June 16, 2005
how to get mp3s from your mac to your moto razr | joanna
Ash surprised me yesterday with an effing awesome two year anniversary gift: the phone I've been coveting for six months, a Motorola Razr V3.
The means by which Ash was able to procure not one, but two, of these fancy gadgets is, sadly, not my story to tell. I can only say that it involved Craigslist, the Shake Shack, and a nice lady he's pretty sure is Russian. He is a very savvy consumer.
Anyway, and maybe needless to say, the phones didn't come with a manual. Finding one was easy enough on the Motorola website (though I had to dig my copy of Explorer out from under a haze of digital dust to download it), but even as far as manuals go, this one sucks.
The one and only bit of information I desperately needed was how to take advantage of the mp3 ringtone capability. Not in the manual. So I turned to the web. Sure, the info was out there, but not in one place. Not until now...
How to use your Bluetooth enabled Mac to transfer Mp3s to your Motorola V3 Razr:
1. Get the Moto ready to say hello to your Mac
In the your phone's Main Menu, go to Settings, then select Connection, then Bluetooth Link, then Setup. Change Power to On, and then go up to Find Me and select. You can name your phone while you're here, too, but unless you've got another unnamed phone vying for a connection, it isn't necessary. Keep your phone open.
2. Get your Mac to think different about your Moto
In your Mac's System Preferences, select the Bluetooth pane (under hardware), toggle to Devices, and click Set up new device... The Bluetooth Setup Assistant will pop up. Click Continue to get to Select Device Type, and toggle Mobile Phone (not trying to be insulting, but some people prefer not to think while they follow instructions). Click Continue. Your Mac should then find the phone. When it does, click on it -- the name, if you named it, or a bunch of numbers. Hit Continue.
3. Get the Moto paired with your Mac
On your Mac, a pin code will appear in the Bluetooth Assistant. Check out your phone. It will ask you if you want to bond with your Mac. Tell it yes, then enter the pin number. If for some reason something goes awry, it's likely because it took too long -- go back to Find Me and select it again.
4. If you're like me, decide not to decide
Your phone and Mac are paired, now, so you're about ready to put mp3s on it, but your Mac wants to know if you want it to sync your address book and calendar with your phone, and if you want to use your phone to access the internet. If you do, go for it. I did not, so I just unchecked the boxes and moved along. I mean, Continued and, quit the assistant.
5. And, finally, get a freaking mp3 ringtone on the phone
In your Mac's menu bar, click on the Bluetooth icon and select Browse Device. Click on your phone, and then on Browse. Double click on the audio folder, and then, once you're in, the Send... button. If you've had a Mac for longer than it took for you to read these idiotic instructions, you will know how to finish this part of the very rewarding task. Just know that your ringtone has to have the .mp3 extension. Moto no say hello without.
Your ringtone is now with all the other ringtones that came with your phone, so just go back to Audio in your phone's Settings menu and select it as your ring.
The whole process takes about an eight of the time it took to write down for you. Jesus. No wonder manuals are so awful.
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