T-Mobile Dash User Manual - To Play Media On A Network

Experiencing Multimedia  143

To play media on a network

Use the Open URL

command to play a song or video that is stored on the 

Internet or on a network server.

1. 

If you are not on the Library screen, select Menu > Library.

2. 

Select Menu > Open URL.

3. 

Do one of the following:

•

  In URL, enter a network address.

•

  In History, select a URL that you have previously used.

Note 

To play media on a network, your phone must be connected to a network.

Change Player appearance

You can change the appearance of the Playback screen by choosing a new 

skin.

1. 

If you are not on the Playback screen, press BACK to display the 

Playback screen.

2. 

Select Menu > Options > Skins.

3. 

To select a skin, press NAVIGATION left or right until you find the skin 

that you want to use.

4. 

Select Done.

Notes

•   

To download new skins, see the WMplugins.com site (http://www.

wmplugins.com).

•   

After downloading a skin to your computer and unzipping it if necessary, 

use ActiveSync to copy the .skn and .bmp files to your phone (such as to the 

location, \Program Files\Windows Media Player, on the phone). To ensure 

that skins appear on the Skins tab, do not store skin files in the Windows 

folder on your phone.