Nokia E51 - Manual (Page 28)

View information about a media clip
To view the properties of a video clip, audio file, or web link, select
Options > Clip details . Information may include for example the bit rate
or the internet link of a streaming file.
To set on file protection for a media clip, select
Options > Clip details >
Status > Options > Change . File protection prevents others from
changing a file.
RealPlayer settings
You may receive RealPlayer settings in a message from your service provider.
To define the settings manually, select
Options > Settings > Video or
Streaming .
Music player
Select Menu > Media > Music player .
With Music player, you can play music files, and create and listen to track
lists. Music player supports files with extensions such as MP3 and AAC.
Listen to music
Warning: Listen to music at a moderate level. Continuous exposure
to high volume may damage your hearing. Do not hold the device near your
ear when the loudspeaker is in use, because the volume may be extremely
loud.
To select a music track, select
Options > Music library . All tracks lists all
music on your device. To view sorted songs, select Albums , Artists ,
Genres , or Composers .
To play the track, select Options > Play . To pause the playing, scroll to
and press the scroll key.
To fast-forward or rewind the track, scroll up or down and hold.
To select the previous or next track, scroll up or down.
To control the music volume, scroll right or left. To mute the volume, scroll
left until the volume is muted.
To stop a track, scroll to and press the scroll key.
To play the music tracks repeatedly, select
Options > Loop . Select All to
repeat all the tracks in the current folder, One to repeat the selected track,
or Off to set off the repeating.
To play music in random order, select a folder and Options > Random
play .
After you have added or removed music files in the device, update your music
library. Select Options > Update Music library . Music player searches the
device memory for music files and updates them to the music library.
To view music track information, select
Options > View details .
Track lists
You can create a new track list and add tracks to it, or edit a saved track list.
To create a new track list, select
Options > Music library > Track lists >
Options > New track list .
To add a track to a track list, open the track list, and select Options > Add
tracks .
Music categories
To view music categories, select Music library > Artists , Albums , Genres ,
or Composers .
To play all music tracks from a subcategory, scroll to a subcategory, and select
Options > Play .
To view all tracks that belong to a subcategory, scroll to the subcategory,
and press the scroll key.
To add all music tracks from a specific subcategory to a new, saved, or the
currently playing track list, select Options > Add to track list .
To delete all tracks from a category or subcategory, select Options >
Delete .
Preset frequency settings
Select Options > Equaliser .
To use a preset frequency setting when playing music, select the frequency
setting you want to use, and select Options > Activate .
To modify the frequency of a preset setting, select Options > Edit , select a
frequency band, and scroll up or down to increase or decrease its value. You
hear your frequency adjustment immediately in the playback.
To reset the frequency bands to their original values, select
Options > Reset
to defaults .
To create your own frequency setting, select Options > New preset . Enter
a name for the frequency setting. Scroll up or down to move between the
frequency bands and set the frequency on each band.
Recorder
Select Menu > Media > Recorder .
With Recorder, you can record up to 60 minutes of a voice memo, save the
voice recording as a sound clip, and play the sound clip. Recorder supports
the AMR file format.
You can also press the voice key to open the Recorder application.
Record a sound clip
To record a sound clip, select Options > Record sound clip . Select Pause
to pause the recording, and Record to resume recording. When you finish
recording, select Stop . The sound clip is automatically saved to the Sound
clips folder in Gallery.
Play a recording
To listen to the sound clip that you just recorded, select Play . The progress
bar displays the playing time, position, and length of the clip. Select Stop to
cancel the playback.
To pause the playback of a recorded clip, select
Pause . Playback resumes
when you select Play .
Recorder settings
Recordings are automatically saved to the device memory unless you change
the default location. Recordings that you create or receive after you change
the settings are affected.
To change the default location of saved recordings, select
Options >
Settings > Memory in use .
To define the recording quality, select Options > Recording quality .
Tip: Waveform files (.wav) are a more common audio file format, but
adaptive multirate files (.amr) are smaller for comparable sound
quality.
Instant messaging
Select Menu > Connectivity > IM .
Instant messaging (IM) (network service) allows you to converse with other
people using instant messages and join discussion forums (IM groups) with
specific topics. Various service providers maintain IM servers that you can
log in to after you register to an IM service. Service providers may differ in
their support of features.
If IM is not available from your service provider, it may not appear in the
menu of your device. Contact your service provider for more information
about signing up for IM services and costs of services. For more information
on IM settings, contact your service provider.
You may receive the settings in a special text message from the service
provider that offers the IM service. If not, enter the settings manually.
Define IM settings
To define the IM application settings, select Options > Settings > IM
settings . You can, for example, set your screen name and IM alert tones.
To converse with an IM user or users, and to view and edit your IM contacts,
you must log into an instant messaging server. To add an IM server, select
Options > Settings > Server settings > Servers . Ask your service
provider for the correct settings. To set the server as the one to which your
device automatically logs in, select Options > Settings > Server
settings > Default server .
To define how your device connects to the IM server, select Options >
Settings > Server settings > IM login type . To establish a connection
between your device and the default server automatically, select
Automatic . To automate the connection only when in your home network,
select Auto in home netw. To connect to the server when you open the IM
application, select On app. start-up . To connect to the server manually,
select Manual and log into the server in the IM main view by selecting
Options > Log in . Enter your user ID and password at the prompt. You can
obtain the user name, password, and other settings to log in from your
service provider when you register for the service.
Start a conversation
Open Conversations .
To search for IM users and user IDs, select IM contacts > Options > New
IM contact > Search . You can search by User's name , User ID , Phone
number , and E-mail address .
To view a conversation, select a participant. 28