| What if my device is not on the list?
If your device supports WMA but the player does not automatically recognize your device when you connect it to your computer, before you transfer music to your device, you will need to visit the Portable Devices page (http://windowsmedia.com/9series/personalization/cooldevices.asp?) and download a small driver.
If your device does not support WMA, to transfer music, follow the manufacturer’s instructions that came with your device.
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sers can also enjoy streaming content. Windows Media Player 9 Series supports direct entry of URLs, but since they are often very long and nonintuitive, and change often, Pocket Internet Explorer can also be used. Open the Pocket Internet Explorer. Tap on the “star icon” on the Tool Bar at the bottom that will show all your favorite Web sites. Next, tap on Windows Media in the upper-left corner to go to WindowsMedia.com, the Web site with Windows Media content for mobile devices. Tap on a category such as Music or file News, then click on a streaming audio or video file.
Windows Media Player 9 Series will begin to play back or stream the video. The speed at which the video begins to play will depend on the user’s connection speed as well as the type of server from which the video is streaming (e.g., content streamed from Windows Media Services 9 Series in Windows Server 2003 can help reduce or eliminate buffering and provide an “instant-on” streaming experience). Choose Yes to download the ASX file if prompted. When the buffering is complete, the content will begin to play. If the content provided is larger than the Windows Media Player screen, you can choose to play it in full-screen mode, rotate it sideways or crop it to fit the screen. You’ll find these options under Tools_>Settings_>Audio__Video'>Tools >Settings >Audio & Video.
You can add the content as a Web Favorite by tapping on Tools, choosing Add Web Favorite and giving it a simple name.
If you’re on a corporate network using an HTTP proxy server and you experience problems playing streaming files, you may need to configure the Windows Media Player proxy settings. Tap on Tools >Settings >Network. Enter the server’s name or IP address and port number. Tap on OK.
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ou can control the functions of Windows Media Player 9 Series by using the Pocket PC’s hardware buttons. This can be handy if you want to preserve battery power while listening to music by toggling off the screen with the push of a button; the screen turns off while your music continues to play. To activate this feature, tap on Tools >Settings >Buttons, map the buttons as you’d like, and then tap on OK.
Like the Pocket PC shell itself, Windows Media Player supports skins to customize its appearance. This is one example. Users can download a variety of skins for Windows Media Player for the Pocket PC via the Web (see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/software/pocket
/custom.aspx). You can easily change skins by tapping on Tools, then on Settings and then on Skin Chooser.
Windows Media Player 9 Series for Pocket PC supports local and streaming playback of Windows Media Audio and Video, and local playback of MP3 files.
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