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Ta ble of Con t e n t s 1. 2. 3. 4. 4. Record Voice & Play ……..33 5. FM List ening, Recor d & Play ................................ 34 6. Record from Ext ernal Source & Play .............. 36 Be for e Use Product & Accessories...... .2 PC Syst em Requirem ent .. .3 Safet y Precaut ion .......... .4 Feat ures of Product .…….…..5 D e sign a t ion of Pr odu ct 1. Front / Rear View…….…..…….7 2. Side View………………..…….….8 3. Funct ional I con of Display .9 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3. 4.
1 1 . Pr odu ct & Acce ssor ie s !N OTE: Accessories are subj ect t o change w it hout prior not ice for fur t her im provem ent of t he product perform ance and qualit y.
1 2 . PC Syst e m Re qu ir e m e n t s The follow ings are t he basic requirem ent s of t he PC t o use t he MP3 Player. Please carefully read and confirm t he requirem ent s. Pent ium 200MHZ or above Windows 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP ( Windows 98SE – I nst all Driver) Mac OS 9.0 / 10.0 USB ( Universal Serial Bus) Port CD- ROM Drive Hard Disc Space 20MB or above ( Addit ional capacit y is required t o save t he m usic file.
1 3 . Sa fe t y Pr e ca u t ion List e n in g t o M u sic… The out put class of t he product guarant ees t he best possible sound of t he m id- size volum e. As t he high volum e for a long t im e m ay dam age t he hearing, list en t o m usic in m oderat e volum e. D o n ot e x posu r e t o t h e st r on g sh ock or vibr a t ion . Please t ake good care of handling t he product and accessories. Dropping on t he floor or giving a shock m ay r esult in a ser ious dam age of t he product .
1 4 . Fe a t u r e s of t h e Pr odu ct ( 1 ) M u lt i- Code c Pla ye r Com pat ible wit h MP3, WMA and ASF ( Audio) form at s Fir m W a r e Upgr a din g Upgrade Firm Ware t o add/ change/ im prove funct ions and perform ance of t he Player. Always enj oy t he m usic in t he lat est version of perform ance. V oice Re cor din g The superior sound qualit y voice recording funct ion allows t he clear recording in t he conferences and lect ures.
1 4 . Fe a t u r e s of t h e Pr odu ct ( 2 ) Ea sy N a viga t ion A t ree configurat ion allows t he easy search and cont rol. 6 Pr e se t Equa lize r You can produce your own sound qualit y wit h t he 5- band User EQ and 5 recom m end EQs including Norm al, Classic, Pop, Rock and Jazz. Ca pt ion t h e Te x t of t h e Son g The t ext of t he song is shown in t wo lines on t he display during t he playback.
2 1 . Fr on t / Re a r Vie w of t h e Pr odu ct * Surface prot ect ive t ape is applied on t he front display t o prevent it s scrat ches.
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3 1 . Con n e ct in g Pla ye r t o PC To download m usic files ( MP3/ WMA/ ASF) from t he PC, use USB cable t o connect MP3 Player t o t he USB port of t he PC. ( M a k e su r e t o on ly u se t h e USB ca ble su pplie d w it h t h e M P3 Pla ye r .) Connect ‘A’ ( large) t o t he USB port of t he PC. Connect ‘B’ ( sm all) t o t he USB port found when opening USB por t plug on t he Player.
3 2 . I n st a llin g USB D r ive r ( 1 ) Connect ing USB cable t o t he Player display s t he follow ing screen in t he display( WAI T) on t he Player. Be for e in st a ll dr ive 1. Aft e r in st a ll dr ive Follow t he inst ruct ion below for t he PC of which OS is one of t he Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. A screen appears wit h a m essage saying, “ New hardware is found” on t he PC as shown below. Follow t he inst ruct ion t o inst all t he driver.
3 2 . I n st a llin g USB D r ive r ( 2 ) 2) The “ Found New Hardware Wizard” is aut om at ically st art ed on t he PC. Click ‘Next ’. 3) “ Hardware Device Driver I nst allat ion” will be cont inued. Check in “ Search for Driver suit able t o Device ( recom m ended) ” t o click “ Next ”.
3 2 . I n st a llin g USB D r ive r ( 3 ) 4) Select “Assigned Locat ion” for t he opt ional Search Locat ion, and t hen click ‘Next ’. 5) I f “ Maker ’s File Locat ion t o Copy” is C: \ Winnt \ I nf or C: \ Windows\ I nf, click ‘OK’. I f t he file is not in t he C: \ Winnt \ I nf or C: \ Windows\ I nf, use ‘Browse…’ t o select .
3 2 . I n st a llin g USB D r ive r ( 4 ) 6) You will see “ Drive File Search Result ”. I f t hen, click “ Next ”. 7) Click ‘Yes’ t o cont inue t he inst allat ion of t he USB Mass St orage Device.
3 2 . I n st a llin g USB D r ive r ( 5 ) 8) Click ‘Finish’ aft er com plet ing t he inst allat ion of t he USB Mass St orage Device. 9) Click ‘Yes’ t o cont inue t he inst allat ion of t he disk drive.
3 2 . I n st a llin g USB D r ive r ( 6 ) Click [ St art ] – [ Set t ing] – [ Cont rol Panel] t o open “ Syst em ” icon, and t hen click “ Hardware” – “ Device Manager ” t ab t o check if USB driver is properly inst alled. !N ot e : The ex am ple of inst alling a driver above applies t o a com put er which adopt s a rem ovable disc for t he fir st t im e. The specific inst alling process varies am ong users’ PC environm ent s.
3 2 . I n st a llin g USB D r ive r ( 7 ) – w in 9 8 SE 2. Windows 98SE can’t support a rem ovable st orage dev ice. You should inst all our Win98SE Driver t o use under Windows 98. 1) Don’t connect t he USB cable t o t he player unt il t he following is com plet ed. 2) I nsert t he inst allat ion CD int o t he CD- ROM drive, and t hen execut e 'inst all.bat ' or in t he folder Win98SE_Driver t o copy t he driver file t o each folder.
3 2 . I n st a llin g USB D r ive r ( 8 ) – w in dow s 9 8 Click [ St art ] – [ Set t ing] – [ Cont rol Panel] t o open “ Syst em ” icon, and t hen click “ Hardware” – “ Device Manager ” t ab t o check if USB driver is properly inst alled. !N ot e : The ex am ple of inst alling a driver above applies t o a com put er which adopt s a rem ovable disc for t he fir st t im e. The specific inst alling process varies am ong users’ PC environm ent s.
3 2 . I n st a llin g USB D r ive r ( 9 ) - Con fir m a t ion The inst allat ion of t he USB driver is follow ed by connect ing t he USB cable of PC t o t he player t o execut e “ My Com put er ” or “ Windows Explorer ”, when you can see “ Rem ovable Disc” in My Com put er or t he m essage “ READY” on t he display of t he player. I f t hen, you can enj oy t he player.
3 3 . Ru n n in g Ba sic Fu n ct ion s ( 1 ) As t he PC r ecognizes t he Player as a rem ovable disk , you can easily download( & upload) or delet e t he m usic files( & folder ) in t he Window s Explorer wit hout Manager program . 1. Copy File( Download) 1) Connect ing t he USB cable t o t he Player allow s t he Player t o be recognized as a rem ovable disk in t he Windows Explorer. 2) Select t he rem ovable disk t o access t o t he m em ory area of t he Player. 3) Run one m ore Windows Explorer.
3 3 . Ru n n in g Ba sic Fu n ct ion s ( 2 ) 5) The file is copied t o t he rem ovable disk , showing a graphic of t he file t ransfer. 2. Export File( Upload) 1) Connect ing t he USB cable t o t he Player allow s t he Player t o be recognized as a rem ovable disk in t he Windows Explorer. 2) Select t he rem ovable disk t o access t o t he m em ory ar ea of t he Player. 3) Run one m ore Windows Explorer.
3 3 . Ru n n in g Ba sic Fu n ct ion s ( 3 ) 4. Form at Player 1) Form at t ing in t he Windows ① Select t he r em ovable disk , and t hen click right m ouse but t on t o select Form at ( FAT) . ② Click St art . ※ Ple a se n ot e t h a t t h e for m a t t in g w ill ir r e cove r a bly r e m ove a ll cont e nt s of t h e Pla ye r . 2) Form at t ing in t he Player This Player is com pat ible wit h t wo t ypes of form at t ing: FORMAT and LOW FORMAT.
3 ◎ 4. I n st a llin g Logo Edit or & Applyin g Logo t o Pla ye r ( 1 ) This program helps you design and use t he logo t hat first appear s when t he play er is t ur ned on. When you are t o change it , you should use t he program t o download t he final logo file t o t he player. I . I n st a llin g Logo Edit or Pr ogr a m 1. I nsert I nst allat ion CD int o t he CD- ROM drive. 2. Execut in st a ll.e x e in t he Logo_Edit or direct ory. 3. Click Next in Logo Edit or Se t u p W iza r d. ( Figure 1) 4.
3 4. I n st a llin g Logo Edit or & Applyin g Logo t o Pla ye r ( 2 ) Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 I I . Edit in g Logo 1. Set t ing up t he logo file fram e t o edit . ① Select File New File. ( Figure 1) ② I nput t he fram e of t he logo t o edit in t he “ Fram e Set t ing- up” window t o click “ OK”.( Figure 2) ( The num ber of t he fram es t hat can be set up is at it s m axim um of 60 fram es, in which t he size of pixel per fram e( 132x48) can’t be arbit rarily changed.
3 4. I n st a llin g Logo Edit or & Applyin g Logo t o Pla ye r ( 3 ) 2. Edit ing Logo Use “ Tool” in t he left of t he Edit or t o design your own logo. 3. Opening I m age File/ St oring I m age File - Opening I m age File You can im por t t he bit m ap file( .bm p) t o edit , and t hen download it t o t he player. - St oring I m age File I f you st ore int o t he disc t he current logo file you’re working on, you can im port it lat er t o work on it again. 4.
3 4. I n st a llin g Logo Edit or & Applyin g Logo t o Pla ye r ( 4 ) ⑥ I f you t urn t he player on and t hen off wit h it s USB cable disconnect ed, a new logo will be applied t o t he display.
4 1 . Ba sic Ope r a t ion ( 1 ) 1) D ispla y - Displays t he operat ing st at us of t he product . 2) PLAY - Lengt hily press t o t urn t he power ON. - When list ening t o t he m usic or t he recor ded file, br iefly press t o pause t he m usic, and t hen briefly press again t o resum e t he m usic. - When list ening t o t he FM radio broadcast ing, briefly press t o save t he current st at ion t o t he PRESET. - I n any m ode, lengt hily press t o t urn t he power OFF.
4 1 . Ba sic Ope r a t ion ( 2 ) 3) VOL + - Adj ust able in 0- 20 st eps. Press once at a t im e t o increase t he volum e st ep by st ep. Keep pressing t o increase t he volum e at a rapid rat e. - For t he first 3 seconds, it increases by 2 t im es as m any as it s previous speed. And t hereaft er, it does by 3 t im es. 4) VOL - Press once at a t im e t o reduce t he volum e st ep by st ep. Keep pressing t o reduce t he volum e at a rapid rat e.
4 1 . Ba sic Ope r a t ion ( 3 ) 7) - When list ening t o t he m usic or t he r ecorded file, br iefly press t o m ove t o t he previous m usic while keep pressing t o fast m ove wit hin t he current playback file. - I n t he MENU screen, briefly press t o m ove t o t he previous m enu it em . - When list ening t o t he FM radio, br iefly pr ess t o m ove t o t he pr evious frequency w hile keep pr essing t o aut om at ically search t he prev ious st at ion.
4 2 . Pow e r ON / OFF Pow e r ON Briefly press PLAY but t on t o t urn t he power ON and show t he logo in t he display in w hich t he version, t ot al m em ory and t he available m em ory of t he Player appear short ly aft er. Pow e r OFF Lengt hily press PLAY but t on t o t ur n t he power OFF while disappearing t he logo.
4 ◎ 3 . Pla y M u sic ( 1 ) The ways t he player plays t he st or ed m usic files include TOTAL PLAY, N AVI GATI ON PLAY and BOOKM ARK PLAY. Push t he MENU short ly t o m ove t o t he m ode m enu. TOTAL PLAY N AV I GATI ON Push t he MENU but t on in t he NAVI GATI ON m enu short ly t o choose bet ween NAVI GATI ON PLAY and BOOKMARK PLAY. ( 1 ) TOTAL PLAY - Push t he MENU but t on short ly t o change MODE MENU t o TOTAL PLAY. - TOTAL PLAY plays all pieces of m usic st ored in t he m em ory.
4 3 . Pla y M u sic ( 2 ) - Use t he FF/ REW but t on t o locat e on t he folder or file you want t o play. - Push t he PLAY but t on t o play t he folder. ( 3 ) BOOKM ARK PLAY - Push t he MENU but t on short ly t o change MODE t o NAVI GATI ON. - Use t he FF but t on t o m ove t o BOOKMARK PLAY. - Push t he MENU but t on t o m ove t o BOOKMARK. - Only t he file set at BOOKMARK is played.
4 4 . Re cor d Voice & Pla y ( 1 ) W h e n r e cor din g voice - Push t he REC but t on long when t he m usic is being played, and a vocal recording will be applied. - The recorded file is st ored in such form at s as V001.MP3 or V002.MP3 in t he VOI CE folder. ( 2 ) W h e n st oppin g r e cor ding voice - Push t he REC but t on long w hen t he voice is being r ecorded, a vocal recording st ops t o t ransfer t o t he MUSI C PLAY m ode.
4 5 . FM List e n in g, Re cor d & Pla y ( 1 ) ( 1 ) W h e n list e n in g t o FM Ra dio - Push t he MENU but t on short ly t o m ove t o an applicable m ode, and t hen select FM RADI O LI STENI NG. - I f you push t he FF/ REW but t on short ly w hen list ening t o FM Radio, you can m ove t o t he next / previous frequency and long but t on, you can search for t he next / previous broadcast program .
4 5 . FM List e n in g, Re cor d & Pla y ( 2 ) ( 2 ) W he n r e cor ding FM Ra dio - Push t he REC but t on long when list ening t o FM Radio, t he current broadcast program is recorded. - The recorded file is st ored in such form at s as F001.MP3 or F002.MP3 in t he RADI O folder. ( 3 ) W h e n st oppin g r e cor din g FM Ra dio - Push t he REC but t on long w hen t he program is being recorded, t he recording st ops t o t ransfer t o t he FM Radio m ode.
4 6 . Re cor d fr om Ex t e r n a l Sou r ce & Pla y ( 1 ) W he n r e cor ding fr om a n e x t e r n a l sou r ce - Connect t he player t o t he source from which you r ecord as show n in t he following: - Push t he MENU but t on long t o m ove t o t he funct ion m enu. - Bit Ra t e Se t t in g: Use t he FF/ REW but t on t o st ep on SETTI NG ENCODE BI TRATE, and t hen finally choose am ong 48/ 96/ 128/ 192kbps.
4 6 . Re cor d fr om Ex t e r n a l Sou r ce & Pla y - Au t o Syn c. Se t t in g: Push t he MENUS but t on again long t o m ove t o t he funct ion m enu, and t hen use t he FF/ REW but t on t o st ep on SETTI NG ENCODE AUTO SYNC. Finally choose am ong ON/ OFF. - LINE S etting(MULTI- EARPHONE ) : S elec t Line in the S ETTING EARPHONE. St and- by Line- in Enc.
4 6 . Re cor d fr om Ex t e r n a l Sou r ce & Pla y - I f you push t he REC but t on long when t he ext ernal sour ce connect ed t o t he player plays a piece of m usic you want t o recor d, you can record it . - The r ecorded file is st or ed in such form at s as L001.MP3 or L002.MP3 in t he LI NE folder.
5 ◎ Funct ion M e nu Lengt hily press MENU but t on t o open FUNCTI ON m enu. Each m enu has sub- m enus. I n t he sub- m enu, press MENU but t on for lengt hily t o m ove t o t he previous m enu.
5 ◎ 1 . PLAYBACK A funct ion t o select t he playback m ode Playing all pieces once in order. Playing t he fir st t en seconds of each piece in order for all pieces in t he m em ory. Repeat ing one piece. Repeat ing all pieces in order. Repeat ing all pieces in no order.
5 2 . EQUALI ZER ◎ A funct ion t o select t he sound adj ust m ent m ode during t he playback Each m enu has sub- m enus. I n t he sub- m enu, lengt hily press MENU but t on t o m ove t o t he higher m enu. ◎ Press MENU but t on for t wo seconds t o open FUNCTI ON m enu. Use but t on t o select EQUALI ZER, and t hen select one of six m enus above. ◎ I n t he USER m enu, you can adj ust t he sound in 8 st eps for each frequency wit hin 5 frequency ranges.
5 ◎ 3 . D ELETE This is a funct ion where a file wit hin a m em ory is delet ed. Not e t hat , once it has been delet ed, you can’t recover it . Delet e a file or a folder which is select ed. - Use t he FF/ REW but t on t o m ove t o a folder or a file you want t o delet e. - Push t he PLAY but t on short ly. - Use t he FF/ REW but t on t o change NO t o YES. - Push t he MENU but t on short ly t o delet e. Cancel BOOKMARK funct ion of t he files.
5 3 . D ELETE You can delet e all t he files including t he fond and logo used in t he player. When t hey are delet ed, download t hem again. You’d bet t er use t his funct ion, only if necessary. - Push t he MENU but t on short ly t o execut e “ LOW LEVEL FORMAT”. - Use t he FF/ REW but t on t o change NO t o YES. - Push t he MENU but t on short ly t o begin form at t ing. * How t o Download t he Font 1. Connect t he player t o t he PC. 2. Download t he font file t o t he player. 3.
5 4 . SETTI N G ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Scr olling Spe e d Adj ust t he speed of scrolling t he file nam e or t he I D3 TAG inform at ion during t he playback. Use but t on t o adj ust t he speed in 10 st eps, and t hen use MENU but t on t o select . The higher t he st ep is, t he fast er t he speed is. ( 2 ) D I SPLAY Tim e Select t he t im e t he display is t urned off aft er pushing t he final but t on. Select one of t he pict ures. I f you are t o do EVER, always t urn t he display on.
5 4 . SETTI N G ( 2 ) ( 4 ) D EFAULT V OLUM E You can adj ust t he volum e w it h t his set t ing. I f t he volum e at which t he player was set is larger t han t he one set curr ent ly, t he boot ing will begin as t he set default volum e. I f not so, t he volum e set last will be applied. You can properly adj ust t he volum e wit t he but t on , and select wit h t he MENU but t on. ( 5 ) D UAL EARPH ON E You can sim ult aneously enj oy m usic w it h 2 set of earphones.
5 4 . SETTI N G ( 3 ) ( 7 ) SLEEP TI M E This is a funct ion wher e t he player is aut om at ically t urned aft er it is played for a specified period. Using t he but t on, you can set t he t im e w hich you want , and t hen confirm t hat wit h t he m enu but t on. ( 8 ) V OI CE REC. BI T RATE You can adj ust t he bit rat e when recor ding voice. I f you set it low, you can record for a long t im e while t he qualit y of sound com es t o be low, and vice versa.
5 4 . SETTI N G ( 4 ) Aut om at ically sort ing all pieces ext ernally input t ed t o record in a separat e file. Recording all pieces ext ernally input t ed in a file unt il STOP but t on is pressed. Adj ust ing t he bit rat e of t he voice r ecording file according t o your need ( longer hours or higher sound qualit y ) .
5 4 . SETTI N G ( 5 ) 니다. ( 1 0 ) FM BAN D Select one of t he KOREA- USA BAND, EUROPE – CHI NESE BAND and JAPAN BAND t o set t he frequency range of t he FM radio st at ion. ( 1 1 ) LAN GUAGE Select t he local language of t he count ry. ( 1 2 ) D EFAULT You can init ialize all set values wit h t he fact ory default values.
6 UPGRAD E ( 1 ) 1 . FI RM W ARE Upgr a de ◎ You can upgrade t he Firm Ware t o add/ change t he funct ion and im prove t he perform ance of t he Player. The Firm Ware is an OS t o drive t he Player. How t o upgrade Firm Ware is as follows: More t han t w o scales of t he bat t ery gauge shall be available before upgrading t he Firm Ware. Re pla ce t h e ba t t e r y le ss t h a n t w o sca le s of t h e ba t t e r y ga u ge be for e u pgr a din g. ( 1) Confir m t he Fir m Ware v ersion ( V2100 1.
7 UPGRAD E ( 2 ) ( 4) Copy t he downloaded firm ware file t o t he rem ovable disc. ( The way of UPGRADE is t he sam e as t he m usic file is downloaded. Only when t here appears t he m essage “ READ Y” on t he display aft er downloading, t he downloading has been norm ally com plet ed.) ( 5) I f separat ing t he player from t he PC, t here appears t he following on t he display t o upgrade t he firm ware. D on ’t t u r n t h e pla ye r off du r in g t h e u pgr a din g. 2 .
7 1 . Abou t Ba t t e r y ( 1 ) H ow t o I n se r t Ba t t e r y !NOTE: Make sure the polarity (+ and -) of the battery is correctly inserted.
7 ◎ 2 . Tr ou ble Sh oot in g ( 1 ) I f t he product fails, please first check t he followings. Pow e r is n ot t u r n in g on . ·Check if t he bat t ery is properly insert ed wit h correct polarit y. ·Bat t ery m ay be dead. Replace t he bat t ery. Un r e cogn iza ble ch a r a ct e r s a r e sh ow n in t h e displa y. ·Check if t he language is properly set in t he LANGUAGE m enu. Ra dio st a t ion m a k e s n oise “boooo~ ” or “Ssa a a a ~ ” a n d t h e r e ce pt ion is ba d.
7 2 . Tr ou ble Sh oot in g ( 2 ) N o sou n d or n oise is h e a r d du r in g t h e pla yba ck . ·Check if t he m usic file is st ored in t he m em ory. ·Check if earphone is properly plugged in. Or check if it s t erm inal is cont am inat ed by t he foreign subst ance. ·Check if t he volum e is set t o “ 0” . ·Dam aged dat a m akes noise or breaks off t he sound in t he MP3 and WMA files. Replace it wit h ot her file t o check if t he dat a is dam aged. Ca n n ot dow n loa d file s.
7 3 . Pr odu ct Spe cifica t ion Mem ory DI SPLAY MP3 Encoding Com pat ible File Form at Com pat ible File Bit Rat e Frequency Headphone Audio Out put S/ N Rat io FM Frequency FM Radio Headphone Out put S/ N Rat io Ant enna Language USB Maxim um Playback Tim e Dist ort ion Rat e Size Bat t ery Weight Built- in Mem ory 128MB/ 256MB/ 512MB 132x48, 7 Color LCD MPEG 1/ 2/ 2.5 Layer3 MPEG 1/ 2/ 2.5 Layer3, WMA, ASF ( Audio only) 8 Kbps ~ 320 Kbps ( WMA/ ASF: 32 ~ 192 Kbps) 20 Hz ~ 20 KHz 6.5 m W + 6.
7 4. F C C C omplianc e S tatements Note: This equipment has been tested and found to c omply with the limits for a C lass B digital devic e, pursuant to part 15 of the F C C Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protec tion against harmful interferenc e in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and c an radiate radio frequenc y energy and, if not installed and used in ac c ordanc e with the instruc tions, may c ause harmful interferenc e to radio c ommunic ations.
7 Warning : Your are c autioned that any c hange or modific ations to the equipment not expressly approved by the party responsible for c omplianc e c ould void your authority to operate suc h equipment. NOTE: This unit was tested with shielded c ables on the peripheral devic e . S hield c ables must be used with the unit to insure c omplianc e.
