Where can I download the Zune program?!
The main source of various kinds of programs, including Zune programs, is the official website of the software developer, where you can . I want to warn you separately: never download this program from any other resources. You risk infecting your computer with viruses or losing a lot of money when sending various types of SMS messages.
Installing and configuring the application:
First of all you need to download software(download Zune). Run the installation file once the download is complete. Installation is very simple and takes three to four clicks. After launching the installer, the following window appears on the screen.
The next stage is when the program reports that it is ready for installation. Here you can also change the final folder to which installed program. To do this, click the round button in the left corner, but I advise you not to change this parameter and leave everything as it is. Click “Install”
The installation has begun. First, the program will check your computer for minimum requirements and do some preparations. It won't take long. Next, the program itself proceeds directly to unpacking the files. We are waiting. Download complete. You can launch the program directly from the installation, or from a shortcut.
Introduction:
The free Zune PC app is a multimedia software hub that makes it easy and convenient to manage your video and music collection, purchase new content from the Zune Marketplace, and move music, videos, and other media from your collection to Windows Phone smartphone Nokia. Zune can be used on a PC whose system meets the following requirements:
32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor with clock frequency 1 GHz
1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
high speed connection to the Internet
Description of the program:
So, to use the Zune program, of course, you need to install it on your computer. Installation is a completely simple process; you just need to follow the instructions of the wizard. The first launch of the application begins with a welcome window, where you are prompted to either start the program with default settings, or change these settings.
An interesting detail: if you are thoughtful and cannot decide for several minutes whether to change the parameters, the application will ask you whether the launch window is displayed correctly and whether you are ready to make a choice. By default, when you first start Zune, it offers the following options:
Add all media files from Windows folders designed for storing music, videos, images
- make the Zune program the main player
- download information about songs and albums from the Internet
- automatically download missing song information
- Send Zune usage data to Microsoft
You can change the following settings: media placement (including hard drives), media types, and feedback and suggestion program options. When selecting folders from which Zune will add media files to your collection, be sure that the file type in those folders must match the purpose of the folder. For example, if a new image is added to the Music folder, Zune will simply skip it when you make changes to the collection. In the same window, you can configure the display of media information.
Having selected the location of the multimedia from where Zune creates the collection, click the Forward button and proceed to selecting folders for storing Zune content, where the program copies music from CDs and podcast subscriptions. When changes occur to these locations, Zune adds them to the collection. The next section of the settings is setting up the association of file types with the Zune. Here you select the file types that the Zune program will play by default.
Detailed description of the Zune program:
Now we will talk in more detail about all the functions of the Zune program and will try to reveal all its main functions so that you can understand how to work with it on your computer!
Quickplay- opens quick access to favorite files (Favorites section). It also displays recently added (New section) and played (History section) media items.
Collection- all multimedia files located in the folders designated for their storage are collected here. Music, videos, images, podcasts and other materials - all this can be organized to your liking in this section.
Marketplace- from this section you can search and purchase applications and games in the Zune Marketplace online store. This section may not be available in some regions. To purchase programs in the store, you need to connect your Nokia 800 or other smartphone to Windows based Phone to PC using a USB cable, log in to the Zune program on the computer using your ID Windows Live ID, select your device there and make a purchase the desired program or games. Some apps are free to download. Files from the Marketplace go directly to your phone and are not saved to your computer. If you purchased a program without connecting your smartphone to your PC, then within 24 hours the purchased program will be downloaded using wireless technologies communications.
Telephone- in this area you can view what is in the phone’s memory and synchronize the contents with your computer.
Disk- this element appears if any files have been added to the CD burn list
At the top right is access to Zune Music + Video and connected devices settings, as well as help. Just below is the input field for the Search function to search for files in your collection.
In the lower left corner we see several icons. In the Quickplay and Collection window there are three of them: phone, disc and playlist. In the Phone window there is one icon - Computer.
Telephone- Clicking on the icon opens a window where you can view the contents of the phone. You also need to drag and drop files from the collection here to synchronize them with your smartphone.
Disk- shows what is on the disk or in the list of items to be written. Files are dragged and dropped here to create a recording list.
Playlist- allows you to create and view playlists.
Computer- Clicking on it opens the Collection window. In the Phone window, it is to this icon that you should drag multimedia elements from the smartphone’s memory to copy them to your computer.
While a song, video, or podcast is playing, a progress bar and status information appears at the bottom of the screen
If you are listening to a music audio file, there will be a heart-shaped Rating icon next to the song - this is intended to assign a “Like” or “Dislike” rating to the song. And in the lower right corner of the screen there are player control buttons. There is nothing new or unusual here: pause/play, forward, backward, repeat, random play and volume level.
The Phone window displays a status bar at the bottom of the screen where you can view information about the available and used memory space on your WP device.
Except full screen mode You can imagine the Zune app in miniplayer mode. The program window will shrink and only the basic features will remain available: playback control buttons, a video mini-view (if a movie is playing) or album information (if listening to music).
As we know, with Zune Music + Video you can watch videos, listen to music, subscribe to podcasts, create and manage your media collection, sync your phone and PC, and even burn CDs. Let's take a closer look at each representation of this multifunctional unit.
So, the Quickplay window is actually the player window. More precisely, from it you can go to play files with just one click.
Region Favorites includes your most favorite and frequently played files. To add a file selected in the collection to your favorites, just click right click mouse over the file name and select “Add to Quickplay list” in the context menu that appears.
Each area in this window (Favorites, New Items, Magazine) contains thumbnails of the collection files. Just one click on any of them starts playback. You can go back to the Quickplay window by clicking the large arrow button in the upper left corner of the screen. Moreover, playback of both the video and the music file will continue. From here you can also drag files onto the CD icon, thereby creating a burning list.
The most informative window in the Zune app is Collection. This is where all media files are displayed: music, videos, images, podcasts. In the Music subsection, you can select several options for sorting files: display songs by artist, genre, album, all songs at once, and created playlists. The program supports WMA, MP3, M4A audio files, M3U, M4B, ZPL (proprietary format) playlists.
While an audio file is playing, a progress bar and status information appears at the bottom of the screen. Here you can see the album cover in miniature; by clicking on it we get to the “Now Playing” music player window.
In the subsection Video You can view all video files, also sorting them according to various criteria: display all files, only TV shows, music videos, different files, or those created using the phone camera and synchronized with the collection on your PC. The Zune can play WMV, MP4, and M4V video files.
Subsection Images contains all the photos in your collection. On the left is a list of folders with photos, on the right are thumbnails that can be sorted by shooting date or title. All pictures can be viewed in slide show mode.
If you simultaneously listen to music while viewing photos, then in the lower right corner of the screen there will be two options for playback control keys: one for the music player, the other for controlling the slide show. And finally, the last subsection is Podcasts. Here you can view and play all the podcasts saved on your PC, and also subscribe to your favorite podcast.
As we already said, with the help of Zune you can burn your favorite songs or movies to a disc. You just need to drag any file onto the disk icon in the lower left corner of the screen, and the program generates a recording list. In the Zune settings, select which disc you want to burn (an audio CD or a data disc), insert the disc and click “Start Burning.” That's it - the process has begun. By the way, I would like to write a few words about setting up the Zune parameters: no matter what application window you are in, clicking on the “Settings” button will lead to setting up exactly the group of parameters from where you entered these settings. For example, being in the “Disk” window and clicking on “Options”, we find ourselves in setting the parameters for writing data to a CD.
To synchronize your smartphone and computer, you must connect your phone to the PC using a USB cable (included in the package). If Zune is installed on your computer, it will launch automatically. Every time your smartphone connects to your PC, Zune Music + Video synchronizes. In the synchronization settings, you can choose how automated this process will be, and also specify the synchronization method for each type of media file.
If you mark the All option with a dot, then when you connect your smartphone and PC, all elements of the selected media type will be automatically synchronized. If any files were added to the collection on the PC or deleted from it, then automatically the same will happen on the smartphone. The Selected Items option allows you to select specific items or categories of items (for example, artists, genres, individual folders) that form a sync group. When you sync, changes to these items on your PC will be reflected on your phone.
For example, if a new album was added to the collection or a song was deleted, then after connecting the phone to the PC, this album will be added to it and this song will be deleted if they are included in the synchronization group. If not, the changes on the PC will not be reflected on the phone. If a specific artist was selected as a synchronization group, then during synchronization only those songs that belong to him will be added to the phone. And finally, the Manual option is used if you do not need to repeat your entire collection on your phone. In this mode, the user independently selects which files should be added to or deleted from the device memory.
At the top left of the Zune software window, you can select Collection or Telephone, and then select a content category: Music, Videos, Pictures, Podcasts.
If you are at Collection, then from here you can drag any file to the lower left corner onto the phone icon: this way the desired file will be in the device’s memory. And vice versa, if you want to move photos or videos taken with your smartphone’s camera, you need to go to Phone and perform the same operation: drag the selected files to the PC icon.
Deleting files from your smartphone's memory is also easy using Zune. Just right-click to open the context menu and select "Delete from" Nokia Lumia 800" if, of course, a Nokia 800 is connected to the computer.
Conclusion:
If at the very beginning of getting to know Zune the program raises questions and some bewilderment, then after just a few hours of working with it you come to the understanding that it is really convenient and multifunctional. Having your entire media collection in one place isn't such a bad idea. I really liked the music and video player, as well as the Quickplay section: one click of the mouse (not even a double-click!) opens a movie, a photo, or plays a song. While writing the review, the Zune was playing music, which did not interfere with getting to know the rest of the application's capabilities. A beautiful audio player with album covers is pleasing to the eye, and the mini-player mode takes up very little space on the screen. I really liked that the playback of music or video does not stop if you exit the player mode, but remains in the form of a miniature window at the bottom of the screen. If you need to be distracted for a while by other activities with the Zune, but don’t want to interrupt watching an interesting movie, this function is what you need. Synchronizing your PC with your phone thanks to Zune is elementary. Any user can cope with it, even those who saw Zune Music + Video for the first time. And tooltips make the application even easier to use.
When writing this article, I used a phone number from AGT-AGENCY, which was kindly provided for writing articles by users of our site!
Zune program- is an integral part Windows Phone 7 and the only way to transfer music, photos, movies and games from your computer to your smartphone.
It is worth noting that Zune for Nokia Lumia 610, 710, 800 and 900 is no different from the version for other devices on WP7, and you can download it in Russian for free.
Advice: Before downloading Zune to your computer, we strongly recommend that you familiarize yourself with its interface, capabilities and operating principle. Take advantage of the convenient content:
Installation and getting started
In order for Zune to be successfully installed on your computer, it must meet the following requirements: a processor with a frequency of at least 1 GHz, at least 1 GB RAM, Windows XP SP3 or later. The connection to the phone can be carried out either via USB or via Wi-Fi.
The installation process itself is simple and will not take much time, you just need to follow the instructions of the installation wizard and do not forget to connect your Nokia Lumia smartphone to the computer.
Once Zune is installed on your PC or laptop, it will become part of Windows and will be updated via Windows Update. The program will launch automatically when you connect your smartphone, but this function can be disabled in the settings.
After launching Zune for the first time, you will see a welcome window where you can change some program settings, for example, specify the folders from which multimedia files will be pulled. After the desired parameters have been changed (or left as default), click the button Complete, we get to the Zune start menu, which looks like this:
Menu items
- Quickplay– a tab for quick access to multimedia files. You can also quickly access recently added or played tracks here.
- Collection– this tab displays all multimedia files that are located in folders for storing them. These folders can be specified both when you first start the program, and in the menu Options. You can arrange all the music and images to your liking. You can watch or listen to any song or video here, using a convenient player.
Please note that the options are different for each menu section. Those. if you want to change the settings in the collection, then open the parameters from this section.
- MarketPlace– this tab is intended for searching, purchasing and downloading programs and games from the official Windows Store Phone Marketplace. Both paid and free applications are available in the store. For example, free application and many others. In order to make purchases, you need to log into the program using your Windows Live ID (read about how to get it in the article about a WindowsPhone account).
Important! Marketplace was removed from Zune a while ago and clicking on the store won't open it. In order to be able to use the store, you must do the following: Open the registry editor Regedit.exe, go to )
