Users Manual Rev.
English - 1 Dear customer, Thank you for buying the Freecom Beatman Flash Recorder. This digital audio device plays back MP3 and WMA compressed audio files, records (encodes) music directly from the line-input in MP3 format, has a built-in FM radio and can be used as a voice recorder. Please read the operating instructions carefully before starting to use your Freecom Beatman Flash Recorder. Freecom Technologies www.freecom.com One Touch Recording WARNING! All rights reserved.
Contents MANUAL English - 1 U SER Contents of the box .................................................................. page 4 Precautionary measures ............................................................ page 5 Device description ..................................................................... page 6 LCD screen .................................................................................. page 7 C HAPTER 1: Start up - Hardware Installation ..............................................
English - 1 Contents of the box Before starting to use your Beatman Flash Recorder, please check the box for the contents.
Precautionary measures To ensure that your Freecom Beatman Flash Recorder functions properly, please take note of the following precautions. If these are not followed, you may void your warranty and damage the Beatman Flash. Do not drop the Freecom Beatman Flash Recorder or expose it to other kinds of excessively heavy shocks, as this may result in the unit malfunctioning.
English - 1 Device description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Earphone jack Line in jack USB jack LCD screen Built-in microphone REWIND button EQ/REPEAT button FORWARD button RECORDING button PLAY/PAUSE button, Power on/off Battery cover VOLUME adjust button REPEAT PLAYBACK/SPEED CONTROL/MENU button MUSIC/HOLD/FM mode selection switch Tip> Press PLAY [u] for more than 2 seconds to turn on the player. Press PLAY [u] again for more than 2 seconds to turn it off.
LCD screen English - 1 LCD screen 1 2 3 4 5 6 Repeat mode Repeat A<->B playback mode Track number/menu Equalizer setting Playback time/menu Bit-rate, song title, other info.
English - 1 C HAPTER 1: Start up - Hardware Installation For correct use of the Beatman Flash Recorder, please make sure you follow the below mentioned steps in this order: 1. Install MP3 Manager software from the supplied Manual & Software CD. For more information on the installing process, refer to Installing the PC Software in this manual. 2. Install the USB driver (included on CD). This is done automatically during the MP3 Manager software installation 3. Insert the battery. 4.
Inserting battery English - 1 1.1 Inserting battery 1. Slide down the battery cover to open it. 2. Insert the battery, make sure that the + and side of the battery are aligned correctly. 3. Close the battery cover.
English - 1 1.2 Connecting the Beatman Flash Recorder to your PC Connect the player to the PC using the supplied USB cable to download files from PC to player and upload files from the player to the PC. Wenn connected via USB, the Beatman Flash recorder uses the USB power source of the PC, you can download and upload files even when the battery is not inserted. Connect the large USB connector of the USB cable to the USB port (USB 1.1 or USB 2.0) of the PC as shown.
C HAPTER 2: Software Installation 2.1 Install MP3 Manager software Caution: Minimum system requirements for installing this software: Pentium MMX or higher/CD-ROM drive/over 50 MB free hard disk space/USB port/Windows98/Me/2000/XP. 1. Insert the supplied Manual & Software CD in the CD-ROM drive of your PC. The installation program will start automatically, the start-up screen appears. 2. Click on MP3 Manager to install the MP3 Manager software.
English - 2 3. Click to continue. We advise you to keep the default settings. 4. Click to continue. 5. The software is being installed on your PC. 6. The installation process is automatically completed after installing the program.
Installing the USB driver The USB driver will be installed automatically during installation of the MP3 Manager program. When connecting the device before installing the MP3 Player Software, you will be requested to install the drivers for the Freecom Beatman Flash Recorder. Follow the on-screen instructions and select the CD-ROM drive as driver location (the installation CD must be inserted).
English - 3 C HAPTER 3: Every Day Use 3.1 Using the Freecom Beatman Flash MP3 Manager Program Double-click the Beatman Flash Recorder icon to start the program. on the Windows desktop Memory Format The built-in memory is already formatted; you can start downloading files to player immediately, In case the memory is not formatted, or when you want to format the memory (erase all songs/files on the player), press the button. Tip> Using the Beatman Flash Recorder as a data disk: 1.
2) Upload To upload files from the Player to the PC, select the files and press the button. Only voice-recorded files and other recorded files can be uploaded to the PC. Tip> For copyright reasons, it is not possible to upload MP3 and WMA music files from the player to the PC. Please note: Do not disconnect the USB cable during the download/ upload process. Refresh Press the button to check the files that are stored in the memory of the player.
English - 3 3.2 Operating Instructions Power On Press PLAY [4]for 1~2 seconds to turn on the player. Power Off Press PLAY [4]for more than 2 seconds during playback to turn off the player. The power is automatically turned off, the Goodbye message is displayed on the LCD screen. When using the Remote control, the power will automatically be turned off when pressing the STOP button on the remote control. Tip> Do not turn off the power while the player is connected to the PC via the USB cable.
Every day use English - 3 To exit the hold mode, Move the HOLD switch to the MUSIC or FM position. The icon disappears from the LCD screen; the hold function is disabled. Tip> If you turn on the player in the hold mode, the power will be automatically turned off after 5 seconds (the HOLD indication appears on the screen during these 5 seconds). Disable the hold mode by selecting the MUSIC and FM before turning the player on.
English - 3 Files that are generated during voice recording will be automatically saved in the VOICE folder. After voice recording, the playback folder will automatically be changed to the VOICE folder. Files that are generated by line recording (encoding) will be saved at the MUSIC folder. After line recording, the playback folder will automatically be changed to the MUSIC folder automatically. Files that are generated by FM recording will be saved in the FM folder.
Music mode To select the Music mode (for listening to MP3/WMA audio files), slide the switch on the top to Music. Selecting the menu in the Music Mode Press the Jog key (menu) on the left when player is in stop mode. By pressing this Jog key, you can scroll through the menu. The order of the various functions in this menu are shown below. When you push the Jog key upwards, the next menu will be displayed and if you push it downwards, the previous menu will be displayed.
English - 3 Line In Recording Mode Move the mode selection switch to MUSIC. Connect the supplied Line-in (recorder) cable to the output of an external audio device (line out or headphone), as shown. Connect the other end of the cable to the Beatman Flash Recorder. Press the RECORD button on the moment you want to start recording. The LED next to the record button will be red, to indicate recording in progress. FM Mode Move the mode selection switch to FM to listen to FM radio.
Every day use English - 3 3.3 Music mode Playback of MP3 and WMA files: Set the mode selection switch to MUSIC. Press PLAY [4] to play a MP3 or WMA audio file. Please note that first you must have stored MP3 or WMA music in the memory. When using the Remote control You can play the file by pressing the PLAY [4] button on the remote control. Tip> You may always start playback at the last played position with the Resume function.
English - 3 Equalizer To select the equalizer, press the EQ/RPT button. Each time you press the EQ/RPT button, the equalizer mode changes as follows; Normal(No icon) Jazz g Classic g USER. Rock g Pop g Release the button to select the equalizer mode you want. When using Remote control: Press the [M] button on the remote control to select EQ mode. User EQ Press the menu key on the left when player is in stop/pause mode, and scroll through the menu until you have reached User EQ Mid: 0.
You can choose the following options: INTRO: Plays the first 10 seconds of all tracks in the folder SHUFF: Plays all tracks in the folder in random order (shuffle play) Plays the current track once Repeats the current track continuously Plays all tracks from current folder Repeats all tracks from current folder Repeats all tracks from all folders AgB loop AnB loop is a function whereby you can select a fragment from a track and repeat this constantly.
English - 3 LCD Backlight You can adjust the LCD Backlight settings as follows: Press the MENU key in the Stop mode, and select B/L TIME: 5sec. Move the FF [8] or REW [7] Jog key up and down to select the time for LCD backlight. Press the EQ/RPT button to store the setting. You can select the following time settings : OFF, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30sec, Always Caution : If the backlight is on in the FM mode, a interference can be heard. Turn the backlight off to avoid this.
The red LED blinks and the REC PAUSE message appears in the display. Press the RECORD button again to continue voice recording. To finish the voice recording, press the PLAY [4] button. The file number and the information for the recorded file are displayed. To play the recorded voice file, Press the PLAY [4] button after selecting the recorded file. Playback of a voice recorded file works the same as playback of a music file. Please refer to the Playback mode section of this manual.
English - 3 To adjust the Voice bit-rate, press the MENU key when the player is in stop/pause mode and scroll through the menu until VOICE: 32Kbps appears in the display. Slide the FF [8] or REW [7] Jog key up and down to select the bit-rate you want. Press the EQ/RPT button to setup this bit-rate.
SYNC ON: Records all files transferred from external equipment in separate files. This function detects periods of silence in between tracks. 1 SYNC: Records only the first file transferred from external equipment and stops automatically when silence is detected Setting up the Silence Detection Level When using the SYNC mode for Line-in recording, you can select the silence detection level between the tracks you want to record.
English - 3 Setting up Line In Recording Connect the supplied audio connection (line in) cable to the player and the sound source (stereo set, tv) , as shown above. You can connect the cable to a line-out connector on your stereo set or to the headphone output of your stereo set. Press the RECORD button to start line-in recording. The message LINE RECORDING appears on the screen. The red LED is visible to indicate recording in progress.
down to select the sampling frequency you want. You can choose between 32kHz, 44.1kHz and 48kHz. Press the EQ/RPT button to store this frequency. Tip> In general, a sampling frequency of 44.1KHz is sufficient. 3.5 FM Mode To listen to the built-in FM radio: Move the mode selection switch to the FM. Connect the headphone. Tip> in FM mode the headphone cord is used as an antenna. To adjust the frequency in the search mode, press the EQ/RPT button to select the SEARCH mode.
English - 3 Manually saving a broadcasting frequency Search the frequency you want in the SEARCH mode. Press the MENU button for more than 2 seconds. Move the Jog key to the FF [8] or REW [7] to go to the memory number that you want to store. Press the MENU button to store the frequency. Selecting the frequency set with the PRESET mode, Press the EQ/RPT button to select the PRESET mode. Move the Jog key to FF [8] or REW [7] continuously to select the frequency you want.
Push the Jog key on the right to FF [8] or REW [7] direction to select a desired power off time. Press the EQ/RPT button to store the sleep time. Please note that this function is only available in the FM mode. Stereo/Mono Mode Press the MENU key and scroll through the menu until FM Mono appears in the display. Push the Jog key on the right in the FF [8] or REW [7] direction to select Stereo or Mono. Press the EQ/RPT button to store the setting. Adjusting the Frequency Band Press the MENU key.
English - 3 FM Recording - bitrate Press the MENU key and scroll through the menu until FM REC: 64kbps appears in the display. Move the Jog key in FF [8] or REW [7] direction to select the bit-rate you want. Press the EQ/RPT button to store the bitrate. Tip> During FM- recording FM, if you activate the FF [8] key longer, it will record it in a new file. 3.6 Managing the File Memory Deleting files Caution : Once you have deleted a file from the players memory, it cannot be recovered.
Every day use English - 3 Deleting One Folder Press the MENU key while stopped to select Erase Folder. Push the FF [8] or REW [7] Jog key up and down to select the folder you want to delete. If you press the PLAY [4] button twice, the selected folder will be deleted. Deleting All Files Press the MENU key in the Stop mode and select Erase ALL : [NO]. Slide the FF [8] or REW [7] Jog key up and down to select "Erase ALL. [Yes]".
English - 3 Memory Information To check memory information, press the MENU key in the Stop mode to select the MEMORY:000.0/000.0M FILES:000. The remaining memory information is displayed as a scrolling format. Tip> i.e., if it indicates MEMORY : 100.0M/128.0M FILES:031, the total memory is 128MB, 100M is free to use and 31 files are saved. 3.7 Firmware upgrade 1. Connect the Beatman Flash Recorder to the PC using the USB cable. 2. Run the MP3 Manager program, installed on your PC. 3.
3.8 Using the Remote Control The Beatman Flash Recorder comes with a remote control for convenient operation. Connect the remote control with the MiniJack connector to the headphone input on the player, and connect the headphone connector to the headphone input on the remote control. The remote control can perform the following functions: 1. PAUSE key 2. STOP/POWER OFF Key 3. EQ/SPEED CONTROL Key 4. NEXT/PREVIOUS 5. HOLD 6.
English - 4 C HAPTER 4: Troubleshooting Check the following items first if any problem occurs: 1. Power can not be turned on - Check if the battery is inserted correctly. - Replace the battery with a new one. - Charge the rechargeable battery. 2. No sound - Check if the sound file is saved in the players memory. - Check the volume setting: it should be higher than 0 (zero) in order to hear any sound. - Check if the earphone is connected correctly.
MP3 decoding : Supports ISO MPEG 1/2 layer 3 including variable bit-rate * MPEG1 Layer3 : 32 KHz/44.1 KHz/48 KHz 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 320 Kbps MONO / STEREO / JOINT STEREO MODE * MPEG1 Layer3 : 16 KHz/22.
English - 4 Freecom Internet Service Freecom Technologies has the following services available on the internet, at www.freecom.com - online technical information - product information - drivers, driver updates, software updates - support forum Support Hotline The following hotlines are available if you still are unable to get your Freecom device to work properly after reading the manual and the suggestions for correcting errors: Hotline Email België (NL)* 0 78 25 00 00 supportnl@freecom.
Warranty: two years manufacturers warranty. Opening the Freecom Beatman Flash voids warranty. For service contact your local Freecom dealer or the Freecom Service Centre in your country. Freecom and Beatman are trademarks of Freecom Technologies BV, Delft, The Netherlands (freecom.com). All other brands/marks are trademarks of their respective companies.
