Guide to Windows Mobile 2003 Software for Pocket pc phone Edition

Easily Customizable

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  Button mapping. Users can easily assign hardware buttons on their Pocket PC running Windows Mobile 2003 software to do common Media Player tasks. For example, consumers can assign standard functions such as Play, Pause, Stop or Fast Forward to a hardware button on the Pocket PC, or even map a button to turn off the screen to help preserve battery life while listening to music.
  
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  New! Hardware-assisted playback capabilities. Windows Mobile 2003 software for Pocket PCs has the capability to support the decoding of audio and video at the chip level. This paves the way for the offloading of audio and video rendering from the main processor to the chip level, helping conserve main processor cycles and overall battery life.
  

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   Ensure that you have an ActiveSync connection and that your device is properly connected to the computer, then start the desktop Windows Media Player and click on the Copy to CD or Device tab.
   
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   In the Items to Copy pane, click on the drop-down box and choose the playlist, category or files you want to copy. The list of songs you can choose from is organized by your playlists; however, you can select other albums or playlists from the Music & Copy drop-down box.
   
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   In the Music on Device window on the right side, click on the device or storage card to which you want to copy files. Click on Copy Music. The player will check that there is space for the selected files on the device and copy the files to the Pocket PC device or storage card. The amount of used and free space is shown at the bottom of the Music on Device pane. If your device is close to its maximum storage, some of your tracks may display the May Not Fit status.
   
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   Repeat steps 1–3 for any other playlist or file you want to copy to your device.
   
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   hen the transfer is finished, open Windows Media Player 9 Series for Pocket PC 2003 on your device by tapping on the Start button and choosing Windows Media. Once inside the Player, tap on Playlist to view the song titles. Windows Media Player automatically finds all your media files on your Pocket PC, even if they reside on storage media. Tap on the drop-down menu to view local or Web content or organize playlists. New in Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows Mobile 2003 is the ability to view the properties from this screen. Tap on one of the titles, and then tap on the Properties button to see details such as artist name, file size, song duration and encoding method.