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Chapter 2 : Basics 37
1 Connect your phone to your computer with the USB cable.
2 On your phone, tap Media Sync.
3 The first time you use Media Sync mode, an alert warns you that you
cannot make or receive calls or text messages. Tap OK.
4 Your phone is now in Media Sync mode. On your computer, iTunes
opens automatically.
NOTE You can synchronize supported DRM-free music, videos, TV shows,
podcasts, and pictures, but you cannot sync iTunes contacts, calendar events,
or games.
5 Follow the steps in iTunes to synchronize files to your phone.
6 Disconnect the USB cable from the computer when it is safe to do so.
Copy other types of files between your phone and your
computer
You can copy any type of file from a computer to your phone, and from your
phone to your computer, by putting your phone in USB Drive mode.
After you copy a file to your phone, you can open the file if your phone has
an application that supports the file type. You can open many file formats for
photos, videos, and music; Microsoft Office files; and PDF files.
When your phone is in USB Drive mode, you can’t make or receive calls or
use other wireless features such as email or the web.
NOTE Before you copy files from your computer, make sure you have enough
storage space on your phone to fit the file. Open Device Info and look at the
Available field under Phone.
1 Connect your phone to your computer using the USB cable.
2 On your phone, tap USB Drive. On your computer, your phone
appears as a removable drive.
NOTE On a Windows computer, if the Found New Hardware wizard opens,
click Cancel to close the wizard.
3 Open My Computer (Windows XP), Computer (Windows Vista), or
the Finder (Mac), double-click the drive representing your phone, and
drag and drop files to your phone. The drive displays folders that you
can use to organize the files you copy. You can also create your own
folders.
4 On a Windows computer, to end the connection safely, right-click the
drive representing your phone and click Eject. On a Mac computer,
from your desktop, drag the drive representing your phone to the
Tras h. Trash changes to Eject.
5 Disconnect the USB cable from the computer when it is safe to do so.
KEY TERM DRM-free: Describes a file that is not protected by Digital Rights
Management. DRM-free music files can be copied as many times as you like
and can be played on your Pre phone. To learn more about DRM-free music,
go to apple.com and search on iTunes Plus.
TIP Media sync is a one-way transfer only, from iTunes on your computer to
your phone. To transfer music files from your phone to iTunes on your
computer, you can download the Palm Music Assistant. Go to palm.com/
music-assistant for information.