OK....here you go...
Converting iTunes MP4 files to MP3 files
• First of all make sure that you can plug your SD card into your computer using a
card reader or other means.
• Open iTunes. At the top click on “edit” and then “preferences”. Click the
“advanced” tab and the “importing” tab inside that window.
• Change “Import Using” to MP3 Encoder and click the “OK” box
• It is easier to track your conversions if you make sure that all the songs are
unchecked. You can do this by checking the first and last song while holding the
shift key. Right click and select Uncheck Selection.
• To convert the files click on a range of songs to convert by selecting the first and
then holding the shift key while clicking the last song. Right click on the
highlighted songs and click Convert Selection to MP3.
• As the files convert you will see duplicate names appear. The new files will have
check marks and will not be blue making them easy to see
• When it is done converting the range it will look something like this…
• Right click on one of the converted songs and click Show In Windows Explorer.
Stick to doing an album at a time at this point to make things more organized
• It will open a new box and you will see a mishmash of files. Click on View then
Arrange Icons by > Type. You will wind up with something like this:
• You will see that the MP3s are, now, by themselves. Highlight all of the MP3s by
clicking the first and last while holding the shift key. After they are highlighted,
click the Move the Selected Items link on the left side in the File and Folder tasks
box. You will get a popup box where you need to find and select your SD card
which should show as a drive letter. In my example I’m using a thumb drive.
Click the SD card and, then click the Move button
• As your music files move the SD card they will disappear from the Explorer
window
• Go back to iTunes. You will see that all of the duplicate file names are still there.
They are always the 2nd name of the two. Click each 2nd name while holding the
Ctrl key so that every other line is highlighted. When you have finished selecting
the names, click the delete key, and the song titles will go away. If you goof and
accidentally select the original file it will give you a popup asking if you want to
move the music file to the recycle bin. If it does, cancel out and try again.
• When you are finished, be sure to go back and change the Import option we
changed in the 2nd bullet point back to AAC Encoder.
This isn’t overly difficult but is pretty time consuming. Remember, most, if not all,
songs purchased via iTunes will be protected and will not allow you to convert them to
MP3 files. If you get an error, just move on to the next album. Once you are done
converting and moving files to the SD card you should just be able to put it in the phone.
As far as how that works, you’ll have to refer to the LG instructions as I’m not familiar.
Using the phone as a MP3 player will run the battery down pretty fast. Might want to
keep a good eye on it for a while to see how often you will have to recharge the phone.
This is all based on Windows XP. If you are using Vista, it shouldn't be that different. If you're using a Mac, which never occurred to me, unfortunately, you're on your own until a Mac user weighs in!
Have fun!
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