Tip: Your User ID for the Sprint Music Store is your 10-digit wireless phone number. The password may be any 4-digit number. The recommended password is the last four digits of your Social Security number. 3. Once you’ve entered your password, select Create New Account and press . 4. Use your keypad and navigation key to explore the store. Music 27 Purchasing and Downloading Music Now that you’re in the store, you can shop for songs to purchase and download to your phone’s microSD card. To find and download music files from the Sprint Music Store: 1. From the Sprint Music Store opening page, select an option to browse the store: . Featured Music offers a revolving selection of highlighted songs and artists. . Categories allows you to choose from categories such as Top 10s, New This Week, What’s Hot, Songs on the Go, and specific musical genres. . Search gives you the option of searching for specific songs or artists. Just use your keypad to enter your search criteria in the available field. 2. Select a song and press . (The song information screen will be displayed.) 3. Select an option and press : . Preview to play an audio clip of the selected song. . Buy Song to purchase the song and download it to your phone’s microSD card. . When you select Buy Song, the file will download to your phone’s microSD card. (If there is no microSD card installed or if there is not enough free memory space on the card, you will see an alert.) . Once the song has been downloaded to your microSD card, you will see options allowing you to listen to the song, add it to a playlist, or continue shopping. Playing Music From the Sprint Music Store The Sprint Music Store not only gives you access to great music, it also gives you a place to listen to and organize your music library. Accessing the Music Player 1. From the Sprint Music Store opening page, use your right navigation key to select the Player tab. 2. From the Player display, select an option: . All My Music to browse through all of your downloaded music, including music purchased from the Sprint Music Store and any additional songs you hav loaded onto your microSD card from your computer. . to select a customized playlist you’ve created to organize your music. . Create Playlist... to set up a custom playlist of songs you like to hear together. Follow the onscreen instructions to create a name for the playlist, select songs by artist, genre, and title, and create an order for the playlist. 3. Once you’ve displayed a list of songs, you can browse through your available titles by Song, Artist, or Genre to select a specific song. . To play a song, select it and press Play. . To listen to a playlist, select it and press to open the playlist, then press again to begin playing from the selected song. (You can also highlight the playlist and use the softkey menu to begin listening.) Music Backing Up Your Downloaded Music Files When you purchase and download a music file from the Sprint Music Store, you get two versions of the song: one to download and play on your phone (file type: AAC+), and another to download from and play on your computer (file type: WMA). The AAC+ files downloaded to your phone can only be played on your phone and on your account, and once they have been downloaded, they cannot be downloaded again without being repurchased. Sprint recommends you back up your AAC+ music files to your computer so you can access the files in case your microSD card is lost or damaged, or if you install a new microSD card. To back up your downloaded music files: 1. Connect your phone using a USB cable or the built-in connection on Bluetooth-enabled phones. 2. Use your computer to navigate to the microSD card’s Music folder. 3. Select and copy the music files to a folder on your computer’s hard drive. Although you can store AAC+ files on your computer, they will only be playable on your phone and on your account. Note: If you copy the files to a new microSD card, you will need to create a folder on the card called “MUSIC” to be able to play the music files. Sprint Music Manager The Sprint Music Manager application (included on CD) is a program you can install on your computer to help you organize, manage, and play all your music. You can also use the Sprint Music Manager to copy your compatible music files right from your computer to your phone’s microSD card (using the adapter or an optional USB connection), including purchases you make from the Sprint Digital Lounge. Getting Sprint Music Manager 1. Insert the CD that came with your phone into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. – or – On your computer, go to and download the Sprint Music Manager application. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to install and launch the application, including accepting the license agreement and rebooting your computer, if necessary. Launching Sprint Music Manager . Double-click the Sprint Music Manager icon on your computer’s desktop (or s...
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