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Kinoma Play Installing Kinoma Play is delivered as a standard Windows Mobile installer (.cab) file. To install, open the file on your phone and follow the instructions. If you’re asked to choose an install location, we recommend that you choose Device instead of Storage Card. To uninstall, use Remove Programs in your phone’s Settings. Activation Before you can use Kinoma Play, you must activate it by entering a purchase key. Activation should be performed “over the air,” which means you need to have a data connection available the first time you use Kinoma Play. Each purchase key can be used for only one phone. Network access Kinoma Play is a media browser with a strong emphasis on internet media. To avoid unexpected charges, you need to either have an unlimited data plan or be connected via Wi‐Fi (if your phone supports it). Launching Launch Kinoma Play using your phone’s Start menu, just as for other Windows Mobile applications. Getting around Kinoma Play uses your phone’s soft keys as follows: • The left soft key is Back, and it acts like the Back button in a web browser (as does your phone’s dedicated Back key, if it has one). • The right soft key is Menu, and it shows or hides the menu pod (see the next section). If you’re playing audio or video, the Main screen will display the title of the Now Playing item for the left soft key, and pressing that key will jump directly to it. 2 You’ll also use the keys on your 5‐way control pad: Menu pod Kinoma Play’s menu pod provides fast access to many powerful capabilities. Think of it as a carousel of menus that are always optimized for what you’re doing. Press Menu to show the menu pod. Use Left and Right to move between menus. These are the menus you’ll see in the menu pod when you’re at the Main screen in Kinoma Play: The menu pod always includes Media and Settings menus. Additional menus are often available to provide functionality specific to the current screen; for example, the Player menu is available only when you’re at the Main screen. 3 Main screen The Main screen is your starting point for Kinoma Play. It lists the choices you have at that point. (Choices in Kinoma Play are often listed like this; in some cases, such as for pictures, they’re instead shown in a grid.) My Phone Find and play the video, audio, and pictures on the phone or a storage card. A menu accessible through the Playlists category lets you create custom playlists. Media Guide Consult this constantly updated guide to Kinoma Play‐compatible content. The Browse by Provider category is a great way to get introduced to the depth and breadth of content in the guide. Search Search third‐party internet and content services (such as YouTube) for video, audio, and pictures. Services Access premium services such as Live365, Audible, and Flickr. Most can also be used by nonmembers, but members get additional features (for example, access to all Live365 stations). History Display content you’ve viewed or listened to recently, similar to how your web browser remembers previous pages. Delete your history by choosing Privacy from the Player menu. Favorites Display content you’ve marked as a favorite. Mark favorites by choosing Add to Favorites from the Media menu. 4 Playing Audio and video The keys for controlling playback in Kinoma Play’s audio/video view are: If your phone has volume keys, you can use them to adjust the volume of the Now Playing item from anywhere within Kinoma Play. You can also choose Audio from the Settings menu to adjust the volume. For audiobooks with internal chapters, use Left and Right to move through the chapters. Pictures The picture viewer in Kinoma Play has three modes: Browse, Zoom & Rotate, and Pan. Use Center to switch between modes. An icon will appear briefly to confirm the mode you’re in, showing you the effect of pressing control pad keys in that mode. In Browse mode, for example, pressing Left or Right takes you to another picture. Browse Zoom & Rotate Pan Pan mode lets you scroll a zoomed‐in image in any direction. It’s not presented as an option when the image is fully zoomed out. Using your touch screen If your phone has a touch screen, you can use it to control Kinoma Play. Everywhere • Tap on‐screen buttons, including Menu and Back. • When the menu pod is visible, tap anywhere outside the menu pod to hide it. 5 Lists and grids • Tap an item to open it. • Tap and hold to select an item and bring up the menu pod. • Flick up or down to scroll. Pictures • Tap the bottom of the screen to show the toolbar. • When the toolbar is visible, tap any empty part of the toolbar to hide it. • Tap to zoom in. Tap again to zoom out. • Tap and hold to zoom in more. • When zoomed in, flick to pan the picture. • When not zoomed in, flick left or right to see another picture. • When not zoomed in, drag a quarter‐circle to rotate (as if drawing part of a circle superimposed over the image). Video • Tap to show or hide the playback controls. • Drag up or down to adjust the volume. Audio • Drag up or down to adjust the volume. Sharing To share what you’re viewing or listening to, choose Send from the Media menu. Bluetooth Send the current item to another person’s phone via Bluetooth. Flickr Upload the current picture to your Flickr account. (Log in to Flickr using Services.) Orb Upload the current item to your Orb server. (Log in to Orb using Services.) Email accounts Send the current item using an email account defined on the phone. 6 SMS Send the current item to another person via SMS. Adjusting playback settings When playing video, choose Video from the Settings menu to adjust brightness and contrast. As indicated by the arrowheads shown in the dialog, press Left or Right to change a setting. When playing audio or video, choose Audio from the Settings menu to adjust bass, treble, and left/right balance. You can also adjust volume here. Home screen integration Kinoma Play can add a plug‐in to your phone’s Home screen (or Today screen). This plug‐in provides quick access to Kinoma Play, shows the Now Playing item, and lets you quickly skip to the next or previous item in the current playlist. To add the Kinoma Play plug‐in, choose Home Screen from the Player menu. In the Home Screen dialog, check Show to enable the Kinoma Play plug‐in on your Home screen. For fun, try the Large size with a video playing. 7 Menu reference Many actions are described here as applying to the current item, meaning the video, audio, or picture that’s currently visible on the screen. These actions also apply to the selected item in lists and grids. Media Now Playing Takes you to the currently playing video or audio. Get Info Displays detailed information about the current item. Add to Favorites Adds the current item to your Favorites list. Add to “On‐The‐Go” Adds the current item to the target playlist, whose name is shown after Add to. The initial target playlist is called “On‐The‐Go”; you can change the target playlist using the Playlists menu accessible through the Playlists category in My Phone. Send Allows you to send the current item via Bluetooth, SMS, or email or to upload it to Flickr or Orb. Download Downloads the Now Playing item, if allowed. (The Yield option allows downloading in the background.) Delete Deletes the current item, when possible. Settings Audio Lets you adjust volume, bass, treble, and left/right balance when you’re playing audio or video. Video Lets you adjust brightness and contrast when you’re playing video. Browse For lists and grids, lets you choose a small, medium, or large size. Larger sizes show more detail. You can also switch sizes by pressing Left or Right. Privacy Controls privacy settings, such as allowing you to delete your viewing/listening history. See kinoma.com/privacy‐policy/ for Kinoma’s privacy policy, including details about what information we collect and how we use it. Repeat This menu is available only in Kinoma Play’s audio/video view. Off Turns off repeat. All Repeats all items in the current playlist. One Repeats the current item. 8 Player This menu is available only when you’re at the Main screen. Open URL Plays what you specify by entering its URL. Skin Lets you change the appearance of Kinoma Play. Home Screen Enables the Kinoma Play plug‐in on your phone’s Home screen (or Today screen). Check for Updates Lets you manually check for Kinoma Play updates. Kinoma Play also checks for updates automatically. About Displays information about Kinoma Play, including details that might be requested by Kinoma customer support. Support Kinoma Forum Get tips and answers to your questions from other members of the Kinoma community. You can find the Kinoma Forum at forum.kinoma.com. Kinoma Notes blog Read articles and announcements about Kinoma products in the Kinoma Notes blog at blog.kinoma.com. One­on­one customer support Our support page, kinoma.com/support/, has links to frequently asked questions (with answers!) and manuals, plus a way to contact our support folks directly. Compatibility Kinoma Play requires a supported device running Windows Mobile 6 or Windows Mobile 5. For a complete list of supported devices, go to kinoma.com/support/ and click Check Kinoma Play compatibility. Privacy policy You can find Kinoma’s privacy policy at kinoma.com/privacy‐policy/. Copyrights and trademarks Copyright © 2002–2008 Kinoma, Inc. All rights reserved. Kinoma is a registered trademark of Kinoma, Inc. 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