Windows Media Player allows you to play sound files on your PAC Mate Omni. It supports a wide range of audio file formats (.wma, .asf, .mp3, .wav, and .wmp) including streaming audio, which is used primarily by Internet radio. You find Windows Media Player in the Programs Menu by pressing F4, P and using the cursor cross to locate Windows Media.
Windows Media Player Mobile has three primary screens:
Each screen contains a menu accessed by pressing F4+F5. The commands on this menu change depending upon which screen you are viewing.
When you are viewing the Playback screen, the following menu options are available.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Library | Displays the Library screen so you can choose a file to play. |
| Play/Pause | Starts or pauses playback. |
| Stop | Stops playback. |
| Shuffle/Repeat > Shuffle | Plays the items in the Now Playing playlist in a random order. |
| Shuffle/Repeat > Repeat | Plays the items in the Now Playing playlist repeatedly. |
| Full Screen | When a video is playing, displays it by using the entire screen (not used since the PAC Mate Omni has no screen). |
| Options | Lets you adjust various Windows Media Player Mobile options, including network, playback, and hardware button options. |
| Properties | Displays information about the currently playing file. |
| About | Displays information about Windows Media Player Mobile, such as the version number. |
When you are viewing the Now Playing screen, the following menu options are available.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Library | Displays the Library screen so you can choose a file to play. |
| Move Up | Moves the selected item up in the playlist order. |
| Move Down | Moves the selected item down in the playlist order. |
| Remove from Playlist | Removes the selected item from the playlist. |
| Shuffle/Repeat > Shuffle | Plays the items in the Now Playing playlist in a random order. |
| Shuffle/Repeat > Repeat | Plays the items in the Now Playing playlist repeatedly. |
| Save Playlist | Saves the items in the Now Playing playlist as a new playlist. |
| Clear Now Playing | Removes all items from the Now Playing playlist. |
| Error Details | Displays error information about the selected item (an exclamation mark appears before the item name if error details are available). |
| Properties | Displays information about the selected file. |
When you are viewing the Library screen, the following menu options are available.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Queue Up | Adds the selected item to the end of the current (Now Playing) playlist. |
| Delete from Library | Deletes the selected item from the library |
| Now Playing | Displays the Now Playing playlist. |
| Library > Library Name | Lets you switch between libraries, such as between My Device and Storage Card. |
| Update Library | Adds new items to the library by searching your device or storage card. |
| Open File | Lets you find and play files that are stored on your device or storage card but that are not in the library. |
| Open URL | Lets you play a file on a network, such as the Internet. |
| Properties | Displays information about the selected file. |
To switch between the Playback, Now Playing, and Library screens, do the following:
You can copy sound files to your PAC Mate Omni by synchronizing them with ActiveSync. Additionally, if you have Windows Media Player 10 or later on your computer you can use the Sync feature in Windows Media Player. For more information on this feature, please see the online Help for Windows Media Player on the computer. After synchronizing or copying files to the PAC Mate Omni, open up Windows Media Player and you will be on the Library screen.
The library is a database that contains links to your audio files and playlists. As in the desktop Player, it lets you sort your content by criteria such as artist name, album title, or genre.
Unlike the desktop Player, the Pocket PC Player can have multiple libraries. Each library represents an available storage location. For example, if you store some content directly on your PAC Mate Omni, the My Device library contains links to those files. If you also store content on removable CompactFlash storage cards, you will have additional libraries for each of those cards. On the Library screen, you can switch between the My Device library and any other libraries that are available to your PAC Mate Omni.
By default, Windows Media Player Mobile automatically searches the internal storage location of your PAC Mate Omni for compatible digital media files. If it finds any, they are added to the My Device library. Similarly, when you insert a CompactFlash card into your PAC Mate Omni, Windows Media Player Mobile automatically searches it for content and adds it to a Storage Card library. If the Player does not detect new files that you copy to your PAC Mate Omni, you can manually update the library by using the Update Library option available on the Library menu.
Once you locate the file in your library that you want to listen to, you can press DOT 8 or F1+F2 to begin playing it. You can also press F2 CHORD for a list of available actions.
Note: To listen to a file that is not in your library, you can use the Open File option, located on the Library menu, or open it through File Explorer.
With Windows Media Player you can listen to music on the PAC Mate Omni while reading e-mail or editing a file. To do this, simply open Windows Media Player and you will be placed in the Library. Navigate to the song you want to play, and then press DOT 8. Next, open the program you want to work in. If you want to listen to the whole playlist, just open Windows Media Player and press DOT 8. To pause or stop the audio file, you must leave the program you are working in and return to Windows Media Player for the pause (DOT 8) and the stop commands to work. To stop playing a song, from the Playback screen, press F4+F5, move to Stop, and press DOT 8.
To disable Background Play, from the Windows Media main screen, press F4+F5 and press DOT 8 on Options. On the Playback page of the Options dialog box, press DOTS 4-5 CHORD to move to the "Pause playback while using another program" check box and press the SPACEBAR to select it. When you are done, press F1 to close the dialog box. Now when you move into another program to work, Windows Media Player will automatically pause the audio file. Pressing F5 switches to Windows Media Player and play resumes.
To decrease or increase the volume, use the UP or DOWN ARROW keys.
To view the list of commands available in Windows Media Player, please see Appendix A: PAC Mate Omni Commands.
To open a Web site to listen to Internet radio, from the Library screen, press F4+F5 and press DOT 8 on Open URL. In the Edit Combo box, type in the URL of the Web site and then press F1+F2.
For more information on how to use the features of Windows Media Player, please see the online help for Windows Media Player.