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RE:New memory card HElllpppppppp!

bloodhound — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:13:58 GMT

Hi.

I bought a 2gb sandisk minisd (before i knew about mobymemory...honest...) anyway, i copied all the folders from a 32mb to the 2gb. My phone say there is no mp3s, no images, no videos etc on the memory card. The files are there, and the phone regonises that there is a card in the phone. It's well annoying and i can't find a solution anywhere. This website is by far the most helpful for just about every other topic. If someone could help me, that would be great as i really want to play mp3s on my phone.

Cheers,

Marcus.

o2 x3 FIRMWARE UPDATES

webtec — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:14:59 GMT

hi everyone

i've just bought an o2 x3, yes i agree, o2 could've made the mp3 storage and retrieval more logical.

1) does anyone know how i can check the firmware version of my phone?

2) also how can i update the firmware so that my phone can use a 2GB memory card (bought from moby obviously).

has anyone done this? please can you advise me, thank you

webtec

O2 X3 is actually a BenQ S700

Vark — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 08:47:55 GMT

Just found out by googling that the O2 X3 is actually a BenQ S700 in real life.

Have a look at

http://www.benq.com/Products/product.cfm?product=549

tried the handset manager on the download page but wont connect to the O2 X3 so there must be some slight differences.

If you look at the folder where the O2 X3 handset software is there are some files that do mention benq too.

Memory card and MP3 issoes on O2 X4

glenhill — Sat, 20 Aug 2005 09:58:52 GMT

I have an O2 X4 phone and bough the moby memory 512mb mini sd and the mini sd usb reader. I have 126 songs converted using dbpoweramp at 128 constant bitrate. When I copy these over to the memory they show ok fine on the pc and I can play them on the pc through the reader.

When I put the memory the memeory back into the phone it will only show 70+ songs and I cannot access the others. The memeory storage shows I have alot more songs on the card.

I have tried adding the songs individually, etc. This is very frustrating. Any help please?

videos

quicksilver — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:41:14 GMT

can i mine videos clips on my o2 x3 if so how

How do u add words!

Kooldude123 — Sun, 05 Jun 2005 18:48:37 GMT

On the o2 x3 the option with 'itap'

How do u add words into it, so it comes up everytime?!

Thanks

help

heavenstar_uk — Sat, 14 May 2005 15:08:17 GMT

hi everyone.ive noticed that an N has appeared on my screen next to my memory card but i dont no what it means...can anyone help me? thx

SD adapter troubles

lukejosef — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 20:11:57 GMT

hey i have just brought the £7.99 usb2 mini-SD memory card reader and have put my 256mb card inside it with adapter and when i try and put songs into the music file it says write-protection. is it something 2 do with the little white switch on the side because mine broke off or could it be the card reader? im really stressed!! i just want mp3s on my fone. thanks if you can help

luke

MIni SD Reader problem

tarek131 — Sat, 09 Apr 2005 23:41:09 GMT

I have bought O2 X3

I have 2 problems:

1. I tried to use alot of Mini SD Card Reader, but it can't recognize the card? when I access the drive, it tells that no memory card in the reader? would u help me please?

2. I go to Egypt and I want to unlock the mobile? I can pay for you. but now the mobile is useless. I asked the seller if it is legal to unlock it, he told me yes. I can't find a shope in Eqyt that can unlock it

Getting names to show on text messages...

starshell2k1 — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 22:41:31 GMT

Hi,

Recieved my O2 X3 this morning. Very excited and it seems fab but....my inbox of text messages it's coming up with numbers, how do I change it so it shows up with names instead?

Thanks!

Shell xxx

How to put mp3's on your O2 X3 made simple (I hope)!

michmrob — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 14:39:06 GMT

Ok.....I have sussed it at last! And it is not easy! Do you have the adaptor lead that goes from your card reader to your computer? If not, you need one. If you do, pm or email me because as I said, it's not that simple, and I can take you through it step by step if you want. I must say that the sound quality is VERY good and once you have sussed it it gets easier. Here is the method in the easiest way that I can explain:

First you need to make sure your songs are in mp3 format.

Then put your card in the reader and attach the adaptor lead to your computer.

Go to where your songs are stored.

Highlight the song you want to put on your phone. N.B: you cannot select a folder to transfer, I tried this and it won't work. You have to select the songs individually.

Select 'copy this file' or right-click and 'copy'.

Copy to 'E: drive, music'. It is important to make sure you copy to the 'music' folder, your songs won't play if you don't.

Take your mini SD card out of the reader and put it back into your phone.

Press the mp3 button on your phone. It wil say 'no files on card' first of all, but don't worry!

Press 'options', then 'edit playlist'. Your songs should be there (fingers crossed!). You just select the songs you want to play et voila!

I hope this helps anyone who is having difficulties, I only sussed it out through trial and error, and it is a very long-winded process especially if you are not going to be using the mp3 facility that often. GOOD LUCK!

Why wont it work

welchyd1 — Fri, 04 Feb 2005 22:49:23 GMT

Hi I've just bought an o2 x3 found out i needed a bigger memory card and reader, so i got one off a friend. I am trying to transfer my cd's which are on my hard drive using Real player but when I return the card to my phone it tells me there are no files in memory card. Can you please help me?

Dave

infra red problems

magicstu — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 13:52:16 GMT

i am having problems with the infra red settings.

how do i transfer info/ringtones etc from 1 x3 phone to another?i have activated the infra red setting on both phones and they just sit there saying connecting, i have had info sent to me via infra red, but does the phone only recieve info and not send? the manual is a total waste of time.

infra red problems

quicksilver — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:33:17 GMT

can i send ringtones pictures and videos using the infra red if so

Cant get reader to work

draperryan — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 10:37:12 GMT

Just bought the Minisd card reader but do i require windows 98 to work it or is windows xp fine?

DO I STILL NEED USB CABLE?

michmrob — Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:05:56 GMT

Hi can someone tell me if I buy a bigger memory card and reader, does that mean I don't have to use my USB data cable I got with the phone anymore? I hope so, as it is not working all of a sudden, just keeps saying 'connecting to handset' forever. Any suggestions on why this is happening would also be appreciated!

02 x3 message tone

gadget — Sun, 30 Jan 2005 15:12:53 GMT

Can anyone out there please tell me how to change the message tone on my o2 x3 the manual is no help at all. I only seem to be able to change the type of alert Eg alert & vib or alert only but not the sound

HELP!!!!

Daniel — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 19:50:51 GMT

Hi ,

ive just got a 02 x3 and didnt realise you had to have a card reader to transfer mp3 files , i was looking on this site and saw that you recommened the 11 in 1 card reader , will this read the mini sd card or do i need to buy an adapter as well as i have had trouble trying to read the card with other readers !

please help me !!!

dan

HELP PLEASE

sectorman — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 21:52:30 GMT

Hi got two of these phone for my kids for christmas and as every body else cant download MP3 to the phone as extras are needed.
But can some one tell me all that i will need to do this.
As i am not very good at these phone things.
Dont want to spend a great deal right at moment but will spend what i have too so kids are happy
Thanks

128MB to 1GB Mini-SD Memory Cards for the O2 X3 from MobyMemory.com

webmaster — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 00:22:48 GMT

MobyMemory.com stock a full range of mini-SD memory cards, from 128mb up to 1GB (the first available in the UK!), all of which are supplied with SD adapter jackets, and all of which are fully compatible with the O2 X3 multimedia phone:

http://www.mobymemory.com/miniSD_Memory_Cards.asp

We now have got hold of a handy dedicated mini-SD USB2 card reader which saves having to carry around the SD adapter jacket everywhere:

Happy O2 X3

How do I convert Mpeg's to Mp4's to play on my O2 X3?

Andy — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 23:37:31 GMT

Hey guys,

Any ideas how I can convert all my .mpeg movies to .mp4 movies so that I can play them on my O2 X3 when I stick them on my memory card.

I have a 128mb miniSD card, card reader, adapter and all that so I have no problems getting files onto my phone. I just can't get them into the right format!

I have tried a couple of programs, one makes a .mp4 file that's only 1kb and is pretty much useless, one makes an .mp4 which you can play the sound on the phone, but has a blank white screen... <_< All the others didn't work at all.

Has anyone found a program, or am I just doing it wrong?

MPEG4 Direct Maler is the program I am using at the moment. You can find it at download.com

Cheers

Andy

Animated Gifs

criptopus — Sat, 18 Dec 2004 00:32:52 GMT

Yes finaly got round to putting an animated gif of moving plasma on the background of my mobile, but lo and behold more limitations appear.

Not only did I encounter a limited size for a gif, but it only plays the first 4 frames so after all that work to reduce each frame to 8 colours and recombined them my animation keeps jumping back to the beginning.

Why 4 frames!!!

With 8 I would have a chance but with 4 even something rotating looks very jerky.

Could this be a limitation of memory, a limitation due to not having a card reader, or just the limited vision of O2?

- Stephen

O2 X3 Video upload

Terry — Sat, 11 Dec 2004 22:59:10 GMT

Can anyone tell me how to download a video I've shot and saved to the SD card, the hand set manager only seems interested on files saved to the phone memory, I have tried O2 to no avail!

Thanks

Terry

HOWTO: Use MP3 Player on the O2 X3

edo@mobymemory — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:53:24 GMT

HOWTO: Use MP3 Player on the O2 X3 :

You can encode your MP3 file(s) to different compression quality, i.e. different Bit rate. There are three options of encoding MP3 file(s):

Constant Bit Rate (CBR)- Bit rate is not changing is still same.
Average Bit Rate (ABR)- Bit rate is changing, and the quality of sound is better than in Constant bit rate.
Variable Bit Rate VBR)- Bit rate is changing realtime during the song ( between 96kbps and 256kbs if you choose the higher quality). Slightly bigger file again

MP3 files can be encoded from your CDs through a tool like dbpowerAMP (or another encoder of your choice) with the different bit rate and different encoding. Start from 96kbps up to 128kbps, which combines reasonable playback quality with pretty good compression (so room for more tracks). there is no direct way to get your MP3 files into your O2 X3 through the supplied software. Instead you must buy a card reader like this one (MobyMemory USB2 mini-SD Card Reader), or an Multi-format card reader (see these) and get an SD adapter jacket with a new mini-SD card (as supplied with all our cards). Then you connect the card up to your PC (or MAC) via the reader and copy and paste across your MP3 files to the mini-SD card.

The following screen shots are reporting the O2 X3 Mp3 Player in action with various encoded MP3 files. We did this when we were testing our the new X3 as we wanted to stretch its music player a bit to see how it performed.

The screenshots also give you an idea of file size for length of song with the differrent compression options.

96kbps CBR..

96kbps ABR (better sounding than CBR for same size file)..

96kbps VBR.. best sound out of these three but slightly larger file size.

Our recommendation would be 128kbps VBR for a sound you are not compromising quality on, but with a decent sized mini-SD, should still leave you plenty of room for lots of tracks. If you must squeeze more on, then try 96kbps VBR conversion.

One thing we did not like about the O2 X3 is that it does not let you keep your MP3 files nested in different levels of folders on the mini-SD card (i.e. by Artist and then by Album for example). Instead they all sit in the Music folder. But as it is not on the root folder, there is no FAT limitation on no. of files which is at least a good thing.. (this can be a bit of a problem for Nokia 6230 when in default mode of scanning the MMC)

We like the O2 X3 for its snazzy style, and useful music player (the sound is pretty good with the supplied headphones) all at a price much lower than most of the other phones in the same music function category.

check out our range of compatible mini-SD memory cards for the O2 X3, at sizes from 128MB up to the mighty 1GB mini-SD (you saw here first!)

All our mini-SD memory cards are compatible with the O2 X3 and come supplied with a free SD adapter jacket (so you can use the memory in SD-slot cameras, PDAs etc..) Also our new mini-SD Reader makes a great companion for one of our mini-SD cards (and it is discounted with the memory card purchase). Meaning there is no need to carry around the SD adapter jacket everywhere anymore..

HOWTO: O2 X3 Handset Manager software

edo@mobymemory — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 12:42:04 GMT

O2 X3 Supplied Software: Using Handset Manager

'SyncCalendar'

Before you start to use SyncCalendar, you mast have Microsoft Outlook installed on your PC. SyncCalendar allows you to synchronize the information of Outlook Calendar to handset calendar.

Click the calendar on the left to start using SyncCalendar.

Time of PC has to be synchronize, before you start with SyncCalendar.

When you are done, you have to choose ' Update to handset ' update selected items to Handset Calendar.

SyncCalendar does not allow you to write handset Calendar items to the Outlook in order to keep the Outlook Calendar intact and avoid the incomplete handset Calendar from overwriting the Outlook Calendar.
When there is a lot of items to be written to the handset, Handset Manager will automatically choose a number of Outlook Calendar items to handsets based on different handset models, total capacity of the handset Calendar, and reserved items for user input.
You are allowed to setup recurring appointments in the Outlook Calendar. However, there are many different forms of recurring appointments of Outlook Calendar that may not be accepted by the handset. Therefore, Handset Manager will transform the recurring appointments of the Outlook Calendar to several non-recurring appointments and write to the handset.
The number of characters and character format that can be saved in the handset Calendar are different from handset to handset. For example, some handsets do not accept the character format in Traditional Chinese. SyncCalendar will automatically truncate the characters before saving to the handset.

Using 'Photo Album'

Why to use Handset photo manager? If you know about another application where to edit your pictures, photos than you don't need learn about the Manager Handset Photo Album. Handset photo album allow you to transfer pictures from the phone or phone to PC. It's simple just download your images from phone and you have two options:

Learn howto with Photo Album in Handset Manager
Use application what you know

If you choose the first option than here is guide howto start.

Please click on the palette on the left start using Album.

Click Browse to choose the picture that you have saved in the PC.

You can update your handset with pictures or download to the PC from handset.

Now you can see upload your pictures.

N.B. Remember if you need extra storage in your O2 X3 or another way to load music, video, games and applications straight onto your memory card, then check out our range of cards and card reader: mini-SD memory cards and USB 2.0 Card miniSD Reader for the X3

HOWTO: Start and install your new O2 X3 software

edo@mobymemory — Fri, 22 Oct 2004 13:57:39 GMT

HOWTO: Setup and install your new O2 X3 Software

Requirements: O2 X3 phone kit (available from O2 Retail shop, or O2 Online), Windows PC (pref Windows XP)

Your O2 X3 box should come with the following components:

Phone, USB Cable, Installation CD, and Hands-Free stereo headphones..

Let start with the installation CD:

Insert the supplied CD into your CD-Rom drive, the CD will launch and the installation begins by installing connection drivers onto your PC..

To continue press ' Install Now '

Select: - Language:
- Mobile : O2 X3
- Cable : USB Cable (supplied with box)
To continue press 'Ok'
Plug Mobile Phone USB cable into PC's USB port. Now your PC searches for new hardware.
Installing software for new hardware.

Now you have to install the ' Handset Manager' application.

Press ' Install Handset Manager '

To continue press ' Next '

Choose your destination where you want to install Hanset Manager.

Now press finish to complete the installation.

Using the O2 X3 HandSet Manager:

If you finished with installation of Handset Manager, than let's see what we can do with that application.

Using 'Phone book'

Press 'OK' to download phone book from sim and handset memory.

After downloading you will have all your contacts in Handset Manager Phone Book (which acts as a backup for your mobiles phone book.. very handy).

Now you can change, edit or create the contacts in the list.

Creating a new contact:

Right-click on mouse and choose ' New Entry'

Choose Search on the main toolbar. Enter the name or phone number that you want to find.

Choose download on the main toolbar, SIM and handset memory will be downloaded automatically.

Choose update on the main toolbar. You will see a confirmation of the phone book updates.

Using 'SMS/EMS Message'

Click the envelope on the left to start using SMS/EMS Message facility (handy when you want to save those thumbs from working your mobile keypad too hard!).

Handset Manager will also download messages from your phone to the PC.

You can then View messages in handset folders.

Click 'Message setup' on the menu toolbar.Enable your personal signature.

Work with SMS/EMS messages in the Handset Manager.

Choose a SMS/EMS message and right-click to bring up the pop-up menu. Than you can open, copy and move your message.

Copy SMS/EMS messages:

To copy messages, right-click on the message and choose 'Copy to' and copy the item to the selected folder.

Here you can move messages to the selected folder.

You can choose to resend to all of the recipients or unsent messages if any problem occurs during message delivery.

Click ' TO: ' to select recepients from phone book or enter the mobile number, enter the text message and insert the picture, MIDI or animation that you want to send.

If you want, you can insert smileys to your message content.

Insert MIDI:

Select MIDI file that you want to insert and play the MIDI to listen, press ' OK ' when you are done.

Unfortunately the Handset manager does not let you manage your MP3 music collection on your mini-SD memory card.

For this you will need to buy a memory card reader (we recommend our 11-in-1 USB2 Reader for mini-SD use) and probably a nice big mini-SD like a 512mb mini-SD Card too .

In the Next article, we will look at getting some MP3 music files onto your mini-SD memory card using one of our readers, and then playing them on your O2 X3.

HOWTO: Insert your MobyMemory mini-SD card into O2 X3 Slot

edo@mobymemory — Thu, 21 Oct 2004 13:20:26 GMT

HOWTO: Insert your MobyMemory mini-SD card into O2 X3

For extra storage space for your MP3 music tracks, and photos, video and games, in an incredibly small size, all you have to do is to get hold of one of our bigger mini-SD Memory cards (which are fully compatible with the O2 X3).

Then, you can insert the card into your O2 X3 card slot (at base of the phone..)

Remove the SD card Slot cover from the bottom of your mobile.

Insert the mini SD card up side down and push into place until it clicks down and is held in place.

Replace the cover and enjoy your card. If you want to remove your mini-SD card (may be to load up more MP3 tracks from your PC), open the cover and press on the the mini-SD card to release.

Now you can connect up your mini-SD card to your PC with one of our USB2 card readers to load up more tracks..

NB. Remember you cannot load MP3 files through the USB cable supplied with the O2 X3 phone. You need a separate memory card reader for this.

O2 X3 - Compatibility Screenshots

edo@mobymemory — Thu, 21 Oct 2004 12:42:49 GMT

Compatibility Screenshots: O2 X3 - 128 MB up to 512MB Mini-SD

The new O2 X3 may not be a fully-fledged smartphone (like the Orange SPV C500 or Nokia 7610), but we believe it has all the functions to keep a lot of people very happy, including MP3 player, 1.3 megapixel camera with flash, and a very slim clamshell design. And best of all, it is available on O2 pre-pay (at £200), or even free on a low-cost O2 contract tariff.

Specifications:

Main Display : 262k colour screeen ( 128 x 160 pixels )
External Display : 4k colour screen ( 96 x 64 pixels )
1.3 megapixel camera (1280 x 960 pixels)
External Memory: MiniSd
Music: Mp3
Conection: USB,Infra-red

The following screeen shots show the O2 X3 in use with our range of ATP Mini-SD memory cards. Below you can see screen shots from the 128MB up to 512MB Mini-SD memory cards in slot of the phone, and display info of the memory card within the operating phone.

The picture is reporting 126.9MB free memory on the 128 Mini-SD memory card.

Same as 128MB Mini-SD picture.

And finally, the 512MB mini-SD memory card.

There will be more articles to follow on using your O2 X3, including install of the supplied Handset Manager software on your PC, and loading your mobile memory with your MP3 music tracks.

The MobyMemory recommendation for the O2 X3 is a combination of our 512mb ATP mini-SD memory card, and the 11-in-1 USB2 card reader (available as a discounted option when you purchase the card here):

[MobyMemory - O2 X3] Recommended Buy:

512mb mini-SD Memory card + 11-in-1 USB2 Card Reader (discounted option)

The 11-in-1 USB2 Card reader is smart new design, requires no software install on Windows XP, and allows read/write transfers for your mini-SD cards without the SD adapter (we also supply the SD adapter with all mini-SD's we sell in case you want to use your card in a SD-slot in a still camera or video camera or PDA etc.).

NB. A memory card reader is an essential purchase with the O2 X3, as it is the only way to transfer MP3 music files onto your memory card for playback on your phone (the supplied USB cable and Handset Manager software does not allow MP3 file transfer).

O2 X3 help

Liz — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 19:47:11 GMT

i hav jst bought an O2 X3 and found that i need to buy extra hardware to be able to download mp3s on to my fone.

i hav a 32mb mini sd card wat else do i need to buy to download mp3s on to my fone?

Thanks

Liz