
Minimee FAQ
Having problem playing DRM-protected
music?
DRM is an acronym for Digital Rights Management, a broad
term used to describe a number of techniques for restricting
the free use and transfer of digital content. DRM is used
in a number of media, but is most commonly found in video
and music files. There are many who argue that DRM is a misnomer,
since it deals with use issues rather than the rights of the
consumer. They therefore reinterpret DRM to stand for Digital
Restrictions Management. As paying consumers learn more about
DRM technology and civil liberties, many of them become outraged
that they no longer "own" their music, movies, or
software. Yet at the same time, how do music distributors
and artists reasonably get paid for every copy of their work?
The answer, like any digital copyright issue, is unclear at
best.
Our player may not play music or video files that are DRM-protected.
However, many DRM-removal applications are currently available
on internet for purchase. These applications can convert protected
WMA and M4P music files and resave them into unprotected files
that can be played on almost any device. Please search on
internet for more information on DRM.
We recommend that you purchase DRM-FREE digital contents.
DRM-FREE media have been widely available from the most popular
music download sites such as iTunes (iTunes Plus format only),
Best Buy, eMusic... and more.
Why can't I play some of the music
files purchased from iTunes?
Some iTunes music and video files use DRM-protected ACC format,
which means they can't be played in many MP3 or media players
other than iPod. However, Apple recently made exciting announcement
that the entire EMI Music's entire digital catalog of music
will be available for purchase DRM-FREE from iTunes® Store.
For more information from iTunes, please click here.
Why can't I play some of the music
files purchased from Walmart?
Music files purchased from Walmart are DRM-protected WMA
format. Please see "Having problem playing DRM-protected
music? What is DRM anyway?" link above for more information.
I got disk error message when I tried
to play music or copy files into the player, what should I
do?
In rare occasions, you may experience disk error message
from the internal player's flash disk. To resolve this, please
try the following steps.
Formatting the player's disk with a
PC
Connect the player to your PC.
Right click on the removable disk in your “My Computer”
folder, then choose “Format”.
In the format window, please choose “FAT” instead
of “FAT32”, then click “Start”.
After formatting, please transfer songs back into the player
and it should work.
Formatting the player's disk with a Mac
Go to Go > Applications > Utilities and open Disk Utility.
Choose your player's disk drive from the left panel and then
click Erase on the right.
Choose Volume Format, MS-DOS file system will allow the drive
to be read on both a Mac or a PC.
I received a "format error"
when I played songs ripped off my CD with Windows Media Player,
what should I do?
This error might be caused by the Rip settings in your Windows
Media Player, please check the followings.
From “Tools” menu, choose “Options”,
then click on the “Rip Music” tab.
In Rip settings, please use “Windows Media Audio”
format and make sure “Copy protect music” is unchecked.
Click “Apply” and “Ok” if change was
made.
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