dwightmckie
January 13, 2009, 06:42 PM
Step 0: Check the specs
Make sure that your phone is running version 4.3 of RIM's operating system, if not higher. Also make sure you have a Micro SD card. Otherwise, don't even bother.
Step 1: Get pickin'
When you begin playing a station, press the menu button and select the second option, 'Cache Playing Station.' You can also cache an inactive station by highlighting it and selecting 'Cache Highlighted Station' from the context menu. I have room for 60 stations on my 8 GB Micro SD Card.
Step 2: Plug it in
Simply telling Slacker Radio to cache a station isn't as good as storing it--yet. To finish the job, stick a USB cord into the BlackBerry and connect it to your computer. Turn on Mass Storage Mode.
Step 3: Slacker's sync
No need to look for the BlackBerry Desktop Manager to pop up--but you might see a BlackBerry window pop up from which you can process files (the E-drive on my PC.) Ignore this. What you really want is the removable disk helper menu (F-drive for me), which has an option to sync Slacker stations. Double click and you're good to go. Note: Syncing can take a few minutes, especially the more stations you have.
Step 4: Cache payout
After syncing, your station roster should show the number of stations you've cached in parenthesis. When connectivity dies out, you can click in to this list to play your favorite artists' songs.
Troubleshooting
I didn't have any problems setting up the sync on my BlackBerry Bold, but not everyone has been so lucky. If the Removable Drive dialog box doesn't open and offer you the Slacker syncing tool, try doing it manually. Open the Removable Drive for your memory card from My Computer. Then double click the Slacker EXE (slacker.synclauncher.exe) to get started.
http://www.download.com/8300-2007_4-12.html?tag=rb_content;overviewHead
Make sure that your phone is running version 4.3 of RIM's operating system, if not higher. Also make sure you have a Micro SD card. Otherwise, don't even bother.
Step 1: Get pickin'
When you begin playing a station, press the menu button and select the second option, 'Cache Playing Station.' You can also cache an inactive station by highlighting it and selecting 'Cache Highlighted Station' from the context menu. I have room for 60 stations on my 8 GB Micro SD Card.
Step 2: Plug it in
Simply telling Slacker Radio to cache a station isn't as good as storing it--yet. To finish the job, stick a USB cord into the BlackBerry and connect it to your computer. Turn on Mass Storage Mode.
Step 3: Slacker's sync
No need to look for the BlackBerry Desktop Manager to pop up--but you might see a BlackBerry window pop up from which you can process files (the E-drive on my PC.) Ignore this. What you really want is the removable disk helper menu (F-drive for me), which has an option to sync Slacker stations. Double click and you're good to go. Note: Syncing can take a few minutes, especially the more stations you have.
Step 4: Cache payout
After syncing, your station roster should show the number of stations you've cached in parenthesis. When connectivity dies out, you can click in to this list to play your favorite artists' songs.
Troubleshooting
I didn't have any problems setting up the sync on my BlackBerry Bold, but not everyone has been so lucky. If the Removable Drive dialog box doesn't open and offer you the Slacker syncing tool, try doing it manually. Open the Removable Drive for your memory card from My Computer. Then double click the Slacker EXE (slacker.synclauncher.exe) to get started.
http://www.download.com/8300-2007_4-12.html?tag=rb_content;overviewHead