Sideloading Quick Start Guide
Getting started
This Quick Start Guide outlines the steps to transfer music from your PC to your phone
using two methods:
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Drag & Drop (via phone or card reader)
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Windows Media Player (WMP)
What you’ll need
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USB cable
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Playback file format on your phone must be unprotected Advanced Audio Coding
(AAC), MP3 or Windows Media Audio (WMA) files
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SD card inserted in your phone (or card reader)
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For Drag & Drop
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Folder browser on your computer, i.e., Windows Explorer
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For WMP Sync
o
Windows XP or Vista
o
Windows Media Player version 10 or higher
Before you begin
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When you insert the SD card into your phone, it automatically creates a MUSIC
folder.
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WMP does not support playback or transfer for AAC format music, such as iTunes.
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Playlists are not automatically transferred.
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For Windows XP, the USB mass storage device drivers are automatically installed
the first time you connect.
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Music purchased from Sprint Music Store on your phone (.koz files) cannot be
played on your PC.
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You can also access device modes by choosing Home, Tools, “0 Transfer Music” or “8
Mass Storage.”
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While in transfer or storage mode, you will not be able to make or receive calls.
Drag & Drop
Connect
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Connect your phone to the PC or connect a card reader to the PC.
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The screen will display three options:
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Transfer music
o
Mass storage
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Modem
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Select Transfer Music or Mass Storage.
