How to put songs into the i870 to use it as an Mp3 Player

[Primetime0625]

This is a tutorial in how to put mp3s into the i870 and use it as an mp3 player.

1.Plug the card reader into the usb cable that is provided.
2.Plug the usb into the computer and install all necessary drivers.
3. Plug the small Transflash card into the big Transflash card. (the big one is an adapter.
4. Then from your computer go to My Computer and open up the E drive which should say removable drive.
5.When that is open you should see Audio, Video and Image
6.Drag the mp3 song that you want into the audio file
7. Then remove the small transflash card and adapter from the reader
8. Remove the small transflash card from the adapter and put it into the phone
9.Go to menu and then audio player and select the song that you want to play

You can listen to it with the flip closed, pause and search through with the outer buttons.

if this wasn't clear enough then let me know and I will claify any questions that you may have

AND REMEMBER TO HIT ME UP WITH SOME REP POINTS

Tutorial by Primetime0625

[wally]

like i said on ii, good work, yet again....
i hope that i'll be able to use this sometime soon!

[mike D]

good post

[cnanextel]

great work

Goos stuff. Now all I need is an i870!

[Ultraman]

I'm sorry but i install the cd that was included with the phone and i followed your instruction, but when i open up drive E: nothing shows up.

Please help

thanks

[rubabanmann]

Is there any way to use the mp3's as your ringtone, or if you transfer the file from the trans flash card to the phone can u use it as a ringtone then, because i ve tried and i cant get it...

[cnanextel]

am pretty sure u can use mp3's as ringtones

[tel-x.com]

Originally Posted by cnanextel

am pretty sure u can use mp3's as ringtones

NOTE: not tested on 870, this works on the e398, but its worth a try

In phone menu, go to the mp3 you would like to have as ringtone, copy it from your transflash card to phone, then you can set it as a ringtone.

[Kid Poker]

ok i did wa u said to put tha songs directly into tha removable disk drive..copyed tha songs into the audio folder....put tha transflash memory into tha 870.....but wen i click on audio player it says no files

[wally]

Originally Posted by tel-x.com

NOTE: not tested on 870, this works on the e398, but its worth a try

In phone menu, go to the mp3 you would like to have as ringtone, copy it from your transflash card to phone, then you can set it as a ringtone.

nah...doesnt work

[ctellis156]

Originally Posted by phonefreak

ok i did wa u said to put tha songs directly into tha removable disk drive..copyed tha songs into the audio folder....put tha transflash memory into tha 870.....but wen i click on audio player it says no files

shorten the file name.

[kloogy]

When I open the E drive, I dont see a choice in folders. It seems to be all blank . What am I doing wrong ?

[maluballa89]

Originally Posted by kloogy

When I open the E drive, I dont see a choice in folders. It seems to be all blank . What am I doing wrong ?

u hav to stick the card in your fone first for a minute then pull it out n ull see the folders

[kloogy]

Ok, I see the 3 different folders. Im not that computer literate. When you say drag the mp3 files, what exactly do you mean ?

[BlayZ]

click on the file, and hold the button down, the move the mouse(drag) it over the folder and let go, that will then place it inside that folder

[YungGunnaz]

THANKS .. I WAS WONDERING HOW COME THE SONGS WERENT PLAYING AFTER YOU PUT THE SONGS IN THE FOLDER.. YOU GOTS TO RENAME THE SONG TO 32 CHARACTERS LONG IN ORDER FOR YOU TO SEE IT IN THE MEDIA PLAYER.

[tone041298]

When i do the drag its saying copywritten and its protected any advice?

[DwnwitYO197]

Yeh change ur default player from itunes then u can put them on but after that i tried t copy to memory card and it still says protec ted media

[Zav]

Originally Posted by tone041298

When i do the drag its saying copywritten and its protected any advice?

on the little black reader make sure it doesnt say locked.

[QnzBeLLaNY]

I don't get it i followed all the instructions... i saved them as wav files and i saved them as mp3 files too neither of them work..... should i try saving the ringtones as MiDi files??? Please help me ..... i loaded pics on to my phone from the card with no problem .... it was so much easier hooking up my i860.... Please HHHHHHEEEELLLLLPPPPPP me.

[wepofosho]

yeah i cant do it either. i followed the directions perfect and i am very computer literate. i get the write protected shit too. dont know how to get rid of it.

[bx don]

great work

[ThEKiDHuRrIcAnE05]

Originally Posted by Primetime0625

9.Go to menu and then audio player and select the song that you want to play
You can listen to it with the flip closed, pause and search through with the outer buttons.

dont forget you dont need to go to menu audio player to access that, you can always close the phone and hold the play button for 3 seconds and it should pop up

[Noslo5oh]

excellent job, i was confused till i saw this post, great tutorial, keep them coming.

[TheCardMan]

No spaces can be in the files either.

[makaveli79]

Originally Posted by rubabanmann

Is there any way to use the mp3's as your ringtone, or if you transfer the file from the trans flash card to the phone can u use it as a ringtone then, because i ve tried and i cant get it...

I did it with an i860 so it should work with i870 as well. I took a .MP3 then with Cool Edit Pro 2.1 I cut it down to 2 minutes and converted it to 32 Kbps, 8000 Hz Sample Rate (4000 hz Max Bandwidth), Mono PCM and saved it. It was 470kb and uploaded it with WebJAL. I assigned it as an Alert and it worked. I'm assuming that if it worked as an alert it would as a ringtone as well. Of course a little editing is required.

If you're not satisfied with the sound quality you can make it 48 kbps, 8000 Hz as well. But if it's an i860 make sure to keep the filesize under 500 kb (2 minutes of audio is good)

Good luck

[D$MONEY]

......wait im confused, so u can put the mp3's that u load from the computer to the transflash 2 ur fone as a ringtone? if u could pls xplain thanks, D

[hi5ingmf9]

ok,i seriously cannot get this to work. mp3 files are 192kbs or lower, no more than 20 characters and put in the audio folder on my 512 card. the Audio player does not read the music, my i can play it from the media center.

other thing is does anyone have a batch mp3 converting program, most of mine ar 600+kps, and the one i used only let me do 15 songs

[importknight]

im having a huge problem when ever i plug the usb adapter in my comp instantly freezes can someone help me?

[Mpoll23]

Where is the best place to get mp3s for the I870, all the mp3s on here are all clips is their a different site to download them or is there a thread here where we can download them at.

[HERO]

Originally Posted by Mpoll23

Where is the best place to get mp3s for the I870, all the mp3s on here are all clips is their a different site to download them or is there a thread here where we can download them at.

Any MP3 works as long as it's under 192kbs and the filename has to be under 32 chars.
I use LimeWire PRO to download my MP3's. Just a thought.

[Mpoll23]

NEWBIE question but kbs is the size correct?

[angelique73]

I am still learning how to use my i870. My question is that can I transfer songs from my Mp3 to a ringtone. So I can have personalized ringtones.

Thank you
Angelique

[angelique73]

I am having a hard time, I am wanting to download songs onto my i870 and use it as a ringtone, PLease HELP !!!!!
Thank you
Angelique

Originally Posted by Primetime0625

This is a tutorial in how to put mp3s into the i870 and use it as an mp3 player.

1.Plug the card reader into the usb cable that is provided.
2.Plug the usb into the computer and install all necessary drivers.
3. Plug the small Transflash card into the big Transflash card. (the big one is an adapter.
4. Then from your computer go to My Computer and open up the E drive which should say removable drive.
5.When that is open you should see Audio, Video and Image
6.Drag the mp3 song that you want into the audio file
7. Then remove the small transflash card and adapter from the reader
8. Remove the small transflash card from the adapter and put it into the phone
9.Go to menu and then audio player and select the song that you want to play

You can listen to it with the flip closed, pause and search through with the outer buttons.

if this wasn't clear enough then let me know and I will claify any questions that you may have

AND REMEMBER TO HIT ME UP WITH SOME REP POINTS

Tutorial by Primetime0625

[lizzzz903]

great tutorial.. so much easier way to load the mp3's to the phone.. i have a question though.. i cant fit more than like 7 or 8 songs.. so if i want to fit more, do i have to buy a bigger memory card?

[OmgNoodles]

If you guys have not found out how to do this, follow these steps.

- Make sure the file name is less than 32 characters
- Make sure file name has no spaces (might work w/ spaces, but I prefer not to)
- Make sure the audio files are of mp3


If those steps don't work when you put them in the audio folder of the SD stick and open them in audio player but nothing shows up, then something is wrong with the bitrate and, Hz.

*** Be sure to follow this next step carefully because this is what's wrong most likely if the two steps above this doesn't work or anything you followed in the thread ***

Right click audio file > click "properties" > Go to "summary" > then go to "advanced".

Check the bitrate and make sure it's 128kbps and the audio sample rate is 44k hz. If it's anything else, then we need to change that. Use a program like "ImTOO Audio Encoder" to change the bitrate to 128kbps and the audio sample rate to 44k hz (44,. Make sure the file name is less than 32 characters and I'm pretty sure you can then put the files into the audio file of the SD memory stick and it'll work in your player.


I hope I made it understandable and hope it works!

[OmgNoodles]

Originally Posted by lizzzz903

great tutorial.. so much easier way to load the mp3's to the phone.. i have a question though.. i cant fit more than like 7 or 8 songs.. so if i want to fit more, do i have to buy a bigger memory card?

Yea, the memory stick isn't that big. It's only 32mb (one that comes with phone). I plan on buying a 1gb from Newegg. They have one about $59.

[OmgNoodles]

Originally Posted by OmgNoodles

Yea, the memory stick isn't that big. It's only 32mb (one that comes with phone). I plan on buying a 1gb from Newegg. They have one about $59.

Wish I could edit this because it's the 512mb. I can't find a 1gb anywhere. If anyone does, shoot me a PM please.

[HERO]

Originally Posted by OmgNoodles

Wish I could edit this because it's the 512mb. I can't find a 1gb anywhere. If anyone does, shoot me a PM please.

512 is the max. 1gb does NOT exist yet.