User manual AMARINA MOBILITY CLASSIC MP3

LECTEUR MOBILITY CLASSIC MP3 www.amarina.fr USER MANUAL Security Advice 1 Do not use any liquid or aerosol products. Clean with a damp cloth. 2 Never use the device near water. 3 Ensure that no furniture or any other object is touching the cord. 4 All repairs must be carried out by qualified technicians. 5 Follow the installation instructions provided by the manufacturer. Warranty conditions AMARINA products are sold with a 12-month factory guarantee dating from the time of purchase. If the product is faulty, return it in its entirety, plus proof of purchase, to your dealer. Specify the nature of the fault. If parts, such as manual, software or any other part, is missing, please contact your dealer or email our technical service department (hotline@amarina.fr). The warranty will be void if this product is altered, damaged, used incorrectly, modified, neglected, repaired by a third party agent or used for any purpose other than that for which it was designed. The following are not covered under warranty Damage caused by natural disasters and accidents such as fire, flood, earthquakes, war, vandalism or theft. Incompatibility with other software or computer material not mentioned in the minimum system requirements. Accessories such as batteries and fuses, headset The manufacturer cannot be held responsible for any accidental or consequential damages, including the loss of income or any other commercial loss that may be a result of using this product. TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURES SUMMARY ................................................................................. 4 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 5 Buttons and controls definition .......................................................... 5 Display screen ................................................................................. 6 Battery indicator ........................................................................... 6 MAIN FUNCTIONS ....................................................................................... 6 Enter the menu ................................................................................ 6 Display preview ................................................................................ 6 Volume adjustment .......................................................................... 7 Power ON/OFF ................................................................................ 7 Play/Pause ...................................................................................... 8 Record/Pause ................................................................................. 8 Music playback............................................................................ 8 Display song name .................................................................... 8 Voice recording ................................................................................ 9 Recording.............................................................................. 9 Select record type.................................................................. 10 Playback Recorded file........................................................... 11 .ACT file convert to .WAV............................................................ 11 SYSTEM SETTINGS ............................................................................ 14 Entry on system settings ............................................................. 14 System settings list ...................................................................... 14 System settings explanation ............................................................ 15 Use MP3 player as a USB Disk ................................................... 16 Update MP3 player firmware .......................................................... 17 OTHER SETTINGS ................................................................................ 20 Select different directory .................................................................. 20 Delete file .......................................................................................... 20 Repeat Mode (Playback submenu) ................................................. 22 Play speed ..................................................................................... 22 Repeat Mode ..................................................................................... 23 A-B Repeat ................................................................................ 23 Compare function ................................................................... 24 Repeat time ............................................................................. 25 Repeat interval ........................................................................ 25 Disk encryption function .................................................................. 25 TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................................................. 28 SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................. 29 This product represents a new generation of MP3 players supporting MP1, MP2, MP3, WMA, WAV. FEATURES SUMMARY Compact size. Supports virtually all music file formats such as: MP1,MP2,MP3,WMA, Supports firmware update. Supports FM radio. Using Auto-search or manual search, the player can save up to 40 different radio stations. The frequency varies from 87Khz to 108Khz. No need to have any driver for Windows 2000 or above. The MP3 player can be used as a removable USB disk Disk encrypt and Disk partition. Using the enclosed software tools it is possible to encrypt and partition the disk space as you like. Record/Repeat. With built-in voice recorder the recorded files can be saved in WAV or ACT file formats. It is possible to mark a recorded segment for subsequent compare or repeat; useful feature for the language self-study. Equalizer settings include Natural, Rock, Pop, Classic, Soft, Jazz, DBB 7-color backlight display. Music repeat modes include Normal, Folder, Repeat one, Repeat folder, Repeat all, Random, Introduction. Timing off. Automatic off time and sleep time can be set. INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing of this MP3 player! Before starting to use it please, read this manual carefully. Due to the constant production improvement, the MP3 Player you have purchased might be slightly different from the one described in this manual. Buttons and controls definition - Express Forward; - Express Backward; - Play/Pause 1 "Play/Pause": Power ON/PLAY/STOP/OFF. 2 "Mode": General confirmation button. 3 "VOL+": Increase volume. Speed up. 4 "VOL­": Decrease volume. Speed down. 5 "Forward": Next one. Fast Forward. Next 6 "Backward": Previous one. Fast Backward. Last 7 "USB": USB plug. 8 "Earphone jack": Standard earphone connector. Buttons usage definition The buttons can be used in 3 different ways: Press: Press the button then release it immediately. Long time press: Press and hold the button for about 2 seconds, then release it. Press and hold: Press and keep holding the button. Display screen Battery indicator Displays the battery current charging status. When the battery is fully charged it will be displayed as on the picture (black square). When the battery is low the square will became empty. MAIN FUNCTIONS Enter the Menu Press "Mode" button to enter the menu. There is the main menu and lots of submenus. Display preview o The main menu screen looks like that: o Music mode screen: o Record mode screen: o Recording playback mode screen: o FM mode screen: o System settings screen: o Connection with PC screen: Volume adjustment Press "VOL+" to increase the volume. Press "VOL­" to decrease the volume. Power ON/OFF Press and hold "Play/Pause" button to turn the Mp3 player on. While the MP3 is playing, press and hold the "Play/Pause" to turn the MP3 player off. Play/Pause In the Music mode press the "Play/Pause" button to playback the music. Record/Pause In the Record mode press this button to start or stop recording, press the button for more than 2 seconds (long time press) to stop the recording. In any mode press the "Mode" button for 2 seconds (long time press) to enter the main menu. Music playback Please, follow the steps below 1. Connect your earphone to the earphone jack of the MP3 player. 2. Press the "Play/Pause" button for 2 seconds (long time press) to turn your MP3 player on, enter the Music mode, then press "Play/Pause" again to playback the music. 3. Select music: Press the button to select the next, to select the previous one. 4. Volume control: VOL+ : Increase the volume VOL : Decrease the volume Display of the song name and song text This MP3 Player supports "*.LRC" file format song text, with the .LRC file the MP3 player can display the song text synchronously with the song playback. o How to use the song text file (*.LRC)? The .LRC should have the same file name as the song. For example: If the song name is: Love.mp3 Then the song text file should be: Love.lrc o How to make sure the MP3 player has recognized the .LRC file with the song text? The icon in the left corner of the screen during the music playback will look like the song has the text, otherwise the icon will look like " ". Below is the example of the screen with the song text: if Voice recording The MP3 player can save up to 99 recorded files in its memory. Recording 1. Enter the Main menu: 2. Press the " button to select the record mode. 3. Press the "Mode" button to enter the record mode: 4. Press the "Play/Pause" to start recording. Recorded file can be saved either in the root directory or in the sub-directory. If you get the message "Disk full" on the screen, that means there is not enough space to save the recorded file, you should delete the file to get the space. If you get the message "Directory full" on the screen, that means that the recorded files quantity exceeded 99, you should save the recorded file to another directory. During the recording, only the "Play/Pause" button can be used. Select recording type 1. Enter the Record submenu pressing the "Mode" button 2. Press the " choice: " button to select the record type, press "Mode" button to confirm the The record type can be one of the following: : Fine Record, .WAV file format, the best quality sound but creates much bigger files. : Long time record, .act file format, average quality sound. : High quality voice control recording, .WAV format. In this mode the MP3 will not record anything if there is no sound around. Recording is performed in .WAV file format for the best quality sound. : The same as above but .ACT file format. 5. Press the "Play" button to start recording. Playback the recorded file 1. Enter the main menu. 2. Press the button until you select "RPL" 3. Press the "Mode" button to enter the submenu. 4. Press the "Play" button to start the playback. 5. Press " / " to select the recorded file. 6. Volume control VOL+ : Increase volume VOL :Decrease volume File recorded in .ACT format can be converted to .WAV Use the supplied utility software to convert the recorded .ACT file to the .WAV file. 1. Run the "Sound Converter" software utility. You will see the following dialog box: 2. Select the recorded file. 3 .Click "Convert" to create .WAV file. You can also convert the .WAV file to MP3 format using the same utility. FM Radio To use the FM radio please, follow the steps below: 1. Enter the main menu 2. Press the button until you select "FM" 3. Press the "Mode" button to enter the "FM" menu. 4. Auto search for the Radio station Press the " / " button for 2 seconds (long time press), the player will auto search for the next Radio station with the 100KHz increment forward or backward, it will not stop until the a clear radio station has been found. If you want to cancel the auto search, just press the " / " button again. 5. Manual search Press the Press the button to try the next FM frequency backwards button to try the next FM frequency forwards 6. Save Radio Station Press the "Mode" button enter the "FM" submenu Press the "Mode" button to save this radio station. 7. To choose the previously saved radio station Press the "Play/Pause" button to select and listen to the saved radio station. 8. Volume Control Press Vol+ or Vol- to increase or decrease the volume. : You can save up to 20 radio stations in your MP3 player. : To delete the radio station please refer to the section Delete file below. SYSTEM SETTINGS How to change the System settings 1. Enter the main menu 2. Press the button to select "SYS" 3. Press "Mode" button to enter the "SYS" system settings submenu. The system settings are listed below (Record Time) (Back Light) (Back Light Mode) (Language) (Power off ) (Replay Mode) Sets the date and time of the recorded files. Sets the timing of the backlight. Sets backlight color Sets the language Sets the time of the auto-power off. Sets the Replay mode. (Contrast) (Online Mode) (Memory Info) (Firmware Version) (Firmware Update) (Exit) Sets the Contrast of your LCD Sets the function of the MP3 removable disk Checks capacity of the flash memory Displays the date of the current firmware version Use this setting for the firmware update Exit the submenu System settings explanation Setting "Record Time" 1. The screen will look as shown below: 2. Press the "Mode" button to enter the submenu. The screen will look as shown below: 3. Press "VOL+" (VOL-)to select the date and time. 4. Press the button to increase or press to decrease. 5. Having finished adjusting the time, Press the "Mode" button to confirm. Setting "Back Time" 1.Enter the system settings menu 2. Press the select "Back time" button to 3. Press "Mode" enter the setting 4. Press " / " buttons to as shown below: set the time. 5. Press the "Mode" button to confirm and exit. Setting "Language". Please, operate in a similar fashion as the "Back time" setting. Setting "Power off". The same as the "Back time". There are two settings here: Off time: Set your auto-off time, the unit is in seconds Sleep time: Set your sleep mode time, the unit is in minutes, the max setting is 120 minutes. Settings "Replay mode"/ "Contrast"/"Online mode". The same as the "Back time". "Memory Info." Shows the percentage of the disk storage space which is currently used and free. "Firmware Version". Displays the current Firmware Version. "Firmware Update". Use this setting only if you want to perform the firmware update. Press "Mode" button to confirm your setting, then press "Play/Pause" button to exit the submenu. Use MP3 player as a USB Disk This MP3 player can be used as a USB disk. There is no need to install any driver (with exception of Windows 98) under Windows 2000/XP, Mac OS 10.3 or above, Linux Reshat 8.0 or above. The MP3 player can use the USB port power, so when it is connected to the PC the battery is not used. If you want to playback the music when MP3 player is connected to the computer, during the "wait mode" press the "Mode" button, then you will enter the main menu. After connection with the PC has been established, there are three kinds of MP3 modes which are shown on the screen in the following way: 1.Waiting status 2.A file being downloaded 3. A file being uploaded MP3 player firmware update Your MP3 player can be updated use the utility software supplied with it. To upgrade the MP3 player firmware please, follow the steps below: 1. Enter the main menu 2. Press the button to select "Sys Set" 3. Press the "Mode" button to enter the "Sys Set" submenu. 4. Press the button to select the "firmware update", then press the "Mode" button to enter the submenu. 5. Connect your MP3 player to PC. 6. Run"MP3 Player Update" utility 8. Select the new firmware file (you can download it from the www.gembird.nl website) 9. Click the "Begin Upgrading" button to update the player. If update is successful the mp3 player will display the following: