Acer Multi-Functional MP3/Storage Drive User’s Guide
Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction......................................................................... 4 How to Use This Guide.................................................................... 6 Unpack........................................................................................................ 8 Chapter 2. Getting Started ................................................................. 9 Function Keys .................................................................................
Select FM Station.................................................................. 37 Storing a Favorite Station ............................................ 37 Selecting the Stored Favorite Station .................. 38 Recording Radio Broadcast............................................... 38 Play a Recorded FM Voice File ..................................... 40 Delete a Recorded FM Voice File................................. 40 Delete All FM Voice Files...............................................
Chapter 1. Introduction Congratulations on becoming a new user of Acer Multi-functional MP3/Storage Drive, the finely designed portable digital audio player. Your new Acer Multi-functional MP3/Storage Drive will improve the convenience of storing your personal data and the enjoyment of using various audio functions.
FM Radio Broadcasting – provides the function of receiving FM Radio frequency. Users are able to save ten FM station memory and have the FM program recorded while listening to the radio. Voice or Radio Program Recording – provides synchronous recording function for voice or FM radio program. Language Learning Function – enables users to listen to a particular limited playback repeatedly during normal playback.
How to Use This Guide This User’s Guide provides instructions and illustrations on how to install and operate your Acer Multi-functional MP3/Storage Drive. We assume that those users whose operation system is Windows 98SE are familiar with their OS, and be capable to follow the step by step instructions to install the driver of Acer Multi-functional MP3/Storage Drive.
read this chapter carefully before using this MP3/Storage Drive. Appendix A, Specification, provides the specification of this MP3/Storage Drive.
Unpack 3 2 4 1 6 5 1. Multi-Functional MP3/Storage Drive 2. Earphone with Neck strap 3. Driver Disk 4. USB Cable 5. Quick Guide 6.
Chapter 2. Getting Started Function Keys 1 5 2 8 11 12 3 4 1. Battery 6 7 9 10 Slide open to insert an AAA size battery here. 2. Hold Switch Switch to hold position to prevent any miss touching while this MP3/Storage Drive is recording or playing. 3. USB Connector Cap Remove the cap when connecting the MP3/Storage Drive to the computer. 4. USB Connector Connect one end of the supplied USB cable. 5.
playback; in FM mode, press to select the stored favorite stations one by one. 6. Volume+/- Press +/- button to increase or decrease the volume level. 7. MENU Press down the button or push it to the right or to the left to make various adjustment. 8. Fn Press to select FM station mode. 9. REC Press to start or stop the FM or voice recording. 10. MIC Microphone 11. Earphone jack Plug the supplied earphone here. 12. MIC jack Plug the external microphone here.
LCD Display 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 8 1. Hold (Lock) Switch Indicates when the Hold function is enabled. 2. Playback Status Displays the music or voice files playback status. 3. Volume Displays the volume status. 4. A to B Repeat Indicates when A to B Repeat function is enabled. 5. Repeat Mode Indicates play mode that includes Normal, Repeat One, Repeat All, Shuffle, and Shuffle Repeat. 6. Equalizer Indicates the EQ mode settings, which include Normal, Classical, POP, Rock, and Jazz. 7.
Insert a Battery 1. Remove the USB connector cap 2. Slide open the battery cover. 3. Insert an AAA battery and make sure the battery is inserted into the correct alignment. 4. Slide back the battery cover. 5. Press the Play/Pause「 」button to check the capacity of the battery. Battery Status Empty Full 6. If you cannot read the Battery Status on the Display when the battery is inserted, please return to step 1 and once again make sure the battery is inserted into the correct alignment.
Battery Consuming Reference Category of Recording Playing Battery AAA Alkaline Max 12 hours for Max 12 hours for 1280mA/hr battery voice or FM radio audio playback recording Note:1. Alkaline battery is recommended when using this Drive. 2. Make sure the battery is taken out if you are not going to use this drive for a long period of time.
Hold Switch This MP3/Storage Drive provides a Hold Switch, which is located on the side of the Drive for preventing any miss touching while the Drive is recording or playing. Once the hold switch is slide to the lock position, all function keys on the Drive will be disabled instantly.
Chapter 3. Basic Usage Connecting the MP3/Storage Drive to Your Computer 1. Remove the USB connector cap. 2. Plug one end of the supplied USB cable to your computer, and plug the other end to the MP3/Storage Drive. Then press the Play/Pause「 」button to start connection. 3. And the MP3/Storage Drive should be detected by the operation system automatically. Note: If the operation system of your computer is Windows 98SE, a hardware driver for the MP3/Storage Drive will be required.
Hardware Installation for Windows 98SE only For Windows 98SE operation system, it will automatically detect the new hardware when the MP3/Storage Drive is first connected to your computer. Please follow the following instructions to install the driver for this MP3/Storage Drive. 1. Click Next to continue.
2. Select Search for the best driver for your device to continue. 3. Insert the provided disk, and select CD-ROM to continue.
4. Click Next to continue.
5. Click Finish, and the driver is installed successful.
Utility Installation The Acer Multi-functional MP3/Storage Drive provides a useful utility for upgrading the latest firmware provided by Acer via the Internet. To install this utility, simply insert the supplied disc into the computer, then follow the on-screen instructions. 1. Click Next to continue.
2. Click Yes to continue. 3. Click Next to continue.
4. Click Next to continue. 5. Installation is on going.
6. Click Finish to continue. 7. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now.
Firmware update 1. Hold down the play button and do NOT release and then connect the drive to the host machine via the USB cable. 2. The drive will enter recovery mode. 3. A new drive called Player Recovery Device Class will appear in the Device Manager. 4. Release the play button.
5. Run the Update program from the Start menu (Start -> Programs -> Acer MF-350 MP3 USB Storage Drive -> Update). This will load the firmware to update. . 6. After loading firmware, you will see an update dialog. 7. If you choose quick download, it will format the MP3 drive first then download the firmware, otherwise it will download the firmware only.
8. Press the Start button to start the download. 9. If you delete the settings.dat, all of your MP3 player settings will be cleared.
Power On and Off 1. Press the Play/Pause「 」button once to turn the power on. 2. To power off the USB Device, press and hold the Play/Pause「 」button until the power is switched off. While you are long pressing the Play/Pause「 」 button to power off the MP3/Storage Drive, you will see a Power Off Status Bar appearing on the Display to show you the Power Off status, and note that it takes about three to five seconds to turn the power off.
Editing Sound Tracks (Files) 1. Press the Play/Pause「 」button to power on the MP3/Storage Drive. If there is no sound track added in the memory of this drive, you will read the massage as below on the screen. 2. Remove the USB connector cap, and then plug one end of the supplied USB cable to your computer, and plug the other end to the MP3/Storage Drive. 3. Once the MP3/Storage Drive is connected to the computer, press the Play/Pause「 」button to start connection.
Note: Do not disconnect the MP3/Storage Drive from the computer while the file transferring is still on going, otherwise it may cause some system failure. 6. Under the MP3/Storage Drive, you are allowed to add, delete, or edit a folder as what you will do under a disk as usual. In another word, this MP3/Storage Drive works as another portable hard disk of yours.
Music Playback Normal Playback 1. Press the Play/Pause「 」button to play the current selected file. 2. During playback, press the Play/Pause「 」button again to pause the playback. Select the Next or Previous Track (File) 1. During playback, push the Menu button to the right once to skip to the next track. 2. Or, push the Menu button to the left once to skip back to the previous track.
Fast-Forward or Rewind 1. During playback, push the Menu button to the right and hold the position to fast-forward the current track. 2. Or, push the Menu button to the left and hold the position to rewind the current track. Volume Adjusting 1. Press the Volume Up or Down button to adjust the playback volume up or down. 2. You may check the LCD Display to see the Volume status. Delete a Track (File) 1.
2. Press down the Menu button once and then push the Menu button to select DEL MUSIC. 3. All of the stored file will be displayed by sequence, switch the Menu button to the right or to the left to select Yes to delete the file shown on the Display, or select No to skip to the next file, or select EXIT to leave the current screen. Delete All Tracks (Files) 1.
3. Once you read DEL ALL MUSIC on the screen, press down the Menu button, and then select Y to delete all music files. Note that it may take several seconds to delete all the files.
EQ Settings While you are listening to the music, you are allowed to choose a desired EQ mode to meet your personal need or habit. 1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three times, and now you should read the message of SETTINGS appearing on the Display. 2. Press down the Menu button once and you should read the message of EQ appearing on the Display. 3.
Repeat Settings While you are playing music or voice files, you are allowed to select a desired playback setting from NORMAL, REPEAT ONE, REPEAT ALL, SHUFFLE, and SHUFFLE REP. 1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three times, and now you should read the message of SETTINGS appearing on the Display. 2. Press down the Menu button once and you should read the message of REPEAT appearing on the Display. 3.
FM Radio Mode Select FM Radio Mode 1. Press and hold the Fn button located on the side of the MP3/Storage Drive for one second to select FM Mode. 2. Or, you can press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right twice. 3.
Radio Mode. 4. If you do not read the message of FM RADIO on the Display, please keep pushing the Menu button the to right until FM RADIO appears. Select FM Station 1. Once the FM Radio Mode is selected, use the Menu button by pushing it to the right or to the left to select the desired station. 2. While you are searching for the desired station, you will read the frequency appearing on the Display.
2. Press the Menu button once, and you should read the massage of SAVE TO P01 appears on the Display. 3. Switch the Menu button to the right or to the left to select a desired favorite station number. 4. Now, press the Menu button again to save the selected frequency to the selected favorite station number. 5. To set another favorite station, repeat step 1 to 4. Selecting the Stored Favorite Station 1. To select the stored favorite station, press the「 」 button repeatedly. 2.
2. Press and hold the REC「y」button located next to the Fn button for 2 seconds, and then release the REC「y」 button. 3. Once the REC「y」button is long pressed and then released, the selected station frequency will now start being recorded. On the Display, users should read that a recording FM file is generated and place under the folder of [ /VOICE/ ]. The recording file name sequence starts from [ F001.WAV ], and then [F002.WAV ], and so forth. 4.
available memory space is left while recording. Play a Recorded FM Voice File 1. To play a recorded FM voice file, press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right once, and now you should read the message of VOICE appearing on the Display. 2. Press down the Menu button again, and then use the Menu button to select a desired recorded FM voice file by pushing the Menu button to the right or to the left. 3.
2. Press down the Menu button once and then push the Menu button to the right to select DEL VOICE. 3. All of the recorded FM voice file will be displayed by sequence. Switch the Menu button to the right or to the left to select Y to erase the file shown on the Display, or select N to skip to the next file, or select EXIT to leave the current screen. Delete All FM Voice Files 1.
3. Once you read DEL ALL VOICE on the screen, press down the Menu button, and then select Y to delete all FM voice files. Note that it may take several seconds to delete all the files.
Switch between Music Playback or FM mode Switch from Music Playback mode to FM mode Press and hold the Fn button located on the side of the MP3/Storage Drive for one second to select FM Mode. Switch from FM mode to Music Playback mode Please press Fn button to leave FM mode, and back to Music playback mode again.
Voice Recording This MP3/Storage Drive also works as a synchronizing recorder. You can use it to record your own voice, an interview or a speech, and so on. To do the voice Recording, please follow the steps shown below. Voice Recording This MP3/Storage Drive provides two methods to proceed voice recording, follow the instruction below to learn these two methods. Method I 1. Press the REC「y」button located next to the Fn button to start voice recording function. 2.
Display, press down the Menu button again to start recording. 6. On the Display, users now should read that a recording file is generated and place under the folder of [ /VOICE/ ]. The recording file name sequence starts from [ V001.WAV ], and then [V002.WAV ], and so forth. 7. To stop recording, simply press down the Menu button or the REC「y」 button again, and you will see the message on the screen return to the previous status. 8.
Play a Recorded Voice File 1. To play a recorded voice file, press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right once, and now you should read the message of VOICE appearing on the Display. 2. Press down the Menu button again, and then use the Menu button to select a desired recorded voice file by pushing the Menu button to the right or to the left. 3. Once the desired voice file is selected, press the 「 」button to start playing the file. 4.
2. Press down the Menu button once and then push the Menu button to the right to select DEL VOICE. 3. All of the recorded file will be displayed by sequence. Switch the Menu button to the right or to the left to select Y to erase the file shown on the Display, or select N to skip to the next file, or select EXIT to leave the current screen. Delete All Voice Files 1.
button to the right twice to select DEL ALL VOICE. 3. Once you read DEL ALL VOICE on the screen, press down the Menu button, and then select Y to delete all voice files. Note that it may take several seconds to delete all the files.
Language Learning Function This MP3/Storage Drive enables users to listen to a particular limited playback repeatedly during normal playback. With this function, users will be able to pay more concentration on the repeated playback and to achieve the result of learning language. To use this function, follow the instruction below: 1. During normal playback, find the starting point of the repeating playback that you wish to set, and press the Fn button once. 2.
previously again and again. 6. To cancel the repeating playback and return to the normal playback, press the Fn button again, and the indication of A-B will disappear from the Display. Menu Mode This MP3/Storage Drive provides a Menu switching button that includes most function designed for Acer Multi-functional MP3/Storage Drive.
Menu Table MUSIC VOICE FM RADIO SETTINGS EQ NORMAL / ROCK / JAZZ / CLASSICAL / POP REPEAT NORMAL / REPEAT ONE / REPEAT ALL / SHUFFLE / SHUFFLE REP BACKLIGHT DISABLE / 5 SECS / 10SECS / 30 SECS CONTRAST Adjusting bar POWER OFF DISABLE / 1 MIN / 2 MINS / 5 MINS / 10 MINS RECORD RATE 8000Hz / 11025Hz / 16000Hz / 22050Hz / 32000Hz / 44100Hz / 48000Hz / EXIT LANGUAGE TRAD. CHINESE / ENGLISH EXIT DELETE DEL MUSIC FILE Delete a Music file each time (.mps / .
1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right or to the left to select the desired function. 2. Select MUSIC by pressing down the Menu button once to enter music playback mode. 3. Select VOICE by pressing down the Menu button and press the Menu button the right once to enter voice playback mode. 4. Select FM RADIO by pressing down the Menu button to enter FM radio broadcasting mode.
5. Select SETTINGS by pressing down the Menu button to enter Setting mode. In Setting mode, you are able to make adjustment for various functions. Note: Adjustment for all items under the menu of settings can be made during music playback or when music playback is stopped. 6. Select DELETE FILE by pressing down the Menu button to delete music or voice files. 7. Select ABOUT to read the information of this Acer Multi-functional MP3/Storage Drive. 8.
station. 9. Select EXIT to return to Music Playback mode.
Other Settings Backlight Under this Backlight setting, you are able to set a time to turn off the backlight of the LCD Display automatically. 1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three times, and now you should read the message of SETTINGS appearing on the Display. 2. Press down the Menu button again, and then push the Menu button to the right twice to select BACKLIGHT. Once the massage of BACKLIGHT appears on the screen, press down the Menu button again. 3.
4. When a selection is decided, press down the Menu button once to confirm the selection. Contrast Under this Contrast setting, you are able to set the contrast of the LCD Display. Under this Backlight setting, you are able to set a time to turn off the backlight of the LCD Display automatically. 1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three times, and now you should read the message of SETTINGS appearing on the Display. 2.
3. Now push the Menu button to the right or to the left to increase or decrease the Contrast value. 4. When a selection is decided, press down the Menu button once to confirm the selection. Power Off Under this Power Off setting, you are able to set a time to turn off this MP3/Storage Drive automatically. 1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three times, and now you should read the message of SETTINGS appearing on the Display.
2. Press down the Menu button again, and then push the Menu button to the right four times to select POWER OFF. Once the massage of POWER OFF appears on the screen, press down the Menu button again. 3. Now push the Menu button to the right or to the left to select a desired time to turn off this MP3/Storage Drive. If select DISABLE, and the power of this MP3/Storage Drive will always stay on. 4. When a selection is decided, press down the Menu button once to confirm the selection.
Record Rate Under this Record Rate setting, you are able to set the Record Rate as your wish. 1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three times, and now you should read the message of SETTINGS appearing on the Display. 2. Press down the Menu button again, and then push the Menu button to the left three times to select RECORD RATE. Once the massage of RECORD RATE appears on the screen, press down the Menu button again. 3.
to select a proper Record Rate. 4. When a selection is decided, press down the Menu button once to confirm the selection. Language Under this Language setting, you are able to select the language of the interface as your wish. 1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three times, and now you should read the message of SETTINGS appearing on the Display. 2. Press down the Menu button again, and then push the Menu button to the left twice to select LANGUAGE.
to select a desired language. 4. When a selection is decided, press down the Menu button once to confirm the selection. USB Flash Disk This MP3/Storage Drive enables users to save personal data (files) in various formats to its memory. If you like, you can say that this MP3/Storage Drive works as another hard disk, but a portable, small and exquisite one. To save data into the memory of this MP3/Storage Drive, simply connect it to your computer, and use Windows Explorer to manage your data.
Appendix A. Specifications Acer Multi-functional MP3/Storage Drive Target Dimension 95.7 (W) x 30(D) x 18.8(H) mm Target Weight 33 g without battery , 41g with battery Operation 0 °C ~ 45°C Temperature Storage Temperature -20°C ~ +70 °C Audio Spec Output: 60mW rms ( 30mW / channel) Frequency: 20 to 20K Hz SNR: >90dB LCD module Dimension: 29.5(L) x 11(W)mm ( 96 x 25 pixels) Memory Size 128 MB I/O Input 1. Stereo Audio- out, 3.5mm 2. Mono MIC - in, 3.5mm 3.
