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m25
DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER
User Guide
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Copyright/Trademarks Copyright © 2004 Motorola, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation or adaptation) without written permission from Motorola, Inc. Motorola reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in content from time to time without obligation on the part of Motorola to provide notification of such revision or change. Motorola pro
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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
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Contents Contents 4 Play Music 28 Package Contents 5 Advanced Features 35 Welcome 6 Frequently Asked Questions 52 Tour of the m25 8 Glossary 55 LCD Overview 11 Appendix A – The MP3 Format 58 Basic Setup 14 Appendix B – Menu Tree 60 Software Setup 16 Limited Warranty and Software License 61 Basic Operations 22 Index 69 m25 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 4
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Package Contents • m25 Digital Audio Player • Installation CD • Earphones • AC Adapter/Charger • Belt Clip • Mini USB Cable m25 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 5
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Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of the Motorola® m25 Digital Audio Player (Model DAP025). The m25 is a portable player that provides many hours of MP3 and WMA playback. The m25 features a lighted LCD, a memory expansion slot, a stopwatch, and an FM radio tuner. It has a 256-megabyte (MB) internal memory and can accept external MMC or SD memory cards of up to 1 gigabyte (GB) in a slot in the battery compartment. The player can be controlled either by a small joystick on the side c
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The m25 supports the following digital audio formats: • MP3 with ID3 tags • WMA with ID3 tags ® • Audible files • Microsoft’s DRM (Digital Rights Management) coding It can play most VBR (Variable Bit Rate) files, although not all LCD features may be available for those tracks. The total number of songs that can be stored on the m25 will depend on the way in which they are encoded and the bitrate used; see the FAQ section of this manual for more information. Learning More The capabilit
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Tour of the m25 Main View m25 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 8
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Side View Bottom View m25 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 9
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Inside View m25 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 10
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LCD Overview Playback Mode Menu Mode m25 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 11
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Play Screens Press the Thumbstick to cycle through Date View, Time Code View, and Track Format View screens. Date View Time Code View Track Format View m25 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 12
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FM Radio Manual FM Radio Store Preset FM Radio Preset m25 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 13
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Basic Setup Connections Before you can start using your new m25 player, you’ll have to install and connect a few things. This chapter describes how to install the battery and a memory card, and connect the player to the earphones and the Mini USB cable. Battery/Memory Card The m25 uses a single AAA battery that provides many hours of use. Either an alkaline (regular or rechargeable) or a nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery can be used. The battery compartment cover must be removed before
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USB Cable The m25 communicates with your computer over a Mini USB cable using USB 2.0 protocols, with a transfer rate of up to 480 Mbps. The player must be connected using the included USB cable to the USB port on your computer to transfer music or files to and from the player and your computer. The Mini USB connector plugs into the port on the bottom of the player (see page 9). The port is covered by a soft plastic plug attached to the player; use care in opening it and do not pull too h
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Software Setup Overview To enable your computer to work most effectively with the m25 and access the full potential of the player, the appropriate software for your computer’s operating system must be installed: • Motorola Digital Music Center must be installed on computers that use the Windows operating system. Motorola Digital Music Center is the provided program you use in Windows to manage your audio files. • iTunes must be installed on computers that use the Macintosh operating syst
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Windows Follow these instructions to load the installation software, which enables your PC to recognize the m25. The installation also loads the Motorola Digital Music Center. If you are using Windows 98 Second Edition, you may have to install drivers for the player from the CD; refer to your system documentation and Help files for details on doing this. You can also click on the Add New Hardware icon in Control Panel and follow the prompts. 1 Place the installation CD label-side up into
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USB To transfer music or files to and from your computer to the m25, connect the player to your computer using the supplied Mini USB cable. USB Detection with the Windows Device Driver USB connectivity is ready to work immediately after Motorola Digital Music Center has been installed. Motorola Digital Music Center is the provided program you use in Windows to manage your audio files. If the Windows Device Driver Wizard is displayed after the USB cable has been plugged into both the m25
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Motorola Digital Music Center Motorola Digital Music Center is an all-in-one solution that is simple to use and can save and manage entire collections of digital audio tracks. Motorola Digital Music Center provides the capabilities listed below; refer to the program Help files for specific information. • Copy (rip) audio CDs into compressed (encoded) digital audio formats. Motorola Digital Music Center encodes WMA files by default and MP3 via an optional upgrade pack. • Automatically s
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Macintosh iTunes The iTunes plug-in is required for the Mac Operating System, 10.3 or higher. Your m25 audio player is compatible with Apple’s iTunes, which runs under the Macintosh operating system and is free and available at www.apple.com. Support for iTunes also can be found there and in the Help files of the program. iTunes offers the following features: • Copy (rip) your audio CDs into compressed (encoded) digital formats including MP3s. • Organize digital audio tracks on your c
