gMedia Operating Instructions Copyright 2000, Generic Media, Inc.
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Table of Contents Before Use Features ............................................................................................................... 4 Installing the gMedia application ................................................................... 4 Installing from a Memory Stick media .................................................... 4 Installing from a computer performing the HotSync operation .......... 5 Basic Operations Starting gMedia .........................................................
Before Use Features gMedia is the add-on application which enables the display and playback of multimedia, such as video data, made for Sony handheld by using a Windows® application PictureGear Lite. When you transmit multimedia made for Sony handheld to the Sony handheld with HotSync operations, or copy them to the Sony handheld by using a Memory Stick media, they are automatically registered to the media list of gMedia.
Installing from a computer performing the HotSync operation Install the Palm Desktop for Sony software to a computer from the supplied CD-ROM before you operate following below. 1 Click the Palm Desktop for Sony icon on the Windows desktop. The Palm Desktop for Sony software starts. 2 Click Install. 3 From the list of Users, select user name to use. 4 Click Add. Make sure that the Add-on folder is selected. If the folder is not selected, choose the Add-on folder manually.
Basic Operations Starting gMedia Start gMedia from the Applications Launcher of the Sony handheld. The media list appears. Media List Details icon Switchable information Name of media item Tapping these buttons toggles the contents of switchable information in four ways. Switchable information : Tapping the following icon, displays of contents change. : displays type of media item. : displays dimensions of media item (pixels). : displays duration of video item (seconds).
Playing back a video item In the media list, tap the desired video item. The video is displayed and automatically played back repeatedly. Tap Tap to stop playing back. To restart playing back, tap . to return to the beginning of the video. To return to the media list Tap at the upper right corner of the display. To playback the next media item Tap at the upper right corner of the display. To playback all media items consecutively (Sequence Play mode) Press more than one second with the stylus.
To delete a media item 1 Display the media item to delete, then tap 2 Tap Delete. 3 Tap OK. icon. The media item will be deleted, and the display will return to the media list.
Miscellaneous Menu Commands Media menu This menu is displayed by tapping [MENU] icon when the media list is being displayed. About gMedia Version information of the gMedia application is displayed. This menu is displayed by tapping [MENU] icon when a media item is being displayed. Details Detailed information of active media item is displayed. Beam Media You can transmit the data of active media to another Palm OS handheld via the IR port.
Delete You can delete the active media item. When the Delete Media dialog is displayed, tap [OK] to perform deletion, or tap [Cancel] to cancel deletion. About gMedia Version information of the gMedia application is displayed. Removing the gMedia application In the case that memory of the Sony handheld lacked, you can remove the gMedia application by the following procedures. 1 Tapping icon, to display the Applications Launcher of the Sony handheld, then tap 2 icon. Tap App, then tap Delete.
