99
Macintosh
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Macintosh
Listening to Music on Your FinePix50i
This section describes the settings and the procedure for using your
FinePix50i with the MacMP3 software.
MP3 file settings (/P.98)
1Create MP3 files from a music CD. (/P.99)
2Modify the track titles and artist names so that they can be displayed on the
FinePix50i. (/P.101)
3Connect the camera to your Macintosh and download the MP3 files to a
SmartMedia with ID. (/P.102)
✽For queries regarding MacMP3, refer to the information provided on the back cover.
Procedure for creating and downloading files
Checking the settings

MP3 File Settings

The audio formats that can be played back on your FinePix50i are MP3 files
with fixed bit rates of 96, 112 or 128 kbps.
The default setting is highest sound quality that can be played back on the camera.
1. Double-click the “MacMP3 for FinePix” icon in the “MacMP3
for FinePix” folder.
2. Click “Console” in the “Tools” menu.
3. Click the “Encoders” tab.
4. Click “MP3-PMLAME” and specify the settings shown below.
5. When you have completed the settings, close the window.
NOTE

Creating MP3 Files from a Music CD

1. Load a formatted SmartMedia with ID into the camera.
2. Place the camera in the cradle and switch the camera on with
the lens cover closed. (/P.18)
You cannot download data with the power
switch on the camera set to “ ”.
3. If FinePixViewer automatically starts up, quit FinePixViewer.
• Always use the correct procedure when removing the camera from the cradle or
switching the camera off.
• Do not perform any of the following when the camera is connected to a Macintosh as
this could damage the SmartMedia or corrupt the data on the SmartMedia:
Remove the camera from the cradle / Disconnect the USB cable or AC cable / Touch
the camera controls (power switch, control buttons or lens cover) / Connect the AV
cable
• Do not format the SmartMedia from your camera on a Macintosh as this may make
the card unusable for taking pictures.
4. Double-click the “MacMP3 for FinePix” icon.
☞MacMP3 for FinePix and Audio Downloading Software start up.
NOTE
NOTE
Audio Downloading
Software (ADS) button
Select 96, 112 or 128 kbps. Higher bit rates give
better sound quality (and larger file sizes).
Tick this checkbox.
Stop button
Play button Eject CD button
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