapter on your CLIÉ handheld. (See
page 6)
2 Prepare any MP3 audio files for playback on your computer
For details, see the manual or online help of your software for managing
MP3 format audio files.
3 Transfer audio files from your computer to your CLIÉ
handheld. (See page 16)
4 Play audio files on your CLIÉ handheld. (See page 18)
What you can do with the Audio Player for Adapter