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Refreshing a Thumbnail Index
You should refresh the thumbnail index when the File Manager screen does not accurately show
the movie file contents of a folder. The thumbnail index screens show only files for which
thumbnails have been generated. Note that thumbnails are not displayed for movie files you move
to the current thumbnail index screen folder using File Manager (page 135) or some other
program. You can make such files appear by performing the thumbnail index refresh operation
below.
To refresh a thumbnail index
While the thumbnail index you want to refresh is on the screen, tap the Func L menu and then
tap Refresh Thumbnails.
Creating a Mail Message with an Attached Movie
The following procedure creates a new Mail message with the movie currently selected on the
Movie Player thumbnail index screen attached.
To create a Mail message with an attached movie
1. On the Movie Player thumbnail index screen, select the movie you want to attach to the Mail
message and then tap the  button.
•This starts up Mail and displays a message input screen with the movie you selected
attached.
2. Specify the address of the recipient, and make any changes to the subject and body text that
you want.
•See “3-3 Mail” on page 67 for more information about writing and sending e-mail messages.
NOTE
In step 1 of the above procedure, you could also display the movie playback screen of the movie
you want to attach and then tap 
.
Thumbnail Index Screen Folder and File Operations
The folder and file operations you can perform on the Movie Player thumbnail index screen are
identical to those for the Photo Viewer thumbnail index screen. See “Folder and File Operations”
on page 117 for information about creating, renaming and deleting folders, and about renaming,
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4-2-2 Using Movie Playback Screen
Playing Back Movies
On the Movie Player thumbnail index screen, tap the thumbnail of the movie you want to play,
and then tap . This displays the movie playback screen, which you can use to view the movie.
You can also use the playback screen to capture still images from a movie.
To playback a movie file
1. Start up Movie Player.
2. On the thumbnail index screen, select the thumbnail of the movie you want to play back, and
then tap 
 to open the file. You can also open a file by double-tapping it.
•While a thumbnail is highlighted on the thumbnail index screen, you can also open it by
pressing the OK button.
•The following shows the appearance of a typical playback screen.
•Tap the  button or press the OK button to start playback.
•Ta p   or press the OK button to stop playback.
•To display the thumbnail index screen, tap  or press ESC.
NOTE
Playback is stopped automatically whenever you start up another application or perform any other
operation that makes Movie Player inactive.
Movie image File name
Playback timer
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Playback Screen Control Panel
The following describes the functions of the buttons and sliders of the Playback Screen’s control
panel.
Volume slider ......... Drag right to increase volume and left to decrease it.
.......................... Jumps to the beginning of the movie during forward play or the end of the
movie during reverse play.
 / .................. Toggles between forward play  and reverse play . This button is
disabled if the movie file does not allow reverse playback.
.......................... High-speed or slow-speed movie playback in accordance with the settings
you make with the procedure under “Making Playback Speed and Repeat
Settings” on page 125. This button is disabled if the movie file does not
allow changes in playback speed.
.......................... Plays back a movie at normal speed.
.......................... Stops playback.
Position Slider ....... Drag this slider left or right to move to a specific location in a movie.
.......................... Moves the playback position back.
.......................... Moves the playback position forward.
.......................... Saves the currently displayed frame as a still image. See “Capturing a Still
Image from a Movie” on page 124 for details.
Controlling Playback Using CASSIOPEIA Buttons
The following describes CASSIOPEIA button operations that you can use while the Playback
Screen is on the display.
During Playback
•Press the OK button to stop playback.
While Playback is Stopped
•Press the OK button to start normal speed playback.
Anytime
•Press the right cursor button to close the current file and display the playback screen of the next
file (in thumbnail index screen sequence).
•Press the left cursor button to close the current file and open the previous file in the thumbnail
index screen.
•Press the down cursor button for forward playback.
•Press the up cursor button for reverse playback.
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Capturing a Still Image from a Movie
Use the following procedure to capture a still image from a movie and save it as a JPEG file.
To capture a still image from a movie
1. Play back the movie that contains the image you want to capture.
2. Stop playback so the image is on the Playback Screen.
3. Use the 
 and  buttons to maneuver to the image you want.
4. Tap the 
 button.
5. In the dialog box that appears, tap Ye s.
NOTE
•Screen capture files are stored in the nand disk in the My Documents\Photo folder.
•You can view screen capture files using Photo Viewer.
Displaying the File Properties of a Movie
The file properties dialog box provides you with information about the file whose contents are
currently displayed on the playback screen.
To display the file properties of a movie
1. On the playback screen, tap .
2. To close the file properties dialog box, tap OK. 
						

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Making Playback Speed and Repeat Settings
Playback speed and repeat settings are made using the Options dialog box that appears when you
tap Options.
Playback Speed ............. Use this list box to select a faster or slower speed for movie playback.
The speeds available depend on the type of file you currently have open.
The message Disabled appears here if the file you currently have opened
does not allow its playback speed to be changed.
Auto Repeat .................. Check this option to have the file you are playing back automatically
repeat until you stop it.
Streams ......................... A stream is similar to the track of a tape recording. These list boxes show
the streams contained in the currently open file. If a file has multiple
streams, you can select one of them here.
When all the settings are the way you want, tap OK to close the dialog box and apply them.
Adjusting Playback Screen Brightness
Use the Brightness dialog box to adjust the brightness of the Playback Screen. To display the
dialog box, tap Brightness.
•Drag the sliders left and right to specify the brightness of the screen.
•Use the Battery Power slider to set the level to be applied when you are running your
CASSIOPEIA under battery power.
•Use the AC Adapter slider to set the brightness level when you are powering your
CASSIOPEIA with its AC adapter.
•Two sliders are provided to let you set different brightness levels for operation under battery
power and operation under AC adapter power.
When the settings are the way you want, tap OK to close the dialog box and apply them. 
						

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4-3 Music Player
Music Player makes it possible for you to play MP3 files on your CASSIOPEIA. Playback can be
output through the CASSIOPEIA’s headphones plugged into the audio output jack.
NOTE
•Music Player can play only files stored in the nand disk My Documents\Music folder or a
storage card My Documents\Music folder. It will not play files located in any other folder.
•To use Music Player, you need to install it from the bundled CD-ROM. See Chapter 6 of this
User’s Guide for information about installing programs on your CASSIOPEIA.
•You may not be able to play back certain MP3 formats.
Playback Screen Operations
To playback audio files
1. Start up Music Player, which causes the Playback Screen to appear.
•The following shows the appearance of a typical playback screen.
2. Tap  or press the OK button.
•This starts playback of the currently selected play list.
•See “Play List Screen Operations” on page 128 for information about selecting and editing a
play list.
3. Tap 
 or press the ESC button to stop playback.
Position of current file in the Play List
Number of files in the
Play List
File name
Playback time
Playback progress bar
Control panel
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Playback Screen Control Panel
The following describes the functions of the buttons and sliders of the Playback Screen’s control
panel.
.......................... Starts playback.
.......................... Stops playback.
................................ Pauses playback. Tapping this button again resumes playback from
where it was originally paused.
................................ Skips back to the beginning of the previous file and resumes playback.
................................ Skips forward to the beginning of the file following the currently playing
file and resumes playback.
................................. Mutes audio output. Tapping this button again unmutes audio output.
................................. Reduces volume.
................................. Increases volume.
..... This graphic sound level meter shows the current volume setting.
Controlling Playback Using CASSIOPEIA Buttons
The following describes the OK button and ESC button operations you can use while the
playback screen is on the display.
During Playback
•Press the OK button to pause playback.
•Press the ESC button to stop playback.
While Playback is Paused
•Press the OK button to resume playback.
While Playback is Stopped
•Press the OK button to start playback.
Anytime
•Press the top of the cursor button to increase volume, or the bottom of the cursor button to
decrease it.
•Press the right side of the cursor button to skip forward to the beginning of the file following
the currently playing file.
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Using Repeat
Turning on repeat causes the currently selected play list to play in an endless loop, until you stop
playback.
On the playback screen, display the Settings menu and then tap Repeat to toggle repeat on and
off. A check mark is next to the Repeat item on the Settings menu while repeat is turned on.
NOTE
•To turn off repeat, tap Settings and then Repeat again to uncheck it.
Turning Off the Display
You can conserve battery power during audio file playback by turning off the CASSIOPEIA’s
display.
On the playback screen, display the Settings menu and then tap Display Off to turn off the
display.
NOTE
•When the Display Off option of the Settings menu is checked, the display automatically goes
blank whenever an audio file is playing back. Display power is restored when you press the OK
button or the ESC button to stop playback.
•Display power is also restored automatically when the end of playback is reached. If repeat
playback is turned on, the display remains blank until you manually stop playback.
•To turn off the Display Off option, tap Settings and then Display Off to uncheck the option.
Enabling Cursor Button Operation while the Display is off
You can perform certain operations (control audio volume, skip between files) while the display is
turned off. To do so, you must use the following procedure to enable cursor button operation
while the display is turned off.
To enable cursor button operation while the display is turned off
On the Settings menu, select the Enable Up/Down Key option.
Using Background Playback
You can set up Music Player so it continues to run and play back music in the background while
you are running other programs. A  icon in the system tray tells you that Music Player is
playing in the background, while the 
 indicates that Music Player is stopped.
Tapping  or  makes Music Player the active program, which allows you to operate its
buttons and other controls.
Play List Screen Operations
You can create a play list of MP3 files that are in nand disk or on a storage card. This way you can
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To display the play list screen
On the playback screen, tap the Play List... button to display the play list screen.
To select a play list
1. On the playback screen, tap the Play List... button.
•This displays the play list screen.
2. Tap the down arrow next to the Play List box, and select the play list from the menu of options
that appears.
3. After selecting a play list, tap 
 to return to the playback screen.
NOTE
•If you select All music files on the menu in step 2, Music Player plays back all the MP3 files it
can find, starting from the smallest one first. If you are using a storage card, Music Player plays
back all files in the nand disk first, and then plays back all files on the storage card next.
•Note that the All music files option only appears on the menu if you have only one play list.
To create a new play list
1. On the playback screen, tap the Play List... button.
•This displays the play list screen.
Currently selected
play list
Files contained in the
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2. Tap the New button.
•This displays the play list editing screen.
3. Input the name you want to assign to the play list into the Play List Name box.
4. In the Total Tracks list, select the files you want to include in your play list. Next, tap the Add
button.
•This adds the checked files to the Tracks List.
5. Use Tracks List to arrange the sequence of the files.
•Tap the name of the file you want to move, and then use the Up and Down buttons to move
the file up or down.
•Tapping the Delete button deletes the currently selected file from Tracks List.
6. After everything is the way you want, tap 
.
•This returns to the play list screen with the name of your newly created play list selected.
NOTE
•Taping the Cancel button during step 6 discards the play list you are creating and returns to the
play list screen.
To edit an existing play list
1. On the playback screen, tap the Play List... button.
•This displays the play list screen.
2. Tap the down arrow next to the Play List box, and select the play list you want to edit from the
menu of options that appears.
3. Tap the Edit button.
•This displays the play list editing screen.
•Now you can perform the steps starting from step 3 under “To create a new play list” on
page 129 to edit the play list.
To delete an existing play list
1. On the playback screen, tap the Play List... button.
•This displays the play list screen.
2. Tap the down arrow next to the Play List box, and select the play list you want to delete from
the menu of options that appears.
3. Tap the Delete button.
•This deletes the selected play list.
All playable MP3 files in main memory and on the storage
card My Documents folders
Tap to deselect (uncheck) all the tracks in the Total Tracks
list. Tap to select (check) all the tracks in the Total Tracks list.